Rendition DVD on the horizon and more Red Carpet Jake

For those people who live on the other side of the Atlantic from me, tomorrow is a special day as it marks the highly anticipated release of Rendition on DVD, which may lead to repetitive strain injury in the pause and fast forward digit. So here is a taste of what people might expect in terms of extras.


'As Rendition is based on the practice known as extraordinary rendition, a related documentary titled "Outlawed" is included here. With a brief introduction by director Gavin Hood, "Outlawed" documents the ordeals of various people who have been rendered by the CIA, like the German citizen Khaled El-Masri. Next we have "Intersections: The Making of Rendition," a behind-the-scenes documentary that features interviews with the cast and crew and various footages taken during filming. In "Deleted Scenes/Alternate Ending," we get five such scenes that come with an optional commentary by Hood. Also included is an audio commentary by director Gavin Hood. In this solo commentary, Hood talks about the various elements of the film and the process he and his crew went through trying to produce the best film they could. Rounding up this section is the film's theatrical trailer.'


It's somewhat disappointing to hear that the commentary is a solo one by Gavin Hood, but this sounds like a decent package to me, especially after the bare bones editions of Zodiac and Brokeback Mountain we were given.



So to get in the mood for the DVD, here are three red carpet videos from those giddy film festival days of last year, the first brings the Toronto premiere of Rendition to life. If the right video doesn't play, just look at the list of TIFF events down the right-hand side and select the Renditon premiere. This video not only includes brief interviews with Jake and Reese, it also features the gorgeous Kelley Sane and the equally lovely Peter Sarsgaard, which can never be a bad thing.



And while I'm in a TIFF mood, as I so often am, here is a 'blink and you'll miss it' video of Jake in demand.



And finally, this film puts us back in Rome and the red carpet event there for the European premiere of Rendition. If you were able to see myself and Xenia, which you can't, we would be at the end, on the left, close to the gate with the flag.



Includes pictures from IHJ.