Knowing [Blu-ray]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

A time capsule containing a cryptic message about the coming apocalypse sends a concerned father on a race to prevent the horrific events from unfolding as predicted in this sci-fi thriller directed by Alex Proyas (Dark City) and starring Nicolas Cage. 1958: As the dedication ceremony for a newly constructed elementary school gets under way, a time capsule containing student drawings of the future is buried on the grounds and scheduled to be unearthed on the school's 50th anniversary. Instead of submitting a drawing, however, one little girl scribbles a series of seemingly random numbers on her paper before it is buried. Fifty years later, the time capsule is unearthed for a new generation of students to examine. Young Caleb Koestler (Chandler Canterbury) is one of those students. The mysterious sequence of numbers falling into his possession, Caleb takes the paper to his father, Professor John Koestler (Cage), for examination. Studying the numbers, Professor Koestler soon discovers that they aren't random at all, but an encoded message containing the precise dates, death tolls, and coordinates of every major disaster since the time capsule was buried. Not only that, but the document also indicates that there will be three more such events, the last of which indicates a doomsday scenario that appears directly tied to Professor Koestler and Caleb. His desperate plea to authorities falling on deaf ears, Professor Koestler realizes that his only hope for preventing more lives from being lost is to take personal action. Though the author of the prophecies is no longer living, Professor Koestler is eventually able to track down her daughter Diana Wayland (Rose Byrne), and granddaughter Abby, who reluctantly agree to aid in the investigation. As the final date on the list draws near, Professor Koestler enters into a frantic race against time to prevent destruction on a global scale, in the process realizing that in order to save millions of lives, he may have to make the ultimate sacrifice. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: A
• Number of Discs: 1
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
• Features:
  • Audio commentary with director Alex Proyas
  • Knowing all: the making of a futuristic thriller
  • Visions of the apocalypse

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Nicolas Cage - John Koestler
       Rose Byrne - Diana
       Chandler Canterbury - Caleb Koestler
       Ben Mendelsohn - Phil Beckman
       Lara Robinson - Abby/Lucinda
       Nadia Townsend - Grace
       Danielle Carter - Miss Taylor (1959)
       Alethea McGrath - Miss Taylor (2009)
       Alan Hopgood - Reverend Koestler
       D.G. Maloney - The Stranger
       Adrienne Pickering - Allison
       Joshua Long - Younger Caleb
       David Lennie - Principal Clark (1959)
       Tamara Donnellan - Lucinda's Mother
       Travis Waite - Lucinda's Father
       Gareth Yuen - Donald
       Lesley - Anne Mitchell - Stacey
       Liam Hemsworth - Spencer
       Raymond Anthony Thomas - Teacher
       Carolyn Shakespeare - Allen - Principal (2009)
       Joanna Hunt - Prokhovnik - Carlpool Mate 1
       Jake Bradley - Boy
       Jean - Michael Tan - Carpool Mate 2
       Rody Claude - Patrolman
       Nathaniel Kiwi - Paramedic
       Blair Venn - Paramedic
       Alyssa McClelland - Flight Attendant
       Ra Chapman - Jessica
       Benita Collings - John's Mother
       Verity Charlton - Kim

• Director:

  Alex Proyas

• Producer:

  Alex Proyas, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, Todd Black

• Screen Story:

  Ryne Douglas Pearson

• Screenwriter:

  Alex Proyas, Juliet Snowden, Richard Kelly, Ryne Douglas Pearson, Stiles White, Stuart Hazeldine

• Cinematographer:

  Simon Duggan

• Composer (Music Score):

  Marco Beltrami

• Editor:

  Richard Learoyd

• Production Designer:

  Steven Jones-Evans

• Art Director:

  Andrew Walpole

• Co-producer:

  Ryne Douglas Pearson

• Executive Producer:

  David J. Bloomfield, Norm Golightly, Stephen Jones, Topher Dow

• Set Designer:

  Jane Mancini

• Costume Designer:

  Terry Ryan

• Set Decorator:

  Nicki Gardiner

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Michael McMenomy

• First Assistant Director:

  Steve Andrews

• Casting:

  Greg Apps

• Co-Executive Producer:

  Aaron Kaplan, Sean Perrone

• Post Production Supervisor:

  Colleen Clarke

• Production Coordinator:

  John Santilli, Rachel Boagey, Serena Gattuso

• Re-Recording Mixer:

  Phil Heywood

• Script Supervisor:

  Karen Mansfield

• Second Assistant Director:

  Johnny Pacialeo

• Sound Recordist:

  John Wilkinson, Peter Grace

• Special Effects Supervisor:

  Angelo Sahin

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Chris Anderson

• Supervising Sound Editor:

  Andrew Plain

• Unit Production Manager:

  Jennifer Cornwell, Neri Kyle Tannenbaum