I'd never heard of this series until Acorn sent me this
DVD. Guy Pearce is well known here as a movie actor in films
such as "L.A. Confidential" and "Memento". I didn't know
that he did Australian TV shows besides.
These are really more like mini-movies than TV shows.
Pearce plays a lawyer whose wife is killed, and then he
becomes a lowlife private eye (sort of). This set has 2
"episodes", "Bad Debts" and "Black Tide". There is
murder, political intrigue, explosions and much more.
They're very exciting.
The only bonus feature is a "behind the scenes" look at
the first one. I wish there were more, but it's very
interesting to watch. This is a good series and I look
forward to seeing more!
More Information:
Guy Pearce stars in the acclaimed Aussie crime drama;
Based on the award-winning books by Peter Temple
JACK IRISH,
SET 1
Blu-ray/DVD Combo Set debuts from Acorn on October 1, 2013
“Intelligent, hard-boiled thriller”
—The Wall Street Journal
“Enormously engaging…Pearce (gives a) funny, sexy
performance as a flawed hero…
The supporting performances are just as winning”
—The Washington Post
“This Australian noir could become the coolest show on
television.”
—Daily Record
“Not only are they very enjoyable - they star the wonderful
actor Guy Pearce –
they take us inside a distinctively Aussie version of
heroism and corruption.”
—NPR’s Fresh Air from WHYY
“Stunning crime drama”
—The Sun “Pearce is
mesmerizing” —Daily Record
Silver Spring, MD —Starring Emmy®-winning actor Guy
Pearce (The King’s Speech, Memento, Iron Man 3)
as the brooding antihero of Australian writer Peter Temple’s
award-winning novels, JACK
IRISH, SET 1
debuts as a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on October 1, 2013
from Acorn, an
RLJ Entertainment, Inc.
(NASDAQ: RLJE) brand. In these two feature-length movies,
Jack is reeling in the wake of his
wife’s murder. The former lawyer has reinvented himself as a
part-time private investigator and debt collector with a
knack for getting into trouble. Broadcast in Australia on
ABC1 in Oct. 2012, the series made its North American debut
in July on Acorn TV; the first British TV focused streaming
service at
www.Acorn.TV. A ratings winner in the U.K. and
Australia, the series has two more feature-length
installments in the works. This combo set includes the DVD
and Blu-ray formats of the first two episodes: Bad Debts
and Black Tide, plus a 17-min. bonus
behind-the-scenes feature ($39.99,
AcornOnline.com). Jack
Irish is also available as a DVD
Single.
When an old client dies after leaving Jack
several frantic voicemails, the PI realizes he can’t outrun
or outdrink his past. Jack returns
to the world that took everything away from him—a seedy
place of lowlifes, corruption, violence, and retribution. In
these two feature-length mysteries, Bad Debts and
Black Tide, Pearce delivers a “mesmerizing” performance
(Daily Record), imbuing Jack
with world-weary gruffness and a dash of dark humor. As much
as he tries to break away, the underworld is where he
thrives—and the only place he can find redemption.
Called “a terrific writer; sharp, funny and ambitious”
by NPR’s Fresh Air from WHYY, crime writer Peter
Temple has won the Ned Kelly Award five times as well as the
Crime Writers’ Association’s Duncan Lawrie Dagger for best
crime novel. Text Publishing released Bad Debts,
Temple’s first Jack
Irish book, in the U.S. in August 2013 and will
publish all four Jack
Irish books by the end of 2014.
Street: Oct. 1, 2013
SRP: $39.99 Approx. 202
min., plus bonus
Blu-ray/DVD 2-Disc Combo Set
UPC 0-54961-2109-9-2 ISBN 978-1-62172-109-3
Blu-ray:
1080i/16:9 widescreen - 2.0 DTS-HD MA/ - SDH subtitles
DVD:
16:9 widescreen - 2.0 Dolby Digital - SDH subtitles
Bonus:
Behind the scenes of Black Tide (17 min.)
*Also available as DVD Single, $39.99
Contains strong language, violence, graphic images, nudity,
and sexual situations
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