Peace Arch to release 'The Deal' on DVD, Blu-ray on Jan. 20, 2009 with William H. Macy, Meg Ryan

I just received the following press release.

Peace Arch Home Entertainment to Release Romantic Comedy ‘The Deal’ on DVD, Blu-ray on Jan. 20, 2009
Film Stars Oscar-Nominated Actor William H. Macy, Golden Globe-Nominated Actress Meg Ryan

LOS ANGELES (November 21, 2008) – Peace Arch® Home Entertainment, LLC, the U.S. home entertainment joint venture between Peace Arch® Entertainment Group Inc. (AMEX:PAE - News) (Toronto:PAE.TO - News) and ContentFilm plc (AIM:CFL), will release the romantic comedy The Deal, starring Oscar®-nominated actor William H. Macy and Golden Globe®-nominated actress Meg Ryan, on DVD and Blu-ray January 20, 2009.

In The Deal, featuring an all-star cast including LL Cool J, Elliot Gould and Jason Ritter, Macy plays Charlie Berns, a veteran Hollywood movie producer who has a run of bad luck until opportunity literally knocks on his door.

When his idealistic screenwriter nephew comes bearing a fantastic script, Charlie decides to postpone his self-pity to option the script and pitch it to the studios. Soon Charlie is making deals, pulling off one of the biggest hustles in the history of the movie industry. Only Charlie’s sharp-witted development executive, Deidre Hearn (Ryan), who is contending with her own problems, catches on to his scam.

The mischievous, smart screwball satire about renegade producers dealing in love and movie making was labeled “side-splittingly funny” by The Montreal Gazette at this year’s Just For Laughs Festival following its premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

Directed by Steven Schachter, with the screenplay written by Macy and Schachter, the film is based on the novel The Deal by Peter Lefcourt. Peace Arch® Home Entertainment, LLC, will offer The Deal for $29.99 SRP and for $34.99 on Blu-ray at all major U.S. retailers.

Talent:

* William H. Macy (Wild Hogs, Bobby, Thank You For Smoking)
* Meg Ryan (The Women, Against the Ropes, In the Land of Women, Kate and Leopold)
* LL Cool J (Last Holiday, Edison, S.W.A.T., Any Given Sunday)
* Elliot Gould (Ocean’s Thirteen, Ocean’s Twelve, “Friends”)
* Jason Ritter (W., Happy Endings)

“The Deal” Specifications:

Street Date: January 20, 2009
Pre-Book Date: December 16, 2008
Run Time: 100 minutes
Rating: R For Sexual Content and Language
Genre: Comedy
SRP: $29.99
Aspect Ratio: 16X9 WIDESCREEN (1.78:1)
Language: English
Subtitles: Spanish, English Closed Captions
Blu-ray: $34.99 SRP
Aspect Ratio: High Definition 1080p (1.78:1)
Language: English
Subtitles: Spanish, English for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired

Bonus Features:

* “Making The Deal” featurette
* Digital copy of the film

About Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc.
Peace Arch Entertainment produces and acquires feature films, television and home entertainment content for distribution to worldwide markets. Peace Arch is one of the leading independent theatrical and home entertainment distributors in North America, and owns one of the largest libraries of top quality independent feature films in the world, featuring more than 1,000 classic and contemporary titles. For additional information, please visit www.peacearch.com.

About ContentFilm plc
ContentFilm plc (AIM: CFL) is a pre-eminent owner of media rights supported by strong film, TV and digital sales divisions. Further information on the company and details of the individual titles that make up the company’s available library is at www.contentfilm.com.