| Dangerous Parking On DVD 29 September |
|
The
darkly funny and moving DANGEROUS PARKING, Peter Howitt’s adaptation of
Stuart Browne’s acclaimed novel comes to DVD on 29 September from
Anchor Bay Entertainment. If you didn’t make it to the cinema to catch
this hidden gem of British cinema, ensure sure you settle down on the
sofa for an emotional rollercoaster of laughs, adventure and real life
with your friends. Sliding Doors director adapts the cult novel DANGEROUS PARKING DVD Released on 29 September “…darkly funny…” – The Times “…funny and ultimately affecting…” - Empire “...a tour de force performance.” – The Times Howitt (Sliding Doors) stars along with Saffron Burrows (Enigma), Sean Pertwee (Dog Soldiers), Rachael Stirling (Tipping the Velvet), Alice Evans (The Chris Isaac Show), Tom Conti (Shirley Valentine) and Dervla Kirwan (Ballykissangel). “DANGEROUS PARKING is a rebel yell from deep within the soul of a man, told in extreme Technicolor, and at breakneck, breath-taking speed, just like his highly cinematic life,“ says Howitt. “It is in turns tragic, brutal, sad, hopeful, hopeless, romantic and painfully funny.” Noah Arkwright (Howitt), is a cult director in the indie film world, whose life is on a crash course with Noah steering himself towards his own destruction. Noah’s life is one of success and excess. Everything – drink, drugs, girls, fame – that Noah can get his hands on he wolfs down with an insatiable hunger. But he is running towards a brick wall – alcoholism and drug addiction have him firmly in their grasp – but Noah has no interest in acknowledging wither until Kristin (Evans), a young alcoholic who has seen the light, manages to convince him that he is heading for destruction and sets him on the path to reclaim himself. With the help of his best friend Ray (Pertwee), Noah attempts to right his ship – and when fate sends him a guardian angel in the shape of cellist Clare (Burrows), Noah tries even harder to shift his focus from self abuse to self preservation – and on the road to selflessness…and that is when Mother Nature deals him the cruellest blow of all. DANGEROUS PARKING was Stuart Browne’s first and only novel. The Times described Browne’s work as “a noisy, brash, brilliant treat”, while Uncut called it “the strongest British novel since Trainspotting”, and The Guardian said “There won’t be a better novel out this year”. Howitt first established his name as an actor on television and on stage in London’s West End, where he appeared in Pinter’s The Caretaker, amongst other things, and is probably best known for his role in the smash hit comedy Bread. He has made cameo appearances in his four previous films as a director (Sliding Doors, Antitrust, Johnny English and Laws of Attraction). DANGEROUS PARKING marks his first starring role since becoming a director. DVD DETAILS Title: DANGEROUS PARKING Release Date: 29 September 2008 Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment Certificate: 18 Price: £19.99 SRP Running Time: 110 minutes Special Features: Commentary by director, writer Peter Howitt Making of Feature (28 mins) Plus more tbc |
| < Prev | Next > |
|---|