Hey folks, Harry here - this is spectacular news! One of the great films and perhaps the greatest sequel and a third, not so great end of the trilogy are coming to Blu Ray!!! Absolutely fantastic! This is a release I believe we can all agree is exciting. It will also be available in Standard Def... but GODFATHER and GODFATHER II in Blu Ray.... that's bliss!

THE GODFATHER: The Coppola Restoration Blu-ray Collection

On September 23rd, Paramount Home Entertainment will release the newly restored classic THE GODFATHER COLLECTION: THE COPPOLA RESTORATION on DVD and Blu-ray! While no explanation is needed for these classic, groundbreaking films, this brand new DVD and Blu-ray collection brings them home in a way that fans have never seen before! Completely restored to their original pristine glory (overseen by Francis Ford Coppola himself), THE GODFATHER COLLECTION: THE COPPOLA RESTORATION not only includes the bonus material from the original box set, but it also boasts a bevy of all-new extra features! An extensive frame-by-frame restoration (that took more than a year to complete) ensures that THE GODFATHER films look just as great as they did the day they premiered in theaters. Leave the gun, take the cannoli as THE GODFATHER COLLECTION: THE COPPOLA RESTORATION arrives on DVD and Blu-ray September 23rd!!

THE GODFATHER: The Coppola Restoration Blu-ray four-disc set is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Mono (except The Godfather: Part III) and English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The following special features are presented in high definition as noted:

Disc 1:

*œ The Godfather feature film

œ* Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

Disc 2:

œ* The Godfather, Part II feature film

œ* Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

Disc 3:

œ* The Godfather, Part III feature film

œ* Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

Disc 4:

œ* Godfather World (HD)

œ* The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn’t (HD)

œ* …when the shooting stopped (HD)

œ* Emulsional Rescue—Revealing The Godfather (HD)

œ* The Godfather on the Red Carpet (HD)

œ* Four Short Films on The Godfather

o The Godfather vs. The Godfather, Part II (HD)

o Cannoli (HD)

o Riffing on the Riffing (HD)

o Clemenza (HD)

œ* The Family Tree

œ* Crime Organization Chart

œ* Connie and Carlo’s Wedding Album

2001 DVD Archive:

œ* Behind the Scenes

o The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

o On Location

o Francis Coppola’s Notebook

o The Music of the Godfather

o Coppola & Puzo on Screenwriting

o Gordon Willis on Cinematography

o Storyboards from The Godfather, Part II

o Storyboards from The Godfather, Part III

o The Godfather Behind the Scenes 1971

Disc 4 (cont’d):

œ* The Filmmakers

o Francis Ford Coppola

o Mario Puzo

o Gordon Willis

o Dean Tavoularis

o Nino Rota

o Carmine Coppola

œ* Additional Scenes

œ* Acclaim & Response

œ* Trailers (HD)

œ* Photo Gallery

œ* Rogues’ Gallery

THE GODFATHER: The Coppola Restoration
Street Date: September 23, 2008

Pricing: $19.99 U.S. (Each Individual DVD)

$ 72.99 U.S. (Five-DVD Collection)

$119.99 U.S. (Four-disc Blu-ray Collection)