DVD's and other passive/aggressive media on your way out the door...

February 8

Devil May Cry 4 (PS3/360)

Capcom make haste and tap into their now trademarked New Year spot. This fourth title looks set to build on the goth-metal riffs of the third – but not necessarily finest – iteration in the demon slaying series.

Turok (PS3/360)

Can a new set of devs resurrect the brand? It's a tall order bringing such a cheese-baked property like Joseph Turok back from the depths of cult-comic-dom and N64 bad-sequel-dom…

February 12

Gone Baby Gone (Region 1)

Ben Affleck's directorial debut scored some great critical acclaim but got lost at sea on its way to the international market. Casey Affleck stars.

February 14

Jumper (Nationwide)

Doug Liman's streak of films has been three things: vibrant, young and great. From Swingers to Bourne (skipping Go) his work has been a barrage of trend-setting (he even directed the pilot for small-screen smash The OC). To hear his latest is about a war between “Jumpers” – the time, not cotton, ripping kind- should evoke joy in the film-going heart. Is it going to be “Bourne-meets-the-Matrix”? Or is it going to be “Johnny-Pneumonic-meets-Back-to-the-Future”? And which would be worse?

February 19

American Gangster Unrated Extended Edition (Region 1)

An alternate opening and an extended cut would be hum-drum for any other director. Expect the works on this 2-disc set…

Lust, Caution (Region 1)

Ang Lee's hot-and-heavy epic makes it to the home format. Expect steamed living-room windows.

February 26

The Darjeeling Limited

Wes Anderson ticked all his own boxes and added some new ones in this tale of three brothers and one dysfunctional, symbiotic family. A masterpiece of art-direction and pace but more than that a very moving tale about real people set in the quirky playground of adult emotions that make up Andersons backdrops.

February 29

No More Heroes (Wii)

Suda 51 returns and will no doubt have friends with him. Friends like open-world satire. Light-sabre duels. Toilets. There's no one like him.

March 11

No Country For Old Men (Region 1)

Now that's what you call a limited theatrical release. And that's what you call a quick DVD release. Did the Coens do it right this time?

 

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Ironman (May)

Jon Favreau has eluded UK viewers with an awkward early-hours slot on ITV for his seminal small-talk show Dinner For Five. His adaptation of Marvel millionaire turned robot warrior won't be as easily avoided.

The Dark Knight (July)

The tragic loss of Heath Ledger may chime awkward bells in the cinema, but Nolan's film looks set to be unmissable with a take on an iconic villain like nothing we've seen.

Fool's Gold (Summer)

Matthew Mcconaughey, Kate Hudson, the helmer of Hitch and a tropical treasure hunt. Can anyone say Sahara-meets-How-to-lose-a-guy-in-10-days? Me too.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Summer)

It's a straight-to-video subtitle but it's doubtless an important big-screen shot at credibility for Rob Cohen who's last big-budgeter Stealth was a slight embarrassment for most involved regardless of its limitless entertainment value (no lie – watch it). With Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (Spiderman, Smallville) onboard as scribes there'll hopefully be something to invest in outside of the main draw of Jet Li versus Michelle Yeoh.

Babylon AD (August)

Set back from its March slot to a meatier, sunnier spot, Kassowitz's adaptation of the Dantec book with Vin Diesel as rough-and-ready merc Toorop, supported by a cast with names like Depardieu and Yeoh (again) point to potential.

 

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