Chicago documentary gets Blu-ray, DVD release

Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray available October 13th

The CNN documentary, Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago, is available on Blu-ray and DVD via MVD Entertainment. Spanning 50 years, from 1967 to the present day, the two hour documentary highlights a band that has sold over 100 million records and has never taken a year off of touring, still playing well over 100 shows a year.

Detailed are several stories behind their hits and a look at the way they dealt with both ups and downs on their way to becoming the highest-selling band of the 1970s and the second highest selling American band of all time.

Featuring interviews from band members both past and present, as well as those behind-the-scenes, the film shows Chicago as no one has ever seen them before.

The DVD and Blu-ray are packed with a flurry of bonus material including the official Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago Trailer, Dialogue, The New Guys, Two Weeks in May (Blu-ray exclusive), Robert Lamm – Becoming a Musician, Private Planes Continued, Jimmy Pankow – Helicopters in NYC, Going on SNL in 1979, The Writing of “Making a Man Out of Me,” Hall of Fame Rehearsal along with exclusive deleted scenes: New Music & Paris and “Only the Beginning. The documentary is presented in Dolby Digital Surround Sound with English subtitles.

Buddy Iahn
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