“Blood Simple” “Raising Arizona” & “Miller’s Crossing” coming to Blu-ray

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FOX & MGM have plans to finally bring three films by The Coen Brothers (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen) to Blu-ray Disc on August 30th as well as a box set including those 3 as well as “Fargo” (previously released) in the “Coen Brothers Collection” as it’s been called. The three films (previously unreleased, debuting on Blu-ray) are “Blood Simple” from 1984, “Miller’s Crossing” from 1990 and “Raising Arizona” from 1987. These titles will all be presented in full 1080p Hi-Def video with DTS-HD Master Audio (5.1 on all but “Blood Simple” which only appears to be in 2.0 Stereo). All four of these releases are available over at Amazon for PRE-ORDER with prices tags of $18.49, $22.49, $22.49 and $48.99 — in the order the cover art is listed above. The bonus materials set to be included on the (new, previously unreleased) titles are listed below.

“Blood Simple” bonus:

• Commentary with Kenneth Loring of Forever Young Films
• Cast and crew biographies
• Production notes
• Theatrical trailer

“Raising Arizona” bonus:

• Theatrical trailer
• TV spots

“Miller’s Crossing” bonus:

• Shooting Miller’s Crossing: A Conversation with Barry Sonnenfeld featurette
• Interview Soundbites with cast members Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, and John Turturro
• Still gallery
• Theatrical trailers

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