Oscar-nominated musical drama Country Strong, starring Gwyneth Paltrow (Iron Man 2) and Tim McGraw (The Blind Side), arrived on DVD and Blu-ray, from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on April 12, 2011.
The movie centers around rising a country music songwriter (Garrett Hedlund, Tron: Legacy) who joins with a fallen star (Paltrow), and together they work toward his ascent in popularity and her comeback. But that leads to romantice complications with Paltrow’s husband (McGraw) and a beauty queen turned singer (Leighton Meester, Going the Distance).
Paltrow sang in the movie, but it’s not her first: She also sang in 2000’s Duets.
Rated PG-13, Country Strong grossed $20.2 million in theaters, with mixed reviews. Its Oscar nominee was for Best Original Song “Coming Home,” which also got a nomination for a Golden Globe.
The DVD and Blu-ray come packed with special features.
Here’s the list for the DVD, which was priced at $28.95:
- Country Strong soundtrack
- “Shake That Thing” extended performance
- original ending
- deleted scenes
- music video for song “Country Strong” by Paltrow
- music video for song “A Little Bit Stronger” by Sara Evans.
Priced at $34.95, the Blu-ray has those plus:
- Sony’s MovieIQ + Sync featuring the Country Strong playlist
- featurette “Friends in High Places: The Cast of Country Strong“
- featurette “Putting the Words in Their Mouths: The Songwriters”
- and featurette “A Little Bit Country: The Costumes.”
Check out the film’s trailer:
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