What's New In Store This Week???

What do we have in store for you this week? Well, hold onto your hats... there are some great titles available to rent from Thursday 31st January. Don't forget to check out the trailers and then you can ring and reserve. Just call 01271 867737. You can even post a comment and review one of these films by following the comments link at the foot of this blog post. I look forward to hearing your thoughts...

OUR HALF PRICE SALE HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR A FURTHER WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All sale and ex-rental titles have been slashed by 50%! Grab Yourself a bargain while stocks last!

After losing the woman of his dreams, jaded twenty-something Anderson (Jason Biggs) is convinced he'll never fall in love again. But urged on by his best friend, he proposes to a stranger - dissatisfied waitress Katie (Isla Fisher) - and an innocent dare evolves into the kind of love that both have been waiting for all along.

1 copy in Thursday 31st January!

The Farrelly brothers direct this romantic comedy starring Ben Stiller as Eddie, a single (and very indecisive) 30-something who begins dating the incredibly sexy and seemingly fabulous Lila (Malin Akerman). Upon the urging of his father and his best friend, Eddie proposes to her after only a week, fearing this may be his last chance at love, marriage, and happiness. However, while on their honeymoon in sunny Mexico, Lila reveals her true, beyond-awful nature - and Eddie meets Miranda (Michelle Monaghan), the woman he realises to be his actual soulmate. Eddie must now attempt to keep his new, increasingly horrible wife at bay as he attempts to woo the girl of his dreams.

2 copies in store Thursday 31st January!

Joe Wright directs this adaptation of the novel by Ian McEwan starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. On the hottest day of the summer of 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) sees her older sister Cecilia (Knightley) strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching Cecilia is their housekeeper's son Robbie Turner (James McAvoy), a childhood friend who, along with Briony's sister, has recently graduated from Cambridge. By the end of that day the lives of all three have been changed forever. Robbie and Cecilia have crossed a boundary they had never before dared to approach and have become victims of the younger girl's scheming imagination - and Briony has committed a dreadful crime, the guilt for which will colour her entire life. Romola Garai and Vanessa Redgrave co-star as Briony as she grows older.

4 copies in store Thursday 31st January!

Martial arts thriller starring Jet Li and Jason Statham. After his partner is brutally murdered by the infamous assassin Rogue (Li), FBI agent Jack Crawford (Statham) vows to find the elusive killer and personally avenge his partner's death. But Rogue proves untraceable until three years later when he resurfaces to ignite a bloody turf war between Chinese mob leader Chang (John Lone) and Japanese Yakuza boss Shiro (Ryo Ishibashi). Eager to capture Rogue once and for all, Crawford leads his team of crime specialists headlong into the conflict. But Crawford's thirst for vengeance jeopardises his professional judgement, and as the violence escalates, he finally comes face to face with his enemy only to discover that nothing about Rogue or his plan is quite what it seems.

2 copies in store Thursday 31st January!

When Spence and Hogan graduate from college, life looks bleak. The only jobs they can land are for hideous divorce lawyers that torture them constantly. Spence has the "girlfriend from hell" and Hogan just wants a girlfriend with experience, ie: a more mature woman. As luck would have it, the guys are presented with an unusual opportunity - they start a club for men devoted to pleasuring sexy, older women, know as "Cougars". The Cougar Club teaches the friends' life's lessons of love, respect and mutual satisfaction.

1 copy in store Thursday 31st January!

Excellent New Releases in store 24th January 2008

Hello once again from your favourite local DVD rental shop, Movie Mix in Ilfracombe. What treats we have in store for you this week! We have the much anticipated sequel to Nightwatch, the action packed drenaline fuelled Daywatch, Lindsay Lohan's uber sexy I Know Who Killed Me and the gruesome horror Hatchet as well as many others handpicked for your enjoyment.

JANUARY CLEARANCE... ONE WEEKEND ONLY!!!

For one weekend only (Saturday 26th-Sunday 27th January) all ex-rental and sale titles 50% off mrked price!!!!

HURRY WHILE STOCKS LAST!!!

It has been some time since the events of the original film. Anton (Khabensky) continues to fight the forces of Darkness while simultaneously attempting to find and save his son from the clutches of those same forces. But when vampires belonging to the Dark side start mysteriously being killed, and Anton is framed for their murders, he must put that goal on hold and try to escape the Day Watch that is looking for his blood.

1 copy in store 24.01.08

Thriller starring Lindsay Lohan. Aubrey Fleming (Lohan) was living the small town life, until the day she was abducted by a sadistic killer. After a frantic search, Aubrey turns up alive, but changed. She is missing limbs, but has gained a new personality - that of bad girl Dakota Moss. Her parents and FBI think she's suffering from delusions, but if 'Dakota' is just a trick of the mind, why do strange wounds keep appearing on her body? Desperate and alone, Aubrey must now unlock family secrets to unmask a mysterious killer with a deadly obsession.

1 copy in store 24.01.08

Horror starring Kane Hodder as Victor Crowley, a grossly disfigured killer who suffered an accidental hatchet to the face when his father tried to rescue him from a fire. When college boy Ben (Joel Moore) abandons his friends during a pre-Katrina Mardi Gras in favour of a cheesy Haunted Swamp tour, he finds himself on a boat full of misfits with an inexperienced tour guide (Perry Shen) from Detroit. Soon, the boat is sinking, and the passengers, who also include an aspiring porn director and his two stars, a middle-aged couple, and a young woman with a vendetta against Crowley, come face-to-face with the monstrous killer.

1 copy in store 24.01.08

Thriller starring Jamie Foxx and Chris Cooper. When a terrorist bomb detonates inside a Western housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, an international incident is ignited. While diplomats slowly debate equations of territorialism, FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury (Foxx) quickly assembles an elite team and negotiates a secret five-day trip into Saudi Arabia to locate the madman behind the bombing. Upon landing in the desert kingdom, however, Fleury and his team discover Saudi authorities suspicious and unwelcoming of American interlopers into what they consider a local matter. Hamstrung by protocol, and with the clock ticking on their five days, the FBI agents find their expertise worthless without the trust of their Saudi counterparts who want to locate the terrorist in their homeland on their own terms. Fleury's crew finds a like-minded partner in Saudi Police Captain Al-Ghazi (Ashraf Barhom), who helps them navigate royal politics and unlock the secrets of the crime scene and the workings of an extremist hell bent on further destruction.

5 copies in store 24.01.08

Comedy starring Robin Williams. Newly engaged, Ben Murphy (John Krasinski) and Sadie Jones (Mandy Moore) can't wait to start their life together and live happily ever after. The problem is that Sadie's family church, St. Augustine's, is run by Reverend Frank (Williams), who won't bless Ben and Sadie's union until they pass his patented, 'foolproof' marriage-prep course. Consisting of outrageous classes, outlandish homework assignments and some outright invasion of privacy, Reverend Frank's rigorous curriculum puts Ben and Sadie's relationship to the test. Forget happily ever after - do they even have what it takes to make it to the altar?

1 copy in store 24.01.08

Romantic comedy starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. Master chef Kate Armstrong (Zeta-Jones) lives her life like she runs her kitchen at a trendy Manhattan eatery - with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. Kate's perfectionist nature is put to the test when she 'inherits' her nine-year-old niece Zoe (Abigail Breslin), while contending with a brash new sous-chef who joins her staff. High-spirited and freewheeling, Nick Palmer (Aaron Eckhart) couldn't be more different from Kate, yet the chemistry between them is undeniable. Rivalry becomes romance, but Kate will have to learn to express herself beyond the realm of her kitchen if she wants to connect with Zoe and find true happiness with Nick.

1 copy in store 24.01.08

Harrowing account of the life and death of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped by islamic fundamentalists in 2002. Based of the memoirs of Daniel's widow Mariane, played by Angelina Jolie, the film examines Pearl's reasons for being in Pakistan at the time of his abduction, and the subsequent events leading up to his tragic death.

2 copies in store 24.01.08

Drama starring Milla Jovovich as the girlfriend of a ruthless drug dealer who attempts to strike out on her own, only to find that it isn't easy to shake the grip of the most dangerous man in the city. Kat (Jovovich) is a beautiful bad girl whose hunger for danger has led her down a dark path in life. Despite having her every move dictated by her dope-slinging boyfriend, Big Al (Angus MacFadyen), Kat longs take her fate in her own hands. Now, as Kat begins to make her own deals on the street, Big Al's right-hand man (Stephen Dorff) professes that his feelings for the increasingly independent moll run much deeper than she ever suspected. As tensions flair and jealousy seethes, Kat and her newfound sidekick make a plan to take down Big Al, and do whatever it takes to claim his valuable territory.

1 copy in store 24.01.08

Richard Gere comedy based on a true story, about a struggling author who comes up with the perfect scam. After having his latest opus rejected by his publishers, down-at-heel author Clifford Irving (Gere) claims he has an exclusive agreement with Howard Hughes to write the billionaire's autobiography. Banking on Hughes's eagerness to remain out of the public eye, he's soon using a former Hughes employee's manuscript to get the ball rolling, sparking a media frenzy which threatens to engulf the author and ultimately expose the scam. But can he pull it off?

1 copy in store 24.01.08

Western starring Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver Wade alive to the 3:10 to Yuma, a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail - and dangers at every turn - the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man's destiny.

2 copies in store 24.01.08

In Next Week...

Lots of new releases for next week and Movie Mix has them in store on Thursday 17th January! From the horror sequel Boogeyman 2 to comedy greats Superbad and Mr Woodcock. Check them out below and don't forget to click on movie trailers where available for a taster. Remember you can call 01271 867737 to reserve a copy of any film you like!

Horror sequel. The movie centres on a young woman with a long-term phobia of the boogeyman, who voluntarily checks herself into a mental health facility with the hope of conquering her overwhelming fears. However, much to her horror, she discovers that some things are terrifying on purpose, and confronting her demons was not the best course of action.

1 copy in store 17.01.08

Autobiographical teen comedy penned by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and produced by Judd Apatow. Two socially inept teenage boys are about to graduate from high school. Having been accepted into different colleges, the two are forced to contemplate life apart - a concept that induces severe separation anxiety in them both. Evan (Michael Cera) is sweet, smart, and generally terrified. Seth (Jonah Hill) is foul-mouthed, volatile, and all-consumed with the topic of human sexuality. The film portrays their misguided attempts to reverse a lifelong losing streak with the opposite sex in one panic-driven night - that awful, humiliating night you cherish for the rest of your life...

3 copies in store 17.01.08

Outrageous comedy starring Seann William Scott and Billy Bob Thornton. Jon Farley (Scott), a self-help author returns to his hometown to discover that his mother (Susan Sarandon) has fallen in love with his old high school nemesis, Mr Woodcock (Thornton), the gruff, no-nonsense gym teacher who put him through years of mental and physical humiliation. Determined to prevent history from repeating itself, John sets out to stop his mother from marrying the man who made life miserable for him and his classmates.

1 copy in store 17.01.08

A serial killer living next door? Kale Brecht (Shia LaBeouf), is a teenager placed under house-arrest after punching his Spanish teacher in the middle of class. Deprived of his x-box by his had-enough mother Julie (Carrie-Ann Moss), Kale becomes a voyeur, increasingly interested in the lives of his neighbours, particularly Ashley (Sarah Roemer), the new girl next door. As his observations increase, Kale becomes convinced that another neighbour, Mr Turner (David Morse), is the serial killer at loose in the community. Is there more to Mr Turner than he makes out, or is it just a case of an overactive imagination?

2 copies in store 17.01.08

Comedy about an amateur stuntman's convoluted attempt to win the respect of his stepfather. When his stepfather Frank (Ian McShane) needs an urgent transplant to save his life, inept stuntman Rod Kimble (Andy Samberg) decides to jump the big one (15 buses) in an attempt to raise enough money for the operation. Rod has an ulterior motive though, hoping Frank's recovery will give him one more chance to defeat him in a fight, thereby earning the tough old boot's respect.

1 copy in store 17.01.08

Out Now!

Check out this week's new releases...


Sequel to the 1999 comedy horror 'Lake Placid'. When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local game warden teams up with a palaeontologist from New York to find the beast. A quiet, remote lake suddenly becomes the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for human flesh...


1 copy in store now!

Thriller starring Vinnie Jones. Joey Scalini (Tony Schiena) is one of Hollywood's biggest action stars and the undefeated full-contact martial arts world champion. When his life-long friend and London mob godfather Dragos Molnar (Jones) invites him to serve as a celebrity judge on the televised World Fashion and Cosmetics Beauty Pageant, hosted by Mr. Sakata (Pat Morita), Joey finds himself falling for the most beautiful contestant Tatiana, (Lisa McAllister) with dangerous consequences.


1 copy in store now!

Quirky comedy starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James. Chuck Levine (Sandler) and Larry Valentine (James) are two New York City firefighters whose longtime friendship has endured many a five-alarm fire. All that widower Larry wants is to ensure that his two children will be taken care of if anything should happen to him on the job, and all that Chuck wants is to carry on with his carefree, single life of noncommitment. Having once rescued Larry from certain death in a particularly fearsome inferno, Chuck feels forever indebted to his brave friend and has vowed to repay the favour when the time is right. When Larry discovers that the only way of receiving the Domestic Benefits to cover his children's future is to take Chuck as his lawfully wedded husband, his obligated pal reluctantly agrees to step up to the altar - with the understanding that the arrangement will be a well-kept secret between themselves and the justice of the peace. A potentially fatal flaw in their presumably foolproof plan is soon revealed, however, when an overzealous bureaucrat decides to question Chuck and Larry's partnership. Subsequently forced to embark on a mandatory honeymoon and pose as starry-eyed newlyweds, Chuck and Larry quickly discover just how important it can be to stick by a friend in his or her time of need. Jessica Biel, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, and Dan Aykroyd co-star in a comedy from The Benchwarmers director Dennis Dugan.

3 copies in store now!

Death Proof — director Tarantino's take on such pedal to the metal shockers as White Line Fever — stars Kurt Russell as an engine-revving psychopath who prefers to take out his beautiful victims at 200mph. With a list of potential road-kill candidates that includes Rose McGowan, Jordan Ladd, Rosario Dawson, and Vanessa Ferlito, Death Proof takes viewers on an adrenaline-infused drive that's as sexy as it is shocking.

5 copies in store now!