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Competition: Win a Spike Island-inspired music DVD bundle

Posted in Competitions, DVDs, Film
By Sam Bathe on 21 Jun 2013

To mark the release of SPIKE ISLAND – the new movie about four guys and their journey to the Stone Roses’ most famous gig – we’ve got some brilliant films about music to give away: Stoned, Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten and Human Traffic. Show the rest of this post…

Shadowcaster are a four-piece band from Manchester. Or more accurately, they are five lads with guitars and a garage and an ambition to forget school, forget their troubled home lives, forget GCSEs and see their heroes, The Stone Roses, as they play the biggest gig of their career.

As the defining concert of their generation is announced, the band are convinced that all they need is to get tickets, get to the gig, meet Ian Brown, give him their demo tape, and the rest, as the saying goes, will be history.

A simple enough plan, right? But with no tickets and a sold out gig to contend with, the boys embark on a road trip in a “borrowed” florist’s van to Spike Island. Along the way friendships are tested and their futures shaped – together or apart.

For your chance to win, simply answer the following question:

Spike Island was the location of which British band’s most famous gig?

a) Oasis
b) The Rolling Stones
c) The Stone Roses

To enter, simply follow us on Twitter here and @reply us the correct answer. Deadline 30/06/13.

SPIKE ISLAND rocks into UK cinemas today

Competition: Win a copy of Broken City on Blu-ray

Posted in Competitions, DVDs, Film
By Sam Bathe on 14 Jun 2013

To celebrate the release of Broken City, available on DVD and Blu-ray on June 24th, we’re giving you the chance to win one of two copies of the film on Blu-ray for yourself. Show the rest of this post…

The story of Billy Taggart (Wahlberg) an ex-cop turned private detective who gets mixed up in the twisted life of the city mayor (Crowe) after accepting a job to spy on wife Cathleen (Zeta-Jones), however when the relationship turns sour, Billy must fight to save his own reputation or risk having to start over in his life for a second time.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer this question:

Broken City director Allen Hughes is one half of a directorial team with his twin brother Albert who brought you which apocalyptic tale starring Denzel Washinton?

a) The Book of Eli
b) The Book of Carmen
c) The Book of Evan

To enter, simply follow us on Twitter here and @reply us the correct answer. Deadline 30/06/13.

Broken City is released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 24th

Competition: Win Ang Lee’s Life Of Pi On Blu-ray

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By Sam Bathe on 24 Apr 2013

To celebrate the release of Life of Pi, out now on digital platforms and in stores from April 29, we’re giving you the chance to win one of two copies of the film on Blu-ray. Show the rest of this post…

To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer this question:

In Life of Pi, our titular hero is castaway on a rowing boat with which fearsome animal?

a) A tiger
b) An elephant
c) A bear

To enter, simply follow us on Twitter here and @reply us the correct answer. Deadline 12/06/13.

Life of Pi is available now on digital platforms and on 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD from April 29

DVD Review: Ruby Sparks

Posted in DVDs, Film, Reviews
By Sam Bathe on 12 Feb 2013

Competition: Win Acclaimed Scandinavian Dramas On DVD With The Hunt

By Sam Bathe on 29 Nov 2012

To mark the release of the much anticipated drama The Hunt in cinemas tomorrow (November 30th), we’ve got some of the best Scandinavian drama from the small screen for you to win. Show the rest of this post…

The lucky winner will get their hands on Seasons 1 and 2 of The Killing, and the first seasons of both The Bridge, and Borgen – three Danish dramas that have all won acclaim on British screens. The Hunt continues this fine tradition on the silver screen, with Mads Mikkelsen (winner of best actor at Cannes in this role) starring as a teacher whose life is shattered by an innocent lie.

Following a tough divorce, 40-year-old Lucas is starting to pull his life back together again. He has a new girlfriend, a new job, and is in the process of re-establishing his relationship with his teenage son Marcus. However one passing remark threatens Lucas’s newfound stability. One of the children he looks after at the nursery where he works, a little girl with a vivid imagination, tells a random lie which is impossible to ignore. Her allegation spreads like a virus, quickly acquiring the veneer of truth the more it is told. As shock turns to mistrust and then malice, it doesn’t take long before this small community is in a collective state of hysteria, igniting a witch-hunt that threatens to destroy an innocent man’s life.

Directed by Thomas Vinterberg – co-founder of the Dogme movement alongside Lars von Trier, and director of the award-winning international hit FestenThe Hunt won the Best Actor prize (Mads Mikkelsen), as well as the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Thomas Vinterberg) and the Vulcain Prize for Technical Artist (to Director of Photography Charlotte Bruus Christensen) at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it screened to critical acclaim In Competition.

For your chance to win some Scandinavian drama to watch at home, simply answer this question:

With which fellow director did Thomas Vinterberg co-found the Dogme 95 movement?

A) Gus Van Sant
B) Lars von Trier
C) Peter Greenaway

To enter, simply follow us on Twitter here and @reply us the correct answer. Deadline 09/12/12.

The Hunt is in cinemas tomorrow (November 30th)

Competition: Win A Very Harold And Kumar (3D) Christmas On Blu-ray

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By Sam Bathe on 7 Nov 2012

To celebrate the release of A Very Harold and Kumar (3D) Christmas on 3D Blu-ray™ and DVD now, we have got five copies of the Blu-ray to giveaway. Show the rest of this post…

Following years of growing apart, Harold Lee (Cho) and Kumar Patel (Penn) have replaced each other with new friends and are preparing for their respective Yuletide celebrations. But when a mysterious package mistakenly arrives at Kumar’s door on Christmas Eve, his attempt to redirect it to Harold’s house ends with the “high grade” contents – and Harold’s father-in-law’s prize Christmas tree – going up in smoke. With his in-laws out of the house for the day, Harold decides to cover his tracks, rather than come clean. Reluctantly embarking on another ill-advised journey with Kumar through New York City, their search for the perfect replacement tree takes them through party heaven – and almost blows Christmas Eve sky high.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer the following question:

Who directed A Very Harold And Kumar (3D) Christmas?

A) Todd Strauss-Schulson
B) Danny Leiner
C) Jon Hurwitz

To enter, simply follow us on Twitter here and @reply us the correct answer. Deadline 25/11/12.

A Very Harold and Kumar (3D) Christmas is out now on 3D Blu-ray™ and DVD. © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.