The critically acclaimed heist movie The Town, from writer/director/actor Ben Affleck (Armageddon), was released on DVD
The $84.7 million-grossing film stars Affleck as a bank robber in Boston. During his latest heist, one of the other robbers (Oscar-nominated Jeremy Renner of The Hurt Locker) in his group takes a woman (Rebecca Hall of Vicky Cristina Barcelona) hostage and Affleck volunteers to make sure she doesn’t go to the police. But Affleck falls for her, while FBI agents (including Jon Hamm of TV’s Mad Men) close in. Blake Lively (Green Lantern) and Chris Cooper (The Company Men) also star in The Town.
- director’s commentary
- and Focus Points from “Ben’s Boston” “The Real People of the Town” and “Ben Affleck: Director & Actor.”
The DVD was priced at $28.98.
The Blu-ray is a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack with digital copy priced at $35.99. The Blu-ray includes the theatrical version of the movie, an extended cut of the film, plus these special features:
- director’s commentary on both the theatrical and extended cuts
- and “Ben’s Boston” with six focus points, the two on the DVD as well as “The Cathedral of Boston,” “Pulling Off the Perfect Heist,” “The Town” and “Nuns With Guns: Filming in the North End.”
Here’s the trailer for The Town:
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