{"id":2048,"date":"2008-07-21T12:19:56","date_gmt":"2008-07-21T11:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=2048"},"modified":"2008-07-21T12:19:56","modified_gmt":"2008-07-21T11:19:56","slug":"dvd-releases-monday-21st-july-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2008\/07\/21\/dvd-releases-monday-21st-july-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"DVD Releases: Monday 21st July 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The DVD highlights in the UK this week include: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0019Z65S6\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0019Z65S6\"><strong>La Vie de Jesus<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001BMWG2G\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001BMWG2G\"><strong>The Mummy [1932] Special Edition<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001870VLM\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001870VLM\"><strong>The Office &#8211; Season 3<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0019J2USQ\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0019J2USQ\"><strong>The Patrice Leconte Collection<\/strong><\/a> and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0019GJ3WU\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0019GJ3WU\"><strong>The Orphanage<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/dvd-picks-21-07-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2053\" title=\"DVD Picks for Monday 2st July 2008\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/dvd-picks-21-07-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are our <strong>DVD picks<\/strong> for the week beginning Monday 21st July 2008:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0019Z65S6\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0019Z65S6\"><strong>La Vie de Jesus<\/strong><\/a> (Eureka): Director Bruno Dumont&#8217;s debut film from 1997 about two teenage lovers, set in a Flemish town &#8211; available on UK DVD for the first time.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001BMWG2G\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001BMWG2G\"><strong>The Mummy [1932] Special Edition<\/strong><\/a> (Universal): Re-release of the 1932 monster classic with Boris Karloff.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001870VLM\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001870VLM\"><strong>The Office &#8211; Season 3<\/strong><\/a> (Universal): The third season of the surprisingly good US version of the series with Steve Carrell in the Ricky Gervais role.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0019GJ3WU\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0019GJ3WU\"><strong>The Orphanage<\/strong><\/a> (Optimum): Superb Spanish ghost story set in an orphanage, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona and produced by Guillermo Del Toro.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0019J2USQ\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0019J2USQ\"><strong>The Patrice Leconte Collection<\/strong><\/a> (Second Sight): Box set featuring the films of the noted French director including: The Hairdresser&#8217;s Husband, Ridicule, Monsieur Hire, Le Parfum D&#8217;yvonne And Tango.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also out are the following titles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0017U09HQ\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0017U09HQ\"><strong>10,000 B.C<\/strong>.<\/a> (Warner Bros): Prehistoric epic from director Roland Emmerich.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001563HYO\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001563HYO\">All the Boys Love Mandy Lane<\/a> <\/strong>(Optimum): US horror about an unconventional teenage girl.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0019R5UZS\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0019R5UZS\">Blue Water White Death<\/a> <\/strong>(Revolver): 1971 documentary about a group of people searching for a Great White shark.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001A47GD4\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001A47GD4\">Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius<\/a> <\/strong>(2Entertain): Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen star in this <em>Doctor Who<\/em> re-release from 1976.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00147AK7G\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B00147AK7G\"><strong>Drillbit Taylor<\/strong><\/a> (Paramount): Comedy with Owen Wilson as a retired soldier helping out kids getting bullied in high school.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0017I1G9S\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0017I1G9S\">Fatal Contact<\/a> <\/strong>(Cine Asia): Martial arts action film about a Kung Fu Oympian (Jacky Wu Jing) in the shadowy world of underground boxing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0018AHIPQ\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0018AHIPQ\"><strong>First Sunday<\/strong><\/a> (Sony): Comedy with Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan as bumbling petty criminals.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00147AJCW\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B00147AJCW\"><strong>Numb<\/strong><\/a> (Scanbox): A straight to DVD drama starring <a title=\"Matthew Perry (actor)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matthew_Perry_%28actor%29\">Matthew Perry<\/a> as a writer suffering from <a title=\"Depersonalization disorder\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Depersonalization_disorder\">depersonalization disorder<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0017VRGEO\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0017VRGEO\"><strong>Redacted<\/strong><\/a> (Optimum):Brian De Palma&#8217;s drama about US troops committing rape and murder in Iraq.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0019FLTIM\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0019FLTIM\"><strong>Robbery<\/strong><\/a> (Optimum): A crime drama inspired by the great train robbery of 1963 directed by Peter Yates and starring Stanley Baker, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster and William Marlowe.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0018BXIGS\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0018BXIGS\"><strong>The Mechanik<\/strong><\/a> (DNC Entertainment): Dolph Lungdren stars in a revenge tale involving a Russian paratrooper.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001A4VH34\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001A4VH34\">The Mummy [1999]<\/a> <\/strong>(Universal): The 1999 action remake with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz is re-released on Blu-ray.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001A4VH3O\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001A4VH3O\"><strong>The Mummy Returns<\/strong><\/a> (Universal): The 2001 sequel &#8211; re-released on Blu-ray also.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0014T7EPU\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0014T7EPU\"><strong>WTC View<\/strong><\/a> (Peccadillo Pictures): Based on the stage play by Brian Sloan, exploring life in New York after 9\/11 through the struggles of one man.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0016FM79U\/203-0948161-0077550?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0016FM79U\">Zombies<\/a> <\/strong>(Momentum): J.S. Cardone directs this tale of a group of young children zombies who come back from the dead looking for revenge, after their murder a century ago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any questions about this week&#8217;s DVD releases or any upcoming titles then just <a href=\"mailto:ambrose@ filmdetail.com\">email me<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(To buy any of the DVDs above just click on the title and you will be redirected to our Amazon affiliate)<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Browse more DVD Releases at <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> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.play.com\/DVD\/DVD\/6-\/RegionHome.html\">Play<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdpricecheck.co.uk\/\">Check the latest DVD prices at DVD Price Check<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DVD highlights in the UK this week include: La Vie de Jesus, The Mummy [1932] Special Edition, The Office &#8211; Season 3, The Patrice Leconte Collection and\u00a0The Orphanage. Here are our DVD picks for the week beginning Monday 21st July 2008: La Vie de Jesus (Eureka): Director Bruno Dumont&#8217;s debut film from 1997 about [&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":[2788,2817],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048"}],"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=2048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}