{"id":3416,"date":"2008-10-20T01:44:57","date_gmt":"2008-10-20T00:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=3416"},"modified":"2008-10-20T01:54:09","modified_gmt":"2008-10-20T00:54:09","slug":"uk-dvd-releases-monday-20th-october-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2008\/10\/20\/uk-dvd-releases-monday-20th-october-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD Releases: Monday 20th October 2008"},"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-3418\" title=\"DVD Picks 20-10-08\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/dvd-picks-20-10-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DVD PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001DD0DBY?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001DD0DBY\">Vertigo<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">\u00a0(50th Anniversary Edition)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span> <\/span>(Universal):\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfred_Hitchcock\">Alfred Hitchcock<\/a>&#8216;s classic tale of a private investigator (<a title=\"James Stewart (actor)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Stewart_(actor)\">James Stewart<\/a>) who becomes obsessed with a blonde woman (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kim_Novak\">Kim Novak<\/a>) returns to DVD, celebrating its 50th anniversary with a two-disc set boasting new extra features.<\/p>\n<p>These include:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feature Commentary with Associate Producer Herbert Coleman, Restoration Team Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Obsessed with Vertigo&#8217; \u2013 A making of documentary<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Partners in Crime: Hitchcock\u2019s Collaborators&#8217; &#8211; New documentary<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Hitchcock and the Art of Pure Cinema&#8217; &#8211; New featurette<\/li>\n<li>The Vertigo Archives<\/li>\n<li>Hitchcock\/Truffaut Interviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although it isn&#8217;t quite the masterpiece some critics have claimed, it still is one of Hitchcock&#8217;s most interesting films. Not only is it a deceptively dark tale of desire and obsession but it also appears to reflect a lot of Hitchcock&#8217;s own personal concerns. The slow pace and haunting tone to the film along with some beautiful production design make it one of his most unusual and durable films. [Cert 15]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00168OKGA?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B00168OKGA\">Reservoir Dogs<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00168OKGA?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B00168OKGA\">\u00a0(2-Disc Collector\u2019s Edition)<\/a><span> <\/span>(Lionsgate): The stunning debut film of writer-director <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quentin_Tarantino\">Quentin Tarantino<\/a> became an instant cult favourite\u00a0in 1992 and established him as one of the hottest directors of the 1990s. It followed a group of gangsters, who all refer to one other by colour-coded pseudonyms, and the aftermath of a heist gone wrong.\u00a0Previously released in the UK by Momentum, Lionsgate have taken over distribution duties and this 2-disc edition appears to match their 2006 15th Anniversary Edition Region 1 release.<\/p>\n<p>The extras include:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Limited edition petrol can steel case with matchbox inlay<\/li>\n<li>Collector\u2019s art cards<\/li>\n<li>Newly remastered\/6.1 DTS-ES audio\/5.1 Digital Surround EX audio<\/li>\n<li>Pulp Factoid Viewer<\/li>\n<li>Playing It Fast and Loose<\/li>\n<li>Tipping Guide<\/li>\n<li>Commentary with Quentin Tarantino, cast and crew<\/li>\n<li>Deleted Scenes<\/li>\n<li>The Critics\u2019 Commentary<\/li>\n<li>Profiling the Reservoir Dogs<\/li>\n<li>Class of \u201992 \u2013 Sundance interviews<\/li>\n<li>Tarantino\u2019s Sundance Institute Film-makers Lab<\/li>\n<li>An Introduction to Film Noir \u2013 Writers and Film-makers feature<\/li>\n<li>Reservoir Dolls<\/li>\n<li>Securing the Shot \u2013 Location Scouting with Billy Fox<\/li>\n<li>Reservoir Dogs style guide<\/li>\n<li>Dedications \u2013 Tarantino on his influences<\/li>\n<li>Interviews with Quentin Tarantino and others<\/li>\n<li>K-Billy Super Sounds of the \u201870s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t already own this seminal film then this is a very solid package. [Cert 18] \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001EX9Q1G?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001EX9Q1G\">Eraserhead<\/a><\/strong><span> <\/span>(Scanbox):\u00a0Director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidlynch.com\/\">David Lynch<\/a> made his feature length debut with this surreal story of a retired printer (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Nance\">Jack Nance<\/a>) stuck in dark, urban landscape. Lynch has supervised a brand new transfer, overseeing\u00a0the painstaking process of cleaning, restoring and remastering the film frame-by-frame. It still remains a classic cult film and as Lynch once said, a &#8216;dream of dark and troubling things&#8217;.\u00a0The extras include\u00a0an interview with David Lynch about the making of the film. [Cert 18]<\/p>\n<p>[ad]<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001D40U20?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001D40U20\">Anaconda 3: Offspring<\/a><\/strong><span>\u00a0(<\/span>Sony)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001GISLOW?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001GISLOW\">Casino Royale (3-Disc Deluxe Edition)<\/a><\/strong><span>\u00a0(<\/span>Sony)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001E454FW?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001E454FW\">CBeebies: Bedtime<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(BBC)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0018JKX36?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0018JKX36\">Dear Ladies &#8211; Series 2<\/a><\/strong><span>\u00a0(<\/span>Acorn Media)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001CRRAMQ?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001CRRAMQ\">Dr. Seuss\u2019 Horton Hears a Who!<\/a><\/strong><span>\u00a0(<\/span>Fox)<br \/>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001DFINK0?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001DFINK0\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"title\"><strong>Killer Of Sheep<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(<\/span>BFI)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001DFINLE?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001DFINLE\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"title\"><strong>My Brother&#8217;s Wedding<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(BFI)<br \/>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001BOA2MU?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001BOA2MU\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"title\"><strong>Orphee<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(<\/span>BFI)<br \/>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001E0C4DG?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001E0C4DG\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"title\"><strong>Family Guy &#8211; Peter Griffin &#8211; Best Bits Exposed<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(<\/span>Fox)<br \/>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001B1TF5I?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001B1TF5I\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"title\"><strong>Shaun The Sheep &#8211; Abracadabra<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(<\/span>2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001D40U2K?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001D40U2K\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"title\"><strong>Sisters<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(<\/span>Sony)<br \/>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001E25MF6?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001E25MF6\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"title\"><strong>Solstice<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(<\/span>Icon)<br \/>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0016A1CF0?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0016A1CF0\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"title\"><strong>That Mitchell And Webb Look &#8211; Series 2<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(<\/span>Fremantle)<br \/>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001BMWG5I?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001BMWG5I\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"title\"><strong>The Benny Goodman Story<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(<\/span>Eureka)<br \/>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001D0VZCI?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001D0VZCI\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"title\"><strong>The Clouded Yellow<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(<\/span>Eureka)<br \/>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001D0VZCS?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001D0VZCS\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"title\"><strong>The Horses Mouth<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(<\/span>Eureka)<br \/>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001EX9Q1Q?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001EX9Q1Q\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"title\"><strong>The Short Films of David Lynch<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(<\/span>Scanbox)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001993YD6?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001993YD6\">The Unit &#8211; Season 3<\/a><\/strong><span>\u00a0(<\/span>Fox)<br \/>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001BFH4JI?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001BFH4JI\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"title\"><strong>Tortured<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(<\/span>Sony)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001BKW3RQ?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001BKW3RQ\"><strong>Triangle<\/strong><\/a><span>\u00a0(<\/span>Manga)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B000RZIH2Q?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B000RZIH2Q\">Vanessa<\/a><\/strong><span>\u00a0(<\/span>Severin Films)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001DA9U48?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001DA9U48\">Wanted<\/a><\/strong><span>\u00a0(<\/span>Universal)<\/p>\n<p>[ad]<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about this week\u2019s DVD releases or any upcoming titles then just\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ambrose@filmdetail.com\">email me<\/a>\u00a0or leave a comment below.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Buy\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001DD0DBY?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001DD0DBY\"><strong>Vertigo<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00168OKGA?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B00168OKGA\"><strong>Reservoir Dogs<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001EX9Q1G?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001EX9Q1G\">Eraserhead<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">on DVD at Amazon UK<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal; \">&gt; Browse more DVD Releases at\u00a0<\/span><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 style=\"font-weight: normal; \">Amazon UK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: normal; \">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal; \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.play.com\/DVD\/DVD\/6-\/RegionHome.html\">Play<br \/>\n<\/a><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal; \">&gt;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal; \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdpricecheck.co.uk\/\">Check the latest DVD prices at DVD Price Check<br \/>\n<\/a><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal; \">&gt;\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/archives\/2008\/10\/17\/uk-cinema-releases-friday-17th-october-2008\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; \">Take a look at the current UK cinema releases<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: normal; \">\u00a0(W\/C Friday 17th October)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DVD PICKS Vertigo\u00a0(50th Anniversary Edition) (Universal):\u00a0Alfred Hitchcock&#8216;s classic tale of a private investigator (James Stewart) who becomes obsessed with a blonde woman (Kim Novak) returns to DVD, celebrating its 50th anniversary with a two-disc set boasting new extra features. These include:\u00a0 Feature Commentary with Associate Producer Herbert Coleman, Restoration Team Robert A. 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