Based on events depicting the only documented case in the United States where a spirit killed a person (I kid you not) An American Haunting (Lions Gate, €21.99) unfortunately loses its way thanks to a poor plot and less than inspired special effects.

He was a grocery deliveryman who in his spare time was a hangman.

A washed-up cop has a pretty straightforward assignment: escort a prisoner to court. The cop is Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis), the prisoner, Eddie Bunker (an over-the-top Mos Def), a witness in a cop corruption case.

In The Triangle (Lions Gate, €24.99), billionaire Eric Benirall (Sam Neill) is running out of cargo ships, victims of the mysterious Bermuda Triangle.

The battle for control of Bob the Builder group Hit Entertainment became a one-horse race today when another potential suitor walked away from takeover talks.

A bidding war for Bob the Builder was brewing today after his owner confirmed two further approaches aimed at scuppering a planned £489m (€711m) takeover.

LIONS Gate Entertainment, whose films include Fahrenheit 9/11 and Monster’s Ball, is on course to swoop for Hit Entertainment, a British children’s television company that last month agreed to a $921 million (€703 million) takeover by venture capital firm Apax Partners.

The US media firm behind children’s favourites The Incredible Hulk and Inspector Gadget today signalled a potential takeover battle for Thomas the Tank Engine owner Hit Entertainment.

Veteran author Ray Bradbury is demanding an apology from Farenheit 9/11 film-maker Michael Moore for lifting the title from his classic science-fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 without permission.