Following the overwhelming response to last year’s award-winning Volume 1 collection, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment recently debuted six more beloved films from its library on 4K Ultra HD discs. This must-own set includes cherished star-studded favorites from six iconic and distinctive filmmakers: Anatomy of a Murder, Oliver!, Taxi Driver, Stripes, Sense and Sensibility, and The Social Network.
The six films in Columbia’s Volume 2 Collection are only available on 4K Ultra HD discs within this special limited edition collector’s set. The collection includes a handsome hardbound 80-page book, featuring in-depth sections about the making of each film. The book includes the six all-new incisive essays from such renowned writers as Julie Kirgo, John Kenrick, Glenn Kenny, Michael G. McDunnah, Kayti Burt, and Nev Pierce.
The set also includes an exclusive Blu-ray™ bonus disc featuring 20 short films from the Columbia Pictures library, all presented in high definition. These shorts, curated from over 80 years of the studio’s history, showcase a wide scope of creative output across the worlds of both live-action and animation. From The Three Stooges to award-winning mid-century cartoons to modern favorites from Sony Pictures Animation—along with some surprise rarities—the bonus disc is the perfect complement to this essential classics collection.
ANATOMY OF A MURDER
Who can forget this riveting 1959 courtroom drama produced and directed by Otto Preminger. Based on the eponymous 1958 novel, the Wendell Mayes screenplay centers on an army lieutenant (Ben Gazzara) who killed a tavern operator whom he suspects of attempting to rape his wife (Lee Remick). James Stewart, former district attorney and now a privately practicing attorney in a small Michigan city, is engaged for the defense. The 4K Ultra HD disk includes several exclusive special features as well as commentary with film historian Foster Hirsch.
OLIVER!
Winner of six 1968 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, the beloved musical version of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. Directed by Carol Reed, the timeless story centers on a plucky young orphan and his quest for love and happiness in a world populated by rascals, rogues, and thieves. The 4K Ultra HD Includes several exclusive special features as well as commentary with film historian Steven C. Smith, a Jack Wild screen test, and a behind-the-scenes featurette.
TAXI DRIVER
Winner of the prestigious Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival (1976) and nominated for 4 Academy Awards® including Best Picture (1976), Taxi Driver stars Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s classic film of a psychotic New York cabbie driven to violence by loneliness and desperation. Co-starring Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, and Cybill Shepherd. The 4K Ultra HD includes several exclusive special features as well as a making-of TaxDriver documentary and a 40-minute Q&A featuring Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, and many more.
STRIPES
Unforgettable and loved by millions, this story about a quick-witted slacker (Bill Murray) who joins the army after losing his apartment, girlfriend, and job—all in one day—has become a classic stable for Murray fans. Directed by Ivan Reitman and also starring Harold Ramis, John Candy, and John Larroquette, Stripes has become one of the most beloved comedies of all time. The 4K Ultra HD includes several exclusive special features as well as “40 Years of Stripes” with Bill & Ivan—a two-part on-camera reunion between star Bill Murray and director Ivan Reitman, discussing their careers, memories from the set, a tribute to the cast, as well as a special guest appearance from cinematographer Bill Butler.
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and directed by Ang Lee, this captivating romantic comedy stars Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, and Hugh Grant. Based on Jane Austen’s classic novel, the film centers on the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor (Thompson) and passionate Marianne (Winslet), whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family’s sudden loss of fortune. Rickman, Grant, and Greg Wise co-star as the well-intentioned suitors who are trapped by the strict rules of society and the conflicting laws of desire. The 4K Ultra HD includes several exclusive special features as well as a new 25th anniversary Back to Barton Cottage—an expansive on-camera reunion featuring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Greg Wise, Imelda Staunton, Imogen Stubbs, Myriam Francois, producer Lindsay Doran, and director Ang Lee and several featurettes.
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Directed by David Fincher, this groundbreaking film centers on a cultural insurgent—a kid who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation. Shot with emotional brutality and unexpected humor, this superbly crafted film chronicles the formation of Facebook and the battles over ownership that followed. Aaron Sorkin’s complex, incisive screenplay is brought to life by a brilliant cast including Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, and Justin Timberlake. Nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The 4K Ultra HD includes several exclusive special features.
NEW: Theatrical Trailers
EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC
This disc includes 20 short films from the Columbia Pictures library, presented in high definition:
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- The Three Stooges: Disorder In The Court
- Charley Chase: Man Bites Lovebug
- Color Rhapsodies: The Little Match Girl (Academy Award® nominee, 1937, Best Short Subject, Cartoons)
- Charley Chase: The Sap Takes A Wrap
- Color Rhapsodies: Dog, Cat, and Canary (Academy Award® nominee, 1944, Best Short Subject, Cartoons)
- The Ragtime Bear
- The Wonder Gloves
- Georgie and the Dragon
- Madeline (Academy Award® nominee, 1952, Best Short Subject, Cartoons)
- Pete Hothead
- The Tell-Tale Heart (Academy Award® nominee, 1953, Best Short Subject, Cartoons)
- When Magoo Flew (Academy Award® winner, 1954, Best Short Subject, Cartoons)
- The Man on the Flying Trapeze
- Christopher Crumpet’s Playmate
- Stage Door Magoo
- April in Portugal
- The Chubbchubbs! (Academy Award® winner, 2002, Best Short Film, Animated)
- The Early Hatchling Gets The Worm
- Puppy!: A Hotel Transylvania Short
Columbia’s Volume 2 Collection–a ‘must have’ for collectors.
