Friday 28 December 2018

2018 / 2019: December 28 - January 6




Cinema
28 Dec 2018 - 3 Jan 2019

Feature films screened in UK cinemas for the first time:

Bumblebee
USA - 2018 - 114m - col / 3-D
D: Travis Knight
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Dolby Atmos / DTS:X / IMAX 12-track

The Favourite
Ire/UK/USA - 2018 - 119m - col
D: Yorgos Lanthimos
Audio: 5.1

Holmes & Watson
USA - 2018 - 89m - col / scope
D: Etan Cohen
Audio: 5.1

Papillon
Czech Rep/Sp/USA - 2017 - 133m - col / scope
D: Michael Noer
Audio: 5.1

Sarvam Thaala Mayam
சர்வம் தாள மயம்
India - 2018 - 131m - col / scope
D: Rajiv Menon
Audio: 5.1

Simmba
सिंम्बा
India - 2018 - 159m - col / scope
D: Rohit Shetty
Dolby Atmos

Welcome to Marwen
USA - 2018 - 116m - col / scope
D: Robert Zemeckis
Audio: 5.1

Yolki 7
Ёлки Последние
Russia - 2018 - 96m - col / scope
D: Egor Baranov, Timor Bekmambetov
Audio: 5.1

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Home Video (premiere)
31 Dec 2018 - 6 Jan 2019

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

Falsch
Fr/Belg - 1987 - 82m - col
D: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Box-set premiere: The Dardenne Brothers: The Early Works.
Audio: Mono

Je pense à vous
Belg/Lux/Fr - 1992 - 95m - col
D: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Box-set premiere: The Dardenne Brothers: The Early Works.
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.

Friday 21 December 2018

2018: December 21 - 30




Cinema
21 - 27 Dec 2018

Feature films screened in UK cinemas for the first time:

1985
USA - 2018 - 86m - bw
D: Yen Tan
Audio: 5.1

Adanga Maru
அடங்க மறு
India - 2018 - 145m - col / scope
D: Karthik Thangavel
Dolby Atmos

Antariksham 9000 KMPH
అంతరిక్షం 9000 KMPH
India - 2018 - 140m - col / scope
D: Sankalp Reddy
Dolby Atmos

Maari 2
மாரி 2
India - 2018 - 143m - col / scope
D: Balaji Mohan
Dolby Atmos

Mary Poppins Returns
USA/UK - 2018 - 130m - col / scope
D: Rob Marshall
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

Polina
Fr - 2016 - 108m - col / scope
D: Valérie Müller, Angelin Preljoacaj
Audio: 5.1

Seethakaathi
சீதகாதி
India - 2018 - 173m - col / scope
D: Balaji Tharaneetharan
Audio: 5.1

Zero
ज़ीरो
India - 2018 - 164m - col / scope
D: Aanand L. Rai
Dolby Atmos


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Home Video (premiere)
24 - 30 Dec 2018

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

Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
USA/Bulg (V) - 2018 - 110m - col
D: Don Michael Paul
Audio: 5.1


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Home Video (ex-cinema)
24 - 30 Dec 2018

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

Black '47
Ire/Lux - 2018 - 100m - col / scope
D: Lance Daly
Audio: 5.1

BlacKkKlansman
USA - 2018 - 135m - col / scope
D: Spike Lee
Dolby Atmos

Final Score
UK - 2018 - 104m - col / scope
D: Scott Mann
Audio: 5.1

Flying the Nest
Lói: þú Flýgur Aldrei Einn
Ice/Belg - 2018 - 83m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Árni Ásgeirsson
Audio: 5.1

The Happytime Murders
USA/China - 2018 - 91m - col / scope
D: Brian Henson
Audio: 5.1

Kin
USA - 2018 - 102m - col / scope
D: Jonathan Baker, Josh Baker
DTS:X / IMAX 12-channel

Luis and the Aliens
Luis und die Aliens
Ger/Den/Lux - 2018 - 86m - col / 3-D
D: Christoph Lauenstein, Wolfgang Lauenstein, Sean McCormack
Audio: 5.1

Slender Man
USA - 2018 - 93m - col / scope
D: Sylvain White
Audio: 5.1

The Spy Who Dumped Me
USA - 2018 - 117m - col / scope
D: Susanna Fogel
Audio: 5.1

Yardie
UK - 2018 - 102m - col / scope
D: Idris Elba
Audio: 5.1

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Home Video (reissues)
24 - 30 Dec 2018

Feature films and TV movies:

The Cooler
USA - 2002 - 102m - col / scope
D: Wayne Kramer
Audio: 5.1

Mechanic: Resurrection
USA - 2016 - 98m - col / scope
D: Dennis Gansel
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.

Friday 14 December 2018

2018: December 14 - 23




Cinema
14 - 23 Dec 2018

Feature films screened in UK cinemas for the first time:

Aquaman
USA/Aus - 2018 - 143m - col / scope / 3-D
D: James Wan
D-Cinema, IMAX-D/L and ScreenX release prints. Many scenes in the LF version are reframed at 1.90:1 aspect ratio.
Dolby Atmos / DTS:X / IMAX 12-track

Bhajjo Veero Ve
ਭੱਜੋ ਵੀਰੋ ਵੇ
India - 2018 - 110m - col / scope
D: Amberdeep Singh
Audio: 5.1

An Elephant Sitting Still
大象席地而坐
China - 2018 - 230m - col
D: Hu Bo
Audio: 5.1

Free Solo
USA - 2018 - 100m - col
D: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 12-track

The House That Jack Built
Den/Fr/Ger/Swd - 2018 - 153m - col / scope
D: Lars von Trier
Audio: 5.1

Keepers of the Flame
Ire - 2017 - 89m - col / scope
D: Nuala O'Connor
Audio: Stereo

Khrustalyov, My Car!
Хрусталёв, машину!
Russia/Fr - 1998 - 147m - bw
D: Aleksey German
Audio: Mono

Lizzie
USA - 2018 - 103m - col / scope
D: Craig William Macneill
Audio: 5.1

Miłość jest wszystkim
Pol - 2018 - 130m - col / scope
D: Michał Kwieciński
Audio: 5.1

Odiyan
ഒടിയൻ
India - 2018 - 167m - col / scope
D: V.A. Shrikumar Menon
Dolby Atmos

Şampiyon
Bizim İcın Şampiyon
Turk - 2018 - 129m - col / scope
D: Ahmet Katıksız
Audio: 5.1

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
USA - 2018 - 117m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

Reissues:
It's a Wonderful Life (USA - 1946)
The Last Movie (USA - 1971)


 


Home Video (premiere)
17 - 23 Dec 2018

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

Assassination Classroom: The Movie: 365 Days' Time
劇場版『暗殺教室』365日の時間
Jpn - 2016 - 92m - col
D: Seiji Kishi
Audio: 5.1

A Question of Faith
USA - 2017 - 104m - col
D: Kevan Otto
Audio: 5.1


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Home Video (ex-cinema)
17 - 23 Dec 2018

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

13 Frightened Girls!
USA - 1963 - 87m - col
D: William Castle
Box-set premiere: William Castle at Columbia Volume Two.
Audio: Mono

Berserk
UK - 1967 - 96m - col
D: Jim O’Connolly
Audio: Mono

Postcards From London
UK - 2018 - 88m - col / scope
D: Steve McLean
Audio: 5.1

Return of the Hero
Le retour du héros
Fr/Belg - 2018 - 88m - col / scope
D: Laurent Tirard
Audio: 5.1

Strait-Jacket
USA - 1963 - 93m - bw
D: William Castle
Box-set premiere: William Castle at Columbia Volume Two.
Audio: Mono

Zotz!
USA - 1962 - 87m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: William Castle
Box-set premiere: William Castle at Columbia Volume Two.
Audio: Mono

Aquaman

Home Video (reissues)
17 - 23 Dec 2018

Feature films and TV movies:

Fast and Loose
UK - 1954 - 75m - bw
D: Gordon Parry
Audio: Mono

Girl With Green Eyes
UK - 1963 - 91m - bw
D: Desmond Davis
Audio: Mono

The Old Dark House
UK/USA - 1962 - 86m - col
D: William Castle
Audio: Mono

Porco Rosso
紅の豚
Jpn - 1992 - 94m - col
D: Hayao Miyazaki
Dolby Stereo

Threads
UK/Aus (TV) - 1984 - 112m - col
D: Mick Jackson
Audio: Mono

When a Stranger Calls
USA - 1979 - 97m - col
D: Fred Walton
Audio: Mono

When a Stranger Calls Back
USA (TV) - 1993 - 94m - col
D: Fred Walton
Audio: Stereo

Whisper of the Heart
耳をすませば
Jpn - 1995 - 111m - col
D: Yoshifumi Kondō
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.

Friday 7 December 2018

2018: December 7 - 16




Cinema
7 - 13 Dec 2018

Feature films screened in UK cinemas for the first time:

Amá
UK - 2018 - 73m - col
D: Lorna Tucker
Audio: Stereo

Await Further Instructions
UK - 2018 - 87m - col / scope
D: Johnny Kevorkian
Audio: 5.1

Banjara
ਬੰਜਰ : ਥੇ ਟਰੱਕ ਡਰਾਈਵਰ
India/Can - 2018 - 131m - col / scope
D: Mushtaq Pasha
Audio: 5.1

The Belly of the Whale
Ire - 2018 - 87m - col / scope
D: Morgan Bushe
Audio: 5.1

A Cool Fish
无名之辈
China - 2018 - 109m - col / scope
D: Rao Xiaozhi
Audio: 5.1

Hedefim Sensin
Turk - 2018 - 110m - col
D: Kıvanç Baruönü
Audio: 5.1

Kafalar Karışık
Turk - 2018 - 95m - col
D: Yücel Yolcu
Audio: 5.1

Kedarnath
केदारनाथ
India - 2018 - 116m - col / scope
D: Abhishek Kapoor
Dolby Atmos

Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons
Nigeria - 2018 - 106m - col / scope
D: Ayo Makun
Audio: 5.1

Mortal Engines
NZ/USA - 2018 - 128m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Christian Rivers
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

Mug
Twarz
Pol - 2018 - 91m - col / scope
D: Małgorzata Szumowska
Audio: 5.1

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
僕のヒーローアカデミア The Movie
Jpn - 2018 - 97m - col
D: Kenji Nagasaki
Audio: 5.1

The Old Man & the Gun
USA - 2018 - 93m - col / scope
D: David Lowery
Audio: 5.1

Return of the Hero
Le retour du héros
Fr/Belg - 2018 - 88m - col / scope
D: Laurent Tirard
Audio: 5.1

Sorry to Bother You
USA - 2018 - 112m - col / scope
D: Boots Riley
Audio: 5.1

Tulip Fever
UK/USA - 2017 - 105m - col / scope
D: Justin Chadwick
Audio: 5.1

White Boy Rick
USA - 2018 - 111m - col / scope
D: Yann Demange
Audio: 5.1

Reissues:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (USA - 1969)
Die Hard (USA - 1988)


Await Further Instructions

Home Video (premiere)
10 - 16 Dec 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 Great British Mortgage Swindle
UK - 2016 - 103m - col
D: Michael O'Bernicia, Michael O'Deira
Audio: Stereo

Informer
UK (TV) - 2018 - 348m - 6 eps - col
D: Jonny Campbell
Audio: Stereo

Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions: The Movie: Take On Me
映画 中二病でも恋がしたい! - Take On Me -
Jpn - 2018 - 96m - col
D: Tatsuya Ishihara
Audio: 5.1

Red and Blue
UK - 1967 - 35m - col
D: Tony Richardson
Audio: Mono

Red White and Zero
UK - 1967 - 62m - bw and col
D: Lindsay Anderson, Zero Mostel
Audio: Mono



Home Video (ex-cinema)
10 - 16 Dec 2018

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

Christopher Robin
USA/UK - 2018 - 104m - col / scope
D: Marc Forster
Audio: 7.1

The Equalizer 2
USA - 2018 - 121m - col / scope
D: Antoine Fuqua
Censored version: Cut for category in UK cinemas (from 18 to 15), and this version has been issued on DVD and Blu-ray. However, the uncut 18-cert version is available on 4K Blu-ray, which means the complete film is denied to the vast majority of people who view it on home video.
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

The Festival
UK - 2018 - 98m - col / scope
D: Iain Morris
Audio: 5.1

Kusama: Infinity
USA - 2018 - 77m - col
D: Heather Lenz
Audio: Stereo

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
UK/USA - 2018 - 96m - col
D: Steve Loveridge
Audio: Stereo

The Meg
USA/China - 2018 - 113m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Jon Turteltaub
Dolby Atmos / DTS:X / IMAX 12-track

Path of Blood
UK - 2018 - 92m - col
D: Jonathan Hacker
Audio: 5.1

Summer in the Forest
UK - 2016 - 107m - col / scope
D: Randall Wright
Audio: Stereo

They Shall Not Grow Old
UK/NZ - 2018 - 99m - col and bw / 3-D
D: Peter Jackson
Audio: 5.1

Once Upon a Time in China

Home Video (reissues)
10 - 16 Dec 2018

Feature films and TV movies:

Block-Heads
USA - 1938 - 57m - bw
D: John G. Blystone
Audio: Mono

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
USA - 1969 - 105m - col
D: Paul Mazursky
Audio: Mono

Delirium
Le foto di Gioia
It - 1987 - 94m - col
D: Lamberto Bava
Audio: Mono

Dragon Fist
龍拳
HK/S.Korea - 1978 - 92m - col / scope
D: Lo Wei, Lee Jeong-ho
Audio: Mono

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
USA - 1988 - 96m - col
D: James Signorelli
Audio: Mono

The Equalizer
USA/Aus - 2014 - 132m - col / scope
D: Antoine Fuqua
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Marriage Italian Style
Matrimonio all’italiana
It/Fr - 1964 - 102m - col
D: Vittorio De Sica
Audio: Mono

The Mighty Peking Man
猩猩王
HK - 1977 - 86m - col / scope
D: Ho Meng-hua
Audio: Mono

Once Upon a Time in China
黃飛鴻
HK - 1991 - 134m/112m - col / scope
D: Tsui Hark
Audio: Mono

Once Upon a Time in China III
黃飛鴻之三獅王爭霸
HK - 1993 - 111m - col / scope
D: Tsui Hark
Dolby Stereo

Once Upon a Time in China II
黃飛鴻之二男兒當自強
HK - 1992 - 112m - col / scope
D: Tsui Hark
Audio: Mono

Othello
[see: Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice, The]

Our Relations
USA - 1936 - 73m - bw
D: Harry Lachman
Audio: Mono

Pardon Us
USA - 1931 - 56m/65m - bw
D: James Parrott
Originally premiered in UK cinemas as Jailbirds.
Audio: Mono

Sons of the Desert
USA - 1933 - 68m - bw
D: William A. Seiter
Originally premiered in UK cinemas as Fraternally Yours.
Audio: Mono

A Special Day
Una giornata particolare
It/Can - 1977 - 110m - col
D: Ettore Scola
Audio: Mono

A Taste of Honey
UK - 1961 - 100m - bw
D: Tony Richardson
Audio: Mono

Texas, Adios
Texas, addio
It/Sp - 1966 - 92m - col / scope
D: Ferdinando Baldi
Originally premiered in UK cinemas as The Avenger.
Audio: Mono

To Kill With Intrigue
劍花煙雨江南
Tai - 1977 - 111m - col / scope
D: Lo Wei
Audio: Mono

The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice
USA/It/Fr/Morocco - 1952 - 91m - bw
D: Orson Welles
Audio: Mono

Two Women
La ciociara
It/Fr - 1960 - 110m - bw
D: Vittorio De Sica
Audio: Mono

Way Out West
USA - 1937 - 64m - bw
D: James W. Horne
Audio: Mono

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Ieri oggi domani
It/Fr - 1963 - 119m - col / scope
D: Vittorio De Sica
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.