Thursday 28 February 2013

The Conjuring


Before there was Amityville, there was Harrisville. Based on a true story, "The Conjuring" tells the horrifying tale of how world renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren were called upon to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

Monday 25 February 2013

Eden


Eden, a young Korean-American girl, is abducted near her home and forced into prostitution by a domestic human and drug trafficking ring. Throughout the two years she is held, Eden reluctantly ensures her own survival by carving out power and influence within the very organization that has imprisoned her. Inspired by a harrowing true story, EDEN peers into the darkest corners of America and attempts to discover the humanity within.


Friday 22 February 2013

Stranded


Four isolated astronauts on board a bio-dome space craft, experience a ghostly intercession after a meteor storm, leading to paranoia, fear and death.


Tuesday 19 February 2013

Hunky Dory

It's the beginning of the summer of 1976 in South Wales. But school's not out yet, so Viv (Minnie Driver), a fiery high school drama teacher, is determined to fire up her hormonal, apathetic students one last time by putting on the best end-of-the-year show the school has ever seen: a glam rock-infused musical version of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Can she overcome the typical teenage distractions of sex and drugs with some great rock and roll? Find out in this rousing musical from the producer of Billy Elliot, featuring songs from legendary artists such as David Bowie, ELO, The Beach Boys, and more, all performed and recorded live on set by the talented young cast.


Carrie



Homely outcast high school girl with a religious zealot mom has long had telekinetic powers. When bullied by her peers she exhibits her powers more, and when a cruel trick plays out on prom night she unleashes her telekinetic wrath and destroys her school, her mother, and herself.

 

BRADLEY COOPER AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE...



Get ready for a comedy that never takes its foot off the gas as HIT & RUN is released on DVD and digital download on 18 February 2013 from Momentum Pictures.

From the producers of Wedding Crashers, comes a fast paced and action packed road trip comedy starring Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook, The Hangover, Limitless) as a man looking to settle a debt from his past and refusing to let anyone or anything stand in his way. In a curve ball departure from his usual roles, Cooper is almost unrecognisable as he plays this dreadlocked villain... what other celeb actors can you think of who have completely transformed from their usual on-screen image?

FILM CHARACTERS BROUGHT BACK-TO-LIFE



Academy Award nominated Frankenweenie tells the story of a boy called Victor who brings his beloved dog Sparky back-to-life. To celebrate the Blu-ray and DVD release of Frankenweenie, we take a look at other famous Academy Award nominated or winning films where characters are brought back-to-life.



Frankenweenie

Victor Frankenstein lives with his parents and dog Sparky who is his best friend. Concerned with his son's isolation, Victor's father encourages him to take up baseball. Victor hits a home run at his first game, but Sparky is killed by a car pursuing the ball.

Inspired by his science teacher Mr. Rzykruski's demonstration of the effect of electricity on dead frogs, a depressed Victor digs up Sparky's corpse and successfully brings him back-to-life with lightning. When Sparky escapes from the attic the whole town faces the unexpected and electrifying truth of what happens when monstrous experiments run wild.

Academy Award nomination for ‘Best Animation’. 



Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire is a debut gothic horror and vampire novel by American author Anne Rice. It tells the 200-year-long story of a vampire called Louis. Louis was a young plantation owner but following the death of his brother he becomes distraught and seeks death in any way possible. 

He is approached by a vampire named Lestat who offers him the chance to become a creature of the night: a vampire. Louis accepts, and Lestat drains Louis' mortal blood and then replaces it with his own. Louis must learn from Lestat the ways of the vampire.

Academy Award nominations for ‘Best Art Direction’ and ‘Best music’.



E.T.
E.T. tells the story of Elliott, a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, dubbed E.T., who is stranded on Earth. Elliott and E.T. soon become best friends and as they get closer Elliott finds he is telepathically linked to the alien. Not only that, but he discovers E.T. has other alien skills - he levitates balls and is able to revive a dead flower.

However, due to being away from his home planet, E.T. begins to get deathly ill and this results in Elliott getting sick too. Elliott ends up living but E.T. dies. Remembering the flower, Elliott gives it to E.T. and he is able to use the powers from the flower to be revived just in time to make it back to his home planet.



Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein 

Young scientist Heinrich Frankenstein and his devoted assistant Fritz, piece together a human body from parts of which have been secretly collected from various sources. Frankenstein's consuming desire is to create human life through various electrical devices.

He succeeds in his task but the creature turns into a monster when Frankenstein rejects him. Sticking close to the original novel, Kenneth Branagh guides us through the story of Frankenstein's quest for knowledge and his creature's search for his "father".

Academy Award nomination for ‘Best Make Up’.




The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

This 2010 fantasy-adventure film is based on the third novel of C.S. Lewis's epic fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. Set three Narnian years after the events of Prince Caspian, the two youngest Pevensie siblings, Edmund and Lucy, are transported back to Narnia along with their cousin Eustace Scrubb. 

They join Caspian the new king of Narnia, in his quest to rescue seven lost lords and to save Narnia from a corrupting evil that resides on a dark island. Each character is tested as they journey to the home of the great lion Aslan but it is Aslan himself that makes the biggest sacrifice as he must give up his own life to save Edmund when the Witch demands his blood. 

Academy Award nomination for ‘Best Costume’.


** FRANKENWEENIE IS RELEASED ON BLU-RAY AND DVD ON 25 FEBRUARY FROM WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT**

Thursday 14 February 2013

Maniac




Just when the downtown Los Angeles streets seemed safe, a serial killer with a fetish for scalps is back on the hunt. Frank is the withdrawn owner of a mannequin store, but his life changes when young artist Anna appears asking for his help with her new photo exhibition.

As their friendship develops and Frank’s obsession escalates, it becomes clear she has unleashed a long-repressed compulsion to stalk and kill.

 
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Wednesday 13 February 2013

Jack the Giant Slayer


A modern day fairy tale in which the long-standing peace between men and giants is threatened, as a young farmer leads an expedition into the giants' kingdom in hopes of rescuing a kidnapped princess.

 

Monday 4 February 2013

The Paperman


Paperman, Oscar®-nominated for Best Short Film (Animated), will be available to own when Wreck-It Ralph is released on Blu-ray Combo Pack March 5. Introducing a groundbreaking technique that seamlessly merges computer-generated and hand-drawn animation techniques, first-time director John Kahrs takes the art of animation in a bold new direction with the Oscar®-nominated short, "Paperman." Using a minimalist black-and-white style, the short follows the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City, whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman on his morning commute.

 Convinced the girl of his dreams is gone forever, he gets a second chance when he spots her in a skyscraper window across the avenue from his office. With only his heart, imagination and a stack of papers to get her attention, his efforts are no match for what the fates have in store for him. Created by a small, innovative team working at Walt Disney Animation Studios, "Paperman" pushes the animation medium in an exciting new direction.