{"id":6809,"date":"2009-10-19T10:18:24","date_gmt":"2009-10-19T09:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=6809"},"modified":"2009-10-19T10:18:24","modified_gmt":"2009-10-19T09:18:24","slug":"uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-19th-october-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2009\/10\/19\/uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-19th-october-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD &#038; Blu-ray Releases: Monday 19th October 2009"},"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-6811\" title=\"UK DVD Bluray Releases 19-10-09\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/UK-DVD-Bluray-Releases-19-10-09.jpg\" alt=\"UK DVD Bluray Releases 19-10-09\" width=\"480\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[ad]<\/p>\n<p><strong>DVD &amp; BLU-RAY PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002HMTUE6?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002HMTUE6\">Frozen River<\/a><\/strong> (Axiom Films):\u00a0An deservedly acclaimed American indie drama about a desperate single mother (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melissa_Leo\">Melissa Leo<\/a>) living in upstate New York who resorts to smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States as a means of making ends meet. Written and directed by first-timer <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Courtney_Hunt\">Courtney Hunt<\/a>, it co-stars Misty Upham and Charlie McDermott. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Feature at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, it is well worth seeking out, especially for Leo&#8217;s performance which won her <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frozen_River#Awards_and_nominations\">an Oscar nomination earlier this year<\/a>.\u00a0Axiom Films are releasing it on DVD priced at \u00a315.99 (RRP) and on Blu-ray.<\/p>\n<p>Features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen<\/li>\n<li>English DD2.0 and DD5.1 Surround<\/li>\n<li>Exclusive interviews with writer\/director Courtney Hunt and star Melissa Leo<\/li>\n<li>Stills gallery<\/li>\n<li>Trailer<\/li>\n<li>English subtitles for hearing impaired (feature only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Buy on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002HMTUE6?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002HMTUE6\">DVD<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001O1F4YG?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001O1F4YG\">Blu-ray<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002HTWBYA?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002HTWBYA\">The Essential Michael Haneke<\/a><\/strong> (Artificial Eye):\u00a0A substantial 10-disc box set entitled of the Austrian director&#8217;s work which includes all his previously released films including both <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B000F6IILC?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B000F6IILC\">the original<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0019BC386?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0019BC386\">American re-make<\/a> of <strong>Funny Games<\/strong>, his breakthrough film, and his adaptation of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0359734\/\">The Castle<\/a>, based on the unfinished novel by Franz Kafka, which is released for the first time in the UK as part of this set.<\/p>\n<p>The collection contains the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Seventh Continent<\/li>\n<li>Benny\u2019s Video<\/li>\n<li>71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance<\/li>\n<li>Funny Games (Original)<\/li>\n<li>The Castle<\/li>\n<li>Code Unknown<\/li>\n<li>The Piano Teacher<\/li>\n<li>Time of the Wolf, Hidden and Funny Games US.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Extra features on individual discs are identical to the original releases, with the addition of the previously unreleased documentary called &#8217;24 Realities per Second\u2019, which is a 60 minute documentary on Haneke and which has never been seen before on these shores.<\/p>\n<p>At a whopping\u00a0\u00a374.99 it is pricey in these recessionary times, but this Haneke is one of Europe&#8217;s most accomplished living directors. The release of this coincides with Artificial Eye\u2019s theatrical release of Haneke\u2019s Palme D\u2019Or winning film, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1149362\/\">The White Ribbon<\/a>. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002HTWBYA?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002HTWBYA\">Buy on DVD<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002MPTIYA?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002MPTIYA\">The Complete Fritz Lang Mabuse Boxset<\/a><\/strong> (Eureka\/Masters of Cinema):\u00a0Throughout his career director <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fritz_Lang\">Fritz Lang<\/a> built a trilogy of thrillers focused on an entity who began as a criminal mastermind, and progressed into something more amorphous: fear itself, embodied only by a name \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dr._Mabuse\">Dr. Mabuse<\/a>. For the first time on DVD, all three of Fritz Lang\u2019s Mabuse films have been collected for one package, in their complete and restored forms.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler<\/strong><strong> [Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler]<\/strong> (1922) \u2013 Lang\u2019s two-part, nearly 5-hour silent epic detailing the rise and fall of Dr. Mabuse in Weimar-era Berlin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse [The Testament of Dr. Mabuse]<\/strong> (1933) \u2013 A thriller with supernatural elements, all revolving around an attempt by the now-institutionalised Mabuse (or someone acting under his name and possibly his will) to organise an \u201cEmpire of Crime\u201d.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse [The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse]<\/strong> (1960) \u2013 Fritz Lang\u2019s final film, in which hypnosis, clairvoyance, surveillance, and machine-guns come together for a whiplash climax that answers the question: Who\u2019s channelling Mabuse\u2019s methods in the Cold War era?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A four-disc set, the features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Original German-language intertitles for &#8216;Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler&#8217; along with newly translated English-language subtitles for each film<\/li>\n<li>Newly recorded feature-length audio commentaries on all three movies by film-scholar and Fritz Lang expert David Kalat<\/li>\n<li>Three video-featurettes totalling an hour-and-a-half in length on: the score of Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler; the creation of Norbert Jacques\u2019 \u201cMabuse\u201d character; and the motifs running throughout the works<\/li>\n<li>2002 video interview with Wolfgang Preiss, the star of Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse<\/li>\n<li>An alternate ending to Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse taken from the French print of the film<\/li>\n<li>Optional English-language dub track for Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse<\/li>\n<li>3 lengthy booklets containing a new translation of Fritz Lang\u2019s 1924 lecture on \u201cSensation Culture\u201d; an essay by critic and scholar Michel Chion on the use of sound in Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse; new writing on Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse by critic David Cairns; extracts from period interviews with Fritz Lang; an abundance of production stills, illustrations, and marketing collateral \u2013 and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All three films are presented in their complete and restored forms, refreshed and improved from previous Eureka releases of the first two films.\u00a0Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse is released here for the first time ever on home video in the UK. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002MPTIYA?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002MPTIYA\">Buy on DVD<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>[ad]<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002G265RM?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002G265RM\">35 Shots of Rum<\/a><\/strong> (New Wave Films)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B000VA3IX0?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B000VA3IX0\"> Columbo: The Complete Series<\/a><\/strong> (Universal Playback)<br \/>\n<strong> Darker Than Black Volumes 3 &amp; 4<\/strong> (Manga)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002JARDTK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002JARDTK\"> Devil May Cry<\/a><\/strong> (Manga)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0027ISJ2E?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0027ISJ2E\"> Horsemen<\/a><\/strong> (Icon)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002DQUAU4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002DQUAU4\"> I Sell The Dead<\/a><\/strong> (Anchor Bay)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001TJKVP0?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001TJKVP0\"> King of the Hill<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001NYA7GE?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001NYA7GE\">New Town Killers<\/a><\/strong> (High Fliers)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002MPLR3A?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002MPLR3A\"> Phantom &amp; Die Finanzen des Gro\u00dfherzogs<\/a><\/strong> (Eureka\/Masters of Cinema)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001UV4XC4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001UV4XC4\"> Rudo y Cursi<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002IYPF38?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002IYPF38\"> Staunton Hill<\/a><\/strong> (Anchor Bay)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B000Y7ZBZS?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B000Y7ZBZS\"> 24 Season 7<\/a><\/strong> (Fox)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0027ISJ0Q?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0027ISJ0Q\"> The Haunting of Molly Hartley<\/a><\/strong> (Icon)<br \/>\n<strong> The Holly &amp; The Ivy<\/strong> (Optimum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002KAIVVI?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002KAIVVI\"> The Keeper<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002GJI744?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002GJI744\"> The Last House on the Left (2009)<\/a><\/strong> (Universal)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001NGO8SK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001NGO8SK\"> The Uninvited<\/a><\/strong> (Paramount)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001V9LQ2A?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001V9LQ2A\"> X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/a><\/strong> (Fox)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001UO5OFQ?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001UO5OFQ\"> X: Volume 1<\/a><\/strong> (MVM)<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Browse more DVD Releases at <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> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.play.com\/DVD\/DVD\/6-\/RegionHome.html\">Play<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; Check the latest DVD prices at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdpricecheck.co.uk\/\">DVD Price Check<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/archives\/2009\/10\/16\/uk-cinema-releases-friday-16th-october-2009\/\">Take a look at the current UK cinema releases<\/a> (W\/C Friday 16th October)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Including Frozen River, The Essential Michael Haneke and The Complete Fritz Lang Mabuse Boxset<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[519,4],"tags":[2821,2788,1034,1168,1167,1138],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6809"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6809\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}