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 […]
Blu-ray: 3 Women (1977) Ingénue Pinky (Sissy Spacek) moves from home and gets a job at an old people’s home. There she meets and eventually moves in with Millie (Shelley Duvall), an annoying, yet sad (she doesn’t realise how annoying and ‘invisible’ she is) co-worker. The third woman in this triptych is Willie (Janice Rule) […]
Since the birth of cinema the industry has tried to entice people into the dark with different gimmicks. Cinema itself was a gimmick; the first film shown to an audience for money was of a train barrelling towards an unsuspecting audience. Contemporary reports indicate chaos ensued, with terrified people running away very quickly. Then came […]
DVD: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015 – ) Epic TV featuring world famous actors has more or less overtaken cinema. Game Of Thrones has brought fantasy back to the forefront, and being able to zip through a box set on disc or online is now the norm. So for the BBC to give us […]
Blu-ray: The Man With The Golden Arm (1955) Ex-junkie Frankie Machine (Frank Sinatra) is released from prison and nicknamed “The Man with the Golden Arm” for his skill in dealing cards, hopes to give up his old life of crime and make a new career as a jazz drummer. But he eventually gets sucked back […]
