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The Best Intentions out on DVD in April
THE BEST INTENTIONS WINNER: PALME D’OR & BEST ACTRESS, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 1992 ON DVD 26th April 2010 DIRECTED BY BILLE AUGUST WRITTEN BY INGMAR BERGMAN STARRING SAMUEL FRÖLER PERNILLA AUGUST MAX VON SYDOW GHITA NØRBY The Best Intentions is the story of a family and a bygone era played out against...

Scifi Thriller The Box hits DVD and Blu-ray in April
CAMERON DIAZ From the Director of Donnie Darko THE BOX “A mind-blowing chiller” - **** Empire An irresistibly compelling sci-fi thriller, The Box features an inherently fascinating premise – would you accept a million dollars if you knew this meant a stranger would die?  Adapting an episode of the Twilight Zone by...

The Cry of the Owl hits DVD in April
THE CRY OF THE OWL   FROM THE WRITER OF ‘THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY’   DVD Release date: 19th April 2010 Running time: 100 minutes DVD RRP: £15.99 Cert: TBC   Robert (Paddy Considine) leaves the big city and his ex-wife for the tranquillity of a small town where he begins to secretly watch the normal domestic life of a...

Night of the Living Dead in 3D arrives on DVD this March
Night of the Living Dead in 3D Out March 27th Synopsis Both an homage to and a re-make of the original George Romero 1968 classic film, this update follows a group of survivors trapped in a farmhouse battling a siege of undead zombies....in 3D! Barb and her brother Johnny arrive late for the burial of their aunt...

Skins Series 4 arrives on DVD in March
Skins – Series 4 and Skins Series 1-4 Boxset   Released exclusively by 4DVD on Monday 22nd March 2009 “The best British teen drama for years” Guardian “This is TV at its best… feisty, polarising and compelling” The Times “Funny, pacy and authentic” Daily Mirror “The most exciting TV show in a generation” NME     The...

Becoming a film addict
For many people, a love of film and cinema was developed from a very young age with weekly (or even more frequent) trips to the local picture house with parents or other relatives. Others may have picked up that habit from friends and relatives at home with VHS or Betamax. I managed to get to the age of 14 without owning a...

Disaster movie 2012 arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in March
"The best disaster movie ever - superbly suspenseful and thrilling from start to finish. Unmissable." 10/10 Daily Star From the Visionary Director of The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day Comes the Ultimate Action-Adventure! 2012 The End Begins on 29th March,...

Johnny Got His Gun: Special Edition arrives in March on DVD
Arrow Films is proud to announce the brand new release of Johnny Got His Gun Special Edition From controversial Writer/Director Dalton Trumbo (‘Roman Holiday’, Spartacus and Papillion)  ‘Johnny Got his Gun’ was Trumbos most celebrated work, and his only credit as a Director.. Blacklisted for his alleged Communist ties,...

Get closer to the action with Yamaha's new YSP-4100
Get closer to the action with Yamahas new YSP-4100 Award-winning, powerful and dynamic high definition One -box Cinema Surround Sound places the viewer right at the epicentre of the action  Yamaha have unveiled the latest high performance addition to their sensational award-winning range of digital sound projectors -...

Anime Review Roundup
D.Gray-Man Competition Results Last week the D.Gray-Man competition closed, and the Reviewer hat-picker-outer went into overtime searching for deserving winners. Two doves, one startled rabbit, and a mouldy toupee later, I can proudly announce that D.Gray-Man Volume 1 will be wending its way to… Andrew Craig of Putney...

A Star is Born arrives on Blu-ray in June
“ gives just about the greatest one-woman show in modern movie history.” – TIME   “One of the grandest heartbreak dramas that has drenched the screen in years.”  – Bosley Crowther, The New York Times     A STAR IS BORN (1954) GLORIOUSLY RESTORED 2-DISC DELUXE SPECIAL EDITION ARRIVES ON BLU-RAY™ JUNE 22   Highly...

Are you Robsessed? Documentary on Pattinson arrives in March on DVD
“Sexiest Man on the Planet” - Heat Magazine “The next Jude Law.” - Evening Standard   ROBSESSED   Release Date: 8th March 2010                 Label: Revolver Entertainment   Voted the Sexiest Man in the World by Glamour Magazine, clinching ‘top male hottie’ at the Teen Choice Awards and the winner of the ‘Breakthrough...

It's Complicated arrives on DVD and Blu-ray this April
"A smart, sophisticated and downright hilarious comedy" -- Pete Hammond, Boxoffice Magazine   Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin in the Newest Blockbuster Comedy from Director Nancy Meyers It’s Complicated  Coming to Blu-ray™ Hi-Def, DVD and Digital Download on April 27, 2010 Just in Time for Mother’s Day!...

Thriller Not Forgotten hits DVD in March
THE PRAYERS OF THE DEAD ARE ABOUT TO BE ANSWERED Star of the hit TV series ‘The Mentalist’, Simon Baker (The Devil Wears Prada; Land Of The Dead) heads an impressive cast that includes Paz Vega (The Spirit; The Human Contract; Spanglish),Chloe Moretz (Kick Ass; (500) Days Of Summer; Dirty Sexy Money) and Claire Forlani (CSI:...

Anime Review Roundup
Just two reviews for you this week, and one of them is a live-action film at that. Since it was adapted from an anime and manga, it ought to count anyway. Besides, with all the CGI and green screen work, it’s half animation in itself. I’m talking of course about Casshern, one of the raft of digital backdrop films that were made...

US comedy American Hot Babes out today on DVD
AMERICAN HOT BABES   The sexiest, most outrageous comedy!   Starring uber babes Denise Richards and Kim Kardashian.   DVD & Rental and VOD: 22nd February 2010 Running time: 90 minutes DVD RRP: £12.99 Cert: 15     In this outrageous comedy, buddies Carl (Brendan Hines) and Lester (Chris Pratt), enter a video...

Comedy Musical Julie & Julia is out on DVD and Blu-ray in March
Starring Meryl Streep in her Golden Globe® winning performance and Amy Adams Written and Directed by Nora Ephron JULIE & JULIA Blu-ray™ and DVD Extras Include the Behind-the-Scenes Featurette “Secret Ingredients: Creating Julie & Julia” and Commentary by Nora Ephron Exclusive Blu-ray ™ Bonus Materials Feature...

Ong-Bak: The Beginning out Now on DVD and Blu-ray
“Spectacular, skull-crushing martial arts” TOTAL FILM International martial arts superstar Tony Jaa returns in ONG-BAK: THE BEGINNING The...

Zombieland hits Blu-ray and DVD in March
“The Best Zom-Com Since Shaun of the Dead” Daily Mirror Woody Harrelson Stars in the Action-Packed Horror Comedy Hit That’s Now the #1 Grossing Zombie Movie in History! ZOMBIELAND The Zombies Arrive on Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD on March 15th 2010 And now a warning from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment: on March 15th...

Anime Review Roundup
Since you got a dose of news on Saturday, I think I’ll dive straight into the anime reviews this week, and fortunately there’s more than just a single review to point you to. First up was Fate/Stay Night: Volume 2, in which the fantasy battle genre still crosses with the harem comedy genre, and somehow manages to work. In this...

Danny Dyer in Dead Man Running out on DVD and Blu-ray this March
DANNY DYER FANCIES GINGER NICOLA FROM GIRLS ALOUD! …and wouldn’t mind a bit of Helen Mirren, Stephanie Beacham and Gloria Hunniford   London, Friday 12 February – Supporting his latest DVD Dead Man Running also starring 50 Cent - Danny Dyer bares all just in time for Valentines Day in an interview* this month, where he...

D. Gray-Man Competition and Manga News!
First The Competition It’s been a while since we’ve had a competition, but we can belatedly kick off 2010 in some style, as we have three copies of Manga Entertainment’s latest shonen acquisition to give away. D. Gray-Man is the story of an orphan turned exorcist who battles to keep the world safe against those nefarious...

Series 4 of Doc Martin out in March on DVD
“It looks great, the love story grips, the jokes gently tickle and the performances are as neat and appealing as Portwenn itself.”  Daily Telegraph   DOC MARTIN SERIES 4     “What’s not to like?”  Radio Times   Available on DVD from 1 March 2010 “Doc Martin is one of the most original characters on TV whose adventures...

TV drama Material Girl hits DVD in February
MATERIAL GIRL: SERIES 1 On DVD 22nd February 2010     If you want to get stuck into the drama of London fashion, then MATERIAL GIRL is the off-the-rack DVD for you, so get stuck in and try it on for size.    MATERIAL GIRL: SERIES 1 is BBC One’s new drama set in the bustling hot-bed of London’s Brick Lane.  Following hot...

80s TV series Street Hawk hits DVD this March
Fabulous Films are proud to announce the first time ever on DVD release of   Street Hawk:  The Complete Series   Available to own from the   22nd March 2010 Enjoy for the first time on DVD the complete series of this much loved 1980’s motorcycle contender to Knight Rider   Street Hawk series had special guest...

Anime Review Roundup
Let’s round up last week’s reviews. Naruto. That’s it, you can go home now. It’s not my fault, honest! Late Naruto filler is enough to put anyone off anime for life. I’m just glad that it dimmed my enthusiasm for only a week. Actually, Naruto Unleashed: Series 8 Part 2 wasn’t as bad as I was expecting after the previous...

Apocalypse of the Dead out in March
APOCALYPSE OF THE DEAD   In the ghoulish tradition of George A. Romero’s ‘Dawn of the Dead’ comes an epic fight for survival in the realm of the undead…   DVD & Rental and VOD: 1st March 2010 Running time: 89 minutes DVD RRP: £12.99 Cert: 18   AVAILABLE IN THE UK & IRELAND FOR THE FIRST TIME ON DVD   In the...

Attack On Leningrad
Starring Academy Award Winner Mira Sorvino, Academy Award Nominee Armin Mueller-Stahl and Golden Globe Winner Gabriel Byrne.  New release to DVD in the UK  DVD & Blu Ray Release date: 15th February 2010 Running time: 146 minutes DVD RRP: £19.99 Cert: 15 (12 Ireland)  This soaring, action-packed journey of...