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Hush on DVD
New Brit horror
It’s dark and raining. You’re driving home on the motorway. A truck overtakes you. Its shutters open for a split second and inside you see a caged woman screaming for help. What do you do? What should you do? You do nothing. You don’t want to get involved. But what happens when the next victim is the person you love?
The debut feature by writer/director Mark Tonderai is a gripping psychological thriller that begins with an ordinary late-night drive home on the motorway and ends with a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Hush is released on DVD and Blu-ray on July 20th.
Graeme Clark [3 Jul 2009 at 20:38]
Genova on DVD
Winterbottom turns Roeg
A haunting, eerie journey to a place where souls stir and hearts go to mend themselves, GENOVA is the dark, brooding voyage of discovery for one family, torn apart by tragedy.
After the sudden death of his wife, the sun drenched vistas and shadow-cloaked alleyways of the Italian town Genova provides Joe (Colin Firth) and his two young daughters a fresh new start. Joe throws himself into study and possible new relationships, the teenage Kelly (Willa Holland – GOSSIP GIRL, THE O.C.) loses herself in the underbelly of this mysterious new world, but it is youngest daughter Mary (Perla Haney-Jardine – KILL BILL VOL. 2) who is affected by this mystifying and alluring paradise in which she sees the ghost of her mother wandering the streets.
Warner Bros. Pictures and Vertigo Films are proud to announce the release of THE FIRM, in cinemas 25th September.
Loosely adapted from Alan Clarke’s 1989 classic TV film, Nick Love’s film is set earlier in the 80’s and retells a similar story to the original – but from a different character’s point of view. The film centers on Dom, a young wannabe football casual, who get drawn into the charismatic but dangerous world of the firm’s top boy, Bex.
Accepted for the fast mouth and sense of humour, Dom soon becomes one of the boys. But as Bex and his gang clash with rival firms across the country and the violence spirals out of control, Dom realises he wants out – until he learns it’s not that easy to simply walk away.
Humorous, heart-warming and set to a killer jazz funk 80’s soundtrack, THE FIRM is a classic coming-of-age story set amongst one of England’s most revered tribes.
Starring Paul Anderson, Calum McNab and Daniel Mays and directed by Nick Love
Release date: 25th September 2009. Click on the link above for the trailer.
A priest becomes a vampire…another man’s wife is coveted…a deadly seduction triggers murder. Thirst is the new film from director Park Chan-wook (Old Boy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance). Already a boxoffice smash in Korea, Thirst was honored with the Prix du Jury [Jury Prize] at the 2009 Cannes International Film Festival.
Continuing his explorations of human existence in extreme circumstances, the director spins a tale that he conceived and then developed over several years with co-screenwriter Chung Seo-kyung.
Sang-hyun (played by top Korean star Song Kang-ho, of The Host) is a priest who cherishes life; so much so, that he selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project meant to eradicate a deadly virus. But the virus takes the priest, and a blood transfusion is urgently ordered up for him. The blood he receives is infected, so Sang-hyun lives – but now exists as a vampire. Struggling with his newfound carnal desire for blood, Sang-hyun’s faith is further strained when a childhood friend’s wife, Tae-ju (Kim Ok-vin), comes to him asking for his help in escaping her life. Sang-hyun soon plunges into a world of sensual pleasures, finding himself on intimate terms with the Seven Deadly Sins.
OPENING DAY: Friday, July 31st, 2009. Click on the link above for the official site.
Karl Malden, the reliable star character actor who won an Oscar for his supporting performance in A Streetcar Named Desire, has died, nearly reaching his hundredth birthday. He was discovered by director Elia Kazan, and was cast in small roles in the forties which led to more substantial ones in the fifties, including The Gunfighter, Where the Sidewalk Ends, Ruby Gentry, Alfred Hitchcock's I Confess, Phantom of the Rue Morgue, and Kazan's On The Waterfront and Baby Doll. Later films included Pollyanna, One-Eyed Jacks, The Birdman of Alcatraz, Gypsy, Dead Ringer, The Cincinatti Kid, Billion Dollar Brain, Patton and Dario Argento's Cat o' Nine Tails. He also had great success on television with a lead role in The Streets of San Francisco. He continued working right into his nineties.
Graeme Clark [1 Jul 2009 at 22:59]
Comrades on DVD
Part of the union
On 27 July the BFI releases Bill Douglas’s Comrades, the epic story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, six Dorset labourers deported to Australia in the 1830s for forming a trade union.
Unfolding in the pastoral haze of Dorset and the blinding light of Australia, this is a beautiful film with moving, profound performances throughout. A compelling account of struggle and injustice, it is also a tale of history, storytelling and the way we see our world. The cast – with a wealth of British acting talent – includes Robin Soans, Philip Davis, Vanessa Redgrave, Imelda Staunton, Michael Horden and Keith Allen.
This distinctive feature from Bill Douglas, the Scottish director of singular vision – better known for his autobiographical Trilogy than for this extraordinary epic – is presented in a new High-Definition restoration and is available for the first time ever on DVD and on Blu-ray in a 2-disc set with over 2 hours of special features.
Graeme Clark [30 Jun 2009 at 21:49]
Bleach The Movie and Panda! Go Panda! on DVD [read more]
New anime
Boasting upscale cinematic credentials that simply add to the thrilling visual and narrative elements that have made Bleach the biggest anime sensation since Naruto. BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY takes the characters and settings of the popular supernatural fantasy TV series to a whole new level! Click on the link above for a clip.
You won’t want to miss the wacky adventures of PANDA! GO PANDA! arriving on DVD, courtesy of Manga Entertainment. Join bright young girl, Mimiko, as her wish comes true when she happens upon a baby panda named Panny and his large, bamboo-loving father. See all three friends getting into mischief in this irresistibly charming DVD. This classic anime is a bright, cheerful tale and is essential viewing for kids and grown-up fans of Studio Ghibli's output alike.
Cliff (Steve Zahn) and Cydney (Milla Jovovich) are an adventurous young couple celebrating their honeymoon by backpacking to one of the most beautiful, and remote beaches in Hawaii. Hiking the wild, secluded trails, they believe they've found paradise. But when the pair come across a group of frightened hikers discussing the horrifying murder of another newlywed couple on the islands, they begin to question whether they should turn back...Paradise becomes hell on earth as a brutal battle for survival begins....
A PERFECT GETAWAY is directed by David Twohy (PITCH BLACK) and also stars Timothy Olyphant (HITMAN) and Chris Hemsworth (STAR TREK). Click on the link above for the trailer.
