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A Field in England out in cinemas, DVD, TV and download all on the same day in July
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
Something we wonder might become more and more frequent as time goes on, a film arrives on 5th July and you'll be able to watch it pretty much any way you like on its release day. Film4, Picturehouse Entertainment, 4DVD, Film4 Channel and the BFI Distribution Fund have all joined up for what is...

Brit action flick Welcome to the Punch smashes onto DVD and Blu-ray in July
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
Get excited, for today we have news of a British action flick, arriving courtesy of Momentum Pictures on 29th July. Welcome to the Punch is directed by Eran Creevy, produced by Ridley Scott and stars James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Risborough, David Morrissey and Peter Mullan. Extras will...

Beware of Mr Baker comes to DVD and Blu-ray in July
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
Some documentaries are described as a warts-and-all portrayal of an individual, which is sometimes apt. This one is described as a warts-and-warts portrayal of legendary drummer Ginger Baker, and is definitely apt. Out 22nd July on both DVD and Blu-ray courtesy of Artificial Eye Home...

Brian de Palma's erotic thriller Passion comes to DVD in August
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
Another day, another title announcement from Metrodome Distribution. This time we have Brian de Palma's erotic thriller Passion, turning up on DVD this coming 12th August. This stars Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace and apparently explores the destructive power of rivalry between a manipulative...

Ray Burdis' gangster movie The Wee Man comes to DVD and Blu-ray in July
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
Metrodome Distribution have announced the release of The Wee Man for both DVD and Blu-ray this coming 8th July. Written and directed by Ray Burdis, this stars Martin Compston, John Hannah, Patrick Bergin, Denis Lawson, Laura McMonagle, Clare Grogan, Stephen McCole, Rita Tushingham and Daniel Kerr....

Outrageous comedy Movie 43 comes to DVD and Blu-ray in June
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
eOne have announced the release of allegedly outrageous comedy Movie 43 for 24th June on both DVD and Blu-ray. This stars... er... everyone? Oh you want us to be more specific, okay. Here we go! This stars Peter Farrelly, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Bell, Halle Berry, Leslie Bibb, Kate Bosworth,...

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is out to buy now on DVD and Blu-ray
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
This weekend, we leave you with info about a movie based on a video game franchise, sorry about that. I'm not sure how we missed this one, but it apparently came out on 27th May, and if we'd noticed it we'd have told you, because it looks bad! Released courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment, the...

The Man Who Finally Died espionage thriller comes to DVD in July
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
It's time to bring news of a golden oldie arriving on 1st July from Network Distributing, post WWII espionage thriller The Man Who Finally Died is turning up on on DVD as part of The British Film Collection. Directed by Quentin Lawrence, this stars Stanley Baker, Peter Cushing and Mai Zetterling,...

Paranormal Incident 2 comes to DVD in July
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
Okay, so we HATE getting press releases as PDFs, they are the absolute (second) worst thing when it comes to posting news items so if you are a PR company work out that every journalist/hack/whatever-we-are hates getting them and at least give them an alternative like a link to a website with the...

Tim Roth stars in Daniel Clay's British drama Broken out in July
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
Like a Brit flick? We like a Brit flick, and so do StudioCanal who are releasing the Rufus Norris directed Broken on 1st July across major formats. Based on the book by Daniel Clay, this stars Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy, Rory Kinnear, Eloise Lawrence, Robert Emms, Zana Marjanovic and Denis Lawson....

Yaron Zilberman's music drama A Late Quartet comes to DVD and Blu-ray in July
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
Feels like a while since we mentioned a new title from one of our favourite distributors, Artificial Eye, so it's nice to bring you one now. Out on both DVD and Blu-ray this coming 29th July, is drama A Late Quartet. Starring Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener and...

Classic big screen Jack Rosenthal comedy The Lovers comes to DVD in May
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
It was a bit of a done thing in the 60s and 70s, for a successful TV sitcom to eventually make its way onto the big screen. It was also the done thing for very little of what made the TV series so funny to translate into cinema land. All that said we have no idea how this particular comedy...

Frankie and a Doctor Who Box Set come to DVD in June
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
As vaguely promised, we lead you into this bank holiday weekend with something to scare the rain clouds away, not one but two releases from BBC Worldwide. Both turning up on 24th June! The first is medical drama Frankie, which stars Eve Myles of Torchwood and Skins fame. This is currently...

New BBC sitcom The Job Lot comes to DVD in June
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
Yes, I know, we said more tomorrow and then we did two tomorrows and posted something different, sorry! Anyway, here as promised is another BBC Worldwide title arriving in June, The Job Lot turns up on the 17th. A new situation comedy screened on ITV, this stars Sarah Hadland, Russell Tovey and...

True story based Vinyl comes to DVD this July
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
An unusual true story based feature from an unusual distributor, Altive Media have announced the release of Vinyl for 1st July on DVD. Written and directed by Sara Sugarman, this stars Phil Daniels, Keith Allen and Jamie Blackley. Based on the story of Mike Peters’ true rock and roll hoax of 2004...

Doctor Who and Top Gear in June on DVD and Blu-ray
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
A raft of BBC Worldwide titles arriving in June to bring you news of, the first two of which turn up on the 3rd. Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil is a third Doctor adventure and will carry a recommended retail price of £20.42 for the DVD. Starring Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney,...

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas from the Masters of Cinema series comes to DVD and Blu-ray in June
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
What better thing to leave you for the weekend with than news of another Eureka Entertainment release in their Masters of Cinema series? Out on 17th June is Tabu: A Story of the South Seas, arriving on both DVD and Blu-ray. Directed by F. W. Murnau with the aid of Robert Flaherty, this stars...

Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States comes to DVD this July
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
For many conspiracy theorists, Oliver Stone is perhaps a shining light, whether he wants to be or not. But this documentary series arriving for the first time on DVD, is perhaps one of his least controversial works. Out on 1st July courtesy of FremantleMedia International, Oliver Stone's Untold...

British black hit-man comedy The Liability hits DVD and Blu-ray this May
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
Metrodome Distribution have announced the release of black comedy thriller The Liability for 27th May on both DVD and Blu-ray. Directed by Craig Viveiros, the screenplay was written by John Wrathall. Starring Tim Roth, Jack O’Connell, Peter Mullan and Talulah Riley, expect a recommended retail...

Cronenberg classic The Brood comes to Blu-ray and DVD this July
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
Ah David Cronenberg, how you touch the parts of our minds that most other horror directors cannot reach. And on this front good news for HD fans, because you can have your minds touched courtesy of Second Sight Films this coming 8th July. 1979 horror classic The Brood stars Oliver Reed, Samantha...

Andrew Bujalski's Computer Chess getting a UK release courtesy of Eureka Entertainment
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
We suspect this news might appeal to fans of Wes Anderson features, it is certainly going to annoy a few people because this won't be out on DVD and Blu-ray until 2014, but we digress. Eureka Entertainment have announced that they have acquired all UK and Eire rights to Andrew Bujalski’s...

Supernatural: The Anime Series - On DVD Monday 27th May 2013
Written by Jitendar Canth
 
The first-ever live-action television series to be re-imagined as an anime series, “Supernatural: The Anime Series” brings a whole new dimension to the internationally acclaimed hit TV phenomenon. Having lost their mother, Mary, under mysterious paranormal circumstances at an early age, young...

Two features from Atom Egoygan come to Blu-ray and DVD in June
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
What better thing to lead us into the weekend than the news that Artificial Eye are releasing not one, but two Atom Egoygan films in June on both DVD and Blu-ray? The recommended retail price will be £15.99 for the standard definition titles, and £19.99 for the high def versions. Extras are yet...

Terrence Malick's To The Wonder comes to Blu-ray and DVD this June
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
Fans of writer and director Terrence Malick will be thrilled to hear his latest work is coming to DVD and Blu-ray this 17th June. And this represents the third collaboration between Malick and director of photography Emmanuel Lubezki. Turning up courtesy of StudioCanal, To The Wonder stars Ben...

60s hip flick Some People with Kenneth More comes to DVD in May
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
More classic British cinema coming our way courtesy of Network Distributing, this time from the sixties. Out on 20th May is the PG rated Some People, starring Kenneth More, Ray Brooks, Annika Wills and David Hemmings. A lively musical tale of teen rebellion, this has been remastered in its...

Rob Zombie horror flick The Lords of Salem out on DVD now
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
Not sure how we missed this, usually we are quite obsessive about horror news, but anyway here it is now. Momentum Pictures released Rob Zombie's latest horror flick The Lords of Salem on 22nd April. This stars, as is compulsory in all his films, wife Sheri Moon Zombie, along with Bruce Davison,...

Andrea Portes' true story based Hick comes to DVD in June
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
When is a teen drama not a teen drama? When it stars Chloë Grace Moretz is the answer, we suspect. 4Digital Media have announced the release of Hick on DVD this coming 17th June. Written by and based on the novel by Andrea Portes, this true story inspired drama also features Eddie Redmayne,...

American remake horror flick Apartment 1303 comes to Blu-ray and DVD in June
Written by Robee J Shepherd
 
Horror fans of the conventional girl in a scary apartment variety rejoice, for Koch Media have Apartment 1303 coming out this 3rd June on both DVD and Blu-ray. Starring Mischa Barton, Rebecca De Mornay and Julianne Michelle, this is based on the Japanese horror movie written by Kei Oishi. The...

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