FROM DIRECTOR CAMERON CROWE COMES THE UPLIFTING TALE BASED ON A TRUE
STORY
Featuring Family Friendly Audio
Track The Whole Family Will Go Wild for this Heartwarming Adventure Starring
Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson On Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download April 3
This Easter, be unpredictable, do something crazy and
embrace your wild side! Twentieth
Century Fox Home Entertainment presents an inspiring adventure based on a true
story of one man who brought a zoo back to life and family back together in WE
BOUGHT A ZOO, arriving on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download April
3. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker
Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire) and starring Matt Damon (Contagion, True Grit), Scarlett Johansson (Iron
Man 2, Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
and Thomas Haden Church (Easy A, Sideways), WE BOUGHT A ZOO is “a
sweet-natured tale…that you’ll want to see with your kids” (Liz Braun, Jam!
Movies).
Benjamin Mee (Damon) is a Los Angeles newspaper
columnist and adventure writer who, as a single father, faces the challenges of
raising his two young children. Hoping
that a fresh start and a new life will restore their family spirit, Mee quits
his job and buys an old rural house outside the city with a unique bonus
feature: a zoo named the Rosemoor Animal Park, where dozens of animals reside
under the care of head zookeeper Kelly Foster (Johansson) and her dedicated
team. With no experience, limited time
and a shoestring budget, Mee sets out with the support of his family and the
local community to reopen the zoo. Now,
Benjamin is no longer reporting an adventure story; he’s living it in his own
backyard.
TOP FILMS TO WATCH THIS EASTER
This year, Easter Sunday
falls on April 8th, the week of the DVD & Blu-ray release for We Bought a Zoo, a film centered around
a widowed father who moves his family to a struggling zoo and takes on the
challenge of renovating it, instilling in his children life’s most important
lessons in the process. In this
feature, we will highlight films that contain the theme of Easter or are
family-friendly, to watch on this holiday and/or include in Easter baskets, in
addition to We Bought a Zoo.
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE
WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
Author C.S. Lewis
brings about many religious overtones in his work – including in his famous Chronicles of Narnia. The first published book of the series – “The
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe tells the story of four siblings who enter the
magical land of Narnia through a portal in their wardrobe. With the help of an-all knowing lion, Aslan,
the siblings learn of their destiny to help save Narnia. Though the literary works and film adaptations
are generally regarded as fantasy, there are many parallels to the Christian
ideology, such as Aslan’s representation of Jesus Christ. Aslan sacrifices his life to save one of the
siblings but is then resurrected from the dead.
LITTLE ANGELS
Best known for her
role as angel “Monica,” in CBS’ “Touched by an Angel,” Roma Downey executive
produces the animated DVD series, Little
Angels. Created for pre-schoolers, Little Angels teaches educational skills
such as ABCs and 123s. The series follow twins Alex and Zoe who are guided by
eight little angels that watch over them, helping guide them through the many
challenges they face in their young lives.
IT’S THE EASTER BEAGLE, CHARLIE BROWN
Debuting on CBS
network in 1974, It’s the Easter Beagle,
Charlie Brown, tells the story of the Peanuts Gang as they get ready for
Easter through their own quirky and messy ways, even though Linus tries to
convince everyone that the Easter Beagle will take care of everything. The network has continually air the film
every year since it’s original airing.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
In the 1956 epic
film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, The
Ten Commandments depicts the biblical story of the Exodus, in which Moses,
as portrayed by Charleton Heston leads the Israelites out of Egypt and across
the Red Sea and onto the based of Mount Sinai, where Moses receives the Ten
Commandments. The Ten Commandments, which is narrated by DeMille, was the last
film he ever directed.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Jesus Christ Superstar is a film
adaptation of the rock-opera of the same name by Andrew Lloyd Weber. Released in 1973, the musical centers loosely
on the Gospels’ account of the last week of Jesus’ life, beginning with his
arrival in Jerusalem and ending with his crucifixion. However, the film also highlights
interpersonal struggles between Jesus and his traitor, Judas Iscariot that are
not in the Bible.