“The first genuinely funny movie of 2009.” – The Orlando Sentinel

NEW IN TOWN

Street Date: 5/26/09

Order Date: 4/30/09
DVD SRP: $29.95

Blu-ray SRP:$39.99

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The first great romantic comedy of 2009 arrives this June when Lionsgate releases New In Town on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Starring Academy Award® winner Renée Zellweger (Best Supporting Actress, Cold Mountain, 2003), Harry Connick, Jr. (TV’s “Will & Grace”), four-time Emmy®-nominee and Golden Globe® winner Frances Conroy (HBO’s “Six Feet Under”) and J.K. Simmons (Burn After Reading), the film follows a successful Miami businesswoman who adjusts to her new life in a tiny and cold Minnesota town. New In Town warmed up the hearts of critics across the country who called the film “adorable” (The Orlando Sentinel), “a sleeper hit”(TV- 29 NY), “charming” (KATV ABC), and “a romantic comedy for everyone” (KPIX-SF).

The DVD will be available in a Widescreen version and a Full Screen version, both containing special features including a behind the scenes featurette and scrap booking featurette, a look at the special role pudding played in the film, deleted scenes and audio commentary. The Blu-ray Disc contains the same bonus materials along with exclusive features “BD Live – Your Own Scrap Book Commentary”and “BonusView™ Picture-in-Picture” cast and crew commentary.

Lucy Hill (Zellweger) is a high-poweredexecutive in love with her upscale Miami lifestyle. Seeking to snag a big promotion,Lucy agrees tomove to a remote Minnesota town to oversee the restructuring of a blue collarmanufacturing plant. After enduring icy roads, freezing weather and a chilly reception from the locals, she soon warms up to the small town and its people – especially the town’s handsome union representative(Connick, Jr.).What begins as a job assignment becomes the best thing ever to happen to her in this heartwarming comedy that provesthatthe warmest people are often in the coldest places.

*DVD SPECIAL FEATURES

  • “Making New In Town in Winnipeg, Canada” featurette
  • “The Folk Art of Scrap Booking” featurette
  • “Pudding’s Delicious Role in New In Town” featurette
  • Deleted scenes
  • Audio commentary with cast and crew

*Special features subject to change

*BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

  • “Making New In Town in Winnipeg, Canada” featurette
  • “The Folk Art of Scrap Booking” featurette
  • “Pudding’s Delicious Role in New In Town”featurette
  • Deleted scenes
  • “BD Live – Your Own Scrapbook Commentary”
  • “BonusView™ Picture-in-Picture” cast and crew commentary.

*Special features subject to change

CAST

Renée Zellweger Cold Mountain, Cinderella Man, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Chicago

Harry Connick, Jr.P.S. I love You, Hope Floats, TV’s “Will & Grace,” Bug

J.K. Simmons Juno, Burn After Reading, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, TV’s “The Closer”

Frances Conroy Shopgirl, Broken Flowers, The Aviator, HBO’s “Six Feet Under”

Siobhan Fallon HoganBaby Mama, Fever Pitch, Men in Black, Daddy Day Care, TV’s “Seinfeld”

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Year of Production: 2008

Title Copyright: © 2008 Gold Circle Films LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Type: Theatrical Release

Rating: PG for language and some suggestive material.

Genre:Comedy

Closed Captioned:DVD: English Closed Captioned

Blu-ray: English SDH (hearing impaired)

Subtitles: English and Spanish

Format:DVD: Widescreen Edition and Full Screen Edition

Blu-ray:1080P High Definition Widescreen

Feature Running Time:96 minutes

DVD Audio Status: 5.1 Dolby Digital EX and 2.0 Dolby Digital

Blu-ray Audio Status: 7.1 DTS HD Master Audio and French 5.1 Dolby Digital

For artwork and additional information on this release, e-mail Elizabeth Atler at