{"id":5455,"date":"2009-04-27T01:20:47","date_gmt":"2009-04-27T00:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=5455"},"modified":"2009-04-27T01:23:41","modified_gmt":"2009-04-27T00:23:41","slug":"uk-dvd-releases-monday-27th-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2009\/04\/27\/uk-dvd-releases-monday-27th-april-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD Releases: Monday 27th April 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dvds-used-boxed-sets\/b\/ref=sa_menu_dvd1_w_h_?ie=UTF8&amp;node=283926&amp;pf_rd_p=218610391&amp;pf_rd_s=left-nav-1&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_i=468294&amp;pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&amp;pf_rd_r=1F6M0KWMPRC2HGY80V9M\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5456\" title=\"DVD Picks 27-04-09\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/dvd-picks-27-04-09.jpg\" alt=\"DVD Picks 27-04-09\" width=\"480\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DVD PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001Q94TRO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001Q94TRO\">Dean Spanley<\/a><\/strong> (Icon):\u00a0A quirky period piece set\u00a0in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edwardian_era\">Edwardian era<\/a>\u00a0it tells the story of a father (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_O%27Toole\">Peter O\u2019Toole<\/a>) and son (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jeremy_Northam\">Jeremy Northam<\/a>) who attend a lecture by a visiting Hindu Swami (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Art_Malik\">Art Malik<\/a>).\u00a0There they encounter Dean Spanley (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000554\/\">Sam Neill<\/a>), with whom Henslowe strikes up an unlikely friendship. Based on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Spanley-Edward-Plunkett-Baron-Dunsany\/dp\/0007290454\">the 1936 novella<\/a>\u00a0by Irish author\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lord_Dunsany\">Lord Dunsany<\/a>\u00a0it is directed by Toa Fraser from a screenplay by Alan Sharp.<\/p>\n<p>Extras include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stereo and 5.1 Surround audio\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Making of featurette\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Cast and crew interviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although it didn&#8217;t get a huge cinema release, it is well worth getting on DVD.<\/p>\n<p>* <a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/archives\/2008\/10\/22\/interview-toa-fraser-on-dean-spanley\/\">Listen to my interview with director Toa Fraser<\/a> *\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001PU8DJO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001PU8DJO\">North Face<\/a><\/strong> (Metrodome): A\u00a0tense documentary that relives 48 hours in the lives of the two climbers who scaled the eponymous wall of the Eiger Mountain in 1936. Directed by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0836715\/\">Philipp St\u00f6lzl<\/a>\u00a0and starring\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0299811\/\">Benno F\u00fcrmann<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0525518\/\">Florian Lukas<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0295429\/\">Georg Friedrich<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Extras include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Making Northface<\/li>\n<li>Visual Effects Of &#8216;Nothface&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Deleted Scenes<\/li>\n<li>Interview With Philipp Stoelzl and Kolja Brandt<\/li>\n<li>The Myth Of The Eiger North Face<\/li>\n<li>Timeline Of Attempts On The Eiger Mountain<\/li>\n<li>Cast &amp; Crew Biographies<\/li>\n<li>Theatrical Trailer<\/li>\n<li>UK Exclusive Trailer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001R65FLK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001R65FLK\">Trouble the Water<\/a><\/strong> (ICA): An\u00a0Oscar-nominated documentary that follows the story of aspiring rap artist and self proclaimed hustler Kimberly Rivers Roberts and her husband Scott as they try to survive the destruction wrought by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hurricane_Katrina\">Hurricane Katrina<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[ad]<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001RQFXWG?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001RQFXWG\">A Bunch of Amateurs<\/a><\/strong> (EIV)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001RNXYYS?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001RNXYYS\"> Afro Samurai: Resurrection<\/a><\/strong> (Manga)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TQRO94?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TQRO94\"> Arabian Nights<\/a><\/strong> (BFI)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001THPPBW?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001THPPBW\"> Ashanti<\/a><\/strong> (Arrow Films)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001QE1BEI?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001QE1BEI\"> Australia<\/a><\/strong> (Fox)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001CMV1P8?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001CMV1P8\"> Baba Yaga: The Final Cut<\/a><\/strong> (Shameless)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TJKVKU?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TJKVKU\">Barquero<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001O9AR0E?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001O9AR0E\"> Bedtime Stories<\/a><\/strong> (Disney)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TJKVL4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TJKVL4\"> Billy Two Hats<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001PL6N3Q?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001PL6N3Q\"> Black Emanuelle 2<\/a><\/strong> (Severin)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001QK9WMK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001QK9WMK\"> Boogeyman 3<\/a><\/strong> (Icon)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001QVI18U?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001QVI18U\"> City Rats<\/a><\/strong> (Revolver)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001U74D1E?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001U74D1E\"> Cold Prey 2: Resurrection<\/a><\/strong> (Momentum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001U74D1O?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001U74D1O\"> Cold Prey Boxset<\/a><\/strong> (Momentum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001V7P2TK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001V7P2TK\"> Darwin\u2019s Dangerous Idea<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TJKVMS?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TJKVMS\"> For Those in Peril<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001QXZ816?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001QXZ816\"> Frost On Sunday<\/a><\/strong> (Network)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TJKVLO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TJKVLO\"> Gunfight at Dodge City<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001R65FLU?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001R65FLU\"> Hannah Takes the Stairs<\/a><\/strong> (ICA)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001UHNYV4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001UHNYV4\"> Henry: Mind of a Tyrant<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001QXZ83E?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001QXZ83E\"> Manhunt &#8211; The Complete Series<\/a><\/strong> (Network)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TJKVMI?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TJKVMI\"> My Learned Friend<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TJKVKK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TJKVKK\"> Odds Against Tomorrow<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001UL7SLC?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001UL7SLC\"> Paris is Burning<\/a><\/strong> (Second Sight)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001URRZI2?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001URRZI2\"> Shabby Tiger \u2013 Complete Series<\/a><\/strong> (Network)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TJKVM8?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TJKVM8\"> Sometimes a Great Notion<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001URRZIM?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001URRZIM\"> Stormy Weather<\/a><\/strong> (Network)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001PGWL14?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001PGWL14\"> Supernatural Season 4<\/a><\/strong> (Warner)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TQROA8?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TQROA8\"> The Canterbury Tales<\/a><\/strong> (BFI)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TQRO9O?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TQRO9O\"> The Decameron<\/a><\/strong> (BFI)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001MK9ZFI?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001MK9ZFI\"> The Exterminating Angels<\/a><\/strong> (Axiom Films)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B000P0JQAK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B000P0JQAK\"> The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TJKVLY?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TJKVLY\">The King and Four Queens<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001PKUTQ4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001PKUTQ4\"> The L Word Season 5<\/a><\/strong> (Fox)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001URRZIW?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001URRZIW\"> The Private Life of Henry VIII<\/a><\/strong> (Network)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001U74D1Y?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001U74D1Y\"> The Promise<\/a><\/strong> (Momentum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TJKVNC?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TJKVNC\"> The Small Back Room<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001P3D1WK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001P3D1WK\"> Time Trumpet<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TJKVN2?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TJKVN2\"> Trouble Brewing<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001U3EOEO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001U3EOEO\">What Just Happened<\/a><\/strong> (Pathe)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00013KCM2?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B00013KCM2\"> Zulu Dawn<\/a><\/strong> (Arrow Films)<\/p>\n<p>[ad]<\/p>\n<p>&gt;\u00a0Buy\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001Q94TRO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001Q94TRO\">Dean Spanley<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001PU8DJO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001PU8DJO\">North Face<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001R65FLK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001R65FLK\">Trouble the Water<\/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 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