The pages of the bestselling trilogy “The Hunger Games” introduced readers to a captivating set of characters living in a post-apocalyptic world, and on Friday the movie adaptation of the first book will bring that world to life.
Thanks to a partnership between Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team and Lionsgate, fans of The Hunger Games can dive in and experience the world of Panem and its opulent and oppressive Capitol city today.
Today, Lionsgate and Microsoft launch a “game-changing” Web experience that pulls visitors into the world of The Hunger Games from the moment they step off their train in the Capitol city. Visitors can do things like tour the Capitol, visit the Avenue of Tributes, and hear an address from President Snow.
“We wanted to make a breakthrough online experience for fans. We are so excited at what we were able to create with the team at Microsoft by tapping into the power of Internet Explorer and the investments they’ve made in their product to bring Web content to life,” said David Hayes, vice president of digital marketing for movie studio Lionsgate. “We’re thrilled to show off the Capitol Tour to Hunger Games fans around the world.”
The site, powered by HTML5 and CSS3, is animated, colorful and true to the style of the movie and the book, said Ryan Gavin, general manager for Internet Explorer. Visitors will see the city’s iconic skyline, with a breathtaking level of detail down to the twinkling stars and drifting clouds. They’ll see the highly fashionable Capitol citizens out and about in the city, and even cross paths with some of the iconic characters from the books and movie.
The sheer scale and complexity of the project required a crack team of creative and technical experts, including special effects experts from Lionsgate, members of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team, and creative experts from digital agencies Ignition Interactive and The Nerdery.
A game master works in the Control Room to prepare for the Hunger Games.
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Evan Dehaven, president and executive creative director of Ignition Interactive, said his company appreciated the opportunity to work on a project that is a true breakthrough for designing in HTML5.
“It’s such a great thing that Microsoft has fostered, through Internet Explorer 9, the idea that the Web is beautiful,” said Dehaven, who is currently working on Web experiences for nearly 30 films. “They want to bring things to life and allow people to tell stories through technology rather than telling people to live within these boxes and these rules while they’re making something. Now we’re just looking forward to fans and the world seeing what we’ve created.”
Dehaven hopes the Hunger Games site’s creative use of HTML5 will be a trendsetter for movie and television experiences online.
Microsoft approached Lionsgate last year about creating a “game-changing, one-of-a-kind” website for the highly anticipated movie adaptation of the bestselling book, Gavin said.
“They loved the idea. We had the opportunity to really dig into the universe of the Hunger Games and fundamentally change how people perceive what’s possible on the Web, all of which is best experienced in Internet Explorer 9,” Gavin said. “We wanted to create something that crossed the boundaries of books and movies, and we see this type of online experience as the next evolution in how Hollywood uses the Web.”
Typical movie websites mainly exist to house associated content – movie trailers and film clips, photos and electronic press kits. If there’s anything more, it’s usually an interactive game or social media connection.
Most movie websites are also designed using Adobe Flash, which means they can’t be accessed by people using other platforms and devices, Gavin said. The team set out to design the site using HTML5 and CSS3, which means the content is more broadly available across platforms, devices and browsers without the need for plug-ins.
Though the Hunger Games site is designed to work on all major browser formats, a chic hologram tour guide offers visitors this encouragement as they arrive at the Capitol train station, “The Capitol recommends you use Internet Explorer 9 during your tour for the best experience of our city.”
A little plot background, for those who haven’t read the bestselling trilogy: The Hunger Games is set in the future, and North America (now called Panem) consists of 12 districts that work to support Panem’s Capitol. As punishment for the districts’ past rebellions against the Capitol, every year one boy and girl from each district are selected to participate in the “Hunger Games,” in which they fight for their lives in an elaborate outdoor arena. The trilogy follows the story of Katniss Everdeen, a 16-year-old who volunteers to compete in the games to spare her little sister, whose name was chosen to participate in the Hunger Games’ annual lottery.
The Welcome Center of the Capitol greets fans arriving for the 74th annual Hunger Games.
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Team members behind the website project, many of whom are huge fans of the Hunger Games trilogy, thought of themselves not just as content creators but as careful stewards of the story. Gavin recently attended the Hollywood premiere of the film, and said he was thrilled at how well the movie represented the book, and also at how well the Web experience represents both.
Along with the Capitol Tour and the other Hunger Games experiences that launch today, the team will be adding even more in the weeks to come, including a training center where visitors can see Hunger Games competitors exercising and preparing for the games, and a memorabilia center where visitors can explore artifacts and weapons used in previous Hunger Games.
The memorabilia center is not found in the book or movie, but takes elements from both and brings them to life, but the filmmakers thought the center was in keeping with the story, and liked the idea of having such an exclusive experience for fans on the Web, Gavin said.
“Visitors will be able to look at items, rotate them, and see information about how they were used and what they do. It’s what a museum of the future will look like,” Gavin said. “It’s the perfect opportunity for uber-fans of the book series to go geek out on the history of the Hunger Games.”
To receive notifications about Hunger Games content updates, users should pin the site to their Internet Explorer 9 toolbar, he said.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
ANGRY BIRDS SOAR TO NICKELODEON
EXCLUSIVE SHORT FILM, “ANGRY BIRDS SPACE,”
PREMIERING FRIDAY 23RD MARCH AT 6 P.M.
Brand-New Characters Revealed
London, 22nd March, 2012 - An all-new exclusive Angry Birds short film, “Angry Birds Space” lands on Nickelodeon on Friday 23rd March at 6 p.m.
“Angry Birds Space” is a global exclusive to Nickelodeon and will also reveal six brand-new birds.
This animated short tells the story of how the Angry Birds end up in space. It begins on a day much like any other, but suddenly a cosmic vortex appears and brings visitors from another galaxy with some unfriendly intentions. This means the heroic birds have to slingshot themselves into a new adventure - space.
Angry Birds are the most downloaded games ever, with over 700M downloads in the two years since they launched. The Angry Birds Space game will be available worldwide on from today.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
At The Very Last Moment in 3D for the first time
Renowned extreme sports director Thierry Donard’s At The Very Last Moment to be screened in 3D
Altive Media and XDC presents Thierry Donard’s extreme sports film At The Very Last Moment in heart-stopping 3D. On Tuesday 20th March, the film will be shown at its finest as the extraordinary action of At The Very Last Moment is shown up on the big screen for the first time across the UK. Please see below for a full list of cinema locations.
Being screened in 3D through Altive Media and XDC, the alternative media solutions at the forefront of the evolution of entertainment, At The Very Last Moment showcases 10 years of amazing extreme sport moments from director Thierry Donard and Nuit de la Glisse.
Faced with a European winter without snow, Donard and his team braved the harsh conditions of Greenland, returning two years later with an astonishing record of their expedition. 10 years, 15 passports and 875 km of film later,At the Very Last Moment is now getting its cinematic release.
Transporting the audience from the past to the future and into a new 3D era of sport At the Very Last Moment begins with a retrospective look at footage that captures the boundaries between life and death, before moving on to showcase some of the world’s best free riders in 3D for the first time. Alongside the Greenland shoot, the film features extreme sporting moments from some of the best locations in world, including downhill mountain biking from the Lapierre Team in Chamonix, the inspired bike skills of YouTube sensation Danny MacAskill, street skateboarding in Annecy from Joris Brichet, wingsuting and speed riding through the Mont Blanc massif and big wave surfing from Garrett McNamara in Portugal.
At the Very Last Moment director, Thierry Donard commented: “I wanted to use 3D for the first time in an extreme environment, to communicate what the rider’s experience. I wanted to use 3D to make their experience meaningful to the audience, and it has.”
Craig Shurn, Managing Director of Altive Media said; “Altive Media is very excited to be able to screen the nail-biting action of At The Very Last Moment in 3D. Introducing audiences to a new form of entertainment and providing a unique experience is what we pride ourselves on – we’re pleased to be able to bring fans even closer to some of the world’s best extreme sporting and freeriding action.”
XDC Entertainment Vice President, Fabrice Testa added; “We are thrilled to be bringing free riding in 3D to the cinemas for the first time. Only in 3D is the viewer able to see what the free riders really go through, and our association with Thierry Donard goes back some years, so it is with great pride that we are bringing the adrenalin-fuelled experience of At The Very Last Moment to cinema audiences throughout the UK and Ireland.”
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
FALKLANDS’ MOST DARING RAID
The unbelievable story of a mission that changed the outcome of
The Falklands War….just
One hour documentary broadcasting on Channel 4, 18th March, 8pm
Falklands’ Most Daring Raid brings alive a fast-paced, funny story of true grit and classic British derring-do to create a thrilling and uncharacteristically upbeat account from the Falklands War.
This gripping film tells the humorous yet heroic account of how a crumbling, Cold-War era Vulcan flew the then longest range bombing mission in history and how a WW2 vintage bomb changed the outcome of the Falklands War.
Astonishingly, this story of one of the RAF’s greatest modern feats has been downplayed into near obscurity by history.
On 30th April 1982, the RAF launched a secret mission; to bomb Port Stanley’s runway, putting it out of action for invading Argentine fighter jets. The safety of the British Naval Task Force, steaming towards the islands, depended on its success.
But the RAF could only get a single Vulcan bomber 8,000 miles south to the Falklands and back again and even that was going to take a 16 hour continuous flight from Ascension Island and an aerial refuelling fleet of thirteen Handley Page Victor tankers.
At the heart of the RAF’s plan was the iconic but ageing Avro Vulcan bomber. But as Britain’s original Cold War nuclear deterrent, the ‘Tin Triangles’ were in the process of being scrapped. Now, just months from being decommissioned, three of the surviving nuclear bombers - one to fly the mission and two as reserve - had to be kitted out for war and retro-fitted to carry 21 x 1,000lb WW2 iron bombs. Crucial spare parts had to be scavenged from museums around the world and whilst others were found in scrap yards – one vital piece was discovered being used as an ashtray in the Officer’s Mess.
In just three weeks, the Vulcan crews had to learn air-to-air refuelling, something the Vulcan hadn’t done for 20 years – and described by one pilot as like ‘trying to stick wet spaghetti up a cat’s backside’ –and conventional bombing, which they hadn’t done for ten. The RAF scoured the country to find just enough WW2 bombs and refuelling calculations were done the night before on a £5.00 pocket calculator.
With a plan stretched to the limit and the RAF’s hopes riding ultimately on just one Vulcan, the mission was flown on a knife-edge; fraught with mechanical failures, unreliable navigation, electrical storms and empty fuel tanks. Of the Vulcan’s 21 WW2 bombs, only one found the target. But that was enough to change the outcome of the war…
Based on Rowland White’s best-selling book, Vulcan 607, the documentary uses strong first-hand testimonies from the original Vulcan and Victor crews and stylised drama filmed in and around a surviving Vulcan Bomber.
It is the Dambusters for the 1980s generation.
Production company: Darlow Smithson
Executive Producer: Julian Ware
Written and Directed by: Christopher Spencer
Producer:
THE BRITISH SPACE PROGRAMME -PROJECTS CANCELLED :1962-1971
RELEASE DATE: 30th April 2012 PRICE: £14.99
Since the dawn of time, mankind has looked to the stars and wondered what lies beyond what we can see with the naked eye.....
This April, a new DVD from aviation specialist Strike Force Entertainment, entitled THE BRITISH SPACE PROGRAMME - PROJECTS CANCELLED : 1962-1971 reveals a fascinating insight into the achievements and exploits of the British Space Programme, which up until now has remained relatively unknown.
THE BRITISH SPACE PROGRAMME - PROJECTS CANCELLED : 1962-1971 is an archive-led documentary which celebrates the three major British rocket projects of the 1960s, each of which were cancelled, something that would later be seen as a national scandal!
THE BRITISH SPACE PROGRAMME - PROJECTS CANCELLED : 1962-1971 features the Blue Streak, which was designed and built by the De Havilland Aircraft company in the 1950s and the Black Knight, which was first designed in 1955 as a British launch vehicle to test and verify the design of the re-entry vehicle for the Blue Streak missile. The DVD also re-lives the successful Black Arrow launch, which succeeded in orbiting the Prospero satellite, making the United Kingdom only the sixth nation in the world to successfully place its own satellite into orbit via an indigenously developed carrier rocket.
Containing over an hour’s footage, THE BRITISH SPACE PROGRAMME - PROJECTS CANCELLED : 1962-1971 includes two exciting additional bonus features. The first feature, “The Hotol Project”, is the archive news compilation detailing the cancelled Hotol project which, at one point, was expected to claim over 90% of the market for satellite launches with its pioneering and cost-effective horizontal take-off and landing capacity. The second bonus feature is “The Beagle-2 Project” which contains an overview of the Beagle-2 mission to Mars to search for signs of life.
THE BRITISH SPACE PROGRAMME - PROJECTS CANCELLED : 1962-1971 is available from all good retailers, priced at £14.99. For more information visit www.strikeforcetv.com or follow Strike Force Entertainment onwww.fbook.me/SFE.
Since the dawn of time, mankind has looked to the stars and wondered what lies beyond what we can see with the naked eye.....
This April, a new DVD from aviation specialist Strike Force Entertainment, entitled THE BRITISH SPACE PROGRAMME - PROJECTS CANCELLED : 1962-1971 reveals a fascinating insight into the achievements and exploits of the British Space Programme, which up until now has remained relatively unknown.
THE BRITISH SPACE PROGRAMME - PROJECTS CANCELLED : 1962-1971 is an archive-led documentary which celebrates the three major British rocket projects of the 1960s, each of which were cancelled, something that would later be seen as a national scandal!
THE BRITISH SPACE PROGRAMME - PROJECTS CANCELLED : 1962-1971 features the Blue Streak, which was designed and built by the De Havilland Aircraft company in the 1950s and the Black Knight, which was first designed in 1955 as a British launch vehicle to test and verify the design of the re-entry vehicle for the Blue Streak missile. The DVD also re-lives the successful Black Arrow launch, which succeeded in orbiting the Prospero satellite, making the United Kingdom only the sixth nation in the world to successfully place its own satellite into orbit via an indigenously developed carrier rocket.
Containing over an hour’s footage, THE BRITISH SPACE PROGRAMME - PROJECTS CANCELLED : 1962-1971 includes two exciting additional bonus features. The first feature, “The Hotol Project”, is the archive news compilation detailing the cancelled Hotol project which, at one point, was expected to claim over 90% of the market for satellite launches with its pioneering and cost-effective horizontal take-off and landing capacity. The second bonus feature is “The Beagle-2 Project” which contains an overview of the Beagle-2 mission to Mars to search for signs of life.
THE BRITISH SPACE PROGRAMME - PROJECTS CANCELLED : 1962-1971 is available from all good retailers, priced at £14.99. For more information visit www.strikeforcetv.com or follow Strike Force Entertainment onwww.fbook.me/SFE.
User Engagement driven by Unique Device Features
Hampshire, UK – 6th March 2012: A new report from Juniper Research finds that growing user satisfaction with mobile TV on tablets will push average monthly viewing times to 186 minutes per month in 2014.
The Ideal Device
The report, ‘Mobile TV: Applications, Devices and Opportunities 2012-2016’ finds that as users become more accustomed to viewing content on tablets, and as a wider range of content becomes available on tablets, consumers will increase their viewing times. This increase will be most apparent in North America where there is already significant mobile TV usage, and where internet TV services such as Hulu and Netflix are extremely popular. A tablet is the ideal device on which to consume mobile TV content – their large screen sizes and intuitive user interfaces allow almost everyone to browse for and watch content.
TV Everywhere
Another driver for this growth is the continued integration of mobile services into pay-TV packages. Tablets can offer a richer viewing experience when used alongside traditional television by allowing the user to access supplementary information such as plot synopses and actor biographies. These devices also enable users to view pay-TV content or to watch catch-up services when away from home, extending the reach of traditional TV services.
According to report author Charlotte Miller, ‘Consumers are already accustomed to timeshifting thanks to DVRs such as TiVo and Sky+; what mobile TV allows them to do is placeshift. This allows users to watch their pay-TV content anytime, anywhere and on any device – the TV experience is no longer confined to the home.’
Other key findings from the report include:
- The number of users of streamed mobile TV services on smartphones will increase by 2.8x between 2011 and 2016.
- The majority of broadcast mobile TV users will be from the Far East & China.
- Subscriptions will make up the vast majority of mobile TV revenues.
The ‘Mobile TV ~ What’s On?’ whitepaper is available to download from the Juniper website together with further details of the full study, ‘Mobile TV: Applications, Devices and Opportunities 2012 – 2016’.
New Star Wars™ Books
Star Wars™: Beware The Sith
Star Wars™: The Secret Life of Droids
Available Now Price: £7.99
Following the success of Star Wars: Mysteries of the Jedi and Star Wars: Battle for the Galaxy, the series introduces two new titles aimed at lovers of all things Star Wars; Star Wars: Beware the Sith and Star Wars: The Secret Life of Droids.
You knew they were evil, but did you know of their ruthless ambition and terrifying power? Star Wars: Beware the Sith will reveal the Sith’s most sinister secrets, and by the end of it you will know what happens when you use the power of the dark side of the Force and who triumphs when a Sith duels his son. The dark side of the Force will be exposed and you will learn about Sith culture and history.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a droid? Can you tell droideka from an astromech? What would you do if C-3PO needed your droid-fixing expertise? Star Wars: The Secret Life of Droids has all the answers; you will discover in detail the droids’ technology, their functions and what makes their personalities unique.
The books are innovative in that they present the events thematically rather than chronologically, giving readers a much easier understanding of the story. Each book has a timeline at the front, for quick reference overview and chronology of the Star Wars events. The lively text and stunning graphics, as well as the interactive and dynamic content, are sure to make these books a favourite with any Star Wars enthusiast.
Bigpoint opens offices in London and Paris
· Cédric Génin, entertainment and digital media expert, to manage the Paris office, while marketing specialist Paul Raven to head up the London location
· Additional Bigpoint locations to open in 2012
Hamburg, 6 March 2012 – The Hamburg-based online video game company Bigpoint is significantly expanding its operations in Western Europe by opening up regional offices in the English and French capitals. Bigpoint is set to hire five to ten staff members in each of the newly-formed branches. These positions will focus on expanding the sales network, in order to promote Bigpoint’s portfolio, which currently consists of approximately 70 games.
Bigpoint banks on extensive experience
Bigpoint has already appointed managing executives at both its Paris and London locations. Overseeing the French and Italian sales networks is new Managing Director Cédric Génin, who has over 15 years of experience in the interactive entertainment industry. Mr. Génin most recently worked at SFR, where he helped to launch the world’s first on-demand games service via IPTV (Cloud Gaming). He was also responsible for SFR’s games which, because of his push to offer mobile games, led to the company becoming one the market leaders in all of Europe. Before his time at SFR, Mr. Génin worked for various game publishers (like Activision Blizzard and Infogrames, to name a few) for whom he helped to develop over 40 game titles from their inception.
Entrusted to lead operations in London is Paul Raven, who has been with Bigpoint since 2011 as head of the Product Marketing division. Before joining Bigpoint in the UK, Mr. Raven held a number of senior marketing positions including interim Head of Product Marketing for Bigpoint in Hamburg, Marketing Director of British TV network ITV’s international distribution division, head of marketing for global production company FremantleMedia, and a consultant for media companies including Shine Group (News Corp).
The Spanish and Italian offices are set to open in the second quarter of 2012.
Expanding successfully around the world
“With over 1,000 media partners from all corners of the globe, we have created a one-of-a-kind sales and distribution network for online games,” stated Bigpoint CEO Heiko Hubertz. Mr. Hubertz went on to say that efforts will be “aimed at cultivating our regional contact partners in Western Europe to expand our position as market leader.”
Bigpoint is currently represented around the world at four international locations. Company headquarters are located in Hamburg, Germany, where close to 700 staff members from over 35 countries are employed. The main areas of focus in Hamburg are development, controlling and marketing. Two years ago Bigpoint opened its second German location in Berlin directly on the Alexanderplatz. Approximately 50 developers are employed by the Berlin office, where the award-winning 3D action-adventure saga Drakensang Online is produced. Bigpoint expanded its market presence by opening its first international office in San Francisco, which employs an additional 100 staff members, making it the second largest location in the company’s growing portfolio. In 2010, Bigpoint opened offices in Sao Paolo – its first dedicated exclusively to sales operations. Bigpoint employs a team of five in the South American metropolis that effectively supports local media partners and conducts regional-based marketing activities.
Further information can be found at:
Friday, February 24, 2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
“...a razor-sharp thriller from a master of the craft. Unmissable.” * * * *
Alex Zane – The Sun
“...a scintillating masterpiece that holds you in a vice-like grip for every frame...” * * * * *
Digital Spy
“excellent”****
Empire
Alex Zane – The Sun
“...a scintillating masterpiece that holds you in a vice-like grip for every frame...” * * * * *
Digital Spy
“excellent”****
Empire
THE GIRL WITH THE
DRAGON TATTOO
Nominated for Five Academy Awards® Including Best ActressAnd Starring Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Robin Wright, Stellan Skarsgård, Christopher Plummer and Joely Richardson
Available on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Download April 23
DRAGON TATTOO
Nominated for Five Academy Awards® Including Best ActressAnd Starring Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Robin Wright, Stellan Skarsgård, Christopher Plummer and Joely Richardson
Available on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Download April 23
Based on the International Best-Selling Novel and Loaded With More Than Four Hours of Behind-the-Scenes Footage and Commentary
London, UK. 23.02.12 – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – the gripping, hard-edged thriller based on the first of Stieg Larsson’s suspenseful and spell-binding “Millennium” trilogy – arrives on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Download on April 23. This highly anticipated motion picture from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment brings together an all-star ensemble cast led by Daniel Craig (James Bond franchise), Rooney Mara (The Social Network), Golden Globe® nominee Robin Wright (1994, Best Actress, Forrest Gump), Stellan Skarsgård (Thor), Golden Globe® winner Christopher Plummer (2012, Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role, Beginners) and Joely Richardson (TV’s “Nip/Tuck”).Earning $200 million in box office worldwide, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has received five Academy Award® nominations including Actress in a Leading Role (Rooney Mara), Cinematography, Film Editing, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. The film adaptation was directed by David Fincher with screenplay by Academy Award® winner Steven Zaillian (2002, Writing (Original), Gangs of New York) who executive produced along with Mikael Wallen and Anni Faurbye Fernandez (both Headhunters). Original music is by Academy Award® winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2011, BestOriginal Score, The Social Network). The two-disc Blu-ray™ includes nearly four hours of special features.
Synopsis:
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Craig) accepts an invitation to surreptitiously investigate a forty year old unsolved murder on behalf of the victim’s uncle, Swedish industrialist Henrik Vanger (Plummer). Meanwhile, tattooed hacker Lisbeth Salander (Mara), hired to investigate Blomkvist, discovers the truth behind the conspiracy that led to his fall from grace. Thrown together by fate, the unlikely duo uncovers a secret history of murder and sexual abuse festering beneath the veneer of Sweden’s industrial past, all the while drawing close to a quiet evil waiting to engulf them both.
Blu-ray™ and DVD Include:
- Commentary by Director David Fincher
Exclusive to the Two-Disc Blu-ray™:
Dig deep inside the Vanger Archives with nearly FOUR HOURS of immersive, behind-the-scenes footage including interviews and more:
· Commentary by Director David Fincher
· Vangar Archives:
o Men Who Hate Women
o Characters
· Salander, Lisbeth- Casting Salander, Different in Every Way, The Look of Salander, Mara/Fincher, Irene Nesser, Salander Test Footage
· Blomkvist, Mikael - Casting Blomkvist, Daniel Craig on Film Acting, Dressing Blomkvist, Investigation (stills) photogallery,
· Vanger, Martin- Stellan Skarsgård on Film Acting, Psychopathy, Bondage, Torture, Wrapped In Plastic, Set Design(stills)
o On Location
· Sweden- Stockholm Syndrome, Stockholms Tunnelbana, Fuck These People, The End, Picture Wrap
· Hollywood- Casting Armansky, Armansky Audition, Thinking Evil Shit, Rape/Revenge, Int. Blomkvist’s Cottage, Int. Martin’s House, Int. Salander’s Apartment
o Post Production
· In The Cutting Room
· ADR
· Main Titles (Multi-Angle) With Commentary by Tim Miller of BLUR Studio
· Visual Effects Montage
o Promotion – Theatrical trailers, TV spots, one sheet
· Hard Copy- Commentary with Director David Prior
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has a run time of approximately 152mins (DVD) / 158mins (Blu-ray) and is rated 18. Artwork and clips are available to download atwww.SPHEPublicity.com.
Find The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/DragonTattoo.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
PRODUCT INFORMATION
| Title | The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo |
| Release Date | April 23, 2012 |
| Format | Blu-ray & DVD |
| RRP | DVD: £19.99 Blu-ray: £24.99 |
| Certificate | 18 |
| Genre | Drama Thriller |
| Running Time | DVD: 152mins Blu-ray: 158mins |
Pricing and bonus features on Digital editions of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo may vary by service provider.
Academy Award® is the registered trademark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Golden Globe® is the registered trademark of the HFPA.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
LIFEBOAT
LIFEBOAT, one of the finest 1940s works by the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, is to be released in the UK on DVD & Blu-ray as part of Eureka Entertainment’s MASTERS OF CINEMA Series on 23 April 2012
• First-ever Blu-ray release anywhere in the world of Lifeboat and Hitchcock's two rarely seen French-language 1944 war-time films, Bon voyage and Aventure malgache
• Based on a script by author John Steinbeck (The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden)
• Nominated for Oscars for best director, cinematography, and original story
• Starring a first-rate ensemble headed by Tallulah Bankhead, whose performance in the film won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for best actress
SYNOPSIS:
Based on an unpublished novella by John Steinbeck (written on commission expressly to provide treatment material for Hitchcock's screen scenario), Lifeboat found the Master of Suspense navigating a course of maximal tension – in the most minimal of settings – with a consistently inventive, beautifully paced drama that would foreshadow the single-set experiments of Rope and Dial M for Murder.
After a Nazi torpedo reduces an ocean liner to wooden splinters and scorched personal effects, the survivors of the attack pull themselves aboard a drifting lifeboat in the hope of eventual rescue. But the motivations of the German submarine captain (played by Walter Slezak) on the eponymous craft might extend beyond mere survival...
With a cast including Shadow of a Doubt veteran Hume Cronyn and the extraordinary, irrepressible Tallulah Bankhead, this "picture of characters", as François Truffaut aptly termed the film, oscillates dazzlingly between comic repartée and white-knuckle suspense – a perfect example of "the Hitchcock touch".
Eureka Entertainment’s MASTERS OF CINEMA Series is proud to present the Oscar-nominated Lifeboat in a Dual Format (Blu-ray and DVD) standard edition & limited edition Dual Format steelbook , accompanied by Hitchcock's two French-language wartime shorts, Bon voyage and Aventure malgache. Released in the UK on 23 April 2012.
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SPECIAL DUAL FORMAT EDITION FEATURES:
• New high-definition master, officially licensed from Twentieth Century Fox
• New high-definition transfers of Hitchcock's little-seen French-language 1944 wartime films, Bon voyage (26 minutes) and Aventure malgache (31 minutes) officially licensed from the British Film Institute
• Optional English subtitles on all three films
• 20-minute documentary on the making of Lifeboat
• 12-minute excerpt from the legendary 1962 audio interviews between Hitchcock and François Truffaut, discussing Lifeboat and the wartime shorts
• PLUS: A 36-page booklet featuring archival imagery alongside new writing by critics Bill Krohn, Arthur Mas, and Martial Pisani
REVIEWS:
“Absorbing...brilliantly executed” – The Hollywood Reporter
" That old master of screen melodrama, Alfred Hitchcock, and Writer John Steinbeck have combined their distinctive talents in a tremendously provocative film” — Bosley Crowther, The New York Times
"He realises that peculiar Hitchcock manner with the player, in which the actor seems to be concentrating mentally on what he is about to do but never quite does it; so that his pantomime takes on a kind of sinister spontaneity." —Manny Farber, The New Republic
DETAILS:
Label: Eureka Entertainment Ltd
Cat. No: EKA70040
Barcode: 5060000700404
RRP: £20.42
Steelbook Cat. No: EKA70076
Steelbook Barcode: 5060000700763
Steelbook RRP: £30.63
Release Date: 23 April 2012
Certificate: TBC
Run Time: 98 min.
Format: 1.37:1 OAR/ B&W
Genre: Thriller
Director: Alfred HITCHCOCK
Year: 1944
Country: USA
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH (Optional)
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