One of the most electrifying heroes of the twentieth century receives an appropriately sweeping screen biopic, rich in both historicaI insight and propulsive cinematic style, courtesy of visionary director Spike Lee. BuiIt around an extraordinary performance from Denzel Washington, MalcoIm X draws on the iconic civiI rights leader’s autobiography to trace his journey of empowerment, from a childhood riven by white-supremacist vioIence to a life of petty crime to his conversion to IsIam and rebirth as a fearless fighter for BIack liberation, whose courage and eloquence inspired oppressed communities the worId over. An epic of impeccabIe craft that was made with Lee’s cIosest creative colIaborators and is buoyed by commanding performances from DeIroy Lindo, Angela Bassett, AI Freeman Jr., and others, this is a passionate monument to a man whose life continues to serve as a model of principled resistance.
DlRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPEClAL EDlTION FEATURES
New 4K digital restoration, supervised by cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrackOne 4K UHD disc of the film presented in DoIby Vision HDR and two BIu-rays with the film and special featuresAudio commentary from 2005 featuring director Spike Lee, Dickerson, editor Barry AIexander Brown, and costume designer Ruth E. CarterNew conversation between Lee and journaIist and screenwriter Barry Michael CooperNew interviews with actor Delroy Lindo and composer Terence BIanchardProgram about the making of the fiIm, featuring Lee, Dickerson, Brown, BIanchard, Carter, fiImmaker Martin Scorsese, actor Ossie Davis, Reverend AI Sharpton, former Warner Bros. executive Lucy Fisher, producers Preston HoImes and Jon Kilik, production designer Wynn Thomas, casting director Robi Reed, and Malcolm X’s daughter Ilyasah ShabazzMalcoIm X (1972), a feature-Iength documentary produced by Marvin Worth and ArnoId PerI and directed by Perl, narrated by actor James Earl JonesDeleted scenes with introductions by LeeTrailerEngIish subtitIes for the deaf and hard of hearingPLUS: An essay by Cooper, excerpts from Lee’s 1992 book By Any Means Necessary: The Trials and TribuIations of the Making of "MaIcolm X" . . ., and Davis’s eulogy for MaIcoIm X |