Time Bandits
On Aug. 24, 2010, Image Entertainment celebrated the three-decade plus legacy of England’s HandMade Films (which was formed by George Harrison in 1978) with the Blu-ray debut of four classics from the studio’s incomparable library: the crime dramas The Long Good Friday (1980) and Mona Lisa (1986), both starring Bob Hoskins (Made in Dagenham), the outstanding 1987 comedy Withnail and I starring Richard E. Grant (Penelope) and the great Terry Gilliam (Brazil) fantasy Time Bandits from 1981.
The Blu-rays are no-frills editions (with the exception of Time Bandits, which includes a video interview with director Gilliam), and they’re quite reasonably priced at $17.97 each.
Each title also were made available for digital download exclusively on iTunes starting July 20, 2010.
In Time Bandits, co-written by Monty Python’s Michael Palin, a boy accidentally joins a group of dwarves as they jump between different time periods looking for treasure to steal.
The Long Good Friday stars Hoskins as a British gangster whose efforts to close a lucrative deal are being thwarted by a mysterious syndicate trying to muscle in on his action. A U.S. remake of the movie is in development, with director Paul W. S. Anderson (Resident Evil) at the helm.
Hoskins plays an ex-criminal in Mona Lisa, who gets out of prison and can only find a job driving around an escort, but then they both get in trouble with a local kingpin.
And comedy Withnail & I is the story of two down-on-their-luck actors whose friendship is tested when they go to the country on holiday and end up in a place with no modern conveniences.
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