Monday 27 November 2017

2017: November 24 - December 3






Cinema
24 - 30 Nov 2017

Feature films screened in UK cinemas for the first time:

3 Million Euros
Trys milijonai eurų
Pol - 2017 - 90m - col / scope
D: Tadas Vidmantas
Audio: 5.1

Battle of the Sexes
USA/UK - 2017 - 121m - col / scope
D: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Audio: 5.1

Beach Rats
USA - 2017 - 98m - col
D: Eliza Hittman
Audio: 5.1

Brakes
UK - 2016 - 85m - col
D: Mercedes Grower
Audio: Mono

Daddy's Home 2
USA - 2017 - 100m - col
D: Sean Anders
Audio: 5.1

Indrajith
இந்த்ரஜித்
India - 2017 - 116m - col / scope
D: Kalaprabhu Thanu
Dolby Atmos

Jane
USA - 2017 - 90m - col
D: Brett Morgen
Audio: Stereo

Kardeşim Benim 2
Turk - 2017 - 115m - col / scope
D: Mert Baykal
Audio: 5.1

Listy Do M3
Pol - 2017 - 107m - col / scope
D: Tomasz Konecki
Audio: 5.1

Lost in Paris
Paris pieds nus
Belg/Fr - 2016 - 83m - col
D: Dominique Abel & Fiona Gordon [as: Abel & Gordon]
Audio: 5.1

Song of Granite
Can/Ire - 2017 - 97m - bw
D: Pat Collins
Audio: 5.1

The Star
USA - 2017 - 86m - col / 3-D
D: Timothy Reckart
Audio: 5.1

#Starvecrow
UK/It - 2017 - 89m - col
D: James Carver
Audio: 5.1

Suburbicon
USA/UK - 2017 - 104m - col / scope
D: George Clooney
Audio: 5.1


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Home Video (premiere)
27 Nov - 3 Dec 2017

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

68 Kill
USA - 2017 - 98m - col / scope
D: Trent Haaga
Audio: 5.1

Foreman
USA - 2017 - 84m - col
D: Chris Perkel
Audio: 5.1

Gunpowder
UK (TV) - 2017 - 186m - 3 eps - col / scope
D: J Blakeson
Audio: Stereo

I Know Who You Are
Sé quién eres
Sp (TV) - 2017 - 1219m - 16 eps - col
D: Pau Freixas
Audio: Stereo

Pearl Jam: Let's Play Two
USA - 2017 - 120m - col
D: Danny Clinch
Audio: 5.1

Reformation
Zwischen Himmel und Hölle
Ger (TV) - 2017 - 178m - 2 eps - col
D: Uwe Janson
Audio: Stereo

Rush: Time Stand Still
Can - 2016 - 97m - col
D: Dale Heslip
Audio: 5.1


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Home Video (ex-cinema)
27 Nov - 3 Dec 2017

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

47 Metres Down
UK/USA/Dominican Rep - 2016 - 89m - col / scope
D: Johannes Roberts
Audio: 5.1

The Emoji Movie
USA - 2017 - 86m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Tony Leondis
Audio: 5.1

Montparnasse 19
Les amants de Montparnasse (Montparnasse 19)
Fr/It - 1957 - 103m - bw
D: Jacques Becker
Originally premiered in UK cinemas as The Lovers of Montparnasse.
Audio: Mono

My Blind Date With Life
Mein Blind Date mit dem Leben
Ger - 2017 - 111m - col / scope
D: Marc Rothemund
Audio: 5.1

My Feral Heart
UK - 2015 - 83m - col
D: Jane Gull
Audio: 5.1

Problemos
Fr - 2017 - 82m - col / scope
D: Eric Judor
Audio: 5.1

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Valérian et la cité des milles planètes
Fr/China/Ger/UAE/USA/Belg - 2017 - 137m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Luc Besson
Dolby Atmos / DTS:X / IMAX 12-track

War for the Planet of the Apes
USA - 2017 - 140m - col / scope (6K HD) / 3-D
D: Matt Reeves
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

The Work
Can - 2017 - 89m - col
D: Jairus McLeary
Audio: 5.1


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Home Video (reissues)
27 Nov - 3 Dec 2017

Feature films and TV movies:

The Big Boss
唐山大兄
HK - 1971 - 100m - col / scope
D: Lo Wei
Audio: Mono

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
USA - 2014 - 130m - col / 3-D
D: Matt Reeves
Dolby Atmos

Enter the Dragon
USA/HK - 1973 - 98m - col / scope
D: Robert Clouse
Audio: Mono

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
USA/UK - 2016 - 133m - col / scope / 3-D
D: David Yates
Dolby Atmos / Auro 11.1 / 70mm: 5.1 / IMAX 12-track

Fist of Fury
精武門
HK - 1972 - 106m - col / scope
D: Lo Wei
Audio: Mono

Game of Death
USA/HK - 1978 - 94m - col / scope
D: Robert Clouse (and Bruce Lee)
Audio: Mono

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
USA/UK/Ger - 2002 - 161m - col / scope
D: Chris Columbus
Audio: 6.1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
USA/UK - 2010 - 146m - col / scope / 3-D
D: David Yates
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
USA/UK - 2011 - 130m - col / scope / 3-D
D: David Yates
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
USA/UK - 2005 - 157m/166m - col / scope
D: Mike Newell
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
USA/UK - 2009 - 153m - col / scope / 3-D seq
D: David Yates
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
USA/UK - 2007 - 138m - col / scope / 3-D seq
D: David Yates
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
USA/UK - 2001 - 152m - col / scope
D: Chris Columbus
Audio: 7.1

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
USA/UK - 2004 - 142m - col / scope
D: Alfonso Cuarón
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Howards End
UK - 1991 - 142m - col / scope
D: James Ivory
4.2-channel Dolby Stereo

I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
UK - 1989 - 105m - col
D: Dirk Campbell
Dolby Stereo

The L-Shaped Room
UK - 1962 - 142m - bw
D: Bryan Forbes
Audio: Mono

Men in Black
USA - 1997 - 98m - col
D: Barry Sonnenfeld
Audio: 7.1

Men in Black 3
USA - 2012 - 106m - col / 3-D
D: Barry Sonnenfeld
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Men in Black II
USA - 2002 - 88m - col
D: Barry Sonnenfeld
Audio: 7.1

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
USA/UK/Aus - 2011 - 105m - col / scope
D: Rupert Wyatt
Audio: 5.1

The Way of the Dragon
猛龍過江
HK - 1972 - 99m - col / scope
D: Bruce Lee
Audio: Mono


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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 20 November 2017

2017: November 17 - 26






Cinema
17 - 23 Nov 2017

Feature films screened in UK cinemas for the first time:

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
UK - 2017 - 105m - col / scope
D: Paul McGuigan
Audio: 5.1

Fireworks
打ち上げ花火、下から見るか? 横から見るか?
Jpn - 2017 - 90m - col
D: Akiyuki Simbo, Nobiyuki Takeuchi
Audio: 5.1

Good Time
USA - 2017 - 101m - col / scope
D: Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie
Audio: 5.1

Heartstone
Hjartasteinn
Swd/Ice/Den - 2016 - 129m - col / scope
D: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
Audio: 5.1

Ingrid Goes West
USA - 2017 - 98m - col / scope
D: Matt Spicer
Audio: 5.1

In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
Ire - 2017 - 90m - col
D: Maurice Fitzpatrick
Audio: Stereo

Justice League
USA/UK - 2017 - 120m - col / 3-D
D: Zack Snyder
D-Cinema, 70mm and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Dolby Atmos / Auro 11.1 / IMAX 12-track

Kenny
UK - 2017 - 86m - col / scope
D: Stewart Sugg
Audio: 5.1

Lazer Team 2
USA - 2017 - 86m - col / scope
D: Matt Hullum, Daniel Fabelo
Audio: 5.1

Melle
മെല്ലെ
India - 2017 - 115m - col / scope
D: Binu Ulahhannan
Audio: 5.1

Remember Baghdad
UK/Iraq/Israel - 2016 - 72m - col
D: Fiona Murphy
Audio: Stereo

Rüzgar Çarpması
Turk - 2017 - 81m - col
D: Serkan Acar
Audio: 5.1

Sat Shri Akaal England
ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ ਇੰਗਲੈਂਡ
India - 2017 - 128m - col / scope
D: Vikram Pradhan
Audio: 5.1

Strangled
A martfül rém
Hung - 2016 - 121m - col / scope
D: Arpád Sopsits
Audio: 5.1

Theeran Adhigaram Ondru
தீரன் அதிகாரம் ஒன்று
India - 2017 - 157m - col / scope
D: H. Vinoth
Dolby Atmos

Trophy
UK/Namibia/S.Africa/Zimbabwe/USA - 2017 - 109m - col
D: Christina Clusiau, Shaul Schwartz
Audio: Stereo

Tumhari Sulu
तुम्हारी सुलु
India - 2017 - 140m - col / scope
D: Suresh Triveni
Dolby Atmos

Verna
ورنہ
Pakistan - 2017 - 158m - col / scope
D: Shoaib Mansoor
Audio: 5.1






Home Video (premiere)
20 - 26 Nov 2017

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

12 Deaths of Christmas
UK - 2017 - 90m - col / scope
D: James Klass
Audio: 5.1

89
UK - 2017 - 87m - col
D: Dave Stewart
Audio: 5.1

Bag Boy Lover Boy
USA - 2014 - 77m - col
D: Andres Torres
Audio: Mono

A Christmas Carol
My Dad is Scrooge
Can - 2014 - 86m - col
D: Justin G. Dyck
Audio: 5.1

Free to Rock
USA - 2017 - 61m - col
D: Jim Brown
Audio: 5.1

Gangsterdam
Fr/Neth - 2017 - 97m - col / scope
D: Romain Lévy
Audio: 5.1

God's Wonderful Railway
UK (TV) - 1980 - 254m - 8 eps - col
D: Fiona Cummings, John Prowse
Audio: Mono

Newness
USA - 2017 - 112m - col / scope
D: Drake Doremus
Audio: 5.1

Romeu & Romeu
Brazil (OL) - 2016 - 260m - 10 eps - col
D: Jonathan Mendonça
Audio: Stereo

Tag
リアル鬼ごっこ
Jpn - 2015 - 85m - col
D: Sion Sono
Audio: 5.1


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Home Video (ex-cinema)
20 - 26 Nov 2017

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

The Beguiled
USA - 2017 - 94m - col
D: Sofia Coppola
Audio: 5.1

The Big Sick
USA - 2017 - 120m - col
D: Michael Showalter
Audio: 5.1

Conor McGregor: Notorious
[see: Notorious]

The Death of Louis XIV
La mort de Louis XIV
Fr/Port/Sp - 2016 - 115m - col / scope
D: Albert Serra
Audio: 5.1

The Drummer and the Keeper
Ire - 2017 - 94m - col / scope
D: Nick Kelly
Audio: 5.1

Kenny
UK - 2017 - 86m - col / scope
D: Stewart Sugg
Audio: 5.1

Notorious
Ire - 2017 - 90m - col / scope
D: Gavin Fitzgerald
Audio: 5.1

The Son of Bigfoot
Belg/Fr - 2017 - 92m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Jeremy Degruson, Ben Stassen
Audio: 5.1

Spider-Man: Homecoming
USA - 2017 - 133m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Jon Watts
Dolby Atmos / Auro 11.1 / IMAX 12-track

Tom of Finland
Fin/Swd/Den/Ger/UK/Fr/Nor - 2017 - 116m - col / scope
D: Dome Karukoski
Audio: 5.1

The Wall
USA - 2017 - 88m - col / scope
D: Doug Liman
Audio: 5.1


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Home Video (reissues)
20 - 26 Nov 2017

Feature films and TV movies:

4 for Texas
USA - 1963 - 124m - col
D: Robert Aldrich
Audio: Mono

Animal Factory
USA - 2000 - 94m - col
D: Steve Buscemi
Audio: 5.1

Ant-Man
USA - 2015 - 117m - col / 3-D
D: Peyton Reed
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

Ariel
Fin - 1988 - 72m - col
D: Aki Kaurismäki
Audio: Mono

Avengers: Age of Ultron
USA - 2015 - 141m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Joss Whedon
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

Avengers Assemble
The Avengers
USA - 2012 - 143m - col / 3-D
D: Joss Whedon
Audio: 7.1 / IMAX 6-track

The Big Combo
USA - 1955 - 84m - bw
D: Joseph H. Lewis
Audio: Mono

Black Christmas
Can - 1974 - 97m - col
D: Bob Clark
Audio: Mono

Calamari Union
Fin - 1985 - 81m - bw
D: Aki Kaurismäki
Audio: Mono

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
USA - 2014 - 136m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 6-track

Céline and Julie Go Boating
Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies Over Paris
Fr - 1974 - 192m - col
D: Jacques Rivette
Audio: Mono

Crime and Punishment
Rikos ja rangaistus
Fin - 1983 - 93m - col
D: Aki Kaurismäki
Audio: Mono

The Dark Mirror
USA - 1946 - 85m - bw
D: Robert Siodmak
Audio: Mono

The Demons
Les démons
Fr/Port - 1972 - 103m - col / scope
D: Jesús Franco [as Clifford Brown on some prints, Jess Franco on others]
Audio: Mono

Desert Hearts
USA - 1985 - 91m - col
D: Donna Deitch
Audio: Mono

Drifting Clouds
Kauas pilvet karkaavat
Fin/Ger/Fr - 1996 - 97m - col
D: Aki Kaurismäki
Dolby Stereo SR

Eyes of Laura Mars
USA - 1978 - 103m - col
D: Irvin Kershner
Audio: Mono

Force of Evil
USA - 1948 - 78m - bw
D: Abraham Polonsky
Audio: Mono

Guardians of the Galaxy
USA - 2014 - 121m - col / scope + 1.90:1 / 3-D
D: James Gunn
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 6-track

Hamlet Goes Business
Hamlet liikemaailmassa
Fin - 1987 - 86m - bw
D: Aki Kaurismäki
Audio: Mono

The Incredible Hulk
USA - 2008 - 112m - col / scope
D: Louis Leterrier
Audio: 5.1

Iron Man
USA - 2008 - 126m - col / scope
D: Jon Favreau
Audio: 5.1

Iron Man Three
USA - 2013 - 130m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Shane Black
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 6-track

Iron Man 2
USA - 2010 - 125m - col / scope
D: Jon Favreau
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Jabberwocky
UK - 1977 - 101m - col
D: Terry Gilliam
Audio: Mono

Juha
USA - 1999 - 78m - bw
D: Aki Kaurismäki
Audio: 5.1

Le Havre
Fin/Fr/Ger/Nor - 2011 - 93m - col
D: Aki Kaurismäki
Audio: 5.1

Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Fin/Swd - 1988 - 79m - col
D: Aki Kaurismäki
Dolby Stereo

Lights in the Dusk
Laitakaupungin valot
Fin/Ger/It/Swd - 2006 - 78m - col
D: Aki Kaurismäki
Audio: 5.1

The Man Without a Past
Mies vailla menneisyyttä
Fin/Ger/Fr - 2002 - 97m - col
D: Aki Kaurismäki
Audio: 5.1

The Match Factory Girl
Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö
Fin/Swd - 1990 - 69m - col
D: Aki Kaurismäki
Audio: Mono

Ocean’s Eleven
USA - 1960 - 127m - col / scope
D: Lewis Milestone
Audio: Mono

The Other Side of Hope
Tolvon tuolla puolen
Fin/Ger - 2017 - 100m - col
D: Aki Kaurismäki
Audio: 5.1

Paprika
パプリカ
Jpn - 2006 - 90m - col
D: Satoshi Kon
Audio: 5.1

Paranoiac
UK - 1963 - 80m - bw / scope
D: Freddie Francis
Audio: Mono

Robin and the 7 Hoods
USA - 1964 - 123m - col / scope
D: Gordon Douglas
Audio: Mono

Secret Beyond the Door...
USA - 1947 - 99m - bw
D: Fritz Lang
Audio: Mono

Shadows in Paradise
Varjoja paratiisissa
Fin - 1986 - 76m - col
D: Aki Kaurismäki
Dolby Stereo

The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
UK - 1976 - 146m - col / scope
D: Bryan Forbes
4-channel stereo

Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
Pidä huivista kiinni, Tatjana
Fin/Ger - 1994 - 85m - bw
D: Aki Kaurismäki
Audio: Mono

The Thing
USA - 1982 - 109m - col / scope
D: John Carpenter
4.2-channel Dolby Stereo

Thor
USA - 2011 - 114m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Kenneth Branagh
Audio: 7.1 / IMAX 6-track

Thor: The Dark World
USA - 2013 - 112m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Alan Taylor
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 6-track

Total Balalaika Show
Fin - 1994 - 54m - col
D: Aki Kaurismäki
Dolby Stereo

Transformers
USA - 2007 - 143m - col / scope
D: Michael Bay
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Transformers: Age of Extinction
USA - 2014 - 167m - col / scope + IMAX 4K / 3-D
D: Michael Bay
Dolby Atmos / Auro 11.1 / IMAX 6-track

Transformers: Dark of the Moon
USA - 2011 - 154m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Michael Bay
Audio: 7.1 / IMAX 6-track

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
USA - 2009 - 150m - col / scope + IMAX
D: Michael Bay
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Transformers: The Last Knight
USA/China/HK - 2017 - 149m/189m - col / IMAX 6K + scope / 3-D
D: Michael Bay
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

La Vie de Bohème
Fin - 1992 - 100m - bw
D: Aki Kaurismäki
Audio: Mono

Will It Snow for Christmas?
Y’aura t’il de la neige à Noël?
Fr - 1996 - 91m - col
D: Sandrine Veysset
Dolby Stereo SR

Wolf
USA - 1994 - 125m - col
D: Mike Nichols
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.