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Once again, we look at a few titles in more detail which are due out soon. The prices listed are the current prices on Amazon.
Puss in Boots You loved him in Shrek, now see how the one and only swashbuckling feline found his frame – and a very big pair of boots – in this hilariously funny animated epic. Lover, fighter and outlaw Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) is off on the adventure of his nine lives as he teams up with Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek) and Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis) for the ultimate showdown with the notorious Jack and Jill (Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris). Here’s the true story of The Cat, The Myth and The Legend that is Puss In Boots. Puss in Boots is released on Blu-ray (£14.99), Blu-ray 3D (£17.99) and DVD (£12.99). |
The Awakening 
Starring Dominic West (The Wire, 300), Rebecca Hall (The Town) and Oscar®-nominee Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake), The Awakening is the chilling new supernatural thriller from Nick Murphy. In post-World War I England in 1921, an author and paranormal skeptic (Hall) is invited to a countryside boarding school by the head master (West) to investigate rumours of an apparent haunting. But just when she thinks she has debunked the ghost theory, she has a chilling encounter which makes her question all her rational beliefs. The Awakening is released on Blu-ray (£13.99) and DVD (£8.99). |
Happy Feet Two
The sequel to Happy Feet, the Academy Award®-winning animated smash hit, Happy Feet Two returns audiences to the magnificent landscape of Antarctica. Mumble, the master of tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters the mighty Sven–a penguin who can fly. Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model, but things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces. Erik learns of his father’s “guts and grit” as Mumble brings together the penguin nations and all manner of fabulous creatures–from tiny krill to giant elephant seals–to put things right. Extra Content
The Mighty Sven – Happy Feet 2 Sing-A-Long Bridge of Life – Happy Feet 2 Sing-A-Long Papa Oom Mow Mow – Happy Feet 2 Sing-A-Long Running With Boadicea Pink’s New Song The Amazing Voices of Happy Feet 2 I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat Happy Feet 2 Movie App Helping Penguins & Pals Happy Feet Two is released on Blu-ray (£13.99), Blu-ray 3D (£17.99) and DVD (£9.99). |
Dirk Gently Series 1
Dirk Gently, Douglas Adams’ perennially broke, morally dubious Holistic Detective, whose investigations are based on the “Fundamental Interconnectedness of All Things” is finally brought to television in BBC4’s hit series. Created by Howard Overman (Misfits) and starring Stephen Mangan (Episodes, Green Wing) as Dirk, and Darren Boyd (Spy, Whites) as his put-upon business partner Richard MacDuff, these four stories take in a missing cat, a stolen robot, horoscopes that actually predict the future and a Pentagon plot to destroy the Free World. And while solving these cases, Dirk must stay one step ahead of MacDuff’s sceptical girlfriend Susan (Helen Baxendale–Cold Feet, Friends), harassed Detective Inspector Gilks (Jason Watkins–Trollied) and his own unpaid, unappreciated assistant Janice (Lisa Jackson–Campus), all while escaping the attentions of the Taxman and framing a man for murder. Based on the much-loved books by Douglas Adams (Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy), Dirk Gently is written by Howard Overman, Jamie Mathieson (Being Human) and Matt Jones (Doctor Who, Skins). Part genius, part conman, mostly tangential, Dirk Gently is a detective like no other. Includes all three new episodes, plus the pilot episode. Dirk Gently Series 1 is released on DVD (£8.99). |
The Thing (2011)
Paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) joins a Norwegian scientific team in Antarctica that has discovered an extraterrestrial ship buried in the ice, and an organism that seems to have died in the crash. When an experiment frees the alien, a shape-shifting creature with the ability to turn itself into a perfect replica of any living being, Kate must join the crew’s pilot, Carter (Joel Edgerton), to keep it from killing them off one at a time. Paranoia soon spreads like an epidemic as they’re infected, one by one, and a thrilling race for survival begins… The Thing is a prelude to John Carpenter’s classic 1982 film of the same name. Bonus Material:
It’s True Come In, Over! That’s Not Karl Colin Two-Heads Start the Helicopter Now The Thing (2011) is released on Blu-ray (£14.99) and DVD (£9.99). |
Wuthering Heights (2011)
Wuthering Heights is Academy Award®-winning writer-director Andrea Arnold’s third feature following the BAFTA® award winning, Fish Tank and Cannes Jury Prize winning Red Road. Based on the novel by Emily Brontë and adapted for the screen by Andrea Arnold and Olivia Hetreed, Wuthering Heights stars newcomer James Howson as Heathcliff and Kaya Scodelario (Skins) as Cathy alongside Steve Evets (Joseph), Oliver Milburn (Mr Linton), and Nicola Burley (Isabella Linton) and introducing Shannon Beer and Solomon Glave playing the young Cathy and Heathcliff. A Yorkshire hill farmer on a visit to Liverpool finds a homeless boy on the streets. He takes him home to live as part of his family on the isolated Yorkshire moors where the boy forges an obsessive relationship with the farmer s daughter. Wuthering Heights (2011) is released on Blu-ray (£11.99) and DVD (£8.99). |
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