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The new trailer for Paddy Considine’s latest film Honour is here!

After a failed attempt at an honour killing at the hands of her family, Mona is forced to go on the run. The family, desperate to save face, enlist the services of a bounty hunter (Considine) to search the streets of London to track her down.

Second Run DVD’s next release will be Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s acclaimed 2012 documentary feature Celluloid Man on April 14th.

Celluloid Man is a tribute to an extraordinary man called P.K.Nair. Mr Nair’s fascination with cinema began as a child. He would collect ticket stubs, lobby cards, posters… and finally film cans. He grew up to be a great collector of films – and so the National Film Archive of India was born.

He built the Archive can by can in a country where film preservation was regarded as irrelevant. Thanks to Nair’s passion, the Archive  has been able to preserve precious pieces of film history that would otherwise be lost and many Indian filmmakers now have a place in history thanks to Nair’s efforts.  He is a living, breathing museum of cinema and as Mr Nair speaks we see the history of Indian cinema unfold. The fact that India has a cinematic heritage at all is the singlehanded achievement of this one remarkable man.

This award-winning documentary is at once a portrait of a man in love with film, and a hymn to that obsession. The film features interviews with many Indian and international filmmakers touched personally by Nair’s passionate affair with cinema.

In what’s been described as Hong Kong’s answer to Nicholas Winding Refn’s Drive, an impetuous rookie cop spends his days poised by the side of the road ready to pursue reckless, speeding drivers in their souped up cars. Ever determined to get his mark, even if they drive more powerful cars than his own customised Audi A4, Chan Cheung works on his own vehicle through the night ever fine-tuning his engine to give him that all-important extra edge.

But he soon meets his match in Jiang Xin, a crack escape driver with a penchant to rev up a literal smokescreen, and then manoeuvring an extreme drift technique to rotate the car while stationery. Can Chan Cheung also master the technique in order to get his man, and will his reticent, veteran partner deliver some well-needed wisdom to help the eager rookie in his quest…

Motorway – DVD, 10th March 2014.

The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) today announced that the world premiere of the documentary Time is Illmatic, will open the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. The film follows the trajectory of Nas’ 1994 landmark debut album, Illmatic— widely considered one of the most important and revolutionary albums in hip-hop. The premiere, taking place on Wednesday, April 16, will be followed by a special musical performance where Nas will perform the groundbreaking album from front to back. Time is Illmatic, is directed by multimedia artist, One9, written by Erik Parker, and produced by One9, Parker, and Anthony Saleh. The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, will run through April 27^th.

Time Is Illmatic traces Nas’s influences and the insurmountable odds he faced in creating the greatest work of music from hip-hop’s second golden era. The film tracks the musical legacy of the Jones family — handed down to Nas from his jazz musician father, Olu Dara, the support of his Queensbridge neighborhood crew, and the loyalty of his younger brother Jabari “Jungle” Fret. Twenty years after its release, Illmatic is widely recognized as a hip-hop benchmark that encapsulates the sociopolitical outlook, enduring spirit, and collective angst of a generation of young men searching for their voice in America.Time Is Illmatic is supported by The Ford Foundation’s Just Films and Tribeca Film Institute’s Tribeca All Access program.

“I want to thank the Tribeca Film Festival for supporting the film with the incredible platform they’ve built over the years,” said Nas. “It’s an honor to premiere this film in my hometown. I also want to thank One9 and Erik Parker for their persistence and hard work. Those guys and I come from the same place and era, which gives the doc an authenticity that is important to me. We wanted this film to represent the real, from the storyline all the way down to the directors and producers.”

“Like the Festival itself, Time is Illmatic and the groundbreaking body of work it recognizes has roots grounded in New York City, but represents and reaches communities far beyond,” said Jane Rosenthal, CEO and Co-founder of Tribeca Film Festival. “The film spotlights a musical journey with community and family at its core and we look forward to celebrating this pivotal moment in hip hop history as we open our 13th edition.”

“Throughout the journey, we see the metamorphosis of Nas as a young street poet, full of a rich musical legacy, transforming the pain and isolation of growing up in Queensbridge Houses into raw, honest lyrics, illuminating a spirit that inspired generations from the past, present, and the future. Experiencing the stories, passion, and energy of a modern day alchemist shaping lyrical dust to diamonds was truly an honor and we are extremely proud to premiere the film at Tribeca,” said One9. “I want to thank Nas, Jungle, Olu Dara, The Jones family, the Tribeca Film Institute, and Ford Foundation for allowing Erik Parker and me to create an authentic and unfiltered documentary film.”

Hip Hop luminary and multi-platinum artist, Nas, released his debut album Illmatic in 1994, and he has gone on to sell over 20 million albums worldwide. The legendary Queens rapper, son of jazz musician Olu Dara, is widely recognized as a visionary and lauded for a seminal body of work that spans a two-decadecareer. He has released nine solo albums and three compilations, and will release Illmatic XX, a special 20th anniversary edition of the landmark debut, on April 15 by SONY Legacy. Fans can now pre-order the 2CD set on iTunes and both the 2CD set and 1LP vinyl via Amazon.com.

The 2014 Tribeca Film Festival will announce its feature film slate the first week of March.