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Tuesday 13th

Now’s your chance to own the first ever original UK sitcom commission for E4, The Inbetweeners, landing on DVD courtesy of 4DVD from 2nd June 2008. Featuring all six episodes, the DVD is stacked with extras including video diaries from all four cast members, the-making-of documentary, behind-the-scenes footage giving you a chance to see what the boys are really like as well as deleted scenes. More details here.

Take Groundhog Day, mix in a bit of Final Destination and The Butterfly Effect and you get the recipe for The Deaths of Ian Stone. Released by Entertainment In Video to rent on 12th May and to buy on 26th May 2008, this imaginative and unpredictable science fiction thriller is helmed by acclaimed commercials director, Dario Piana. More details here.

Monday 12th

A comedy crime caper with a great cast of Hollywood stars, My Spy is available to buy and rent on DVD from 14th July 2008, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. More details here.

Jason King, the scene – stealing, dandy and suave crime investigator from the star - studded series of Department S – also a Network release – makes a long-awaited entrance into the spin–off series on DVD; Jason King – The Complete Series Special Edition is out on 30th June 2008, RRP £59.99. This 7–disc set includes all 26 episodes complete and uncut. More details here.

Saturday 10th

Master filmmaker Sidney Lumet is back at the top of his game with Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, an absorbing suspense thriller about a family facing the worst enemy of all – itself. This classy, classic heist-gone-wrong drama in the tradition of The Killing and Lumet’s own The Anderson Tapes, is a compelling film released by Entertainment In Video to rent on 5th May 2008 and to buy on retail DVD and on Blu-Ray on 26th May 2008. More details here.

BAFTA winners Gary Oldman (Hannibal, Harry Potter) and Paddy Considine (Dead Man’s Shoes, The Bourne Ultimatum) star in the atmospheric, psychological thriller The Backwoods, a dark tale of revenge set for DVD release on 19th May 2008 courtesy of Momentum Pictures. More details here.

Friday 9th

If you couldn’t get enough of the Latino beats and body shimmying of TV favourites – Strictly Come Dancing, and So You Think You Can Dance, now’s your chance to witness Ballroom and Latin dancing taken to the next level. Filmed at Australia’s Canberra Theatre, Warner Music Entertainment introduces super hot Burn The Floor – FloorPlay out to own on DVD from 19th May 2008. More details here.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) have announced that it will launch its first BD-Live enabled Blu-ray title outside the US market, with the release of Men In Black in selected international territories beginning 16th June 2008. More details here.

Thursday 8th

BAFTA-winning TV drama Frankie’s House, starring Iain Glen (Resident Evil) and Kevin Dillon (Entourage) will be released by Network for the first time on DVD in the UK on 23rd June 2008, RRP £14.99. More details here.

Death never runs out of time, especially in The Abandoned, a bloody tale that raises the bar for haunted house horror with its shocking story, extremely high production values and excellent direction and cinematography. Set for DVD release on 19th May 2008 courtesy of Momentum Pictures, The Abandoned is a metaphysical Spanish horror film from Nacho Cerdà, and most certainly not your normal run of the mill slasher-of-the-week fare. More details here.

Wednesday 7th

Set for rental release on 26th May 2008 and retail release on 23rd June 2008 by Momentum Pictures, Penelope’s contemporary spin on the traditional fairy tale features a heroine who learns to love and value herself for what she is rather than how she looks, a message that will resonate with all young girls. More details here.

The critically-acclaimed hit comedy drama series, Skins – Series 2 is available to own on DVD from 5th May 2008 with the Series 1-2 Box Set also being released on the same date by 4DVD. More details here.

Tuesday 6th

Network is proud to present a third volume of documentaries from one of the world’s most respected factual film-makers. The 3–disc set: John Pilger – Reporting The World (E), containing 15 of the Australian’s acclaimed works is released on 9th June 2008. More details here.

If you want to feel fabulous and confident in your own skin then why not take up Universal Pictures’ Countdown To Summer fitness challenge with a choice of top notch new and tried and tested fitness DVDs that really offer something for everyone. Claire King, the award-winning star of TV’s Emmerdale and Bad Girls will spearhead the campaign, by making her fitness DVD debut with Claire King’s Ultimate Body Workout from 12th May 2008. More details here.

Monday 5th

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment proudly presents the epic romance Saawariya, available to buy on DVD and Blu-ray from 19th May 2008. More details here.

From J.J. Abrams, the extraordinary talent that brought us Lost, director Matt Reeves comes Cloverfield, one of the most terrifying, groundbreaking and critically acclaimed thrillers to hit the big screen in 2008, available from Paramount Home Entertainment on DVD from June 9th 2008. More details here.

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