WORLD TRADE CENTER (TWO-DISC COL

Product Description From three-time Academy Award® winner Oliver Stone comes this inspiring true story about courage, family and our nation's unyielding spirit. Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage and Michael Peña (Crash) star as John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno, two New York City Port Authority policemen who were trapped in the rubble of September 11, 2001. As McLoughlin and Jimeno bond together in a fight for survival, the events of an unimaginable day unfold through the eyes of the two policemen, their loving wives (Maria Bello and Maggie Gyllenhaal), survivors and rescuers throughout the city. COMMEMORATIVE EXCLUSIVES Exclusive commentary by and in-depth Q & A with director Oliver Stone Insightful commentary by real-life survivor Will Jimeno and rescuers Scott Strauss, John Busching and Paddy McGee Deleted and extended scenes with optional commentary by Oliver Stone The Making of World Trade Center: A behind-the-scenes look at the three phases of production from the earliest stages of writing, to filming and beyond Common Sacrifice: An extensive documentary about survivors Will Jimeno and John McLoughlin that goes beyond 9/11 and traces their lives through present day Building Ground Zero: An in-depth look at the set design and re-creation of Ground Zero Oliver Stone's New York: A conversation with Oliver Stone about growing up in New York, his days in Vietnam and NYU Film School Amazon.com Regardless of whether it was "too early" in 2006 to dramatize the events of September 11th, 2001, World Trade Center succeeds as a tribute to the courage and sacrifice of those who served at "ground zero" in the wake of terrorist attacks on the WTC's twin towers in New York City. Removed from the politics of war and terrorism (yet still, like all films, inherently political in expressing its point of view), Oliver Stone's potent drama focuses on the nightmarish ordeal, and subsequent rescue, of Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) and Will Jimeno (Michael Peña), who were buried deeply within the rubble of the WTC after the twin towers collapsed. Granted, it's only the film's historical context that distinguishes it from any other dramatic rescue story, but in focusing on the goodness of humanity in response to the evil of terrorists who remain unnamed and off-screen, Stone and first-time screenwriter Andrea Berloff create an emotional context as powerful as anything Stone has directed since Platoon. Even as he resorts to some questionable tactics typically lacking in subtlety, Stone refrains from much of the blunt-force filmmaking that has made him a critical punching bag, rising to this challenging occasion with a heartfelt and deeply American portrait of unity – personal, familial, and national. Flaws and all, World Trade Center serves an honorable purpose, reminding us all that for those fleeting days in September 2001, America showed its best face to a sympathetic world. --Jeff Shannon Set Contains: Like the movie itself, the bonus features on the two-disc commemorative edition of World Trade Center pay admirable tribute to the heroes of Sept. 11, 2001. Disc 1 includes two full-length commentaries: Director Oliver Stone speaks quietly, honestly, and eloquently about the challenges of making World Trade Center as authentic as possible, offering insights about various aspects of the production and sharing anecdotes about how he and his crew strove to recreate the events of 9/11 in exacting detail. Stone also addresses the issues that surrounded the film, such as the appropriateness of its timing, cooperation with the families of 9/11 victims and survivors, and his effort to avoid politicizing the terrorists attacks in light of the ensuing war in Iraq (which Stone opposes). Former New York Port Authority policeman and WTC survivor Will Jimeno (played in the film by Michael Peña) provides most of the second commentary track, speaking at length (and with great generosity of spirit) about his experience of being trapped in the rubble of WTC-1, noting that Stone's film is "95% accurate" and pointing out where certain details were compressed or slightly altered for dramatic effect. He's joined (during the rescue sequences) by the men who saved him: Scott Strauss, John Busching, and Paddy McGee. Together they provide a riveting account of exactly what happened, and Jimeno ends by offering a heartfelt explanation of why fellow survivor John McLoughlin opted not to participate in the commentary (primarily due to his ongoing recovery and the trauma of reliving the nightmare of his ordeal). Disc 1 also includes 17 minutes of deleted or extended scenes with optional commentary by Oliver Stone, mostly explaining why these scenes didn't make the final cut. By far, the highlight of disc 2 is "Common Sacrifice," a two-part, 55-minute documentary focusing on the WTC survivors, their families and friends, and the doctors and therapists who aided Will Jimeno and especially John McLoughlin during their lengthy and (in Mc
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