One of the defining films of the French New Wave, The 400 Blows - Francois Truffaut's semi-autobiographical first feature - stars Jean-Pierre Léaud as Antoine Doinel, an unruly young Parisian whose unhappiness leads him into trouble.
Frequently running away from school and home, Antoine spends much of his time playing with his friends on the steets of the city, but events take a more serious turn when an accusation of plagiarism leads him to quit school and the theft of a typewriter lands him in trouble with the police. Léaud was to reprise his role as Doinel in four further Truffaut-directed adventures: 'Antoine et Colette' (1962), 'Baiser volés' (1968), 'Domicile conjugal' (1970), and 'Love on the Run' (1979).
Blu-ray Details
Format: Blu-ray B&W
Region: B
Released: 11th August 2014
Subtitles: English
Blu-ray Extras
Restored
Introduction by Serge Toubiana
Audio Commentary with Robert Lachenay
Screen Tests.
In Belgium we still have to wait to see the first one, but as Hollywood is always ahead of us, a sequel for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is set for 2016.
With a 65 million opening weekend, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies on Sunday announced plans for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, with a release date of June 3, 2016.
Michael Bay will return to produce with his Platinum Dunes partners, and Turtles writing team Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec are on board to pen the sequel script and executive produce. The statement did not specify whether or not Jonathan Liebesman would return to direct.
According to Eric Powell 16 Volt has put an end to their career. Here is his statement:
"I have had to make a very hard and heavy personal choice. It is with my deepest appreciation, gratitude, love and respect that I announce this. After 23 years of serving 16volt and riding the insane roller coaster I have decided to put the band on permanent hiatus. There are many factors that contribute to this decision including the retirement of 18 year member, Mike Peoples. We have many skeletons, ghosts and baggage and we are stifled by our own existence, the band has more than run it’s course.
This was obviously a hard decision but a necessary one as an artist. I want you to know, It’s not over. This is the closing of a chapter but the beginning of a new one. I have started a new project with some great musicians and we look forward to announcing everything soon. I want to thank each and everyone of you for the love, joy, excitement and purpose you have given me for the majority of my life. I will never forget any of it and I hope you will continue to go along with us on this next chapter.
Please stay posted here as we will continue to keep you updated as news is developing on the new project. It’s gonna be amazing and we want you to as always, be a part of what we are doing."
The Mission's frontman Wayne Hussey returns with a new solo single, "Wither on the vine", taken from the album "Songs of candlelight and razorblades" which will be out in September.
Menahem Golan, a veteran Israeli filmmaker who produced some of the biggest action movies of the 1980s, has died in Tel Aviv. He was 85.
Throughout his long career, Golan produced more than 200 movies and directed a fourth of them. Among his hits were "The Delta Force," starring Chuck Norris, and the "Death Wish" sequels starring Charles Bronson. He also produced films starring Sean Connery, Sylvester Stallone and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
The Israeli-born Golan was a pilot and bombardier in Israel's War of Independence in 1948 and got an Oscar nomination for his film "Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt."
Along with his cousin and partner Yoram Globus, he established The Cannon Group production company, running it for a decade.
Golan, who died Friday, is survived by his wife and three children.
