Hello and welcome back to our weekly blog. The sun is shining and all is right in the world... except that England are not playing in the Euro 2008 finals, so console yourself by watching a DVD! How about "Jumper" to get you started or any of our 4 other new releases? See below for details and those all-important trailers to give you a taster.
Sci-fi action blockbuster with Hayden Christensen as a young man able to teleport himself to any place on earth. After discovering he has a genetic anomaly that allows him to teleport wherever he wants, teenager David Rice (Christensen) embarks on a hedonistic lifestyle of girls, money and travel, indulging his every whim, and using his power to fund his desires. It's not long, however, before he discovers that others share his power, and that the underground community of 'Jumpers' are being targetted by 'Paladins', a group dedicated to their destruction. Pursued by a Paladin named Roland (Samuel L. Jackson), Rice and fellow jumper Griffin (Jamie Bell) soon find themselves fighting for their lives as their sworn enemies close in.2 copies in store Thursday 12th June!
Ryan Reynolds stars as Will Hayes, a 30-something Manhattan dad in the midst of a divorce when his 10-year-old daughter, Maya (Abigail Breslin), starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will’s story begins in 1992, as a young, starry-eyed aspiring politician who moves to New York from Wisconsin in order to work on the presidential campaign. For Maya, Will relives his past as an idealistic young man learning the ins and outs of big city politics, and recounts the history of his romantic relationships with three very different women. Will hopelessly attempts a “PG” version of his story for his daughter and changes the names so Maya has to guess who is the woman her father finally married. Is her mother Will’s college sweetheart, the dependable girl next-door Emily (Elizabeth Banks)? Is she his longtime best friend and confidante, the apolitical April (Isla Fisher)? Or is she the free-spirited but ambitious journalist Summer (Rachel Weisz)? As Maya puts together the pieces of her dad’s romantic puzzle, she begins to understand that love is not so simple or easy. And as Will tells her his tale, Maya helps him understand that it’s really never too late to go back...and maybe find a happy ending.1 copy in store Thursday 12th June!
Action-thriller starring Cuba Gooding Jr. as a former hero who plans a bank heist so that he can save the day once more. Life hasn't been too great for Liam Case (Gooding) recently. A hero in a previous life, the down-on-his-luck rubbish collector, desperate to impress a local girl, hatches a plan to rob a bank, so that he can save the day at the last and play the hero once more. Unfortunately, things don't go to plan, and Liam, waking up in the hospital, soon realises that his 'buddies' have left him for dead. With his mind on vengeance, Liam sets out to even the score, hotly pursued by local detective Terry Subcott (Ray Liotta).1 copy in store Thursday 12th June!
Drama from legendary filmmaker Wong Kar Wai. Norah Jones stars as Elizabeth, a woman who has just been through a tough breakup with her boyfriend (Chad R. Davis). In an attempt to get over her heartbreak, she decides to embark on a road trip across America. On her journey, Elizabeth encounters a host of lost souls whose troubles are even greater than her own, including a troubled cop (David Strathairn), his estranged wife (Rachel Weisz), and an embittered gambler (Natalie Portman). The trio's emotional turmoils ultimately help Elizabeth gain a greater understanding of her own problems.
1 copy in store Thursday 12th June!
"There's no need to fear. Underdog is here!" The superhero canine with a gift for rhyme returns in an all new live-action re-imagination of the classic cartoon, Underdog. After an accident in the mysterious lab of maniacal scientist Dr. Simon Barsinister, an ordinary beagle unexpectedly finds himself with unimaginable powers and the ability to speak. Armed with a fetching superhero costume, Underdog vows to protect the beleaguered citizens of Capitol City and, in particular, one beautiful spaniel named Polly Purebread. When a sinister plot by Barsinister and his overgrown henchman Cad threatens to destroy Capitol City only Underdog can save the day.1 copy in store Thursday 12th June!
