Monday 29 January 2018

2018: January 26 - February 1





Cinema
26 Jan - 1 Feb 2018

Feature films screened in UK cinemas for the first time:

12 Strong
USA - 2018 - 130m - col / scope
D: Nicolai Fuglsig
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

Bhaagamathie
భాగమతి
India - 2018 - 138m - col / scope
D: Ashok G.
Dolby Atmos

Downsizing
USA - 2017 - 135m - col / scope
D: Alexander Payne
Audio: 5.1

Early Man
UK/Fr - 2018 - 89m - col
D: Nick Park
DTS:X

Maze Runner: The Death Cure
USA - 2018 - 142m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Wes Ball
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints. LF version reframed at 1.90:1 aspect ratio.
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

Nimir
நிமிர்
India - 2018 - 130m - col / scope
D: Priyadarshan
Dolby Atmos

Padmaavat
पद्मावती
India - 2017 - 164m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

Podatek od miłości
Pol - 2018 - 100m - col / scope
D: Bartłomiej Ignaciuk
Audio: 5.1

Tik Tik Tik
டிக் டிக் டிக்
India - 2018 - 130m - col / scope
D: Shakti Soundar Rajan
Dolby Atmos

Tokyo Ghoul
東京喰種トーキョーグール
Jpn - 2017 - 120m - col / scope
D: Kentarō Hagiwara
Audio: 5.1


 Earthquake (left)

Home Video (premiere)
29 Jan - 4 Feb 2018

Feature films and TV movies released on UK home video for the first time, with no prior UK cinema release (excluding festival screenings):

The Affair
Indiscretion
USA (TV) - 2016 - 98m - col / scope
D: John Stewart Muller
Audio: Stereo

American Bigfoot
Kampout
USA - 2017 - 92m - col
D: Glenn Martin
Audio: Stereo

Bad Match
USA/Sing - 2017 - 83m - col / scope
D: David Chirchirillo
Audio: 5.1

Earthquake
երկրաշարժ
Armenia/Russia - 2016 - 100m - col / scope
D: Sarik Andreasyan
Audio: 5.1

The Hero
USA - 2017 - 93m - col / scope
D: Brett Haley
Audio: 5.1

Kill 'Em All
USA - 2017 - 96m - col / scope
D: Peter Malota
Audio: 5.1

The Miniaturist
UK/USA (TV) - 2017 - 148m - 2 eps - col
D: Guillem Morales
Audio: Stereo

Monster Hunt
妖記
China/HK - 2015 - 117m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Raman Hui Shing-ngai
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 6-track / CFGS: 11.1

Pirates of Somalia
USA/S.Africa/Sudan/Kenya/Somalia - 2017 - 116m - col / scope
D: Bryan Buckley
Audio: 5.1

Rememory
Can/USA - 2017 - 111m - col / scope
D: Mark Palansky
Audio: 5.1

Revolt
UK - 2017 - 87m - col / scope
D: Joe Miale
Audio: 5.1

Time Toys
USA - 2016 - 87m - col / scope
D: Mark Rosman
Audio: 5.1

Viva l'Italia
It/Fr - 1961 - 129m - col
D: Roberto Rossellini
Audio: Mono

Winter Siege
Huset
Nor - 2016 - 87m - col / scope
D: Reinert Kiil
Audio: 5.1


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Home Video (ex-cinema)
29 Jan - 4 Feb 2018

Feature films and TV movies released on UK home video for the first time, having previously been screened in UK cinemas:

Bar Bahar: In Between
לא פה, לא שם
Israel/Fr - 2016 - 103m - col / scope
D: Maysaloun Hamoud
Audio: 5.1

God's Own Country
UK - 2017 - 104m - col
D: Francis Lee
Audio: 5.1

Hounds of Love
Aus - 2016 - 108m - col / scope
D: Ben Young
Audio: 5.1

In Between
[see: Bar Bahar: In Between]

Kingsman: The Golden Circle
USA/UK - 2017 - 141m - col / scope
D: Matthew Vaughn
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

Marjorie Prime
USA - 2016 - 99m - col
D: Michael Almereyda
Audio: 5.1

Mountain
Aus - 2017 - 74m - col / scope
D: Jennifer Peedom
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Mountains May Depart
山河故人
China/Fr/Jpn - 2015 - 123m - col / 1.37:1 + 1.85:1 + scope
D: Jia Zhangke
Audio: 5.1

Wolf Warrior 2
戰狼II
China - 2017 - 126m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Jacky Wu Jing
Dolby Atmos / DTS:X / IMAX 12-track / CFGS: 11.1


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Home Video (reissues)
29 Jan - 4 Feb 2018

Feature films and TV movies:

24 City
二十四城记
HK/China/Jpn - 2008 - 112m - col
D: Jia Zhangke
Audio: 5.1

Baron Blood
Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga
It/W.Ger - 1972 - 98m - col
D: Mario Bava
Audio: Mono

The Cat O'Nine Tails
Il gatto a nove code
It/Fr/W.Ger - 1970 - 104m - col / scope
D: Dario Argento
Audio: Mono

Damnation Alley
USA - 1977 - 91m - col / scope
D: Jack Smight
Sound 360

Deadfall
UK - 1968 - 120m - col
D: Bryan Forbes
Audio: Mono

Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde
UK - 1971 - 97m - col
D: Roy Ward Baker
Audio: Mono

Groundhog Day
USA - 1993 - 101m - col
D: Harold Ramis
Dolby Stereo

The Horror of Frankenstein
UK - 1970 - 95m - col
D: Jimmy Sangster
Audio: Mono

Ivan’s Childhood
Иваново детство
USSR - 1962 - 95m - bw
D: Andrei Tarkovsky
Audio: Mono

Kingsman: The Secret Service
USA/UK - 2015 - 129m - col / scope
D: Matthew Vaughn
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 6-track

The Mummy
USA - 1999 - 125m - col / scope
D: Stephen Sommers
Audio: 5.1

The Mummy Returns
USA - 2001 - 130m - col / scope
D: Stephen Sommers
Audio: 5.1

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
USA/Ger/China - 2008 - 112m - col / scope
D: Rob Cohen
Audio: 5.1

Straight On Till Morning
UK - 1972 - 96m - col
D: Peter Collinson
Audio: Mono

To the Devil a Daughter
UK/W.Ger - 1976 - 93m - col
D: Peter Sykes
Audio: Mono

A Touch of Sin
天注定
China/Jpn - 2013 - 130m - col / scope
D: Jia Zhangke
Audio: 5.1


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Note:

Be aware that scope or 3-D movies may not always be replicated that way on home video. Similarly, some video releases may offer a different audio configuration to the one originally intended (5.1, Dolby Atmos, etc.). In each case, the Index provides details of the primary audio-visual specifications, and any video version which deviates from these specs constitutes a revision of the original intentions, potentially compromising the effectiveness of the presentation.

Also, the given running time assumes a projected frame-rate of 24 frames per second (except for TV material in countries where the broadcast frame-rate is 25fps). Most VHS and DVD releases in the UK are replicated at 25fps, causing a subliminal speed-up that 'reduces' the running time by around 4 per cent. Most Blu-ray releases (including 4K) are replicated at the original 24fps.

Monday 22 January 2018

2018: January 19 - 28







Cinema
19 - 25 Jan 2018

Feature films screened in UK cinemas for the first time:

Attraction
Притяжение
Russia - 2017 - 117m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Fedor Bondarchuk
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 12-track

Chamak
ಚಮಕ್
India 2017 - 145m - col / scope
D: Suni
Audio: 5.1

Coco
USA - 2017 - 105m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Lee Unkrich
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

The Commuter
USA/UK - 2017 - 104m - col / scope
D: Jaume Collet-Serra
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

Diwanji Moola Grand Prix
ദിവാൻജി മൂല ഗ്രാൻഡ് പ്രിക്സ്
India - 2017 - 124m - col / scope
D: Anil Radhakrishnan Menon
Audio: 5.1

The Final Year
USA - 2017 - 90m - col
D: Greg Barker
Audio: 5.1

Last Flag Flying
USA - 2017 - 125m - col
D: Richard Linklater
Audio: 5.1

Lover for a Day
L'amant d'un jour
Fr - 2017 - 76m - bw / scope
D: Philippe Garrel
Audio: 5.1

The Post
USA - 2017 - 116m - col
D: Steven Spielberg
Audio: 7.1


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Home Video (premiere)
22 - 28 Jan 2018

Feature films and TV movies released on UK home video for the first time, with no prior UK cinema release (excluding festival screenings):

Camp Massacre
Sparrow
Pol/UK - 2010 - 72m - col / scope
D: Shaun Troke
Listed in some sources as having been released on UK DVD in 2014 as Deep Rooted Evil, but there's no record of the film in the BBFC database under that title and no contemporary customer reviews of the product. I'm assuming the release was pulled, and that Camp Massacre is therefore a home video premiere.
Audio: Stereo

Celtic Soul
Can - 2016 - 86m - col
D: Michael McNamara
Audio: Stereo

Cold Moon
USA - 2016 - 92m - col / scope
D: Griff Furst
Audio: 5.1

I Am Heath Ledger
Can - 2017 - 90m - col
D: Adrian Buitenhuis, Derik Murray
Audio: 5.1

L.A. Vengeance
Once Upon a Time in Venice
USA - 2017 - 94m - col / scope
D: Mark Cullen
Audio: 5.1

What About ME?
UK/USA/Swd - 2016 - 87m - col
D: Susan Douglas
Audio: Stereo


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Home Video (ex-cinema)
22 - 28 Jan 2018

Feature films and TV movies released on UK home video for the first time, having previously been screened in UK cinemas:

The Battleship Island
군함도
S.Korea - 2017 - 132m - col / scope
D: Ryoo Seung-wan
Audio: 5.1

Borg vs McEnroe
Borg McEnroe
Swd/Den/Fin - 2017 - 107m - col / scope
D: Janus Metz
Audio: 5.1

Chasing the Dragon
追龍
China/HK - 2017 - 128m - col / scope
D: Aman Chang, Jason Kwan Chi-yiu, Wong Jing
Audio: 5.1 / CFGS: 11.1

Daphne
UK - 2017 - 88m - col / scope
D: Peter Mackie Burns
Audio: 5.1

The Jungle Bunch
Les as de la jungle
Fr - 2017 - 97m - col / scope / 3-D
D: David Alaux
Audio: 5.1

Maze
UK/Ger/Swd/Ire - 2017 - 93m - col / scope
D: Stephen Burke
Audio: 5.1

mother!
USA - 2017 - 121m - col / scope
D: Darren Aronofsky
Dolby Atmos

Victoria and Abdul
UK/USA - 2017 - 111m - col / scope
D: Stephen Frears
Audio: 5.1

Wind River
USA/UK/Fr - 2016 - 107m - col / scope
D: Taylor Sheridan
Audio: 5.1


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Home Video (reissues)
22 - 28 Jan 2018

Feature films and TV movies:

Blue Collar
USA - 1978 - 114m - col
D: Paul Schrader
Audio: Mono

The Border
USA - 1981 - 108m - col / scope
D: Tony Richardson
Audio: Mono

Charley Varrick
USA - 1973 - 111m - col
D: Don Siegel
Audio: Mono

The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
La maldicion de Frankenstein
Sp/Fr - 1972 - 85m/74m - col / scope
D: Jesús Franco [as: Jess Franco]
Audio: Mono

The Fortune
USA - 1974 - 88m - col / scope
D: Mike Nichols
Audio: Mono

Ginger Clown
Hung - 2011 - 80m - col / 3-D
D: Balász Hatvani
Audio: 5.1

The Mystery of Picasso
Le mystère Picasso
Fr - 1956 - 75m - bw and col / 1.37:1 + scope
D: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Audio: Mono

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
UK - 1970 - 125m - col / scope
D: Billy Wilder
Audio: Mono

Slap Shot
USA - 1977 - 124m - col
D: George Roy Hill
Audio: Mono

Slaughterhouse Rock
USA - 1988 - 84m - col
D: Dimitri Logothetis
Originally premiered on UK VHS as Hell Island.
Ultra-Stereo

When the Wind Blows
UK - 1986 - 84m - col
D: Jimmy T. Murakami
Dolby Stereo


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Note:


Be aware that scope or 3-D movies may not always be replicated that way on home video. Similarly, some video releases may offer a different audio configuration to the one originally intended (5.1, Dolby Atmos, etc.). In each case, the Index provides details of the primary audio-visual specifications, and any video version which deviates from these specs constitutes a revision of the original intentions, potentially compromising the effectiveness of the presentation.

Also, the given running time assumes a projected frame-rate of 24 frames per second (except for TV material in countries where the broadcast frame-rate is 25fps). Most VHS and DVD releases in the UK are replicated at 25fps, causing a subliminal speed-up that 'reduces' the running time by around 4 per cent. Most Blu-ray releases (including 4K) are replicated at the original 24fps.

Monday 15 January 2018

2018: January 12 - 21






Cinema
12 - 18 Jan 2018

Feature films screened in UK cinemas for the first time:

1921
India - 2017 - 141m - col / scope
D: Vikram Bhatt
Audio: 5.1

Agnyaathavaasi
అగ్న్యాతవాసి
India - 2017 - 159m - col / scope
D: Trivikram Srinivas
Dolby Atmos

Amazon Obhijaan
আমাজন অভিযান
India - 2017 - 137m - col / scope
D: Kamaleswar Mukherjee
Dolby Atmos

Darkest Hour
UK - 2017 - 125m - col
D: Joe Wright
Dolby Atmos

Deliha 2
Turk - 2017 - 106m - col
D: Gupse Özay
Audio: 5.1

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
UK - 2017 - 134m - col
D: Lili Fini Zanuck
Audio: 5.1

Gotowi na wszystko. Exterminator
Pol - 2017 - 117m - col
D: Michal Rogalski
Audio: 5.1

Gulaebaghavali
குலேபகாவலி
India - 2017 - 129m - col / scope
D: Kalyaan
Audio: 5.1

Insidious: The Last Key
USA - 2017 - 103m - col / scope
D: Adam Robitel
Audio: 5.1

Mukkabaaz
मुक्काबाज़
India - 2017 - 154m - col / scope
D: Anurag Kashyap
Audio: 5.1

My Life Story
UK - 2017 - 96m - col
D: Julien Temple, Owen Lewis
Audio: 5.1

Ang Panday
Phil - 2017 - 128m - col
D: Coco Martin [as: Rodel Nacianceno]
Audio: 5.1

Sketch
ஸ்கெட்ச்
India - 2017 - 137m - col / scope
D: Vijay Chandar
Dolby Atmos

Thaana Serndha Koottam
தானா சேர்ந்த கூட்டம்
India - 2017 - 138m - col / scope
D: Vignesh Shivan
Dolby Atmos

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
USA/UK - 2017 - 115m - col / scope
D: Martin McDonagh
Audio: 5.1

A Woman's Life
Une vie
Fr/Belg - 2016 - 116m - col
D: Stephane Brize
Audio: 5.1


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Home Video (premiere)
15 - 21 Jan 2018

Feature films and TV movies released on UK home video for the first time, with no prior UK cinema release (excluding festival screenings):

Dark Portal
Black Hollow Cage
Sp - 2017 - 105m - col / scope
D: Sadrac González-Perellón
Audio: 5.1

Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
ドラゴンボールZ 銀河ギリギリ!!ぶっちぎりの凄い奴
Jpn - 1993 - 50m - col
D: Yoshihiro Ueda
Audio: Mono

Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!
ドラゴンボールZ 極限バトル!三大超サイヤ人
Jpn - 1992 - 45m - col
D: Kazuhito Kikuchi
Audio: Mono

The Eagle of the Ninth
UK (TV) - 1977 - 178m - 6 eps - col
D: Michael Simpson, Baz Taylor
Audio: Mono

Faith of Our Fathers
USA - 2015 - 96m - col
D: Carey Scott
Audio: 5.1

The King's Choice
Kongens nei
Nor - 2016 - 133m - col / scope
D: Erik Poppe
Audio: 5.1

New World
신세계
S.Korea - 2012 - 134m - col / scope
D: Park Hoon-jung
Audio: 5.1

Patient Seven
USA - 2016 - 116m - col / scope
D: Danny Draven, Paul Davis, Ómar Örn Hauksson, Dean Hewison, Joel Morgan, Johannes Persson, Nicholas Peterson, Erlingur Thoroddson, Rasmus Wassberg
Audio: 5.1

Sweet Virginia
USA/Can - 2017 - 93m - col / scope
D: Jamie M. Dagg
Audio: 5.1

Western World
USA - 2017 - 78m - col / scope
D: Lana Read
Audio: 5.1

Zuzana: Music is Life
USA/Czech Rep - 2017 - 83m - col
D: Peter Getzels, Harriet Gordon Getzels
Audio: 5.1


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Home Video (ex-cinema)
15 - 21 Jan 2018

Feature films and TV movies released on UK home video for the first time, having previously been screened in UK cinemas:

13 East Street
UK - 1952 - 71m - bw
D: Robert S. Baker
Box-set premiere: The Renown Pictures Crime Collection Volume Three.
Audio: Mono

6 Below
USA - 2016 - 98m - col / scope (2.76:1) / Barco Escape
D: Scott Waugh
Auro 11.1

American Assassin
USA - 2017 - 112m - col / scope
D: Michael Cuesta
Dolby Atmos / DTS:X

Dina
USA - 2017 - 103m - col
D: Dan Sickles, Antonio Santini
Audio: 5.1

A Ghost Story
USA - 2017 - 92m - col
D: David Lowery
Audio: 5.1

The Hostage
UK - 1956 - 80m - bw
D: Harold Huth
Box-set premiere: The Renown Pictures Crime Collection Volume Three.
Audio: Mono

I Am Not a Witch
UK/Fr - 2017 - 90m - col / scope
D: Rungano Nyoni
Audio: 5.1

It
USA/Can - 2017 - 135m - col / scope
D: Andy Muschietti
Dolby Atmos / DTS:X / IMAX 12-track

Johnny on the Spot
UK - 1954 - 72m - bw
D: Maclean Rogers
Box-set premiere: The Renown Pictures Crime Collection Volume Three.
Audio: Mono

Kills on Wheels
Tiszta szívvel
Hung - 2016 - 103m - col / scope
D: Attila Till
Audio: 5.1

The Lost Hours
UK - 1952 - 72m - bw
D: David MacDonald
Box-set premiere: The Renown Pictures Crime Collection Volume Three.
Audio: Mono

Passing Stranger
UK - 1954 - 67m - bw
D: John Arnold
Box-set premiere: The Renown Pictures Crime Collection Volume Three.
Audio: Mono

Web of Evidence
Beyond This Place
UK - 1959 - 90m - bw
D: Jack Cardiff
Box-set premiere: The Renown Pictures Crime Collection Volume Three.
Audio: Mono

When London Sleeps
UK - 1932 - 78m - bw
D: Leslie S. Hiscott
Box-set premiere: The Renown Pictures Crime Collection Volume Three.
Audio: Mono


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Home Video (reissues)
15 - 21 Jan 2018

Feature films and TV movies:

The Amazing Spider-Man
USA - 2012 - 136m/153m - col / scope + 1.44:1 / 3-D
D: Marc Webb
IMAX 6-track

Blackout
UK - 1950 - 73m - bw
D: Robert S. Baker
Audio: Mono

Camelot
USA - 1967 - 181m - col / scope
D: Joshua Logan
6-channel stereo

The End of the Line
UK - 1957 - 64m - bw
D: Charles Saunders
Audio: Mono

Fifty Shades Darker
USA/Jpn - 2017 - 118m - col / scope
D: James Foley
Dolby Atmos / Auro 11.1

Fifty Shades of Grey
USA/Jpn - 2015 - 125m - col / scope
D: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Phenomena
It - 1984 - 110m - col
D: Dario Argento
Originally premiered in UK cinemas and on VHS as Creepers.
Dolby Stereo

Spider-Man
USA - 2002 - 121m - col
D: Sam Raimi
Audio: 7.1

Spider-Man 3
USA - 2007 - 139m - col / scope
D: Sam Raimi
Audio: 7.1 / IMAX 6-track

Spider-Man 2
USA - 2004 - 127m/135m - col / scope
D: Sam Raimi
Audio: 7.1 / IMAX 6-track

Summer Wars
サマーウォーズ
Jpn - 2009 - 114m - col
D: Mamoru Hosoda
Audio: 5.1


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Note:

Be aware that scope or 3-D movies may not always be replicated that way on home video. Similarly, some video releases may offer a different audio configuration to the one originally intended (5.1, Dolby Atmos, etc.). In each case, the Index provides details of the primary audio-visual specifications, and any video version which deviates from these specs constitutes a revision of the original intentions, potentially compromising the effectiveness of the presentation.

Also, the given running time assumes a projected frame-rate of 24 frames per second (except for TV material in countries where the broadcast frame-rate is 25fps). Most VHS and DVD releases in the UK are replicated at 25fps, causing a subliminal speed-up that 'reduces' the running time by around 4 per cent. Most Blu-ray releases (including 4K) are replicated at the original 24fps.