Roadshow – July 2013 Releases

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THE CRIMSON PETAL AND THE WHITE

LABEL:                 Fremantle
RELEASE DATE:     17 July 2013
STARRING:             Romola Garai, Gillian Anderson
CATEGORY:           Drama
RRP DVD:              $39.99

The streets of London in the 1870s are anything but a safe place in this adaptation of Michel Faber's international bestselling novel.

This provocative and riveting tale tells the story of Sugar (Garai), an alluring, well read young prostitute who yearns for a better life away from the brothel she is attached to, run by the contemptible Mrs Castaway (Anderson). Highly sought after and sexually adept, Sugar finds her only comfort in the secret novel she is writing in which a murderous prostitute takes revenge on her clients. However, things change for her when she meets wealthy businessman William Rackham (O'Dowd).

Special Features: deleted scenes, in-depth interviews with Romola Garai, Chris O'Dowd and David M Thompson

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LIBERAL ARTS

LABEL:                 Icon
RELEASE DATE:     10 July 2013
DIRECTOR:             Josh Radnor
STARRING:             Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney
CATEGORY:           Drama
RRP DVD:              $39.99
RRP BluRay:           $39.99

Debuting at Sundance Film Festival, Liberal Arts is an intelligent, honest and insightful romantic dramedy.

Bookish and newly single Jesse Fisher (Radnor) returns to his alma mater for his favourite professor's retirement dinner. A chance meeting with Zibby (Olsen) – a precocious classical music-loving sophomore – awakens in him long-dormant feelings of possibility and connection.

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NEW TRICKS: SERIES 9

LABEL:                 ABC
RELEASE DATE:     24 July 2013
STARRING:             Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong, Dennis Waterman, Denis Lawson
CATEGORY:           Drama
RRP DVD:              $39.99

Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman is back heading up her team of retired detectives who don't always do things by the book but always get results. In this series Sandra has a new recruit, former DI Steve McAndrew who is a bundle of energetic optimism with a tendency to get under the skin of the cases he's working on.

Breaking rules and ignoring procedure are all in a day's work for Pullman's team but even by Gerry Standing's and Brian Lane's standards, Steve's unorthodox approach to policing raises a few eyebrows. With the usual mix of superb characters, intriguing storylines and sharp dialogue, New Tricks may get older but is as spirited as ever.

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THE ART OF SPAIN

LABEL:                 BBC
RELEASE DATE:     03 July 2013
STARRING:             Andrew Graham-Dixon
CATEGORY:           Documentary
RRP DVD:              $19.99

In this absorbing series, Andrew Graham-Dixon (The Art of Spain, The Art of Germany) travels from the south to the north in his bid to learn more about the history of art in Spain, while experiencing Spanish culture, with all of its drama and exuberance.

Andrew explores the work of some of Europe's most important artists from the Renaissance to Modernism including Goya, Picasso, Dali, El Greco and Velasquez. He immerses himself in Spanish life, from Moorish art and the Islamic legacy in Spain and Europe to flamenco – without forgetting the all important food and drink. In going 'off the beaten track', he reveals further insights into the culture, talking to the people who live and work with the greatest Spanish art and architecture every day.

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GODDESS

LABEL:                 Roadshow
RELEASE DATE:     17 July 2013
DIRECTOR:             Mark Lamprell
STARRING:             Laura Michelle Kelly, Ronan Keating, Magda Szubanski, Pia Miranda
CATEGORY:           Comedy
RRP DVD:              $34.99
RRP BluRay:           $39.99

A heart-warming Australian romantic comedy, based on the original stage play 'Sink Songs'.

When young mum Elspeth Dickens (Kelly), mother of naughty twin boys, installs a webcam in her kitchen, her funny sinksongs make her a cyber-sensation. While her husband James (Keating) is off saving the world's whales, Elspeth is offered the chance of a lifetime. But when forced to choose between fame and family, the newly anointed internet goddess almost loses it all.

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