Boardwalk empire (Boardwalk empire (Television program))
by Winter, Terence (Creator, Screenwriter)
Summary
Concluding a powerful and groundbreaking five-season run, "Boardwalk Empire" is an Emmy-winning HBO drama series from Academy Award nominee/Emmy Award winner Terence Winter and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese. A lavish period drama set in Atlantic City, following the life and times of... Full description
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Concluding a powerful and groundbreaking five-season run, "Boardwalk Empire" is an Emmy-winning HBO drama series from Academy Award nominee/Emmy Award winner Terence Winter and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese. A lavish period drama set in Atlantic City, following the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed political and criminal mastermind whose grip on power and control of the city's liquor supply is under constant threat. |
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Item Description: |
"HBO Home Entertainment." Based on the book: Boardwalk Empire : the birth, high times and corruption of Atlantic City / Nelson Johnson. This item includes individually released seasons that have been repackaged together. Originally broadcast on television by HBO in 2010-2014. Special features for Season 1: Bonus features: All discs. Character dossier; Season index. Disc 1. Audio commentary for 'Boardwalk empire' by Terence Winter. Disc 2. Commentary for 'Anastasia' by Terence Winter, Steve Buscemi and Michael Kenneth Williams. Disc 3. Commentary for 'Family limitation' by Tim Van Patten and Howard Korder; Commentary for 'Hold me in paradise' by Terence Winter and Brian Kirk. Disc 4. "Atlantic City: the original sin city" featurette (30 min.); Speakeasy tour (25 min.). Disc 5. Commentary for 'Paris Green' by Howard Korder, Allen Coulter and Michael Shannon; Commentary for 'A return to normalcy' by Terence Winter and Tim Van Patten; "Making of Boardwalk empire" featurette (20 min.); "Creating the Boardwalk" featurette (5 min.). Special features for Season 2: Disc 1: Character dossier; Commentary on episode 1 : 21; Back to the Boardwalk (15-min. recap of season 1 with creator/executive producer Terence Winter); Season index. Disc 2: Character dossier; Commentary on episode 5 : Gimcrack & bunkum; Season index. Disc 3: Character dossier; Commentary on episode 7 : Peg of old; Commentary on episode 8 : Two boats and a lifeguard; Season index. Disc 4: Character dossier; Commentary on episode 11 : Under God's power she flourishes; Season index. Disc 5: Character dossier; Commentary on episode 12 : To the lost; New characters (introduces two new major characters: Owen Sleater and Manny Horvitz); Updates to the Boardwak (production designer Bill Groom and creator/executive producer Terence Winter discuss the new sets of season two); The money decade (inside look at the styles and trends of the 1920s that made the decade "roar"); Season two promo spot; Season index. Special features for Season 3: Disc 1. Commentary on episode 1: "Resolution;" Distilling season 2 (recap featurette 14 min.); Season index. Disc 2. Commentary on episode 5: "You'd be surprised;" Season index. Disc 3. Commentary on episode 7: "Sunday best;" Commentary on episode 8: "The pony;" Season index. Disc 4. Season index. Disc 5. Commentary on episode 11: "Two impostors;" Commentary on episode 12: "Margate Sands;" Boardwalk Empire - director's chair (directors Tim Van Patten and Allen Coulter break down key scenes as well as how they approach taking the series from the script to the screen); Scorsese on season 3 (Martin Scorsese provides a unique and detailed perspective on the third season); New characters (an introduction to Gyp Rosetti, Billie Kent, Gaston Means, Dean O'Banion, and Benny Siegel); Season index. Special features for Season 4: Disc 1. Commentary on episode 1: "New York sour;" Season 3: revisited; season index. Disc 2. Commentary on episode 4: "All in;" Commentary on episode 5: "ErlkonĖig;" season index. Disc 3. Commentary on episode 8: "The old ship of Zion;" season index. Disc 4. Commentary on episode 11: "Havre de Grace;" Commentary on episode 12: "Farewell Daddy blues;" The Onyx Club: a step back in time; Becoming Harrow; new characters; season index. Special features for Season 5: Disc 1. Commentary on episode 1: "Golden days for boys and girls;" Scouting the Boardwalk (hear how the location managers found the unique buildings and neighborhoods that bring each episode to life, episodes 1-3); Season index. Disc 2. Commentary on episode 4: "Cuanto;" Scouting the Boardwalk (location featurette continued, Episodes 4-6); Season index. Disc 3. Commentary on episode 7: "Friendless child;" Commentary on episode 8: "Eldorado;" Scouting the Boardwalk (location featurette continued, Episodes 7-8); Season index. |
Physical Description: |
22 videodiscs (approximately 3208 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0. |
Audience: |
TV rating: TV-MA. |
Production Credits: |
Directors, Martin Scorsese, Timothy van Patten, Jeremy Podeswa, Alan Taylor, Allen Coulter. Director of photography, Stuart Dryburgh, Jonathan Freeman, Kramer Morgenthau ; edited by Sidney Wolinsky, Kate Sanford, Tim Streeto ; production designer, Bob Shaw ; co-producer, Steve Turner, Joseph Iberti ; co-executive producer, Lawrence Konner, Eugene Kelly. |
ISBN: |
0780669754 1624044387 9780780669758 9781624044380 |