Wednesday, 29 October 2008

New Releases At Movie Mix 30th October 2008!


9 new releases this week, including M. Night Shyamalan's much hailed "The Happening". Watch the trailers below and come in to rent the films, easy as that!


Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan brings you The Happening...Featuring Mark Whalberg, John Leguizamo and Zooey Deschanel The Happening sees the world turn upside down as a cataclysmic natural crisis threatens to end the world!
2 copies in store Thursday 30th October.

Based on the classic novel by Jules Verne Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 3D stars Brendan Fraser as Trevor, a science professor whose radical theories have completely tarnished his reputation. While backpacking across Iceland with his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson), the two explorers find a cave that leads them deep down into the bowels of the planet. There they discover a bizarre landscape filled with terrifying creatures.



2 copies in store Thursday 30th October.




Claustrophobic thriller about a team of vampire hunters who infiltrate a nest of undead to rescue one of their own.


1 copy in store Thursday 30th October.


A gripping tale of deception and revenge in the thrilling tradition of 'Death Wish', 'Ms 45' and 'The Brave One'.
1 copy in store Thursday 30th October.

See how the legend of the Scorpion King began! When a young Mathayus witnesses his father's death at the hands of the king (Ultimate Fighting Championship winner Randy Couture), his quest for vengeance transforms him into the most feared warrior of the ancient world. From the director of Resident Evil: Extinction and Highlander comes a heroic adventure filled with heart-stopping action and thrilling visual effects!

1 copy in store Thursday 30th October.


Academy Award Winner Cuba Gooding, Jr. is a Border Patrol Officer in the New Mexico desert with a secret past that is about to catch up with him. When his old gang leader tracks him down and forces him to smuggle drugs across the border, he must choose between the life he swore to leave behind and saving his family at any cost. Omari Hardwick (The Guardian, Gridiron Gang), Sharon Leal (This Christmas, Dreamgirls), and Evan Ross (ATL, Pride), co-star in this hard-hitting thriller that pushes the action over the line.


1 copy in store Thursday 30th October.

Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives) stars in Insanitarium - a horrifying thriller about a man who cons himself into a mental hospital in order to break out his beloved sister. Once inside, he discovers that a doctor (Peter Stormare Fargo) is mercilessly using his patients as lab rats and is turning them into bloodthirsty killers. Trapped inside an inescapable labyrinth, will they find a way out before the relentless cannibals hunt them down?



1 copy in store Thursday 30th October.




"Make Some Noise" and get ready for the year's most eye-popping, dance-in-your-seat music experience with Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus Best Of Both Worlds Concert Movie!For the first time ever, Miley performs as herself and Hannah in the same epic show. With a special appearance by the Jonas Brothers and never-before-seen bonus features, including a sing-along mode, two exclusive songs and a rare, inside look into the rock star lives of Miley Cyrus and The Jonas Brothers, this movie sensation is a must-have for any Hannah Montana fan!



1 copy in store Thursday 30th October.



This live-action feature, based on one of America's most loved children's books, is now a must-see family movie experience. Oscar nominee Tom Berenger stars as a recluse with a secret past until a widowed mother (Joely Richardson) and her young son move into town and commission the ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replica of a nativity set given to the boy by his father. A story of love, redemption and above all, hope, makes The Christmas Miracle Of Jonathan Toomey a holiday classic for years to come.

1 copy in store Thursday 30th October.

Monday, 13 October 2008

New Releases At Movie Mix 23rd October 2008!




The big news this week is Iron Man. The trailer looks amazing (don't forget you can see it here). We also have Another Cinderella Story and Disney's Sleeping Beauty Remastered.

This Year: Heroes Aren't Born, They're Built.Iron Man tells the story of Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), the enigmatic heir to the Stark Enterprises fortune. A driven inventor and executive who seems to have it all, Tony is haunted by his dark side. Though he commands his empire by day, by night he secretly becomes Iron Man, the living embodiment of decades of defense spending and innovation. Strapping on billions of dollars worth of state-of-the-art armor and weaponry each night to fight crime, terrorism and corporate espionage, Tony begins to crack under the strain of his fractured lifestyle and must ultimately confront the one enemy he can never beat - himself.



4 copies in store Thursday 23rd October!




Once upon a time... can happen again.It's musical. It's magical. It's Another Cinderella Story, the dancing-ever-after fairy tale. In this joyous update, Selena Gomez (The Wizards of Waverly Place) is Mary, a modern Cinderella complete with dancing shoes instead of a glass slipper. Drew Seeley (High School Musical) is Joey, a Prince Charming and dreamy new-guy-in-school looking for a girl to love. Could Mary be that girl? With your kind of music and dance, your kind of romance and all kinds of surprises, you'll find that Another Cinderella Story is a perfect fit.





1 copy in store Thursday 23rd October!





When a new princess is born to King Stefan & his wife, the entire kingdom rejoices. At a ceremony, three good fairies - Flora, Fauna & Merryweather - bestow gifts of magic on the child. But an evil sorceress named Maleficent shows up, and because of a rude remark by Merryweather, she places a curse on the princess - that she will die on her 16th birthday after touching a poisoned spinning wheel. Merryweather tries to undo the damage by casting a spell that will allow the princess - named Aurora - to awake from an ageless sleep with a kiss from her true love. The fairies take Aurora to their cottage in the woods to keep her away from the eyes of Maleficent, and raise her as their own child, named Briar Rose. On her 16th birthday Aurora meets Prince Phillip, the son of a king whose own kingdom will soon merge with King Stefan's - and falls in love. Maleficent manages to kidnap the Prince and her horrible prophecy is fulfilled when she tricks Aurora into touching a spinning wheel created by Maleficent herself! Realizing that the Prince is in trouble, the 3 good fairies head to Maleficent's castle at the Forbidden Mountain, and spring the Prince loose. But the Prince soon finds himself up against Maleficent's army of brutes, and the power of Maleficent's evil spells - which include a thorn forest as thick as weeds around King Stefan's castle, and a fight against Maleficent when she turns herself into a dragon! Is the Prince strong enough to withstand the powers of the evil sorceress?


1 copy in store Thursday 23rd October!

New Releases At Movie Mix 16th October 2008!

Lots of you have been asking about Wanted and Horton Hears A Who, well good news... they're both out this week, along with 4 others. Check them out here...


Based upon Mark Millar's explosive graphic novel series and helmed by stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov - creator of the most successful Russian film franchise in history, the Night Watch series - Wanted tells the tale of one apathetic nobody's transformation into an unparalleled enforcer of justice.25-year-old Wes (James McAvoy) was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known. His boss chewed him out hourly, his girlfriend ignored him routinely and his life plodded on interminably. Everyone was certain this disengaged slacker would amount to nothing. There was little else for Wes to do but wile away the days and die in his slow, clock punching rut. Until he met a woman named Fox (Angelina Jolie).After his estranged father is murdered, the deadly sexy Fox recruits Wes into the Fraternity, a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his dad's death by unlocking his dormant powers. As she teaches him how to develop lightning-quick reflexes and phenomenal agility, Wes discovers this team lives by an ancient, unbreakable code: carry out the death orders given by fate itself.With wickedly brilliant tutors - including the Fraternity's enigmatic leader, Sloan (Morgan Freeman) - Wes grows to enjoy all the strength he ever wanted. But, slowly, he begins to realize there is more to his dangerous associates than meets the eye. And as he wavers between newfound heroism and vengeance, Wes will come to learn what no one could ever teach him: he alone controls his destiny.


3 copies in store Thursday 16 th October!

This adaption of Dr. Seuss' 1954 children's book Horton Hears A Who features Jim Carrey and Steve Carrel in this timeless classic tale!One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos and their home, but this gives him nothing but torment from his neighbors, who refuse to believe that anything could survive on the speck. Still, Horton stands by the motto that, "After all, a person is a person, no matter how small."



2 copies in store Thursday 16th October!



A new college student discovers her dorm was once a notorious asylum. A group of college freshmen with troubled pasts and nightmares are at Richard Miller University for orientation a couple of weeks prior to the beginning of classes. They stumble into an old restricted area and awaken the spirit of a mad scientist, who then proceeds to torture and torment the students with memories in their pasts... in the same way he once tortured patients in his Asylum.


1 copy in store Thursday 16th October!



Directed and co-written by Daniel Myrick (The Blair Witch Project), Solstice follows a group of high school friends on their summer vacation to a lake house, deep in the damp swamps of Louisiana. Soon, things take a tragic turn for the worse when Megan (Elisabeth Harnois) realises that her dead twin sister is trying to contact her from beyond the grave. Also starring Shawn Ashmore (X-Men), Tyler Hoechlin (7th Heaven), Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!), R. Lee Ermey (Full Metal Jacket, Seven) and Matt O'Leary (Brick), the summer solstice is no longer just a day on the calendar, but a time when the boundary between our world and the spirit realm is at it's thinnest.


1 copy in store Thursday 16th October!

Chloe Sevigny and Stephen Rea star in thriller , which is based on a story by Brian De Palma in which Siamese twins who were separated at birth are investigated for murder.




1 copy in store Thursday 16th October!




Jimmy Vaughn arrives at a save house to torture information out of Archie Gold. He appears to be just another simple-minded thug. Little do we know that Jimmy's real name is Kevin Cole, an undercover FBI agent determined to penetrate a powerful crime syndicate led by the infamous and faceless Ziggy. Archie is accused of stealing $10 million from Ziggy and Kevin is in charge of finding where the money is, by any means necessary. Meanwhile Kevin's father , FBI director Jack Cole tries to take him off the undercover assignment. Jack had worked on the Ziggy case 25 years ago and he knows the depths of evil the mans is capable of. As the interrogation methods intensify, Archie reveals more and more about Ziggy to Kevin. At the same time, the mission begins to take its toll on Kevin and his personal life, as nightmares of Archie and his family plague Kevin. But unfortunately Archie remains Kevin's only link to the mysterious Ziggy. Soon, the line between Jimmy and Kevin completely extinguishes when the FBI and Ziggy's crime syndicate collide in a bloody shootout. How far will Kevin go to unmask Ziggy? When it's all over, will Kevin or Jimmy be the one who remains standing?


1 copy in store Thursday 16th October!

Monday, 6 October 2008

New Releases At Movie Mix 9th October 2008!


Adulthood and The Incredible Hulk are the two really big releases due in this week but don't overlook Superhero Movie, Teeth, Prom Night and Zombie Strippers (yes you heard right!)

The Sequel to the hard-hitting drama Kidulthood, Adulthood stars Noel Clarke, Danny Dyer and Adam Deacon.Six years after Sam Peel is released from jail for killing Trife, he soon realises that life is no easier on the outside than it was on the inside and he's forced to confront the people he hurt the most. Some have moved on, others are stuck with the repercussions of his actions that night, but one thing's for certain - everyone has been forced to grow up. Through his journey Sam struggles to deal with his sorrow and guilt and something else he didn't expect - those seeking revenge. As he's pursued by a new generation of bad boys, Sam sets about trying to get the message across to his pursuers that they should stop the violence, much like Trife tried to tell him all those years ago. Can Sam stop the cycle of violence and make something positive from the destruction he caused or will his journey into Adulthood end here?



3 copies in store Thursday 9th October!



The explosive, action-packed adventure in one of the all-time most popular superhero sagas unfolds with a cure in reach for the world's most primal force of fury: The Incredible Hulk. We find scientist Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) living in shadows, scouring the planet for an antidote. But the warmongers who dream of abusing his powers won't leave him alone, nor will his need to be with the only woman he has ever loved, Betty Ross (Liv Tyler).Upon returning to civilization, our brilliant doctor is ruthlessly pursued by The Abomination - a nightmarish beast of pure adrenaline and aggression whose powers match The Hulk's own. A fight of comic-book proportions ensues as Banner must call upon the hero within to rescue New York City from total destruction...

3 copies in store Thursday 9th October!


From the creators of Naked Gun and Scary Movie come the uproarious comedy Superhero Movie!After being bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly, high school loser Rick Riker (Drake Bell) develop superhuman abilities like incredible strength and armored skin. Rick decides to use his new powers for good and becomes a costumed crime fighter known as 'The Dragonfly'. However, standing in the way of his destiny is the villainous Lou Landers (Christopher McDonald). After an experiment gone wrong, Lou develops the power to steal a person's life force and in a dastardly quest for immortality becomes the supervillain, 'The Hourglass'. With unimaginable strength, unbelievable speed and deeply uncomfortable tights, will the Dragonfly be able to stop the sands of The Hourglass and save the world?


2 copies in store Thursday 9th October!


High school student Dawn works hard at suppressing her budding sexuality by being the local chastity group's most active participant. Her task is made even more difficult by her bad boy stepbrother Brad's increasingly provocative behavior at home. A stranger to her own body, innocent Dawn discovers she has a toothed vagina when she becomes the object of violence. As she struggles to comprehend her anatomical uniqueness, Dawn experiences both the pitfalls and the power of being a living example of the vagina dentata myth.


1 copy in store Thursday 9th October!


A remake of the 1980 horror film Prom Night stars Brittany Snow as Donna - a young woman who couldn't wait for her senior prom!Donna's senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, one of magic, beauty, and love. Surrounded by her best friends, she should be safe from the horrors of her past. But when the night turns from magic to murder there is only one man who could be responsible, the man she thought was gone forever. Now, Donna and her friends must find a way to escape the sadistic rampage of an obsessed killer, and survive their Prom Night.


1 copy in store Thursday 9th October!



The world's most famous adult film star, Jenna Jameson stars in this thrilling zombie adventure. In the not too distant future a secret government re-animation chemo-virus gets released into conservative Sartre, Nebraska and lands in an underground strip club. As the virus begins to spread, turning the strippers into "Super Zombie Strippers" the girls struggle with whether or not to conform to the new "fad" even if it means there's no turning back. They're not just strippers...They're Zombie Strippers !!
1 copy in store Thursday 9th October!