Roadshow - June 2011 Releases

BLACK SWAN

STUDIO:                  Twentieth Century Fox
RELEASE DATE:       1 June 2011
DIRECTOR:              Darren Aronofsky
STARRING:              Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Kassel
CATEGORY:             Thriller
RRP DVD:                $39.99
RRP BR:                  $39.99

A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet, Black Swan stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a featured dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company (Mila Kunis).

A Fox Searchlight Pictures release by visionary director Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler), Black Swan takes a thrilling and at times terrifying journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the Swan Queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect.

Black Swan follows the story of Nina (Portman), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica (Barbara Hershey) who zealously supports her daughter’s professional ambition.

When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth Macintyre (Winona Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, “Swan Lake”, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. “Swan Lake” requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.

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UNSTOPPABLE

STUDIO:                  Twentieth Century Fox
RELEASE DATE:       8 June 2011
DIRECTOR:              Tony Scott
STARRING:              Denzel Washington, Chris Pine
CATEGORY:            Thriller
RRP DVD:               $39.99

Inspired by actual events, Unstoppable is an adrenaline rush fuelled by director Tony Scott’s signature mark of propulsive action rooted in the reality of ordinary people placed in extraordinary circumstances.

A veteran train engineer (Denzel Washington) and a young conductor (Chris Pine) race the clock to stop an unmanned runaway train – effectively a missile the size of a skyscraper – and prevent disaster in a heavily populated area.

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HUMAN INSTINCT

RELEASE DATE:       8 June 2011
STARRING:              Ray Winstone
CATEGORY:            Television
NUMBER OF DISCS:  2
RRP DVD:               $29.99

Human Instinct is the story of how instincts have helped make humans into the uniquely successful species that we are – without us even knowing it. Along the way, presenter Robert Winston has his own instincts tested, telling the story of these urges within every one of us.

Can science explain the overwhelming drives within us, like love at first sight, road rage and why we find it so hard to resist another bag of crisps?

Our instincts are long out of date – shaped for a lost, primitive world. Which is why each of us can be driven to do extraordinary things, without knowing why. Only now can science begin to explain the power of these hidden forces and why they might have evolved.

Science is only just beginning to understand the amazing story of our instincts. This series brings the viewers these cutting edge findings.

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HOW TO BUILD A HUMAN

RELEASE DATE:       8 June 2011
NUMBER OF DISCS:  2
RRP DVD:               $29.99

How To Build A Human tells the extraordinary story of how humans are made and the way in which genes and hormones shape them from cradle to grave.

The 21st century will be shaped by a revolution in biology, enabling scientists to read the genetic code of life as they would a book. The new age provides them with a near god-like ability to manipulate and build humans at will and control the destiny of our species.

Based on the latest discoveries from the frontiers of science and using cutting-edge imaging techniques, this series presents a new way of looking at the human race and demonstrates how, for good or ill, scientists are using the power and knowledge they have gained about genetics to manipulate life itself. From human cloning to the search for eternal life, the series provides a remarkable and tantalising insight into the shape of things to come and takes an incredible journey into the future of humankind.

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Published 1st Jul 2011

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