Archive for the ‘DVD Releases’ Category

My Last Five Girlfriends is released on DVD in the UK today.

This romantic comedy, written and directed by Julian Kemp, and based on a Alain de Botton novel, centres around Duncan (Brendan Patricks) who, after another breakup, is trying to understand who or what has caused his relationships to fail.

There is a brief cameo in this film from Michael Sheen, who plays a character called Burnam. It you want the film just for Michael, he is not really in it long enough to be worth it, but the film is a funny and original take on a romantic comedy and is worth buying just for itself.

You can order this from Amazon and the product information can be found on the project’s page on the site.

Dead Long Enough is to get a re-release on DVD by Bluebell Films.  The film stars Michael Sheen as Harry Jones, a successful womanising archaeologist turned TV celebrity.

A limited number is currently available on Amazon UK through re-sellers as this 2005 DVD is only available in Ireland, distributed through Eclipse Pictures.

Presumably Bluebell Films are re-releasing this due to Michael Sheen’s increasing popularity. Amazon UK have a release date of 13th September, and it has a lovely new cover too.  I have added a link to it in Amazon on the project page, or you can click on the thumbnail below to pre-order your copy now.

If you have not already seen this film, then I can not recommend it strongly enough. It is a lovely, funny story and a brilliant cast. Michael Sheen is absolutely gorgeous, wearing plenty of black leather through most of the film (so that will please the Lucian fans), and it is also quite unique in that it is one of the very few films that Michael uses his own natural Welsh accent.

There is a full synopsis available on the project page, but be warned – it contains spoilers!

This is a question posed by the LA Times in a recent article.

‘Unthinkable‘ is ranking in the top 5 hottest films on IMDB and on its message boards, has a lively and intellectual discussion on the subject matter of the film. You would think that the producer, Cotty Chubb, would be delighted at the attention, however, this film did not get a general release and the DVD only became available in the US today.

All the people discussing this film on the forums have watched it for free, by downloading from illegal torrent websites. So how did a film that has so much public interest end up as a ‘straight to dvd’ film?

Back in 2006, an agent gave Chubb the original script. Fascinated by the script’s compelling storyline, Chubb got the movie set up at Sidney Kimmel’s production company, where it attracted a director, Tarsem Singh, and a star, Forest Whitaker. But Kimmel ended up getting out of the business, and by the time Chubb had a new draft of the script, Singh and Whitaker had moved on.

Chubb finally secured financing from Senator Films, which believed the film could attract strong interest overseas, especially when Jackson agreed to play the leading role, supported by Michael Sheen and Carrie Anne Moss. The film ended up being directed by Gregor Jordan. Jordan shot the picture in fall 2008 with a budget of roughly $11 million. But Senator collapsed before the film could be released. With the foreign rights already sold and Sony already on board to release the film on home video, Chubb was unable to attract a domestic distributor who’d put up the kind of marketing money needed to support a theatrical release.

But either because of the subject matter or the money needed to mount a campaign, Chubb couldn’t find a distributor, so he resigned himself to a direct-to-video release. But even that release is now under a cloud after the film found its way onto the ‘Net. Chubb says he has no idea how the film leaked out. “There are no fingerprints on it. It certainly didn’t come from the editing room, since we’d already been shut down. So your guess is as good as mine.”

Meanwhile, Chubb has engaged the people who’ve been buzzing about the movie by steering the discussion to a vital economic issue, or at least a vital one for anyone who thinks there has to be a new economic model for film releases. Here’s a condensed version of what he wrote on the IMDB message board:

“I’ve heard a lot of reasons why streaming or downloading movies is a good idea, why everyone concerned should be happy with the attention (and in fact I am grateful for it), and how it’s the new real world, but I haven’t heard how the folks that paid for the picture are supposed to make their money back. So here’s one question, expressed a couple of different ways: Is there a fair price, fair in YOUR eyes, that you would pay for a download? ‘Hey, take a chance, it’s only a buck?’ ‘People tell me it’s great, I’ll drop two bucks?’ ‘Here’s three bucks, I can afford it and it’s only fair?’ What number seems right to you? ‘Or is it zero, screw it I don’t care?’ “

While all this excited discussion proves one thing – that the film is one people would have gone to the cinema to see – it has highlighted the fact that movie companies need to change the old fashioned model of a theatrical release, and then a home release months later.

If, like me, you have not seen the movie and would like to – as mentioned earlier – it is out on DVD in the US today and on 27th September in the UK.  Please visit the Project’s page for all product links.

You can now pre-order The Special Relationship on DVD from Amazon.com. Although it does not give an exact release date, if you want to pre-order, then click on the buy button below.

Amazon.com also makes reference to a blu-ray release, but that is not available for pre-order just yet. More info is available HERE.

Amazon UK are not yet listing this title for pre-order, although I do have a release date for DVD & BluRay of August 30th. I will keep you all posted once I have more info, or you can always check the projects page for the links.

You will soon be able to watch Alice In Wonderland in the comfort of your own home. While the film is still available to watch in selected cinemas, the release date of the DVD & Bluray have been announced.

In the UK, the release date is 4th June, and in the US the release date is 1st June. As well as the usual DVD & Bluray formats, there is also a combi-pack available. This is essentially a DVD plus Bluray plus a digital copy (for your ipod etc).

You can pre-order these from Amazon by clicking on the buttons below, and at the same time, you will be helping our charitable fund raising (see here for details).

DVD	Bluray	Combi-pack

Other products available in our Amazon shops, or on the project’s page.