03822cgm a2200637 4500 121262978 TxAuBib 20121207120000.0 090604s2009||||||||||||||||||||||v|eng|u 9781415747162 $29.99 1415747164 $29.99 097363494447 34944 Paramount Home Entertainment TEFMT TEFMT BTCTA TEF TEFMT TYV GK8 WHP UPZ SPP TxAuBib The soloist [videorecording] / DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures present in association with StudioCanal and Participant Media, a Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment production in association with Working Title Films ; produced by Gary Foster, Russ Krasnoff ; screenplay by Susannah Grant ; directed by Joe Wright. Hollywood, Calif : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2009. 1 videodisc (ca. 116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Special features: An unlikely friendship : making 'The soloist' ; Deleted scenes ; Commentary by director Joe Wright. Based on the book "The soloist: a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music" by Steve Lopez. Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; film editor, Paul Tothill ; music by, Dario Marianelli. Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey, Jr., Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander, Lisagay Hamilton. In 2005, the only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist and recent bike accident victim Steve Lopez more than his banged-up face, was his pressing need for story ideas. He soon discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a skid row schizophrenic street musician, who possesses extraordinary talent - even though he only has half-broken instruments to play. Inspired by Nathaniel's story, Lopez writes an acclaimed series of articles about him and attempts to do more to help both him, and the rest of the underclass of L.A. have a better life. Lopez's good intentions run headlong into Nathaniel's personal demons and the larger issues of social injustice facing the homeless. Regardless, Lopez and Nathaniel find a way to conquer their deepest anxieties and frustrations. MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, some drug use and language. DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. 20121207. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. English, Spanish, or French dialogue with optional English, Spanish or French subtitles. Lopez, Steve Drama. Ayers, Nathaniel Anthony Drama. Skid row California Los Angeles Drama. Feature films. Violoncellists California Los Angeles Biography Drama. Journalists California Los Angeles Biography Drama. African American homeless persons California Los Angeles Drama. Films for the hearing impaired. Schizophrenics California Los Angeles Drama. Musical films. Biographical films. Keener, Catherine. Foster, Gary, 1961- Marianelli, Dario. Downey, Robert, 1965- Hamilton, Lisa Gay, 1964- Hollander, Tom, 1969- Grant, Susannah. Wright, Joe, 1972- Krasnoff, Russ. Lopez, Steve. Foxx, Jamie. Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm). Working Title Films. Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment (Firm). Studio Canal+. Dreamworks Pictures. Universal Pictures (Firm). Participant Media.