What with the lingering prospect of an extended winter in place of the British summer and ever-more media coverage of UKIP gremlin Nigel Farage’s awful visage, things are getting decidedly dark. Still, in this wretched modern world, we can be thankful for the simple things in life.
As we’re starting to learn, these are invariably provided by Arrow DVD, who this month continue their glorious project of restoring and re-releasing the back catalogue of Italian hero Mario Bava.
The cast of CBBC’s Horrible Histories will star in Bill, a new comedy about Shakespeare for BBC Films.
Monday 27 May sees Altitude Films release seven classic horror films on DVD – The Black Cat, Madhouse, The Raven, Scream and Scream Again, Black Friday, Phantom Lady and The Legend of Hell House – and we’ve got a set of the whole lot to give away to one of our Twitter followers!
To celebrate the release of World War Z in cinemas on 21 June, we’ve partnered with Paramount Pictures to offer one of our Twitter followers the chance to escape the madness by winning a two night luxury stay and Michelin star dinner in Devon!
Adapted from Max Brooks’ New York Times Best Selling Novel, World War Z follows a former United Nations investigator (Brad Pitt) who is thrust in to the middle of trying to stop what could be the end of the World. Worldwide destruction sends him around the globe looking for answers on how to stop the horrific devastation and save the lives of billions of strangers as well as his own family.
> Find out more about World War Z on the official website.
The winner and up to three friends will enjoy two nights in a luxury B&B and dine in a Michelin Star restaurant. To top it off the winner will also receive an in-room spa treatment.
The first trailer has been unveiled for The Dead 2: India, starring Joseph Millson.
We’ll make this quick. Faster than a speeding bullet, even. DK’s Superman: The Ultimate Guide to the Man of Steel doesn’t pull its punches in covering the 75 years of heroics by arguably the most famous superhero on and above the Earth. The result is a gorgeous and thoroughly comprehensive history of the Big Blue Boy Scout.
Bring home Les Misérables, the unmissable film adaptation of the beloved global musical sensation, when it comes to Blu-ray and DVD on Monday 13 May.
To celebrate the release, we’ve got Blu-rays to give away to three of our Twitter followers!