Blu-ray: The Slipper and the Rose – The Story of Cinderella (1976) In this very British take on the Cinderella tale by director Bryan Forbes, Prince Edward of Euphrania (Austria) (Richard Chamberlain) wants to marry for love while his Royal parents want a political alliance. Meanwhile, Cinderella’s (Gemma Craven) cruel stepmother (Margaret Lockwood) has banished […]
Blu-ray: Wolf (1994) Will Randall (Jack Nicholson) hits a wolf on a late night drive back home. Getting out of his car to inspect the prone body, the wolf suddenly leaps and bites him on his hand before running into the woods. As the days progress, Will begins to notice his senses becoming more acute […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Four Film Noir Classics. Arrow Academy have released a set of 4 Film Noirs, all much sought after, and here we have them on High Def Bluray and also DVD. First off ‘In The Dark Mirror’ (1946) directed by Robert Siodmak (The Killers). Twins (both played Olivia de Havilland) are involved in […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Stormy Monday (1988) Brendan (Sean Bean) is a young loner looking for work and a chance to earn an honest day’s pay. He happens to walk into a jazz club run by Finney, (Sting) who quickly takes a shine to Brendan offering him the opportunity to be more than just a cleaner. […]
Blu-ray: Pulp (1972) A year on from working together on Get Carter, writer/director Mike Hodges and cinematic legend Michael Caine team up once again for another crime movie, albeit one with a slightly quirky narrative. Mickey King (Caine) is a successful ‘pulp‘ novelist, whose titles ‘My Gun is Long’ and ‘The Organ Grinder’, give some […]
Blu-ray: The Wonderful Worlds of Ray Harryhausen, Volume 1: 1955-60 Surely Ray Harryhausen needs no introduction!? A pioneering special effects maestro, he is responsible for some of my fondest early movie watching memories…I still shudder whenever I see Talos slowly turn his head. But more of that particular memory when I review Volume 2 in this […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Animal Factory (2000) Based on the semi-autobiogahphical novel of the same name by Eddie Bunker and helmed by Steve Buscemi in only his 2nd time as director of a feature film, Animal Factory follows Ron Decker (Edward Furlong), a young man sentenced to 10 years in San Quentin State Prison for a drug dealing conviction, […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Erik the Conqueror (1961) It would be crude to the point of offence to call renowned Rabid director Mario Bava the Asylum of his day, but his 1961 foray into the historical adventure genre, Erik the Conqueror, is – in essence – a schlocky, low-budget, copyright-swerving unofficial remake of 1958 Kirk Douglas […]
DVD: Betjeman – The Collection Betjeman: The Collection features three of Britain’s former Poet Laureate’s BBC documentaries: A Passion for Churches (1974), A Bird’s Eye View (1969-71), and Four with Betjeman: Victorian Architects and Architecture. Regular listeners to our podcast will know of my love of documentaries, and these BBC productions certainly don’t disappoint. A […]
DVD: The Vietnam War (2017) I have a degree in History. I spent three very happy years immersing myself in, mainly British History, but my love of the subject extends worldwide, and especially to America. Having said that, I know next to nothing about The Vietnam War. However, I am familiar with Ken Burns and […]