Sydney, August 26, 2010

PRESS RELEASE: Nnooo announces the launch date of myNotebook: Pearl™ for Nintendo DSiWare™ in the Americas.

myNotebook: Pearl, the second in the new series of myNotebook™ releases, goes on sale in the Americas on Monday 30 August. The updated myNotebooks allow the user to save 128 pages, export their notes to their Nintendo DSi Photo Album and unlock brand new page types. They also feature new icons to indicate the time and current battery level.

The launch of myNotebook: Carbon™ and myNotebook: Pearl in Europe, Australia and New Zealand on August 27 has also recently been announced.

“There are now 5 myNotebook colours to choose from and with the launch of myNotebook: Tan™ expected in September, we will have a range of products for all tastes!” said Nnooo’s Creative Director, Nic Watt.

The myNotebook range is part of Nnooo’s myLifeCollected™ series, which also includes myPostcards™ and the soon to be released myDiary™. myDiary will allow users to organise their lives by keeping track of appointments, making daily journal entries and even setting daily alarms.

“The Nnooo studio is buzzing with excitement as we ramp up our releases for DSiWare, WiiWare™ and future Nintendo platforms” said Watt. “We will soon be letting you know more about Spirit Hunters Inc™ and another game in the pipeline which we have not talked about at all yet! Stay tuned.”

myNotebook: Pearl will cost 500 points and will be available from Monday August 30 in the Americas.

NEW HBO COMEDY SERIES DEBUTS ON

BLU-RAY for $49.95RRP and DVD for $39.95RRP

THIS 29 SEPTEMBER 2010.

Starring Thomas Jane, Jane Adams and Anne Heche 

Things are tough for Ray Drecker these days. A former high school sports legend turned middle-aged high school basketball coach, he’s a divorced dad in dire straits, struggling to make ends meet and regain control of his life. Because desperate times call for desperate measures, the well-endowed Ray decides to exploit his best asset in a last ditch attempt to change his fortunes.

Created by Dmitry Lipkin (creator of “The Riches”) and Colette Burson, the timely show uses dark humour to tell the story of a man fighting to survive personal setbacks that have been compounded by a troubled economy.

The series stars Thomas Jane (“The Punisher,” HBO’s “*61”) as Ray Drecker; Jane Adams (“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”) as Ray’s business partner, Tanya Skagle; Anne Heche (“Men in Trees”) as Ray’s ex-wife, Jessica Haxon; Eddie Jemison (“Ocean’s Thirteen”) as Jessica’s successful husband Ronnie; Sianoa Smit-McPhee (“As the Bell Rings”) as Ray’s daughter Darby; and Charlie Saxton (“The Lovely Bones”) as Ray’s son Damon.

The first episode of HUNG was directed by Alexander Payne, who received an Oscar® for co-writing “Sideways,” as well as an Oscar® nomination for directing the film.

Episodes:

Ep 1: Pilot

After a tragedy struck Ray and his home, he is forced to seek an alternative source of income as his kids move in with their Mum. With his ex-wife unwilling to help, he enrolls in an entrepreneurship seminar where he learns to discover the winning tool which he hopes to bring him much-needed fortune. He also chances upon Tanya, who helps him in his newfound endeavor.

Ep 2: Great Sausage or Can I Call You Dick?

Ray fears for his teaching job as he is called to the Principal’s office. He and Tanya push through with their planned business. Hoping to set up their clientele, Tanya enlists a former colleague who has upper-class contacts that are potential customers. Meanwhile, Jessica is having trouble connecting with Damon and Darby, who wish to come home soon to their father.

Ep 3: Strange Friends or The Truth Is, You’re Sexy

Ray’s neighbor, Howard Koontz, files a public indecency complaint against him after he takes a leak at the lake. Tanya and Ray try to track down Lenore and recover his missing wallet. Floyd Gerber invites Tanya to a business dinner. Jessica finds herself a new object of affection while her kids still miss their father. Ray and Tanya get a break with a pleasant development in their business venture.

Ep 4: The Pickle Jar or Twice as Fat

Coach Ray hesitantly accepts West Lakefield students’ fundraiser collection and uses it to buy a beam for his house. Tanya gets Ray more clients even though he’s feeling a bit under the weather. Damon comes to his sister’s rescue after Darby’s break-up with Hammer.

Ep 5: Do It, Monkey!

Ray takes on an extraordinary client with unusual requirements. Ronnie himself is faced with financial difficulties, so his family needs to make some sacrifices, much to the dismay of Damon and Darby. Tanya attends her final session with Floyd.

Ep 6: Doris is Dead or Are We Rich or Are We Poor?

Ray accompanies Jemma to a couples counseling session without the prior knowledge of Tanya, who later confronts Jemma for bypassing her escort service protocols. Meanwhile, Jessica wants to know their real financial situation from her husband. Ray coaches a Saturday night basketball game with everyone in attendance.

Ep 7: The Rita Flower or The Indelible Stench

Ray deals with his developing feelings for Jemma. Meanwhile, Tanya meets someone new who may help her overcome her writer’s block. As Ray is scouting for potential customers at a farmer’s market, he bumps into Jessica who invites him over for a family dinner.

Ep 8: Thith Ith A Prothetic or You Cum Just Right

After Jemma tells Ray she wants a break from their relationship, Ray goes to Tanya seeking advice. Tanya has to deal with issues of her own — with her mysterious boyfriend Pierce and her ongoing marketing strategies for Happiness Consultants. Lenore can’t keep from minding her own business and meddles with Tanya’s. Ray, agreeing to a family dinner at Ronnie’s, finds himself in an awkward spot.

Ep 9: This Is America or Fifty Bucks

After a satisfied client expresses no intent of reacquiring Ray’s services, Tanya is disappointed and later begins to pitch their business to her co-workers. Damon hangs out after school with his bisexual friend in detention. Ray chances upon Lenore at the mall and receives lessons in branding.

Ep 10: A Dick and a Dream or Fight the Honey

As Ray mulls over his future, Lenore and Tanya fight for control over him. Meanwhile, Ronnie flirts with someone at work with whom he has a romantic past. Damon goes to his sister for comfort.

Special Features:

• TBC

Rating:

MA15

Approx Runtime:

291 mins

Who says TV doesn’t make history thought-provokingly exciting? (A-)”

– Entertainment Weekly 

HBO VIDEO PRESENTS THE EPIC TV MINISERIES ADAPTATION OF DAVID McCULLOUGH’S BEST-SELLING, PULITZER PRIZE WINNING BIOGRAPHY, FROM TOM HANKS AND GARY GOETZMAN, THE TEAM BEHIND

‘BAND OF BROTHERS’ – ON DVD SEPTEMBER 29^TH  

The Critically-Acclaimed Event Starring Academy Award® Nominees Paul Giamatti and  Laura Linney, and Directed by Emmy Award® Winner Tom Hooper (Elizabeth I),

Debuts on DVD as a 3-Volume Set 

Bonus Features Include the Documentary “David McCullough: Painting With Words,” a “Making of” Featurette and an On-Screen “Pop-Up” Historical Guide

Executive producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman (Band of Brothers) present the epic seven-part miniseries JOHN ADAMS.  Now the “spectacular” New York Post production based on David McCullough’s best-selling, Pulitzer Prize winning biography, is available to own as an exceptional, bonus-laden DVD set from HBO Video. Starring Paul Giamatti (Sideways, American Splendor) and Laura Linney (The Savages, Breach), JOHN ADAMS explores American history through one of its greatest founding fathers, set against the backdrop of a nation’s stormy birth.  The JOHN ADAMS three-disc DVD set boasts over an hour of bonus features including the complete seven-part miniseries, a fascinating David McCullough documentary, and a behind-the-scenes featurette.  In addition, all three discs include an on-screen historical guide, providing historically relevant information available throughout each episode.  JOHN ADAMS will be available on DVD 29 September 2010 for $39.95RRP.

JOHN ADAMS marks the second HBO miniseries co-executive produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, the team behind multiple award-winning, critically-acclaimed Band of Brothers.  The miniseries was adapted from John Adams, the Pulitzer Prize winning book by American historian and “master of the art of narrative history,” David McCullough (The Path Between the Seas, Truman, 1776).  The New York Review of Books called John Adams “by far the best biography of Adams ever written,” and readers agreed; the biography spent over 60 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and sold millions of copies. 

Along with Academy® Award nominees Giamatti and Linney, JOHN ADAMS features an impressive cast of award winning actors.  Stephen Dillane (The Hours, King Arthur) plays Declaration of Independence author and third U.S. president, Thomas Jefferson, two-time Academy Award nominee Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton, In the Bedroom) plays fellow

founding father and inventor Benjamin Franklin, and recent Emmy® nominee David Morse (“House”, Disturbia) plays a spot-on Continental Army general and first president, George Washington.  JOHN ADAMS was directed by Emmy award winner Tom Hooper (Elizabeth I) whose previous HBO Films feature, Longford, was the recipient of three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.

JOHN ADAMS, told through the eyes of Adams and his wife Abigail, is an intimate portrait that taps into the uncertainty and intensity surrounding the birth of the American republic and its first 50 years.  A farmer and lawyer, Adams struggled to find the delicate balance between his love for his family and his passion for his country as he rose to a leadership position in newly created Continental Congress, and became the driving force in uniting the original 13 colonies in their declaration of independence from Great Britain.  Adams was the nation’s first ambassador to Holland and to the English court of King George III, the first American vice president, the second American president and the father of the sixth American president, John Quincy Adams.

JOHN ADAMS also explores the well-documented relationship between John and Abigail Adams.  Married for 54 years, their lifetime together is regarded as one of the greatest love stories and partnerships of American history.  Abigail was not only John’s closest confidant, she was his sounding board, muse, most indispensable advisor, and spoke the truth about his weaknesses.  In addition, as a proponent of the rights of women and someone who openly criticised slavery, Abigail’s views on politics were sought out and respected by many of the leaders of the newly-formed country.

At a time when America finds itself increasingly polarised politically, JOHN ADAMS celebrates those who joined together because of a shared belief in personal liberty and the dream of creating a nation committed to those values.  In particular JOHN ADAMS celebrates the man and the woman whose tireless dedication, impassioned discourse and immense fortitude helped guide the United States through its infancy.

Episodes:

Part One – Disc 1

The epic story of JOHN ADAMS begins in 1770 Boston, as Adams takes on his first high profile court case defending accused British soldiers caught up in the deadly street confrontation known as the Boston Massacre.  A loyal colonist, Adams earns a reputation for his ability to be unbiased and fair by taking an unpopular stand, and winning the case.  He is soon invited to Philadelphia to be a part of the first Colonial Congress, representing Massachusetts. 

Part Two – Disc 1

In Congress, Adams’ strong opinions and oratory skills earn him a leadership role among the colonial representatives who yearn for independence from mother Britain.  With the oppressive British navy just outside the New York harbour, and a proclamation in hand from King George III threatening death to all colonial rebels, an agreement is made to officially declare the independence of all 13 “states” from English rule. 

Part Three – Disc 2

In 1977, Adams is appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to France, where he must persuade French officials to continue their support of America’s war efforts.  He next visits Holland to solicit funds, but falls victim to a long illness and fever, helpless to further advance the revolution he helped spawn.

Part Four – Disc 2

As he convalesces in Holland, Adams learns of the British surrender to Washington at Yorktown, and the Dutch, unwilling to part with their money during war-time, generously open their purses eager to begin commerce with an independent America.  Adams travels back to France to secure commerce with other nations, and Abigail joins her husband in Paris where they luxuriate in the city’s intoxicating lifestyle.  Adams is next sent to London as the first Ambassador to Britain, but returns to Boston, reuniting with his family as the new federal government is about to be elected.

Part Five – Disc 2

Adams is elected America’s first vice president in 1789, and once again must put his private life on hold.  Though he’s vilified for casting an unpopular swing vote in the Senate that ratifies a new treaty with Britain, Adams wins the presidential election in 1797, a mere three votes over Jefferson. 

Part Six – Disc 3

As president, Adams holds firm on keeping the nation out of war, despite the French aggression and pro-war sentiment among his advisors.  Meanwhile, Adams faces a crisis at home when he disowns his alcoholic son Charles: when Charles later dies, Abigail pleads to her husband to make peace with their son’s memory, but Adams refuses and a disappointed Abigail returns to the family home in Massachusetts.  The president is vindicated as peace is brokered with Napoleon, but loses the third presidential election to Jefferson.  Drained by politics and family tragedy, Adams leaves the new capital, Washington City, and the still unfinished White House.

Part Seven – Disc 3

In 1801, John Adams retires and begins writing his memoirs.  Family tragedy strikes again with the death of his daughter Nabby, and then his beloved Abigail.  On July 4, 1826, having lived to see his son John Quincy become president, 90 year old John Adams dies on the 50 anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence, and coincidently, the very same day as Thomas Jefferson.

Special Features:

• “David McCullough: Painting with Words” – a brand new documentary which explores the artistry of the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and his approach to writing.
• “Making of John Adams” – a behind-the-scenes look with cast and crew as they talk about bringing the book to the screen, with an on-set location tour
• “Facts Are Stubborn Things”– an on-screen historical guide presented as a pop-up feature available throughout each of the seven episodes.

Rating:

TBC

Approx Runtime:

482 mins

Available to own on DVD for $59.95RRP from 13 October 2010. 

With sirens wailing, an ambulance pulls into the bay. Doctors coping with too little sleep and too many patients rush to help, making split-second judgments that can mean the difference between life and death. Gurneys roll. Tensions rise. Medical miracles — or heartbreaks — unfold. And the final season of ER goes out as it came in 15 seasons before — with an electrifying mix of complex characters, rich storylines, brisk pacing and kinetic style. Favourite characters from the past (some you expect, some may surprise you) return in this 22-episode valedictory season of the series that shattered the mold for medical dramas. You’ve come to the right place. Check in one last, momentous time at County General.

Episodes Featured

DISC 1

Episode 1: Life After Death

Written by Joe Sachs

Directed by Christopher Misiano

Wounded comrades: The ambulance explosion leaves Abby with only a broken wrist. But Pratt isn’t so lucky.

Episode 2: Another Thursday at County

Written by Lisa Zwerling

Directed by Paul McCrane

Saddened by the loss of one of their own, the staff must also contend with Dr. Banfield, the tough new ER chief.

Episode 3: The Book of Abby

Written by David Zabel

Directed by Christopher Chulack

On her last day, Abby comes to the rescue of Sam, Morris, a high school coach, the coach’s student and the rabbi who performed her wedding.

Episode 4: Parental Guidance

Written by Janine Sherman Barrois

Directed by John E. Gallagher

Banfield brings a bruised-and-beaten mugger into the

ER. Seems he picked on the wrong mark: Banfield.

Episode 5: Haunted

Written by Karen Maser

Directed by Christopher Chulack

On Halloween, Ray returns to the ER dressed as Frankenstein’s monster and walking steadily on prosthetic legs.

Episode 6: Oh, Brother

Written by Virgil Williams

Directed by Stephen Cragg

Morris alienates the interns, Chaz disrupts the ER, Daria perplexes Gates and Frank gives Banfield the perfect scaloppine recipe.

Episode 7: Heal Thyself

Written & Directed by David Zabel

Fighting to save a child’s life, Banfield flashes back to memories of her own son’s devoted ER doctor: Mark Greene.

Episode 8: Age of Innocence

Written by Janine Sherman Barrois

Directed by Paul McCrane

Gates hunts for Max, the surgery department is sued (thanks, Andrew!) and Brenner goes ballistic on a patient.

Episode 9: Let It Snow

Written by Joe Sachs

Directed by Charles Haid

Baby, it’s cold inside. Snowed in at an Omaha conference, Banfield and Morris warm up their frosty relationship at the hotel bar.

Episode 10: The High Holiday

Written by Shannon Goss

Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter

Busier than Santa’s workshop: Patients pour in, Jerry returns and the staff accidentally noshes on “special” brownies.

Episode 11: Separation Anxiety

Written by Virgil Williams

Directed by Terence Nightingall

Despite her age, Banfield decides to become a mother again. But Mother Nature may have a

different idea.

Episode 12: Dream Runner

Written by Lisa Zwerling

Directed by Andrew Bernstein

Dreams and reality cross for Neela on a remarkable day that also includes an unexpected reunion with Dr. Corday.

Episode 13: Love Is a Battlefield

Written by Karen Maser

Directed by Richard Thorpe

Love complicates life for members of the ER staff, a teenage patient and a couple who’ve been on again, off again for 50 years.

Episode 14: A Long, Strange Trip

Written by Joe Sachs

Directed by Mimi Leder

Then: An elderly doctor with dementia hallucinates the ER back to the ’60s. Now: Dr. Morgenstern returns to do a good deed.

Episode 15: The Family Man

Written by Andrew Fash

Directed by Eriq La Salle

An injured mum has a bigger problem than a

broken hip: no one to look after her little girl. And Morris proves himself a superhero.

Episode 16: The Beginning of the End

Written by David Zabel & Lisa Zwerling

Directed by Jonathan Kaplan

Valentine’s Day aims straight for the heart: Lucy may be orphaned, and Dr. Carter walks in, offering to pick up a few shifts.

Episode 17: T-Minus-6

Written by David Zabel & Lisa Zwerling

Directed by Rod Holcomb

An apartment building explosion plunges Carter right back into the ER action. Later, he shares a secret with Banfield.

Episode 18: What We Do

Written & Directed by David Zabel

“Whatever you can imagine, it happens here.” Filmmakers visit the ER, capturing everything from jokes and jibes to life and death.

Episode 19: Old Times

Written & Directed by John Wells

As he awaits his kidney transplant, Carter gets help from three old friends: Ross, Hathaway and Benton.

Episode 20: Shifting Equilibrium

Written by Lisa Zwerling

Directed by Andrew Bernstein

Farewell to a dedicated healer: Neela makes peace with Dubenko and Brenner, then leaves County for a new life.

Episode 21: I Feel Good

Written by Joe Sachs

Directed by Stephen Cragg

Working at a camp for kids with heart disease opens Morris’ heart. The Banfields get a chance to be parents again.

Episode 22: And in the End…

Written by John Wells

Directed by Rod Holcomb

ER ends, but the ER continues its lifesaving work in an intense double-length finale filled with excitement, drama, inspiration and faces from the past.

DVD

Special Features:

• OUTPATIENT OUTTAKES: Unaired Scenes
• PREVIOUSLY ON E.R.: Retrospective Featurette

Rating:

TBC

Approx Runtime:

929 mins

Available to rent and own from 13 October 2010.

BLU-RAY COMBO PACK for $44.95RRP

Single disc DVD for $39.95RRP

Double DVD box set for $44.95RRP

ON DEMAND and TO DOWNLOAD. 

Five teenage friends living on one street all dream of a sinister man with a disfigured face, a frightening voice and a gardener’s glove with knives for fingers. One by one, he terrorises them within their dreams – where the rules are his and the only way out is to wake up. But when one among them dies, they soon realise that what happens in their dreams happens for real and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake. Buried in their past is a debt that has just come due. To save themselves, they must plunge into the mind of the most twisted nightmare of all: Freddy Krueger.

Jackie Earle Haley plays the legendary evildoer in this contemporary re-imagining of the seminal horror classic.

A Nightmare on Elm Street will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack for $44.95RRP and contain a Blu-ray copy, a DVD copy and a digital copy of the film. It will also be available on single disc DVD for $39.95RRP and as a double pack featuring the 1984 original version and the 2010 re-imagined versions of the film for $44.95RRP.

On 13 October 2010, A Nightmare on Elm Street will also be available ON DEMAND through Telstra T-Box, Fetch TV, Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network. It can also be downloaded for rental or purchase from iTunes. 

On 27 October 2010, A Nightmare on Elm Street will also be available ON DEMAND through Foxtel Box Office. 

 “THE MOST TERRIFYING NIGHTMARE YET.”

Rick Florino, Artistdirect.com

DVD

Special Features:

–        FREDDY KRUEGER REBORN: Find out how the filmmakers dreamt up this new terrifying take on horror’s scariest franchise and follow the reinvention of Freddy Krueger

Approx Runtime:

92 mins

Rating:

TBC

BLU-RAY COMBO PACK

Warner Home Video Blu-ray Discs offer resolution five times higher than standard definition DVDs, as well as extraordinarily vibrant contrast and colour and beautifully crisp sound. The new format also provides a higher level of interactivity, with instant access to extra features via a seamless menu-bar where viewers can enjoy features without leaving or interrupting the film.

Special Features:

EXCLUSIVELY ON BLU-RAY ™

This unflinching experience delves into the bloodcurdling elements of FREDDY KRUEGER’S murderous rampages. Dare to peek through your fingers:

–        SELECT MANIACAL MOVIE MODE

–        DELETED SCENES

PLUS

–        FREDDY KRUEGER REBORN: Find out how the filmmakers dreamt up this new terrifying take on horror’s scariest franchise and follow the reinvention of Freddy Krueger

Approx Runtime:

95 mins

Rating:

TBC

Available to rent and own from 13 October 2010.

BLU-RAY COMBO PACK for $44.95RRP

DVD for $39.95RRP

ON DEMAND and TO DOWNLOAD.

An explosive action tale of betrayal and revenge, The Losers arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on 13 October 2010 from Warner Bros. Entertainment Australia (WBEA).   

Based upon the comic book series, The Losers follows a team of elite Special Forces as they go undercover to clear their name after a deadly double cross that was instigated from the inside.

Sent to the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission, members of an elite Special Forces unit now find themselves the target of a deadly double cross instigated by Max, a ruthless man bent on embroiling the world in a new high-tech global war for his own benefit.  The team, now presumed dead, must work deep undercover to clear their name and even the score with Max.  If they can take down Max and save the world at the same time, it’ll be a win-win for the team now known as The Losers.

The Losers is directed by Sylvain White (Stomp the Yard) and stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan (TV’s “Supernatural”, “Grey’s Anatomy” and Watchmen), Zoë Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek, Death at a Funeral), Chris Evans (Fantastic Four series, TMNT and upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger) Idris Elba (TV’s “The Wire”, “The Office” and RocknRolla) and Columbus Short (Death at a Funeral and Cadillac Records).

The Losers will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack for $44.95RRP and contain a Blu-ray copy, a DVD copy and a digital copy of the film. It will also be available on single disc DVD for $39.95RRP. 

On 13 October 2010, The Losers will also be available ON DEMAND Telstra T-Box, Fetch TV, Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network. It can also be downloaded for rental or purchase from iTunes. 

On 27 October 2010, The Losers will be available ON DEMAND through Foxtel Box Office.

SYNOPSIS

An explosive action tale of betrayal and revenge, The Losers centres around the members of an elite Special Forces unit sent to the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. But the team–Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar–soon find that they have become the target of a deadly double cross, instigated from the inside by a powerful enemy known only as Max.

Making good use of the fact that they are now presumed dead, the group goes deep undercover in a dangerous plot to clear their names and even the score with Max. They are joined by the mysterious Aisha, a beautiful operative with her own agenda, who is more than capable of scoring a few points of her own. Working together, when they’re not arguing amongst themselves, they have to stay one step ahead of the globetrotting Max–a ruthless man bent on embroiling the world in a new high-tech global war for his own benefit. If they can take down Max and save the world at the same time, it’ll be a win-win for the team now known as The Losers.

DVD

Special Features:

• ZOË AND THE LOSERS: How Zoë Saldana Held Her Own and Relished Mixing with the Adrenaline-Junkie Guy Cast

Approx Runtime:

97 mins

Rating:

M

BLU-RAY COMBO PACK

Warner Home Video Blu-ray Discs offer resolution five times higher than standard definition DVDs, as well as extraordinarily vibrant contrast and colour and beautifully crisp sound. The new format also provides a higher level of interactivity, with instant access to extra features via a seamless menu-bar where viewers can enjoy features without leaving or interrupting the film.

Special Features:

• BAND OF BUDDIES: OPS TRAINING – Dig in with The Losers Cast and Crew for intensive training sessions by military advisor and Ex-Navy Seal Harry Humphries; Close-up look at the intense action sequences transforming Puerto Rico as a stand-in for several global locations.
• THE LOSERS: ACTION-STYLE STORYTELLING – The Losers writer Andy Diggle and artist Jock on how they developed the hugely popular original comic series.
• DELETED SCENE
• SNEAK PEEK – BATMAN: UNDER THE RED HOOD – Get a first look at DC Universe’s new original animated movie.
• PLUS ZOË AND THE LOSERS: How Zoë Saldana Held Her Own and Relished Mixing with the Adrenaline-Junkie Guy Cast

Approx Runtime:

97 mins

Rating:

M

Available to rent and own on DVD for $34.95RRP from 13 October 2010

Also available ON DEMAND and TO DOWNLOAD. 

In the year 2016, Resistance fighter Blair Williams embarks on a deadly mission to search for a threat that is weakening humanity’s defence against the self-aware artificial intelligence called Skynet and its lethal Terminators. Moon Bloodgood reprises her Terminator Salvation role in this original machinima series, providing the voice of Williams as she takes on T-600s, MotoTerminators, Aerostats and Hunter Killers. Machinima delivers action and style in a big way through a form of animation created using video-game engines and graphics. 

Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series will be available to rent and own on DVD for $34.95RRP.

On 13 October 2010, Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series will also be available ON DEMAND through Telstra T-Box, Fetch TV, Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network. It can also be downloaded for rental or purchase from iTunes. 

On 27 October 2010, Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series will also be available ON DEMAND through Foxtel Box Office. 

DVD

Special Features:

• The Making of Terminator Salvation The Machinima Series covers how game assets evolve into movies and features interviews with developers and producers and Moon Bloodgood at work voicing Blair Williams
• Character Profile: Blair Williams explores the character of the resistance fighter in depth and how the creators used machinima as the storytelling vehicle

Approx Runtime:

72 mins

Rating:

M

The top-rated comedy on television.”  –  TV Guide Magazine 

Worlds collide in Season 3! A love affair with Penny has opened a big, wide, wonderful world of romance for Leonard. But Sheldon likes the world just the way it was, thank you. All of which makes for a zany comic triangle with brainy, clueless Sheldon and practical, grounded Penny hilariously vying for the role of hypotenuse. 

This complete 3-Disc, 23-Episode Season 3 Set also features Raj, Howard, tattoos, football, awkward dates, jail time, Stan Lee, a The Lord of the Rings ring and all the fun of a series that only gets better. The Big Bang Theory “has transformed from a cute comedy about eggheads and their hottie neighbour into an addictive ensemble piece that could be this decade’s answer to Friends” (Lynette Rice, Entertainment Weekly ).

Episodes Featured 

1. The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation

Written by Steven Molaro

A grand deception in the Arctic puts Sheldon’s friendship with Leonard, Howard and Raj in the deep freeze.

2. The Jiminy Conjecture

Written by Jim Reynolds

Friends and lovers. Leonard’s hook-up with Penny wasn’t quite the night of passion he expected. Can this relationship be saved?

3. The Gothowitz Deviation

Teleplay by Bill Prady & Maria Ferrari

Story by Lee Aronsohn & Richard Rosenstock

“Just remember we are Lost Boys.” Howard and Raj don tattoo sleeves to score hot sex with chicks at a

Goth bar.

4. The Pirate Solution

Written by Steve Holland

Facing deportation unless he finds a new job, Raj goes to work for Sheldon. Suddenly, deportation  starts looking good.

5. The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary

Teleplay by Lee Aronsohn & Steven Molaro

Story by Chuck Lorre & Bill Prady

Adversaries: Sheldon and Wil Wheaton at a Mystic Warlords of Ka’a tourney, Howard and Penny’s friend on a date.

6. The Cornhusker Vortex

Teleplay by Dave Goetsch & Richard Rosenstock

Story by Bill Prady & Steven Molaro

Hoping to fit in with Penny’s football-fan crowd, Leonard seeks an education in the sport from an unlikely tutor: Sheldon.

7. The Guitarist Amplification

Teleplay by Bill Prady & Richard Rosenstock & Jim Reynolds

Story by Chuck Lorre & Lee Aronsohn

“The disruption in your relationship is making my life intolerable.” Leonard and Penny fight, but it’s Sheldon who suffers.

8. The Adhesive Duck Deficiency

Teleplay by Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan & Maria Ferrari

Story by Chuck Lorre & Bill Prady & Dave Goetsch

Clothes encounter of the nerd kind: First-time-driver Sheldon dresses a naked, injured Penny for a  slow-mo ride to the hospital.

9. The Vengeance Formulation

Teleplay by Richard Rosenstock & Jim Reynolds & Steve Holland

Story by Chuck Lorre & Maria Ferrari

Sheldon’s interview on NPR goes terribly, terribly wrong and Howard shares a bubble bath with Katee Sackhoff.

10. The Gorilla Experiment

Teleplay by Bill Prady & Steven Molaro & Maria Ferrari

Story by Chuck Lorre & Richard Rosenstock & Steve Holland

If someone can teach sign language to Koko the gorilla, Sheldon is sure he can teach Penny  rudimentary physics.

11. The Maternal Congruence

Teleplay by Chuck Lorre & Bill Prady & Dave Goetsch

Story by Lee Aronsohn & Steven Molaro & Richard Rosenstock & Maria Ferrari

I saw Mummy kissing…who ? Christmas time brings Leonard’s mother and a number of surprises, including that smooch.

12. The Psychic Vortex

Teleplay by Chuck Lorre & Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds

Story by Lee Aronsohn & Steven Molaro

To help him pick up women at a university mixer, Raj needs a lady-killing wingman. Say, Sheldon, are you free tonight?

13. The Bozeman Reaction

Teleplay by Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro & Steve Holland

Story by Bill Prady & Lee Aronsohn & Jim Reynolds

“I’ve seen the underbelly of Pasadena.” A break-in drives an unnerved Sheldon to a drastic decision.

14. The Einstein Approximation

Teleplay by Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan

Story by Lee Aronsohn & Dave Goetsch & Steve Holland

If Einstein discovered the theory of relativity at a patent office, what wonders will Sheldon achieve waiting tables at the Cheesecake Factory?

15. The Large Hadron Collision

Teleplay by Lee Aronsohn & Richard Rosenstock & Maria Ferrari

Story by Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds

Valentine’s Day, a supercollider and a trip to Switzerland test the Leonard-Penny romance and the Leonard-Sheldon friendship.

16. The Excelsior Acquisition

Teleplay by Bill Prady & Steve Holland & Maria Ferrari

Story by Chuck Lorre & Lee Aronsohn & Steven Molaro

Comic legend Stan Lee signs autographs for everyone…except Sheldon, who’s doing hard time in the

Pasadena jail.

17. The Precious Fragmentation

Teleplay by Bill Prady & Steven Molaro & Richard Rosenstock

Story by Lee Aronsohn & Eric Kaplan & Maria Ferrari

“Give us the precious!” A prop ring from The Lord of the Rings film trilogy unleashes Sheldon’s inner Gollum.

18. The Pants Alternative

Teleplay by Eric Kaplan & Richard Rosenstock & Jim Reynolds

Story by Chuck Lorre & Bill Prady & Steve Holland

Penny has the remedy when Sheldon is paralyzed by stage fright before an awards ceremony. But there’s an unfortunate side effect.

19. The Wheaton Recurrence

Teleplay by Bill Prady & Dave Goetsch & Jim Reynolds & Maria Ferrari

Story by Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro & Nicole Lorre & Jessica Ambrosetti

Eager for retribution after the Mystic Warlords of Ka’a debacle, Sheldon goes mano a mano with Wil Wheaton at the bowling lanes.

20. The Spaghetti Catalyst

Written by Chuck Lorre & Bill Prady & Lee Aronsohn & Steven Molaro

After Leonard and Penny break up, one question remains: who gets custody of Sheldon?

21. The Plimpton Stimulation

Teleplay by Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds & Maria Ferrari

Story by Chuck Lorre & Bill Prady & Lee Aronsohn

A libidinous Princeton cosmological physicist is Sheldon’s houseguest, but it’s Leonard, Raj and Howard who get their cosmos rocked.

22. The Staircase Implementation

Teleplay by Chuck Lorre & Dave Goetsch & Maria Ferrari

Story by Lee Aronsohn & Steven Molaro & Steve Holland

When Leonard met Sheldon: Leonard tells Penny how he and Sheldon became roommates…and why the elevator is eternally out of order.

23. The Lunar Excitation

Teleplay by Lee Aronsohn & Steven Molaro & Steve Holland

Story by Chuck Lorre & Bill Prady & Maria Ferrari

The dating games. Howard and Raj sign Sheldon up for internet dating, and Penny’s new squeeze is another dumb hunk.

DVD

Special Features:

–         Takeout with the Cast of The Big Bang Theory: Join the Big Bang Bunch for Chinese Food and Discussion of Favourite Season 3 Moments

–         Set Tour with Simon and Kunal

–         Gag Reel

Rating:

TBC

Approx Runtime:

456 mins

Melbourne – August 23, 2010: Legendary comedian Robin Williams will bring his critically acclaimed new stand-up comedy tour, entitled “Weapons of Self Destruction”, to Australia from the 4th of November 2010. The high-energy show will highlight Williams’ trademark free associations and riffs on social and political absurdities. The show, which toured the US in 2008 and 2009, sold out venues across the country as well as in the UK and Canada and earned the comedian spectacular reviews.

To celebrate, Via Vision Entertainment is proud to announce the November 3rd 2010 release of two of Robin’s most iconic shows; Live at the Met & Live and Uncensored in a spectacular Double Feature Collector’s Edition. The pack contains 2 DVDs as well as 2 audio CDs. 

“More than merely a joke teller, the Juilliard-trained actor raises his clever and original observations to comic genius with his use of accents and masterful performing skills. With his sharp intellect and a rapier wit that comes to him as easily as breathing, it’s no wonder Williams has remained one of the most revered comedians for the past 30 years.” – Santa Barbara Independent 

“On points of craftsmanship Williams deserves to be included in the pantheon of still-living standup greats.” – Toronto Sun

“Watching Robin Williams onstage is watching a master at work.” – Charlotte Observer

“At their best, his one-liners are bubbles of pure originality” – Daily Telegraph

Via Vision has had tremendous success with other key titles such as the double platinum selling Cliff Richard & The Shadows Live in London, Stephen K Amos Live, The Lonesome Dove Collection, Crusty Demons, All the Rivers Run, Peter Brock, North & South: The Miniseries, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Rawhide, Due South, Acropolis Now, Cliff Richard Live at Wembley Stadium 2008, Barack Obama His Story and the Manchester United Collector’s Pack, to name a few.

Robin Williams Live Double Feature Pack 

Released: November 3, 2010

Duration: 318 mins (approx) Rated: E

Available at all good retailers on DVD.

RRP $44.95 (2 DVD + 2 CD Set)

The BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone introduces significant improvements on the original device with new SurePress™ touch-screen platform technology and new features, including a high-resolution display, a 3.2MP camera, built-in GPS and access to BlackBerry App World™, that ensure customers can stay connected within their business and social lives.

Research In Motion began expanding the national distribution of BlackBerry products through Brightpoint’s network in May 2010. Brightpoint supports a range of other BlackBerry products including the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 and BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphones, BlackBerry accessories and BlackBerry software.