PR: Slideshow and Trailer from Lay the Favorite out on Mar 5

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View a slideshow and the trailer from a film starring an all-star cast including Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rebecca Hall and Joshua Jackson. Sly and sexy, heart-warming and hilarious, Lay the Favorite, directed by Stephen Frears, delivers laughs and thrills in this vivid expose of the world of gambling based on the Beth Raymer's best-selling memoir, 'Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling.'

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"Lay the Favorite is...pleasing and exceptionally well made." -Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT and RADiUS-TWC GO ALL-IN WITH Lay the Favorite ON BLU-RAY(TM) AND DVD

The Star-Powered Comedy Heads To Retail On March 5, 2013!

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - Anchor Bay Entertainment and RADiUS-TWC announced today the Blu-ray(TM) and DVD release of Lay the Favorite from two time Academy Award(R)-nominated director Stephen Frears (The Queen, High Fidelity). The films all-star cast includes Bruce Willis (The Die Hard Franchise), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago), Rebecca Hall (The Town) and Joshua Jackson ("Dawson's Creek"). Lay the Favorite heads to retail on March 5, 2013 with an SRP of $29.99 for the Blu-ray(TM) and $24.98 for the DVD.

Get ready to get lucky! Professional odds-maker Dink (Bruce Willis) is running a small-time sports gambling enterprise when a former stripper named Beth (Rebecca Hall) promises to help him score big -- and turns his world upside down. With his connections and her knack for numbers, the lucrative business of sports betting will never be the same. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Joshua Jackson round out the talented cast of misfits who are willing to risk everything for their dreams. Sly and sexy, heart-warming and hilarious, LAY THE FAVORITE, directed by Stephen Frears, delivers laughs and thrills in this vivid expose of the world of gambling based on the Beth Raymer's best-selling memoir, "Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling."

The Lay the Favorite Blu-ray(TM) and DVD special feature includes deleted scenes.

ABOUT RADiUS-TWC
RADiUS-TWC, the multi-platform label from the Weinstein Company (TWC) is the first studio division dedicated to multi-platform distribution. Utilizing both traditional and digital media, RADiUS-TWC brings the highest quality film and other specialty entertainment to a wider audience than ever before. Led by Tom Quinn and Jason Janego, the label will continue to develop innovative distribution strategies to make marquee content available where, when and how consumers want. The label's inaugural slate includes such acquisitions as BACHELORETTE and ONLY GOD FORGIVES directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Ryan Gosling and Kristen Scott Thomas. Other upcoming titles include: THE EXPATRIATE starring Aaron Eckhart and Errol Morris' THE UNKNOWN KNOWN.

About Anchor Bay Entertainment
Anchor Bay Entertainment is a leading home entertainment company. Anchor Bay acquires and distributes feature films, original television programming including STARZ Original series, children's entertainment, anime (Manga Entertainment), fitness (Anchor Bay Fitness), sports, and other filmed entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray(TM) formats. The company has long term distribution agreements in place for select programming with AMC Networks, RADiUS, and The Weinstein Company. Headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA, Anchor Bay Entertainment has offices in Troy, MI, as well as Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. Anchor Bay Entertainment (www.anchorbayentertainment.com) is a Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) business, www.starz.com.

Lay the Favorite BLU-RAY(TM)
Street date: March 5, 2013
Pre-book: February 6, 2013
Catalog #: BD60406
UPC: 013132604060
Run time: 94 Minutes
Rating: R
SRP: $29.99
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Format: Widescreen
Audio: 5.1 DTSHD-MA



Lay the Favorite DVD
Street date: March 5, 2013
Pre-book: February 6, 2013
Catalog #: WC60405
UPC: 013132604053
Run time: 94 Minutes
Rating: R
SRP: $24.98
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Format: Widescreen
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1



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