New on Blu-ray: ROADKILL (1989) Starring Valerie Buhagiar

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Product Description: A rock n' road movie about a girl who learns to drive

At loose ends with life in Toronto, Ramona (Highway 61’s Valerie Buhagiar) is abruptly dispatched to the wilds of Northern Ontario by her mercenary record promoter boss (eXistenZ's Gerry Quigley) to retrieve The Children of Paradise, a wayward rock band that has disappeared mid-tour. There’s only one problem: she doesn’t know how to drive. Armed with only a Walkman and the clothes on her back, she embarks on a journey that quickly introduces her to a cavalcade of oddball characters, including a cab driver with ties to Elvis, a film director in search of a muse, a singer who’s lost his voice, and an aspiring serial killer (Last Night’s Don McKellar) determined to make it big. With the help of this motley crew, Ramona hopes to push beyond her limits and mount a rock n' roll show for the ages.

One of the defining films of the Toronto New Wave, ROADKIL immediately turned heads in 1989 with its freewheeling punk rock style – and a memorable appearance by the one and only Joey Ramone – launching the careers of director Bruce McDonald (Pontypool), star Buhagiar, and co-star/screenwriter McKellar in the process. Boasting a now-legendary soundtrack full of local talent (and the Ramones), this first installment in McDonald’s iconic road movie trilogy (which also includes Highway 61 and Hard Core Logo) is a wickedly funny and enduringly hip DIY joyride. Buckle up!

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New on Blu-ray: ROADKILL (2024) Starring Caitlin Carmichael

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Product Description: Lost while traveling through a rural county in 1983, a young woman crosses paths with a hitchhiker headed the same destination and offers a ride in exchange for directions. Their journey takes a violent turn when the two are caught up in a police manhunt for a fugitive killer. As victims begin to amass and authorities close in, it becomes a fight for survival on the open road.

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New Trailers: BEVERLY HILLS COP - AXEL F, IF, ORIGIN, THE BRICKLAYER, TIME BOMB Y2D and ROADKILL

Today we have new trailers for:

• The long-awaited sequel "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F", the fourth installment in the action comedy series starring Eddie Murphy. Murphy returns in the lead role alongside franchise veterans Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser and Bronson Pinchot, and newcomers Taylour Paige, Joseph-Godron-Levitt, Mark Pellegrino, Patricia Belcher and Kevin Bacon.
• The family fantasy "IF" directed by John Krasinski ("A Quiet Place"). The cast includes Ryan Reynolds, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, Bobby Moynihan, Alan Kim, Liza Colon-Zayas, John Krasinski and the voices of Steve Carell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Maya Rudolph, Jon Stewart, Sam Rockwell, Sebastian Maniscalco, Christopher Meloni, Richard Jenkins and Awkwafina.
• Ava DuVernay's new film "Origin" staring Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald, Niecy Nash-Betts and Nick Offerman.
• The action thriller "The Bricklayer" starring Aaron Eckhart, Nina Dobrev, Clifton Collins Jr., Tim Blake Nelson and Ilfenesh Hadera. The film is directed by veteran action filmmaker Renny Harlin ("Die Hard 2", "Cliffhanger" and "Deep Blue Sea").
• The HBO documentary "Time Bomb Y2K" directed by Brian Becker and Marley Mcdonald.
• The action film "Roadkill" directed and written by Warren Fast. The film stars Caitlin Carmichael, Ryan Knudson and Danielle Harris.

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New Soundtracks: ROADKILL (Harry Escott) - Original Television Score

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Composer:
Harry Escott

Total Time:
35:30

Label:
Silva Screen

Purchasing Links:
MP3, iTunes

Release Date
November 23, 2020



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ROADKILL Miniseries Trailers, Clip, Images and Poster

"Roadkill" is a British four-part thriller miniseries written and created by Oscar nominated "The Hours" scribe David Hare.

Directed by Michael Keillo, the series stars Hugh Laurie as Peter Laurence, a self-made Conservative Party minister who is shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, and seeks to further his own agenda whilst others plot to bring him down.

The cast also includes Helen McCrory, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Millie Brady, Ophelia Lovibond, Saskia Reeves and Iain de Caestecker.

"Roadkill" premiered on BBC One in the U.K. on October 18, 2020, and on November 1, 2020 on PBS in the U.S.

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