A YEAR TO REMEMBER: 1930s – 1980s.

Now available from Strike Force Entertainment – history and nostalgia DVD specialist – are six piercing and poignant DVD titles containing rare British Pathé footage and interviews, from over six decades between 1930 and 1980.

Presented as a collectable series of six DVDs, each comprising a three disc set and featuring an hour long programme on each year, A YEAR TO REMEMBER contains nearly 60 hours of unprecedented depth with fascinating and groundbreaking footage, offering an incredible insight into the global conflicts of yesteryear that still shape the world we live in today.

A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1930s offers a definitive insight into the decade leading up to World War II.  Other more light hearted events of the decade include Fred Perry winning Wimbledon, the first indoor ski slope and the introduction of the first driving test in 1935.

Following on, A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1940s takes us back to the decade of World War II, Allied Victory, post-war austerity and the newly created tensions of the Cold War world.  In a decade when Princess Elizabeth married, we also get the opportunity to re-live the inauguration of the Welfare State and the NHS and witness the nationalisation of core public utilities and industries.

In a period that took us from post-war austerity to consumer boom, A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1950s looks at a decade which was mainly dominated by the Conservatives, with Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden and Howard Macmillan at the helm leading us through events as diverse as the Suez Canal crisis, the Soviet invasion of Hungary, H-Bomb tests, the Harrow train disaster, the death of King George VI and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.  Witnessing much scientific and technological progress, A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1950s, takes us back to the introduction of the first Sputnik satellite, the last London tram, Polio vaccinations and the introduction of the parking meter.  A YEAR TO REMEMBER: The 1950s also gives us the opportunity to re-live many incredible events such as the 100th Varsity Boat Race and Bing Crosby playing golf in Scotland.

At a time when renewed optimism arose, A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1960s takes us through the election and untimely assassination of John F. Kennedy.  Featuring coverage of the murder of Martin Luther King, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the ongoing bloodshed of the Vietnam War and the erection of the Berlin Wall, A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1960s also reminds us of one of mankind’s greatest triumphs, the Apollo 11 moon landing, alongside England’s Victory in the World Cup, the ‘Swinging Sixties’ and Mary Quant.

Released on DVD for the first time, A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1970s looks at a decade of great transition for the UK.  Featuring the political and social unrest in Northern Ireland, the rise of Margaret Thatcher, the ‘three day week’ and the ‘Winter of Discontent’ in 1979, A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1970s also takes us on a journey back through time to the rise of rock music, the breakup of the Beatles and the passing of Elvis Presley.

A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1980s looks at what was making the news in this most colourful decade.  The result is an amazing insight into the decade of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Regan, the famous Brixton riots, Chernobyl, the Falklands War, Yuppies, big hair, New Romantics, the death of John Lennon and the Royal Wedding.

A must for history enthusiasts and lovers of archive footage, A YEAR TO REMEMBER is an extraordinary series which provides a unique year by year account of what has been making the news over the last sixty years.

Each YEAR TO REMEMBER series is available from all good retailers, priced at £19.99 each.  For more information visit www.strikeforcetv.com or follow Strike Force Entertainment on www.fbook.me/SFE.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL THE IMAX EXPERIENCE

EXPLODES INTO IMAX® THEATRES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FIVE DAYS EARLY ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16

Highly Anticipated Fourth Installment Marks the Widest Early IMAX Engagement for a Domestic Feature; Film to Also Release Early in IMAX in Key International Territories

Film Features Approximately 30 Minutes of Footage Shot with IMAX Cameras



Los Angeles, CA — Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — IMAXCorporation (NYSE:IMAX; TSX:IMX) and Paramount Pictures today announced that Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol The IMAX Experience will begin previews in IMAX on Friday, Dec. 16, five days in advance of the film’s North American wide release on Dec. 21. Domestically, the film will open in approximately 300 IMAX® theatres and play through the film’s run at the box office.

Internationally, the film will open on approximately 200 IMAXscreens beginning on Dec. 14, with several markets receiving an early window release in IMAX ahead of their wide release, including six days in the Netherlands, five days in the UK, three days in France and Poland, two days in Korea, Spain and Taiwan, and one day in various other countries worldwide.

In addition to the early window of engagement, the IMAX release of this fourth installment of Mission: Impossible features approximately 30 minutes of scenes shot with IMAX®cameras. These specific sequences, including the unbelievable stunt performed by Tom Cruise as he scaled the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa Tower in Dubai, will expand to fill the entire screen, exclusively in IMAX, and further immerse the audience in the explosive action and vast scope of the film.

“We’re excited that audiences will be able to preview this film at its best a full five days in advance,” said IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond. “This early engagement demonstrates the confidence that both the studio and filmmakers have in ‘TheIMAX Experience’ to reinforce the event nature of the film and generate positive word-of-mouth to support the wider launch of this favorite franchise.”

“The edge-of-your-seat, heart-stopping suspense that Brad Bird masterfully delivers in this film is brought to life in IMAX, providing an up-close, you-are-there experience that is unparalleled,” said Greg Foster, Chairman and President, IMAXFilmed Entertainment. “Advance screenings of select film sequences shot with IMAX cameras have received overwhelmingly positive reactions from audiences across the globe.”

The IMAX release of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images coupled with IMAX’s customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.

About Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
This holiday season, two-time Academy Award®-winner Brad Bird directs, with producers Tom Cruise and J.J. Abrams, the action-packed spy adventure Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.

Blamed for the terrorist bombing of the Kremlin, IMF operative Ethan Hunt is disavowed along with the rest of the agency when the President initiates “Ghost Protocol.” Left without any resources or backup, Ethan must find a way to clear his agency’s name and prevent another attack. To complicate matters further, Ethan is forced to embark on this mission with a team of fellow IMF fugitives whose personal motives he does not fully know.

Tom Cruise returns in the starring role as Ethan Hunt and is joined by an international cast that includes Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist, Vladimir Mashkov, Josh Holloway, Anil Kapoor and Léa Seydoux. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol is directed by Brad Bird, in his live action film debut, and written by Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec. Cruise, who produces the Mission: Impossible films, is joined by producers J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk. The film will be co-financed by Skydance Productions. Jeffrey Chernov, David Ellison, Paul Schwake and Dana Goldberg are the executive producers.

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Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol The IMAX Experience is scheduled to play day-and-date at the following IMAX theatres across North America on December 16.

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol The IMAX Experience is scheduled to play day-and-date at  IMAX international theatres beginning on December 14.