Steve Thompson (1900's Burt Lancaster) returns to Los Angeles' Bunker Hill district after eight months absence following his divorce. He insists that he has come home to look after his mother (The Snake Pit's Edna Holland) so his younger brother Slade (The House on Haunted Hill's Richard Long) can get married, and wants to move on by getting back his job working for an armored car company under Pop (Holiday Affair's Griff Barnett), mentor and boarder in his mother's house. Everyone around him, including police lieutenant Pete Ramirez (No Way Out's ...

America as Seen by a Frenchman (L'Amérique insolite, Francois Reichenbach, 1960) In 1851, Jean-Jacques Ampere visited America and wrote a book about his experiences there, Promenade en Amerique: Etats-unis—Cuba—Mexique. The book, a companion piece of sorts to Alexis de Tocqueville’s iconic De La Démocratie en Amérique (Democracy in America, published in two volumes, in 1835 and 1840), offered an outsider’s view on American culture. Ampere’s volume, however, suffered from being seen as middlebrow. In response to Ampere’s observations about American culture, in 1856 The National Magazine published an article, ‘America as Seen by a Frenchman’ which began, quite wordily, ‘We have read in our time many ludicrous descriptions of our country, but the one given of the manners, customs, associations, and general living of Americans, by M. Ampere […], who was, it was thought, a person in every way qualified to give an opinion upon the new social and political conditions that are daily developing themselves among the people of the United States, transcends, in ridic...

Dream Demon (Harley Cokeliss, 1988) Synopsis: Diana (Jemma Redgrave) seems to live a charmed life. From a wealthy family, she is living in a huge house bought for her by her father in anticipation of her imminent marriage to Falklands War hero Oliver (Mark Greenstreet). However, since moving into this house, Diana has been haunted by vivid, terrifying nightmares, for which she has been seeking the assistance of a psychiatrist, Deborah (Susan Fleetwood). She is also pursued by two members of the tabloid press, muckraker journalist Paul (Jimmy Nail) and photographer Russell (Timothy Spall), who are apparently keen to publish an article underscoring Oliver’s role in ‘murdering a lot of Argentinians’ whilst also highlighting Diana’s status as a virgin. Diana finds an ally in Jenny (...

David (Best Foreign Actor): Yves Montand (winner) - David di Donatello Awards, 1973 César thought people couldn't part without talking, but that's what happened. Neither he nor David tried to find her. Rosalie was worried at first, then reassured.

David (Best Foreign Actor): Yves Montand (winner) - David di Donatello Awards, 1973 César thought people couldn't part without talking, but that's what happened. Neither he nor David tried to find her. Rosalie was worried at first, then reassured.

"It Couldn't Happen Here" (1987) Electronic synth pop duo Pet Shop Boys scored with both critics and music fans with their 1986 debut "Please", with memorable hits like "Opportunities", "Suburbia", and "West End Girls", the last which topped the charts in their native UK, in the US, and in Canada. The album went platinum in the UK and the US and scored high on the charts in many other countries around the world. A follow-up album was highly anticipated, and their label EMI Records gave them an opportunity to promote their sophomore album with a extended long form music video release through their film division PMI (Picture Music International). The duo, comprised of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, met with director Jack Bond and collaborated on the long form video, but with ideas expanding further, the project was looking to become a feature length production rather than a promotional piece. In the summer of 1987, Pet Shop Boys released the singles "It's a Sin" and "Wha...

Hong Kong Film Award: Best Picture (winner), Best Original Film Score: Melody Bank (winner), Best Director: Ricky Lau (winner), Best Supporting Actor: Ching-Ying Lam (winner), Best Supporting Actor: Billy Lau (winner), Best Screenplay: Barry Wong and Roy Szeto(winner), Best New Performer: Billy Lau (nominated), Best Cinematography: Peter Ngor (nominated), Best Art Direction: Sai Kan Lam (nominated), Best Action Choreography (nominated), Best Film Editing: Peter Cheung (nominated), and Best Original Film Song: "Gwai San Neung" ('Ghost Bride'). Performed by Kit Yi Chorus Group (nominated) - Hong Kong Film Awards, 1986 In a small vill...

Elmire (Destiny's Lil Dagover) is looking forward to the return of her husband Orgon (Waxworks' Werner Krauss) from a trip, but she hardly recognizes him upon reunion. Gone is his cheerful and lusty demeanor. He is solemn and withdrawing, burying his nose in a copy of the Bible and shunning the luxuries of their home as extravagances from light bulbs, artwork, and furnishings to the extra staff of longtime family retainers who he fires apart from housekeeper Dorine (Lucie Höflich). The cause of this change is Tartuffe (Varieté's Emil Jannings), a strictly pious individual whose acquaintance Orgon has made on his trip and who he has invited into his home as a guest. Despite spending virtually every waking moment with Tartu...

"Varda by Agnès" ("Varda par Agnès") (2019) Photographer, artist, filmmaker Agnès Varda created some of the most creative, ambitious, socially aware, experimental, and heartfelt works in cinema and beyond through her very lengthy career, and it was a sad day when she passed away on March 29th, 2019 at the age of 90. The Belgian-born France based filmmaker was one of the pioneers of the French New Wave from the 1950s and one of the few female filmmakers in the director's chair, and throughout the decades and into the new millennium continued to work in various forms of art. From her eye in photography posted on her Instagram to art installations using multiple screens at museums, she had continued to work beyond the two dimensional realm of standard cinema in the new millennium with feisty creativity. In "Varda by Agnès", Varda essentially makes the most meta and personal film of her entire career, by the subject being Agnès Varda career. The documentary film starts at a lecture she gives to a welcoming audience filled with film aficionados much younger than her. She discusses the three words that had guided he...

Vivre Pour Survivre AKA White Fire (Jean-Pierre Pallardy, 1984) Synopsis: Having witnessed the violent deaths of their parents during childhood at the hands of mercenaries in an undisclosed country, and being rescued by American smuggler Sam (Jess Hahn), Bo (Robert Ginty) and his younger sister Ingrid (Belinda Mayne) have an… unusually close relationship. Ingrid works for a diamond mine. Her boss is the sadistic Yilmaz, the mine’s security officer. Ingrid has been stealing diamonds from the mine with her brother Bo; the pair pass these diamonds on to Sam, who is working for smuggler Apaydin. Bo and Ingrid are abducted at gunpoint by Barbossa (Benito Stefanelli) and Sophia (Mirella Banti), gangsters who want a cut of the smuggling action. Bo and Ingrid escape but suspect Apaydin of double-crossing them. Meanwhile, in the mine a worker discovers a huge diamond – a mythical stone forged millennia ago. In legend, this diamond has been given the name ‘White Fire’. Radioactive, the White Fire diamond will burn anyone who touches it. After the mine worker tells Yilmaz and Ingrid about finding the White Fire, ...

"Good Posture" (2019) Lilian (played by Grace Van Patten) is a young woman in her early twenties that is lost in life. Her widower father (played by Norbert Leo Butz) has left New York for Paris. Her boyfriend Nate (played by Gary Richardson) decides to break up with her as she was becoming more and more reclusive. She moves in with old family friends Don (played by Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Julia (played by Emily Mortimer) who happen to live in the same Brooklyn neighborhood, and while Don is quite relaxed with his old friend's daughter staying with them, Julia is quite the opposite. She avoids as much contact as possible with Lilian and keeps to herself, and even becoming slightly jealous that her husband is giving some of his time to the houseguest rather than to the wife. But after a late night argument has Don leaving the house, the sheltered Lilian is left alone with the equally if not more sheltered Julia. The tw...

At the height of the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, those complicit to the rise of the "Second Republic" set out to correct "mistakes" including ridding businesses of Jewish partners, and optometrist Dr. Hana Kaufmanová (Witchhammer's Blanka Waleská) is asked to leave her position (her superior suggests she either practice elsewhere or find another kind of job). With the threat of transport on the horizon, her colleague Dr. Antonin "Tonik" Bures (The Great Adventure's Otomar Krejca) asks her to marry him since the spouses of Aryans can escape transport orders for now; even though it comes at the cost of him losing his job and being forced to work at work camps for Aryan husbands. Despite the misgivings of Hana's childhood friend Honza (Jirí Spirit) and Tonik's cobbler father (Border Village's ...

Severely stressed out and on the verge of a nervous breakdown, Berliner Michael Treuherz (champion skier and cinematographer Hans Schneeberger) is advised by his doctor to take a vacation (and find a wife), so he heads with his valet Paul (The Wildcat's Paul Graetz) to the South Tyrol. Paul realizes that his master is far more adept at scaling molehills than mountains, and Michael's adventurous spirit nearly gets him killed on more than one occasion. It's love at first sight when Italian goatherd Gita (Triumph of the Will's Leni Riefenstahl) rescues Michael from a watermill, but his attempts to romance her cause tension with rival suitor and Michael's guide Tomi (The Doomed Battalion's Luis Trenker). When Gita sees an advertisement for a ski...

I See You (Adam Randall, 2019) Synopsis: The Harper household is tense. Teenage son Connor (Judah Lewis) behaves coldly to his mother Jackie (Helen Hunt), a counsellor. Meanwhile, Connor’s father Greg (Jon Tenney) has been sleeping on the sofa and refuses to speak to Jackie. Jackie, it is revealed, has been having an affair with a colleague, Todd (Sam Trammell). Greg is a detective, and with his partner Spitzky (Gregory Alan Williams), he is asked to work on the case of a 10 year old boy who has gone missing whilst cycling home through woodland. At the scene of the disappearance, police find a green pocket knife. Spitzky recalls a case he helped to solve a number of years back in which a man was convicted of murdering six boys – and left a green pocket knife at the scenes of these crimes. As the culprit of those crimes is serving life in prison, Spitzky and Greg begin to wonder if they are dealing with a copycat. Meanwhile...

"Little Joe" (2019) Alice (played by Emily Beecham) is a scientist at a plant breeding facility working on a project nicknamed "Little Joe", a genetically modified flower that is aimed to bring happiness to its caretaker. Interacting with it and taking care much more than a regular plant or flower, the pollen and aroma it brings is designed to ease and soothe, and tests seem to be going well, with plans for industry showcases and global sales on the horizon. The plant was nicknamed after Alice's pre-teen son Joe (played by Kit Connor), and as a single mother, Alice tries to make an effort to be both a loving mother and a strict worker but the lack of time makes things difficult as a family. While it goes against protocol, Alice takes a Little Joe home and has her son look after it, but this alongside some unusual behavior by coworkers and happenings in the facility lead to making Alice question whether the plant is actually bringing happiness or something different... "Little Joe" on the surface sounds like a horror film premise, and the inspirations certainly...

César (Best Actress): Romy Schneider (won), Best Production Design: Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko (nominated), and Best Editing: Christiane Lack (nominated) - César Awards, 1976 To pay back the debts incurred by his alcoholic father (Le Corbeau's Roger Blin) to loan shark Mazelli (Barbarella's Claude Dauphin), photographer Servais Mont (What Have You Done to Solange?'s Fabio Testi) sneaks onto the set of a pornographic film to take some snaps only to be shamed by the self-loathing of actress Nadine (What's New Pussycat?<...

Blood Tide (Richard Jefferies, 1982) Synopsis: American Neil Grice (Martin Kove) and his wife Sherry (Mary Louise Weller) arrive on a Greek island, Synoron, looking for Neil’s missing sister Madeline (Deborah Shelton), an artist. On the island, they meet the mayor, Nereus (Jose Ferrer), who makes it clear that Neil and Sherry are not welcome. Neil spots Madeline and the couple follow her to the home of Frye (James Earl Jones), a diver and treasure hunter, where they also meet Frye’s friend (lover?) Barbara (Lydia Cornell). Frye has discovered an underwater cave containing ancient coins. He is unaware that centuries ago, these coins were placed on rafts with victims of sacrifice; these rafts were pushed into the cave where the v...

In the Jewish ghetto of medieval Prague, Rabbi Loew (The Jew of Mestri's Albert Steinrück) has curried the favor of the Emperor (Fridericus Rex's Otto Gebühr) by providing his horoscope and entertaining the kingdom with feats of magic; however, the danger he sees in the stars for the Jewish people comes in the Emperor's decree that all Jews must leave the city before the new moon on charges (citing not only the blood libel but also the practice of black magic). The decree is delivered to Rabbi Jehuda (The Lost Shadow's Hans Stürm) by foppish Squire Florian (Destiny's Lothar Müthel) who takes him to Loew. Loew begs Florian to take a secret message back to the Emperor begging an audience with him ...

"The Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice" 「お茶漬けの味」 (1952) Mokichi (played by Shin Saburi) and Taeko (played by Michiyo Kogure) are a married couple going through a small crisis in their marriage. A middle aged couple without children, they are quite well off with servants working in their home with Mokichi having a comfortable high paying office job. But things have been stale in their relationship, and that has been giving their niece Setsuko (played by Keiko Tsushima) a negative look towards marriage. While Setsuko's parents set up interviews for arranged marriages, she is not looking forward to the encounters. But after meeting Mokichi's young subordinate Noboru (played by Koji Tsuruta), Setsuko starts to rethink about her ideas of love and marriage, but will it change anything for Mokichi and Taeko? Back in the late 1930s, Yasujiro Ozu and ...

"Funeral Parade of Roses" 「薔薇の葬列」 (1969) Describing the plot of experimental filmmaker Toshio Matsumoto's first feature film is quite difficult. Not following a traditional storytelling structure and mixing both narrative fiction as well as documentary interludes in a non-linear format, there isn't an easy way to tell people what it is. It has long been on my personal list of favorite films because there is nothing quite like it anywhere else. When recommending it to friends, the question is always "What is it about?", to which my only answer is "You just have to see it." But as this is a review, I can't just start and end with that. Therefore I'll have to break it down with the important aspects. Eddie (played by Peter) is young person working at a gay cabaret club in Shinjuku, who is in a relationship with Mr. Gonda (played by Yoshio Tsuchiya), a much older man and the manager of the cabaret. Gonda is not only having a relationship with Eddie, but also with Leda (play...

As a certified Monster Kid, I can remember arguing with my friends about Universal’s classic film, "The Wolf Man" (1941) and whether Lon Chaney Jr. in his transformed animal self could drive a car or not. At the time it seemed important to me, and I can only suppose that Paul Naschy would seriously relate to that hypothetical question because he too shared a serious relationship with the character and his cursed heritage. The reason why I conjecture that Naschy would understand my dilemma is that because he had previously starred and directed himself in nine other outings as the tragic werewolf figure Waldemar Danisky but this time there is a changeup. Not only do we get some background history on the doomed figure, but most of the action takes place in feudal 16th century Japan. This was a historical Spanish/Japanese co-production and the film was never shown theatrically in Japan, or anywhere else except Spain. The film was never dubbed into English prior to this release and was never available on VHS or DVD in the states; this is your chance to see some interesting filmmaking on a much larger budget than what Naschy was accustomed ...

"Perhaps best remembered as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Alastair Sim became a leading star of British cinema after spending five years as a lecturer of elocution at the University of Edinburgh. Classes are now back in session, as Sim demonstrates the fine art of comedy in this hilarious 4-disc collection spotlighting his mot laughter-inducing film roles." The Belles of St. Trinian's: It is a new term at the girls' school St. Trinians and the terrifying tykes that make up the student body are back, much to the dismay of the villagers and the police. So terrified is the local constabulary that Scotland Yard's Superintendent Kemp Bird (Eskimo Nell's Lloyd Lamble), upon learning from the Ministry of Education that the two investigators they sent to the school never came back but still draw a salary, assigns long-suffering sweetheart P.W. Sergeant Ruby Gates (...

"Perhaps best remembered as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Alastair Sim became a leading star of British cinema after spending five years as a lecturer of elocution at the University of Edinburgh. Classes are now back in session, as Sim demonstrates the fine art of comedy in this hilarious 4-disc collection spotlighting his mot laughter-inducing film roles." The Belles of St. Trinian's: It is a new term at the girls' school St. Trinians and the terrifying tykes that make up the student body are back, much to the dismay of the villagers and the police. So terrified is the local constabulary that Scotland Yard's Superintendent Kemp Bird (Eskimo Nell's Lloyd Lamble), upon learning from the Ministry of Education that the two investigators they sent to the school never came back but still draw a salary, assigns long-suffering sweetheart P.W. Sergeant Ruby Gates (...

"Perhaps best remembered as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Alastair Sim became a leading star of British cinema after spending five years as a lecturer of elocution at the University of Edinburgh. Classes are now back in session, as Sim demonstrates the fine art of comedy in this hilarious 4-disc collection spotlighting his mot laughter-inducing film roles." The Belles of St. Trinian's: It is a new term at the girls' school St. Trinians and the terrifying tykes that make up the student body are back, much to the dismay of the villagers and the police. So terrified is the local constabulary that Scotland Yard's Superintendent Kemp Bird (Eskimo Nell's Lloyd Lamble), upon learning from the Ministry of Education that the two investigators they sent to the school never came back but still draw a salary, assigns long-suffering sweetheart P.W. Sergeant Ruby Gates (...

"Perhaps best remembered as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Alastair Sim became a leading star of British cinema after spending five years as a lecturer of elocution at the University of Edinburgh. Classes are now back in session, as Sim demonstrates the fine art of comedy in this hilarious 4-disc collection spotlighting his mot laughter-inducing film roles." The Belles of St. Trinian's: It is a new term at the girls' school St. Trinians and the terrifying tykes that make up the student body are back, much to the dismay of the villagers and the police. So terrified is the local constabulary that Scotland Yard's Superintendent Kemp Bird (Eskimo Nell's Lloyd Lamble), upon learning from the Ministry of Education that the two investigators they sent to the school never came back but still draw a salary, assigns long-suffering sweetheart P.W. Sergeant Ruby Gates (...

When the topic of zombie films is brought up, the question for me isn’t “fast vs. slow” but “American vs. Italian” because, really, those are the two countries that have done more to get flesh eaters on the map than anywhere else. On the U.S. shores, George A. Romero’s "Dawn of the Dead" (1978) is nearly impossible to top, delivering social commentary, gross-out gags, richly developed characterization - and he did it all with style. Plus, a score by Italy’s progressive rock outfit Goblin (billed as “The Goblins” in the opening credits) only further elevated the groundbreaking feature. Italian filmmakers are always looking for a hit film to unofficially sequelize into oblivion – thanks to a weird copyright rule allowing for such things - and George’s seminal sequel was fertile ground. Just one year later, Italian writer/director Lucio Fulci, who at that time was best known for his giallo pictures, took up the reins and delivered what is arguably Italy’s greatest undead feature, "Zombie" (1979, a.k.a. "Zombi 2", "Zombie Flesh Eaters...

"Woman Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema" (2018) In the history of cinema, women have been directing film ever since the dawn of the artform. There are female filmmakers across the globe that continue to produce work. But when critics, cinephiles, film fans make a list of favorite films, where are the works of the female film directors? Looking at the Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time list by Sight and Sound and listed on the BFI, there are female directors. Chantal Akerman's "Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels" is at 35. "Beau Travail" by Claire Denis is at 78. And that's it. Two out of one hundred films in the top list were directed by women. The Golden Globes have only given one director statue to a female director and that was to Barbra Streisand for ...

Running for his life in only a towel from a Salvia deal gone bad, Oli (Albatross' Hansel Eagle) bursts into the first unlocked house on a suburban street only to discover stoned Lóa (Webcam's Telma Huld Jóhannesdóttir) nearly drowned in the bathtub and "Molly" dealer Steini in the living room dead of an overdose. Fearing Steini's suppliers, Oli and Lóa got to pot dealer friends Gunni (Einar Viðar G. Thoroddsen) and Ronni (Gunnar Marís) to lay low and make some fast money. While Gunni and Ronni are saving up to retire in Cuba, Oli's dream is to open up a meditation camp while Lóa fancies taking up ballet again. When they visit Oli's friend Vigga (Tinna Sverrisdóttir) and discover that she too has overdosed, they initially plan to steal her stash of morphine only to discover among ...

Empathy, Inc. (Yedidya Gorsetman, 2018) Synopsis: When start-up tech firm GTI (Genesis Technology Integrated) goes bankrupt, investor Joel (Zach Robidas) finds himself a pariah in the business world. Losing his house, he is forced to move in with his wife Jessica’s (Kathy Searle) parents. Ward (Fenton Lawless), Jessica’s father, reveals to Joel that he has a million dollars in savings. Soon afterwards, Joel encounters an old schoolmate, Nicky ‘Sleazy’ Beezy (Eric Berryman), who tells Joel of an investment opportunity focused on a unique ‘virtual experience’ – X-VR, developed by Nicky’s business partner Lester (Jay Klaitz) – which allows clients to place themselves in the shoes of someone less fortunate. Nicky asks Joel if he would like to be involved in the business, using his prior experience to raise investors for X-VR. Joel insists on experience X-VR himself, finding himself as a balding middle-aged man with stomach problems. Exiting the mach...

Since the great Underwater Creature Feature explosion of 1989 - a year that saw at least six similarly-themed pictures released within the same calendar year - monster mayhem beneath the waves has been infrequent; a few pictures here and there over the years, some worth remembering. A big studio picture of that ilk hasn’t been since “Deep Rising” way back in 1998 (not counting the “dime a dozen” killer shark/croc films). Then, this January, a couple months before the worldwide pandemic in which we are still living hit, the last gasp of 20th Century Fox was released onto the big screen - and the final picture released by that storied studio was a deep sea Lovecraftian tale that had been sitting on the shelf since 2017, “Underwater” (2020)… …and just like star Kristen Stewart’s other recent big film, “Charlie’s Angels” (2019), this, too, was a bomb on impact, opening low and then quickly sinking into the box office trenches. Too bad because it isn’t a terrible film by any means, and if you’ve spent the past couple decades pining for abyssal action then chances are good you’ll enjoy what director ...

Screen legend Bruce Willis (Die Hard franchise) drives the action in this gripping home-invasion thriller. After two brothers commit a robbery that goes wrong, one of them, Mathias, is mortally wounded, forcing sibling Jamie to stalk a trauma doctor named Rich (Chad Michael Murray, "One Tree Hill") from the hospital to his home. While holding Rich’s wife and daughter hostage, Jamie forces Rich to operate on Mathias. For the family to survive the night, Rich must team up with his estranged tough-as-nails father, retired sheriff Frank (Willis), in order to gain the upper hand and turn the tables on the criminals....

INHERITANCE is a nightmarish dive into the deepest and darkest secrets of New York's elite. Breakout British actress Lily Collins is armed and dangerous in this high-stakes thriller also starring Simon Pegg as you have never seen him before. The film follows a young ambitious lawyer (Lily Collins: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile) whose perfect life falls off the tracks following the death of her hedge fund tycoon father. Lauren is left with a shocking secret inheritance that will threaten to unravel and destroy their lives....

No man, woman or child may defy the gods. When Thor and Loki seek refuge in the home of mortals, the youngest son fails to heed a warning from the gods. As atonement for the family's sins, the gods take the two youngest children under their wing and embark on an epic adventure from Midgard to Valhalla that will see them stare down ruthless giants, barbaric gods and the dreaded wolf Fenrir. Ragnarok is coming......

In Clark Duke’s directorial debut, Kyle (Liam Hemsworth) and Swin (Clark Duke) live by the orders of an Arkansas-based drug kingpin named Frog (Vince Vaughn), whom they’ve never met. Posing as junior park rangers by day, they operate as low-level drug couriers by night under the watchful eye of Frog’s proxies (John Malkovich and Vivica A. Fox). Swin settles into his day job by taking up a relationship with Johnna (Eden Brolin) against orders to blend in, while Kyle continues to question his night job by trying to figure out who Frog really is. Their world is then upended after one too many inept decisions, and Kyle, Swin, and Johnna find themselves directly in Frog’s crosshairs, who mistakenly sees them as a threat to his empire. Based on John Brandon’s best-selling novel of the same name, Arkansas weaves together three decades of Deep South drug trafficking to explore the cycle of violence that turns young men into criminals, and old men into legends....

A pacey, simmering and compelling WWII drama Set in Stockholm, 1941 following an actress who has been enlisted by the Swedish security service, and tasked with the mission of infiltrating the Nazis in Oslo. But when she starts falling for a German officer she has been ordered to seduce the murky field of love, double crossing and espionage becomes fatal. The SPY explores the murky field of love, espionage and double crossing....

The Asian Hawk is back! Undeterred by nearly dying while making the first Armour of God, Jackie Chan returned to battle for a sequel that's bigger, better and even more daring. This time, Jackie's intrepid treasure hunter is on the hunt for some Nazi gold but recovering it will not be easy, let alone safe. The most expensive Hong Kong film produced at that time, Armour of God II: Operation Condor showcases some of Jackie's best stunts and action, building up to an epic climax that will blow you off your feet. The black belts at 88 Films are thrilled to present the UK Blu-Ray premier – uncut! – of this great fan favourite....

When a man of God and his loving family move into a new house, they think they've found the perfect home … until they discover that their new digs were once the location where a coven of witches were burned at the stake! It's only a matter of time before the radio starts blaring satanic chants and the cutlery takes on a mind of its own. Will the awakened evil in this house have its final revenge, or can a plucky priest fend off what lurks Beyond Darkness? This tale of terror comes from Claudio Fragasso, the director of Troll 2 (so you KNOW it's good!)....

Starring The Exorcist’s Linda Blair and Knight Rider’s David Hasselhoff … director Fabrizio Laurenti (Crawlers) brings you a creepy tale of terror, witchcraft and sacrifice. When pregnant Jane (Linda Blair) and her family visit a secluded island to check out a proposed real estate deal, things start to go wrong when they come across two trespassers, supernatural expert Leslie and her boyfriend Gary (David Hasselhoff). Forced to spend the night in a dilapidated house, the group are soon plunged into a nightmare of death and destruction at the hands of the powerful and mysterious Lady in Black (Hildegard Knef). La Casa / Witchery / Witchcraft is a carnage fuelled splatter fest, a rabid romp incorporating hauntings, possession and unexpected twists and turns. An entertainingly rare find from video store hay day of Italian made scary movies, it will delight fans of late 80s horror, a weird and wonderful necessity for the cult collector....

Robert Shaw (Young Winston), Harrison Ford (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Barbara Bach (Short Night of the Glass Dolls) and Edward Fox (The Day of the Jackal) star alongside Carl Weathers (Rocky), Richard Kiel (Moonraker) and Franco Nero (Django) in this star-studded high adventure. Directed with an assured hand by Bond veteran Guy Hamilton (Battle of Britain), this rip-roaring adaptation of Alistair MacLean’s follow-up to the classic The Guns of Navarone sees the elite cadre of commandos embark on a secret mission deep in the Yugoslavian wilderness, during the darkest days of World War II....

The concluding instalment in Lindsay Anderson’s Mick Travis trilogy, following If.... and O Lucky Man!, Britannia Hospital finds the filmmaker casting a sourly satirical eye over Thatcher’s Britain. With a phenomenal cast at his disposal – everyone from Alan Bates (Georgy Girl) and Joan Plowright (Time Without Pity) to Robin Askwith (Confessions of a Window Cleaner) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) to Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) reprising the role of Travis – Anderson trains his sights on royalty, trade unions, the media, and scientific research in typically uncompromising fashion....

The Iron Mask sees action legends Jackie Chan and Arnold Schwarzenegger team up in a high concept fantasy historical epic featuring breath-taking fights and stunning visuals. Set in the 18th century, The Iron Mask follows English traveller Jonathan Green as he journeys from Russia to China encountering dragons, black magic wizardry and a dragon king during an incredible but deadly adventure. The action adventure also stars Charles Dance, Jason Flemyng and Rutger Hauer....

Calvin Lockhart (A Dandy in Aspic) and Marlene Clark (Ganja & Hess) have invited a disparate group of guests, including Peter Cushing (Corruption), Michael Gambon (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover) and Charles Gray (The Legacy), to their mansion in the English countryside. He believes one of them is a werewolf… and, before the weekend is out, he’ll find out who it is! The last of Amicus’ famed horror productions, The Beast Must Die combines the country-house whodunnit with the werewolf shocker and adds a dash of blaxploitation for good measure....

Robert the Bruce is a hard-hitting historical epic covering the turbulent time after William Wallace’s victories depicted in Braveheart. Scotland 1306, Robert the Bruce (Angus Macfadyen: Braveheart) crowns himself King and takes the ambition of Scotland’s freedom as his own. But he cannot overcome England’s power: defeated again and again, his army is scattered and Scotland’s nobility abandons him. Hunted, with a price on his head, he finds himself alone and wounded. The cause of freedom seems lost once more. Hidden secretly in a secluded croft of a clan pledged to England, and close to death Robert is nursed back to life by a young widow and her orphaned children. His determination to do what is right, regardless of the cost, reinvigorates his passion to rise again. But it’s not revenge he desires. It’s freedom. Now. Also starring Daniel Portman (Game of Thrones) Anna Hutchinson (Cabin in the Woods), Jared Harris (The Crown), Zach McGowan (Black Sails, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Patrick Fugit (Almost Famous), Kevin McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Emma Kenney (Shameless) and featuring original music from Scottish national treasure, Lulu. Robert the Bruce picks up where Braveheart left off in a thrilling, brutal and ...

Robert the Bruce is a hard-hitting historical epic covering the turbulent time after William Wallace’s victories depicted in Braveheart. Scotland 1306, Robert the Bruce (Angus Macfadyen: Braveheart) crowns himself King and takes the ambition of Scotland’s freedom as his own. But he cannot overcome England’s power: defeated again and again, his army is scattered and Scotland’s nobility abandons him. Hunted, with a price on his head, he finds himself alone and wounded. The cause of freedom seems lost once more. Hidden secretly in a secluded croft of a clan pledged to England, and close to death Robert is nursed back to life by a young widow and her orphaned children. His determination to do what is right, regardless of the cost, reinvigorates his passion to rise again. But it’s not revenge he desires. It’s freedom. Now. Also starring Daniel Portman (Game of Thrones) Anna Hutchinson (Cabin in the Woods), Jared Harris (The Crown), Zach McGowan (Black Sails, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Patrick Fugit (Almost Famous), Kevin McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Emma Kenney (Shameless) and featuring original music from Scottish national treasure, Lulu. Robert the Bruce picks up where Braveheart left off in a thrilling, brutal and ...

Come to Daddy is a critically acclaimed and super entertaining genre-bending horror comedy that will leave you shocked and in hysterics. Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings) stars in this wild and dark comedy. After thirty years of no contact, Norval (Wood) visits his estranged father (Stephen McHattie, Watchmen) at his remote cabin by the sea. He quickly discovers that not only is his dad a disapproving alcoholic, he also has a shady past that is rushing to catch up with him. This future cult classic also stars Michael Smiley (Kill List) and Garfield Wilson (The Man in the High Castle). From the producers of The VVitch and World War Z....

Buckle up for intense against-the-clock action as Aaron Eckhart stars in the explosive real-time thriller In the Line of Duty, from the producers of John Wick and Sicario. The film finds disgraced cop Frank Penny (Aaron Eckhart: The Dark Knight) on a rogue mission of redemption to find the Chief of Police's (Giancarlo Esposito: Breaking Bad) abducted daughter. With the girl's chances of survival already slim, Penny makes a fatal mistake and kills the twisted abductor, eliminating their only lead as to the girl's whereabouts. Now joined by ambitious reporter Ava (Courtney Eaton) who is live streaming the search, all hell breaks loose when the dead abductor's brother (Ben McKenzie: Gotham) arrives on the scene with a bloody thirst for revenge ......

After a failed global-warming experiment, a post-apocalyptic Ice Age has killed off nearly all life on the planet. All that remains of humanity are the lucky few survivors that boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, powered by a sacred perpetual-motion engine. A class system has evolved aboard the train, fiercely dividing its population—but a revolution is brewing. The lower-class passengers in the tail section stage an uprising, moving car-by-car up toward the front of the train, where the train’s creator and absolute authority resides in splendor. But unexpected circumstances lie in wait for humanity’s tenacious survivors... Visionary director Bong Joon Ho’s “enormously ambitious and visually stunning,” (Scott Foundas, Variety) film has been widely praised as “a superb masterpiece of science fiction” (MTV). Starring Chris Evans, Song Kang Ho, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Bremner, John Hurt, and Ed Harris....

Outnumbered, outgunned, never out of courage - DANGER CLOSE is an exhilarating and hard-hitting war thriller based on the unbelievable true story of The Battle of Long Tan. Major Harry Smith (Travis Fimmel) and his company of 108 young and inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives in the Battle of Long Tan. With 2,500 battle-hardened Viet Cong soldiers closing in, their ammunition running out and casualties mounting, each man searches for the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honour, decency and courage....

When Frank Walsh (Nicolas Cage), a hunter and collector of rare and exotic animals, bags a priceless white jaguar for a zoo, he figures it'll be smooth sailing to a big payday. But the ship bearing Frank's precious cargo has two predators caged in its hold: the cat, and a political assassin being extradited to the U.S. After the assassin breaks free - and then frees the jaguar - Frank feverishly stalks the ship's cramped corridors in hot pursuit of his prey, right up until the thrilling, unpredictable climax....

American Woman finds poignant drama in one woman’s gruelling odyssey, thanks in no small part to Sienna Miller’s outstanding work in the leading role. In a blue-collar town in Pennsylvania, a 32-year-old woman’s teen daughter goes missing and she is left to raise her infant grandson alone. The story is told over the course of 11 years: we journey with her from the time her daughter vanishes, through the trials-and-tribulations of subsequent years, and ultimately to the long-awaited discovery of the truth. Also staring Aaron Paul and Christina Hendricks and from the producers of Manchester By The Sea....

Sea Fever is a tense and original Irish sci-fi thriller reminiscent of cult classics The Thing and The Abyss, starring Hermione Corfield (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) and Connie Nielsen (Wonder Woman). For marine biology student Siobhan (Hermione Corfield), it was supposed to be a research excursion with a trawler crew fishing the West Irish seas. But when they hit an unseen object and become marooned, a mysterious parasite infects their water supply. Soon the oozing force infiltrates the entire vessel and turns Siobhan’s journey into a claustrophobic fight for survival. Can they stop the mysterious water borne parasite from spreading before it’s too late? Sea Fever also stars Dougray Scott (Hitman) and Jack Hickey (Game of Thrones). Written and directed by BAFTA© winning Irish filmmaker Neasa Hardiman (behind BBC triumph Happy Valley and Netflix hit Jessica Jones)....

A bigoted, white salesman (played by stand-up comedian Godfrey Cambridge) wakes up one morning to find he has become black. Although it has been somewhat overshadowed by Melvin Van Peebles’ next film, Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, Watermelon Man has never felt more relevant than it does today....

Vladimir, a musician with the Moscow circus, defects to the US and must navigate a new life in New York. An early dramatic role for star Robin Williams, the actor undertook a crash course in Russian and learned to play the saxophone in order to play the part....

Starring Kris Kristofferson (The Last Movie) in his first leading role, and boasting an impressive supporting cast – including Gene Hackman (The Conversation), Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces), Harry Dean Stanton (Christine) and Warhol superstar Viva (Necropolis) – Cisco Pike follows the fortunes of a musician who turns to drug dealing to make ends meet....

With its non-professional cast, this sensitive drama, which explores the intimate relationship between a coal-miner’s daughter and her half-brother, is American independent cinema’s closest relation to Italian Neorealism. Presented by Nicolas Winding Refn in a beautiful new restoration by Peter Conheim and Ross Lipman, Joseph L Anderson’s film played international festivals in 2019 to great acclaim....

Adapted from Calder Willingham’s novel, End as a Man, this uncompromising exposé of the practice of hazing in a military college features a number of actors from New York’s famed Actors Studio – including Ben Gazzara, Pat Hingle, Clifton James, and George Peppard – each at the start of their lengthy careers in film....

A showcase for some of the most unexpected and surprising turns in the great director’s prolific career: The Whole Town’s Talking is a screwball comedy about a law-abiding man (played by Edward G Robinson) who happens to be the doppelgänger of Public Enemy No. 1, ‘Killer’ Mannion; The Long Gray Line is a Ford military picture with a difference, focusing its attentions away from the battlefield and onto the fifty-year career of an Irish immigrant who rises through the ranks at West Point; The Last Hurrah is a star-studded political drama boasting the talents of Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Pat O’Brien, Basil Rathbone, Donald Crisp, and John Carradine, and; Gideon’s Day takes us on a twenty-four journey in the life of Jack Hawkins’ titular London-based detective. All four films are presented for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK, with The Long Gray Line making it's world Blu-ray premiere. This limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 numbered units....

A showcase for some of the most unexpected and surprising turns in the great director’s prolific career: The Whole Town’s Talking is a screwball comedy about a law-abiding man (played by Edward G Robinson) who happens to be the doppelgänger of Public Enemy No. 1, ‘Killer’ Mannion; The Long Gray Line is a Ford military picture with a difference, focusing its attentions away from the battlefield and onto the fifty-year career of an Irish immigrant who rises through the ranks at West Point; The Last Hurrah is a star-studded political drama boasting the talents of Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Pat O’Brien, Basil Rathbone, Donald Crisp, and John Carradine, and; Gideon’s Day takes us on a twenty-four journey in the life of Jack Hawkins’ titular London-based detective. All four films are presented for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK, with The Long Gray Line making it's world Blu-ray premiere. This limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 numbered units....

A showcase for some of the most unexpected and surprising turns in the great director’s prolific career: The Whole Town’s Talking is a screwball comedy about a law-abiding man (played by Edward G Robinson) who happens to be the doppelgänger of Public Enemy No. 1, ‘Killer’ Mannion; The Long Gray Line is a Ford military picture with a difference, focusing its attentions away from the battlefield and onto the fifty-year career of an Irish immigrant who rises through the ranks at West Point; The Last Hurrah is a star-studded political drama boasting the talents of Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Pat O’Brien, Basil Rathbone, Donald Crisp, and John Carradine, and; Gideon’s Day takes us on a twenty-four journey in the life of Jack Hawkins’ titular London-based detective. All four films are presented for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK, with The Long Gray Line making it's world Blu-ray premiere. This limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 numbered units....

A showcase for some of the most unexpected and surprising turns in the great director’s prolific career: The Whole Town’s Talking is a screwball comedy about a law-abiding man (played by Edward G Robinson) who happens to be the doppelgänger of Public Enemy No. 1, ‘Killer’ Mannion; The Long Gray Line is a Ford military picture with a difference, focusing its attentions away from the battlefield and onto the fifty-year career of an Irish immigrant who rises through the ranks at West Point; The Last Hurrah is a star-studded political drama boasting the talents of Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Pat O’Brien, Basil Rathbone, Donald Crisp, and John Carradine, and; Gideon’s Day takes us on a twenty-four journey in the life of Jack Hawkins’ titular London-based detective. All four films are presented for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK, with The Long Gray Line making it's world Blu-ray premiere. This limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 numbered units....

Fellini's most acclaimed work, 8½ won two Oscars® including Best Foreign Film. Fellini is unanimously voted by film critics - and notably, by filmmakers - as one of the greatest directors of all time. And Fellini's 8½ is revered as the most important European film ever made and film buffs ultimate film of all time! MARCELLO MASTROIANNI is Fellini's alter ego, Guido, a successful filmmaker who, embarking on his next film, discovers he has a complete director s block : he has no story to tell! Harassed by his producers, his mistress (SANDRA MILO) and his wife (ANOUK AIMEE) while struggling to find the inspiration for his film, he increasingly retreats in dreamy recollections of his life and lovers, until fantasy - personified by the heavenly beautiful CLAUDIA CARDINALE - his memories and reality merge in the director's mind and on screen - in an astonishing, masterful spectacle which culminates in an electrifying triumph of optimism. As Guido, Fellini's alter-ego says at the end of 8½: Life is a party, let's live it together ....

The prosperous kingdom of Eh-Dan has been invaded by the tyrannical King Cromwell, aided by a powerful sorcerer, Xusia. Cromwell orders the death of the royal family, but the youngest son, Talon, slips from the soldiers' grasp and disappears. Eleven years later, a hulking young rogue would return to the place of his birth, ready to avenge the family he lost. However, in a time of wicked kings and brutal soldiers, it is the sorcerer who is the most powerful of all....

The Legend of Boggy Creek was conceived and directed by Arkansas native, Charles B. Pierce. The movie was released independently in 1972, where it initially played in sold-out theaters in the Arkansas and Louisiana areas. In 1973, it was picked up by the film distributor Howco International, who made it widely available in theaters across the country. The Legend of Boggy Creek, which cost around $160k to make, became extremely popular in the 1970s, playing for many years in theaters, drive-ins, and later on television. It made an estimated $25 million dollars by the end of its run. The movie was inspired by true events that happened in the small town of Fouke, Arkansas. When people there began reporting sightings of an agressive sasqsuatch-like creature known as the "Fouke Monster," it caught the attention of Charles Pierce who turned it into a successful film that is still remembered to this day. One of the top-grossing documentaries (docudramas) of all-time, Charles B. Pierce's 1972 classic film is now fully-restored and remastered in 4K. This remarkable TRUE STORY is the first full-length feature film on the subject of BIGFOOT, and sparked an entire genre of film, as well as the burgeoning scientific field of cryptozoolog...

The Legend of Boggy Creek was conceived and directed by Arkansas native, Charles B. Pierce. The movie was released independently in 1972, where it initially played in sold-out theaters in the Arkansas and Louisiana areas. In 1973, it was picked up by the film distributor Howco International, who made it widely available in theaters across the country. The Legend of Boggy Creek, which cost around $160k to make, became extremely popular in the 1970s, playing for many years in theaters, drive-ins, and later on television. It made an estimated $25 million dollars by the end of its run. The movie was inspired by true events that happened in the small town of Fouke, Arkansas. When people there began reporting sightings of an agressive sasqsuatch-like creature known as the "Fouke Monster," it caught the attention of Charles Pierce who turned it into a successful film that is still remembered to this day. One of the top-grossing documentaries (docudramas) of all-time, Charles B. Pierce's 1972 classic film is now fully-restored and remastered in 4K. This remarkable TRUE STORY is the first full-length feature film on the subject of BIGFOOT, and sparked an entire genre of film, as well as the burgeoning scientific field of cryptozoolog...

Made shortly after the box-office success of House of Wax, The Mad Magician returns Vincent Price to the world of three-dimensional horror. He plays Don Gallico, the creator of elaborate illusions for stage magicians, who seeks their fame… and will turn to murder to achieve it! Directed by John Brahm (The Undying Monster), The Mad Magician is presented in two- and three-dimensions, and is accompanied by a pair of 3D comedy shorts by the Three Stooges....