Roadshow - December 2009 Releases

ARE YOU BEING SERVED? (Series 9)

STUDIO:              BBC
RELEASE DATE:    4 December 2008
STARRING:          Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton, Wendy Richard, Nicholas Smith, Trevor Bannister
CATEGORY:         Television Comedy     
RRP DVD:           $29.99

Attention shoppers! Your favourite dysfunctional sales staff are back with more mischief, more hilarity and more hair colours!

Join the fun and games in the world's most eccentric department store with Mr. Humphries, Mrs. Slocombe, Miss Brahms, Captain Peacock, Mr. Lucas and the rest of the gang as they make shopping at Grace Brothers the comic experience of a lifetime! Features all episodes from Series 9.


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BACK TO YOU: Series 1

Available in a 3 Disc Set
STUDIO:              Twentieth Century Fox
RELEASE DATE:    2 December 2008
STARRING:          Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Heaton
CATEGORY:          Television Comedy    
RRP DVD:            $49.99

Sitcom veterans Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton star as co-news anchors who reunite at a Pittsburgh television station after they worked together previously in the '90s.

Chuck Darling is a bit of a womanizer and moved on from Pittsburgh to a large market but his career took a large hit after a terrible on-screen blunder. In the managers' attempt to bring the Pittsburgh newscast back to #1, Chuck Darling makes his return with his former co-anchor Kelly Carr.


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NINE LIVES

STUDIO:             Hopscotch
RELEASE DATE:  11 December 2008   
DIRECTOR:         Rodrigo Garcia
STARRING:         Holly Hunter, Jason Isaacs, Glenn Close
CATEGORY:        Drama         
RATING:             R13 Contains violence, offensive language and sex scenes   
RRP DVD:          $29.99

Every life has a story.  And every story has a life of its own.

Nine Lives is a moving exploration of the individual experiences of nine women as told through nine single takes. As characters from one story reappear in supporting roles in others. By depicting nine different characters at emotional crossroads, NINE LIVES examines how we so often find ourselves captive in relationships, both past and present.
 

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SILK

STUDIO:               Roadshow Entertainment
RELEASE DATE:   4 December 2008   
DIRECTOR:         Francois Girard
STARRING:         Michael Pitt, Keira Knightly, Koji Yakusho, Alfred Molina
CATEGORY:        Drama       
RATING:            M contains violence and sex scenes   
RRP DVD:          $29.99

Torn Apart By Two Worlds, Can Love Survive?

Based on the Alessandro Baricco's novel this is the story of a married silkworm smuggler, Herve Joncour, in 19th Century France who travels to Japan to collect his clandestine cargo. While there he spots a beautiful Japanese woman, the concubine of a local baron, with whom he becomes obsessed. Without speaking the same language, they communicate through letters until war intervenes. Their unrequited love persists however, and Herve's wife Helene begins to suspect.
 

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FEAST OF LOVE

STUDIO:           Roadshow   
RELEASE DATE: 30 December 2008
DIRECTOR:       Robert Benton
STARRING:       Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell
CATEGORY:      Drama       
RATING:          R16 Contains violence, offensive language and sex scenes   
RRP DVD:        $29.99

A Story For Anyone With An Appetite For Love…

A rustic Oregon town is the backdrop for this remarkable tale of men and women touched by love’s inescapable spell. From Bradley, the hopeless romantic who looks for love in all the wrong places; to Harry, a local professor with the wisdom and experience to guide those close to him; to young, beautiful Chloe, who defies fate in romancing the troubled Oscar. This ode to life and love in all its funny, sexy, crazy facets will touch your heart and nourish your soul.

DVD Special Features: The Players; A Merry Feast; What Fools These Mortals Be; Theatrical Trailer – Feast of Love


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Published 5th Feb 2009

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