{"id":14714,"date":"2012-03-19T23:59:24","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T23:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=14714"},"modified":"2012-03-20T21:26:28","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T21:26:28","slug":"uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-19th-march-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2012\/03\/19\/uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-19th-march-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD & Blu-ray Releases: Monday 19th March 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DVD & BLU-RAY PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moneyball<\/a><\/strong> (Sony Pictures Home Ent.): Brad Pitt is outstanding as Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane in this adaptation of Michael Lewis’ book, which revolutionised US sport. Directed by Bennett Miller, it co-stars Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman. [Available on Blu-ray<\/a> or DVD<\/a> from Amazon] [Read our full review here<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn<\/a><\/strong> (Paramount Home Entertainment): Animated version of Herge’s famous character which realises the first three books with motion capture animation. Directed by Steven Spielberg, it features the voices of Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis and Daniel Craig.\u00a0[Available on\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0DVD<\/a>\u00a0from Amazon] [Read our full review here<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The Devils<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(BFI Video): Vintage 1971 horror is finally released on DVD and is based partially on the Aldous Huxley<\/a>\u00a0book\u00a0The Devils of Loudun<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0the The Devils<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0John Whiting<\/a>. Directed by Ken Russell, it stars\u00a0Oliver\u00a0Reed and Vanessa Redgrave, it was banned in several countries and censorship problems resulted in long delays before it was available on home video.\u00a0 [Available on DVD from Amazon<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Take Shelter<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Universal Pictures): Highly accomplished second film from director Jeff Nichols about a man (Michael Shannon) plagued by a series of\u00a0apocalyptic<\/a>\u00a0visions questions and facing the dilemma as whether to shelter his family from a coming storm. Co-starring Jessica Chastain and\u00a0Kathy Baker, it features one of the best endings in years. [Buy on Blu-ray<\/a> or DVD<\/a> from Amazon UK]<\/p>\n

A Night to Remember<\/a><\/strong> (ITV DVD): A\u00a01958\u00a0adaptation of\u00a0Walter Lord<\/a>‘s book\u00a0recounting the final night of the\u00a0RMS\u00a0Titanic<\/a>, adapted\u00a0by\u00a0Eric Ambler<\/a>, directed by\u00a0Roy Ward Baker<\/a>. Long before James Cameron recreated the famous boat in the era of digital era with his 1997 blockbuster, this film used old school techniques to accurately create the sets, even using Titanic\u00a0fourth officer\u00a0Joseph Boxhall<\/a>\u00a0and ex-Cunard<\/a>\u00a0Commodore Harry Grattidge as technical advisors.\u00a0[Buy it on Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0or DVD<\/a> from Amazon UK]<\/p>\n

Snowtown<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Revolver Entertainment): Grim but brilliantly made Australian drama about the notorious Snowtown killings<\/a>. Directed by Justin Kurzel and written by Shaun Grant, it stars Daniel Henshall<\/a>\u00a0as\u00a0John Bunting<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Lucas Pittaway\u00a0as\u00a0James Vlassakis<\/a>. [Buy it Blu-ray<\/a> or DVD<\/a> from Amazon UK]<\/p>\n

Get Shorty<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(MGM Home Entertainment): Classy 1995 adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s novel about a loan shark (John Travolta<\/a>) who travels to Hollywood were he encounters various characters played by\u00a0Gene Hackman<\/a>,\u00a0Rene Russo<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Danny DeVito<\/a>\u00a0(as a ‘two-time Academy nominee’ actor Martin Weir). Directed with a shrewd wit by Barry Sonnenfeld<\/a>,\u00a0who was once a DP for the Coen Brothers.\u00a0[Buy it on DVD and Blu-ray from Amazon UK]<\/p>\n

Weekend<\/a><\/strong> (Peccadillo Pictures): This Nottingham<\/a>-set\u00a0romance about two people who meet and chat over the course of 24 hours was one of the low-budget indie breakthroughs of 2011.\u00a0Directed by Andrew Haigh, it stars Tom Cullen<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Chris New<\/a>, featuring cinematography by Urszula Pontikos<\/a>.\u00a0[Buy it on Blu-ray<\/a> and DVD<\/a> from Amazon UK]<\/p>\n

ALSO OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n

1911 Revolution<\/strong> (Showbox Media Group) [Blu-ray \/ Ultimate Edition]
\nA Horrible Way to Die<\/strong> (Anchor Bay Entertainment UK) [Blu-ray \/ Normal]
\nAmerican Pie<\/strong> (Universal Pictures) [Blu-ray \/ Normal]
\nAmerican Pie 2 – Unseen<\/strong> (Universal Pictures) [Blu-ray \/ Normal]
\nAmerican Pie: The Threesome<\/strong> (Universal Pictures) [Blu-ray \/ Box Set with Digital Copy]
\nAmerican Pie: The Wedding Recut<\/strong> (Universal Pictures) [Blu-ray \/ Normal]
\nCity of Men<\/strong> (Miramax) [Blu-ray \/ Normal]
\nKalifornia<\/strong> (MGM Home Entertainment) [Blu-ray \/ Normal]
\nMachine Gun Preacher<\/strong> (Lionsgate UK) [Blu-ray \/ Normal]
\nOne More – A Definitive History of UK Clubbing 1988-2008<\/strong> (Odeon Entertainment) [Blu-ray \/ Normal]
\nOur House<\/strong> (Miramax) [Blu-ray \/ Normal]
\nResistance<\/strong> (Metrodome Distribution) [Blu-ray \/ Normal]
\nSmoke<\/strong> (Miramax) [Blu-ray \/ Normal]
\nSpaceballs<\/strong> (MGM Home Entertainment) [Blu-ray \/ Normal]
\nThe Crossing Guard<\/strong> (Miramax) [Blu-ray \/ Normal]
\nTower Heist<\/strong> (Universal Pictures) [Blu-ray \/ Normal]
\nTrespass<\/strong> (Lionsgate UK) [Blu-ray \/ Normal]<\/p>\n

>\u00a0Recent DVD & Blu-ray picks<\/a>
\n>\u00a0The Best DVD and Blu-ray releases of 2011<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Including Moneyball, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The Devils, Take Shelter, A Night to Remember, Snowtown, Get Shorty and Weekend <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2484,2349,2329,2388,2486,2485],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14714"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}