Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Film / TV/Radio Like a Raisin on a disc
Posted by Curt Holman @Curt_Holman on Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 8:43 PM
True Colors Theatre Company artistic director Kenny Leon scored an impressive payoff with A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry's classic 1959 play, which he directed on Broadway in 2004 and then helmed as a new TV movie for ABC. A Raisin in the Sun aired on Feb. 25 (the night after ABC's broadcast of the Oscar show) and was a ratings hit:
"It's the highest-rated movie of the week among women this season and was the No. 1 program among all households the night it aired. Raisin also was the first broadcast network TV movie to screen at the Sundance Film Festival."
The DVD version of A Raisin in the Sun, to be released May 6 (barely two months after its TV debut), is consequently getting a much bigger push and will receive more generous packaging than you'd expect from a made-for-TV movie. According to a Hollywood Reporter story, Raisin's treatment reflects a booming "aftermarket" for television on DVD:
"The Raisin DVD will feature an assortment of extras of the kind normally reserved for high-profile theatricals, including an audio commentary with director Kenny Leon and a documentary on the making of the film."
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Too bad Ivan Dixon, who originated the role of the Nigerian student Joseph Asagai in the stage and screen versions, won't be able to check it out. R.I.P, Kinch! http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1723845,00.html
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