Monday, September 15, 2008
New DVD releases round up 15th / 16th September.
Sifting through this weeks crop of contemporary DVD releases, we've come up with some recommendations to help you forget about the rain and the wind.
In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 15th September 2008 are:
Rashomon. Truly a landmark film Akira Kurosawa's 1950 tale of human frailty and (dis)honesty was the first of a crop of Japenese classics to truly find an international audience after its triumph at the 1951 Venice Film Festival. Justifiably a classic, we cannot recommend this special edition release highly enough.
XXY. A bold, but sensitively played out tale of a hermaphrodite teenager and a new found friend trying to make sense of their relationship, sexualities and their local community. This Argentinian drama has deservedly chalked up numerous awards and nominations, and found itself a wider audience who have praised its unflinching and honest approach to the story.
Three And Out. Starring Mckenzie Crook as a tube train driver who has recently had 2 suicides jump in front of his tube train. When he is told that if this happens 3 times in a month he gets paid off service with a huge lump sum, he goes out in search of a willing volunteer. Low budget Brit coms never seem to be flavour of the month, but this controversial black comedy deserved better treatment that it received, as it is actually one of the best Brit coms made in the last few years.
In the USA, the pick of the DVD releases on 16th September 2008 are:
Ladies And Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains. An almost legendary and lost 1981 low budget flick about an all girl punk band who rise from obscurity to next big thing. With a cast that included Ray Winstone, alongside musicians Paul Cook and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols) and Paul Simenon (The Clash) the film enjoyed only rare screenings, but like all great cult classics, it has over the years gained a significant following through word of mouth and lots of poor quality video tapes and discs changing hands. Now receiving its first commercial release on any format.
The Love Guru. Everyone is waiting for Mike Myers to make a bad film - keep waiting. This is another truly funny Myers movies stuffed with some great gags, and again proves he is one of the very few universal talents making comedy these days.
British Cinema Classic B Film Collection, Vol. 1. B movie in this particular context is slightly misleading. There are some classics contained in this great selection. The Siege of Sidney Street is the pick of the bunch, the true story of a riot come uprising in the east end of London in 1911. Also included is Tread Softly Stranger, The Frightened Man, Crimes at the Dark House, The Hooded Terror and Girl in the News
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 15th September 2008 are:
Rashomon. Truly a landmark film Akira Kurosawa's 1950 tale of human frailty and (dis)honesty was the first of a crop of Japenese classics to truly find an international audience after its triumph at the 1951 Venice Film Festival. Justifiably a classic, we cannot recommend this special edition release highly enough.
XXY. A bold, but sensitively played out tale of a hermaphrodite teenager and a new found friend trying to make sense of their relationship, sexualities and their local community. This Argentinian drama has deservedly chalked up numerous awards and nominations, and found itself a wider audience who have praised its unflinching and honest approach to the story.
Three And Out. Starring Mckenzie Crook as a tube train driver who has recently had 2 suicides jump in front of his tube train. When he is told that if this happens 3 times in a month he gets paid off service with a huge lump sum, he goes out in search of a willing volunteer. Low budget Brit coms never seem to be flavour of the month, but this controversial black comedy deserved better treatment that it received, as it is actually one of the best Brit coms made in the last few years.
In the USA, the pick of the DVD releases on 16th September 2008 are:
Ladies And Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains. An almost legendary and lost 1981 low budget flick about an all girl punk band who rise from obscurity to next big thing. With a cast that included Ray Winstone, alongside musicians Paul Cook and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols) and Paul Simenon (The Clash) the film enjoyed only rare screenings, but like all great cult classics, it has over the years gained a significant following through word of mouth and lots of poor quality video tapes and discs changing hands. Now receiving its first commercial release on any format.
The Love Guru. Everyone is waiting for Mike Myers to make a bad film - keep waiting. This is another truly funny Myers movies stuffed with some great gags, and again proves he is one of the very few universal talents making comedy these days.
British Cinema Classic B Film Collection, Vol. 1. B movie in this particular context is slightly misleading. There are some classics contained in this great selection. The Siege of Sidney Street is the pick of the bunch, the true story of a riot come uprising in the east end of London in 1911. Also included is Tread Softly Stranger, The Frightened Man, Crimes at the Dark House, The Hooded Terror and Girl in the News
Other recommended new DVD releases can be found on our site at alt-flix.co.uk DVD releases.
Labels: Ladies And Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains, Rashomon
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