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UK DVD & Blu-ray Releases: Monday 26th March 2012

DVD & BLU-RAY PICKS

Rabbit Proof Fence (Optimum Home Enterainment): Phillip Noyce‘sĀ 2002 drama isĀ the true story of AboriginalĀ girls in 1931 who used the AustralianĀ rabbit-proof fenceĀ to return to their community atĀ Jigalong, a journey of 1,500 miles. StarringĀ Everlyn Sampi,Ā Kenneth BranaghĀ andĀ David GulpililĀ it is a deeply moving story and along with The Quiet American (2002), marked a remarkable return to form for Noyce. [Buy the Blu-ray or DVD from Amazon UK]

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment): The first feature film from theĀ Monty PythonĀ teamĀ is this 1975 comedyĀ written and performed by Graham Chapman,Ā John Cleese,Ā Terry Gilliam,Ā Eric Idle,Ā Terry JonesĀ andĀ Michael Palin), and directed by Gilliam and Jones.Ā AĀ riotous retelling of the story ofĀ the legend ofĀ King Arthur, it features a treasure trove ofĀ extra features, some of which are exclusive to the Blu-ray. Terry Gilliamā€™s once-lost animations, outtakes, deleted scenes and audio commentaries are just some of the delights. [Buy the Blu-ray or DVD from Amazon UK]

The Gospel According to MatthewĀ (Eureka/Masters of Cinema): Vintage 1964 drama based on the the life of Jesus Christ, from theĀ NativityĀ through to theĀ Resurrection. Directed byĀ Pier Paolo Pasolini, theĀ dialogue is taken mostly from theĀ Gospel of Matthew, this Blu-ray comes with a brand new transfer and extrasĀ including Pasoliniā€™s 53 minute film on the scouting of locations, 1963 newsreel extract and a 36-page booklet. [Buy the Blu-ray/DVDĀ from Amazon UK]

Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood RebelĀ (Anchor Bay Entertainment UK): A documentary about the famed B-movie producer, who has exerted a major influence on modern Hollywood over the last 40 years. AĀ civil engineer’s son who became Hollywood’s most prolific writer-director-producer, he not only set the template for independent filmmaking but also gave career breaks to the likes of Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and James Cameron.Ā [Buy the Blu-ray or DVD]

ALSO OUT

Arrietty (StudioCanal) [Blu-ray / Normal]
Final Destination (Warner Home Video) [Blu-ray / Normal]
Happy Feet 2 (Warner Home Video) [Blu-ray / 3D Edition + 2D Edition + DVD + UltraViolet Digital Copy]
Justice (Momentum Pictures) [Blu-ray / Normal]
Leon the Pig Farmer (Network Releasing) [Blu-ray / with DVD – Double Play]
Malena (Miramax) [Blu-ray / Normal]
Puss in Boots (DreamWorks Animation) [Blu-ray / Normal]
The Awakening (StudioCanal) [Blu-ray / Normal]
The Big Year (20th Century Fox Home Ent.) [Blu-ray / Normal]
The Chemical Brothers: Don’t Think (EMI UK) [Blu-ray / with Audio CD]
The Thing (2011) (Universal Pictures) [Blu-ray / with Digital Copy – Double Play]
The Yellow Sea (Bounty Films) [Blu-ray / Normal]
Wuthering Heights (Artificial Eye) [Blu-ray / Normal]

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Amusing Random

Monty Python and The British Censor

A 1974 letter from Python Pictures has surfaced online, detailing the cuts the British censor wanted to make to Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

In order to get an A rating (the 1970s equivalent of a PG) it was suggested that they:

“lose as many shits as possible”

“Take Jesus Christ out, if possible”

And my particular favourite:

“Lose I fart in your general direction”

The hilarious letter can be seen in full below:

[Via Laughing Squid / Original image from Jason Parmeter]

> Monty Python and the Holy Grail at the IMDb
> Find out more about the BBFC at Wikipedia