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Hathaway portrays Maggie, an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone - or anything - tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie (Gyllenhaal), whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.

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4DVD present

Big Brother’s Big DVD Best Bits 2000-2010

Out on DVD 30 August 2010 

Celebrate 10 years of mayhem, hilarity, drama and a lot of madness with 4DVDs release of Big Brother’s Big DVD Best Bits 2000-2010 a commemorative collectors DVD out  to own on 30 August  – a must have DVD for any self respecting Big Brother fan.

On 18^th July 2000, the doors to Britain’s most famous TV house first opened and became, for 10 years,  one of the most memorable, controversial and groundbreaking television programmes ever seen. What started as a social experiment has become a global phenomenon that has kept both viewers and housemates gripped with constant surprises and the occasional slice of controversy.

This year the iconic doors opened for the last time with over 5 million people tuning in to watch the launch of the last ever Big Brother in the UK. Now relive all the best moments: the romances, the arguments, the insanity, the challenges and the tantrums in one jam-packed DVD.

As well as best bits from the last 10 series, the DVD also includes two favourite shows as voted by viewers and Davina’s favourite show.  Go back to Channel 4’s Big Brother house whenever you want with this fantastic souvenir DVD.

For the last decade Big Brother has made an indelible mark on the UK TV landscape, right from the beginning it has set and broke numerous records; 38 million viewers have watched Big Brother at least once; 10 million viewers tuned in to the finale on 26 July 2002 when Kate Lawler won the third series. As well as these there have been 15 relationships, and as a result there are now two BB babies.

So let’s salute the 86 male and 97 female contestants who have let us laugh and cry with them and eventually vote them off!

We have copies of Big Brother’s Big DVD Best Bits 2000-2010 on DVD to giveaway.  To enter just answer the following question:



Who has just won Series 11 of Big Brother?



 



a) Craig Phillips



b) Brian Dowling



c) Josie Gibson



Please email your answer with your name, age address and contact number titling your email 'Big Brother Competition' to:



 

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4DVDs release of Big Brother’s Big DVD Best Bits 2000-2010 a commemorative collectors DVD out  to own on 30 August.  



 



Competition closes 4th October 2010.



 



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WIN REPO MEN BACK-PACK, T-SHIRT AND DVD

Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes, A.I: Artificial Intelligence) and Academy Award® winner Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland, Ghost Dog)  star in the all-out action, adrenalin fuelled fest, REPO MEN - available to buy on Blu-ray and DVD from 23^rd August.

Be the first to get your hands on a copy here: http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/12761604/Repo-Men/Product.html

In the near-future, people can enhance their bodies, replacing any damaged organ with state-of-the-art artificial replacements from The Union, headed by Frank (Liev Schreiber). There’s one catch; it’s expensive and if you can’t keep up with the payments, your body parts will be repossessed by the REPO MEN… with painful and bloody results.

Packed full of explosive action and edge-of-your-seat fight choreography, REPO MEN is set to be a must own Sci-Fi action blockbuster.  To celebrate its release we’re giving away a copy of the film on DVD as well as a Repo Men T-shirt and Backpack, with the branded Repo Men goodies on offer to two runners up. To be in with a chance of winning, just answer the following question…

What is the name of the Sinister Corporation supplying and retrieving organs in REPO MEN?

1. The Agency
2. The Union
3. The Ministry

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REPO MEN - available to buy on Blu-ray and DVD from 23^rd August.



 



Competition closes 4th October 2010.



 



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The Girl who Played with Fire

While most of the entertainment press is umming an ahhing about who’s going to play ‘The Girl’ in the Hollywood adaptation of Stieg Larrson’s bestselling trilogy there are still parts two and three of the Swedish movie adaptation to get through. 

The first movie from Daniel Alfredson was widely lauded as a strong adaptation of the now infamous novel.  This one, the second, is just as good, if not a little better.

Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) and journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nikvist), our heroin and hero from the first film are not on speaking terms, not on Salander’s part anyway.   With the money from her last job Salander has travelled the world but is now back in Sweden and decides she wants to upgrade her life with an expensive apartment in an uber chic part of town, leaving her old apartment to lover and friend Miriam Wu.    Meanwhile Blomkvist’s controversial magazine seems to have a story on sex trafficking from a freelance investigative journalist and his researcher girlfriend.  It’s a great scoop.  Until Blomkvist finds them both dead.  When the police arrive they find the prints on the gun belong to none other than Lisbeth Salander and the gun itself registered to Salander’s guardian Nils Bjurman, who’s also been found dead.

As Blomkvist continues the investigation for Millenium, he knows Salander isn’t guilty.  What he doesn’t know is where she is and how she’s manage to become a part of it. 

The complexities of the novels themselves make for a phenomenal plot with dramatic twists and turns in the story and director Alfredson captures the tone and feel of the characters and the story beautifully.  If, however, you’re one of the people who hasn’t read the books there are definite plot holes in the film and unexplained links between characters.  While the first film had a simpler yet still pretty complex plot it tied everything together nicely by the end.  This one, however, has so many stories going on that it’s hard to keep track and, with Salander and Blomkvist hardly sharing a scene together that chemistry is also lost. 

But as far as drama and pace goes The Girl Who Played with Fire doesn’t stop for air in the whole 129 minutes, the violence and graphic sex scenes leave nothing to the imagination and the tension Alfredson creates is immense.

 This is the kind of trilogy you could talk about for hours particularly if you read the books, watch Alfredson’s Swedish adaptations and then get your claws out ready to see what Hollywood can do.

AK

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5 people trapped in an elevator start dying mysteriously one by one. Paranoia and tension ensue while the police outside try to discover who is behind the killings. Their investigations take them into the murky realms of the unexplainable and they soon discover that darker things are a foot.

The Devil is released in UK cinemas Sept 17th

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Based on an acclaimed novel, Charlie St. Cloudis a romantic drama starring Zac Efron as a young man who survives an accident that lets him see the world in a unique way.  In this emotionally charged story, he begins a romantic journey in which he embraces the dark realities of the past while discovering the transformative power of love.

Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud (Efron) has the adoration of mother Claire (Oscar® winner Kim Basinger) and little brother Sam (newcomer Charlie Tahan), as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown.  But his bright future is cut short when a tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it.

After his high-school classmate Tess (Amanda Crew) returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honouring a promisehe made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love.  And as he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.

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The test of wills between Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) and Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) escalates to new heights of comedy in the third installment of the blockbuster series—Little Fockers.  Laura Dern, Jessica Alba and Harvey Keitel join the returning all-star cast for a new chapter of the worldwide hit franchise.

It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam (Polo) and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get “in” with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack.  After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, however, Jack’s suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back.

When Greg and Pam’s entire clan—including Pam’s lovelorn ex, Kevin (Owen Wilson)—descends for the twins’ birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he’s fully capable as the man of the house.  But with all the misunderstandings, spying and covert missions, will Greg pass Jack’s final test and become the family’s next patriarch…or will the circle of trust be broken for good?

Genre:                                                  Comedy                                              

Cast:                                                      Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson,

                                                                Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Jessica Alba,

                                                                Laura Dern, Harvey Keitel and Barbra Streisand

Directed by:                                       Paul Weitz

Written by:                                         John Hamburg and Larry Stuckey

Based on Characters

Created by:                                        Greg Glienna & Mary Ruth Clarke

Produced by:                                     Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Jay Roach, John Hamburg

Executive Producers:     Daniel Lupi, Andrew Miano, Meghan Lyvers, Nancy Tenenbaum, Ryan Kavanaugh

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From the director of Get Carter & Croupier

FLASH GORDON:

30^th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-ray Limited Edition Steel Tin Includes Original Soundtrack Out To Own On Blu-Ray August 23^rd 2010

Directed by Mike Hodges

Starring Sam J Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol,

Max Von Sydow, Richard O’Brien, Brian Blessed,

Timothy Dalton, Robbie Coltrane,

Peter Duncan and Peter Wyndgarde

Featuring an all-star cast and a much-celebrated soundtrack by Queen, this is the original and best version of the sci-fi classic Flash Gordon, based on the comic books by Alex Raymond and Don Moore. Enjoy once again, this time in HD as well as gloriously camp, lurid Technicolor.

Flash (Sam J Jones) is a football hero skyjacked aboard Dr Zarkov’s (Topol, Fiddler on the Roof) spaceship along with the beautiful Dale Arden (Melody Anderson). The threesome is drawn into the influence of the planet Mongo where they encounter Ming the Merciless (Max Von Sydow, Shutter Island, The Exorcist, The Seventh Seal) and together must foil his plot to destroy Earth. Also Timothy Dalton (Licence to Kill, Living Daylights) Richard O’Brien (Rocky Horror Picture Show), Peter Duncan (TV’s Blue Peter!) andRobbie Coltrane (TV’s Cracker).

Extras: Interview with Mike Hodges / Audio Commentary by Mike Hodges / Original Soundtrack by Queen / Ltd Edition Steel Tin

We have copies of Flash Gordon on Blu Ray to giveaway.  To enter just answer the following question:



Which Member of the cast went on to play James Bond?



 



a) Sam Jones



b) Brian Blessed



c) Timothy Dalton



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30^th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-ray Limited Edition Steel Tin Includes Original Soundtrack Out To Own On Blu-Ray August 23^rd 2010



 



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Piranha 3D

Elisabeth Shue picked a fine time to do Adventures in Babysitting 2 as this time shes not up against the big city or parents getting home before her.  No, this time she's facing thousands of student Spring Breakers and thousands of the tiny little critters that are out to eat anyone and everyone.

Piranha 3D is a remake of a B-Movie classic and stars Elisabeth Shue as Sheriff Julie Forester (Possibly the best female horror lead character since Ellen Ripley) who after investigating the disapperance of Matthew Boyd (Richard Dreyfuss) soon discovers that she has a lot larger problem then 50,000 Spring Break students throwing rubbish into Lake Victoria, because a aquatic earthquake has cracked open a rift the lake bed that cracks open a pre Triassic cave which harbours thousands of very hungry Piranha's which make their way out of the cave and into the throngs of revellers picking them off and fufilling their hunger.  Not only that but her son, Jake (Steven R. McQueen) has gone off and got himself stranded with a porn film crew who have convinced him to be their location scout.  He is meant to babysitting his little brother and sister, but he bribes them with the babysitting money and as ever the two younger siblings also find themselves stranded on a little island.  After convincing the director of the shoot famous porn director Derrick Jones (Jerry O'Connell) to go and get them, they find themselves along with his two starletts (Kelly Brook & real life porn star Riley Steele) and the object of Jakes long time crush Kelly (Jessica Szohr).  With the boat gettin surrounded by more and more piranha the boat springs a leak and it's only a matter of time before they all become piranha chow chow.

In 3 words Piranha 3D is Boobs, Bums & Blood.  It's goretatstically funny and hits all the right notes as it knows it's B Movie bad and allows us along with the film makers to revel in that fact.  Featuring more nakedness than your average multiplexer horror film, it will be no doubts remembered (renowned?) for the underwater nude sequence set to classical music featuring Kelly Brook and Riley Steele.  The cast are terrific led by the wonderful Elisabeth Shue and the rest of the cast featuring over the top turns from Christopher Lloyd, Ving Rhames & Jerry O'Connell among others.  Blink and you miss it cameo from Eli Roth as the host of a Wet Tshirt competition and a short yet amusing appearance from Richard Dreyfuss, homaging a certain other film featuring a underwater killer he featured in, way back in the 70's.  O'Connell arguably gets the most memorable death, more for the belching piranha but you will undestand that once you've seen it.

As for the 3D, they have embraced what it should be used for in a film such as this and that is as a gimmick.  The fish pop out of the screen at you as do various limbs, boobs and thongs.  Again this is why you won't forget O'Connell's aftermath anytime soon.  Sure this film is silly and quite simply terrible, but it's that kind of hey it's terrible and we know so why don't you have some fun with it.  It will likely fall foul of a fair few reviewers who will no doubts miss the point, but if your up for a bit of a laugh, fancy seeing Kelly Brook naked and in 3D, then this is the perfect Saturday night out for you. The filmmakers also think so as they have now made a plea for it to be recognised come Oscar time.  You can view it HERE (Please be aware this features some very naughty language.) If you find this funny, then you should drop everything and go and see Piranha 3D right now.

MB

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Salt 

Angelina Jolie is back on our screens doing what she does best; No, not adopting babies but kicking the derrieres of some guys double her size.  Jolie is Evelyn Salt, a CIA agent, or is she?  After a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian spy, Salt goes on the run from her own peers.  It soon becomes clear that there’s more to this blonde-haired, happily married secret agent than meets the eye.  A shift in hair colour signals a shift in attitude as we see that Evelyn Salt is on a mission; it’s just not clear for which side.

Comparisons with the Bourne films have been made but Evelyn Salt is no Jason Bourne and we’re not just talking anatomy.   With very few flashbacks to her childhood explaining how she got to be the supposed bad-ass she is, there’s little to explain how she can jump off a bridge onto a moving truck or how her tiny self can take out 10 FBI agents in one fell swoop. 

Salt is heavy on the action, which is great, but it’s not enough.  Rarely can you say that a film is too short but at 97 minutes the complex storyline among a ton of action sequences barely gives you time to think, or care for that matter.   While all the elements of the story are there it just feels like a lot has been left on the cutting room floor and the rest just stuck together. 

It’s not a bad film and worth a watch but it’s disappointing and we can imagine the film-makers would agree.  On paper they had a tight, clever story which could have made a great film but while they ramped up style they forgot to ramp up the substance.

AK

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