The Orphanage (El Orfanato) coming to Blu-ray

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New Line Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Guillermo Del Toro produced film 'The Orphanage' to Blu-ray on April 22nd, day-and-date with the DVD release. No specs have been announced for the title, but it will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles (similar to how 'Pan's Labyrinth', a film directed by Del Toro, was released). The only extras announced thus far will be behind the scenes featurettes.

The Orphanage, presented by Oscar-Nominee Guillermo del Toro, centers on a Laura (Belén Rueda from The Sea Inside) who purchases her beloved childhood orphanage with dreams of restoring and reopening the long abandoned facility as a place for disabled children. Once there, Laura discovers that the new environment awakens her son's imagination, but the ongoing fantasy games he plays with an invisible friend quickly turn into something more disturbing. Upon seeing her family increasingly threatened by the strange occurrences in the house, Laura looks to a group of parapsychologists for help in unraveling the mystery that has taken over the place.

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1063

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Orphanage_(film)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464141/
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/orfanato/

[True Enemy]

Nice. I heard so many good things about this. I was a huge fan of Pan's Labryinth. Maybe I will check this one out.

[cordillius]

Haven't seen it but it will be a day 1 purchase for me.
It's nice to see the April release schedule filling up.

[ozma_dude_101]

I saw the movie. It was one of the most exilerating experiences I've had at the movies in a long time. One of the creepiest movies I've seen. I don't know that I'd want to own it, but if you've not seen it, it's well worth watching. One of the best "scary" movies I've seen, right up there with The Sixth Sense.

[Timothyp]

Originally Posted by True Enemy

Nice. I heard so many good things about this. I was a huge fan of Pan's Labryinth. Maybe I will check this one out.

Loved Pans too, and saw the preview for this on Hatchet (or was it The Messengers). I've been waiting for it ever since.

[Batjokeriddle]

Guillermo del Toro has nothing to do with this movie, his name is attached to it so that people will see it. Not at all the style of Guillermo the director is Juan Antonio Bayona it still is a very good movie

saw a screening of it loved it very much

[KButler84]

Originally Posted by Batjokeriddle

Guillermo del Toro has nothing to do with this movie, his name is attached to it so that people will see it. Not at all the style of Guillermo the director is Juan Antonio Bayona it still is a very good movie

saw a screening of it loved it very much

I thought he produced it.

[Arkadin]

lol. yeah sounds like a pretty lame role--just the PRODUCER!
people should know that depending on the movie the producer might as well be the director.

[twonunpackmule]

I was not a fan of this film at all. It was well made, but the story just wasn't interesting.

[IXinchnail]

Originally Posted by twonunpackmule

I was not a fan of this film at all. It was well made, but the story just wasn't interesting.

+1. Definitely rent this one first.

[BLU HD DEFENDER]

The movie is actually really good, i saw it at the Mann beverly center 13 theatres in LA and despite what others might say i found it very intresting. be sure to check it out when you can

[pirates]

I will be buying this movie for sure. I screamed during the movie and cried at the end. It was an emotional rollercoaster for me.

[Blu-News.com]

Loved this movie, two thumbs up!

[d0uble0se7en]

I was screaming in the theatre. My friends were cracking up. The scene on the street....(the first scare)...omg I SCREAMED! hahahaha

uno dos tres...toca la pared....

[d0uble0se7en]

oh and for the record I much prefer The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth to this film (both actually directed by Guillermo) but this one has Guillermo ALL OVER IT! If you liked either of the other films I mentioned, at least check this one out...it's got many similarities to The Devil's Backbone.