Abbie Fentress Swanson, Culture Editor & Interactive Content Producer
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This Week, It's All About 'The Dude' Lebowski
Monday, August 15, 2011
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Actor Jeff Bridges (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)
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On Tuesday, Universal Studios releases "The Big Lebowski" on blu-ray. The limited edition disc, which comes with a 28-page book and an interview with the actor who played The Dude, Jeff Bridges, coincides with the 10th annual Lebowski Fest and the launch of Bridges' new self-titled album on Blue Note.
There will be a screening of the 1998 Coen Brothers classic on blu-ray at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Tuesday night. The movie will be preceded by an interview with the person The Dude was based on, Jeff Dowd, and a Q&A with Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, John Turturro and T Bone Burnett.
In addition to Tuesday's celebration, there will also be a bowling party to celebrate the new release at 300 New York at Chelsea Piers on Monday. Tickets to the party, which will include costumes, trivia and the sale of blu-ray discs at midnight, are $30.
Check out the trailer to "The Big Lebowski" below.
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John Goodman gets major kudos in this as well. Names are displayed with all comments. We reserve the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the Comment Guidelines before posting. For use in iTunes and mobile iPhone devices. The Culture site is produced with support from the John S. Knight Foundation and the Surdna Foundation.
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Top 5 funniest movies ever. Add Spinal Tap to that list. Groundhog Day. These guys were genius. John Goodman gets major kudos in this as well.
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