THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES Coming To Blu-ray August 6; On Digital July 23

Academy Award® nominees Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine, Drive) and Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook, The Hangover) star in THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES, a provoking drama about the unbreakable bond between fathers and sons. The Place Beyond the Pines will be available to own on Digital on July 23, 2013 as well as on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and Digital on August 6, 2013 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Luke (Gosling) gives up his job as a motorcycle stunt performer in order to provide for his newborn son and the boy’s mother (Eva Mendes of Hitch). Avery (Cooper), an ambitious rookie cop, struggles to make his way in a corrupt police department. Their two worlds collide when Luke takes part in a string of bank robberies, and the consequences of their shocking confrontation echoes into the next generation. From Derek Cianfrance, the acclaimed director of Blue Valentine, and co-starring Ray Liotta (GoodFellas), this sweeping and emotional epic has critics raving. “5 stars! THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES is huge in its ambition, huge in its achievement!” (Mick LaSalle, The San Francisco Chronicle).

BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY™ and DVD):

• DELETED SCENES AND EXTENDED SCENES
• FEATURE COMMENTARY: With Director/Co-writer Derek Cianfrance

CAST AND FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Rose Byrne, Mahershala Ali, Dane DeHaan, Emory Cohen, Ben Mendelsohn
Directed by: Derek Cianfrance
Screenplay by: Derek Cianfrance, Ben Coccio, and Darius Marder
Story by: Derek Cianfrance and Ben Coccio
Producers: Sidney Kimmel, Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell, Alex Orlovsky
Executive Producers: Jim Tauber, Matt Berenson, Bruce Toll
Director of Photography: Sean Bobbitt, BSC
Production Designer: Inbal Weinberg
Costume Designer: Erin Benach
Editors: Jim Helton & Ron Patane
Music by: Mike Patton

TECHNICAL INFORMATION – BLU-RAY^™ COMBO PACK:
Street Date: August 6, 2013
Copyright:  2013 Universal Studios.  All Rights Reserved.
Selection Number:  62126118
Running time:  2 Hour, 21 Minutes
Layers:  BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Widescreen
Rating:  Rated R for language throughout, some violence, teen drug and alcohol use, and a sexual reference
Languages/Subtitles:  English SDH, Spanish, French
Sound:  DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

TECHNICAL INFORMATION – DVD:
Street Date:  August 6, 2013
Copyright:  2013 Universal Studios.  All Rights Reserved.
Selection Number: 62126112
Running time: 2 Hour, 21 Minutes
Layers: Dual Layer
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating:  Rated R for language throughout, some violence, teen drug and alcohol use, and a sexual reference
Languages/Subtitles:  English SDH, Spanish, French
Sound:  Dolby Digital 5.1