"LOS ANGELES - Feb. 1, 2007 - For Immediate Release - A twisted tale of deceit, perversion and murder that reveals the darker side of the human psyche, the critically acclaimed Apartment Zero comes home to DVD for the first time ever - and for the first time in any home entertainment format in the original, uncut theatrical version - on Feb. 20th from Union Station Media (distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment).
This taut, psycho-sexual thriller launched the stellar careers of screenplay writer David Koepp (the upcoming Indiana Jones 4, War of the Worlds, Spider-Man, Panic Room, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, Jurassic Park) and actor Colin Firth (Bridget Jones' Diary, Love, Actually, Pride and Prejudice).
Digitally remastered and presented in enhanced Dolby Digital 5.1, with closed captioning, Apartment Zero is available for the first time ever on DVD and for the first time in any home entertainment format in the original, uncut theatrical version. Special features include commentary from director Martin Donovan, as well as commentary from writer/producer David Koepp and fellow director and Sundance associate Steven Soderbergh on filmmaking in the '80s, filmmaking today and on Apartment Zero, considered one of the most important independent films of its day.
In Apartment Zero, Adrian LeDuc (Firth) is arrogant, repressed and alone to the point of madness. A reclusive movie buff whose revival movie theatre is failing, he is forced to take in a boarder to occupy his dying - and insane - mother's room to help make rent on his large and expensive apartment. Enter Jack Carney (Hart Bochner, Anywhere But Here, Bulworth), a charismatic chameleon who quickly wins over the neighbors by providing each with their greatest needs.
As their friendship develops, the surrounding city of Buenos Aires is terrorized by a serial killer. Adrian suppresses his suspicions that Jack may be the murderer while fending off the suspicions of others that his mother's insanity may be hereditary. A subtly menacing building of suspense drives Apartment Zero to its shocking climax, capping off a most perverse and twisted tale.
Apartment Zero won the Critics Award and Special Jury Prize for co-writer-director Martin Donovan at the 1990 Cognac Festival du Film Policier and the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film at the 1989 Seattle International Film Festival. Donovan was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1989 Sundance Film Festival.
Independent distributor Union Station Media (USM), based in Los Angeles, Calif., releases titles theatrically and for the DVD, television, cable, VOD and electronic down-load markets. USM is a joint venture of Canada's Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution and Australia's Arclight Films.
Apartment Zero
Union Station Media/Anchor Bay Entertainment
Genre: Thriller
Rated: R
Format: DVD Only
Running Time: 124 Minutes (Plus Special Features)
Suggested Retail Price: $19.98
Pre-Order Date: Jan. 10, 2007
Street Date: Feb. 20, 2007
Catalog #: DV72103
UPC Code: #0131372103-96
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groovergreen
18 years ago
Sensation!!!! Thanks for the tip-off, jg67. I've got a rather dodgy pirate DVD, bought in desperation, but being such an unsavoury type with absolutely no "family values" whatsoever, I want the uncut version. And tomorrow is the pre-order date!
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