{"product_id":"touch-of-evil-blu-ray-copy","title":"Two-Lane Blacktop (Blu-ray)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith the melancholy open-road epic \u003cem\u003eTwo-Lane Blacktop\u003c\/em\u003e, American auteur Monte Hellman (\u003cem\u003eThe Shooting\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCockfighter\u003c\/em\u003e, and the recent \u003cem\u003eRoad to Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e) poeticised the beautiful, terrible rootlessness of his nation in the era of Vietnam. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFunded by Universal in a bid to recreate the success of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– by giving a number of filmmakers $1m and final cut – Hellman’s effort is now regarded as one of the key films of the New Hollywood renaissance of the early 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhile driving eastward on Route 66, two rival car owners – The Driver (singer-songwriter James Taylor) and The Mechanic (Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys) in a souped-up, drag-racing ‘55 Chevy, and a middle-aged braggart (Warren Oates) in a gleaming GTO – begin to race for each other’s “pink slips” and the affections of the listless female hitchhiker (Laurie Bird) who joins them on the road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eScripted by esteemed novelist Rudy Wurlitzer, and featuring the only screen performances of Taylor and Wilson,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo-Lane Blacktop\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eremains a timeless, existential portrait of lives in transit and of a country questioning its identity. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Hellman’s iconic film in a director-approved Blu-ray special edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion B Blu-ray (Australian compatible)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container py-5 mt-md-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row movie-synopsis p-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pl-md-5 product-features-column\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-display=\"true\" data-sku=\"EKA70044\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew restored high-definition master, supervised and approved by Monte Hellman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal mono soundtrack and optional newly remastered 5.1 mix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary by Monte Hellman and associate producer Gary Kurtz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn The Road Again: Two-Lane Blacktop Revisited, a 43-minute video piece in which Monte Hellman revisits the film’s locations – directed by Monte Hellman, Gabriel Cowan, Brett Mann, and John Suits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomewhere Near Salinas, a 28-minute interview by Monte Hellman with singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson – directed by Monte Hellman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSure Did Talk to You, a 24-minute video piece featuring interviews with producer Michael Laughlin, production manager Walter Coblenz, and the director’s son Jared Hellman – directed by Monte Hellman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRare archival screen-test footage of James Taylor and Laurie Bird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal theatrical trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional music and effects track\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e36-PAGE FULL-COLOUR BOOKLET featuring a new essay by critic Brad Stevens, and a vintage piece of reporting from the set of Two-Lane Blacktop by Shelley Benoit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Lasgo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50944861176122,"sku":"5060000700442","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0868\/6449\/4906\/files\/5060000700442.jpg?v=1742354459","url":"https:\/\/titlemusicfilmbooks.com\/products\/touch-of-evil-blu-ray-copy","provider":"TITLE ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}