Out this week (4th August 2008)

Three new releases this week: Son Of Rambow, In Bruges and Brooklyn Rules... enjoy!

From Garth Jennings, the director of The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy comes Son Of Rambow a comedy about friendship, faith and the bizarre business of growing up!Will, (Bill Milner) who isn't allowed to watch TV or go to the movies, expresses himself through his drawings and illustrations until he finds himself caught up in the extraordinary world of Lee Carter (Will Poulter), the school terror and crafter of bizarre home movies. Carter exposes Will to a pirated copy of the first Rambo film, First Blood, which blows his mind wide open. Against his family's orders, his imaginative little brain begins to flower in the world of filmmaking. Will and Lee become popular at school through their films, but when a French exchange student, Didier Revol, arrives on the scene, their unique friendship and precious film are pushed to the breaking point.

3 copies in store now!

In Bruges finds hitmen Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson) in the titular Flemish city, following the accidental killing of a young boy. Encountering a strange, darkly comic world of characters, the pair must face both their guilt and their mortality in a life or death struggle.

2 copies in store now!

Michael Corrente's Brooklyn Rules, set in Brooklyn in 1985 is the powerful story of three friends with different ambitions which threaten to tear them apart.Michael, the narrator, wants to leave the dangerous streets of Brooklyn behind and uses his charms to make his way onto the pre-law programme at Columbia University. While there he meets the beautiful Ellen who falls for his preppy schoolboy charms and his aspirations to leave the streets behind are nearly fulfilled. Also looking to leave the streets is Bobby who desperately wants the simple life of working at the Post office and settling down with his fiancé. But, when their close friend Carmine, a handsome lady-killer who has gotten involved in the mafia lifestyle, catches the eye of feared mobster Caesar, Michael and Bobby are reluctantly drawn back into the underworld of Brooklyn's streets and they must make some hard decisions. For them, being a loyal friend can mean making the ultimate sacrifice.

1 copy in store now!

New Releases At Movie Mix 31st July 2008!

7 new releases this week, including the much anticipated Vantaage Point. We also have The Piano Player coming in but I have been unable to find anay further information on this film as yet... sorry!

Angela bridges (Rachel Nichols), an ambitious and gorgeous young lawyer, hurries out her upscale Manhatten office on the way to see her family. She descends to parking level P2, she tries to start her car. The engine won't turn. She tries again. It won't start. She is trapped in a haunting, underground world - a world which is inhabited by a dark and forgotten soul, who is watching her every move. Brooding in his subterranean office, Thomas (Wes Bently) spends his days alone, isolated underground., watching people come and go with little contact with or interest in, the outside world. Except for Angela. Thomas develops a disturbing obsession for Angela. As the prospect of spending another Christmas alone becomes all but certain, something seething inside Thomas snaps.

1 copy in store 31st July 2008!

Protégé is everything you want to know about drugs, but never knew. The film tells of a well-intentioned narcotics agent, Nick (Daniel Wu) deep undercover in the heart of Hong Kong's lucrative heroin trade. He is forced to deal with the hypocrisy and despair in a life of drugs and crime, as he plays protégé to one of the key players of the game, "Banker" (Andy Lau). In the eight years he has been infiltrating the heroin industry Nick has amassed enough evidence to indict Banker, but has just received orders to remain undercover in an attempt to expose the identity of the man behind Banker in order to bring down the entire organisation. However as Nick becomes more embroiled with Banker's craft and is increasingly entrusted with his confidences, he finds himself corrupted by the easy money and new found power. Unable to separate himself from his undercover persona, he immerses himself into his role as a drug trafficker. Nick meets Jane (Zhang Jing Chu), a single mother living in poverty who has fallen prey to the dangerous narcotics that has also claimed her estranged husband (Louis Koo). Her brief affair with Nick, gives her a new hope for life, an escape from the past, but the re-emergence of her husband brings with it dire consequences. In the seedy underbelly of heroin culture, where every redemption comes at a price and the borders of justice, loyalties and truth are permeable; Nick will have to grapple with some dangerous choices and may find himself flirting with more than the devil.

1 copy in store 31st July 2008!

Rome 1948: In an attempt to recover from his failed marriage to Rita Hayworth and to restart his career, Orson Welles (Danny Huston) travels to Italy to make his come-back film, but when an actor is murdered on set, he is drawn into a dangerous web of intrigue, murder and politics. Based on true events. Starring: Danny Huston, Christopher Walken, Paz Vega and Diego Luna.

1 copy in store 31st July 2008!

14th century Italy and a beautiful princess (Barton) in left penniless and alone after her wealthy parents perish during an outbreak of plague. Seizing on this opportunity the evil Gerbino de la Ratta (Roth) pressures her to marry him as an escape from financial ruin. The fate of the Princess now rests with a mysterious stranger, Lorenzo (Christensen), a travelling rogue who swears to win her affection and overthrow his long-time nemesis, the brutal de la Ratta. With an all-star cast, Virgin Territory is a fantastic tale of adventure, fantasy and the fight to secure true love.

1 copy in store 31st July 2008!

Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid) and Kent Taylor (Matthew Fox) are two Secret Service agents assigned to protect President Ashton (William Hurt) at a landmark summit on the global war on terror. When President Ashton is shot moments after his arrival in Spain, chaos ensues and disparate lives collide. In the crowd is Howard Lewis (Forest Whitaker), an American tourist videotaping the historic event to show his kids when he returns home. Also there is Rex (Sigourney Weaver), an American TV news producer who is reporting on the conference. It's only as we follow each person's perspective of the same 15 minutes prior to and immediately after the shooting that the terrifying truth behind the assassination attempt is revealed.

4 copies in store 31st July 2008!

When med school student Ted Gray (Milo Ventimiglia) graduates top of his class he joins one of the nation's most prestigious Pathology programs. With talent and determination Ted is quickly noticed by the program's privileged and elite band of pathology interns who invite him into their crowd. Intrigued by his new friends he begins to uncover secrets he never expected and finds that he has unknowingly become a pawn in their dangerous and secret after-hours game at the morgue of who can commit the perfect undetectable murder. As Ted becomes seduced into their wild extracurricular activities the danger becomes real and he must stay one step ahead of the game before he is the next victim.

1 copy in store 31st July 2008!

New Releases At Movie Mix 24 July 2008!

After last week's explosion of new releases, this week seems a bit quiet with only 1, but it is fantastic. 27 Dresses is being hailed as the new Bridget Jones. Watch the trailer and pop in to rent your copy from Thursday onwards.

Upbeat romcom about a woman who's always the bridesmaid, never the bride. Jane Nichols (Katherine Heigl) has led a selfless, romantic life, always putting others needs first and herself last, especially when it comes to marriage. With 27 bridesmaid dresses in her cupboard, Jane is beginning to see a pattern developing. Scuttling between receptions one evening, she's spotted by a cynical local reporter (James Marsden) who sees her story as the ideal vehicle to move up the career ladder. But when her younger sister, Tess (Malin Akerman), makes moves on her boss, George (Edward Burns), who she secretly adores, Jane finally realises it's time to grab her life by the horns before it's too late.

1 copy in store Thursday 24th July!

New Releases At Movie Mix 17th July 2008!

Thanks to everyone on all your positive feedback about the new look shop, your custom is always appreciated and we aim to get better and better over the coming months!

Lots of new releases this week...

Epic adventure from director Roland Emmerich. In a remote mountain tribe, the young hunter D'Leh (Steven Strait) has met the woman of his dreams, the beautiful Evolet (Camilla Belle). But when a band of mysterious warlords raid his village and kidnap Evolet, D'Leh must lead a small group of hunters to pursue the warlords to the end of the world to save her. As they venture into unknown lands for the first time, the group discovers there are civilisations beyond their own and that mankind's reach is far greater than they ever knew.

2 copies in store Thursday 17th July!

Horror starring Amber Heard as Mandy Lane, a beautiful 16-year-old temptress living in a small town in Texas. When Mandy is invited to a weekend party at a secluded ranch, all the boys begin competing for Mandy's affections. As night falls and drugs and alcohol take over, Mandy suddenly finds herself fighting for survival against one of the boy's she has rejected.

1 copy in store Thursday 17th July!

Chilling ghost story produced by Guillermo del Toro. Laura (Belen Rueda) has fond memories of the orphanage she grew up in. She was well cared for by the staff and she loved her fellow orphans like they were her own flesh and blood. Thirty years later, accompanied by her husband Carlos (Fernando Cayo) and her 7-year-old son Simon (Roger Princep), she returns to her childhood home with a dream of restoring the now abandoned orphanage and reopening it as a home for disabled youngsters. However, it's not long before Simon starts communicating with an invisible new friend and telling strange stories. Carlos is skeptical of his son, believing that he is just seeking attention. Then Simon disappears without trace...

1 copy in store Thursday 17th July!

Director Brian De Palma revisits similar terrain that he covered in his 1989 film, 'Casualties of War', in this 'fictional documentary' loosely based on a real-life gang rape and multiple murder perpetrated by US soldiers in Iraq in 2006. Centred around a small army group stationed at a checkpoint in Iraq, the film alternates points of view, balancing the experiences of these inexperienced young men with those of the western media and local Iraqi people. Utilising an array of different filmic styles, from video diaries and surveillance footage, to produced documentaries and news coverage, De Palma forces the viewer to question how 'truth' is reported and asks difficult questions about the brutalising effects of war on all those involved.

1 copy in store Thursday 17th July!

Comedy starring Owen Wilson. Wade (Nate Hartley), Ryan (Troy Gentile) and Emmit (David Dorfman) are all excited about their first day of high school. However, trouble arises in the form of sadistic school bully, Filkins (Alex Frost). Hoping to employ someone to protect them against Filkins, the boys place an advert in Soldier of Fortune magazine. Their most promising response comes from a down-on-his-luck mercenary called Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson). Drillbit begins training the boys physically and mentally to face Filkins. But what they don't know is that Drillbit is actually unemployed and homeless and doesn't know the first thing about being a bodyguard.

1 copy in store Thursday 17th July!