Kathryn Morris UK

Moneyball UK DVD Release In March – Update

Next Tuesday (10th Jan 2012) sees the release of Moneyball on DVD/Blu-ray in its North American homeland. As with the movie’s cinematic release, here in the United Kingdom there will be a couple of months delay before we get the home entertainment version.

The DVD and Blu-ray versions are now up for pre-order on the Amazon UK website (other online movie retailers exist) ahead of the March 19th release. There are even “special edition” versions listed that include a copy of the original book by Michael Lewis. At time of writing the prices for the ones with the book are the same as those without. Go figure.

No word yet on the DVD extras and whether they will include the restaurant scene starring Kathryn that we previewed here on KM UK just before Xmas. Often European versions suffer compared to their American cousins because they have more language tracks to fit in. Some extras get dropped to make space. The Blu-ray is more likely to be the same due to the higher capacity and the fact that it is region free.

Moneyball will be making headlines, not necessarily on KM UK though, in the coming months as we get into awards season. It has already received a nomination in the Producers Guild Awards, due to be announced on January 21st, and is likely to be up for Oscars.

The usual blurb: Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) challenges the system and defies conventional wisdom when he is forced to rebuild his small-market team, on a limited budget.

Update: DVDizzy has a review of the US DVD/Blu-ray release. It mentions three deleted scenes on the DVD. The first involves Philip Seymour Hoffman. The third is a sort of different ending. Their description of the second reduces it to “Billy on a date”. That’d be the scene exclusively previewed here on KM UK before Xmas with Brad and Kathryn in a restaurant. Way to reduce her role even further, from wife to “date”! The Blu-ray extras don’t sound like they include any more scenes involving Kathryn. Other reviews I’ve found echo all that.

Moneyball Deleted Scene Preview

Xmas has come early this year So much for having a quiet few days 😕

I’ve managed to get hold of a short preview of a deleted scene from the forthcoming Moneyball DVD, due out in early January. In the scene Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) and his wife Tara (Kathryn) share a meal in a restaurant. Billy is talking about work and Tara is being supportive. It’s sweet. Looks like being Mrs Brad Pitt agrees with Kathryn 😛

At this stage I don’t know if there will be other scenes starring Kathryn on the DVD or Blu-ray. Hopefully they will be more and they will be in HD. We’ll have more news on that at a later date. For now you’ll just have to manage with the small video and screencaps you can now find in the Gallery.

As posted about previously Moneyball is due for release on DVD and Blu-ray in America on the 10th of January.

Jack Goes Boating, Sept 2010 – Final Sailing?

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial début, Jack Goes Boating, received a limited cinematic release here in the UK recently. Reviews were mixed, but Hoffman’s co-star Amy Ryan was often singled out for praise for her performance.

To mark the occasion we bring you another set of images of Kathryn attending a special screening of the movie in Los Angeles last year. Any excuse.

This is go around number for five us and this event (see the previous first, second, third and fourth posts) sees the addition of a further 11 photos (1 big, 10 smallish) to the Gallery.

Will we see more photos from this event in a few months? Watch this space

On a sort of related note Moneyball, starring Hoffman and not Kathryn, will be in UK cinemas next week.

Moneyball Confirmed For Jan 10th DVD

Confirming our report from Saturday Moneyball is set for a home entertainment release on January 10th in the US of A.

DVD, Blu-ray and a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack will be available of the movie that tells the story of Billy Beane’s (Brad Pitt) usage of statistics to improve the odds for the Oakland A’s baseball team.

The reported extras for the DVD include:

Blooper-Brad Loses It
Billy Beane: Re-Inventing the Game
Moneyball: Playing The Game

The Blu-ray version also adds:

Adapting Moneyball
Drafting The Team
Moneyball PS3 Wallpaper/Theme

Nothing there screams Kathryn’s scenes that were cut so we are left guessing for a little longer.

More info can be found on Blu-ray.com, amongst others.

Update: You can now find the DVD, Blu-ray and Blu-ray/DVD combo available for pre-order on the US Amazon.com site.

Moneyball Set For January DVD Release?

Movie news and reviews website DVDizzy.com is reporting that Moneyball is expected to get a DVD and Blu-ray release on the 10th of January 2012 in North America.

We know that Kathryn is not in the film in its released form. However, director Bennett Miller has discussed having shot a lot of additional footage that didn’t make the cut, and that it is likely to be used as part of the extra features on the home release. So far there is no news as to what the extras will be but hopefully this means we will finally get to see Kathryn’s scenes with Brad when the discs hit the shops.

Until now I had not heard of the DVDizzy site but it has apparently been around for along time (in Internet terms at least) in its earlier incarnation as Ultimate Disney and is highly regarded.

Moneyball is due to start showing in UK cinemas on November 25th.