movie update..whats on the net

[whisper]

been awhile as been very busy..

update of whats kicking about the net..

First up on DVD THIS WEEK we have a Retail of sci-fi action blockbuster Transformers 3 : Dark Of The Moon. Autobots Bummblebee, Rachet, Ironhide and Sideswipe led by Optimus Prime, are back in action taking on the evil Decepticons, who are eager to avenge their recent defeat. The Autobots and Decepticons become involved in a perilous space race between the U.S. and Russia, to reach a hidden Cybertronian spacecraft on the moon and learn its secrets, and once again Sam Witwicky has to come to the aid of his robot friends. New villain, Shockwave, who rules Cybertron, is on the scene while the Autobots and Decepticons continue to battle it out on Earth. A fun packed action and explosion fest that lives up the true expectations of Michael Bay blockbuster.
Highly Recommended, just leave your thinking-brain at the door and you'll have a fantastic 2 hour thrill ride.


Ryan Reynolds stars in the comic book super hero action flick Green Lantern, another Retail this week. A test pilot is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe. An excellent and faithful adaptation to the comic books that fans will thoroughly enjoy. Recommended.


Comedy Horrible Bosses is also a Retail this week. Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman all star. Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness. Hilarious dark comedy thats brilliantly offensive and crewd. Highly Recommended.


Super cool and stylish action drama Drive with Ryan Gosling is a DVD Screener this week. A Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong. A visually lush and gorgeous film thats beautifully crafted. Gosling is awesome in this and reminiscent of Steve McQueen, he really is that cool. Very Highly Recommended, haven't enjoyed a performance like this in a while.  Check the trailer : http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2772212761/


Sci-fi drama Melancholia with Kirsten Dunst, Kiefer Sutherland and John Hurt is another DVD Screener this week. Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide into the Earth. Visually spectacular, beautifully acted, compelling dialogue, strong direction.... if you like things a little different from the normal then check this out. Highly Recommended. Check the trailer http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2606799897/


Bill Nighy and  Rachel Weisz star in the thriller Page Eight, a DVD Rip this week.  Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss and best friend Benedict Baron (Michael Gambon) dies suddenly, leaving behind him an inexplicable file, threatening the stability of the organization. Meanwhile, a seemingly chance encounter with Johnny's striking next-door neighbor and political activist Nancy Pierpan (Rachel Weisz) seems too good to be true. Johnny is forced to walk out of his job, and then out of his identity to find out the truth. Set in London and Cambridge, this is a contemporary spy film which addresses intelligence issues and moral dilemmas peculiar to the new century.  First class entertainment and and intelligent, competent political thriller.  Recommended.


Comedy drama Son of Morning with  Heather Graham, Lorraine Bracco and Jamie-Lynn Sigler is also a DVD Rip this week.  A young copywriter becomes the most famous man on the planet, overnight, when he is mistaken as the next messiah.  A Zach Braff influenced dramedy that pleasantly fills an hour and a half.


Action flick The Kane Files : Life of Trial is yet another DVD Rip this week.  Scott Kane (Drew Fuller), a man with a checkered past is trying to live a clean life. When his son Owen falls ill, Kane finds his only option is to turn to Daniel Morgan (William Atherton), the local kingpin of the criminal underworld. Morgan offers to help Kane's family, but double-crosses him. When Morgan tries killing Kane by employing a dirty cop, Jace Olsen (Ethan Embry), Kane escapes from prison to seek his revenge and save his son. With the FBI (William Devane) and Police (Embry) on his tail, Kane must utilize all his deadly skills to save his family and himself.


Family drama Touchback with Kurt Russell is also a DVD Rip this week.  On the game winning play of the biggest game of his life, the best High School Football player in the nation injures his knee and destroys his dreams of a college and professional career. But fifteen years later, he receives the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to go back and change history. A nice feel good family movie.


DVD Rip 51 chronicles what happens after political pressure from the American public forces the Air Force to provide a few well-known reporters with limited access to the most secretive base on the planet: Area 51. When one of the base's hidden 'long term visitors' exploits this unprecedented visit as a chance to liberate himself and his fellow alien captives, Area 51 turns from a secure government base to a horrifying destination of terror. Another classic SyFy channel number for the fans.


Comedy crime drama Delhi Belly is a Retail this week.  Three struggling room-mates unknowingly become potential prey of a ruthless gangster. Very funny Indian comedy.  Recommended


Horror thriller Dont Be Afraid Of The Dark with Katie Holmes and Guy Pearce is a DVD Screener this week.  A young girl is sent to live with her estranged father and his girlfriend at their new home. The father, Alex has plans to spruce up the home with the help of his interior decorator girlfriend, Kim. The previous owner of the home was a famous painter who mysteriously disappeared. Alex's daughter, Sally, soon discovers the cause of the painter's disappearance. A dark movie that captures your childhood fears perfectly.  If your into scary movies and like to let your imagination run away from you then this will cause you more than a few nightmares.  Recommended.

[✈ Elle ☀]

Thanks Whisper - much appreciated! Have got Horrible Bosses ready to watch,... but there's a couple of others I hadn-t kown about too.

Nice one! xxxx

[whisper]

Kicking About The Net

First on the DVD this week we have a DVD Screener of British Drama Albatross. Starring Julia Ormond along side Felicity Jones as Beth, a bookish teenager, befriends Emilia, an aspiring novelist who has just arrived in town. Emilia soon begins an affair with Beth's father that threatens to have devastating consequences.  Nice story about love. Well cast, an enjoyable and moving film.  Recommended.

James McAvoy and Hugh Laurie lend their voices to the animated comedy Arthur Christmas, another DVD Screener this week.  On Christmas night at the North Pole, Santa's youngest son looks to use his father's high-tech operation for an urgent mission.  Delightfully charming, a feel good family film, Recommended.

The Penguins of Madagascar return with a new Retail DVD this week.  Operation Blowhole, a three part saga in which Skipper and the Penguins face off against their sinister nemesis, Dr. Blowhole, and must put a stop to his diabolical plans for revenge…and more revenge. With six original musical numbers, it’s a bond spoof of Penguins proportions!  Recommended to kids, old and young.

Another Retail this week is the action crime mystery The Double with Richard Gere, Topher Grace and Odette Anabelle.  A retired CIA operative is paired with a young FBI agent to unravel the mystery of a senator's murder, with all signs pointing to a Soviet assassin.  Typical action movie lovers will find this film very satisfying. It's got attractive lead characters, guns, car chases, lots of cold-blooded murder and a world-class villain with a twist.  Recommended.

Horror sequel Hostel Part III is also a Retail this week.  While attending a bachelor party in Las Vegas, four friends are enticed by two sexy escorts to join them at a private party way off the Strip. Once there, they are horrified to find themselves the subjects of a perverse game of torture, where members of the Elite Hunting Club are hosting the most sadistic show in town.  Plenty of gore and gruesome kills, torture-porn fans will enjoy. 

Dominic Purcell stars in the horror Escapee, another Retail this week.  While on a class observation trip at a local mental hospital, young psychology major Abby Jones, has a chilling encounter with high-risk patient, Harmon. She returns home for an evening of normal study with her two roommates unaware of the darkness shes awakened within him. Later that evening a storm moves in, while Harmon escapes leaving a trail of death, as he makes his toward an unsuspecting Abby. The story is based on events that took place in one of the producers hometown of Alexandria, Louisiana.  A suspensefull and heady thriller without cheap violence.

Paranormal Activity 3 is also a Retail this week. The third in the scary supernatural handy-cam horror series, but actually a prequel. In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.  If you were scared by the first two, then this will actually make you sh*t yourself, the only way to make horror movies more frightening and creepy is to add small children...  Recommended to fans of the genre and series.

Talking of creepy horror movies with small children, Dream House is another Retail this week.  Soon after moving into their seemingly idyllic new home, a family learns of a brutal crime committed against former residents of the dwelling.  Starring Rachel Weiss and Daniel Craig this is a creepy horror / thriller thats recommended for a dark cold evening on the couch.

British fantasy thriller 7Lives with Kate Ashfield, Danny Dyer and Helen George is a DVD Rip this week.  Tom, a married man with kids, is struggling at work when a client tries to seduce him with promises of a 'more exciting life'. On his way home one night he gets attacked by a gang of hoodies and falls into a parallel world where he lives 5 other lives including a Rock-Star, a Homeless person and the 'hoody' that attacked him. These lives help him to re-evaluate his priorities and values but in order to get home he must face some of his deepest desires and fears. Will he make it home or is the grass greener on the other side?  Very strange but for the open minded its very rewarding, great performances, engrossing tale. Recommended.

Sci-fi action horror D4 is also a DVD Screener this week.  D4 follows a team of special ops mercenaries on a mission to rescue a kidnapped kid believed to be held in an abandoned government facility. Hired by the boy's mother, a wealthy doctor with high reaching influence, all seems to be an easy job. But as things unfold, what was meant to be a simple search and rescue turns into a fight for survival.  Great fun... nonsence, but good throwaway entertainment all the same. An adrenaline fix of action!

Golden Globe nominated comedy drama The Descendants with George Clooney and Shailene Woodley is also a DVD Screener this week.  With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront the young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.  The rare fuse of amazing direction and brilliant performances. Not a laugh out loud comedy, much deeper.  Recommended.


Matthew Macfadyen, Milla Jovovich, Helen George, Til Schweiger and Orlando Bloom all star int he swashbuckling action adventure The Three Musketeers which is another DVD Screener this week.  The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.  Clichéd, campy, predictable - and very entertaining.  Recommended.

[✈ Elle ☀]

Cheers love!

Have got Albatross, The Descendants and Three Musketeers queued up. 7Lives appeals to me though!

Saw Dream House - it was good, but I wished I'd not seen the trailer first.

Paranormal Activity 3 - I hesitate to call myself a fan. I love them all... until the last 10 minutes, and am then always left disappointed.

[whisper]

First on the DVD this week we have a Retail of hilarious comedy A Very Harold And Kumar Christmas. Six years after their Guantanamo Bay adventure, stoner buds Harold Lee and Kumar Patel cause a holiday fracas by inadvertently burning down Harold's father-in-law's prize Christmas tree.  Fantastically funny and everything any Harold And Kumar fan could expect.  Highly Recommended to fans of the previous films, consumers of wild foliage and anyone else who just wants a good laugh.

Rhys Ifans and Vanessa Redgrave both star in the thrilling drama Anonymous, also a Retail this week.  A political thriller advancing the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays; set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her.  Inventive and compelling, a fascinating and hugely entertaining film.  Highly Recommended.

Action drama 5 Days Of War starring Rupert Friend, Emmanuel Chriqui, Heather Graham, Andy Garcia and Val Kilmer, is also a Retail this week.  Centered around the war between Russia and Georgia, and focused on an American journalist, his cameraman, and a Georgian native who become caught in the crossfire.

Jackie Chan directs and stars in the Chinese action drama 1911, another Retail this week.  A historical drama based on the founding of the Republic of China when nationalist forces led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the Qing Dynasty. Some propaganda tendencies but overall epic, detailed and entertaining. Jackie is at his acting best, directing best, and the most violent and dramatic film of his career.  Recommended.

Feel good comedy drama The Big Year with Jack Black, Owen Wilson and Steve Martin is yet another Retail this week.  Three avid bird watchers compete to spot the rarest birds in North America at a prestigious annual event. A funny and heart-warming movie, Recommended.

Thriller Beneath The Darkness is a DVD Rip this week, starring Dennis Quaid, Tony Oller and Aimee Teegarden. A group of teens who after watching their best friend get murdered, struggle to expose a local hero as the vicious killer and keep from becoming his next victims.

Animated comedy Happy Feet Two is a DVD Screener this week.  Mumble's son, Erik, is struggling to realize his talents in the Emperor Penguin world. Meanwhile, Mumble and his family and friends discover a new threat their home -- one that will take everyone working together to save them. Adorable and enjoyable for both kids and grownups alike.

Mark Strong, John Hurt, Gary Oldman and Colin Firth star in the brilliant spy thriller,  Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, a Retail this week. In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.  A re-make and based on the fantastic novel which under normal circumstance isn't a great recipe for good film.  But this is brilliant and in no small part due to the Oscar worthy performance of Gary Oldman.  Very Highly Recommended.

Gritty and brutal crime thriller The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara is a DVD Screener this week.  This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist , as he investigates the disappearance of a wealthy patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined. The best adaptation imaginable with an intoxicating, Oscar-worthy performance from Rooney Mara.  A superb and chilling thriller.  Highly Recommended.

Sci-fi action thriller In Time with Cillian Murphy, Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried is a Retail this week.  In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Here, Will Salas finds himself accused of murder and on the run with a hostage - a connection that becomes an important part of the way against the system.  An enjoyable popcorn flick with subversive undertones.

Nicholas Cage and Guy Pearce star in the action thriller Justice, a DVD Rip this week.  After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score.  A pleasantly surprising and entertaining thriller.

Horror The Watermen with Jason Mewes is another DVD Rip this week.  A clan of watermen capture a crew of sport fishermen who must then fight for their lives.  A solid cheesy slasher flick for horror fans.

Thrive, a Retail this week, is an unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's really going on in our world by following the money upstream - uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, THRIVE offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and our future. This is pretty interesting and relevant stuff although it doesn't go a bit "Conspiracy Theory" in places.  However I still think its worth a watch for anyone thats interested in the subject matter.  Recommended to conspiracy theory buffs.

Multi award nominated silent (Sort-Of), black and white romantic comedy The Artist, which is nominated for, and has already won, numerous awards, is a DVD Screener this week.  Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.  An amazing film, not for everyone, but hugely enjoyable for those that know what they are getting into.  This film has no audio dialogue but does have music and sound effects, just like old silent movies.  The film is also black and white as an homage to the old silent movies of yester-year.  Highly Recommended.

[✈ Elle ☀]

Anonymous sounds good! Will look out for that one xx

[Celtygirl]

Anonymous sounds good! Will look out for that one xx

Me too, but so far the only offer I've had is to go and see the Muppet Movie on Friday

[whisper]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcModfyaknE&feature=player_embedded

laffed my head off

[whisper]

kicking about the net..


First up on DVD this week we have a DVD Screener of the excellent political drama The Iron Lady with Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent.  A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power. A spectacular, Oscar worthy, performance by Merly Streep in the humanization Of Margaret Thatcher.  Highly Recommended for anyone who either loves the subject matter or can appreciate an amazing performance.

Horror The Theatre Bizarre is another DVD Screener this week.  Down a seedy city street in her neighborhood, young Enola Penny is obsessed with what appears to be a long abandoned theatre. One night, she sees that the front door is slightly ajar and impulsively decides to sneak inside. But there in the dark, decrepit auditorium, a show unlike any other unfolds before her eyes. Its host is an eerie human puppet named Peg Poett who will introduce Penny to six tales of the bizarre: A couple traveling in a remote part of the French Pyrenees cross paths with a lustful witch; A paranoid lover faces the wrath of a partner who has been pushed to her limit; The Freudian dreams of an unfaithful husband blur the lines between fantasy and reality; The horrors of the real world are interpreted through the mind of a child; A woman addicted to other people's memories gets her fix through the vitreous fluid of her victims' eyeballs; And a perverse obsession with sweets turns sour for a couple in too deep...Not since the original Creepshow has there been a horror anthology as amazing as this. Comprising of six different short films, each with a different director and introductory segment, every short film is entirely different and unique in their own way and even the segments in between with Udo Kier and extremely entertaining to watch.  Recommended to horror fans and fans of The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits and Creepshow.

Glenn Close and Mia Wasikowska star in the drama Albert Nobbs, another DVD Screener this week.  Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.  A haunting, bittersweet gender swap period piece that proves illuminating with a phenomenal performances by Glenn Close. Recommended.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, a drama with Tom Hanks, Thomas Horn and Sandra Bullock, is also a DVD Screener this week. A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.  A haunting and lovely tale of a boys journey to keep his father alive in his memory. Deeply sentimental and utterly inspiring.  Highly Recommended, just get some tissues ready.

Biographical crime drama J.Edgar, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is a Retail this week.  As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life. A well crafted biopic, another impeccable work by Clint Eastwood.  Recommended.

Animated comedy adventure Puss In Boots is also a Retail this week.  Years before meeting Shrek and Donkey, the adorable but tricky Puss in Boots must clear his name from all charges making him a wanted fugitive. While trying to steal magic beans from the infamous criminals Jack and Jill, the hero crosses paths with his female match, Kitty Softpaws, who leads Puss to his old friend, but now enemy, Humpty Dumpty. Memories of friendship and betrayal enlarges Puss' doubt, but he eventually agrees to help the egg get the magic beans. Together, the three plan to steal the beans, get to the Giant's castle, nab the golden goose, and clear Puss' name.  Brilliantly funny and entertaining.  Highly Recommended.

Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller star alongside a long list Hollywood stars in comedy crime caper Tower Heist, another Retail this week.  When a group of hard working guys find out they've fallen victim to a wealthy business man's Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence. A cheesy throwaway popcorn comedy that entertaining and enjoyable.  Recommended.

Action adventure The Three Musketeers is also a Retail this week.  The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.  Highly Recommended swashbuckling adventure starring Matthew Macfadyen, Milla Jovovich, Helen George, Til Schweiger, Orlando Bloom and Dexter Fletcher .

Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell  star in the remake of classic 80's dance movie Footloose, another Retail this week.  City kid Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock 'n' roll and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. Hewing a little too slavishly close to the original, this remake is nonetheless a surprisingly character-driven drama that possesses the exuberant spirit of the 1984 classic.   If you never seen the original when it was out at the time, you might enjoy this modern version more than someone who has.


Ellen Barkin, Demi Moore, Thomas Haden Church and Kate Bosworth star in drama Another Happy Day, also a Retail.  A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into the center of touchy family dynamics. An ensemble of outstanding performances.  Even Demi Moore has some incredible moments: her wedding toast is a phenomenal bit of awkward comedy. 


Silly comedy drama Holy Flying Circus, a DVD Rip, is set in 1979 when the Monty Python comedy team return from making their film 'Monty Python's Life of Brian' in Tunisia.  The Popular Peoples' Church of St Sophia (whose members include a Tourettes sufferer who shouts out swear words) find a copy of the script in a dustbin and lobby the British censor for its suppression,leading to many local councils banning its screening. Death threats follow and Michael Palin - "the nicest man in Britain" - has his effigy burned on his front lawn. Finally crazed TV programmer Alan Dick persuades Palin and co-star John Cleese to defend the picture on a late night chat show against the Bishop of Southwark and religious commentator Malcolm Muggeridge. A bit strange but any Python fan will love it, I did.  Recommended to Monty Python fans, not much for anyone else.

Sean Patrick Flanery, Adam Baldwin, Christopher Lloyd and Natalie Zea star in the thriller Insight, a DVD Rip this week.  Kaitlyn, an ER nurse who is tending to a young stabbing victim, is accidentally electrocuted by the defibrillator that is used in an effort to save the woman's life. Almost immediately Kaitlyn starts to experience the victim's memories. She turns to family, friends, and the police, but no one takes her seriously. She decides that she must take it upon herself to try to solve the crime - or risk the terrifying visions ending in her own sanity being at stake. Ultimately Kaitlyn teams up with the detective on the case and weaves her way through the victim's past - to discover not only the brutal truth, but also some very unexpected lessons about life, love, sorrow and forgiveness along the way.



Romantic comedy Meant To Be with Kelly Reilly (Sherlock Holmes) and Santiago Cabrera
 (Alcatraz / Heroes) is an R5 Retail this week.  A delightful romcom about about a guardian angel who falls for the young woman he is protecting.


Rhys Ifans, Anna Friel, Charles Dance, Bob Hoskins and Keira Knightley star in the feature film version (2Hrs50mins) of the tv mini series adventure fantasy Neverland, an R5 Retail this week.  Raised on the streets of turn-of-the century London, orphaned Peter and his pals survive by their fearless wits as cunning young pickpockets. Now, they've been rounded up by their mentor Jimmy Hook to snatch a priceless, some believe, magical treasure which transports them to another world. Neverland is a realm of white jungles and legendary mysteries of eternal youth, where unknown friends and enemies snatched from time welcome the new travelers with both excitement and trepidation. These groups include a band of 18th century pirates led by the power-mad Elizabeth Bonny, and the Native American Kaw tribe led by a Holy Man, which has protected the secret of the tree spirits from Bonny and her gang for ages, and that has meant war. But as the fight to save this strange and beautiful world becomes vital, Hook, Peter, and the ragamuffin lost boys consider that growing old somewhere in time could be less important than growing up, right here in their new home called Neverland. An excellently produced subtle and dark prequel to the Peter Pan tale made by SyFy.  Recommended to fans of SyFy stuff, one their best efforts by far.


British horror thriller Stormhouse is a DVD Rip this week.  In 2002, 11 months before the invasion of Iraq, the military captured and imprisoned a supernatural entity at Stormhouse, a secret underground base. This film documents the final four days of that experiment. 'Ghost whisperer' Hayley Sands is brought to Stormhouse by the government to make contact with the captured entity. Her arrival triggers a series of events which lead to the entity's escape, plunging the base into a horrific nightmare. An original and genuinely scary film, recommended to horror fans.


Zombie horror The Dead is another DVD Rip this week.  When the last evacuation flight out of war-torn Africa crashes off the coast, American Air Force Engineer Lieutenant Brian Murphy emerges as the sole survivor in a land where the dead are returning to life and attacking the living. On the run in a hostile and inhospitable parched landscape, where sudden death lurks around every sun-burnished corner, Murphy has to use his wits and ingenuity if he is to get home alive to his family.  If you like Romero's zombie movies, you might wanna give this a try too.


Korean action flick War Of The Arrows is a Blu Ray Rip this week.  Set during the second Manchu invasion of Korea, Nam-Yi, the best archer in Korea, goes up against the Qing Dynasty to save his younger sister Ja-In - who was dragged away by Mongolian invaders.  This is an excellent movie. Beautifully shot, acted, directed and scored. Multiaward winning and well-deserved. Recommended.


Dramatic thriller We Need To Talk About Kevin is a Retail this week.  Starring Tilda Swinton and John C Reilly the plot centers around the mother of a teenage boy who went on a high-school killing spree who tries to deal with her grief - and feelings of responsibility for her child's actions.  Whilst not an easy subject to deal with, the way in which it has been written, directed and performed makes it absolutely essential viewing. A brilliant exploration of grief, memory and guilt.  Highly Recommended.


Kate Beckinsale returns in the action hit sequel Underworld Awakening, an R5 Retail this week.  When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. The vampire warrioress Selene leads the battle against humankind.  Best Underworld movie ever and better than the rest combined!

[smokie]

A woman addicted to other people's memories gets her fix through the vitreous fluid of her victims' eyeballs;

I hate it when that happens. 

[✈ Elle ☀]

A woman addicted to other people's memories gets her fix through the vitreous fluid of her victims' eyeballs;

I hate it when that happens. 

I promise not do it again next time I come round!

[smokie]

A woman addicted to other people's memories gets her fix through the vitreous fluid of her victims' eyeballs;

I hate it when that happens. 

I promise not do it again next time I come round!

Well, you say that........................

[✈ Elle ☀]

A woman addicted to other people's memories gets her fix through the vitreous fluid of her victims' eyeballs;

I hate it when that happens. 

I promise not do it again next time I come round!

Well, you say that........................

Well... you've promised me biscuits for Friday so...

[whisper]

First up on DVD this week we have a Retail of Oscar winning comedy drama The Descendants with George Clooney.  With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront the young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.  An outstanding and touching drama with a rare fuse of amazing direction and brilliant performances.  Recommended.

Gripping thriller Columbus Circle is another Retail this week.  Starring Selma Blair, Amy Smart, Jason Lee, Giovanni Ribisi, Kevin Pollak and Beau Bridges. An heiress who's been shut inside her apartment building for nearly two decades is forced to confront her fears after one of her neighbors is killed and a detective arrives to begin the investigation.  A competent and intriguing Hitchcock-esq thriller.   Recommended.

Danny Trejo and Steve Austin star in the action flick Recoil, another Retail this week.  A cop turns vigilante after his family is murdered, exacting vengeance on the killers - and then on all criminals who have slipped through the system.  An entertaining popcorn action movie that will be enjoyed by fans of the genre.

Romantic drama Like Crazy with Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones is also a Retail this week.  A British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa. A beautiful heartfelt and absorbing love story. Recommended to the ladies.

Animated family comedy Happy Feet Two is yet another Retail this week.  Mumble's son, Erik, is struggling to realize his talents in the Emperor Penguin world. Meanwhile, Mumble and his family and friends discover a new threat their home -- one that will take everyone working together to save them. Cute adorable fun for the whole family.  Recommended.
Sean William Scott stars in the hilarious comedy Goon, a Blu Ray Rip this week.  Labeled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way.  A fun and enjoyable sports comedy with plenty of laughs and an undeniably uplifting, feel-good vibe.  Recommended.

Told over one horrifying night, Retail copy of Deviation with Danny Dyer will take you on a white-knuckle journey into the mind of Frank Norton, a dangerous schizophrenic murderer as he escapes from Broadmoor Hospital and embarks on a murderous rampage across London. But when Frankie takes a hostage, the deadly game of cat-and-mouse truly begins.  Recommended to Danny Dyer fans.

Two part dramatic horror Bag Of Bones, based on the Stephen King novel and starring Pierce Brosnan and Melissa George is also new this week.   Best-selling novelist Mike Noonan is overcome with grief over the deaths of his wife, Jo, and their unborn child. Writer's block and nightmares force him to return to the couple's former summer home beside a lake in western Maine. While there, he becomes friends with young widow, Mattie, and her daughter, Kyra . He learns the mother is in a fierce custody battle with her father-in-law, Max, and Mike becomes involved in it. His ability to write quickly returns, in addition to more nightmares. At the house, he is visited periodically by the spirit of a blues singer, Sarah Tidwell. Through her visits, his nightmarish dreams, and clues hidden in his previously unpublished work, he learns truths about himself and the town.  A supernatural and compelling mystery. 4hrs long and in two parts, both are on the single disc. Recommended.

Gerard Butler stars in the biographical action drama Machine Gun Preacher this week.  The story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker tough guy who found God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been forced to become soldiers. Inspiring, hard hitting, powerful, emotional but most of all thought provoking.  Highly Recommended