{"id":5332,"date":"2009-04-13T02:31:03","date_gmt":"2009-04-13T01:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=5332"},"modified":"2009-04-13T03:25:51","modified_gmt":"2009-04-13T02:25:51","slug":"uk-dvd-releases-monday-13th-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2009\/04\/13\/uk-dvd-releases-monday-13th-april-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD Releases: Monday 13th April 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5331\" title=\"UK DVD Picks 13-04-09\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/dvd-picks-13-04-09.jpg\" alt=\"UK DVD Picks 13-04-09\" width=\"480\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>DVD PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001QK9WLQ?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001QK9WLQ\">Gonzo<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum): A\u00a0new documentary\u00a0directed by\u00a0<a title=\"Alex Gibney\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alex_Gibney\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Alex Gibney<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0which\u00a0explores\u00a0<a title=\"Hunter S. Thompson\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hunter_S._Thompson\">Hunter S. Thompson<\/a>\u2019s life and times as well as his landmark writings on music and politics with contributions from the likes of\u00a0<a title=\"Tom Wolfe\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Wolfe\">Tom Wolfe<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Ralph Steadman\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ralph_Steadman\">Ralph Steadman<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jannswenner.com\/\">Jann Wenner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Narrated by\u00a0<a title=\"Johnny Depp\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johnny_Depp\">Johnny Depp<\/a>,\u00a0who played Hunter in the 1998 film version of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120669\/\">Fear and Loathing and Las Vegas<\/a>, it is an interesting portrait of a fascinating writer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The extras include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen<\/li>\n<li>English DD5.1 Surround<\/li>\n<li>Director\u2019s Commentary<\/li>\n<li>Extended Interviews<\/li>\n<li>Extended &amp; Deleted Scenes<\/li>\n<li>Ralph Steadman drawings<\/li>\n<li>UK exclusive Alex Gibney interview<\/li>\n<li><em>Wayward &amp; Weary<\/em>\u00a0featurette about tribute song by Tift Merritt<\/li>\n<li>Gallery<\/li>\n<li>Trailer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* <a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/archives\/2008\/12\/21\/interview-alex-gibney-on-gonzo-the-life-and-work-of-dr-hunter-s-thompson\/\">Listen to my interview with Alex Gibney from last year<\/a> *<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/vZ6x_NI-cTk&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/vZ6x_NI-cTk&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[ad]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TEKJZW?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TEKJZW\">The Red Riding Trilogy<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum): A highly impressive\u00a0trilogy of films adapted by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0342617\/\">Tony Grisoni<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Peace\">David Peace<\/a>\u2019s<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Nineteen-Seventy-Four-Riding-Quartet\/dp\/1846687055\">cult novels<\/a>\u00a0set in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yorkshire\">Yorkshire<\/a>\u00a0during the 1970s and 80s.<\/p>\n<p>The three films are all two hours long and aired recently on Channel 4, boasting\u00a0an impressive cast including:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0004692\/\">Mark Addy<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000293\/\">Sean Bean<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0141697\/\">Jim Carter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0165049\/\">Warren Clarke<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0175916\/\">Paddy Considine<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1940449\/\">Andrew Garfield<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0356017\/\">Rebecca Hall<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0550371\/\">Eddie Marsan<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0607375\/\">David Morrissey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0935863\/\">Michael Winterbottom<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0247787\/\">Andrew Eaton<\/a>\u2019s production company,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolution-films.com\/\">Revolution Films<\/a>, each film has been directed by a separate director:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0418982\/\">Julian Jarrold<\/a>\u00a0(Brideshead Revisited),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1016428\/\">James Marsh<\/a>\u00a0(Man on Wire) and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0875793\/\">Anand Tucker<\/a>\u00a0(And When Did You Last See Your Father?).<\/p>\n<p>The first is entitled\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/red-riding\/episode-guide\/series-1\/episode-1\">1974<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and explores the paranoia, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption in Yorkshire.<\/p>\n<p>When a young journalist named Eddie Dunford (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1940449\/\">Andrew Garfield<\/a>) becomes obsessed with\u00a0a police investigation into a series of child abductions, he uncovers a\u00a0complex maze of lies and deceit.<\/p>\n<p>One of the characters he comes across is a local businessman named John Dawson (played by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000293\/\">Sean Bean<\/a>) who, in this clip, advises Eddie to form a mutually beneficial relationship with him.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/VXyQqFREnQo&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/VXyQqFREnQo&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>The second episode, directed by Marsh, set in and called\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1260581\/\">1980<\/a><\/strong>, sees the<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Sutcliffe\">Yorkshire Ripper<\/a>\u00a0terrorise the area for six long years, and with the local police failing to make any progress, the Home Office sends in Manchester officer Peter Hunter (Considine) to review the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Having previously made enemies in the Yorkshire force while investigating a shooting incident in 1974, Hunter finds himself increasingly isolated when his version of events challenges their official line on the \u201cRipper\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In the final instalment, directed by Tucker and set in and called\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1259573\/\">1983<\/a><\/strong>, another young girl has disappeared and Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson (Morrissey) recognises some alarming similarities to the abductions in 1974, forcing him to come to terms with the fact that he may have helped convict the wrong man.<\/p>\n<p>When local solicitor John Piggott (Addy) is persuaded to fight this miscarriage of justice he finds himself slowly uncovering a catalogue of cover ups.<\/p>\n<p>It is dark but compelling material and the kind of expensive, challenging drama that Channel 4 at their best can be capable of.<\/p>\n<p>The extras include:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>1974<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen<\/li>\n<li>English DD2.0 Stereo and DD5.1 Surround<\/li>\n<li>Interview with Julian Jarrold<\/li>\n<li>Deleted Scenes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1980<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen<\/li>\n<li>English DD2.0 Stereo and DD5.1 Surround<\/li>\n<li>Making of featurette<\/li>\n<li>Deleted Scenes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1983<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen<\/li>\n<li>English DD2.0 Stereo and DD5.1 Surround<\/li>\n<li>Making of featurette<\/li>\n<li>Deleted Scenes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[ad]<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001L4I254?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001L4I254\">A Love To Hide<\/a><\/strong> (Peccadillo Pictures)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TJKVIC?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TJKVIC\"> Dead Wood<\/a><\/strong> (DNC Entertainment)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001P5GIOQ?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001P5GIOQ\"> Doctor Who: The Cybermen<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001MYKZYO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001MYKZYO\"> Hotel Babylon Series 3<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001UHNXR4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001UHNXR4\"> Ideal Series Four<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001O5BFWW?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001O5BFWW\"> Inkheart<\/a><\/strong> (EIV)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001AOHPU8?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001AOHPU8\"> Lady in White &#8211; Director\u2019s Cut<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001PBD0D2?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001PBD0D2\">Max Payne<\/a><\/strong> (Fox)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TEKJV6?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TEKJV6\"> Star Wars: The Clone Wars \u2013 A Galaxy Divided<\/a><\/strong> (Warner)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TUYUA6?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TUYUA6\"> The Lost World of Communism<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TY1JIS?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TY1JIS\"> The Omid Djalili Show Series 1<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001P3D1RK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001P3D1RK\"> The Thick of It: The Specials<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001PGWKME?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001PGWKME\"> Two and a Half Men Season 5<\/a><\/strong> (Warner)<\/p>\n<p>&gt;\u00a0Buy\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001QK9WLQ?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001QK9WLQ\">Gonzo<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TEKJZW?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TEKJZW\">The Red Riding Trilogy<\/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\">Amazon UK<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<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\/04\/10\/uk-cinema-releases-friday-10th-april-2009\/\">Take a look at the current UK cinema releases<\/a>\u00a0(W\/C Friday 10th April)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK DVD releases for Monday 13th April 2009 include: Gonzo and The Red Riding Trilogy.<\/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":[338,851,632],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5332"}],"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=5332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}