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Fopp’s Picks

September 2024

September is here, and we’re excited to share our top picks for this month’s releases

The Bikeriders

 

release: 23rd september 2024
available on 4k uhd / blu-ray / dvd

 

Inspired by Danny Lyon’s titular photography collection and set in 1960s Chicago, “The Bikeriders” chronicles the story of The Vandals, a fictional motorcycle club that transforms into a more sinister gang over the course of a decade. This gritty tale of romance, violence, and brotherhood stars Emmy Winner Jodie Comer, Oscar-nominated actors Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, and Michael Shannon, Mike Faist and Norman Reedus.

Kingdom of the Planet of the apes

 

release: 30th september 2024
available on 4k uhd / blu-ray / dvd

 

Director Wes Ball breathes new life into the global, epic franchise set several generations in the future following Caesar’s reign, in which apes are the dominant species living harmoniously and humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.

The Boy and the Heron

 

release: 23rd september 2024
available on 4k uhd collector’s edition / blu-ray / dvd

 

From legendary Studio Ghibli and director Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) comes a Bafta and Academy Award-winning new fantasy adventure. After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family’s estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events leads him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito’s new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey, Mahito must uncover the secrets of the world and the truth about himself.

Blur: To the End/Live at Wembley Stadium

 

release: 30th september 2024
available on blu-ray / dvd

 

BLUR: TO THE END: A new feature-length documentary depicting the extraordinary and emotional return of blur, captured during the year in which they made a surprise return with their first record in 8 years, the critically acclaimed #1 album ‘The Ballad of Darren’. blur: To The End follows the unique relationship of four friends – and band mates of three decades – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree as they come together to record new songs ahead of their sold-out, first ever shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2023. Featuring performances of their most iconic, much-loved songs, footage of the band in the studio and life on the road, this film is an intimate moment in time with this most enduring of English bands, who have been at the heart of British cultural life and influence for over three decades. BLUR: LIVE AT WEMBLEY STADIUM: A cinematic two-hour concert film immortalising their historic 2023 show which saw blur perform their iconic and much-loved songs for 150,000 fans in a transcendent, once-in-a-generation performance that delivered a sweep of ecstatic 5 star reviews.

Unicorns

 

release: 2nd september 2024
available on blu-ray 

 

Co-directed by Sally El Hosaini (The Swimmers) and filmmaker-actor James Krishna Floyd, UNICORNS is a powerful story of forbidden love and colliding cultures. When hard-working single father Luke (Ben Hardy, Bohemian Rhapsody, Love at First Sight) meets beautiful, seductive drag queen Aysha (newcomer Jason Patel) the pair are unable to deny the spark between them. As they face up to the thrill of raw desire and the gravity of familial responsibility they are forced down the unexpected path of transformation, where they must question their identities and confront their individual truths.

Knuckles

 

release: 9th september 2024
available on blu-ray / dvd

 

KNUCKLES takes place between the films SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 and SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 and follows Knuckles (Idris Elba) on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade (Adam Pally) as his protege and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior. Featuring appearances by Ben Schwartz (Sonic), Colleen O’Shaughnessey (Tails) and Tika Sumpter (Maddie), the ensemble cast also includes Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), Rory McCann (Game of Thrones), Cary Elwes (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), and Paul Scheer (Black Monday). This collection includes every episode.

Before Dawn

 

release: 2nd september 2024
available on blu-ray / dvd

 

Based on real life war diaries, Before Dawn is an epic retelling of one of Australia’s biggest military victories during World War I. Jim Collins (Levi Miller), a young man from the outback, leaves his family-run sheep station to join the soldiers on the Western Front with hopes of making a difference. Soon, the realities of the muddy, ruthless, and entirely unforgiving war take their toll on a guilt-ridden Jim. As the men in the battalion are whittled away and hope becomes a distant memory, a final chance at redemption arises amid one of Australia’s greatest battles. Jim must risk death, or forever carry the burden of leaving yet another man behind.

In a Violent Nature

 

release: 30th september 2024
available on blu-ray / dvd

 

When a mysterious locket is removed from the ruins of a collapsed fire tower hidden deep within the woods, it awakens something dark and long forgotten. Entombed within the decaying structure lies the rotting corpse of Johnny, a victim of a horrific crime committed 60 years ago. Disturbing the locket resurrects Johnny’s vengeful spirit, reanimating his decayed body and driving him on a relentless mission to retrieve the stolen locket. Fueled by rage and a thirst for revenge, Johnny unleashes a wave of terror as he hunts down those responsible for disturbing his final resting place.

Chucky: Season Three

 

release: 30th september 2024
available on blu-ray / dvd

 

Chucky is back with a vengeance in Season 3 of the hit series from Chucky franchise creator Don Mancini. This time, the infamous killer doll (voiced by Brad Dourif) has managed to find his way inside the White House as the new favorite toy of the president’s young son. With Chucky threatening to wreak havoc in America’s highest office, Jake (Zackary Arthur), Devon (Bjorgvin Arnarson) and Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind) must travel to the nation’s capital and somehow find a way inside the world’s most secure house to thwart Chucky again before it’s too late.

Something in the water

 

release: 9th september 2024
available on blu-ray / dvd

 

Meg joins her old friend Lizzie’s dream destination wedding in the Caribbean, accompanied by her ex-partner Kayla and friends Ruth and Cam. Tensions simmer as unresolved feelings linger among the group, but their worries quickly turn to survival when a celebratory boat trip turns into a nightmare. Stranded in shark-infested waters, the five friends must fight not only for their lives but also for their strained relationships, as they face the terrifying reality of the ocean’s deadly predators.

 


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