Are you unsure about whether it’s worth upgrading your telly to high definition? Well here’s one very good reason The Italian Job on Blu-ray disc. Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing a 40th anniversary limited edition of the film, packed with new features, and available for the first time on high definition Blu-ray as well as DVD.

The Minimag team had a sneak preview of this on the big screen a few weeks back, and even blown up to cinema-size the super-crisp HD picture was so stunning it was like watching the film for the first time.

Both the Blu-ray and DVD versions are packed with special features, including:

■ Commentary with screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin and Matthew Field, author of The Making of the Italian Job
■ Commentary by producer Michael Deeley and Matthew Field, author of The Making of The Italian Job
■ Mini adventures
■ Self Preservation Society: Making The Italian Job
■ Music video 
■ The deleted ice-rink scene with commentary by
author Matthew Field
■ Theatrical Trailer
■ Re-release trailer
■ Interview with Michael Caine

The special edition will be skidding into stores on June 15, with RRP of £12.99 for DVD and £19.99 for Blu-ray. To celebrate, Paramount has 10 discs to give away to Mini Magazine readers. To enter, visit www.futurecompetitions.com/italianjobmovie and answer the following question:

Lorna picks Charlie Croker up from prison in a car belonging to the ambassador of which country?

    A.    Afghanistan
    B.    Uzbekistan
    C.    Pakistan

Closing date is July 3, 2009. 10 winners will be drawn at random, with each to receive their choice of DVD or Blu-ray disc.