Coen Brothers Collection (1984-1996) [Blu-ray] Rated:  R  Starring: John Goodman, John Turturro, William H. Macy, Marcia Gay Harden, Holly Hunter, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, Nicolas Cage, Steve Buscemi, Gabriel Byrne, M. Emmet Walsh, John Getz. Director: Joel Coen Genre: Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller | Mystery DVD Release Date: 08/30/2011 Part of The Coen Brothers Collection 4-Movie Boxed Set The films of Academy Award winners Joel Coen and Ethan Coen are breathtakingly bold, stunningly original and marvelously entertaining. This must-own collection from these visionary filmmakers includes four iconic movies, presented in breathtaking Blu-ray high definition. Includes: Blood Simple Fargo Miller's Crossing Raising Arizona Blood Simple: This critically-acclaimed thriller set in rural Texas combines chilling suspense with offbeat humor to create an all-American version of the classic "film noir." -- Abby (Frances McDormand) is cheating on her saloonkeeper husband, Marty (Dan Hedaya). The object of her affections is Ray (John Getz), one of Marty's bartenders. Marty hires Visser (M.Emmet Walsh), an unscrupulous detective, to kill them but Visser has other, more lucrative plans of his own. So begins a calculating round of double and triple crosses that build to a bloodcurdling, surprise-filled climax. It's an evil-minded masterpiece from the exciting team of Joel and Ethan Coen. Fargo: The sixth collaboration of filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, Fargo brings the Coen Brothers' unique sensibility to the frozen Minnesota winter, capturing the pathos of a kidnapping scheme gone wildly wrong. Its literate script, nuanced performances and crisp direction have received the industry's highest honors, including nominations for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Miller's Crossing: Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen (Barton Fink, Fargo) create a complex and graphic vision of gangsterism set during Prohibition and featuring a riveting rouges' gallery of killers and con men. -- Leo (Albert Finney), a likeable Irish gangster boss, rules an Eastern city along with Tom (Gabriel Byrne), his trusted lieutenant and counselor. But just as their authority is challenged by an Italian underboss (J.E. Freeman), Leo and Tom also fall for the same woman. Tom, caught in the jaws of a gangland power struggle, walks a deadly tightrope as he tries to control and manipulate its violent outcomes. Raising Arizona: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter and John Goodman star in Ethan and Joel Coen's acclaimed screwball love story filled with mad chases, unexpected plot twists and wild pyrotechnics. Vowing to go straight, a convenience store bandit (Cage) proposes marriage to the police department's photographer (Hunter). All is wedded bliss until they discover she's unable to get pregnant and are turned down by every adoption agency in town. It doesn't take long before they realize the only solution is to kidnap one of the town's celebrated quintuplets and hit the road! IMDb Rating (05/08/12): 8.3/10 from 219,411 users Top 250: #124 Additional information Copyright:  1984-96,  20th Century Fox Features:  Blood Simple • Commentary with Kenneth Loring of Forever Young Films. Some people evidently didn't get the joke with this faux commentary when the DVD came out, but "Forever Young Films" supposedly "restored" the Coen Brothers' works for home video release, and Loring scabrously skewers every pretentious commentator ever caught on tape and/or a hard drive. If you enjoy Monty Python or dry British humor, you'll no doubt get a kick out of this completely silly piece. Though not billed as an extra, this cut of Blood Simple also includes the fake Mortimer Young Forever Young Films intro (much like The Big Lebowski. • Theatrical Trailer (HD; 1:41) Raising Arizona • Theatrical Trailers (SD; 5:18) contains the trailers for Raising Arizona and Miller's Crossing. • TV Spots (SD; 1:36) Miller's Crossing • Shooting Miller's Crossing—A Conversation with Barry Sonnenfeld (SD; 16:30) is a really interesting sit down with a man who graduated with a degree in Poli Sci, realized he wouldn't have a career he enjoyed, and then realized he had a talent for lighting. He got into porn since he had a camera to rent, went to a party where the only other Jew was Joel Coen, and thus cinematic history was made. When you hear the names of the Coens or Sonnenfeld today, you think of modern icons, but this great piece makes it very clear they were kids who really didn't have the faintest idea what they were doing. • Interview Soundbites (SD; 8:34) features short snippets with Byrne, Harden, and Turturro. • Theatrical Trailers (SD; 4:23) features trailers for Miller's Crossing and Raising Arizona. • Still Gallery Fargo • Commentary with Director of Photography Roger A. Deakins is very low key, with quite a few pauses, but delivers a few tidbits about lighting and the like. This would have been much better with a few other participants to fill in the blanks. • Minnesota Nice Documentary (SD; 27:47) is an above average EPK featuring lots of interviews and footage from the film. • Trivia Track • Photo Gallery • Theatrical Trailer (HD; 1:58) • American Cinematographer Article is a reprint of an article by Chris Probst about Roger Deakins and the film. Subtitles:  English, Spanish, French Video:  Widescreen 1.85:1 Color Screen Resolution: 1080p Audio:  ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo ENGLISH: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 ENGLISH: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo SPANISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 SPANISH: DTS 5.1 FRENCH: DTS 5.1 ITALIAN: DTS 5.1 GERMAN: DTS 5.1 PORTUGUESE: Dolby Digital 5.1 Time:  6:42 UPC:  024543731870 D-Box:  No Other:  Producers: Ethan Coen; Directors: Joel Coen; Writers: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen; total running time of 402 minutes for all four movies; Packaging: Custom Case.