Roadshow - January 2009 Releases

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FOUR HOLIDAYS

STUDIO:                  Roadshow
RELEASE DATE:       3 December 2009
DIRECTOR:              Seth Gordon
STARRING:              Vince Vaughan, Reese Witherspoon
CATEGORY:             Comedy
RATING:                  M Contains sexual references
RRP DVD:               $29.99
RRP BLURAY:          $49.99


Also available on Blu-Ray

Kate (Reese Witherspoon) and Brad (Vince Vaughn) are a happily unmarried couple who avoid spending Christmas with their families at all costs and instead travel to exotic locales. But when they find themselves fogged in at the San Francisco airport and their flight to Fiji cancelled, they have no choice but to spend the holiday with their divorced parents and the rest of their dysfunctional relatives. From his wrestling brothers and cradle-robbing mother to her oversexed grandmother and perfect sister, the couple is forced to face their worst nightmare head-on. Kate and Brad's greatest fears are realized as their families share their most personal secrets. This film addresses broader themes of how well people really know each other and the importance of connecting with family, no matter how crazy they might be.

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KING OF CALIFORNIA

STUDIO:                  Roadshow
RELEASE DATE:       17 December 2009
DIRECTOR:              Mike Cahill
STARRING:              Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood
CATEGORY:            Comedy
RATING:                 M Contains low level offensive language
RRP DVD:              $19.99

We’re All Searching For Something…

Miranda is 16 and has already had to live with her share of disappointments. Abandoned by her mother, she’s dropped out of school and has been supporting herself working for Maccas while her dad Charlie resides in a mental institution. Now he’s out and Miranda’s life is about to become completely disrupted… and, well, a whole lot crazy. Charlie has become obsessed with the idea that the treasure of an old Spanish explorer is buried in their suburban Californian neighbourhood, under the local supermarket in fact.

All he needs is Miranda to get a job there so they can do a little bit of night time excavation. At first appalled, then sceptical, Miranda gets caught up in her father’s enthusiasm and the opportunity to give him one last shot at living his dreams… And maybe a chance for dad and daughter to reconnect.

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CRANFORD

RELEASE DATE:       3 December 2009
STARRING:              Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Simon Woods
CATEGORY:            Television
RRP DVD:               $39.99

Judi Dench leads a stunning all star cast in Cranford, a new five-part series created by Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin (Pride and Prejudice) and written by Heidi Thomas (I Capture The Castle, Madame Bovary).

Based on three Elizabeth Gaskell novels: Cranford, My Lady Ludlow and Mr Harrison's Confessions, this witty and poignant story follows the small absurdities and major tragedies in the lives of the people of Cranford during one extraordinary year. Starring alongside Judi Dench, Cranford features Francesca Annis, Eileen Atkins, Michael Gambon, Philip Glenister, Lesley Manville, Julia McKenzie, Imelda Staunton and Greg Wise.

Cranford in the 1840s is a small Cheshire market town on the cusp of change. The railway is pushing its way relentlessly towards the town from Manchester, bringing fears of migrant workers and the breakdown of law and order. Judi Dench plays Miss Matty Jenkyns, whose hopes and rebellious spirit were crushed when she was forced as a young woman to give up Mr Holbrook (Michael Gambon), the man she loved. The arrival of the dashing new doctor, Frank Harrison (Simon Woods) from London causes a stir – not only because of his revolutionary medical methods, but also because of the effect he has on many of the ladies' hearts in the town.

Now on DVD, this richly moving and funny classic drama of love, friendship, disappointment and tragedy also includes a 30 minute making-of documentary. As seen on UK TV.

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ELEGY

STUDIO:                 Hopscotch
RELEASE DATE:       17 December 2009
DIRECTOR:              Isabel Coixet
STARRING:              Penelope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson, Dennis Hopper
CATEGORY:            Drama
RATING:                 M Contains sex scenes and offensive language
RRP DVD:               $34.99

Elegy charts the passionate relationship between a celebrated New York college professor, David Kepesh and a young Cuban-born woman, Consuela Castillo whose beauty both ravishes and destabilizes him.

As their intimate connection transforms them – more than either could imagine – a charged sexual contest evolves into an indelible love story. With humanistic warmth, wry wit and erotic intensity, Elegy explores the power of beauty to blind, to reveal and transform.

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YOUNG VICTORIA

STUDIO:                Roadshow
RELEASE DATE:      31 December 2009
DIRECTOR:             Jean-Marc Vallee
STARRING:             Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany
CATEGORY:            Drama
RRP DVD:              $34.99

Love Rules All.

A dramatisation of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.

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Published 2nd Feb 2010

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