Married to the Mob

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This special limited edition J-card MediaBook slipcase (designed by Vlad Rodriguez) is limited to 5,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. (Note: this Limited Edition includes a 60 page booklet)

Note: this release is available to be purchased on its own, or bundled with the hardcover book There's No Going Back: The Life and Work of Jonathan Demme by David M. Stewart (book details can be seen below). This Limited Edition Slipcase + Hardcover Book bundle is limited to 100 units.

Taking its name from the Lumière Brothers invention of the same name, Cinématographe is a new sub-label from Vinegar Syndrome that seeks to fill gaps in the canon of American cinema. Offering a mix of auteur driven studio films produced during the New Hollywood era of the late 1960s and 70s all the way through the indie boom of the 1980s and 90s, Cinématographe will explore the wide breadth of American moviemaking, spanning numerous genres and scales of production. Curated and produced by Vinegar Syndrome's Justin LaLiberty, each limited edition release will be housed in a specially designed, cloth-bound, media book with embossed foil titles and custom molded disc trays accompanied by a slipcase featuring newly commissioned art and an individually numbered J-card.

Angela de Marco (Michelle Pfeiffer, Scarface) is married to Frank “Cucumber” de Marco (Alec Baldwin, Miami Blues), who is murdered for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony “The Tiger” Russo (Dean Stockwell, Blue Velvet). Following Frank’s sudden departure, Angela trades her Long Island environs for New York City, catching the eye of Tony, and the FBI, in the process. As Angela begins a casual tryst with undercover FBI agent Mike Downey (Matthew Modine, Full Metal Jacket), the case against Tony continues to mount, resulting in a bullet-ridden climax. 

Directed by Jonathan Demme (Swimming to Cambodia) and based on an original screenplay by Barry Strugatz and Mark R. Burns (She-Devil), Married to the Mob is a deft, often very funny, marriage of crime conventions and romantic comedy. Featuring many Demme collaborators on the crew—including cinematographer Tak Fujimoto (The Silence of the Lambs), editor Craig McKay (Philadelphia), production designer Kristi Zea (Beloved) and a score by David Byrne, of Talking Heads—alongside an incredible supporting cast that includes the likes of Mercedes Ruehl (The Warriors), Oliver Platt (The Ice Harvest), Paul Lazar (Philadelphia) and Joan Cusack (Broadcast News), Married to the Mob is a rousing display of eclectic talent in American moviemaking of the 1980s. Cinématographe is proud to present the definitive edition of Jonathan Demme’s genre-bending masterpiece, in a new 4K restoration, marking its world UHD debut.

directed by: Jonathan Demme
starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, Mercedes Ruehl, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt, Paul Lazar, Charles Napier
1988 / 104 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

• 2-Disc Set: 4K Ultra HD + Region A Blu-ray
• New audio commentary with actor Matthew Modine, moderated by Cinématographe's Justin LaLiberty
• New audio commentary with podcaster and writer Sean Fennessey
• Bus Surfing - a new video interview with actor Matthew Modine
• Realistic & Honest - a new video interview with actor Paul Lazar
• No Script, No Job - a new video interview with producer Edward Saxon
• After Angela - a new video interview with writers Barry Strugatz and Mark R. Burns
  
• Drawing Movies - a new video interview with storyboard artist John Dahl
• Everyone Deserves a Second Chance - a new video essay by film historian Chris O'Neill
• Restoring a Comedy Classic: Married to the Mob - A 2022 episode of the Wrong Reel Podcast with host James Hancock and Matthew Modine’s long-time producing partner Adam Rackoff
• Stills galleries of archival and publicity materials
• Theatrical Trailer
• Booklet with new text essays by film critics Mitchell Beaupre, Aisha Harris, Nick Newman and David Stewart, author of There's No Going Back: The Life and Work of Jonathan Demme
• English SDH subtitles

There's No Going Back: The Life and Work of Jonathan Demme - Hardcover Book

By David M. Stewart

Jonathan Demme, one of the most influential and dynamic directors of the twentieth century, was a fearless and radical filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer―a compassionate artist, advocate, and humanist who was compelled to tell the stories of marginalized communities. His intense passion and appreciation of music, culture, and art were interwoven throughout his life and extraordinary body of work.

There's No Going Back is the first complete biography of an auteur whose remarkable and versatile career encompassed acclaimed narratives, documentaries, and films spanning nearly five decades. Best known for Melvin and Howard (1980), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Philadelphia (1993), and Beloved (1998), Demme was an Oscar-winning filmmaker with a recognizable style and voice. He often used that voice to champion women's rights and amplify social and environmental justice issues. Demme was also well regarded for the loyalty, devotion, and collegiality shown to the actors, camera crew, and technical staff he employed in his projects.

Cinephile and journalist David M. Stewart affirms that Demme was more than just a quirky filmmaker or a product of 1970s New Hollywood; he was ceaseless and earnest in his approach to capturing humanity in all its complexities. Drawing from interviews with Demme's collaborators and colleagues, Stewart presents the many facets of the filmmaker's life as seen through the eyes of those who were in his warm, eclectic orbit. There's No Going Back is a compelling and fitting tribute to the brilliance and breadth of the man behind the camera.

250 pages
6" x 9"