Homescreen is proud to release one of the most controversial, but also best movies from 2013 on DVD. L’Inconnu Du Lac was the sensation at the Un Certain Regard‐program in Cannes last year. Director Alain Guiraudie mixes Hitchcock suspense with the atmosphere of Friedkin’s Cruising.
Director: Alain Guiraudie
Stars: Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d'Assumçao
Synopsis:
Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel. An attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this, but wants to live out his passion anyway.
The movie will be out at 15th May 2014.
Other releases on HOMESCREEN are :
DIE WAND (also out on 15th May)
Director: Julian Pölsler
Stars: Martina Gedeck, Karlheinz Hackl, Ulrike Beimpold
Synopsis:
A woman inexplicably finds herself cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall suddenly surrounds the countryside. Accompanied by her loyal dog Lynx, she becomes immersed in a world untouched by civilization and ruled by the laws of nature.
I, ANNA (also out on 15th May)
Director: Barnaby Southcombe
Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Gabriel Byrne, Eddie Marsan
Synopsis:
A noir thriller told from the point of view of a femme fatale, who falls for the detective in charge of a murder case.
OH BOY (also out on 15th May)
Director: Jan Ole Gerster
Stars: Tom Schilling, Katharina Schüttler, Justus von Dohnányi | See full cast and crew »
Synopsis:
This tragicomedy is a self-ironic portrait of a young man who drops out of university and ends up wandering the streets of the city he lives: Berlin. The film deals with the desire to participate in life and the difficulty to find one's place.
THE LUNCHBOX
Director: Ritesh Batra
Writer: Ritesh Batra (screenplay)
Stars: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Synopsis:
A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to an older man in the dusk of his life as they build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox.
Originally released in 1979, the mythic synth-punk lost classic C.O.M.A. album is available on CD for the first time ever. Including 4 unreleased tracks*!
Before becoming French pop star with Charles de Goal, Patrick Blain was part of C.O.M.A., a synth-punk band that recorded one and only album, chock with ideas, then dismantled shortly after. Originally released on Flamingo in 1979, ‘Clinik Organik Musak Anatomik’ is now a much sought after collector. Some will find similarities with Metal Urbain in their sound, especially tracks like "Assaut," but C.O.M.A. is certainly weirder and mix clangy punk guitar, proto-industrial synth, harmonica, and slapdash electronic drums. Each song is its own experiment.
Inspired by bands like Devo, Wire, XTC, Kraftwerk, The Residents and Magazine, C.O.M.A. is The Screamers this side of the Atlantic Ocean !
DIGISLEEVE CD WITH 8 PAGE FOLD-OUT POSTER BOOKLET WITH LYRICS
On 16th July we return to the old Greece, sp pack your sandals as 300: Rise of an Empire will be released on Blu-ray™, 3D Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Download! Fantastic special effects and excellent performances by Bondgirl Eva Green as Artemisia, Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) and Rodrigo Santoro are one of the main attractions on this new release.
Synopsis:
After its victory over Leonidas' 300, the Persian Army under the command of Xerxes marches towards the major Greek city-states. The Democratic city of Athens, first on the path of Xerxes' army, bases its strength on its fleet, led by admiral Themistocles. Themistocles is forced to an unwilling alliance with the traditional rival of Athens, oligarchic Sparta whose might lies with its superior infantry troops. But Xerxes still reigns supreme in numbers over sea and land.
Director: Noam Murro
Writers: Zack Snyder (screenplay), Kurt Johnstad (screenplay)
Stars: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey
BONUSMATERIAL:
The 300 Effect
Real Leaders and Legends
Women Warriors
Savage Warships
Becoming a Warrior
At the Filmfestival from Ghent in 2013 one of the most remarkable films was Under The Skin by Jonathan Glazer. So far acclaimed mags like Sight & Sound described this weird, but sublime work as one of the movies you have to see this year. In Belgium the movie hits the theatres on 25th June. Watch these pages as distributor A-Film soon will give away film tickets and soundtracks for our readers!
Synopsis:
In Scotland, an alien takes the body of an attractive young woman and travels the country in a van picking up men. As she lures her victims into a trap with the promise of sex, the men are immersed in liquid and their flesh is harvested. She is monitored by another alien, who has the body of a male motorcyclist. When she attempts to seduce a man on a beach, she witnesses the accidental drowning of a man and woman. She watches dispassionately, then kills the first man after he tries to save them. She takes his body with her, leaving the couple's toddler behind.
The movie is also remarkable for its music that’s been composed by Mica Levi from Micachu & The Shapes.
MICA LEVI – COMPOSER
Born in Guildford, Mica Levi was classically trained at school, leading to her winning a scholarship to study composition at the Guildhall School of Music. During her time at the latter she released her first mixtape ‘Filthy Friends’ with producers and MCs including Toddla T, Ghostpoet and Man Like Me. In 2009 she produced songs on DEL’s debut album ‘GOB’.
It was at Guildhall that she met ‘The Shapes’- Raisa Khan and Marc Pell and, with the assistance of producer Matthew Herbert, they made their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Jewellery’ (Rough Trade, 2009). Since then, in addition to creating ‘NEVER’ the group have been extremely prolific: Last year using unorthodox, handmade instruments they collaborated with The London Sinfonietta - one of the world’s leading contemporary orchestras – to release the album ‘Chopped & Screwed’, recorded live in front of an audience at King’s Place.
Earlier this year Micachu and DJ/producer Kwes then released the second volume of their collaborative mixtape series ‘Kwesachu’ which featured artists such as Ghostpoet, Speech Debelle and DELS (volume one was released in 2009 and featured The xx, Hot Chip and Metronomy), and has most recently been working with acclaimed newcomer Tirzah. Mica was made an artist in residence at London’s Southbank Centre in 2011, the youngest individual musician to have ever been granted this unique role.
Marble Sounds is releasing its music video ‘Ship in the sand’, a touching cover of the band Sophia) in cooperation with the Provinciale Stuurgroep KOPP West-Vlaanderen. This steering group is made up of people from different organisations in mental healthcare and aims to sensitize as broadly as possible about KOPP.
The problem that these children are confronted with is often invisible to the outside world. Inside their home it continues to rage rampant. The children often see themselves as the cause of their parents’ problems. They try to hide it at all cost and they take on a great responsibility in the family.
Marble Sounds collaborated with production company Geronimo which came up with the idea to link the band to attention for KOPP in order to visualize those hidden problems with the necessary impact.
The video was written and directed by Dirk Domen. We witness the difficult story of a mother who includes a child into her psychosis. Next to 10-year-old Kasper Kindekens, the film also stars Dutch first-class actress Halina Reijn.
30/05 Gebouw T - Bergen Op Zoom (nl)
07/06 Vera - Groningen (nl)
08/06 Vestrock - Hulst (nl)
05/07 Festival deBeschaving - Utrecht (nl)
05/07 Ronse Opscène - Ronse (b)
18/07 Welcome To The Village - Leeuwarden (nl)
19/07 Woosha - Oostende (b)
16/08 Pukkelpop - Kiewit (b)
23/08 La Truite Magique - Houffalize (b)
12/09 013 - Tilburg (nl)
13/09 Urban Hymns - Bree (b)
11/10 Gigant - Apeldoorn (nl)
