Wednesday 3 May 2017

Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne & Rihanna star in Luc Beeson's Valerian - New Character Posters









Synopsis:
VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS is the visually spectacular new adventure film from Luc Besson, the legendary director of Leon, The Fifth Element and Lucy, based on the ground-breaking comic book series which inspired a generation of artists, writers and filmmakers.
In the 28th century, Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are a team of special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two embark on a mission to the astonishing city of Alpha—an ever-expanding metropolis where species from all over the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence and cultures with each other.  There is a mystery at the center of Alpha, a dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

Stacey Solomon and performing arts charity Chickenshed present a nationwide karaoke bus tour


3 May 2017, London – Illumination, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and performing arts charity Chickenshed are proud to announce a spectacular nationwide karaoke bus tour to mark the release of this year’s biggest animation, SING, which is available on Digital HD, Blu-ray™ and DVD from 22nd May.

The wheels of this year’s most entertaining singing initiative will be set in motion when the SING karaoke bus drives into London on Sunday 21 May with singer and TV presenter Stacey Solomon, and parks up at Westfield London. The bus will then embark on a nationwide tour with further stops in Bristol (22 May), Birmingham (23 May) and Manchester (24 May).

Visitors to the bus will have the opportunity to sing along to any of 42 hit tracks from the film, win spot prizes or a private recording session, and learn more about how Chickenshed uses the performing arts to help young people fulfil their potential. Those at the Westfield London launch could also be in with the chance to sing along with Stacey herself!

TV host and singer Stacey Solomon said, “From karaoke queens to wannabe pop stars, I can’t wait to meet everyone at the SING karaoke bus tour! My kids and I absolutely love the film and to collaborate on this wonderful campaign for such an amazing cause is just fantastic. I got my foot in the door through the music industry so I really can’t wait to meet budding musicians!”

Kevin Metchear, a spokesperson from Chickenshed added, “We are delighted to hop on board the SING karaoke bus tour to raise funds for our pioneering musical theatre charity. We hope that this campaign will bring children and young people one step closer to achieving their full potential while having a great deal of fun in the process.  We are so privileged to be a part of this campaign and having Stacey Solomon launch the event with us is just perfect. Stacey is someone who knows just how uplifting, therapeutic and confidence building singing can be for young people.”

SING arrives on Special Edition on 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on 22nd May, 2017, courtesy of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

SING’S KARAOKE BUS TOUR will stop at each of the following locations:
·         Sunday 21st May - Westfield London – 10AM – 6PM
o   Ariel Way, London, W12 7GF
·         Monday 22nd May – Bristol: Brislington Tesco Extra – 10AM – 6PM
o   Callington Rd, Bristol, BS4 5AY
·         Tuesday 23rd May – Birmingham: Redditch Tesco Extra - 10AM – 6PM
o   Coldfield Dr, Oakenshaw, Redditch B98 7RU
·         Wednesday  24th May – Manchester: Stockport Tesco Extra  - 10AM – 6PM
o   Tiviot Way Portwood, Stockport SK1 2BT

About SING
From Illumination, the studio that brought you The Secret Life of Pets and the Despicable Me franchise, comes an animated comedy about finding the music that lives inside all of us. SING stars Academy Award® winner† Matthew McConaughey as Buster Moon, an eternally optimistic koala who puts on the world’s greatest singing competition to save his crumbling theater; Academy Award® winner†† Reese Witherspoon as Rosita, an overworked and unappreciated mother of 25 piglets desperate to unleash her inner diva; Scarlett Johansson as Ash, a punk rock porcupine with a beautiful voice behind her prickly exterior; Taron Egerton as Johnny, a young gangster gorilla looking to break free of his family’s felonies; as well as Seth MacFarlane, John C. Reilly, and Grammy Award-nominated Tori Kelly. SING is the musical comedy event of the year!

50th Anniversary 4K Restoration of The Graduate


One of the most beloved American films of all time, THE GRADUATE is 50 this year, and STUDIOCANAL are very proud to be celebrating this anniversary with a cinema release of a pristine new 4K restoration including a 2 week run at the BFI Southbank from 23rd June as part of their Dustin Hoffman season.  This will be followed by a brand new Special Edition DVD, Blu-Ray and EST release on 24th July.

A complete sensation on its original release in 1967, THE GRADUATE was a one-of-a-kind cinematic portrait of America which captured the mood of disaffected youth seething beneath the laid-back exterior of 1960s California. It earned Mike Nichols a Best Director Oscar, introduced the music of Simon & Garfunkel to a wider audience and featured one of the most famous seductions in movie history and a truly iconic final scene. THE GRADUATE also introduced the world to a young actor named Dustin Hoffman, perfectly cast as the jaw-droppingly naïve Benjamin.

Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) has just finished college and is already lost in a sea of confusion as he wonders what to do with his life. He returns to his parents’ luxurious Beverly Hills home, where he idles away the summer floating in the pool and brooding in silence.  He is rescued from the boredom when he is seduced into a clandestine affair with a middle-aged married friend of his parents, Mrs Robinson (Anne Bancroft). That liaison is soon complicated by Benjamin’s infatuation with her college-age daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross).

Visually imaginative and impeccably acted, with a witty, endlessly quotable script by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry (based on the novel by Charles Webb), with a supporting cast that includes William Daniels, Murray Hamilton, Walter Brooke and Elizabeth Wilson, THE GRADUATE had the kind of cultural impact that comes along only once in a generation.

This 50th Anniversary 4K restoration was created from the 35mm original camera negative by the Criterion Collection. The colour timing was done by referencing a previous colour grading that had been supervised by Grover Crisp at Sony Pictures and approved by director Mike Nichols. The 5.1 surround-sound remix, approved by the director, was created from the 35mm magnetic tracks and the original soundtrack recordings at Chace Audio.

Special features on the DVD and Blu-ray Special Editions:
New Lawrence Turman interview
American Masters: Mike Nichols documentary (53 mins)
Mike Nichols / Steven Soderbergh audio commentary
Dustin Hoffman / Katherine Ross audio commentary
The Graduate at 25 (22 mins)
Dustin Hoffman interview (23 mins)
Screen tests (TBC)
Students of the Graduate (26 mins)
The Graduate: Looking Back (13 mins)
Interview with Charles Webb (20 mins)
Analysis of Seduction scene (9 mins)
Analysis of the soundtrack (8 mins)
Audio commentary with Professor Thomas Koebner

IN CINEMAS 23rd JUNE 2017
on DVD, Blu-ray & EST 24th July 2017

Tuesday 2 May 2017

My Life As A Courgette - New Trailer




From its debut in Director’s Fortnight at Cannes to winning audience awards at festivals around the world, this accomplished debut feature from director Claude Barras, based on a script from acclaimed writer/director Céline Sciamma (Girlhood, Tomboy), was nominated for both a Golden Globe® and Academy Award®.

After his mother’s sudden death, Courgette is befriended by a police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. At first he struggles to find his place in this often strange and hostile environment. Yet with Raymond’s help and his newfound friends, Courgette eventually learns to trust and love, as he searches for a new family of his own.

Brought to life through memorably bold character designs and expressive stopmotion animation, MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE soars with laughter, sorrow, joy, and above all, stands as a testament to the resilience of the human heart.


Wonder Woman - New TV Spot


Before she was Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, Diana meets an American pilot (Chris Pine) who tells her about the massive conflict that's raging in the outside world. Convinced that she can stop the threat, Diana leaves her home for the first time. Fighting alongside men in a war to end all wars, she finally discovers her full powers and true destiny.