New Releases At Movie Mix 15th May 2008

Watch Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's musical version of Sweeney Todd, or kick back with something lighter like Bee Movie. We also have The Backwoods and The Living And The Dead. Go mad and watch all four in one sitting or spread them out over a week... it's up to you. And don't forget when you rent three or more films at the same time between Monday and Thursday you'll get a free bag of popcorn thrown in for free. Yes FREE, no charge, it's on us!

Based on a 'penny dreadful' tale (which later became an urban myth) from the mid-19th Century, this musical tells the tale of Benjamin Barker (Depp), a barber who returns to London after spending years in exile for a crime he didn't commit. He soon discovers from pie-maker Mrs Lovett (Bonham Carter) that, in his absence, his wife has taken her own life and his daughter is now in the care of the man who had him sent away - the dastardly Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman). Seeking revenge and filled with a murderous rage, Barker sets up a barber's shop above Mrs Lovett's premises. Now calling himself Sweeney Todd, Barker kills off all his customers with a razor to the throat and sends their cadavers to the shop below to be used as a tasty new filling for Mrs Lovett's meat pies. What was once the worst pie shop in London quickly becomes one of the city's most popular eateries, but Barker won't be satisfied until he can lure Judge Turpin into the barber's chair...

3 copies in store 15th May 2008!

Big-budget, Jerry Seinfeld voiced, children's animation about a honey-bee who decides to sue the humans when he discovers they're eating the fruits of his labour. Barry (Seinfeld), fresh out of bee college, wants more than the daily chore of working in the hive; he wants to get out there, exploring the big wide world, spreading his wings. When he finally gets the chance to be a 'pollen jock', he has a near-fatal accident but is saved by the intervention of kindly New York florist Vanessa (voice of Renee Zellweger), and a friendship quickly blossoms. But when he discovers the sad truth that the humans are taking the honey and selling it for their own profit, Barry becomes so incensed that he decides to hit them where it hurts - right in the pocket, and takes them to court.

3 copies in store 15th May 2008!

Thriller set in the 1970s starring Gary Oldman. Lucy (Virginie Ledoyen) and Norman (Paddy Considine) are a young married couple who visit a friend (Oldman) in the Basque region of Spain. Their tranquil summer turns to horror when they discover a girl with horribly mutilated hands in the forest. They try to help her by taking her away from the home in which she is locked, but the local villagers, who have to protect the girl, start a pursuit in the forest they know much better than the visitors.

1 copy in store 15th May 2008!

Award-winning horror from director Simon Rumley. Lord Donald (Roger Lloyd-Pack) and Lady Nancy (Kate Fahy) Brocklebank reside in the magnificent but run-down Longleigh House with James (Leo Bill), their handicapped son. Donald is preparing to sell the house when Nancy becomes very ill. Donald arranges for the family nurse, Mary (Sarah Ball), to take care of Nancy while he attempts to raise enough money to pay for an operation. However, James wants to prove to his father that he can look after his mother on his own and decides to lock Nurse Mary out of the house. It isn't long before James starts mixing his mother's pills and forgetting to take his own medication, and as the stress of looking after his mother increases, so does his own condition.

1 copy in store 15th May 2008!

New Releases At Movie Mix 8th May 2008

The list is long this week! Alien vs Predator 2: Reqiem, My Sassy Girl, Bloodrayne, Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium, P.S. I Love You, The Wendell Baker Story, Already Dead and Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story. PHEW!!

The titans of terror square up for round two of the gore-fest deep in the woods of Colorado. Returning to their home planet with several alien captives and a dead comrade on board, two Predator pilots are killed when an alien hybrid, unknowingly concealed in the body of their dead buddy, bursts forth. Before he dies however, the pilot manages to send off a distress signal to his home planet, where a Predator receives it before heading off to Earth in response. The spacecraft meanwhile, has crashlanded in the woods of Colorado, spilling its deadly cargo, who immediately set about culling the local population with extreme professionalism. Its not long before the Predator arrives, unleashing another almighty killing spree, as he tries to stop the hybrid reproducing in quantities that will soon overrun the county.

2 copies in store 8th May 2008!

Comedy about how a nice midwestern boy's life gets turned upside down when he meets, and falls for, a wildchild. When shy, respectable Charlie (Jesse Bradford) leaves the safety of his midwest roots to study in New York, his carefully planned life takes a major detour when he happens upon, and saves the life of, beautiful, crazy-chick Jordan (Elisha Cuthbert). Although his head's telling him she's not the one, his heart has other plans, and before long he's fallen hopelessly in love - despite himself.

1 copy in store 8th May 2008!

Gothic action adventure prequel to the popular video game. In medieval Romania, the evil Lord Kagan (Ben Kingsley), vampire supreme, seeks to increase his dominion over the land. On hearing of three magical talismans that can bestow immortality, Kagan scours the country in his quest for ultimate power. Ranged against him are the Brimstone Society, devoted to restoring order to the land, and stripping Kagan of his power once and for all. They soon enlist the help of Bloodrayne (Kristanna Loken), a half-human, half-vampire warrior, who they train to hunt down the forces of darkness. Her lust for vengeance, and blood, eventually leads her to the man who raped and brutally murdered her mother - her father, Lord Kagan.

1 copy in store 8th May 2008!

Comedy starring Dustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman. Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. It's a tantalising toy haven in which everything inside literally comes to life - including the store itself - and where marvels of every imaginable, possible kind, and beyond, never cease... until now. When Mr. Magorium, the store's extraordinary 243 year-old proprietor (Hoffman), announces that he will at long last hand over the reigns of his wonder-expanding Emporium to his unconfident young manager, Molly Mahoney (Portman), the store decides to throw an unusual tantrum. As a skeptical accountant named Henry (Jason Bateman) comes in to audit the Legos and Lincoln Logs, not to mention the Whodathoughts and Whatchamacallits, the once sparkling, colour-saturated Emporium is suddenly embattled by mysterious changes. The playful toys are all still there, but they've turned gray and quiet - and only Mahoney and Henry can revive them if, with the help of a superdexterous 9 year-old (Zach Mills), they can find the source of magic inside themselves.

1 copy in store 8th May 2008!

Holly Kennedy (Swank) is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life - a passionate, funny, and impetuous Irishman named Gerry (Butler). So when Gerry's life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there; nobody knows Holly better than Gerry. And it's a good thing he planned ahead. Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of letters that will guide her, not only through her grief, but in rediscovering herself. The first message arrives on Holly's 30th birthday in the form of a cake, and to her utter shock, a tape recording from Gerry, who proceeds to tell her to get out and 'celebrate herself'. In the weeks and months that follow, more letters from Gerry are delivered in surprising ways, each sending her on a new adventure and each signing off in the same way: 'P.S. I Love You'. Holly's mother and best friends begin to worry that Gerry's letters are keeping Holly tied to the past, but in fact, each letter is pushing her further into a new future.

2 copies in store 8th May 2008!

Comedy written by and starring Luke Wilson. When conman Wendell Baker's (Wilson) latest hustle backfires, he ends up behind bars. The optimistic Wendell makes the most of his time in jail by reading several books about hotel management as he plans his next scam. After his release, Wendell gets a job at a Retirement Hotel where he meets Boyd (Seymour Cassel), Skip (Harry Dean Stanton) and Nasher (Kris Kristofferson). However, Wendell is distraught to discover that while he was in jail, his long-term girlfriend, Doreen (Eva Mendes), left him for another man - bad-tempered grocer, Dave (Will Ferrell). With the help of his new friends, Wendell makes a spirited attempt to win Doreen back, while simsimultaneously leading a rebellion against the hotel's evil head nurse, Neil King (Owen Wilson), and his right-hand man, McTeague (Eddie Griffin).

1 copy in store 8th May 2008!

Psychological thriller about a grieving father's desperate search for justice. Arriving home one night, successful architect Thomas Archer (Ron Eldard) is confronted by an armed intruder who brutally attacks his wife and needlessly murders his young son. While he continually pleads with the police to find the culprit, Thomas visits a top therapist (Christopher Plummer) to help him overcome his grief and try to rebuild his shattered life. With the police unable to act on any leads, his therapist suggests contacting a shadowy vigilante group who specialise in tracking down fugitives and letting the victim decide what punishment to exact.

1 copy in store 8th May 2008!

John C. Reilly plays it strictly for laughs in this irreverent spoof biopic of fictional rock and roll legend Dewey Cox. Friend of Elvis and the Beatles, the iconic figure of Dewey Cox bestrides the decades, churning out the hits in a career that has taken him from hick balladeer to national institution. Although he's tried every drug known to man, and bedded more than his fair share of beautiful women, the time has come for Dewey to face his greatest test - trying to win the heart of his beautiful backing singer Darlene (Jenna Fischer). But with his popularity showing no signs of abating, will the rock and roll maverick finally be able to put his hell-raising life behind him and settle down to a life of domestic bliss?

1 copy in store May 8th 2008!

New Releases At Movie Mix 1st May 2008

4 new releases to tickle your taste buds this week... "Before The Devil Knows You're Dead", "Shrooms", "Wind Chill" and "Charlie Wilson's War". Enjoy!

Noir-ish crime-thriller from acclaimed director Sidney Lumet, about two money-hungry brothers who plan to rob their parents' business. When debt starts snapping at the heels of broker Andy Hanson (Phillip Seymour Hoffman), he comes up with a plan to solve his problems. Roping in his initially sceptical brother Hank (Ethan Hawke) with claims that 'nobody gets hurt, everybody wins', the pair target their parents' jewellery store, which they both know inside out. Events, however, take a turn for the worse when the would-be robbers meet with some unexpected resistance, setting in motion a chain of events that change the family's future forever.

1 copy in store 1st May 2008!

Slasher horror down in the woods, as three couples try some magic mushrooms - then wish they hadn't. When five American students arrive in Ireland to go camping with their old college friend Jake (Jack Huston), they decide to try out the local magic mushrooms, apparently the best in the world. But after they start tripping, reality and imagination begins to blur, as Jack tells stories of mutilated bodies and unsolved murders. Soon, members of the group start to go missing, and panic sets in when they begin to think something, or someone, is stalking them. But is it all just a case of bad trip paranoia, or is there really a crazed madman in their neck of the woods?

2 copies in store 1st May 2008!

Psychological horror. During Christmas break, a young college student (Emily Blunt) who has just broken up with her boyfriend is seeking a lift home for the holidays. Upon checking the student 'ride board' she sees that there is a boy (Ashton Holmes) offering a ride in her direction and she decides to take it. Racing to beat a severe winter storm, the two young travellers take a shortcut down a remote country road, only to find themselves forced into a snow bank by a mysterious oncoming vehicle that seems to be playing a game of chicken. Over the long, cold night that ensues, an intense relationship develops between the pair as they slowly realise that there is more to fear than just freezing to death...

1 copy in store 1st May 2008!

Oscar nominated drama starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Based on the book by George Crile, the movie tells the true story of how one congressman who loved a good time, one Houston socialite who loved a good cause and one renegade CIA agent who loved a good fight conspired to bring about the largest covert operation in history. In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson (Hanks) is a womanising US congressional representative from Texas. With the help of maverick CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos (Hoffman), Wilson dedicates his political efforts to supply the Afghan mujahideen with the weapons and support required to defeat the Soviet Union. However, Charlie eventually learns that military victory can only be achieved at a great price.

2 copies in store 1st May 2008!

New Releases At Movie Mix 24th April 2008

Seven, count them, SEVEN, new releases this week, including the much-anticipated Golden Compass. And with 5 copies in store you won't have to queue to watch it! And after being delayed its release at least three times, Rob Zombie's Halloween finally arrives! See below for the rest of this week's new viewing. Don't forget to click on the trailers on the left hand side for sneak previews, enjoy!

Big-budget children's fantasy adventure adapted from the first instalment of Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. Lyra (Dakota Blue Richards), a twelve year-old girl living in an Oxford somewhat dissimilar to the one we're used to, goes off in search of a friend who has been kidnapped by 'the Gobblers'. In this alternate world, where a person's soul appears outside the body in the form of an animal called a 'daemon', and witches and talking bears co-exist, a shadowy organisation called the 'Magisterium' controls the population, keeping them in check. As she embarks on her quest to find her friend, Lyra is soon involved in an epic battle against the forces of darkness in a desperate attempt to save her world.

5 copies in store 24th April!

Thriller starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert Duvall and Mark Wahlberg. Bobby Green (Phoenix) has forsaken his name to escape his family and their tradition in law enforcement to pursue his ambitions as a Brooklyn nightclub owner. As he turns a blind eye to the drug dealing all around him, he comes face to face with the family he abandoned when his brother (Wahlberg) and father (Duvall) crack down on the club. Now Bobby must choose a side. Is he going to turn informant or will he help run the biggest crime ring in New York history?

2 copies in store 24th April!

Thriller starring Pierce Brosnan and Gerard Butler. Neil (Butler) and Abby (Maria Bello) Warner have the perfect life and a perfect marriage. With their beautiful young daughter, Sophie (Emma Karwandy), they are living the American dream... until today. When Sophie is suddenly kidnapped, they have no choice but to comply with the abductor's demands. The kidnapper, Ryan (Brosnan), a cold and calculating sociopath, takes over their lives with the brutal efficiency of someone who has nothing to lose. It soon becomes clear that Ryan's demands are all the more terrifying... because he doesn't want their money. What he wants is for Neil and Abby's life to be systematically dismantled and destroyed, piece by piece.

1 copy in store 24th April!

Unsettling thriller shot entirely through hidden cameras. Colin Hanks stars as Doug, a young man with a secret obsession for a beautiful woman (Ana Claudia Talancon). By planting hidden cameras and listening devices in her home, he learns her most intimate secrets in order to manipulate her into a relationship that she innocently permits.

1 copy in store 24th April!

Rob Zombie's brutal homage to John Carpenter's slasher classic. While faithful to Carpenter's vision, there are some obvious changes, the most pronounced of these being the substantial focus on Michael Myers's childhood. The film posits Michael (Daeg Faerch) as a troubled child made all the worse by a horrible home life and constant abuse at school. Zombie paints Michael's pain with palpable grit and sleaze, but he isn't out to put our culture on the couch; he simply wants to show Michael killing his entire family.

2 copies in store 24th April!

2007 remake of the 1972 thriller, based on the Anthony Shaffer play, that starred Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine. In this version, directed by Kenneth Branagh and adapted by Harold Pinter, Caine takes the Olivier role as Andrew Wyke, a wealthy socialite who invites his wife's lover, former hairdresser Milo Tindle (Jude Law, in the role originally played by Caine) to his country home. He has a proposal for Tindle which could benefit them both, but not everything is as clear cut as it might seem. An intricate battle of wits with potentially deadly consequences ensues...

1 copy in store 24th April!

Gritty, take-the-money-and-run thriller with Christian Slater as a corrupt DEA agent chasing down his stolen cash. While in an apartment block, Iraq war vet Duke (Brian Geraghty) stumbles across a bag stuffed with cash from an aborted drugs deal. Finding it increasingly hard to adjust to life on civvy street, Duke decides to take the cash and make a run for it. Picking up his girlfriend Amber (Jenna Dewan) on route, the pair grab a quick wedding before heading off into what they think will be a lovely sunset. The cash however, belongs to corrupt DEA agent Pollen (Slater), who is slightly miffed that his ill-gotten gains have disappeared, and will stop at nothing to get his money back. With the resources of a government agency at his disposal, and murder on his mind, it's only a matter of time before he catches up with the newly-weds...

1 copy in store 24th April!