31/01/12 - Underworld: Awakenings soundtracks

Lakeshore Records is to release two soundtrack albums for Underworld: Awakenings.

The Original Motion Picture Score features the score by Paul Haslinger, while The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features songs from various artists including The Cure, Evanescence, Ministry, Linkin Park and The Naked and Famous.

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Click here to buy the soundtrack on CD for £17.34

 

30/01/12 - The Well Digger's Daughter on DVD

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is to release The Well Digger’s Daughter on DVD on 20 February.

In pre-war France, Patricia (Astrid Bergès-Frisbey) meets Jacques (Nicolas Duvauchelle) on her way to deliver her father his lunch.

With that meeting, a love affair commences that is cut short when Jacques is sent to the front line.

When Patricia unexpectedly finds herself pregnant, Jacques’ wealthy parents accuse her of blackmail leaving Patricia and her father (Daniel Auteuill), the local well digger, to care for the child. However, when Jacques is declared missing in action, his family seeks solace in their only link to their son...

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27/01/12 - My Week with Marilyn Blu-ray & DVD

Entertainment in Video is to release My Week with Marilyn on Blu-ray and DVD on 12 March.

My Week with Marilyn is the true story of a star-struck boy who falls in love with the biggest celebrity in the world, Marilyn Monroe.

23 year-old Colin Clark was determined to break into the film business and his first job was The Prince and the Showgirl - the film that was set to be the smash hit of the year famously uniting the biggest stars of the day, Marilyn Monroe and Sir Laurence Olivier. 

On honeymoon in Britain with her new husband, Arthur Miller, Marilyn is excited about the project but quickly becomes desperate to run away from her Hollywood entourage, the pressures of work and the press who hound her.  For Marilyn, Colin is a welcome antidote and he offers her everything she craves when, together, they escape the film set to get closer in an idyllic Britain.

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26/01/12 - We Need to Talk About Kevin release

We Need to Talk About Kevin is to be released on Blu-ray and DVD on 12 February, through Artificial Eye.

Eva (Tilda Swinton) puts her ambitions and career aside to give birth to Kevin.

The relationship between mother and son is difficult from the very first years. When Kevin is 15, he does something irrational and unforgivable in the eyes of the community. Eva grapples with her own feelings of grief and responsibility. Did she ever love her son? And how much of what Kevin did was her fault.

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25/01/12 - Return of the Man from UNCLE DVD

Fabulous Films is to release Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. on DVD from 26 March.

Starring Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Patrick Macnee and George Lazenby. Renew your acquaintance with two of the very best secret agents, Napoleon Solo and IIIya Kuryakin, those smooth, stylish, self assured men from U.N.C.L.E.

It has been fifteen years since this intrepid pair made international espionage an art at United Network Command for Law and Enforcement. Their nemesis THRUSH, has been inactive for years. But when THRUSH announces that it has captured an American nuclear device and demands a $350 million ransom, to be delivered in person by Napoleon Solo, the illustrious duo swing back into action. Napoleon and IIIya are ready to prove that fifteen years has only improved their friendships and prowess, and that the state of the art technology is no replacement for class, panache and a great sense of humour!

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24/01/12 - My Smurfy Valentine comes to DVD

Arrow Films & Fabulous Films is to release The Smurfs: My Smurfy Valentine on DVD on 30 January.

My Smurfy Valentine features four classic romantic episodes from the much loved long running Hanna Barbara 1980’s The Smurfs animated series.

Far, far away, in a small mushroom village, live a group of little blue pixies in short trousers and white bonnets called The Smurfs. Only as tall as three apples, they speak in ‘Smurf’, a language that only they understand. The Smurfs are carefree, peaceful creatures that live in harmony with nature. But they have a nasty habit of wanting to act like man, which causes them 1,001 problems.

Click here to buy this on DVD for £3.99 (RRP: £5.99)

 

23/01/12 - Hybrid is released on Blu-ray and DVD

G2 Pictures is to release Hybrid on Blu-ray and DVD on 13 February.

Since the beginning of time a breed of creature has lived unnoticed among human civilization. This perfect predator has successfully camouflaged its existence through an unparalleled ability to change form. Today the hybrid creature has found the perfect form - the automobile - allowing both anonymity and mobility with the ability to hunt virtually undetected... until now...

The Blu-ray release comes with a Stereoscopic 3D conversion.

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20/01/12 - In Treatment Season Three on DVD

In Treatment: Season Three comes to DVD, courtesy of HBO Home Entertainment, on 06 February.

HBO’s critically acclaimed Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award Winning series In Treatment returns for a third and final season.

The complete season three DVD box set features the final 28 gripping episodes across four discs.

Click here to buy this on DVD for £30.99 (RRP: £39.99)

 

19/01/12 - How to Stop Being a Loser on DVD

Crabtree Films is to release How to Stop Being a Loser on DVD on 06 February.

How to Stop Being a Loser is a warm comedy about James (Simon Phillips) who is the consummate dork and makes Ronnie Corbett look like a modern day Don Juan.

Eventually, pick up artist Ampersand (Craig Conway) comes to James’ rescue and teaches him the way of the woman. But as James learns the dark art of seduction from his mentor he begins to wonder if Ampersand is all he appears to be and questions what would truly make him happy in life.

Dominic Burns directs this Brit-comedy which also boasts a fantastic cast, including Gemma Atkinson, Stephanie Leonidas, Martin Compston, Billy Murray, Colin Salmon, Martin Kemp, Sheridan Smith, Adele Silva and Richard E Grant.

Click here to buy this on DVD for £9.99 (RRP: £15.99)

 

18/01/12 - The Rum Diary Blu-ray and DVD

Entertainment in Video is to release The Rum Diary on Blu-ray and DVD on 05 March.

Based on the debut novel by Hunter S. Thompson which initiated his long, distinguished and brilliantly unpredictable career, The Rum Diary tells the increasingly unhinged story of itinerant journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp).

Tiring of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local newspaper, The San Juan Star, run by downtrodden editor Lotterman (Richard Jenkins).

Adopting the rum-soaked life of the late 50’s version of Hemmingway’s lost generation, Paul soon becomes increasingly obsessed with Chenault (Amber Heard), the wildly attractive Connecticut-born fiancée of Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart), a businessman involved in shady property development deals.

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Click here to buy this on DVD for £12.99 (RRP: £19.99)

 

17/01/12 - Borgen comes to DVD this February

Arrow Films is to release Borgen on DVD on 06 February.

Borgen is a compelling female-fronted Nordic drama about the fight for political power and its sacrifices. The series follows the intricate and complex lives of politicians, media spinners and reporters, leaving a world of political and personal intrigue in its wake.

Hailed as Denmark’s answer to The West Wing, Birgitte Nyborg (Sidse Babett Knudsen) is a 40-year-old political party leader, who successfully secures a surprise election victory, only to discover that the biggest challenge still lies ahead of her. Privately, Birgitte leads a happy family life with her husband and two children, but she is a woman with a burning commitment, a big heart and too little time. Her challenge to be a successful politician and remain true to her beliefs involves personal sacrifice with far reaching consequences.

Click here to buy this on DVD for £25.99 (RRP: £39.99)

 

16/01/12 - Anonymous comes to Blu-ray & DVD

Anonymous is being released on Blu-ray and DVD on 05 March courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Prepare yourself for action and intrigue in this tense thriller from Roland Emmerich.

Set in the tumultuous political snake-pit of the Elizabethan court, where greedy nobles vie for power and illicit romance goes hand in hand with cloak-and-dagger diplomacy, a secret of historic proportions is about to be revealed. Against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the question of whether Shakespeare wrote his plays will rock England to its very core. The drama has played out but the battle has only just begun...

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Click here to buy this on DVD for £12.99 (RRP: £15.99)

 

13/01/12 - Bounty Hunters comes to DVD

Lionsgate Home Entertainment is to release Bounty Hunters on DVD from 20 February.

Former seven time WWE women’s champion Trish Stratus makes her feature film debut in this no-holds-barred action-thriller.

A group of down-on-their-luck bounty hunters hit the jackpot one night when they pick up an informant with a hundred thousand dollar bounty on his head. But their world is turned upside down when a mob boss offers them one million dollars in exchange for the informant. When they refuse, the mafia unleashes a trio of assassins on them who use all of their power to bring the bounty hunters down, and to get their man - dead or alive.

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12/01/12 - The Big Picture on Blu-ray and DVD

The Big Picture is available on Blu-ray and DVD, through Artificial Eye.

The Big Picture, produced by Pierre-Ange Le Pogam tells the story of Paul Exben, played by Romain Duris, a lawyer who has everything: a partnership in one of Paris’s most successful law firms, a beautiful wife and children he adores.

Paul’s life takes a dramatic turn when he discovers his wife, Sarah (Marina Foïs), is having an affair with Greg Kremer (Eric Ruf), a local photographer. A rush of blood and a dangerous act of impulse provokes Paul into the most fatal error of his life when he accidentally kills his wife’s lover. Bound by fear and guilt, Paul assumes a new identity and flees the country. This time, Paul gets a shot at being himself and at last, see’s the big picture.

The Big Picture, based on the 1997 Douglas Kennedy novel, features a talented, star-studded cast including Niels Arestrup, who received a César Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his stellar performance in this highly emotive thriller.

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Click here to buy this on DVD for £8.99 (RRP: £15.99)

 

11/01/12 - Vanishing on 7th Street comes to DVD

Vanishing on 7th Street comes to Blu-ray and DVD, courtesy of Momentum Pictures, on 20 February.

When Detroit is suddenly plunged into darkness, airplanes crash to earth, vehicles and anything electrical ceases to work and the sun rises to reveal only a handful of survivors battling to stay in the light.

A disparate group of individuals find themselves alone; the entire city’s population has vanished into thin air, leaving behind heaps of empty clothes, abandoned cars and lengthening shadows. Soon the daylight begins to disappear completely. As the survivors gather in an abandoned tavern they realise darkness is out to descend. But as their light fades, how long can they survive before the shadows devour them?

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10/01/12 - The Sullivans comes to DVD in March

Mediumrare Entertainment is to release The Sullivans: Season One: Volume One on DVD on 12 March.

This epic story of a typical Melbourne family torn by terror and uncertainty of World War II, is one of the most highly awarded and widely seen cornerstones of Australian Television.

The Sullivans is the story of a typical family in 1939 and follows the lives of the family members and friends during the years of the Second World War series spawned 1,114 episodes and eventually screened in more than 20 countries. The Sullivans boasts many well known guest appearances by some of best known stars of today such as Mel Gibson, Sam Neil, Kylie & Danni Minogue to name a few.

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09/01/12 - Melancholia comes to Blu-ray & DVD

Artificial Eye is to release Melancholia on Blu-ray and DVD on 23 January.

Nominated for the Palme D’or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and named ‘best movie of the year’ at the European Film Awards, Melancholia is an extravagant and beautiful story about the end of the world.

Directed by Lars von Trier, it stars a remarkable cast including Kirsten Dunst - whose performance won her ‘best actress’ at the Cannes Film Festival 2011 - Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Alexander Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling and John Hurt.

At a lavish ceremony hosted by her sister (Gainsbourg), the wedding of Justine (Dunst) and her fiancé (Skarsgård) is marred by fractious familial exchanges and Justine's battle with her own inner demons. Meanwhile, the mysterious planet Melancholia emerges from behind the sun and appears to be headed on an apocalyptic collision course with the Earth...

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06/01/12 - Hustle Season 7 is released on DVD

Hustle: The Complete Season Seven is being released on DVD, through Warner Home Video, on 09 January.

The Hustle five piece are back and wilier than ever as they outmanoeuvre the most deviant of crooks in the slick and stylish major BBC drama Hustle.

With the double crossing and scams spreading outside of London, the gang have to be one step ahead as they take on bigger marks than ever before in the latest season.

Series veteran Mickey ‘Bricks’ Stone (Adrian Lester) returns, with his ‘partners in crime’; veteran roper, Albert Stroller (Robert Vaughn) and fixer extraordinaire, Ash ‘Three Socks’ Morgan (Robert Glenister). Also returning are brother and sister duo, Emma and Sean Kennedy (played by Kelly Adams and Matt Di Angelo). This action-packed season is complimented by a vast array of high calibre guest stars, including Angela Griffin, Joe Armstrong and Anna Chancellor.

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05/01/12 - Cleopatra (1963) comes to Blu-ray

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is to release Cleopatra: 50th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray from 30 January.

Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison star in this sweeping tale of power and betrayal - the legendary story of the Queen of the Nile and her conquest of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony.

Here is the truly unforgettable portrayal of the beguiling beauty who seduced two of Rome’s greatest soldiers and changed the course of history. Cleopatra is visually breathtaking in scope and grandeur, the film won Oscars for Cinematography, Art Direction, Costumes and Special Effects.

This Blu-ray release has many brand new special featurettes including Cleopatra through the ages, The Cleopatra Papers - A Private Correspondence, Cleopatra the film that changed Hollywood, plus Fox Legacy.

Click here to buy this on Blu-ray for £11.19 (RRP: £15.99)

 

04/01/12 - The Burma Conspiracy comes to DVD

The Burma Conspiracy is to be released on DVD on 23 January, through StudioCanal

Following the murder of his adoptive father Nerio, Largo Winch (Tomer Sisley) is now CEO of the vast W Group. But the compromises money and power require don't suit Largo. He announces the sale of the Group and the creation of a humanitarian foundation, to be led by his father's oldest friend.

The very day the agreement is signed Largo is accused of complicity in crimes against humanity. International prosecutor Diane Franken (Sharon Stone) suspects him of having paid off - four years previously, for his father's benefit - notorious Burmese General Kyaw Min, after the displacement of a mineral-rich native village on behalf of the W Group turned into a massacre. And she has a witness.

The witness is no other than Malunaï, the beautiful Burmese villager with whom Largo had an intense love affair four years earlier. Stunned, he determines to discover who is forcing Malunaï to lie, and to solve the mystery of his father's role in the atrocity. When he learns that Malunaï has been deported and is now in the hands of the General, Largo's convinced she will be killed. He arrives in Burma with a highly dangerous plan and time running out. At Makiling Military Camp he will learn Malunaï's incredible secret. And discover that his enemies' plot is even more twisted than he imagined.

Based on the successful Belgian comic book series and novels by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme, The Burma Conspiracy is the second film in the Largo Winch series, following Deadly Revenge which was released in 2010.

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03/01/12 - The Ides of March on Blu-ray and DVD

The Ides of March comes to Blu-ray and DVD on 5 March, courtesy of Entertainment One.

With sharp, quick-witted dialogue set against the spectacle of modern world power and politics, The Ides of March is an intense tale of sex, ambition, loyalty, betrayal and revenge. The film follows an idealistic young press spokesman working for a newbie presidential candidate as he battles with backroom politics, the treacherous manipulations of veteran operatives and seduction by a young intern.

In the film, George Clooney plays Governor Morris, a candidate running in the presidential primary race for the Democratic Party ticket.

Ryan Gosling plays his press spokesman, Philip Seymour Hoffman plays his campaign manager, Paul Giamatti plays a rival campaign manager, Marisa Tomei plays a reporter for the New York Times, Evan Rachel Wood plays an intern for the Morris campaign, Jeffrey Wright plays a key senator, and Max Minghella plays Ben Harper, a campaign worker for Morris.

Click here to buy this on Blu-ray for £14.99 (RRP: £24.99)
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