Finally! Hunger on dvd in the US

US fans wait no longer!  Skip Valentines' and move on to new releases' Tuesday.   Hunger will be released on dvd, on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.  It's also available on dvd in France on 11th, February.  

The movie was released in 2008, although we don't think it really had a date of release.  It was out for a week in the US in December to see if it could sway the Academy.  Then it was released in March 2009, where it still didn't have much of run.  Then it was on OnDemand.  Hunger has received an armful of awards, thousands of positive reviews, and has been watched over and over again when it was on OnDemand and other movie channels all over the world.  Every time a review of Michael's work on Inglourious Basterds or Fish Tank is published, all mention something about Hunger and the amazing performance by Michael, Liam and the rest of cast, AND the work by director Steve Mcqueen.

Michael has spoken very highly about the opportunity he had making the film.  From Anthemmagazine.com

I think it came just at the right time for me. I was working fairly regularly, but with that film coming out and the success it received at Cannes, it really helped me and allowed me to meet really interesting filmmakers.

Here's a video taken in Toronto in 2008, when Hunger premiered at the Toronto International film festival:



Here is the first 10 minutes of the famous 17 minute scene in Hunger:



Even though we promote Michael's work on this blog, we're not above saying that the whole cast was amazing and you should check out the other actors.

Liam Cunningham: http://www.liamcunningham.net/
Liam Mcmahon: Facebook, Facebook Fan page
The rest of the fantastic cast and crew at IMDB

Order your copy of this award winning, thought provoking, gut wrenching film.  And pass on the popcorn, because this is not a popcorn flick.

Written 2/10/10 1:09 pm