With "Once Upon A Time" Sol Invictus pass through the door already opened with the vinyl single "Mr Cruel" last year and step into an alternate universe of Dark Folk, 1970s Prog Rock and Psyche- delia. On his by now 18th album with his main band Tony Wakeford, the cynical godfather of Neofolk, is not only accompanied by old cohorts such as Caroline Jago, Lesley Malone, Éilish McCraken and Renée Rosen, but also receives prominent support courtesy of Agalloch-members Don Anderson (lead guitar) and Jason Walton (mix).

With the once more sharp-tongued lyrics and distinct Sol-Invictus-flair of "Once Upon A Time", Tony Wakeford skilfully manages to clearly hark back to the group's rich history. At the same time however, he incorporates new influences to add another dimension to his band's cosmos, even almost 30 years after its inception.

Thus, Sol Invictus still have something to say even nowadays, both in music and content - and "Once Upon A Time" shows that in an impressive manner.

Arrow Video is delighted to announce a limited edition and personalised dual format Blu-ray and DVD box-set of the cult classic Withnail and I, set for release on 20th October 2014 in a stunning new 2k restoration.

This latest addition of classic titles released from Arrow Video will be available in 4 different numbered and personalised boxes, each limited to 500 copies only. Fans can choose their favourite of four artworks available as well as having their names printed on the back of their set. Their names will also feature alongside one of fifteen favourite quotes for a truly unique and personal edition which can be purchased at http://withnailfilm.com/

2000 additional copies will be available featuring the classic poster artwork

Synopsis: 

Camden Town, the arse-end of the sixties. Two struggling, unemployed actors decide some respite is in order and so depart their miserable flat for a week in the Lake District – one that will involve rain, booze, minimal supplies, a randy bull and an even randier Uncle Monty.

Based on the real-life experiences of former actor turned writer/director Bruce Robinson, Withnail and I has become one of British cinema’s most fondly remembered comedies. A cult film in the truest sense that has also become a classic.

Perfectly cast – with career-defining roles for Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths and Ralph Brown – and crammed with irresistibly quotable dialogue, Withnail and I is a sheer delight, even on the umpteenth viewing.

Special Edition Contents

· New 2K restoration of Withnail and I from the original camera negative, supervised and approved by director of photography Peter Hannan

· Bruce Robinson’s follow-up feature, How to Get Ahead in Advertising, newly transferred from original film elements and approved by director of photography Peter Hannan

· High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD Presentation of both films

· Original uncompressed mono 1.0 PCM audio for both films

· Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

· Audio commentary by writer-director Bruce Robinson

· Audio commentary by critic and writer Kevin Jackson, author of the BFI Modern Classic on Withnail and I

· All four original ‘Withnail Weekend’ documentaries, first screened on Channel 4 in 1999, including The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson, which looks at the director’s career, Withnail & Us, which focuses on the film’s making, and two shorter documentaries, I Demand to Have Some Booze and Withnail on the Pier

· Newly filmed interviews with key members of WITHNAIL and I’s behind-the-scenes team (TBC)

· Theatrical trailers for both films

· Exclusive limited edition hardback book packaging (2,000 copies) containing new writing on the films, reprints of key articles on WITHNAIL and I, deleted scenes and more across 200 pages, illustrated with original production stills

· More to be announced!

Dream Police is an American musical production by Nick Chiericozzi and Mark Perro, the founding members of The Men. The project began in 2010 as a reservoir for ideas which had overflowed from The Men's drainpipe. In that same year, a two-song cassette single was self-released, with a follow-up live document in 2011.

In the summer of 2013, The Men had just come home from five straight months of touring. For Perro and Chiericozzi, the desire to create was still strong, so they did what they used to do when they first started the band — they started jamming.

Although the production began using the most conservative rock n’ roll devices, Chiericozzi suggested adding drum machine to the song “Pouring Rain,” and everything changed. Over the next six months, the two Men and their collaborator Kyle Keays-Hagerman spent countless hours reshaping every song, constructing them from nothing.They obsessed over every tone, every part. They’d spend an entire day on one snare crack.

The album slowly plumed into a cloud of future primitive psychedelia bursting with glimmering electronics and cinematic, vibrato storytelling. The result of that process is Hypnotized: something borne from The Men, but free of it. It was mixed the weekend after Tomorrow's Hits was released, and then Perro and Chiericozzi were off again.

Dream Police is not a side project, rather a new realization for the original brains behind The Men's psychedelic & sonically stimulating vision. 

Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions has announced that Tom Cruise has signed-on to star and produce a 5th installment in the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise. The actor will reprise the role of Ethan Hunt, who was first introduced to moviegoers in 1996.

The project is expected to announce a writer and also a director shortly and will be developed by Cruise, Paramount and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, who served as producers on previous films in the hit series. Skydance Productions, who served as co-financers and executive producers of the last installment will work closely with the team in the development and production process.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with Tom on ‘Mission:Impossible’ once again,” said Paramount Pictures President and CEO Brad Grey. “The last installment of the Mission series was the biggest in the life of this franchise. Tom has been at the heart of its success and we look forward to his great talent, and the continued global appeal for another Mission, to drive fans around the world to the next chapter of this series.”

Tom Cruise has achieved extraordinary success as an actor, producer, and philanthropist in a career spanning over three decades. He is a three-time Academy Award® nominee and three-time Golden Globe Award winner whose filmshave earned in excess of eight billion dollars worldwide—an incomparable accomplishment. Fifteen of Cruise’s films have grossed over one hundred million dollars in the United States alone and nineteen have grossed over two hundred million globally, including OBLIVION, which is currently in release.

The 4th installment in the globally successful franchise “Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol,” earned nearly $700M around the world and became Cruise’s highest grossing film to date in his storied career.

The “Mission: Impossible” franchise has earned over $2B at the worldwide box office, making it one of the most successful franchises in movie history.

DUTCH VERSION

Paramount Pictures en Skydance Productions kondigen de start aan van de draaiperiode van de nieuwe “MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE”. Het vijfde deel van de blockbuster franchise zal gedraaid worden in Wenen, Marokko en Londen.

De regie is in handen van Christopher McQuarrie en het scenario werd geschreven door Drew Pearce, Christopher McQuarrie en Will Staples. De film wordt geproduceerd door Tom Cruise (Tom Cruise Productions), J.J. Abrams en Bryan Burk (Bad Robot). David Ellison, Dana Goldberg en Don Granger van Skydance Productions zijn de executive producers.

Tom Cruise schittert opnieuw in de iconische rol van Ethan Hunt, een personage dat voor het eerst geïntroduceerd werd in 1996. Daarnaast maken oude bekenden hun comeback: Simon Pegg vertolkt Benj, Jeremy Renner speelt Brandt en Ving Rhames neemt de rol van Luther voor zijn rekening. Nieuwe rollen zijn weggelegd voor Alec Baldwin en Rebecca Ferguson.

Het vierde deel van het globale succes “MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL” bracht wereldwijd $700 miljoen box office op. Het werd de meest succesvolle film van Tom Cruise in zijn carrière.

De “MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE” franchise bracht in totaal wereldwijd $2 miljard box office op en is één van de meest succesvolle film franchises in de wereld.

On 7th October A-Film releases Deadly Virtues on DVD.

Director: Ate de Jong

With: Edward Akrout, Matt Barber en Megan Maczko

Genre: Thriller

Watch the trailer below!

DUTCH VERSION

Deadly Virtues op DVD

Releasedatum 7 oktober 2014

Deze home-invasion-martel-thriller is zeker niet voor watjes!

Tom en Alison worden in hun slaapkamer overvallen. De indringer bindt Tom vast en verlangt van Alison een weekend samen.

Natuurlijk stribbelt Alison tegen, maar verzet wordt bestraft met marteling van Tom. Intussen palmt de indringer haar langzaam in. Met begrip voor haar situatie en de nadruk op de slechte kanten van Tom weet hij een zaadje van onzekerheid bij haar te planten. Bij deze charmante vreemdeling steekt haar man ineens als

een onaangename bruut af.

Regie: Ate de Jong

Met o.a.: Edward Akrout, Matt Barber en Megan Maczko

Genre: Thriller

Taal: Engels

Ondertiteling: Nederlands

Minuten: 87