Monthly Archives: January 2012

Did you dare enter our Hostel: Part III Blu-ray competition?

© 2011 Stage 6 Films, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hostel: Part III debuted on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download on January 23 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and we had three copies of the Blu-ray for you to win. Out … Continue reading

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Teaser: What do Holly Hunter, Marlee Matlin and Jane Wyman have in common?

Well, Holly Hunter played mute Scottish woman in The Piano, Marlee Matlin used sign language in Children of a Lesser God, and Jane Wyman played a deaf-mute woman in Johnny Belinda. And what they have in common is that all … Continue reading

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DVD review | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – John LeCarre’s classic spy thriller comes in from the cold in fine style

John Le Carré’s classic spy novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy becomes a feature film – and the result is a superbly clever, fiendishly gripping thriller that measures up to the iconic BBC TV series from 1979. In the lead role, … Continue reading

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Win the super cool Drive starring Ryan Gosling on DVD

Without doubt the coolest movie of last year was the Ryan Gosling actioner Drive, which is being released onto Blu-ray, DVD and Dual Layer on 30 January. Adapted from James Sallis’ 2005 novel, Drive is the story of a Hollywood … Continue reading

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DVD review | Drive – Ryan Gosling is the new ‘King of Cool’ in this turbo-charged noir thriller

Oozing attitude and dripping with charisma, Ryan Gosling proved himself a worthy heir to Steve McQueen as the nameless hero at the wheel of this terrific, precision-tooled thriller – my top film of 2011. A laconic tough guy who is … Continue reading

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Couch Potato’s DVD Pickings – Sasha, a comical coming out tale

In this movie’s opening scene, a teenager knocks down the contents of an entire display rack in his attempt to purchase a gay mag without his parents seeing. Despite this disaster, he still manages to snaffle it into his bag … Continue reading

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Thought for the Day from Martha Marcy May Marlene

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video “Fear is the most amazing emotion of all because it creates complete awareness.” Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) Share this thought for the day on our Movie Talk … Continue reading

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Got the Wintertime blues? Latitude’s festival shorts to the rescue!

With Summer feeling like it’s about a million years away, it was a real pleasure to get an invite to BAFTA’s screening theatre on Monday night to view the two short films made at last year’s Latitude Fesitval arising from … Continue reading

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Pete’s Peek | Dario Argento’s lost masterpiece Four Flies on Grey Velvet gets a 40th anniversary release

For Dario Argento fans there’s really no need to review Shameless Screen Entertainment‘s latest release, because it’s destined to become a collector’s item. Practically unseen since the 1970s, Four Flies on Grey Velvet is being released for the first-time on … Continue reading

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Pete’s Peek | Place your bets! Hostel: Part III is heading to Vegas – but it ain’t all fun and games

As the old saying goes, ‘Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer’? And, no truer words were spoken than in Hostel: Part III. Unlike the first two films, this latest instalment in the franchise has more in common with … Continue reading

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