Fasten your seatbelts for animated adventure, Super Wings: Maximum Speed, landing in UK cinemas on 3rd May courtesy of Dazzler Media. With dazzling animation and excitement for all ages, this is the big screen movie debut of the smash hit children's television series and enormously popular global toy brand. Young airplane Jet and his heroic team must save the day after a toy factory owner sees his business collapse due to the impact of social media, and hatches an evil plan.
Cannes debut hit, Riddle of Fire, sets UK release
Retro-inspired adventure Riddle of Fire premieres in the UK exclusively on the Icon Film Channel from 6th May, before releasing in selected UK cinemas from 7th June. A fantastical tale billed as “the coolest debut from Cannes” (by AnOther Magazine), this unique neo-fairytale, beautifully shot on 16mm, is an unforgettable concoction of Romanticism, British folklore, and the western genre that celebrates the power of imagination. It marks the feature debut of writer and director Weston Razooli and stars Lio Tipton (Crazy Stupid Love, Warm Bodies), Charles Halford (Constantine, True Detective) and Austin Archer (The Night Clerk) alongside a young and talented cast.
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Little Eggs return to the UK this Easter
Dazzler Media is bringing more family fun to UK and Irish cinemas with animated adventure, Little Eggs: A Frozen Rescue, releasing just in time for Easter from 29th March! Following the big screen success of their earlier outing in Little Eggs: An African Rescue, this time when an orphaned Polar Bear cub escapes a travelling circus, Toto makes a promise to return him to his natural habitat. If only he knew it meant travelling to the South Pole!
The Promised Land arrives home this May
Following its recent theatrical release, powerful Nordic western, The Promised Land, is coming to Digital platforms on 29th April and Blu-ray and DVD on 6th May from Icon Film Distribution. This highly acclaimed film stars BAFTA nominee Mads Mikkelsen (The Hunt, Another Round), Amanda Collin (Raised by Wolves), Simon Bennebjerg (Borgen), Kristine Kujath Thorp (Sick of Myself) and Gustav Lindh (The Northman), from BAFTA nominated writer and director Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).
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Bangers & Cash scores home release
The first hit series of reality show, Bangers & Cash, finally comes home on DVD and Download on 8th April from Dazzler Media. Following the Mathewsons, a passionate family of classic car auctioneers from North Yorkshire, the show is currently in its ninth series on television, proving to be an enormous success on the UKTV channel. Now, the ultimate classic car show finally comes home.
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Da'Vine Joy Randolph wins Oscar for The Holdovers
The incredibly talented Da'Vine Joy Randolph (Dolemite Is My Name, Only Murders in the Building) has just won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers, with the film receiving a further four award nominations. Dazzler Media is releasing this stunning film, starring Paul Giamatti, on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD from 22nd April, with all-new bonus material.
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Peter Doherty documentary lands home release
Dazzler Media is bringing acclaimed feature documentary, Peter Doherty: Stranger In My Own Skin, to Digital platforms on 25th March and on Blu-ray and DVD from 1st April. Described as "utterly arresting" (The Guardian) and "staggeringly intimate" (Variety), discover English punk singer-songwriter and Libertines’ legendary front man as he plunges into the depths of addiction at the very height of his popularity. Over a period of 10 years, Doherty was intimately filmed by director-musician Katia de Vidas who shot over 200 hours of exclusive footage for this revealing film.
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Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers gets stunning 4K release
From Oscar winning director Bernardo Bertolucci, his modern classic The Dreamers has been restored in stunning 4K and is available on Digital from 29th April and on 4K Ultra HD 13th May from Icon Film Distribution, with over three hours of bonus materials. The UK Premiere in 4K takes place BFI Southbank with a Q&A from producer Jeremy Thomas. Set against the tumultuous background of the '68 Paris student riots, this striking film stars Michael Pitt (Funny Games, Seven Psychopaths), Louis Garrel (Little Women) and BAFTA winner Eva Green (Casino Royale, Penny Dreadful) in her daring cinematic debut.
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Father Brown: Series 11 comes home
Dazzler Media is bringing the eagerly awaited Father Brown: Series 11 to Blu-ray, DVD and Download-to-Own from 11th March. The charismatic, crime-fighting priest, Father Brown (Mark Williams), returns in this smash-hit BBC series to solve more mysteries in the beautiful English countryside, based on the character created by GK Chesterton. Series 1-10 are also available now.
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Padre Pio comes to home platforms this March
Following its release in selected cinemas, powerful drama Padre Pio comes to Blu-ray, DVD and Download on 11th March from Dazzler Media. It stars BAFTA winner Shia LaBeouf (Honey Boy, The Peanut Butter Falcon) delivering a deeply commited performance in this new historical film from legendary director, Abel Ferrara (Bad Lieutenant, King of New York).
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