IT CAME FROM THE BOTTOM SHELF!

The Wachowskis‘ best film, the highly entertaining Bound (1996), is getting a special, limited-edition Olive Signature Blu-ray on August 28th.  The film had been released previously in bare bones edition, but this is the first time that the audio commentary (which I believe originated on laserdisc) and other extras will be offered on Blu-ray in the U.S. (a stacked Region-B release was offered from Arrow in the U.K.).

Here’s the full announcement from Olive Films:

BOUND – OLIVE SIGNATURE (1996)

A groundbreaking work of LGBTQ cinema, Bound stars Gina Gershon (Showgirls) as Corky, a tough-as-nails ex-con, and Jennifer Tilly (Bullets Over Broadway) as her lover Violet. A chance encounter in an elevator ignites a torrid affair between the two women, who soon plot to steal $2 million in laundered mob money and pin the blame on Violet’s mafioso boyfriend, Ceasar (Joe Pantoliano, The Sopranos). A stylish neo-noir, fusing classic tropes with hyper-stylized camera work and color design, Bound is a crackling retro-thriller that never strays too far from its noir roots and would become the first in a line of visually dazzling films from The Wachowskis, the writing and directing team behind the Matrix trilogy.

Bound features a stellar supporting cast that includes Christopher Meloni (TV’s Law & Order: SVU), Richard C. Sarafian (director of the cult film Vanishing Point) and John P. Ryan (Runaway Train) with exquisite photography by Bill Pope (Baby Driver) and razor-sharp editing by Academy Award winner® Zach Staenberg (Best Film Editing, The Matrix, 2000).

OLIVE SIGNATURE FEATURES:

• Both Theatrical and Unrated versions
• New High-Definition digital restoration
• Audio commentary with writers/directors The Wachowskis; actors Joe Pantoliano, Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon; film editor Zach Staenberg; and technical consultant Susie Bright
• “Part and Parcel” – with titles designer Patti Podesta
• “The Difference Between You and Me” – with B. Ruby Rich and Jen Moorman
• “Here’s Johnny!” – with Christopher Meloni
• “Hail Ceasar” – with Joe Pantoliano
• “Femme Fatales” – with Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly
• “Modern Noir: The Sights & Sounds of Bound” – with cinematographer Bill Pope, editor Zach Staenberg, and composer Don Davis
• Theatrical Trailer
• Essay by Guinevere Turner

GINA GERSHON (Showgirls, Face/Off, The Insider)
JENNIFER TILLY (Bullets Over Broadway, Bride of Chucky, Liar Liar)
JOE PANTOLIANO (Risky Business, The Matrix, The Sopranos)
CHRISTOPHER MELONI (Runaway Bride, TV’s Law & Order: SVU, Oz)
JOHN P. RYAN (Runaway Train, Fatal Beauty, Hoffa)

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH (with optional English subtitles)
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 108 minutes & 109 minutes
VIDEO: 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio; COLOR