Blu-Ray Review: "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"

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For the first time in 19 years, two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks earned an Academy Award nomination this year. The actor received a nod for his work as beloved children's television host Fred Rogers in the poignant feature A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.

The film, which tells the story of a reporter whose life is changed by the kindness and love that television host Mr. Rogers extended to him, is  now available on Blu-Ray and DVD. In the film, Matthew Rhys stars as an investigative journalist tasked with writing a brief piece about the children's show host. Instead of simply connecting over the interview though, Mr. Rogers finds a way to show the reporter the power of empathy and kindness. 

The feature remarkably shows how a little goodness can go a long way in a person's life. 

Blu-Ray Special Features: The Blu-Ray contains a few wonderful featurettes exploring the world of Mr. Rogers. There are a few notable deleted scenes but the highlight of the special features is The People who make a Neighborhood: The Making Of. These short video focuses on many of the people who worked on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. One of the scenes in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood-- a restaurant-set sequence-- actually features many of Mr. Rogers' own friends (and even his widow) in the background.

You can purchase the Blu-Ray by clicking here.

You can check out my full review of the film by clicking here.

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