Monday, September 8, 2008
New DVD releases round up 8th / 9th September.
Sifting through this weeks crop of contemporary DVD releases, we've come up with some recommendations to help you forget about the wind and the rain.
In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 8th September 2008 are:
Chemical Wedding. Now any film based on a screenplay written by Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, doesn't exactly set your imagination aflame but this blackly comic horror stars a wonderfully over the top (is there any other kind) Simon Callow. Callow stars as Cambridge professor who who becomes possessed by the spirit of the legendary occultist, Aleister Crowley. Then it starts getting really weird.
Charlie Bubbles. A very welcome re-release for the 1960s classic starring the wonderful Albert Finney who plays the title role of a successful writer who has lost his way and looks to reconnect with his roots and family. A superb film based on the script by the very wonderful Shelagh Delaney (A Taste Of Honey and Dance With A Stranger).
Caramel aka Sukkar banat. Nadine Labaki's refreshing bittersweet film tells the tales of the lives of 5 woman in a beauty salon is Beirut.
In the USA, the pick of the DVD releases on 9th September 2008 are:
The Big Lebowski - 10th Anniversary Limited Edition. Ten years on and The Big Lebowksi still rocks (or rolls is more appropriate) and this is our favourite US movie of all time. Ok this release is in novel bowling ball packaging, but the real treat is that the previous releases have been rather bereft of extras whilst this one is an extras laden 2 disc release. Other editions including Blu-Ray, HD DVD, and normally packaged anniversary editions are all available from us via the alt-flix stores.
Wild Strawberries. Released as part of the Essential Art House series of DVDs. Ingmar Bergman's 1957 classic is a must see (don't be put off by his reputation his films are much more accessible than some would have you believe).
Also released the same day as part of the series are other classics like The Lord Of The Flies, Grand Illusion, Rashomon, Beauty and The Beast, and Knife In The Water.
Other recommended new DVD releases can be found on our site at alt-flix.co.uk DVD releases.
In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 8th September 2008 are:
Chemical Wedding. Now any film based on a screenplay written by Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, doesn't exactly set your imagination aflame but this blackly comic horror stars a wonderfully over the top (is there any other kind) Simon Callow. Callow stars as Cambridge professor who who becomes possessed by the spirit of the legendary occultist, Aleister Crowley. Then it starts getting really weird.
Charlie Bubbles. A very welcome re-release for the 1960s classic starring the wonderful Albert Finney who plays the title role of a successful writer who has lost his way and looks to reconnect with his roots and family. A superb film based on the script by the very wonderful Shelagh Delaney (A Taste Of Honey and Dance With A Stranger).
Caramel aka Sukkar banat. Nadine Labaki's refreshing bittersweet film tells the tales of the lives of 5 woman in a beauty salon is Beirut.
In the USA, the pick of the DVD releases on 9th September 2008 are:
The Big Lebowski - 10th Anniversary Limited Edition. Ten years on and The Big Lebowksi still rocks (or rolls is more appropriate) and this is our favourite US movie of all time. Ok this release is in novel bowling ball packaging, but the real treat is that the previous releases have been rather bereft of extras whilst this one is an extras laden 2 disc release. Other editions including Blu-Ray, HD DVD, and normally packaged anniversary editions are all available from us via the alt-flix stores.
Wild Strawberries. Released as part of the Essential Art House series of DVDs. Ingmar Bergman's 1957 classic is a must see (don't be put off by his reputation his films are much more accessible than some would have you believe).
Also released the same day as part of the series are other classics like The Lord Of The Flies, Grand Illusion, Rashomon, Beauty and The Beast, and Knife In The Water.
Other recommended new DVD releases can be found on our site at alt-flix.co.uk DVD releases.
Labels: Chemical Wedding, New DVD releases, The Big Lebowski, Wild Strawberries
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