ALICE IN WONDERLAND - WORLD PREMIERE

Sunny Nersian tells us:

Last night (02 March 2010) saw the World Royal Premiere of Tim Burton's ''Alice in Wonderland'' at The Odeon Cinema, in London's Leicester Square.

Crowds gathered in from days after flying in from all parts of the world, to catch a glimpse of Hearth Throb Johnny Depp, who plays the Mad Hatter, alongside the full Cast, including co-stars Helena Bonham Carter, Mia Wasikowska & Anne Hathaway.

Despite the pouring rain and icy temperatures, the cast, including visionary director Tim Burton braved the cold for the thousands of fans that had been waiting for days to see them, singing autographs and having their photos taken. Amongst the glorious cast list saw the Royal arrival of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.

Taken from Lewis Carroll's classic children's tale novel, the sequel film this time round has a slight twist, where we see Alice (played by Mia Wasikowska), now 19 years old surprisingly and strangely spotting a white rabbit wearing a clock, finds herself returning down the hole, once again to the mysterious yet magical world of Wonderland, from where it all started ten years ago back in her childhood days...

In the enchanting yet creepy world of Wonderland, Alice comes across many of her old friends and learns her true meaning of destiny of being there is to put an end to the Red Queen's reign of terror (played by Helena Bonham Carter).

Distributed by Walt Disney and cleverly directed By Tim Burton, who has directed many hit films including BeetleJuice, Batman, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, we see Depp & Burton working together once again to create such a magnificent and intriguing magical film.

Burton has definitely created another smash hit which is also available in 3-D and to be released in cinemas across the UK from 5th March 2010.

20 GAMES UNDER ONE ROOF!

Great Party Games is the ultimate in family entertainment!

Northamptonshire, UK Thursday 4th March 2010 - O Games announces Great Party Games for the Wii™, a brand new mix of family entertainment that will provide hours of fun for mums, dads & kids of all ages!

Your Wii™ becomes the ultimate entertainment hub, with 20 family friendly games including Foosball, Ladder Golf, Air Hockey, Dodgeball, Darts, Smack-a-Squirrell and loads more!

You can challenge your friends & family to multiplayer competitions, taking it in turns to complete a game or play against each other in split screen mode.

Supported by Wii MotionPlus™ to enhance your playing experience, and complete with simple pick up and play game controls Great Party Games will be something the whole family can enjoy!

Great Party Games is out for the Wii™ 28th May 2010.

Hull Film brings highly regarded documentary ISOLATION to The Lamp

The Lamp: 7.30pm (main feature starts at 8pm)

Running time: 70 mins (approx)

Tuesday 23^rd March

Cert: 18

Tickets £2, available on the door

Continuing its mission to showcase new and exciting films from across the world, Hull Film will bring astounding documentaryISOLATION - which received a rapturous reception when it screened at last year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival – to The Lamp on Tuesday 23^rd March. The film deals with the scandalous statistic that a quarter of British ex-soldiers sleep rough after they return home. An impressionistic portrait of the emotional and physical aftermath of war, the film follows photographer and ex-soldier Stuart Griffiths as he travels across England uncovering the stories behind the military statistics. This bold documentary explores the personal demons and uncertain futures faced by soldiers leaving the army.

Griffiths now photographs the 25% of British soldiers who find themselves on the streets after they leave active service. ISOLATIONeschews gritty realism, and goes for a dreamy and visually stunning aesthetic that is absolutely riveting. Griffiths is an engaging narrator and the people he interviews (including injured soldier Simon Brown in an astounding middle section) are honest and forthcoming.

Not about the morality of war and much more about the treatment of those who fight in our name, this is a vital and important documentary which has come from ultra-talented directors Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull. The film also has a local connection as David Procter, the Director of Photography who helped give the film it’s unique and beautiful look, is a former student of the Hull School of Art and Design

Hull Film Director Laurence Boyce said:

“ISOLATION is an important documentary that manages to not only deal with a sensitive subject in a careful and even handed way, but does so in a breathtaking way. It’s such a beautiful and moving piece of work and its style is quite unlike any documentary that you would have seen before. It marks out directors Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull as stunning talents, whose work over the coming years should mark them out as important UK talents working the film industry. Also it’s great to see that – after studying at the Hull School Art & Design - David Procter is currently one of the most sought after DOPs and directors in the UK whose stock should also rise massively over the coming years,”

For more information on the film go to www.instituteforeyes.co.uk

The screening will be the last Hull Film screening before GLIMMER: The Hull International Short Film Festival in association with the University of Hull. Running from 19^th-25^th April, the festival promises to bring some of the very best short films in the world alongside a number of special guests and wonderful surprises. Keep checking www.hullfilm.co.uk for more information on the programme.

For more information on Hull Film, and to get on the mailing list, email office@hullfilm.co.uk or ring 01482 381512. You can also find Hull Film on My Space at www.myspace.com/hullfilm whilst Glimmer, the Hull International Short Film Festival, has a Facebook Group at www.tinyurl.com/co8u9h