{"id":4357,"date":"2009-01-12T02:19:42","date_gmt":"2009-01-12T02:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=4357"},"modified":"2009-01-13T11:40:55","modified_gmt":"2009-01-13T11:40:55","slug":"uk-dvd-releases-monday-12th-january-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2009\/01\/12\/uk-dvd-releases-monday-12th-january-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD Releases: Monday 12th January 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><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\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4358\" title=\"UK DVD Picks 12-01-09\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/uk-dvd-picks-12-10-09.jpg\" alt=\"UK DVD Picks 12-01-09\" width=\"500\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/uk-dvd-picks-12-10-09.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/uk-dvd-picks-12-10-09-315x145.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DVD PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001J1O82U?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001J1O82U\">Standard Operating Procedure<\/a><\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>(Sony):\u00a0A disturbing but fascinating documentary in which director\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.errolmorris.com\/\">Errol Morris<\/a>\u00a0examines\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/news\/abu_ghraib\/2006\/03\/14\/chapter_1\/index.html\">the photographs<\/a>\u00a0taken during the abuses at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abu_Ghraib_prison_scandal\">Abu Ghraib prison in 2003<\/a>. Using interviews with the soldiers, Morris weaves their stories together with the actual images, re-enactments and graphics to create a chilling portrait of one of the most notorious episodes of the Iraq war.<\/p>\n<p>The regular DVD has the following features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen<\/li>\n<li>English, French, Italian and Spanish DD5.1 Surround<\/li>\n<li>Subtitles: English, English HOH, Arabic, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (Parisian), German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal), Slovene, Spanish (Castilian), Swedish, Turkish<\/li>\n<li>Director\u2019s Commentary<\/li>\n<li>Deleted Scenes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001J1O87A?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001J1O87A\">Blu-ray Disc<\/a> is coded for all regions (A, B and C) and features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1080P 2.40:1 Widescreen<\/li>\n<li>English, Italian (VO) and Spanish (VO) 5.1 Dolby TrueHD<\/li>\n<li>French (VO) 5.1 Dolby Digital<\/li>\n<li>Subtitles: English, English HOH, Arabic, Croatian, Danish, Finnish, French, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish<\/li>\n<li>Commentary with Director Errol Morris<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles Premiere Q&amp;A with Director Errol Morris<\/li>\n<li>Berlin Film Festival Press Conference<\/li>\n<li>Diplomacy in the Age of Terror: The Impact of Diminished Rule of Law on International Relations<\/li>\n<li>9 New Additional Scenes<\/li>\n<li>Nearly 2 hours of new interview footage featuring Tim Dugan, Hydrue Joyner, Steven Jordan, Jeremy Sivits &amp; Samuel Provance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[ad]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001L4I2L8?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001L4I2L8\">Pineapple Express<\/a><\/strong><span> <\/span>(Sony): A\u00a0comedy about two pot-smoking slackers (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/archives\/2008\/09\/11\/interview-seth-rogen-and-james-franco-on-pineapple-express\/\">Seth Rogen and James Franco<\/a>) who go on the run, directed by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Gordon_Green\">David Gordon Green<\/a>\u00a0(a big change of pace for him after films like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Washington_(movie)\">George Washington<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All_the_Real_Girls\">All The Real Girls<\/a>). Co-written by Rogen and produced by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Judd_Apatow\">Judd Apatow<\/a>\u00a0it is an amusing caper although it isn\u2019t quite as laugh-out-loud funny as previous Apatow productions like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Superbad_(film)\">Superbad<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knocked_Up\">Knocked Up<\/a>. Despite that there are enough decent action sequences and gags to recommend it.<\/p>\n<p>The 2-disc DVD breaks down like this:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Disc 1: Main Feature<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Includes Theatrical &amp; Extended Cuts of the film<\/li>\n<li>Anamorphic Widescreen<\/li>\n<li>English DD5.1 Surround<\/li>\n<li>Polish and Turkish Dolby Surround<\/li>\n<li>English Audio Description Track<\/li>\n<li>Subtitles: English, English HOH + many more including Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch and Hindi<\/li>\n<li>Commentary with filmmakers and cast<\/li>\n<li>Extended and Alternate Scenes<\/li>\n<li>Gag Reel<\/li>\n<li>The Making of Pineapple Express<\/li>\n<li>Injury Report Featurette<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Disc 2: Extra Features<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bonus Digital Copy of the film<\/li>\n<li>5 Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes<\/li>\n<li>Deleted Scenes<\/li>\n<li>Seth\u2019s Apartment<\/li>\n<li>Raw Footage<\/li>\n<li>Rehearsal Footage<\/li>\n<li>And Much More!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001L4I1UK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001L4I1UK\">Blu-ray Disc<\/a><\/strong> features\u00a0all the content of the 2-Disc DVD plus an exclusive game \u2018Ride the Express\u2019. Features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Includes Theatrical &amp; Extended Cuts of the film<\/li>\n<li>1080P 2.40:1 Widescreen<\/li>\n<li>English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD<\/li>\n<li>English Audio Description Track<\/li>\n<li>English, English HOH and Hindi subtitles<\/li>\n<li>Ride the Express Game &#8211; BD Exclusive<\/li>\n<li>Commentary with filmmakers and cast<\/li>\n<li>Extended and Alternate Scenes<\/li>\n<li>Gag Reel<\/li>\n<li>The Making of Pineapple Express<\/li>\n<li>Injury Report Featurette<\/li>\n<li>Bonus Digital Copy of the film<\/li>\n<li>5 Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes<\/li>\n<li>Deleted Scenes<\/li>\n<li>Seth\u2019s Apartment<\/li>\n<li>Raw Footage<\/li>\n<li>Rehearsal Footage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[ad]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001KWHO9C?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001KWHO9C\">Somers Town<\/a><\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>(Optimum): The\u00a0latest film from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0276349\/\">Shane Meadows<\/a>\u00a0didn&#8217;t reach the heights of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/This_is_England\">This is England<\/a>, but was still a charming urban tale of an unlikely friendship between two teenagers in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Somers_Town,_London\">an area of North London<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2129938\/\">Thomas Turgoose<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2931011\/\">Piotr Jagiello<\/a>\u00a0were very good in the two lead roles and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0072610\/\">Perry Benson<\/a> offered solid support as an Arsenal supporting deckchair seller.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001KWHO9C?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001KWHO9C\">regular DVD<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001M1X576?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001M1X576\">Blu-ray disc<\/a> have the same extras which are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen<\/li>\n<li>English DD2.0 Stereo and DD5.1 Surround<\/li>\n<li>English HOH subtitles<\/li>\n<li>Interviews with Shane Meadows, Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello and Perry Benson<\/li>\n<li>Shane Meadows Master class at Tribeca Film Festival<\/li>\n<li>TV Spots<\/li>\n<li>Trailer<\/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\/B001K7HY74?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001K7HY74\">Apparitions<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0010VED9M?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0010VED9M\"> Aristocrats<\/a><\/strong> (Acorn Media)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001L4I2MC?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001L4I2MC\"> Just Add Water<\/a><\/strong> (Sony)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001BHTNAY?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001BHTNAY\"> Red Sorghum<\/a><\/strong> (Drakes Avenue Pictures)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001J1O884?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001J1O884\"> Resident Evil: Degeneration<\/a><\/strong> (Sony)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001L4I26I?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001L4I26I\"> Sakuran<\/a><\/strong> (ICA)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001L1BT7K?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001L1BT7K\">Speak Easily<\/a><\/strong> (Powis Square Pictures)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001I45PCK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001I45PCK\"> The Big Bang Theory &#8211; Season 1<\/a><\/strong> (Warner)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001J1O87K?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001J1O87K\"> The Devil&#8217;s Chair<\/a><\/strong> (Sony)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0014HKQK2?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0014HKQK2\"> The Diary of Anne Frank<\/a><\/strong> (Contender)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001L1BT7A?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001L1BT7A\"> The Sadist<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Powis Square Pictures)<\/p>\n<p>[ad]<\/p>\n<div>&gt; Buy\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001J1O82U?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001J1O82U\">Standard Operating Procedure<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001L4I2L8?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001L4I2L8\">Pineapple Express<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001KWHO9C?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001KWHO9C\">Somers Town<\/a>\u00a0at Amazon UK<\/div>\n<div>&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><span><span><span><span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><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;\u00a0Take a look at the current UK cinema releases\u00a0(W\/C Friday 9th January)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DVD PICKS Standard Operating Procedure\u00a0(Sony):\u00a0A disturbing but fascinating documentary in which director\u00a0Errol Morris\u00a0examines\u00a0the photographs\u00a0taken during the abuses at\u00a0Abu Ghraib prison in 2003. Using interviews with the soldiers, Morris weaves their stories together with the actual images, re-enactments and graphics to create a chilling portrait of one of the most notorious episodes of the Iraq war. 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