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  • The Bourne Legacy Bumpf

    The Bourne Legacy Bumpf

    OUT ON BLU-RAY™ WITH ULTRAVIOLET™, DVD AND DIGITAL DOWNLOAD FROM 3RDDECEMBER 2012

    Immerse yourself completely in the latest installment of the adrenaline-fueled BOURNE franchise with THE BOURNE LEGACY which is released on Blu-ray with UltraViolet, DVD and Digital Download on 3rdDecember by Universal Pictures UK.

    Tony Gilroy, writer of the previous BOURNE films, takes the helm as director in this next explosive chapter of the high-octane espionage thriller series. Watch as he expands the BOURNE universe, created by Robert Ludlum, with an original jaw dropping story that introduces us to a new hero, Number Five, Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner – Avengers Assemble, Hurt Locker), whose life-or-death stakes have been triggered by the events of the first three films.

    In THE BOURNE LEGACY, Cross (Renner) is a member of Operation Outcome, a Department of Defense’s black-ops programme which enhances the physical and psychological abilities of its agents with a combination of red and green ‘pills’, administered by scientist, Dr. Marta Shearing (Rachel Weisz – Deep Blue Sea, Lovely Bones). With the FBI now investigating the CIA and its clandestine programme, Eric Byer (Ed Norton –Moonrise Kingdom, The Incredible Hulk), a retired air force corporal, is enlisted by the spy agency to eliminate all traces that it ever existed, including all its agents and scientists. However, what stands between them and success is one man: Number Five.

    What ensues is fast paced adrenaline fuelled action which sees Cross and Shearing go on the run in order to survive. The question is, can they outsmart and outrun the same black-ops team who brainwashed their previous guinea pig, Jason Bourne?

    Joining Renner and fellow series newcomers Weisz and Norton, are Stacy Keach (The Great Chameleon, Bored to Death) and Oscar Isaac (W.E., Drive), while franchise veterans Albert Finney (A Good Year, Erin Brockovich), Joan Allen (Good Sharma, The Contender), David Strathairn (Alphas, The Whistleblower) and Scott Glenn (The Paperboy, Sucker Punch) reprise their roles.

    Don’t miss THE BOURNE LEGACY on Blu-ray with UltraViolet, DVD and Digital Download on 3rdDecember and available to pre-order now.

    Also available on 3rd December is The Complete Bourne Movie Collection on Blu-ray and DVD and containing The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum and The Bourne Legacy.

    ALL-NEW BONUS FEATURES ON BLU-RAY™

    The Bourne Legacy Blu Ray™ contains the following special features:

    •          Feature Commentary with Director/Co-Writer Tony Gilroy, Co-Writer Dan Gilroy, Editor John Gilroy, Director of Photography Robert Elswit, Second Unit Director Dan Bradley, and Production Designer Kevin Thompson

    •           Deleted Scenes:- Pennsylvania Highway, NRAG Research Room, Washington, D.C.

    •           Re-Bourne

    •           Enter Aaron Cross

    •           Crossing Continents: Legacy on Location

    •           Man vs Wolf

    •           Wolf Sequence Test

    •           Moving Targets: Aaron and Marta

    •           Capturing Chaos: The Motorbike Chase”

    TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD

    Street Date:                                          December 3, 2012

    Copyright:                                             Film © Universal Pictures. All rights reserved

    Aspect Ratio:                                        2.40:1

    Rating:                                                  12

    Languages/Subtitles:                             English SDH, Canadian French, Latin American Spanish

    Sound:                                                 English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, English Audio Description Track 2.0(Americanized), English, Canadian French, Latin American Spanish DTS Surround 5.1, English DTS Surround 2.0

    Run Time:                                             2 hrs 15 mins

    DVD RRP                                             £ 19.99

    2 DISC BD + UV  RRP                       £ 24.99

    2 DISC STEELBOOK + UV RRP     £ 29.99

    Directed By:                                          Tony Gilroy

    Cast:                                                    Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Ed Norton, Albert Finney

  • Stalker: Martin Kemp Interview

    Stalker: Martin Kemp Interview

    Martin Kemp, the famed actor/musician has turned his hand to horror, bringing us his impressive directorial debut Stalker. It’s not often that a woman stalks another woman in this genre and here Jane March, who found fame in ‘The Lover’, plays the part of a psychotic female to chilling perfection.

    Kemp talks about being a horror fan, why he prefers directing to acting and compares his experience in the Celebrity Big Brother House to ‘The Thing’.

    You wrote the screenplay for Stalker, where did the inspiration for the story come from?

    Jonathan Sothcott, the producer, came to me asking me to rewrite the seventies movie ‘The House On Straw Hill’, but after looking at it I decided to just take a seed from it and send it on to a different journey, but the basic principle is still there.

    Are you a big horror fan?

    Love horror, from the moment I saw Boris Karloff in the Mummy, to The Omen… They keep me on the edge of my seat.

    How did you go about casting the movie or did you have people in mind whilst writing?

    Casting was easy as we always knew we wanted Jane March and it was a matter of fitting the other parts around her.

    Did you have a large budget to play with?

    LARGE! I wish. This was tiny even compared to tiny budgets…..but we made the most of what we had.

    The film has a gothic chill to it and a bloody climax, are you happy the way the film turned out?

    As happy as you can be! always when you make anything you wished you could go back and shoot it again, or paint or make it again…its only natural!

    Did you have to cut any scenes due to time or budget restrictions?

    We cut the most expensive scene as it goes because it ended up looking to Dr Who rather than gothic horror!

    What was the atmosphere like on set?

    The atmosphere was great, but it has to be on low budget, everyone has to chip in….it’s the only way!

    Stalker is getting its UK TV premiere on the Horror Channel, how do you feel about that?

    Thrilled it’s on the Horror Channel….it’s the home of all great horrors!

    Where are you at your happiest when working? Is it acting, playing on stage, writing or directing?

    I am by far at my happiest directing….it encompasses everything I love…Music, drama, photography and people!

    If you were given the chance would you like to tackle a remake of a classic horror? If so which one would you choose and why?

    A remake of a classic Horror…I would love to make ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ – a great mix of horror and romance.

    Will you be directing more horror movies in the future and what projects are you working on at the moment?

    There is a fantastic project I’m working on at the moment, but you know what it’s like ….I will tell you about it when it’s signed and sealed

    You’ have recently come out of the Big Brother house, that must have been a bizarre experience? Did this give you any inspiration for a movie?

    A couple of times it was like being on the set of The Thing….. it was fun.

     

    Stalker premieres on the Horror Channel Oct 19 at 10.55pm

  • SUBSOURCE: A Dubumentary

    SUBSOURCE: A Dubumentary

    Now here is an interesting piece of work, directed by the producer of forthcoming horror film Fallow Field.

    Capturing all the excitement, chaos and humour of UK dubstep-punk band SUBSOURCE on their European tour, with gigs in the UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland. This film by music video director Colin Arnold rides the roller-coaster of emotions on a tour that involves a year on the road, for a group of musicians dealing with daily dramas as they try to realise their dream of making it big in the music industry.

    SUBSOURCE: A Dubumentary is filmed over an extensive period across Europe, with concert footage ranging from small underground gigs to festival crowds of more than 70,000 fans. Most music documentaries are shot once the band has made it, very few capture their journey of Dub, Sweat & Tears.

    Pre order here.

  • BFI LFF Vids

    BFI LFF Vids

    A couple of clips with highlights from the Festival’s on-stage Q&As and interviews.

    Director Jacques Audiard and the stars of Rust And Bone, Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts, discuss this Palme d’Or drama.

     

    Cast and Crew of Midnight’s Children discuss the the adaption of the Booker Prize-winning novel, written by Salman Rushdie.

  • Carrie!

    Carrie!

    The quiet suburb of Chamberlain, Maine is home to the deeply religious and conservative Margaret White and her daughter Carrie.  Carrie is a sweet but meek outcast whom Margaret has sheltered from society.  Gym teacher Miss Desjardin tries in vain to protect Carrie from local mean girls led by the popular and haughty Chris Hargenson, but only Chris’ best friend, Sue Snell, regrets their actions. In an effort to make amends, Sue asks her boyfriend, high school heartthrob Tommy Ross, to take Carrie to prom. Pushed to the limit by her peers at the dance, Carrie unleashes telekinetic havoc.

    Here’s the teaser trailer!

    Here’s the poster!