With
Magical Extras and Special Features,
Enjoy
the Classic Tale Retold on Blu-ray and DVD June 26
Directed
by visionary filmmaker Tarsem Singh (Immortals),
MIRROR
MIRROR
is a visually-spectacular, fresh and funny retelling of the classic
Snow White legend. This family comedy features a star-studded cast
including Academy Award®-winner Julia Roberts as the evil Queen,
breakout star Lily Collins (The
Blind Side) as
Snow White, Armie Hammer (The
Social Network) as
the Prince, and Golden Globe® nominee Nathan Lane as the hapless
bungling servant to the Queen. The film also stars Sean Bean (Game
of Thrones)
as the King and Mare Winningham (Brothers)
as Baker
Margaret and showcases the stunning costumes from Academy
Award®-winning designer Eiko Ishioka (Dracula).
The
Blu-ray includes sparkling extras including a behind-the-scenes
featurette, a toe-tapping dance-along to the reworked Nina
Hart song “I Believe in Love” performed by the film’s Collins
that plays over the end credits,
interactive digital storybook, deleted scenes and much more.
Alan
Menken: From Mouse to Mirror
Debuting on Blu-ray and DVD June 26
The whimsical musical score in Mirror Mirror was composed by acclaimed songwriter Alan Menken, who is no stranger to fairytale tunes. Most well known for his pivotal role in the songwriting for Disney’s animated films like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and most recently Tangled, we’ll take a look back at his career and his work on Mirror Mirror.
One
of the world’s most beloved fairy tales takes a hilarious turn in
this fresh, exciting film starring Oscar® Winner Julia Roberts.
After she spends all her
money, an evil enchantress queen (Roberts) schemes to marry a
handsome, wealthy prince (The Social Network’s Armie Hammer).
There’s just one problem – he’s in love with a beautiful
princess, Snow White (Lily Collins, The Blind Side). So, the sinister
queen banishes Snow White from her own kingdom! Now, joined by seven
rebellious dwarves, Snow White launches an epic battle of good vs.
snarky in this funny, magical movie that the whole family will love.
Little
Shop of Horrors
In
1986, Alan Menken ventured onto the big screen with Little Shop of
Horrors after finding success with the musical Off Broadway, where he
earned a Drama Desk Award nomination. The story revolves around a
nerdist florist who believes his man-eating plant will gain him
happiness. Once the film starring Rick Moranis and Steve Martin found
its rabid fan base, the musical enjoyed a run on Broadway with songs
“Skid Row (Downtown),” “Da-Doo” and “Feed Me (Get It).”
"Mean Green
Mother from Outer Space" was nominated for an Academy Award.
The
Little Mermaid
Menken’s
first foray into animation changed it forever with Disney’s 1989
musical tale of a mermaid longing to be human. The original Hans
Christian Anderson novel had to be changed quite a lot to appeal to
the younger crowd, and Menken and Howard Ashman’s lively tunes
helped the transition from dark story to an enchanting experience
with “Part of Your World,” “Under the Sea” and “Kiss the
Girl.” “Under the Sea” won the Academy Award for Best Song, and
Menken and Ashman’s score was also awarded that year.
Beauty
and the Beast
Capitalizing
on the magic made in their previous outing, both Menken and Ashman
continued their Disney legacy with 1991’s Beauty and the Beast,
which focuses on Belle, a young villager who reads instead of fawning
over handsome hunters until she is thrown into a mysterious castle
led by the Beast. Somehow, the critical acclaim surpassed all odds
when the film was the first animated work to be nominated for Best
Picture. Three of its songs were nominated for Best Song Oscars: “Be
Our Guest,” “Belle” and the ultimate winner, “Beauty and the
Beast.” Memken’s score was also awarded once again.
Newsies
Getting
back to live action, Menken alongside lyricist Jack Feldman, worked
on the film that brought audiences young a Christian Bale as Jack
Kelly, a New York City newsboy rebelling against the big businesses
exploiting him and his friends. Directed by Kenny Ortega, songs
include “Santa Fe,” “King of New York” and “Once and for
All.”
Tangled
After
a long break from the silver screen and Disney, Menken rejoined the
studio’s computer animated princess tale Tangled,
writing numbers for voice stars Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi to
perform. Tangled
updates the classic fairytale of long-haired girl Rapunzel with songs
like the Oscar-nominated “I See the Light” and “Mother Knows
Best.”
Mirror
Mirror
Now,
for the first time ever, Snow White is Menken’s muse as he composed
music and a score for the new family flick. At the end of the fantasy
movie, Lily Collins bursts into song as the joyful princess with “I
Believe in Love,” written by Nina Hart, Sam Hollander and director
Tarsem Singh.
THE GIVEAWAY
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