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Optimum Home Entertainment have announced the UK DVD release of Screen Icons: Alain Delon on 25th June 2007 priced at £34.99. One of the most magnetic and prominent French actors of the post-war era, this set brings together five films in Alain Delon’s body of work from his first outstanding success in Rene Clement's stylish 1960 thriller to Jean-Pierre Melville’s final work, Un Flic.

Also included is Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’Eclisse, Jacques Deray’s Flic Story and Alain Jessua’s Traitement de Choc.

L’Eclisse and Un Flic are also released separately a little later on 9th July 2007. Retail is £17.99 each.

All titles are expected to be presented in their original widescreen aspect ratios with anamorphic enhancement. Original language tracks are presented in Mono or Stereo with English subtitles.

Extras include:

L’Eclisse: Interview with Jose Mouré, author on the films of Antonioni
Traitement du Choc: Interview with Director Alain Jessua
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Optimum Home Entertainment have announced the UK DVD release of The Henri-Georges Clouzot Collection on 25th June 2007 priced at £24.99. H.G Clouzot began his filmmaking career as a screenwriter, and it wasn’t until ten years later that he made his directorial debut, in 1942. However it was his second film, Le Corbeau, which gave Clouzot the dubious honour of seeing a film of his banned by both the Nazis and subsequently the victorious French. In the aftermath of the controversy, which incited outrage from the church and both sides of the political fence, Clouzot was banned from making films for two years. Quai des Orfevres saw him make an award-winning return to cinema at the Venice Film Festival, whilst The Wages of Fear is widely seen as establishing him as a major force on the international film-making platform. Oft described as the French Hitchcock, this box-set brings together the three classic titles for the first time in the UK with Quai Des Orfevres re-mastered (and released to buy separately already on 30th April 2007)..

All titles are presented in 1.33:1 Full Frame with French Mono sound and English subtitles. Extras include…

Le Corbeau: Introduction by film critic Ginette Vincendeau, artwork gallery.

Quai des Orfevres: Trailer.

The Wages of Fear: Trailer, Les Diaboliques original trailer, stills gallery, poster gallery and cast & crew biographies.
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Optimum Home Entertainment have announced the UK DVD release of three sixties music classics on 4th June 2007. Priced at £15.99 each are…

Catch Us If You Can (1965)
John Boorman makes his directorial debut with this 1960s cult classic in which Dave Clark stars as a stuntman who gives up the rat-race to see the real world, along with his four friends (played by the Dave Clark Five Band). On his travels he picks up a pretty model who’s also sick of the humdrum, money driven world of advertising and decides to come along for the ride. On a sunny island they mix with beatniks and society hipsters while singing classics beat hits during a wild weekend, as agents, ad men and the national press try to catch them…if they can.

Featuring songs written and performed by Dave Clark, Catch Us If You Can is receiving its UK DVD Premiere.

1.33:1 Full Frame with English Mono.

Gonks Go Beat (1965)
A Sixties version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that you never expected…. The Montagues and Capulets are here rival musical communities, divided by whether they love ballads or rock. Forbidden love between a couple from either side brings hope for peace…. Featuring a host of 60s Beat groups including Elaine and Derek, Lulu and the Luvvers, The Long and the Short, The Nashville Teens, Ray Lewis and the Trekkers, The Graham Bond Organisation, Bobby Graham, Alan David, Ginger Baker, Ronnie Verral, The Trolls, The Vaquieros and, erm, some furry puppets called the Gonks.

1.33:1 Full Frame with English Mono.

Pop Gear (1965)
This long-lost pop gem features many of the bands that made up the British Invasion in 1964, book-ended by the Beatles and hosted by the ultimate 60s pop icon himself, Sir Jimmy Savile.

2.35:1 Widescreen with English Mono.
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Precious Doll wrote:Universal (R1) are releasing Anne of a Thousand Days & Mary, Queen on Scots as a double (2 ddiscs) for $19.98 on 18 September 2007.
Hooray!!!
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I think Genevieve Bujold was deserving of her nomination.
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Hmmm, I wonder what big screen October release that's tied into.

Anne of the Thousand Days was a terrible film, coming just three years after the brilliant A Man for All Seasons. Universal's shameless wining and dining of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association led to all those undeserved Golden Globe and subsequent Oscar nomiantions. Well, maybe the costumes deserved a nod.

Mary, Queen of Scots, which was available only briefly on VHS, wasn't much better but it did allow Glenda Jackson to reprise her great TV role of Elizabeth R. Vanessa Redgrave was quite good in the title role, as was Katharine Hepburn in the earlier Mary of Scotland, but all prior takes on Mary pale next to the way her death was handled in Elizabeth I with Helen Mirren agonizing over it as as Elizabeth and Barbara Flynn going stoicly resigned to it as Mary. Whereas previous Marys were dispatched with one blow, their decapitated head never shown, Flynn's Mary is shown not to have died with the first blow, the axe having to fall twice, the second blow not only being effective but causing her head to roll into the audience of blood thirsty witnesses.
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Universal (R1) are releasing Anne of a Thousand Days & Mary, Queen on Scots as a double (2 ddiscs) for $19.98 on 18 September 2007.
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Too bad most true film enthusiasts don't give a rat's ass about the careers of Shawn Levy, Stephen Sommers, Jon Turteltaub or Kevin Reynolds.
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Fox Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Reel Talent: First Films by Legendary Directors on 21st August 2007 priced at $19.98 SRP. Tracing their roots back to USC film school, at the School of Cinematic Arts, this set treats film enthusiasts to a rare glimpse into the formative early works of 9 directors including George Lucas (Star Wars, THX-1138), Robert Zemeckis (Back To The Future, Forrest Gump), Shawn Levy (Night At The Museum, Cheaper By The Dozen), Stephen Sommers (Van Helsing, The Mummy), Jon Turteltaub (Cool Runnings, National Treasure), James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross, Who’s That Girl), Kevin Reynolds (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, The Count Of Monte Cristo), Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko, Southland Tales) and Richard Bare (“Green Acres,” “The Twilight Zone”).

Featuring 12 student films from these film and television moguls just as they were beginning their respective careers, Reel Talent: First Films by Legendary Directors showcases the raw themes, motifs and visual flair that would later establish them as cultural trendsetters… as well as some surprising twists and turns. Also included are interviews with Robert Zemeckis and Richard L. Bare as well as an all new exclusive in-depth interview with George Lucas discussing his experiences being a film student.

Presented in full screen format, with English Mono 2.0 sound and subtitles in English and Spanish, the 12 films are:

1:42:08 A Man and His Car -- Directed by George Lucas (TRT 7:20)
A race car driver practices qualifying for an upcoming race.

Broken Record -- Directed by Shawn Levy (TRT 29:12)
A comic love story about a 13 year old boy and a 14 year old girl who are willing to do whatever it takes to get into the Guinness Book of World Records®.

Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB -- Directed by George Lucas (TRT 15:00)
In a futuristic world where people are categorized by numbers and are under constant surveillance, one man decides to risk escape.

Field of Honor -- Directed by Robert Zemeckis (TRT 14:13)
A Vietnam veteran is released from a mental institution only to be barraged by the violent nature of civilian life. Winner of Student Academy Award® in 1975.

Freiheit -- Directed by George Lucas (TRT 2:45)
A young man runs from an unseen pursuer.

The Goodbye Place -- Directed by Richard Kelly (TRT 2:45)
An abused little boy is offered a way out by some mysterious strangers who might explain where missing people really go.

The Lift -- Directed by Robert Zemeckis (TRT 7:22)
The elevator in an old apartment building begins to show a mind of its own.

The Oval Portrait -- Directed by Richard L. Bare (TRT 18:22)
Based on the Edgar Allen Poe story about an artist who is so obsessed with painting his lover’s portrait that he doesn’t notice she is dying with every stroke of his brush until it is too late!

Perfect Alibi -- Directed by Stephen Sommers (TRT 20:02)
A lousy pickpocket is sent into a recurring time loop until he succeeds in carrying out a burglary.

Proof -- Directed by Kevin Reynolds (TRT 23:37)
A timid young man makes the skydiving jump of his life.

Whatever It Takes -- Directed by Jon Turtletaub (TRT 20:16)
A couple moves to Los Angeles to make their dreams of becoming successful in the music business a reality.

Silent Night -- Directed by James Foley (TRT 21:41)
Two mental hospital attendants who disagree with each other’s methods care for a group of eccentric patients on Christmas Eve.
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Arrow Films have announced the UK DVD release of a further 3 World Cinema titles due for release over June and July. Priced at £15.99 each are…

25th June 2007:

The Dream Life of Angels - The debut feature by award winning writer-director Erick Zonca (The Little Thief), The Dream Life of Angels stars Élodie Bouchez (The L Word; Alias), Natacha Régnier (Boxes; Poison Friends), Jo Prestia (Irreversible; Femme Fatale), Grégoire Colin (Sex Is Comedy; Beau Travail) and Patrick Mercado (Love Bites) in a moving story of the burgeoning relationship between two 20-year-old women with vastly different personalities.

Presented in 1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen with 2.0 audio and optional English subtitles, there are no extras.

The Stolen Children (Il Ladro Di Bambini) - Antonio, a policeman, is ordered to take two children, Rosetta and her brother Luciano, from Milan to Sicily to an orphanage after their mother has been arrested for forcing Rosetta to work as a prostitute. A movie in the Neo-Realist tradition, Antonio helps these two damaged children discover, for a few days, the childhood that has been denied them.

Presented in 1.66:1 non-anamorphic widescreen with 2.0 audio and optional English subtitles, there are no extras.

23rd July 2007:

Padre Padrone - Padre Padrone is the intense and powerful tale of a young, barely literate shepherd boy, who lives under the thumb of his tyrannical and brutal peasant father. Rescued from his family and his isolated lifestyle when called for military service, the boy eventually emerges as a brilliant scholar.

A landmark Italian film directed by the Taviani brothers in 1979, the story was based on an autobiographical book by Gavino Ledda.

Presented in 1.85:1 non-anamorphic widescreen with 2.0 audio and optional English subtitles, there are no extras.
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Tartan Video have announced the UK DVD release of Sergei Eisenstein Volume 1 for 16th July 2007 priced at £29.99. Russian-born Sergei Eisenstein is one of the masterful auteurs of the silent era and one of the most unique voices in cinema. He invented much of the visual language used by directors today. Having trained as an architect and theatre designer, he moved into film combining narrative with aesthetics, choosing events and people from Russian history. Courted by Hollywood and criticized by Stalin, he also spent much time in Mexico on an obsessive epic which was never completed before dying at the young age of 40. Tartan Video is set to celebrate his career in three box-sets in the 90th year since the Russian Revolution.

Volume 1 includes three films:

Strike (1924)
Taking an historical event from 1912, Eistenstein applies the new Soviet propaganda ideals of the heroic worker with his own theories of avant garde art. Following the suicide of a sacked factory worker, his colleagues hold a peaceful strike, but their bosses retaliate with savage force. He captured the brutality with power and immediacy, moving from the slaughter of cattle to the butchery of the Cossack army. He simultaneously invents and breaks cinematic rules.

This includes both the original soundtrack and a new score by Ed Hughes and performed by the New Music Players

Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Possibly one of the most influential films of all time even, it was initially banned in Britain and Nazi Germany as well as falling foul of Stalin. Again, Eisenstein selects a dramatic moment from the pre- Revolution days of the Tsar. The Russian navy, treated with contempt by their superiors and working under abusive conditions, decide to stage a mutiny. Their actions are supported by the people of Odessa with tragic consequences. A powerful series of montages and images unfolds over five episodes leading up to the fictional but legendary Odessa steps sequence which has been mimicked in films as diverse as The Untouchables, Naked Gun 33 1/3 and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith .

This includes both original soundtrack and a new score by Ed Hughes and performed by the New Music Players.

October (aka Ten Days That Shook The World) (1927)
With art being used by the Soviet state for propaganda, Eisenstein was commissioned by the authorities to celebrate the tenth anniversary of 1917's October Revolution. However, he tells the events not by traditional narrative but through experiments in editing and camera angles, also managing to link religious leaders with pagan idols and the army. It won international praise, except back home where he was accused of not using the language of the masses. The title is taken from John Reed's book who was also the subject of Warren Beatty's epic bio-pic, Reds.

Original soundtrack only.

All films are presented in their original 1.33:1 Full Frame. DVD extras includes: behind the scenes footage of Ed Hughes recording new soundtracks.

All features are subject to change.
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No, I don't think my wife would appreciate that. But I am too busy to see all the films I want. :)
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FilmFan720 wrote:Join the club:)
You're dancing with hot Russian men, too? :;):
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Join the club:)
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FilmFan720 wrote:Killer of Sheep is also coming to the Music Box...just a wealth of films as of late here in Chicago.
And I'm loving it! But I'm so busy with work, trying to get into grad school and dancing with hot Russian men that I don't get out to the cinema as often as I'd like to.
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