{"id":5073,"date":"2009-03-09T00:23:59","date_gmt":"2009-03-09T00:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=5073"},"modified":"2009-03-09T00:48:46","modified_gmt":"2009-03-09T00:48:46","slug":"uk-dvd-releases-monday-9th-march-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2009\/03\/09\/uk-dvd-releases-monday-9th-march-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD Releases: Monday 9th March 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dvds-used-boxed-sets\/b\/ref=topnav_storetab_d_h_?ie=UTF8&amp;node=283926\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5074\" title=\"DVD Picks 09-03-09\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/dvd-picks-09-03-09.jpg\" alt=\"DVD Picks 09-03-09\" width=\"500\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DVD PICKS<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001IWELFE?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001IWELFE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001IWELFE?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001IWELFE\">L.A. Confidential<\/a><\/strong> (Warner): The acclaimed\u00a0<a title=\"1997 in film\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_in_film\">1997<\/a>\u00a0adaptation of\u00a0<a title=\"James Ellroy\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Ellroy\">James Ellroy&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"L.A. Confidential\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L.A._Confidential\">novel<\/a>\u00a0gets a\u00a02-disc special edition re-release.\u00a0Directed by\u00a0<a title=\"Curtis Hanson\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Curtis_Hanson\">Curtis Hanson<\/a>\u00a0and co-written by\u00a0<a title=\"Brian Helgeland\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brian_Helgeland\">Brian Helgeland<\/a>, it explores corruption within the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Los Angeles, California\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Angeles,_California\">Los Angeles<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Police\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Police\">police<\/a>\u00a0in the 1950s and its connection to\u00a0<a title=\"Hollywood, Los Angeles, California\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hollywood,_Los_Angeles,_California\">Hollywood<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It provided substantial roles for\u00a0<a title=\"Russell Crowe\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russell_Crowe\">Russell Crowe<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Guy Pearce\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guy_Pearce\">Guy Pearce<\/a>\u00a0early in their mainstream careers and featured sterling work by\u00a0<a title=\"Kim Basinger\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kim_Basinger\">Kim Basinger<\/a>\u00a0(who won an Oscar),\u00a0<a title=\"Danny DeVito\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Danny_DeVito\">Danny DeVito<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Kevin Spacey\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kevin_Spacey\">Kevin Spacey<\/a>\u00a0in the supporting cast.<\/p>\n<p>The film still stands up today as a deeply satisfying crime thriller and the extras are as follows:<\/p>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Disc 1<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commentary by Andrew Sarris, James Ellroy, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Ruth Myers, David Strathairn, Kim Basinger, Brian Helgeland Jeannine Oppewall, Dante Spinotti and Danny DeVito<\/li>\n<li>Music Only Track<\/li>\n<li>Trailers and TV Spots\n<ul>\n<li>Showest<\/li>\n<li>Nite Owl Action<\/li>\n<li>Hollywood<\/li>\n<li>Theatrical Trailer<\/li>\n<li>Soundtrack Promo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Disc 2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whatever You Desire: Making L.A. Confidential (29:30)<\/li>\n<li>Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of L.A. Confidential (21:30)<\/li>\n<li>A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential (24:34)<\/li>\n<li>L.A. Confidential: From Book to Screen (21:07)<\/li>\n<li>Off the Record &#8211; includes interviews with cast and crew (18:50)<\/li>\n<li>Photo Pitch &#8211; Recreated in this featurette is director Curtis Hanson\u2019s original pitch for L.A. Confidential (8:26)<\/li>\n<li>L.A. Confidential [2000 TV Pilot] (46:25)<\/li>\n<li>The L.A. of L.A. Confidential Interactive Map Tour\n<ul>\n<li>Formosa Caf\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Sid Hudgen&#8217;s Office<\/li>\n<li>Victory Motel<\/li>\n<li>Bidwell&#8217;s Office<\/li>\n<li>Nick&#8217;s Liquor<\/li>\n<li>Lynn Bracken&#8217;s House<\/li>\n<li>Frolic&#8217;s Room<\/li>\n<li>Pierce Patchett&#8217;s House<\/li>\n<li>Movie Premiere Pot Bust<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Leffert&#8217;s House<\/li>\n<li>Nite Owl Caf\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Navarette&#8217;s Hole-up<\/li>\n<li>Fitch House<\/li>\n<li>City Hall\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001IWELH2?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001IWELH2\"><strong>Generation Kill<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(HBO): A 7-part\u00a0<a title=\"HBO\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HBO\">HBO<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Television\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Television\">television<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Miniseries\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miniseries\">miniseries<\/a>\u00a0based on the\u00a0<a title=\"Generation Kill\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Generation_Kill\">book of the same name<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a title=\"Evan Wright\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Evan_Wright\">Evan Wright<\/a>, adapted for television by\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"David Simon (writer)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Simon_(writer)\">David Simon<\/a>\u00a0(best known for his work on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hbo.com\/thewire\">The Wire<\/a>),\u00a0<a title=\"Ed Burns\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ed_Burns\">Ed Burns<\/a>, and Wright.<\/p>\n<p>Wright&#8217;s book detailed his experiences\u00a0writing for\u00a0<a title=\"Rolling Stone\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rolling_Stone\">Rolling Stone<\/a>\u00a0as an\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Embedded reporter\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Embedded_reporter\">embedded reporter<\/a>\u00a0with the\u00a0<a title=\"1st Reconnaissance Battalion\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1st_Reconnaissance_Battalion\">1st Reconnaissance Battalion\u200e<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0<a title=\"United States Marine Corps\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Marine_Corps\">United States Marine Corps<\/a>\u00a0during the\u00a0<a title=\"2003 invasion of Iraq\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2003_invasion_of_Iraq\">2003 invasion of Iraq<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although different in many ways to The Wire, it is an impressive portrait of the first 40 days of the Iraq war from the perspective of the US Marines.<\/p>\n<p>Extras include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Generation Kill<\/span>: A Conversation with the 1st Recon Marines<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Making Generation Kill<\/span>: Includes exclusive interviews with writers\/producers, cast &amp; crew as well as discussions of the challenges faced while shooting in Africa for 133 days- 30 minutes featurette<\/li>\n<li>Eric Ladin\u2019s video diaries<\/li>\n<li>6 Audio commentaries include interviews with creators David Simons &amp; Ed Burns, and with the author Evan Wright<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[ad]<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO OUT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001GXQSW4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001GXQSW4\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001GXQSW4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001GXQSW4\">Brideshead Revisited<\/a><\/strong> (2Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001KQO04A?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001KQO04A\">Dynasty Season 1<\/a><\/strong> (Paramount)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001KQO054?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001KQO054\">Dynasty Season 2<\/a><\/strong> (Paramount)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001L4I222?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001L4I222\">Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day<\/a><\/strong> (Momentum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001P5GIOG?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001P5GIOG\">Moses Jones<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001KN8WDI?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001KN8WDI\">Natalie Wood Collection<\/a><\/strong> (Warner)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001AMDG0I?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001AMDG0I\">Penitentiary<\/a><\/strong> (Arrow)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001HN5F7W?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001HN5F7W\">Pinocchio<\/a><\/strong> (Disney)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001LK8OCE?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001LK8OCE\">Quarantine<\/a><\/strong> (Sony)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001LK8OCE?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001LK8OCE\">Repo! The Genetic Opera<\/a><\/strong> (Lionsgate)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001N4KB7O?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001N4KB7O\">Saw V<\/a><\/strong> (Lionsgate)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001KN8WE2?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001KN8WE2\">Splendor in the Grass<\/a><\/strong> (Warner)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001L1BT3O?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001L1BT3O\">The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas<\/a><\/strong> (Disney)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001JK6OZK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001JK6OZK\">The Rocker<\/a><\/strong> (Fox)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001RCUHWG?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001RCUHWG\">Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic<\/a><\/strong> (Warner)\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&gt; Buy\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001IWELFE?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001IWELFE\">L.A. Confidential<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001IWELH2?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001IWELH2\">Generation Kill<\/a>\u00a0at Amazon UK<br \/>\n&gt; Browse more DVD Releases at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/b\/ref=amb_link_40492065_1?ie=UTF8&amp;node=573412&amp;pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&amp;pf_rd_s=center-1&amp;pf_rd_r=127M9RGFS104NXXY7TFY&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=192967391&amp;pf_rd_i=283926\"><span><span><span><span>Amazon UK<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.play.com\/DVD\/DVD\/6-\/RegionHome.html\">Play<br \/>\n<\/a>&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdpricecheck.co.uk\/\">Check the latest DVD prices at DVD Price Check<br \/>\n<\/a>&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/archives\/2009\/03\/06\/uk-cinema-releases-friday-6th-march-2009\/\">Take a look at the current UK cinema releases<\/a>\u00a0(W\/C Friday 6th March)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DVD PICKS L.A. Confidential (Warner): The acclaimed\u00a01997\u00a0adaptation of\u00a0James Ellroy&#8217;s\u00a0novel\u00a0gets a\u00a02-disc special edition re-release.\u00a0Directed by\u00a0Curtis Hanson\u00a0and co-written by\u00a0Brian Helgeland, it explores corruption within the Los Angeles\u00a0police\u00a0in the 1950s and its connection to\u00a0Hollywood.\u00a0 It provided substantial roles for\u00a0Russell Crowe\u00a0and\u00a0Guy Pearce\u00a0early in their mainstream careers and featured sterling work by\u00a0Kim Basinger\u00a0(who won an Oscar),\u00a0Danny DeVito\u00a0and\u00a0Kevin Spacey\u00a0in the supporting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[859,858,632],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5073"}],"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=5073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5073\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}