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New DVD releases round up 11th / 12th August. 2008-08-10 16:29:00 Sifting through this weeks crop of contemporary DVD releases we've come up with some recommendations to while away the summer hours wishing the rain away.In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 11th August
2008 are:Son Of Rambow. After a few weeks delay, this film, of one of last years most charming and genuinely funny films, gets it's DVD release. Director Garth Jennings is back from his crimi Read more:round
Mel Gibson in bottom of barrel scraping drama 2008-08-08 18:23:00 It is with deep regret, that the staff here at alt-flix, have to sadly report that top Australian actor Mel Gibson
(Chicken Run, Pocahontas) sadly, and very tragically, today lost his very short battle with artistic credibility when it was announced that will be appearing in Lethal Weapon 5. Alt-flix would like to take this opportunity to remember all those who suffered so terribly watching the fi Read more:drama
Happy-Go-Lucky DVD release 2008-08-06 20:26:00 To celebrate the UK DVD release of Mike Leigh's most recent film Happy
-Go-Lucky on August 18th, the official site for the movie is holding a competition with prizes of Mike Leigh box sets, film posters and Happy-Go-Lucky DVDs all signed by Mike Leigh himself.Go along to the Happy-Go-Lucky official site and enter for a chance to win.More about Happy-Go-Lucky.Happy-Go-Lucky was released in 2008, and
Somers Town trailer released 2008-08-04 14:59:00 The trailer for Somers Town Shane Meadows' first film since This Is England, has just been made available on Shane Meadows official site. The film is due for limited release in the UK on 26th August, and has already picked up the prestigious Michael Powell award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. The film stars young actor Thomas Turgoose, the brilliant young actor who made such an impa
New DVD releases round up 4th / 5th August. 2008-08-03 09:07:00 Sifting through this weeks crop of contemporary DVD releases we've come up with some recommendations, and hopefully some relief from corporate realisations of comic book icons, and without doubt the lamest movie of all time 'Mama Mia'.In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 4th August
2008 are:Those Glory, Glory Days. In those halcyon days of the newly formed Channel 4 (films), they knew their Read more:round
Mini season of Ingmar Bergman films on Film 4 2008-07-28 18:11:00 Fresh from their superb season of the films of Stanley Kubrick, the UK TV channel Film 4 will be showing a short season of films by the much missed director Ingmar Bergman
. The season kicks off on Tuesday 29th July with Bergman's epic The Seventh Seal (1957)and is followed by Wild Strawberries (1957), Summer Interlude (1951), Smiles Of A Summer Night (1955) and Persona (1966) over the following
New DVD releases round up 28th July. 2008-07-28 17:41:00 Sifting through this weeks crop of contemporary DVD releases we've come up with some recommendations. In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 28th July 2008 are:Funny Games. Just for sheer cinematic perversity, Michael Haneke has remade his controversial 1997 movie pretty much frame-by-frame for Hollywood. He is one of the true enigmas of modern cinema, and this move will only enhance that repu Read more:round
New DVD releases round up 21st July. 2008-07-21 07:52:00 Sifting through this weeks crop of contemporary DVD releases we've come up with some recommendations. In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 21 July 2008 are:With the school holidays just starting and everyone jetting off (except us it seems)to sunnier climbs, the DVD release schedules take their customary summer slow down. So not much to draw your attention to, but:The Flesh And Blood Show. A Read more:round
Hard Labour - Mike Leigh 2008-07-14 14:47:00 Mike Leigh's rarely shown TV film Hard Labour
, is on BBC4 tonight as part of the Liz Smith night. Hard Labour was first shown in 1973, and formed part of the ground breaking Play For Today series. Hard Labour is far from a cheerful watch, as it focuses is on the drudgery of life of Mrs Thornely, a housewife and cleaner, who has accepted her lot in life as servant and chief bottle washer both at
New DVD releases round up 14th July. 2008-07-14 08:16:00 Monday, a new week again. Happy DVD release day.Sifting through this weeks crop of contemporary DVD releases we've come up with some recommendations. In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 14 July 2008 are:I'm Not There. Seaming a dreadful idea, but actually quite brilliant, make a film about the many and changing faces of 'Bob Dylan' and use different actors to portray him (Cate Blanchett, Be Read more:round
Films are like buses, you wait..... 2008-07-11 18:09:00 You wait all summer for a decent movie then two come along at once. First up is the Coen brothers first movie since the success of the Oscar-laden No Country For Old Men. The new movie is called Burn After Reading, and it has been announced that the film will released in the cinemas on 12th September (in the USA) and 17th October (in the UK). The Burn After Reading trailer has been released over t Read more:Films
Eric Cantona in Ken Loach's kitchen sink (drama). 2008-07-11 17:37:00 In one of the more astonishing revelations in cinema of recent years, it has come to light that former Manchester United legend Eric Cantona is to star in Ken Loach's, next movie Looking For Eric, and before you ask, it is not a martial arts movie.Loach's trademark secrecy has meant that not too much has been let out of the bag about the project so far, but filming started last month in Manchester Read more:drama
The start of blogging alt-flix site update 2008-07-11 14:38:00 The site at www.alt-flix.co.uk has had a bit of an overhaul and a small redesign - mainly to accommodate this blog embedded into its pages, but also to ease navigation. There has also been a few updates like the addition of an alt-flix directors guide for the most wonderful Stanley Kubrick. There are also news updates for Ken Loach, Shane Meadows, Mike Leigh, The Coen brothers, Michael Haneke, Lin
Testing the alt-flix Blog 2008-07-09 19:05:00 This is a first test post for the alt-flix.co.uk/ blog. Bear with us whilst we get our heads around how it all works.Shortly this blog will be used as a latest news, updates and various nonsense annexe to the main www.alt-flix.co.uk/ site. In the meantime feel free to visit the main site for news, reviews and features on contemporary films.Cheers,alt-flix. Read more:Testing
New DVD releases round up 25th / 26th August. 2008-08-24 11:46:00 Sifting through this weeks crop of contemporary DVD releases we've come up with some recommendations to help you recover from all those late nights / early mornings watching the Olympics.In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 25th August
2008 are:First up is a film perfect fo a summer bank holiday Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders. Think of a slightly surreal, dream like and ethereal version of Read more:round
New DVD releases round up 18th / 19th August. 2008-08-17 12:30:00 Sifting through this weeks crop of contemporary DVD releases we've come up with some recommendations to help put Stars Wars Clone Wars out of your mind temporarily.In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 18th August
2008 are:Happy-Go-Lucky. Fresh from his previous film (oscar nominated Vera Drake) Mike Leigh manages to sneak this film out without anyone noticing. Harping back to an attitude he Read more:round
New DVD releases round up 15th / 16th September. 2008-09-14 18:29:00 Sifting through this weeks crop of contemporary DVD releases, we've come up with some recommendations to help you forget about the rain and the wind.In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 15th September
2008 are:Rashomon. Truly a landmark film Akira Kurosawa's 1950 tale of human frailty and (dis)honesty was the first of a crop of Japenese classics to truly find an international audience after Read more:round
New DVD releases round up 8th / 9th September. 2008-09-07 19:15:00 Sifting through this weeks crop of contemporary DVD releases, we've come up with some recommendations to help you forget about the wind and the rain.In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 8th September
2008 are:Chemical Wedding. Now any film based on a screenplay written by Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, doesn't exactly set your imagination aflame but thi Read more:round
Never Apologise (for correct spelling). 2008-09-06 19:16:00 Never Aplogise, or Never Apologize (USA title) is an exciting new film that has received a very limited cinematic run in the UK from 5th September. The film is basically a recording of Malcolm McDowell's one man theatre show about legendary British film director Lindsay Anderson. The show is cut with clips of Lindsay Anderson's films If... and O'Lucky Man! (both starring McDowell), and excerpts fr Read more:spelling
New DVD releases round up 1st / 2nd September. 2008-09-01 20:47:00 Sifting through this weeks crop of contemporary DVD releases, we've come up with some recommendations to help you get over the fact that Summer is almost over now.In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 1st September
2008 are:Doomsday. Director Neil Marshall continues his upward trajectory with this contribution to the post apocalyptic / viral outbreak genre. Not hugely original perhaps, but ve Read more:round
New DVD releases round up 29th / 30th September. 2008-09-26 18:08:00 Sifting through this weeks crop of contemporary DVD releases, we've come up with some recommendations for you.In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 29th September
2008 are:Leolo tells the story of a young boy (Leolo), who is being brought up in squalid conditions in a shabby tenement in Montreal that he shares with his family - most of whom seem plagued by madness. To escape these conditions, Read more:round
Leolo - September 2008 DVD release of the month 2008-09-24 19:29:00 The DVD release of the month for September
2008 is Leolo. This Golden Palm nominated Canadian film from 1992, directed by Jean-Claude Lauzon is released by the lovely Network DVD label in the UK on 29th September 2008. Leolo tells the story of a young boy (Leolo), who is being brought up in squalid conditions in a shabby tenement in Montreal that he shares with his family - most of whom seem plagu
New DVD releases round up 20th / 21st October. 2008-10-19 15:24:00 Sifting through this weeks crop of contemporary DVD releases, we've come up with some recommendations for you.In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 20th October
2008 :Smalltime. Shane Meadows' debut feature (56 mins). This DVD has been promised for a long time but previously unavailable due to wrangling over the rights to its release, and was only briefly released on VHS. The film itself show Read more:round
New DVD releases round up 13th / 14th October. 2008-10-11 06:54:00 Sifting through this weeks crop of contemporary DVD releases, we've come up with some recommendations for you.In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 13th October
2008 are (all kitchen sinky):A Taste Of Honey A welcome re-release (the out of print dvd having been rocketing in value in recent years). A Taste of Honey is set in the damp dreary surround
ings of a tough northern England town. Jo is
New DVD releases round up 6th / 7th October. 2008-10-06 18:16:00 Sifting through this weeks crop of contemporary DVD releases, we've come up with some recommendations for you.In the UK, our pick of the DVD releases on 6th October
2008 are:A Secret This latest film from French director Claude Miller is also something of a secret, but it is well worth tracking down. It tells the personal story of a teenage boy who learns shocking secrets about his parents' lives Read more:round
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