{"id":3693,"date":"2008-11-10T07:10:11","date_gmt":"2008-11-10T06:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=3693"},"modified":"2008-11-12T07:32:19","modified_gmt":"2008-11-12T06:32:19","slug":"uk-dvd-releases-monday-10th-november-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2008\/11\/10\/uk-dvd-releases-monday-10th-november-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD Releases: Monday 10th November 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DVD PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Savage Grace<\/a><\/strong> (Revolver Entertainment):\u00a0Directed by Tom Kalin<\/a>, this is the true story of the life and death of\u00a0Barbara Daly Baekeland<\/a>\u00a0(Julianne Moore<\/a>), the socialite\u00a0who married above her class to Brooks Baekeland (Stephen Dillane<\/a>), the heir to the Bakelite<\/a> plastics fortune. It explores the tensions in their marriage and Barabara’s unusually close relationship to their only son\u00a0Tony (Eddie Redmayne<\/a>), who is a failure in his father’s eyes. Based\u00a0on the book\u00a0by Natalie Robins and Steven M. L. Aronson, the film impressively peels back the layers of a sordid true life episode amongst American high society. Moore is excellent in the title role and although the film won’t be to everyone’s tastes, there is much here to admire. This edition is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen but the only extra is a 16-minute making of featurette. [Cert 15]<\/p>\n

Black God White Devil<\/a><\/strong> (Mr Bongo Films): A very interesting\u00a01964\u00a0Brazilian<\/a>\u00a0film directed and written by\u00a0Glauber Rocha<\/a>, which tells the story of\u00a0a peasant farmer (Geraldo Del Rey<\/a>) who kills his tyrannical boss before going on the run with his wife. \u00a0A kind of Brazilian spaghetti western<\/a>, it helped start the\u00a0Cinema Novo<\/a>\u00a0movement, which addressed the socio-political problems of 1960s<\/a>\u00a0Brazil.<\/p>\n

The great\u00a0Luis Bu\u00f1uel<\/a> described the film as:\u00a0<\/p>\n

The most beautiful thing I have seen in more than a decade, filled with savage poetry.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

An important re-issue of an overlooked film.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Mist<\/a><\/strong> (2 Disc Edition)<\/a> (Momentum): Writer-director\u00a0Frank Darabont<\/a>‘s adaptation of\u00a0Stephen King’s<\/a>\u00a01980<\/a>\u00a0novella<\/a>\u00a0of the same name<\/a>\u00a0is perhaps one of the darkest horror films released in recent memory. But instead of the cheap sadism and gore that has unfortunately dominated the genre recently, we have a thoughtful examination of what happens to society under extreme pressure. Set in King’s usual location of Maine<\/a>, it explores what happens to a local artist (Thomas Jane<\/a>) who becomes trapped in his local supermarket after a mysterious mist descends upon the town. A\u00a0siege mentality<\/a>\u00a0then takes hold of the people inside, with fear and paranoia erupting amongst them on what they should do. Although not a flawless film, there is much to chew on with a haunting sense of despair running through the film and some convincing performances from Jane,\u00a0Marcia Gay Harden<\/a>,\u00a0Toby Jones<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Andre Braugher<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 2 disc edition is the one to go for as it features an alternate cut of the film in black and white (which is how Darabont actually intended to shoot it) as well as the following extras:<\/p>\n

Disc 1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n