I AM SLAVE

Powerful … mesmerizing – The Sunday Times

“A film of jolting accuracy and real emotional clout” – The Daily Telegraph

“A stirring and important drama. Powerful performances”  - The Independent 

From the award winning team behind ‘Death Of A President’ and ‘The Last King Of Scotland’, ‘I Am Slave’ is a hard-hitting thriller about the horror and brutality of the modern day slave trade and one woman’s fight to escape from it.

Directed by Gabriel Range and written by Jeremy Brock, the film is based on the real-life experiences of a young African girl called Mende Nazer and will be released on retail DVD by High Fliers on August 22^nd. 


It stars Isaach De Bankole (‘24’; ‘Casino Royale’; ‘Miami Vice’), Wunmi Mosaku (‘Law & Order UK’; ‘Silent Witness’) and Lubna Azabal (’Body of Lies’; ‘Coriolanus’) and was nominated for a BAFTA at this year’s Awards.


The film tells the story of twelve-year-old Malia who is snatched from her father during a Muharaleen raid on their Sudanese village in the Nubar Mountains and sold into slavery to a woman in Khartoum.


After six years she is sent to London where her name is changed and her miserable life of servitude continues. She is stripped of her passport and living in fear of what might happen to her family if she tries to seek help, she once again finds herself completely trapped.


However, with the help of a complete stranger who is sympathetic to her plight, she eventually summons up the strength to make a dramatic escape back to the Sudan to find her father who never gave up hope that she was still alive and who never stopped searching for her.


  ‘I Am Slave’ has a run time of approx 82 minutes, a 15 (TBC) certificate and a recommended retail price of £12.99. 

Del Boy’s flat available to let in Peckham in celebration of Only Fools and Horses 30th anniversary from 30th August on Gold

Cushty 1981 prices available on request!

Relive every episode over thirty nights with the Only Fools at 30 season

Every night, 10pm from 30^th August on Gold

London, 23rd August 2011 -  In celebration of the 30th anniversary of beloved sitcom Only Fools and Horses on Gold, SE15’s most famous high-rise flat, previously home to Del Boy and Rodney Trotter, will be available to rent in the salubrious area of Peckham from today. 

Step back in time to 1981 and enter the Trotter’s humble abode which has been recreated in a secret tower block location in Peckham and is available from today until 4^th September for members of the public to rent at 1981 prices...a bargain £18 per night[i]!

The set from the award-winning TV show has been faithfully recreated with original props, furniture and costumes worn by the main characters. The interior decor is fitted out with the real headache-inducing carpet, curtains, armchairs and original paintings off the wall. It also features the iconic 1980s bar, complete with naff cigar jar, where Del served up classic cocktails including Creme de Menthe and Tizer and Baileys and Cherryade. 

Lucky fans of the show that get the opportunity to rent the flat overnight will also see additional memorable props on display including Del Boy’s sheepskin coat, dressing gown and the antique pocket watch that finally made the wheeler dealer Trotters millionaires.

Popular characters Boycie (John Challis), the nation’s favourite (and tightest!) second-hand car salesman, and his glamorous brassy wife, Marlene (Sue Holderness) visited the Gold Nelson Mandela flat this week to reminisce on 30 years of starring in the show.     

Speaking from the Gold Nelson Mandela House, Challis says “It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years since it all began. It's the best sitcom there is! The show changed my life, and being back in the Gold Nelson Mandela House is incredible. I am enjoying reminiscing on all the hilarious scenes we filmed here and am so proud to have been a part of such an iconic show”.

Holderness adds, “I joined the show in 1984 and I loved playing Marlene. We had no idea after all these years the characters would become the national treasures they have. It’s amazing to be back here at the Gold Nelson Mandela House, spending time with John and seeing all the original props from the show. The recreation is brilliant, especially with so many of the original furnishings included – fans of the show are in for a real treat. ”

As the Gold Nelson Mandela House arrives in Peckham, Councillor Fiona Colley, cabinet minister for regeneration comments on the ‘radical’ change in the local area since the 1980s when the Trotters adventures brought Peckham into the spotlight.

She says, “People still associate Peckham with the Trotters but it has changed dramatically in the last 30 years. Despite being synonymous with high rise, about 3,000 flats were demolished in the late 1990s and Peckham is now a modern, vibrant and hugely popular location’. Anita Barry from the Peckham branch of Kinleigh, Folkard and Hayward adds ““My job is far easier these days as I only have to sell my tenant the house, whereas only a few years ago I had to sell the area as well, paying testament to the development of Peckham over the last 30 years.”

From today members of the Gold Facebook group www.facebook.com/goldtvchannel will be able to compete for the chance to rent Nelson Mandela House for the night sleeping in Del Boys prized satin sheets complete with lashings of tiger print! 

The arrival of the Gold Nelson Mandela House in Peckham marks the start of the Only Fools at 30 season on Gold, showing every episode over 30 days, every night at 10pm from 30^th August.

WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY THAN MEN TO BE INVOLVED IN A‘LOVE TRIANGLE’

             

·         25% of women have been in love with two people at the same time compared to only 15% of men

·         Of the people who have been involved in a ‘love triangle’, 35% of them involve two women/ one man whilst a much higher 53% involve two men/ one woman

·         The most wealthy are most likely to stray with almost half of those earning over £80k confessing to being involved with another, whilst in a relationship

·         People in the North East are the most promiscuous and most likely to stray compared to those who live in Wales who are much more loyal

Research revealed today (22^nd August) highlights that 25% of women have been caught up in a ‘love triangle’ compared to 15% of men. A staggering half of all Brits believe you can be in love with more than one person at a time.

The poll which was carried out to celebrate the joint DVD release of hit TV show The Vampire Diaries and film Red Riding Hood today, showed a shocking 23% of women have called off an engagement/ relationship to be with another person.  Only 15% of men admitted this being the case.

In the modern day and age, 18% of love triangles have originated on Facebook or Twitter.

The survey of 2,000 people showed that the highest earners (over £81K per annum) are the most likely to stray (42%) whereas people who earn the least money, less than £10K per annum are much more loyal and least likely too, proving that money really doesn’t mean everything in a relationship.

The research reveals that Geordies are most likely to be involved in a ‘love triangle’, with over half believing you can be in love with two people at the same time (57%). Whilst people living in Wales and Northern Ireland are the most faithful to their partners and believe you can only be in love with one person at a time (58%).

Jo Hemmings, relationship psychologist said “Love rat men have recently dominated the press with their antics; however this is only part of a bigger and more complex picture.  This research has shown that while men like these may be the biggest cheaters, driven by lust, opportunity and a misguided sense of entitlement, it is women, who tend to have a more complex view of relationships, and are most likely to get tangled up in the middle of a ‘love triangle’ between two men.  Women are often torn between the sensible and faithful men – the good guys – and the exciting and unpredictable temptations of the bad guys.  Fuelled by romanticised, fictional characters such as Big, Carrie and Aidan in Sex and the City and Elena, Damon and Stefan in the hit TV series, Vampire Diaries, they often don’t know which way to turn or which option to choose”

The survey was carried out to investigate whether popular TV and film relationships reflect real life. Storylines in films such Red Riding Hood and the TV series The Vampire Diaries involve central characters torn by their love for two men, and embroiled within complex love triangles.

Red Riding Hood is released on Blu-ray ™ Triple Play, DVD and digital download today. The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Second Season is out on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download today. 

Top Regional Stats:

·         35% of people in the West Midlands have had two people fighting over them, compared to only 22% in Yorkshire and the Humber

·         50% of people from Northern Ireland and 35% from East Midlands started love triangles on social networks, compared to only 5% in the North East and 6% from Wales

·         In East Midlands love triangles, 53% involved two women and one man

·         In Wales 76% of love triangles involve two men and one woman

Survey was carried out between 5^th August – 9^th August 2011.

New interactive digital festival to take place in Plymouth in November

Extended Play 2011 is announced today as the Southwest's first, and only, digital interactive festival open to the public. It will take place at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth on 3rd – 5th November 2011, and celebrate the notion of ‘Play’ using digital media. A brainwave of the creative network Designed in Devon and organised by Ella Romanos, MD of local interactive studio Remode, the festival will deliver a two-day programme of inspiration and creativity, showcasing the region’s best talent within the gaming and interactive industries, while addressing some of the sector’s most current debates.

The theme for the inaugural festival is “games as a service,” exploring the challenges that the gaming industry faces today and in the future in terms of moving away from the provision of games as a single use product, to persistent online gaming, downloadable content and MMORPGs, as part of a longer term service provided to consumers.
 
The event will include industry speakers, sessions and a Game Jam for the public, as well as a Boot Camp for independent gaming studios, stimulating the region’s interactive industry. The festival will open with a keynote speech fromRichard Wilson, CEO of the UK games industry trade association TIGA, and continue with panel discussions that will include, Guardian games journalist Keith Stuart, Channel 4 Education commissioner Jo Twist, Preloaded Creative Director Phil Stuart, and BAFTA-winning designer Andrew Smith. More speakers and event information will continue to be announced at www.explay.co.uk.
Ella Romanos, MD of Remode and co-founder of Extended Play, says, “The team behind Extended Play all live, breathe and work in games. We are huge fans of Develop Indie Day and Flash on the Beach, and Extended Play is the result of our vision to create a complimentary annual event based in the Southwest. We are looking forward to participants creating, sharing and inspiring each other in what is the fastest growing, and in our minds, most exciting, sub-sector of creative industries – Games. The programme is shaping and shifting every day as we accept an ever-growing roster of inspirational speakers and participants, and we cannot wait to reveal all in November.”
 
Dr Richard Wilson, CEO, TIGA, says, “TIGA’s mission is to serve the interests of game developers and developer-publishers. All our activities are geared towards helping new interactive businesses in the UK grow, so I could not be more delighted to be involved in the first ever Extended Play festival, which will help enable games businesses to start up, grow and be more successful.”

Lemonade Mouth Live Web Chat

The cast of Disney’s movie Lemonade Mouth are in London this week and will be doing a live web chat this Wednesday. 

Smash hit movie Lemonade Mouth premieres on Friday 16^th September at 6pm on Disney Channel and Disney Channel HD. Check out http://www.disney.co.uk/lemonade-mouth/, and this Wednesday from 6:15pm (GMT) fans can tune in to Stardoll at http://bit.ly/qGd4XE and take part in a live video web chat with some of the cast who will be answering questions. Fans who want to enter a question will need to login or sign in on Stardoll.com, but they’ll still be able to see the webchat by clicking the link.

Following in the footsteps of High School Musical, Lemonade Mouth has proved a phenomenon in the U.S. - it’s currently the number 1 U.S cable Movie in 2011 and the movie’s soundtrack charted at number 1 on iTunes. Lemonade Mouth tells the story of 5 high school students - Olivia White (Bridgit Mendler), Mohini "Mo" Banjaree (Naomi Scott), Charles "Charlie" Delgado (Blake Michael), Stella Yamada (Hayley Kiyoko), and Wendell "Wen" Gifford (Adam Hicks) who all meet in detention. In detention, music teacher Ms. Reznik storms angrily out of the room to file a complaint with Principal Stanley Brenigan (Christopher McDonald). While cleaning the music room, the students start tapping out a beat. They begin to pick up instruments and Olivia begins to sing "Turn Up the Music." Ms. Reznik returns just as they finish. Expecting to get in trouble, they’re all surprised when Ms. Reznik praises them for being an great band and persuades them to continue making music.

The Lemonade Mouth soundtrack, featuring the hit track “Determinate”, is out now and the DVD is out on 26^th September.

BEN’S BACK IN HIS QUEST TO DEFEAT AGGREGOR

BEN 10: ULTIMATE ALIEN, VOLUME 2: HERO TIME
Available on DVD from 22^nd AUGUST 2011

Ben Tennyson returns with more exciting alien encounters set to challenge him and his friends in BEN 10: ULTIMATE ALIEN, VOLUME 2: HERO TIME, released on DVD on 22^nd August.

Back with another five action-packed episodes, the DVD picks up where Volume 1: Escape from Aggregor left off, with Ben 10’s biggest enemy back to full strength after regaining his powers. Ben is now an international, megastar superhero, but he is still learning to balance his fame with saving the universe.

Aggregor’s plans for the five alien fugitives now exposed, the series follows Ben and his friends as they battle to stop him from recapturing them. The gang face life-threatening challenges along the way, and must push themselves to the limit in their quest to save the galaxy.

What will happen when Kevin is tricked into freeing a radioactive menace from his containment suit? Will Ben regain control of his body after an alien fugitive enters the Ultimatrix?

Catch up with all of the Ben 10 action when BEN 10: ULTIMATE ALIEN, VOLUME 2: HERO TIME is released on DVD on 22^nd August 2011.

Episode Information:

1)      Too Hot to Handle: A radioactive alien menace tricks Kevin into freeing him from his containment suit, and this proves to be more dangerous than anyone expected.

2)      Andrea’s Fault: Alien con artist Argit returns, having tricked ‘The Forever Knights’ into working for him. Whilst Ben and his friends investigate, they discover another of Aggregor’s fugitives is involved.

3)      Fused: The fifth alien fugitive shows up and gets trapped inside the Ultimatrix, leaving Ben fighting for control of his body. Aggregor finally makes an appearance.

4)      Hero Time: Ben finds himself dating a famous young movie star after saving her life, but his childhood hero Captain Nemesis doesn’t like Ben stealing the spotlight and so challenges him to a ‘hero contest’. What could go wrong?

5)      Ultimate Aggregor: Aggregor finds a powerful energy force that could make him unstoppable, so Ben and his friends, along with some familiar faces, team up to put an end to Aggregor’s scheme.