Released 3rd January:
Lie to Me: The Complete Second Season:
Format: DVD
Stars: Tim Roth (Pulp Fiction), Kelli Williams (The Practice), Brendan Hines (Ordinary Sinner),
Dr. Cal Lightman leads his own team of experts; aiding the police, the F.B.I., government agencies, or just each other, by having the near superhuman ability to detect lies coming from anyone.
Released 10th January:
Resident Evil: Afterlife:
Format: 3D Blu-ray
Stars: Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element), Ali Larter (Heroes), Wentworth Miller (Prison Break)
The fourth installment of Paul W. S. Anderson’s Resident Evil franchise sees Alice attempting to exact revenge on the Umbrella Corporation (for unleashing the zombie plague), and attempting to help any survivors she finds.
Benidorm: Christmas Special 2010:
Format: DVD
Stars: Steve Pemberton (The League of Gentlemen), Siobhan Finneran (Downton Abbey), Shelia Reid (Brazil), Janine Duvitski (One Foot In The Grave)
The Garveys return to Benidorm to spend the Christmas holidays with Madge and Mel in their luxury hilltop villa, with swingers Donald and Jacqueline and their ‘friends’.
The Girl Who Played With Fire:
Format: Blu-ray
Stars: Noomi Rapace (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), Michael Nyqvist (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), Lena Endre (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo),
Following on from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, the titular girl; Lisbeth Salander; and a crusading journalist getting caught up in a brutal murder investigation.
Released 17th January:
Grown Ups:
Format: Blu-ray
Stars: Adam Sandler (Funny People), Kevin James (King of Queens), Chris Rock (Death at a Funeral, 2010)
Five childhood friends reunite to attend the funeral of their beloved basketball coach; staying at their late coach’s house, and trying to show their kids how to have fun the old-fashioned way, whilst reliving old times.
Released 24th January:
The Other Guys:
Format: Blu-ray
Stars: Mark Walhberg (The Fighter), Will Ferrell (Anchorman), Samuel L. Jackson (Iron Man 2), Dwayne Johnson (Faster)
Forever in the shadow of heroes, Gamble and Holtz aren’t heroes, they’re the other guys; screw-ups who may have just landed the case of their career.
Released 31st January:
The Town:
Format: Blu-ray
Stars: Ben Affleck (Pearl Harbor), Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker), Rebecca Hall (Vicky Christina Barcelona)
Adapted from Chuck Hogan’s novel Prince of Thieves The Town follows a longtime thief who’s planning a massive bank job, whilst dating the one woman who could give him up to the F.B.I.
Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps/Wall Street 1 & 2 Box-set:
Format: Blu-ray
Stars: Michael Douglas (Basic Instinct), Shia LaBeouf (Transformers), Josh Brolin (No Country For Old Men)
Wall Street 2 finds Gordon Gekko stuck on the outside of the world he once ruled, hoping to get back into the financial game and win back his daughter.
Read an interview with actor Josh Brolin, discussing Wall Street 2, here.
Mr Nice:
Format: Blu-ray
Stars: Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill), Chloe Sevigny (Zodiac), David Thewlis (Kingdom of Heaven)
Mr Nice chronicles the true story of Howard Marks; who had contact with M.I.6., the I.R.A., the Mafia, and the C.I.A., had 43 aliases, 89 phone lines, and used his 25 companies as fronts for his real job; dealing dope.
22 Bullets:
Format: Blu-ray
Stars: Jean Reno (Leon), Marina Fois (RRRrrr!!!), Gabriella Wright (Eden Log)
After a long career in the Marseille mafia, Charly Mattei went straight, until he was attacked, and survived with 22 bullets in his body, and went looking for the only man that would dare to attack him, determined to get even.
