The Month’s Top U.K. Releases: March 2011

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Released 14th March:

Let Me In:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: 15

Stars: Chloe mortez (Kick-Ass), Kodi Smith-McPhee (The Road), Elias Koteas (Defendor)

A young boy, who’s a social misfit and bullying victim, makes friends with a young neighbor girl who’s a social recluse, never seen in the daylight, and seems to be hiding a terrible secret.

Jackass 3:

Format: Blu-ray (Triple Play)/DVD Classification: 18

Stars: Johnny Knoxville (The Dukes of Hazzard), Bam Margera (CKY2K), Steve-O (Don’t Try This at Home)

Back doing what they do best, the Jackass Pranksters showcase a number of new ways to have fans squirming in their seats; from pummeling each others groins to conducting feces related stunts, and even performing unlicensed medical surgery on one of their own; with plenty of slow-mo recaps.

Released 21st March:

Skyline:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: 15

Stars: Eric Balfour (What Women Want), David Zayas (The Expendables), Donald Faison (Scrubs)

A series of blindingly bright yet beautiful lights descend over Los Angeles, mesmerizing the citizens of the city while luring them to an uncertain fate, as speculation regarding the origin of the lights begins to run rampant, three friends try to resist temptation and solve the mystery.

The Tudors: Season 4:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: 15

Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Shelter), Henry Cavill (Stardust), Nick Dunning (Alexander)

Witness the final days of Henry VIII’s near 40 year rule over England, and see not only his final female conquests, and political relationships, but the deconstruction of the Roman Catholic Church in England, in Showtime’s fantastic dramatization of the most famous Tudor monarch.

The Kids Are All Right:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: 15

Stars: Julianne Moore (Chloe), Annette Bening (American Beauty), Mark Ruffalo (Shutter Island)

A comedy/drama about the adopted son of a lesbian couple, who seeks out the sperm donor who made his birth possible; a man who’s very enthusiastic about meeting his long-lost offspring, and attempting to become part of his newly discovered, modern family.

London Boulevard:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: 18

Stars: Keira Knightley (Never Let Me Go), Colin Farrell (The Way Back), Ray Winstone (Edge of Darkness)

From the screenwriter of The Departed (William Monahan), London Boulevard follows an ex-con from South London, who tries his hand at becoming a handyman, and bodyguard, for a reclusive film star; a job that begin to lead to a previously unforeseen relationship.

Released 28th March:

Unstoppable:

Format: Blu-ray (Triple play)/DVD Classification: 15

Stars: Denzel Washington (Training Day), Chris Pine (Star Trek),  Roasario Dawson (Seven Pounds)

Based on true events, Unstoppable sees a veteran engineer and a young train conductor, scrambling to stop a runaway train loaded with toxic chemicals from causing an epic disaster.

Life As We Know It:

Format: Blu-ray (Triple play)/DVD Classification: 12

Stars: Katherine Heigl (The Ugly Truth), Josh Duhamel (Las Vegas),  Josh Lucas (American Psycho)

After a disastrous first date Holly and Messer realize they have nothing in common, but must set their differences aside when they inherit joint custody of their one-year-old goddaughter Sophie.

Machete:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: 18

Stars: Danny Trejo (Predators), Robert De Niro (Goodfellas), Jessica Alba (Little Fockers)

Set up, double crossed and left for dead, Machete is an ass-kicking ex-Federale who lays waste to anything that gets in his way; including hitmen, vigilantes, and a drug cartel; on his path to vengeance.

Stone:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: 15

Stars: Robert De Niro (Goodfellas), Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil: Afterlife), Edward Norton (American History X)

When a scheming convict uses his wife to influence and seduce the seasoned parole officer reviewing his case, their lives quickly become dangerously intertwined.


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