Monday, August 06, 2012

USAIN BOLT: THE MOVIE

“I told you all I was going to be No. 1 and I just did that”

RELEASED BY REVOLVER ENTERTAINMENT, AVAILABLE TO OWN ON DVD 6th August

In this extraordinary film, French producer and director Gael Leiblang paints us an intimate and boundless portrait of the life of athletic legend and cultural icon Usain Bolt.

Breaking BBC records (reaching 3 million viewers) when aired in mid July, this DVD features an extra 30 minutes of never before seen footage, delving deeper than ever fathomed into the rigorous training sessions and elusive private life of the long-legged Jamaican. 

Granted exclusive and unprecedented access to the fastest man in the world, Leiblang explores Bolt’s childhood and chronicles him in a series of in-depth interviews, as he prepares to make history at this year’s Olympic games in London.

Filmed over a 12 month period, leading up to this year’s Games, Bolt is examined both at home with his family and friends and on the road competing across the world.

This stunning documentary expertly exposes his boyish charm in his home environment, juxtaposed to his uncompromising focus and invincibility on the track, where he gallops past the other runners, like a God competing with mere mortals.

Usain Bolt sealed his position as the fastest man on earth and entered the history books when he successfully retained his 100m Olympic title. As over four billion peopled watched the 100m final at the London 2012 Olympic Games on the 5th Of August, the Jamaican sprinter took the gold medal convincingly. The win means that Bolt retains his three Olympic titles and three world records.*

From gruelling sessions on the practice track, to deejaying for fans in Italy and including his infamous false start at World Championships, this remarkable documentary takes us inside the life of the man who could become the greatest athlete the Olympics has ever seen.

USAIN BOLT: THE MOVIE is out on DVD to buy and rent.

RRP for £12.99
DVD cat no: REVD3028
Barcode: 50 6001849 375 6

A MATTER OF TASTE: SERVING UP PAUL LIEBRANDT


Takes an intimate look at the driven and talented celebrity chef Paul Liebrandt, and is released on DVD for the first time on August 6  

Director Sally Rowe was given full access to Liebrandt for over a decade as he rose to the peaks of success in the cutthroat world of haute cuisine in New York City. Featuring an A-List of culinary luminaries including Heston Blumenthal, Grant Achatz, Thomas Keller, Eric Ripert, Frank Bruni, William Grimes and Drew Nieporent. A MATTER OF TASTE explores the complicated relationships between food critics, chefs and restaurant owners as it delves into the life of an uncompromising, thought provoking, young chef ahead of his time.