Roadshow - December 2011 Releases

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THE OFFICE: SPECIAL EDITION BOX SET

RELEASE DATE:       7 December 2011 
STARRING:              Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, MacKenzie Crook
RRP DVD:               $59.99
NUMBER OF DISCS:  4

Regularly celebrated as one of the best comic creations, the awkward and unnerving boss of fictional paper merchants, David Brent first graced our screens back in 2001.   Written by critically acclaimed Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, The Office has since proved a global and seminal hit with a wealth of awards, international remakes and broadcasts the world over.  Every episode of the Golden Globe and BAFTA winning comedy is included on this Special Edition DVD.

Have you ever worked for a boss who thought he was the funniest man alive? Have you ever been stuck next to some jobs-worth who sucks the life out of you? Have you ever been secretly in love with someone? Did you tell them how you felt?  The Office is the comedy phenomenon that reveals the cringe-worthy truth about life in the white collar world. Follow middle-manager David Brent and his "family" as they work hard, play hard, laugh, cry, fall in love and perform a dance routine that fuses Flash Dance and MC Hammer. Every Classic moment is here from David's training day sing-a-long, to the moving finale at the Christmas party. After only two series and two specials,  The Office has been declared the defining comedy of its generation and a must-see show for anyone who has ever worked 9-5.

Special Features:

• Series 1 Wraparounds

• Comedy Connections: The Office

• Pre-Pilot

• We Love The Office – Web videos

• Outtakes

• Deleted Scenes

• Documentary – "How I Made The Office"

• Video Diary

• Christmas Finale Commentary

• Documentary – The Office: Closed for Business

• "If you Don‟t Know Me By Now" – Full Song and Video

• Full Band Version of "Free Love Freeway"

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TOP GEAR: THE CHALLENGES 5

STUDIO:                BBC
RELEASE DATE:     7 December 2011
STARRING:            Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond
                           James May
RRP DVD:              $39.99
NUMBER OF DISCS: 2

Clarkson, Hammond, May and the Stig are back with another Challenges bonanza crammed with volcanoes, world speed records, flying caravans, unstable Reliant Robins, jaw dropping races and cars exploding all over the place.No other programme offers so much, for so little of your I.Q.

Includes the following Top Gear Challenges:  Motorhomes, The Making of the Car Advert, British Sports Cars, Cheap Saloons in Germany, The Dakar Car Versus the Snowmobiles, Topsy Turvy Reliant Robins, The Veyron in Hyperdrive, Airport Vehicles Race, The Caravan Airship, The Twingo in Belfast, May's Volcanic Adventure and Gravity Drop Race.

Special Features:

• Extended interview with Lewis Hamilton

• Alternative angles on the Veyron, Zonda R and more

• Two extra Reliant rollovers

• Germany fuel run challenge

• Deleted scenes

• Outtakes

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THE WONDERS COLLECTION

RELEASE DATE:      7 December 2011
PRESENTER:           Professor Brian Cox
RRP DVD:              $59.99
RRP Blu-Ray:         $64.99
NUMBER OF DISCS:  5

Presented by Professor Brian Cox this out-of-this-world voyage of discovery includes the fascinating series  Wonders of the Solar System  and Wonders of the Universe, as well as a bonus disc featuring nearly 3 hours of special features.

Wonders of the Solar System explains how the laws of physics carved natural wonders across the solar system, using incredible images and CGI footage.  Witness  a giant ice found rising over 100km high; an ocean hidden beneath a frozen crust of ice; blood red storm twice the size of our planet and immense volcanoes that could rip a planet apart.

Wonders of the Universe seeks to answer some of the most enduring and profound questions of existence  - Who are we? Why are we here? Where do we come from? These are among the most enduring and profound questions we can ask and it is an essential part f human nature to want to find the answers. It tells the epic story of our universe and shows how its story is ours too.

Special Features:

• Blunders of the Universe outtakes

• What on Earth is Wrong with Gravity?

• Audio Commentaries

• Do You Know What Time It Is?

• Can We Build a Star on Earth.

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MAD DOGS

RELEASE DATE:   7 December 2011
STARRING:          Max Beesley, Philip Glenister, John Simm,
                         Marc Warren, Ben Chaplin, Maria Botto
RRP:                  $29.99

The chance for old friends to reunite for a holiday in the sun at a luxury Majorcan villa turns into a labyrinthine nightmare of lies, deception and murder in this thrilling drama.

Rick, Baxter, Woody and Quinn have been mates since school. In their 40s, they are a mix of single, married and divorced, all holding down demanding but reasonably well paid jobs, living their lives, with varying degrees of success. The fifth member of their gang – Alvo, the owner of a successful property business –lives in Majorca.

As the drama opens, Rick, Baxter, Woody and Quinn are on their way to Alvo‟s to celebrate his retirement. Alvo has paid for the whole trip – he wants to mark selling his business for a packet with his oldest friends.

The villa is amazing  – spectacular sea views and a stunning swimming pool. The gang are soon toasting their host‟s good fortune, enjoying the sun and lazing around.

As the weekend unfolds, a more prickly side to Alvo starts to emerge. One by one, he asks his friends what they‟ve done with their lives, whether they‟re truly happy, wouldn‟t they rather live like him?

On a drunken whim, after a long boozy lunch, Alvo persuades the lads that it would be really fun to "borrow‟ a wealthy expat‟s yacht, and sail it around the bay.  Pumped up on adrenaline, they take the boat for a sail, drinking the champagne on board.

But when a masked man appears at the villa later that day, it becomes clear Alvo isn‟t quite the man they thought he was. What happens next will test their nerve, their loyalty and change their lives forever.

Mad Dogs combines the rich characters and subversive black humour of a Fargostyle thriller with the emotional pressure cooker atmosphere of Sexy Beast.

As seen on TVOne

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GET FRESH WITH AL BROWN

STUDIO:               TVNZ
RELEASE DATE:    7 December 2011
STARRING:           Al Brown
RRP DVD:            $29.99

In Get Fresh with Al Brown acclaimed New Zealand chef Al Brown heads to the far corners of the country tracking down the best markets, finest produce and freshest ingredients to create a meal that captures the quintessential flavour of each region.

Al‟s wheels -- a rustic pickup truck -- complete with a mobile kitchen. It‟s from here that Al samples and cooks potential ingredients on the spot - be it a roadside vege stall, a farmer‟s field or a fisherman‟s wharf.

While Al does the tasting and testing out in the field, his final meal is created from a professional kitchen, where, as one of New Zealand‟s leading chefs we see him crafting the dishes and sharing the finer aspects of his recipes. A gifted and experienced teacher, Al makes his ideas about food and cooking accessible to the everyday cook.

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Published 9th Jan 2012

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