Madman January DVD Releases

Kick off the new year with these titles from Madman!

Combat Collection 5 Pack

Five Fantastic, Classic War Films.

The Combat Collection contains 5 fascinating war films featuring a range of perspectives from both WW1 and WW2. Includes Raid on Entebbe, Come See The Paradise, The Blue Max, Sailor of the King and American Guerrilla in the Philippines

The Human Scale

Life in the mega city.

50% of the world's population lives in urban areas. By 2050 this will increase to 80%. Life in a mega city is both enchanting and problematic. Today we face peak oil, climate change, loneliness and severe health issues due to our way of life. But why?

The Danish architect and professor Jan Gehl has studied human behavior in cities through 40 years. He has documented how modern cities repel human interaction, and argues that we can build cities in a way, which takes human needs for inclusion and intimacy into account.

THE HUMAN SCALE meets thinkers, architects and urban planners across the globe. It questions our assumptions about modernity, exploring what happens when we put people into the center of our planning.

What's In A Name

In France each year there are 800,000 births, 800,000 names, 800,000 arguments!

Vincent (Patrick Bruel), a successful forty-something, is about to become a father for the first time. His sister Élisabeth (Valérie Benguigui) invites him to a dinner party at her beautiful apartment in Paris, with her academic husband Pierre (Charles Berling) and his childhood friend, Claude (Guillaume de Tonquédec).

Whilst waiting for Anna (Judith El Zein), his stylish younger spouse who is always running late, his cohorts gleefully bombard him with questions on his fast approaching fatherhood. But when his hosts ask Vincent what name he has chosen for his future offspring, his response plunges the family into chaos.

What Maisie Knew

Based on the acclaimed novel by Henry James.

7-year-old Maisie is caught in the middle of an ugly custody battle between her bohemian, New York-dwelling parents.

In a race to win the court's advantage, Beale marries Maisie's nanny Margo, prompting Suzanna in turn to marry friend and local bartender, Lincoln. As Maisie is shuttled back and forth between her parents, she comes to rely on her new step parents, who begin to see how selfish and damaged Maisie's parents are.

Danger Man: The Incredible Mr Goodwin

The new breed of escapologist and professional danger-man.

Jonathan Goodwin is a man who combines the skill of Houdini and Superman. Emulating his childhood heroes, the great American sideshow acts and comic-book characters, Goodwin takes his unique brand of entertainment on location around the UK and the US.

Share the tension and excitement as he attempts spectacular feats of out-of-this-world bravery, agility and physical strength. These include racing to unlock himself from a rocket-launched car before it drags him off a 200-foot cliff and fighting to the surface after being buried underground – after first being bitten by a venomous snake. He also freeclimbs up a towering office block and attempts an incredible headline-making stunt hanging by a burning rope from the iconic London Eye!

But this jaw-dropping series doesn't just show a wide-variety of stunts – it goes behind the scenes to share the emotions of his family and friends as they watch him tackle often terrifying feats. It also charts the extraordinary preparation and training Goodwin goes through before his performances, many of which have never been attempted before.