Be in to win DVDs – February 2015

David Attenborough: Micro Monsters

David Attenborough takes you on an amazing journey into the hidden world of bugs.

From the BAFTA and Emmy-winning producers of David Attenborough’s Galapagos and Kingdom of Plants, Micro Monsters uses pioneering macroscopic camera techniques to get closer than ever to the fascinating, beautiful, scary and downright alien world of arthropods – spiders, scorpions and insects. David Attenborough reveals how and why bugs became the most successful group of animals on the planet, outnumbering humans billions to one, and able to survive environments deadly to us. Ranging from the earliest simple organisms millennia before the dinosaurs, through their evolution into a bewilderingly diverse number of types and species, Micro Monsters shows the tactics these amazing creatures use to survive and thrive. Armies of killer ants, spiders weaving silken trap doors, beetles shooting boiling chemicals at their enemies, bees communicating with a waggle, deadly scorpions which have a beautiful mating dance, termites that build air-conditioned skyscrapers and the incredible double life of butterflies – all these and more are shown in the most stunning visual sequences, presented by the world’s favourite naturalist.

STARRING: Sir David Attenborough

GENRE: Documentary

AS SEEN ON: TV One

 * RELEASING: 4 February * 1 Disc * DVD RRP: $29.99 * BD RRP: $34.99 *

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The Great Fire 

As ITV's most expensive micro series to date – costing £6.35m – and featuring stars of Boardwalk Empire, Game Of Thrones and Broadchurch, The Great Fire is a vivid reimagining of the tragic historical event.

As the great fire tears London apart, this brand new epic drama details the heart-wrenching stories of a city and its people in crisis. The chaos follows speculation over blame for the fire, which broke out on the hottest night of a sweltering summer in London.

The Fire rages through the poorest quarter of the city and causes a revolt against the King of England, Charles II and the residents find themselves fearing for their lives and in need of aid. Quickly, fingers of blame are pointed at Thomas Farriner (Buchan – Broadchurch) – a father of two and the humble baker of Pudding Lane who supplies bread to the King.

A fascinating insight into what really happened on the night of Sunday 2nd of September 1666. The Great Fire of London where parts of the city burned for 3 days with 6 recorded deaths and thousands of homes burnt to the ground.

STARRING: Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch), Rose Leslie (Utopia, Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey), Jack Huston (American Hustle, Boardwalk Empire, Parade’s End), Daniel Mays (Mrs Biggs, Treasure Island, Public Enemies), Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Dracula, Mr Selfridge, World Without End)

GENRE: Drama

AS SEEN ON: TV One

* RELEASING: 4 FEBRUARY * 1 DISC * DVD RRP: $24.99 *

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The Island with Bear Grylls

The Island with Bear Grylls is a survival skills reality television series narrated by Bear Grylls.

Thirteen British men were taken to a remote, uninhabited Pacific island by Bear Grylls for a month where they were left completely alone, filming themselves, and with only the clothes they were wearing and some basic tools. Their initial priorities were to find a fresh water source and food to feed themselves. On 23 May 2014, it was announced that The Island has been recommissioned for a second series to air in 2015.

The show is presented as a challenge for modern men to see if they can survive when marooned on a Pacific Island armed only with minimal tools and their own initiatives. According to Bear Grylls, masculinity is in crisis, and he is interested to see if men can survive stripped of the luxuries of 21st century living, and the show is therefore also a social experiment to see if man can recapture his primeval instincts.

STARRING: Bear Grylls

GENRE: Reality

AS SEEN ON: TV One

* RELEASING: 25 FEBRUARY * 2 DISC * DVD RRP: $19.99 * 

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The Judge

Robert Downey Jr. stars as big city lawyer Hank Palmer who, following the death of his mother, returns to his childhood country home, where he discovers that his estranged father, portrayed by Robert Duvall, the town’s judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth and, along the way, reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.

Featuring an all star cast including Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton (Fargo), Oscar Nominee Vera Farmiga (The Conjuring), Vincent D’onofrio (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), Jeremy Strong (The Good Wife), Dax Shephard (Parenthood) and Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl).

The Judge is also the first film from Team Downey, the production company founded by Hollywood Producer Susan Downey (Sherlock Holmes, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) and her husband Robert Downey Jr (A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints).

* DVD RRP: $39.99 * BLU-RAY RRP: $44.99 * DVD DISCS: 1 * BLU-RAY DISCS: 1 *

STARRING: Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man, Sherlock Holmes), Robert Duvall (The Godfather),

DIRECTED: David Dobkin (The Wedding Crashers)

GENRE: Drama

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Ping Pong Summer

The year is 1985. Rad Miracle is a shy 13-year-old white kid who's obsessed with two things: ping pong and hip hop. During his family's annual summer vacation to Ocean City, Maryland, Rad makes a new best friend, experiences his first real crush, becomes the target of rich, racist local bullies, and finds an unexpected mentor in his outcast next-door neighbour. Ping Pong Summer is about that time in your life when you're treated like an alien by everyone around you, even though you know deep down you're as funky fresh as it gets.

STARRING: Susan Sarandon (The Lovely Bones, The Big Wedding, Snitch), Lea Thompson (Back To The Future franchise), John Hannah (TV’s Damages, Sliding Doors), Judah Friedlander (TV’s 30 Rock, Sharknado 2)

DIRECTOR: Michael Tully (Cocaine Angel, Septien)

GENRE: Comedy

* DVD RRP: $34.99 * DVD DISCS: 1 *

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