Danny Dyer's Funniest Football Foul Ups!

‘Can someone explain to him it’s the ball that should go

in the back of the net not the player’!
 

Professional footballers might not realize it but they’re well capable of entertaining their fans in more ways than one as comedy sensation Danny Dyer explains. 

Everyone’s favourite cheeky chappy is back with another hilarious football selection which is absolutely guaranteed to be top of every soccer nut’s wish list.

‘Danny Dyer’s Funniest Football Foul-Ups’ was released by Revolver Entertainment on November 22 and is the much anticipated sequel to his first ‘Football Foul-Ups’ DVD which was last Christmas’s number one selling sports title. 

Presented by a very relaxed Danny propping up the bar at his local pub the DVD is crammed full of hilarious football foul-ups, outrageous skills and sensational action from many of today’s star players and teams … from the England squad downwards!

He shows how soccer really is a game of two halves as he takes you through the best, the worst and the wackiest moments of the game which all add-up to the ultimate must-have DVD for footie fans.

We see the stupidest of gaffes … ‘when you’re a goalie and your manager tells you to stay on your line its worth finding out what line he’s referring to’ ……… to the most sublime of goals … ‘not even BA’s cabin crew could put together a better strike than this one from Lampard!   And on penalties taken inside the box – ‘whoever made that wall should be named and shamed on watchdog’!

‘Danny Dyer’s Funniest Football Foul-Ups’  has a run time of approx 50 mins, a PG  certificate and an RRP of £19.99

French Film Comedy

Could it really be that French is the true language of love? Revolver Entertainment presents a romantic comedy of the more original kind, by award-winning director Jackie Oudney – French Film is released in February.


French Film, a hilarious new British romantic-comedy from Revolver Entertainment, is the feel-good tale of how to find love…and more importantly, how to keep it! Starring Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville, Anne-Marie Duff, Douglas Henshall, Victoria Hamilton and charismatic Eric Cantona, the story holds as much charm as humour.


Following the entangled lives of four British people, the narrative is punctuated by the fictitious French films of Thierry Grimandi, which inspired both writer and director from the outset.


In French Film, journalist Jed Winter (Hugh Bonneville) is preparing to interview the celebrated French auteur film-maker Thierry Grimandi (Eric Cantona), a self-appointed expert on the nature of love. Jed quickly dismisses Grimandi's theories of love and romance as pretentious nonsense, but when long-term girlfriend Cheryl (Victoria Hamilton) refuses to marry him, forcing him into couple counselling instead, Jed begins to realise that his own emotions aren't as straightforward as he once believed.


Meanwhile, even Jed’s best friend Marcus (Douglas Henshall) is talking less about football, and more about love, as the truth about his relationship with perfect girlfriend Sophie (Anne-Marie Duff) gradually emerges...As one by one his loved ones reveal their dedication to l'amour, Jed begins to think that Grimandi might have the answers after all. But he's damned if he's going to admit it.



Director Jackie Oudney’s most recent short film VAGABOND SHOES has won 13 awards so far, including the Grand Jury Prize at the Lille International Short Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Kodak/BAFTA Short Film Showcase. Her debut short, STATION, won several International awards and was nominated for Best Short Film and Best Director at the Scottish BAFTAs. She is a leading commercials director, having made over 30 ads and picked up a string of awards including a Silver Lion at Cannes, where she was also short listed for the Young Director award.


DVD INFORMATION
• TITLE: French Film
• RELEASED: 7th February 2011
• SPECIAL FEATURES: Interviews with Hugh
Bonneville, Anne-Marie Duff, Victoria Hamilton and
Douglas Henshall; behind the scenes feature

LAMB PUPPET TO FRONT CHILDREN’S CANCER CHARITY

A renowned creative team, including a puppet-maker who has worked with the Muppets and the designer of ITV Digital’s Monkey character, have donated their time and skills to produce a puppet-fronted awareness campaign for CLIC Sargent, the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people.

High street retailer hmv, which has supported the charity since 2008, and its creative agency Libertine developed the campaign to help the charity raise awareness of the impact of childhood cancer, and the services it provides to support the whole family through treatment and beyond.

The campaign has kicked off with a 40-second advert that highlights the work of CLIC Sargent’s play specialists, who use puppets and other play methods to make medical procedures such as radiotherapy less scary for younger children. It is currently being played at the hmvcurzon cinema in Wimbledon.

The ad is written by renowned copywriter and author Rohan Candappa, directed by celebrated creative director Derek Hayes and produced by an award-winning team at Bare Films. The full-size puppet was designed by Scott Brooker, who created ITV Digital’s Monkey; built by Janet Knechtel, who has worked with the Muppets; and animated and voiced by Mark Jefferis, who began puppeteering on Spitting Image and has also worked with the Jim Henson Company, Disney and CBBC.

John Wood, Managing Partner at Libertine says: “Charities often use hard-hitting images to raise awareness, but we wanted an approach that would engage people who are at the cinema to have a fun night out, but who might also be receptive to hearing about cancer and CLIC Sargent’s work. Just like in real life, the puppet enables CLIC Sargent to talk about cancer in a less intimidating way and it will appeal to both children and adults.”

Gennaro Castaldo, Head of Press & PR at hmv, adds: “CLIC Sargent makes a real difference to the lives of children and young people with cancer, but it relies on donations from the public, so raising awareness is vital for it to continue with its work. hmv is delighted to be able to use its contacts in the creative industry to help the charity in any way we can.”

The campaign will be supported by a national PR campaign across print, broadcast and social media, which will include a competition to name the lamb. CLIC Sargent is also exploring other opportunities for using the puppet in its awareness-raising, fundraising and in the delivery of its services.

Liz North, Director of Communications and Campaigning at CLIC Sargent says: “We are so grateful to hmv, Libertine and the rest of the creative team for their generous support in helping us raise awareness of the help we give to families who are affected by childhood cancer. Currently CLIC Sargent can only support two out of three children and young people diagnosed with cancer in the UK, but with the public’s help we could be there for each and every one.”

CLIC Sargent has teams of care professionals including play specialists, nurses, social workers and youth development workers at 27 hospitals across the UK.

LATE MIZOGUCHI – EIGHT FILMS 1951-1956

Rreleased in the UK on DVD on 24 January 2011

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SYNOPSIS:

Kenji Mizoguchi looms over the history not only of Japanese cinema -- but of world cinema altogether. These eight films from the last decade of Mizoguchi's career represent a collection of eight of his greatest works, which is to say, eight of the greatest films ever made.

Oyû-sama (1951) is an adaptation of Tanizaki Jun'ichirô: a poignant tale of two sisters and their ill-fated relationship with the same man: a tale of the social mores and affairs of the heart that might destroy siblings. Ugetsu monogatari (1953), a ghost-tale par excellence and one of the most highly acclaimed works of the cinema, is an intensely poetic, sublimely lyrical tragedy of men lured away from their wives which consistently features on polls of the best films ever made. Gion-bayashi (1953) is a drama set in the world of the geisha, a subtle masterwork that yields myriad insights into the lives of Japan's "service-class" in the early '50s. Sanshô-dayû (1954) recounts an unforgettably sad story of the 11th century involving kidnapping and indentured servitude — and figures, again, with its exquisite tone and purity of emotion as one of the most critically revered films of any era. Uwasa no onna (1954), another Mizoguchi picture set in a modern geisha house, pits mother against daughter, with the ensuing drama forcing both to confront their attitudes toward family and business in what is one of the filmmaker's most astute filmic examinations of oppressed femininity. Chikamatsu monogatari (1954), the tragic story of a forbidden love affair between a merchant's wife and her husband's employee, was hailed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa as "a great masterpiece that could only have been made by Mizoguchi." Yôkihi (1955) recounts an 8th-century Chinese story of a widowed emperor and his imperial concubine, filmed in sumptuous, hallucinatory Agfa-stock colour. Akasen-chitai (1956), aka Street of Shame, is Mizoguchi's final masterpiece and one of the greatest last films ever made, depicting the goings-on in a Tokyo brothel carrying the name "Dreamland," where dreams are nevertheless shattered beneath the weight of financial necessity and all questions of conscience — a last testament which inspired the great French critic Jean Douchet to proclaim: "For me, along with Chaplin's Monsieur Verdoux and Renoir's La Règle du jeu, the greatest film in the history of the cinema."

Late Mizoguchi: Eight Films, 1951-1956 represents a definitive introduction, and a lasting assemblage, of the Japanese master's most profound artistic expressions, released as an 8-disc DVD box set as part of the Masters of Cinema series on 24 January 2011

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SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDING:

• 4 Lavish booklets featuring writing by Keiko I. McDonald (author of Mizoguchi) and much more

• Video discussions by acclaimed Japanese film expert/critic, festival programmer, and filmmaker Tony Rayns 

• Original theatrical trailers 

• New and improved English subtitles.

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DETAILS:

DVD Catalogue No: EKA50046

DVD Barcode: 5060000500462

DVD RRP: £49.99

Release Date: 24 January 2011

Certificate: 12

Run Time: Over 760 min

Format:  B&W/Colour 1.37:1 OAR

Genre: World Cinema

Director: Kenji MIZOGUCHI

Year: 1951-1956

Country:  Japan

Language: Japanese

Subtitles: English (Optional)

BFI Campaign to 'Rescue the Hitchcock 9'

The BFI’s campaign to Rescue the Hitchcock 9, a worldwide fund-raising initiative to support the urgent restoration of Hitchcock’s nine surviving silent films, has just received its largest single donation to date. The Film Foundation (chair: Martin Scorsese) is supporting the project, in partnership with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, with a generous donation of $275,000 which will go towards the restoration of The Lodger, The Ring, Blackmail and The Pleasure Garden.

Donations have been coming in from around the world thanks to support from the online community and international press coverage from The Times of London to the New York Times, and reports everywhere from Japan to Saudi Arabia and New Zealand. The campaign is off to a great start but we still need more contributions to help us reach our target.

Martin Scorsese said, “I’m thrilled that these films will be preserved and made available with the best possible prints for audiences to enjoy. Hitchcock remains an enduring influence on world cinema, and these early works provide a wonderful glimpse into the development of his signature style.”

Amanda Nevill, BFI Director said, “We are delighted to acknowledge this very generous grant from our friends at The Film Foundation and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Hitchcock belongs not just to Britain but to the world, and we are grateful that so many people share our passion for his work.”

Hitchcock is internationally recognised as one of Britain's greatest ever film-makers. 30 years since his death he remains one of the world's most influential and important directors.

Hitchcock's early films are among the finest achievements of British silent cinema. On its first release The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1926) was acclaimed as a masterpiece and his subsequent films refined his techniques of stunning visual composition, richly cinematic storytelling linked to dramatic invention, which are uniquely Hitchcock.

New digital techniques mean that the BFI’s team of technical experts are now in a position to restore scratched and damaged negatives and produce much improved viewing copies. The surviving nitrate materials for these films bear the marks of wear and tear over the decades. .

As the campaign continues we are happy to receive even small amounts to help us reach our target. Members of the public who would like to save an important and historic film can contribute by visiting www.bfi.org/saveafilm.

THE HITCHCOCK 9:

THE PLEASURE GARDEN (1925), THE LODGER (1926), DOWNHILL (1927),

EASY VIRTUE (1927), THE RING (1927), THE FARMER'S WIFE (1927), CHAMPAGNE (1928), THE MANXMAN (1929), BLACKMAIL (1929)