Final Destination Releases

Entertainment in Video are pleased to announce the release of the second and third installments of the Final Destination horror franchise on Blu-ray. Final Destination 2 and Final Destination 3 will come individually packaged. Also to be released on Blu-Ray the Final Destination 1-4 box set. All to be released on 22^nd August 2011.
  

 
Final Destination 2 -
EBR2012 £24.99
Bonus Features -
Beyond the MovieTM features
■ THE TERROR GAUGE 
■ CHEATING DEATH: Beyond and Back
All-Access Pass features 
■ FILMMAKER COMMENTARY – Director David Ellis, Producer Craig Perry,
and Screenwriters J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress 
■ MUSIC VIDEOS 
■ BITS & PIECES: Bringing Death to Life 
■ DELETED/ALTERNATE
 
Final Desinaltion 3 -
EBR5197 £24.99
Bonus Features –
■ “Kill Shot: The Making of Final Destination 3” – A comprehensive documentary unveiling the secrets behind the scenes of the gory mayhem.
■ “Dead Teenager Movie” Featurette – An in-depth look at a subgenre of horror films
■” It’s All Around You” – An original animated short
■ Feature-length audio commentary with the filmmakers
■ Theatrical trailer, television spots and more 

 
Final Destination 1 – 4 Box Set -
EBR5151 RRP £44.99
Bonus Features –

FINAL DESTINATION INCLUDES:

 • Director/Writers/Editor Commentary
 • Cast Commentary
 • 5.1 Isolated Score Audio Track with Commentary by Composer Shirley Walker
 • Additional Scenes and Alternate Endings
 • 2 Featurettes: The Final Soufflé: Testing Final Destination and Premonitions
  • Theatrical Trailer 

FINAL DESTINATION 2 INCLUDES:

 • Director/Producer/Screenwriters Commentary
 • Deleted/Alternate Scenes
 • 3 Featurettes: The Terror Gauge, Cheating Death: Beyond and Back and Bits & Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
  • 2 Music Videos
 • Theatrical Trailer 

FINAL DESTINATION 3 INCLUDES:

•Director/Writers/Cinematographer Commentary
 • 3 Featurettes: Dead Teenager Movie, Kill Shot: The Making of Final Destination 3 and Planned Accidents
  • Original Animated Short It’s All Around You
  • Theatrical Trailer, TV Spots & More! 

THE FINAL DESTINATION INCLUDES:

 •2 Alternate Endings
 • Body Count: The Deaths of The Final Destination
  • The Final Destination: Previsualization and Storyboards
  •Additional Scenes
•Theatrical Trailer

Call For Speakers At Game Connection Europe 2011

International video game professionals wanted in the following domains of expertise: programming, game design, graphics, production and business

Paris, July 18 2011 - From 6th-8th December 2011 (Grande Arche de la défense, Paris, France), Game Connection Europe will open its doors to more than a thousand delegates from around the world. In addition to its very popular business meeting system designed for decision makers, this year the show will offer a series of conferences and master classes bringing significant added value to delegates. Production technicians, industry experts and publishing professionals will have the opportunity to learn and grow professionally with a series of high level conferences, themed workshops and training sessions.

As of today, industry specialists are formally invited to submit their candidature to speak at and lead conferences, training sessions and master classes.

The deadline for candidates is August 8th 2011 (midnight Paris time). For submission of session content proposals please download the application form here.

Conferences for game makers by game makers

From production management solutions and programming tools to comprehensive insights into game design, art and business, every subject will be covered over the three days of the show.

Applicants wishing to lead sessions will be required to demonstrate their experience and deliver a high calibre proposal in one of the  eligible areas  (code, game design, graphics, business, production).

Speakers will share the latest best practices in their chosen domain with an audience of professionals and peers. The most advanced presentations which significantly raise the bar in terms of understanding and best practices within a particular field will be favoured by the selection committee who will carefully examine all applications submitted by August 8th.

Chosen candidates will lead sessions in one of the two following formats:

• Conference sessions of 60 minutes followed by an additional hour of workshop time to discuss and share ideas in a smaller group.
• Intensive one or two day training master classes in small working groups (12-20 people)

The new face of Game Connection Europe is 100% about content

«What we’re aiming to do is simple: it’s about responding to the daily issues faced by people involved in the creation of games. We want our delegates to leave with new best practices, knowledge, ideas and know-how that they can apply directly in their daily working lives. This is why we’re very excited to be inviting the industry’s finest to join us on this new adventure!» explains Pierre Carde, Game Connection.

From now on the show will comprise of separate areas, each catering to the needs of different groups within the industry, namely:

• Business area where managers, business development professionals, acquisition managers, licensing managers and service providers will conduct back to back 30 minute business meetings. Objectives can include financing a game production or co-production, finding a new partner, or confidentially sharing information and expertise.
• Training area where delegates share, learn and grow professionally with a three day program of sessions built around four themes: programming (technical direction, tools programming, engine, R&D etc), game and level design, graphics (2D, 3D, animation), production (methodologies, management, information systems etc), and business here.

IMAX breaks global box office record with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2.

For the final installment of the Harry Potter series, IMAX reported global box office of $23.5 million on 394 screens, for a per-screen average of $60,000.

The UK was amongst a number of countries that set new records for the highest-grossing title of an IMAX digitally re-mastered film.

Top IMAX runs include the London BFI, which generated $190,000 in IMAX box office sales.

In the US and Canada, IMAX grossed $15.5 million on 274 screens over the opening weekend.

As well as the UK, Japan, Brazil, and Costa Rica all set new records for the highest-grossing title of an IMAX digitally re-mastered film.

Other highlights include:

UK gross box office (GBO) of $1.1 million on 15 screens for a per-screen average (PSA) of $75,000. 

Russian GBO of $621,000 on 16 screens for a PSA of $38,800.

French GBO of $243,500 on 5 screens for a PSA of $49,000.

Australian GBO of $354,130 on 5 screens for a PSA of $70,800.

Netherlands GBO of $196,000 on 3 screens for a PSA of $65,300.

IMAX posted sellouts all weekend, constrained only by the number of seats in our network.

IMAX is honored to be a part of the magical conclusion of this storied franchise, which we expect to play in our theatres for many weeks ahead.

Something Borrowed

It’s a thin line between love and friendship…

Must-see romantic comedy, Something Borrowed, stars Ginnifer Goodwin as the terminally single Rachel, a talented attorney at a top New York law firm and generous, loyal friend as well as diligent maid of honour to her lifelong best friend Darcy played by Kate Hudson.




Darcy is the sort of woman who breezes through life getting what she wants, when she wants it and Rachel has always played by the rules, quietly accepting the sidekick role in her lopsided friendship with the glamorous and confident Darcy. But after one drink too many at her 30th birthday party, perpetual good girl Rachel, unexpectedly ends up in bed with the guy she's had a crush on since law school, Dex (Colin Egglesfield), with the added complication that he just happens to be Darcy's fiancé! As the wedding date draws near it’s time for Rachel to make a difficult choice guided by her confidante and sometimes conscience, Ethan (John Krasinksi), who is busy evading the affection of Darcy’s hopelessly love-struck friend Claire (Ashley Williams) while harboring a secret crush of his own: and along comes Marcus (Steve Howey), an irrepressible womanizer who can’t keep his mind out of the gutter and his hands off any girl within reach. Something Borrowed takes you on a journey that will make you laugh and cry as the course of true love – and friendship - never did run smooth…

Something Borrowed will be release by Entertainment in Video on Rental & Retail DVD & Blu-Ray on

29 August 2011

   

Cert – 12A tbc

Running Time - tbc

  

Cat Number     Recommended Retail Price
Rental DVD  EDR4226   £ N\A
Retail DVD  EDV9690   £19.99
Blu-Ray  EBR5178   £24.99 


Bonus Materials:
What Is Something Borrowed?  
On Location with Emily Giffin  
Something...Old  
Marcus' Guide to the Ladies  
This Is Something Borrowed  
Gag Reel  
Deleted Scenes 
 

Aberystwyth University Appoints New Professor of Film

The Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at Aberystwyth University has appointed acclaimed film maker and artist, Gideon Koppel, as Professor of Film. Koppel, who is also an Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford will be taking up his post within the Department in September 2011.

Professor Koppel’s research interests lie between the blurred boundaries of documentary film and fine art. His focus within the Department will be the further development of creative media practice, in particular documentary film making at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Dr Jamie Medhurst, Acting Head of Department at the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies said: “Gideon brings with him a wealth of experience and amazing insight to the film industry and the film making process specifically. In our department, we pride ourselves in placing great emphasis on innovation and I’m confident Gideon’s appointment will prove invaluable to our students and the department as a whole.”

Professor Koppel, a graduate of the London College of Communication and the Slade School of Fine Art, was previously Course Leader of the MA in ‘Documentary by Practice’ at Royal Holloway, University of London. His prolific work as a film maker and artist has been broadcast internationally and exhibited in galleries worldwide, from MoMA in New York to the Tate Modern in London. His most recent film ‘sleep furiously’ with a soundtrack by Aphex Twin, was nominated for a Golden Leopard at 2008 The Locarno International Film Festival and then became one of the most critically acclaimed British films of the year, winning The 2009 Guardian First Feature Film Award. 


Commenting on his new role, Mr Koppel said: “I’m thoroughly looking forward this new challenge and especially to working with the next generation of film makers in Wales.  Aberystwyth University has a very well-established and reputable Theatre Film and Television Studies Department and I am delighted to becoming a part of it.”