Somehow we just got a review copy of this DVD in the mail and I'm pretty stoked to watch it.

Top 10 Reasons to Review THE FOOTBALL FACTORY, the U.K.'s Top-Grossing Indie in 2004 (Image Entertainment; 12/27)


TOP 10 REASONS TO REVIEW

On December 27, Image Entertainment will release The Football Factory, the U.K.’s top-grossing indie film of 2004. This cross between Trainspotting, Snatch and Fight Club, called “a snortin’, boozin’ barney of a film,” simply must be seen to be believed. True – it’s not received a wide, domestic theatrical release and it’s not the latest TV DVD classic, but some films simply deserve attention by virtue of their sheer
in-your-face power and undeniable entertainment value.

If our exhortations haven’t been enough, we’ve created a list we hope
will push you over the edge. If you’ve yet to receive a review copy or are
interested in additional materials, please don’t hesitate to contact Mariakay
Chakos at either (323) 651-4665 or mchakos@foundrycomm.com.

10. Football (soccer) is one of the top spectator sports in the world.
9. Followed closely by hooligan brawls.
8. The Football Factory was recently named #8 on a Top 10 List of Best Soccer Films
of All-Time, by over 4000 fans at Football.co.uk
7. Because what better time than the holidays for a boozy, brawling Guy
Ritchie-style tour-de-force?
6. Because few Americans had heard of Director Danny Boyle and actor Ewan Macgregor
before Trainspotting put them on the map (see: Football Factory’s director
Nick Love and star Danny Dyer).
5. It’s the best British soccer export since David Beckham (although not as
hunky).
4. It’s never to late to learn how to speak “Hooligan.”
3. More “wild life” than an issue of National Geographic.
2. For Anglophiles only: because you can’t watch Pride and Prejudice forever.
And the top reason to review THE FOOTBALL FACTORY?
1. Because they know where you live.



About the Football Factory:

Football (Soccer) is not only the most popular spectator sport in the world,
it’s also the most violent. But the violence doesn’t actually take
place on the field. It takes place in the stands, outside the stadiums and pubs,
where fans take their beer-fueled passion to an unimaginable level and become
Hooligans. Get a forceful, compelling glimpse at life on the Hooligan side with THE
FOOTBALL FACTORY, an 𠇊mphetamine paced saga” (GQ, UK) of London
football brawlers serves up a combustible mixture of violence, drugs, booze, and
tough love friendship and is primed to strike a chord on this side of the pond with
a loaded DVD. Based on the best-selling 1996 novel by John King, THE FOOTBALL
FACTORY is a study of middle class England, football violence and male culture. This
frighteningly real and painfully funny story centers around Tommy Johnson (Danny
Dyer), a bored twentysomething who lives for the weekend, casual sex, watered down
lager, heavily cut drugs…. and occasionally kicking someone’s ass.
Tommy's life ambles along until a violent encounter with a rival tough starts a tit
for tat war and a series of nightmares that forces himself to ask the most important
question of his young life: is it worth it? Told through Tommy's eyes and linked
together by his relationships with three other generations of males, including his
WWII-veteran Grandad (Dudely Sutton) and the taciturn leader of his crew, Harris
(Anthony Denham), THE FOOTBALL FACTORY is a drug fueled adrenaline rush of a story
about friendship, revenge and violence. This is sport’s worst nightmare.
Enjoy it!



About Image Entertainment:

Image Entertainment, Inc. is a leading independent licensee, producer and
distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, with approximately
3,000 exclusive DVD titles and 175 exclusive CD titles in domestic release and
approximately 300 programs internationally via sublicense agreements. For many of
its titles, the Company has exclusive audio and broadcast rights and, through its
subsidiary Egami Media, Inc., exclusive video on demand, streaming video and
download rights. The Company is headquartered in Chatsworth, California, and has a
domestic distribution facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information about
Image Entertainment, Inc., please go to www.image-entertainment.com.