Ray (On Blu-ray 2/1/11)
Born in a poor town in Georgia, Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way in the world, Charles found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered incorporating gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style. As he revolutionized the way people appreciated music, he simultaneously fought segregation in the very clubs that launched him and championed artists' rights within the corporate music business.
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix
Director: Taylor Hackford
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced Ray for Blu-ray release on February 1, 2011. This Ray Charles biopic won two Academy Awards in 2005, including Best Actor for Jamie Foxx. It had been released in 2006 in the defunct HD DVD format. The BD adds lossless audio and a new U-Control track.
Special features include:
- Introduction by director Taylor Hackford
- Feature Commentary with Director Taylor Hackford
- U-Control: Scene Companion and the Music of Ray
- Deleted scenes with commentary by director Taylor Hackford
- Extended musical scenes
- Stepping into the Part
- Ray Remembered
- The Women of Ray
- The Filmmakers' Journey
- Ray: An American Story
- A Look Inside Ray
- pocket BLU
- My Scenes
- U-Hear
