DVD: Grace of my Heart (1996) Loosely based on Carole King’s life story, Grace of My Heart follows Edna Buxton; (Illeanna Douglas) a singer from a wealthy Philadelphia family, who instead of becoming the musician she wants to be, ends up writing hit records for other artists in the Brill Building in New York. Along […]
Streaming: Turbo Kid (2015) Turbo Kid appears to be one of those independent films that actually had a LOT of people working on it (scratches head), however, that’s not the point, the POINT is; what’s it like? I can’t put it any more succinctly than IMDB – “In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a comic book fan […]
Blu-ray: Mississippi Burning (1988) Agent Alan Ward (Willem Dafoe) and ex-sheriff and now agent Rupert Anderson (Gene Hackman) investigate the disappearance and possible murder of 3 civil rights workers in 1960’s Mississippi. Written by Chris Gerolmo and directed by Alan Parker, Mississippi Burning is loosely based on the FBI investigation into the murders of three civil […]
DVD: The Krays – Kill Order (2015) Hot on the trail of Brian Helgeland’s ‘Legend’ comes this documentary by Christopher Matthews. It gives a thorough look at the twins origins and contains many ‘talking head’ interviews with a lot of their contemporaries, including Frankie Fraser, Eddie Richardson, Maureen Flanagan and Billy Frost. Although most of the interviewees […]
Blu-ray: The Decline of Western Civilization Collection (1981 – 1998) Good god where do you start with this documentary!? To write a full review of it you’d have to discuss politics, youth culture, feminism, poetry… you’d end up writing a bloody book about it. To say that Penelope Spheeris’ documentary about the Punk and Rock […]
Blu-ray: Videodrome (1983) Max Renn, owner of a schlock shock independent TV channel is on the lookout for new content to broadcast. Coming across a programme/video called Videodrome, he becomes embroiled in a sado-masochistic dream-like alternate life. Is it real? Is he bonkers? Only David Cronenberg knows. Ah yes, that sounds like a bit of […]
DVD: My Darling Clementine (1946) Wyatt Earp (Henry Fonda) and his brothers are moving cattle across Country, after riding into Tombstone leaving their young brother James in charge of their cattle they return to find the cattle stolen and James dead. Wyatt takes on the job of town marshal and makes his brothers deputies. Wyatt vows […]
Blu-Ray: Mona Lisa (1986) George (Bob Hoskins) newly released from prison, moves in with his mate Thomas (Robbie Coltrane) and ends up back in the employment of Mortwell (Michael Caine) taking a high class call girl (Cathy Tyson) from customer to customer. ‘Mona Lisa…….Mona Lisa men have named you…..‘ Nat King Cole’s voice singing this […]
Mam, I’m ‘ere! Say it quickly… NOW do you get it? Mamma Mia? Ahhhhhhhhhhh. Or even (if you are me) ewwww… I love ABBA, but that film. YUK. So it was with some trepidation I ventured forth to lovely Liverpool to celebrate Mrs Twiggy’s Birthday (founder of the Tasmanian Tease Bonzer fan club). I’d never […]
Blu-ray: Quatermass (1979) Professor Quatermass (John Mills), a retired scientist, is travelling to appear on a TV show about a shared Soviet/American space mission, but it appears in this dystopian future there is danger all around. After being abandoned by a cab driver, Quatermass is saved from a gang by Joe Kapp (Simon MacCorkindale), who […]
