"Hair" (1979) Claude (played by John Savage) is a young man from rural Oklahoma that arrives in New York, en route to Vietnam to join the war effort in the Army. It is there that he meets a group of free loving, free living hippies who are about the same age as him. Led by Berger (played by Treat Williams), their young group immediately befriends the new guy in town, by introducing him to their lifestyle of drugs and love which is completely new to him. While Claude finds the lifestyle intriguing, he has his eyes on the beautiful Sheila (played by Beverly D'Angelo), and upper class young woman he spots at the park. Berger helps out by sneaking Claude and the rest of the hippies into a hosted ritzy party. They all may come from different backgrounds and different places, but they all come together in peace in "Hair". Based on the 1968 Broadway play of the same name written by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, "H...

Nightbreed (Clive Barker, 1990) Synopsis: Haunted by recurring dreams of strange, inhuman creatures who inhabit a seemingly mythical space named Midian, Aaron Boone (Craig Sheffer) is under the care of psychiatrist Dr Decker (David Cronenberg). However, having come to find that these dreams – which were once nightmares – are no longer unwelcome, Boone hasn’t visited Decker in four months. When, one night, Boone wakes from one of these dreams in the arms of his lover, rock singer Lori (Anne Bobby), Lori convinces Boone to re-engage with Decker, and Boone arranges a meeting with the psychiatrist. However, Boone is unaware that Decker lives a secret life as a serial killer who massacres whole families ritualistically. Decker has slaughtered ‘six families in ten months’ and, using a combination of hallucinogenic drugs and authoritative suggestion, convinces Boone that Boone has committed these crimes. Tormented and hallucinating, Boone wanders i...

Ah, "Emmanuelle", the mere mention of that name transports me back in time when I was but a teenager and this cinematic gem made its rounds. I can recall seeing the ads for such films as this in the Philadelphia Enquirer when I was ogling the film ads looking for horror films and other interesting tidbits that were playing in the big city. This was years before the joys of cable television, Cinemax and other venues of ill-gotten thrills were difficult to come by and required setting the alarm clock to get up in the middle of the night to try and watch some scrambled channel that was unwatchable nonetheless. Back in the 70’s, sex still sold and it was something that occupied almost all of my waking hours. Films like "Emmanuelle", "The Story of O" (1975) and Penthouse magazine all are mashed together in a feverish vision of illicit pleasures. Ask any male whose adolescence corresponded with the 70’s and if they are honest, they will tell you that it was truly an age of sneaking glimpses at the female form in anyway, shape or form. So it is with an odd somewhat guilt ridden feeling that I present this review for your enjoyment. Originally given an "X" rating, the film was based on the bestselling novel by ...

The original star of "Emmanuelle" (1974) is back at it again in the sequel and Sylvia Kristel is up for many more adventures of the same ilk as she had in the first film. Emmanuelle is on board a ship headed for Hong Kong after a two month separation from her husband Jean (Umberto Orsini) and she is raring to go. Finding herself assigned to a crowded cabin of women instead of a single cabin like she had paid for, Emmanuelle is cranky and upset. Turns out that the lady in the next bed had the same misfortune that she did and soon these two will be better acquaintances. Woken in the middle of the night by her cabin mate, Emmanuelle asks the woman what is wrong. The woman then confesses a story of how she was raped by three Asian women and that she lost her virginity that way. Various steamy scenes are intermittently spliced into the flashback and later on we are told that the story was merely a means of capturing Emmanuelle’s interest. Yeah, that old chestnut, never works for me as a come on line. As in the first film, Emmanuelle will disrobe at the drop of a hat and enjoys the compa...

"Goodbye Emmanuelle" picks up two years after the events in "Emmanuelle 2" (1975) and this time we are in beautiful Seychelles, and Emmanuelle (Sylvia Kristel) and her husband Jean (Umberto Orsin) are still up to their old tricks. They still enjoy other people in bed but their relationship still seems to be going strong. Things are about to change when a new stranger enters their relaxed lives: the stranger is a young film director named Gregory (Jean-Pierre Bouvier) and Emmanuelle feels an immediate attraction to him. The two hook up but they have a rocky start and he sort of treats Emmanuelle like a whore, even offering her money which merely insults Emmanuelle. She gets dressed and leaves him to his own devices. But there is something about Gregory that Emmanuelle can’t leave alone and days later she spies him with another woman and jealousy strikes. Intrigued by this new emotion, Emmanuelle starts asking around about the other woman and later she is invited to the house to have dinner. I was surprised by the directi...

Oscar (Best Actor in a Leading Role): Humphrey Bogart (won), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Katharine Hepburn (nominated), Best Director: John Huston (nominated), and Best Writing, Screenplay: James Agee and John Huston (nominated) - Academy Awards, 1952 BAFTA Film Award Best Film From Any Source (nominated), Best Foreign Actor: Humphrey Bogart (nominated), and Best Foreign Actress: Katharine Hepburn (nominated) - BAFTA Awards, 1953 British Methodist minister Samuel Sayer (Beat the Devil's Robert Morley) and his spinster sister Rose (The Lion in Winter's ...

Castle Rock housewife Donna Trenton (The Howling's Dee Wallace) is bored with life. Her husband Vic (Hardcastle and McCormick's Daniel Hugh Kelly) has a fulfilling career as an advertising executive but is always away. Her young son Tad (Who's the Boss?'s Danny Pintauro) lives in fear of the dark and a monster in the closet and only daddy knows the magic words to protect him. Even her affair with the local stud handyman Steve (Love Me Deadly's Christopher Stone, Wallace's husband at the time) feels like a pathetic cliché, and its resolution unfolds just as explosively as expected. When a public relations scandal hits the Sharp Cereal brand and Vic is called...

"One Less God" (2017) On November 26, 2008, a group of ten Islamic terrorists from Lashkar-e-Taiba launched a series of bombings and attacks in Mumbai over a four day period, killing 174 and wounding over 300 in the process. Of all the places where attacks occurred, the five-star luxurious Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was one of the biggest targets, where 31 people were killed during the siege. While many were rescued quickly, there were quite a lot of people who were trapped for days, locked in rooms and not knowing if it was either help at the door, other patrons looking for other survivors, or the terrorists looking to find hostages or people to kill. "One Less God" takes a look at the Mumbai attacks from the perspective of some hotel patrons. Whether they are backpacking foreigners, musicians, businessmen, journalists, the elderly, or children, they must do whatever possible together and trust one another in order to survive the ordeal. Over the years there have been a number of films based around the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai. The Indian film "The Attacks of 26/11", the French film ...

BAFTA Film Award Best British Film (winner) - BAFTA Awards, 1950 Grand Prize of the Festival: Thorold Dickinson (winner) - Cannes Film Festival, 1949 It is 1806 and the gambling craze Faro has spread to Russia, making and breaking fortunes among the soldier class who stand to lose anything from a month's pay to entire family legacies. Aristocratic officer Fyodor (Midnight Lace's Anthony Dawson) bristles at the seeming disapproving presence of engineer Herman Suvorin (The Red Shoes' Anton Walbrook) who is invited among the officer class by Fyodor's best friend Andrei (The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb's Ronald Howard) but never plays. Far from disapproving, Herman cannot afford to play, hav...

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 ...

François Chalais Award: A.B. Shawky (nominated), Golden Camera: A.B. Shawky (nominated), and Palme d'Or: A.B. Shawky (nominated) - Cannes Film Festival, 2018 Left outside the gates of a leper colony outside Cairo thirty years ago back when the only way to treat the disease was complete quarantine, forty-year-old Beshay (Rady Gamal) knows little of life outside apart from his job scavenging goods to sell from Garbage Hill with his orphan apprentice Obama (Ahmed Abdelhafiz). He had found some happiness when he married Ireny until she had to be hospitalized permanently. After Ireny dies, Beshay is surprised when her mother comes to visit. The visit from a woman who he has never met brings back his memory of his own father promising to visit but never coming. Upon learning that his mother-in-law learned of Ireny's death from the colony's administration, he demands to see his own file for contact...

Karole (Antonia.'s Linda Caridi) and Alessia ( Small Homeland 's Maria Roveran) have decided that they want to have a child together. Due to Italy's policies regarding In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) – particularly with regard to gay and lesbian couples – the pair must travel to Spain for the procedure and have decided to turn their apartment into a bed and breakfast using the spare bedroom frequented by Alessia's actor ex-boyfriend Andrea (Blue Kids' Andrea Tagliaferri) who Alessia regards as "like a cat" who will find any comfortable corner to sleep. After the first attempt at the procedure fails, doubt starts to creep into their relationship. Alessia becomes stressed about the toll the hormone treatments are taking on her body while Karole becomes increasingly impatient with the demands of their guests and the fifth wheel that is Andrea and h...

The Dead Center (Billy Senese, 2018) Synopsis: The body of an unidentified man (Jeremy Childs) is examined by Dr Graham (Bill Freehely), a coroner. The man, listed as a ‘John Doe’, apparently committed suicide. However, during the night the John Doe wakes up in the morgue and escapes. With no memory of his previous life, the John Doe manages to find his way to a psychiatric ward before falling into a catatonic state; there, a well-intentioned junior psychiatrist, Daniel Forrester (Shane Carruth), forges the necessary paperwork to suggest the John Doe has given consent to being admitted to the ward. During the night, the John Doe grabs an orderly, Travis (J Thomas Bailey), who subsequently becomes violently sick. The next day, Travis’ corpse is found, his mouth opened in a silent scream. Meanwhile, Dr Graham discovers that the John Doe’s corpse has disappeared and investigates, visiting the motel where the body was found. There, Graham is told by the motel owner that the disco...

When the body of young woman is found on top of a logging truck, dead of an apparent fall from an overhead bridge, coroner Biggs (Devil's Gate's Beverly Ndukwu) discovers evidence that the victim was in long-term captivity, her ear drums blown out with only soft tissue damage, and that she was given vitamin supplements and birth control. Upon discovering the identity of the girl who disappeared after making an internet acquaintance, homicide lieutenant Marshall (Man of Steel's Henry Cavill) becomes even more wary of his ex-wife Angie's (The Roommate's Minka Kelly) concerns about their daughter Faye's (The Giver's Emma Tremblay) social media activity. Marshall...

Palme d'Or : Stéphane Brizé (nominated) - Cannes Film Festival, 2018 In the French village of Agen, eleven hundred auto parts workers are on strike when Perrin Inudstrie is set to close its doors two years into a five year agreement to protect the workers' jobs if they took on extra hours in place of a pay raise. Closing the plant will lead to fifty percent unemployment for the town and the workers – lead by engineer Laurent Amédéo (Le Moustache's Vincent Lindon) – consider the severance package an insult, shooting down claims by the company accountants that the reason is due to competition rather than the shareholder profits and accusing Borderie (Jacques Borderie) as going back on his word as he claims that they are all in the same boat and that the decision to shut the plant and move jobs to Romania is the decision of the CEO of the German Dimke Group who own the Perrin plants in Agen and Montceau among hundreds of other companies. ...

"Last Action Hero" (1993) Danny (played by Austin O'Brien) is a young boy who loves action movies, especially the ones with the character of Jack Slater (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is a rogue cop that gets into plenty of action and doesn't play by the rules. Danny goes to the local vintage theater which is fairly empty and run down, where the elderly projectionist Nick (played by Robert Prosky befriends the young boy, and invites him to the pre-screening of the newest Jack Slater film. One thing special that Nick gives for Danny entering the theater is what he calls a magic ticket that has been passed down from Harry Houdini onward, but little do they know the magic is real, and magically transports Danny into the film world itself. Suddenly he is a young sidekick to Jack Slater, and must follow the rules of Hollywood action cinema to help the story unfold. "Last Action Hero" plays in two worlds - reality in New York City with middle school student Danny going through a tough life, and the world of ...

"Hudson Hawk" (1991) Fresh out of a lengthy prison sentence, cat burglar Eddie "Hudson Hawk" Hawkins (played by Bruce Willis) is ready to lay low as a free man, but things don't particularly go his way. His old partner Tommy "Five-Tone" Messina (played by Danny Aiello) has a legitimate bar, but trouble comes with the Marios (played by Frank Stallone and Carmine Zozzora) who basically give Hudson no choice but to do a job stealing a priceless piece from an upcoming auction. Hudson and Tommy do the job like old times, with their signature way of timing out the process through songs - singing a tune which according to their rhythm should be entirely on cue to each other. But the job is much more complicated, as the millionaire heads of Mayflower Industries Darwin and Minerva Mayflower (played by Richard E. Grant and Sandra Bernhard) are involved in the acquisition, and secret...

"To Hell and Back" (1955) Audie Murphy (played by Audie Murphy) was born in rural Texas and lived his childhood as a farmboy in a large but broken family. His father abandoned the family years ago, and his mother died when Audie was a teenager, leaving the younger children in the family having to be taken into foster care by the state. In addition to the family troubles, the attack of Pearl Harbor sends the United States into war, and Audie decides to fight for his country as well as using his earnings to help his younger siblings and receive an education. Though he is at first turned down by multiple branches, he is finally able to lend his services to the Army, where he is immediately picked on for his young age and small size. Unlikely as it may seem, this is the true story of a young soldier who became the most decorated soldier in the war, including receiving a Medal of Honor when he was 19 years old, and later a major movie star that starred in his own film about the dangers he faced in war. Audie Murphy released his memoir of World War II entitled "To Hell and Back" in 1949, just after his launch in Hollywood a...

BAFTA Film Award (Best Film not in the English Language): Alain Sarde and Claude Sautet (nominated) - BAFTA Awards, 1997 César (Best Actor): Michel Serrault (won), Best Director: Claude Sautet (won), Best Actress: Emmanuelle Béart (nominated), Best Supporting Actor: Jean-Hugues Anglade (nominated), Best Supporting Actor: Michael Lonsdale (nominated), Best Supporting Actress: Claire Nadeau (nominated), Best Film: Claude Sautet (nominated), Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation: Jacques Fieschi and Claude Sautet (nominated), Best Music: ...

In the middle of the fourteenth century, General Zhu is leading a rebellion of 100,000 soldiers against the Yuan dynasty, but espionage is rampant on both sides and Mongol general Lee Khan (A Better Tomorrow's Feng Tien) is about to get his hands on a map of Zhu's battle plans from traitorous general Shen Tiansong through the machinations of his cruel sister Princess Lee Wan-erh (To Kill with Intrigue's Feng Hsu). To not arouse suspicion, Khan and his sister plan to meet with the general at the Welcoming Spring Inn while making a district visit. The proprietress Madame Wan Jen-mi (The Magnificent Concubine's Li Hua Li) is appraised of his visit by local tavern manager Mr. Liu (The Vengeful Beauty's ...

"The House That Jack Built" (2018) Jack (played by Matt Dillon) is a serial killer, who killed quite a number of people within a dozen years, and stored the corpses in his warehouse freezer. In conversation with the mysterious entity that calls himself Verge (played by Bruno Ganz), he recalls five incidents of his killings, while also discussing about art, music, architecture, and childhood. In the incidents seen, Jack is not exactly a well planned killer. His first victim (played by Uma Thurman) was more or less done as retaliation against a frustrating woman passing through town which causes him to suddenly snap. The second victim, a widow (played by Siobhan Fallon Hogan) has Jack pretending to be a cop and his lies being very badly planned out, as well as his method of killing. But from thereon, Jack's methods and tactics become much more precise and obsessive. Jack is obsessive compulsive, and also an architect who is longing to design and build his dream house, but...

Toys are Not for Children (Stanley Brasloff, 1972) Synopsis: Twenty year old Jamie Godard (Marcia Forbes) lives with her shrill harridan of a mother Edna (Fran Warren), Jamie’s father Philip (Peter Lightstone) having left the family when Jamie was a child. Jamie has an idealised image of her father, which Edna tries to demolish at every opportunity, telling her daughter that Philip cavorted with prostitutes. However, since Jamie was a small child, Philip has sent her toys; Jamie has kept these gifts, playing with her toys into adulthood. Jamie works at a toy shop owned by Max Gunther (N J Osrag). One day at work, Jamie meets a middle-aged woman, Pearl Valdi (Evelyn Kingsley), who claims to know Jamie’s father. Pearl tells Jamie her address in New York City, inviting Jamie to come over. However, Jamie is unaware that Pearl is a prostitute, and when Jamie arrives at the address Pearl gave her, she is met by Pearl’s sleazy pimp, Eddie (Luis Arroyo). Eddie attempts to rape Jamie but is stopped by Pearl. Returning home, Jamie tells Edna of her meeting wit...

"Legend of the Witches" (1970) "Sacred Rites" (1971) When most people hear the term "Witch", there are many stereotypes and stories heard for many generations. Ugly green skinned women, supernatural powers, a mystical cauldron, flying on broomsticks, human sacrifices, etc. With films such as "The Wizard of Oz", "Haxan" or even "The Craft", the occult of the twisted and evil are portrayed and there are even the opposite with works such as "Kiki's Delivery Service" portraying witches in a more positive light. But these cinematic works are quite far from what Wiccan culture was and has been, with exaggerations over reality. Persecuted and misunderstood for generations, Wiccans and Witchcraft have never had a positive view around the world, even if their culture shares quite a lot with Christianity. Spirituality together with belief i...

"Legend of the Witches" (1970) "Sacred Rites" (1971) When most people hear the term "Witch", there are many stereotypes and stories heard for many generations. Ugly green skinned women, supernatural powers, a mystical cauldron, flying on broomsticks, human sacrifices, etc. With films such as "The Wizard of Oz", "Haxan" or even "The Craft", the occult of the twisted and evil are portrayed and there are even the opposite with works such as "Kiki's Delivery Service" portraying witches in a more positive light. But these cinematic works are quite far from what Wiccan culture was and has been, with exaggerations over reality. Persecuted and misunderstood for generations, Wiccans and Witchcraft have never had a positive view around the world, even if their culture shares quite a lot with Christianity. Spirituality together with belief i...

"Alice, Sweet Alice" is a fine example of a neglected horror film classic that is finally being re-issued on Blu-Ray and features a brand new 2k restoration of the theatrical version from the original camera negative by our friends at Arrow Video. I recall seeing this film on late night television and I thought that it was great; in fact, seeing this gorgeous version is even better and the film definitely holds up well, no matter its age. Unquestionably influenced by the films of Alfred Hitchcock, the Giallos of Mario Bava, and Nicolas Roeg’s classic "Don’t Look Now" (1973), director Alfred Sole nevertheless manages to create a unique film that is all his own. Filmed entirely on location in Paterson, New Jersey, the director’s home town, this film works on several unsettling levels: a treatise on religious guilt, an early entry into the yet to come slasher genre, a nerve racking who done it mystery, and at its base, an examination of the creepy child syndrome. This is an American original, shot on a low budget, but filled with a talented ...

BAFTA Film Award (Best Film not in the English Language): Jean-Louis Livi, Philippe Carcassonne, and Claude Sautet (nomianted) - BAFTA Awards, 1994 César (Best Supporting Actor): André Dussollier (winner), Best Director: Claude Sautet (winner), Best Film: Claude Sautet (nominated), Best Actor: Daniel Auteuil (nominated), Best Actress: Emmanuelle Béart (nominated), Best Supporting Actress: Brigitte Catillon (nominated), Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation: Jacques Fieschi (nominated), Best Cinematography: Yves Angelo (nominated), Best Sound: ...

There was a time when Sylvester Stallone ruled the box office with two of the biggest films of the 80's – “Rambo: First Blood Part II” (1985) and “Rocky IV” (1985) – having the second and third highest grosses of that year. The man had already given cinema two highly popular, enduring characters – why not go for one more? Circling back around to ideas he had during the production of “Beverly Hills Cop” (1984) – before it turned comedic and went to Eddie Murphy - Stallone sought to make a hard-edged police thriller filled with action. “Cobra” (1986), loosely based on Paula Gosling’s 1974 novel “Fair Game”, could have been another notch on Stallone’s Tough Guy Characters belt, but incessant meddling from both the studio and Stallone himself crippled the picture. Entire scenes were cut, subplots were eviscerated, and loads of brutal violence hit the cutting room floor and, to this day, have only resurfaced in the form of a very crude work print bootleg tape. Once the film moves past the opening scene the entire picture feels rushed, ...

After experiencing a late-career resurgence as an instrument of vengeance, Liam Neeson seemed to be content getting typecast in the same Charles Bronson-esque role over and over, much to the delight of paying audiences. Beginning with “Taken” (2008), nearly every picture of his since has been marketed with the same slant – even if that isn’t the case. It would be easy to assume “Cold Pursuit” (2019) is no different, as the basic premise is Neeson’s character looking to get revenge on drug dealers for his son’s murder. That much is true, but what the trailers can’t easily sell are the film’s Scandinavian sensibilities and off-kilter humor, both of which come courtesy of director Hans Petter Moland, making an American debut by remaking his own 2014 Norwegian film, “In Order of Disappearance”. Nels Coxman (Liam Neeson) is a snowplow driver in the city of Kehoe, Colorado, a quiet town that recently awarded him the honor of “Citizen of the Year”. Nels lives in a modest cabin with hi...

Octavia Spencer is an incredibly gifted actor; on this, just about everyone can agree. So, when her latest thriller, “Ma” (2019), hit theaters it was no surprise to hear unanimous praise heaped upon her performance. But in that regard it’s kinda like, yea… no kidding. It would be notable if she didn’t nail it. Outside of an expectedly solid performance, what else does the latest micro-budget film from Blumhouse have to offer? Not a whole lot, unfortunately. The filmmakers married themselves to the ethos of “it isn’t how you start, it’s how you finish”, delivering a 99-minute movie that moves like molasses on a cold day… until a batshit crazy finale that seems like it was designed to assist viewers in forgetting virtually nothing of substance has happened for a good hour-and-change. Maggie (Diana Silvers) and her mother, Erica (Juliette Lewis), have just moved back to Erica’s small hometown in Ohio after dad decided to exit the picture. There, Maggie immediately hooks up with the Generic High School crowd – featuring all of the same caricature personalities we see in every single hor...

Fred Dekker’s career is frequently cited by me (and many others, I’m sure) as one of those frustrating “what if?” scenarios. What if, after delivering two of horror’s most celebrated cult classics – “Night of the Creeps” (1986) and “The Monster Squad” (1987) – Dekker had continued to work within the genre he so clearly loves, turning down what was certainly a generous offer to co-write and direct “RoboCop 3” (1993)? That oft-maligned feature put his directorial career into an early grave, one from which it has yet to be exhumed. Dekker has spent the past 25-ish years as a script doctor, albeit uncredited, working behind the scenes but not behind the camera; his only credited film work being a co-writer credit on Shane Black’s bizarrely awful “The Predator” (2018). Nobody will ever know what could have been. Hypotheticals aside, Dekker’s first directorial effort sees him blending 50's sci-fi camp with 80's horror and gruesome practical FX work which, combined with the machismo might of Tom Atkins, makes for one of the most entertainin...

Four classic Hammer chillers presented on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Accompanied by a wealth of new and archival extras – including exclusive new documentaries, audio commentaries, alternative versions, new and archival cast and crew interviews, a series of appreciations of their female stars, analyses of their composers’ scores, and extensive booklets – this stunning limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 units....

Four classic Hammer chillers presented on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Accompanied by a wealth of new and archival extras – including exclusive new documentaries, audio commentaries, alternative versions, new and archival cast and crew interviews, a series of appreciations of their female stars, analyses of their composers’ scores, and extensive booklets – this stunning limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 units....

Four classic Hammer chillers presented on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Accompanied by a wealth of new and archival extras – including exclusive new documentaries, audio commentaries, alternative versions, new and archival cast and crew interviews, a series of appreciations of their female stars, analyses of their composers’ scores, and extensive booklets – this stunning limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 units....

Four classic Hammer chillers presented on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Accompanied by a wealth of new and archival extras – including exclusive new documentaries, audio commentaries, alternative versions, new and archival cast and crew interviews, a series of appreciations of their female stars, analyses of their composers’ scores, and extensive booklets – this stunning limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 units....

Limited Edition Blu-ray (World Blu-ray premiere) Joseph Losey’s lurid and often misunderstood drama stars the great Elizabeth Taylor (Suddenly, Last Summer) as an ageing London prostitute who befriends a young woman (Mia Farrow, See No Evil) that reminds her of her long-dead daughter. As the bizarre relationship between the two evolves, the appearance of Robert Mitchum (Cape Fear), as Farrow’s abusive stepfather, ignites deep emotions and dark passions. With its exquisite production design, stylish cinematography and elegant score, Joseph Losey’s lost masterpiece finally makes its long-overdue premiere on Blu-ray....

Dunkirk meets Titanic is this gripping true story about the “Barge 752” tragedy during WWII. September 1941. A barge, evacuating people from sieged Leningrad gets caught in a dramatic and violent storm. Terrified and fighting for life, the boats 1,000 evacuees descend even further in to hell when, instead of rescuers, the boat is targeted and attached by Nazi war planes. The Battle of Leningrad is a charged look at violence and tragedy of World War II....

Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti (Went the Day Well?, Dead of Night), They Made Me a Fugitive is a prime example of British film noir. Trevor Howard (Who?, The Missionary) plays Clem Morgan, an RAF officer during the war, now unemployed since demobilisation. Turning to the black market, he finds himself embroiled in a life of crime that will lead to prison, a daring escape, and a deadly manhunt. Boasting striking cinematography by Otto Heller, whose later credits would include Michael Powell’s Peeping Tom and classic Cold War thriller The Ipcress File, this UK Blu-ray premiere of They Made Me a Fugitive is accompanied by two rare short films, made during Howard’s own time in the RAF during WWII, featuring his earliest known on-screen appearances....

A rare Anglo-Czech co-production, 90° in the Shade is a fascinating, little-seen drama directed by Jiří Weiss (Romeo, Juliet and Darkness) and co-written by David Mercer (Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment). Set at the height of summer, the film concerns shop assistant Anne Heywood (The Fox), and two men who will affect her life: James Booth (The Man Who Had Power Over Women), the married man with whom she is having affair, and Rudolf Hrusínský (The Cremator), an auditor who has family problems of his own. Filmed simultaneously in English and Czech versions, Indicator is proud to present both cuts on Blu-ray for the first time ever....

Acclaimed horror directors Jen and Sylvia Soska AKA the 'Twisted Twins' (American Mary) are back with their next nightmare, the bloody, brutal and deranged RABID, based on the original film by David Cronenberg. An fashion designer (Laura Vandervoort - Jigsaw) undergoes a radical untested stem-cell treatment after being disfigured in an accident. Although the procedure transforms her into a ravishing beauty, the lasting side effects leave her with an uncontrollable taste for blood, resulting in several torrid encounters and a trail of infected victims. As the illness mutates and the contagion spreads out of control, the infected rampage through the city in a violent and gruesome killing spree....

Described as Donnie Darko meets Lost, PREY follows Toby Burns (Logan Miller: Escape Room), a millennial coldly floating through life and disconnected from his family. After his father is tragically killed, Toby is left stricken with guilt. He is begrudgingly enrolled in a program, in which he will spend three days on a remote jungle island. Toby soon finds that this uninhabited island is not so lonely when he meets a mysterious girl named Madeleine (Kristine Froseth: The Society). It soon becomes clear that neither of them are safe here and time is running out. Someone or SOMETHING bloodthirsty lurks in the jungle......

After barely surviving a furious shootout with the police, Baby Firefly (Sheri Moon Zombie), Otis Driftwood (Bill Moseley) and Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig) are behind bars. But pure evil cannot be contained. Teaming up with Otis’ half-brother Wilson (Richard Brake), the demented Firelfly clan are back to unleash a whole new wave of death and depravity. A firestorm of murder, madness and mayhem will be released in this terror ride to Hell and back....

101 Films presents Skinner (1993), a dark and brutal horror from director Ivan Nagy and writer Paul Hart-Wilden and title 010 on 101 Films' Black Label. Starring Ted Raimi (Spider-Man), Traci Lords (Blade), David Warshofsky (There Will Be Blood), Richard Schiff (Se7en) and Rikki Lake (Hairspray), Skinner is released for the first time in the UK on any format. At one time thought a lost film, Skinner has been resurrected from obscurity in a mind-blowing 4K restoration, so cult cinema fans can now witness this 90s horror gem in all its sinful, sleazy and violent glory. Dennis Skinner (Raimi) seems like a normal enough guy, but he has a very abnormal hobby. At night, he creeps through the back streets looking for potential victims, and when he finds one, carefully removes their skin with an elaborate collection of knives. Heidi (Lords), one of Dennis' victims, is on his trail, waiting for a chance to get her revenge, but in the meantime, Dennis has developed a crush on Kerry (Lake), and wants to find a way to show her he really cares....

Written and directed by Matthew Chapman (Strangers Kiss), and starring the great Helen Mirren (Age of Consent), Hussy is an offbeat blend of adult thriller and almost romantic comedy. Set in the seedier side of London, the film focuses on a prostitute, played by Mirren, who begins an affair with a man, played by John Shea (Missing), harbouring a dark secret. Part of producer Don Boyd’s efforts to reinvigorate British cinema in the late seventies and early eighties, with films such as The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle and the cinema version of Scum, Hussy is an unsung and under seen gem deserving of a wider audience....

The first of six collaborations between two of British cinemas most infamous figures – Oliver Reed (The Damned, The Triple Echo) and Michael Winner (Death Wish) – The System finds both at their creative peak. Reed is leader of a gang of youths, who spend a hot summer season in Devon in pursuit of women – including Jane Merrow (The Appointment) and Barbara Ferris (A Nice Girl Like Me). Filmed on location, and shot by the great Nicolas Roeg before he turned his attentions to directing, The System boasts a fine supporting cast, including Julia Foster (Alfie), Harry Andrews (The Deadly Affair), and David Hemmings (Fragment of Fear)....

This is the definitive set of interviews with the team who brought the PAUL McGANN era of DOCTOR WHO to life! These six documentaries are the best in-depth interviews with PAUL McGANN (the Eighth Doctor), DAPHNE ASHBROOK (Grace Holloway), YEE JEE TSO (Chang Lee), ERIC ROBERTS (The Master), PHILIP SEGAL (Producer) and GEOFFREY SAX (Director) ever undertaken! Presented by SOPHIE ALDRED, ROBERT DICK and the voice of the Daleks NICHOLAS BRIGGS. For all DOCTOR Who fans, this 2 DISC special collector s edition is 5 hours of pure nostalgia, which will give you a whole new insight into the making of your favourite science fiction series! SPECIAL FEATURE: Introduction by NICHOLAS BRIGGS & Producer KEITH BARNFATHER....

Inspired by harrowing true events. This gripping war thriller uncovers a hidden slice of history that is equally shocking as it is inspiring. Norway, 1942. On her attempt to flee Nazi persecution, Esther, a Jewish 14 year old girl, finds herself alone, on an occupied farm forced to conceal her identity; leading to a series of choices and consequences which shift the paths of those around her. From the executive producers of Churchill and Peterloo and featuring the star of Inglorious Basterds August Diehl....

A Tigon British classic restored to HD. Once, in a now-deserted mansion, a man went mad and sliced up his entire family. Now, a group of jaded boys and girls from Swinging Sixties London decide to go out to the house on a dare. Frankie Avalon and Dennis Price star. Michael Armstrong directs....

After being paid-off to take a murder rap, Frank (Nicolas Cage) receives an unexpected life sentence and spends the next two decades locked behind bars festering a need for revenge. When he is given a diagnosis of a terminal illness he is released from prison to live out his final days as a free man. Keeping his condition a secret, Frank reunites with his estranged son Joey (Noah Le Gros). Their reunion is awkward because his son harbours resentment about being abandoned as a child. Frank tries to heal their relationship and they bond over expensive shopping trips and dinners, which are well beyond any legitimate means. Joey recognises these extravagances are tied to Frank’s past and knows his father hasn’t changed. With Joey threatening to leave, Frank is torn by the need to repair his relationship with his son and his need to exact vengeance against those who wronged him. When he discovers a truth withheld from him long ago, he races furiously against the ticking clock of his life, trying to expose lies from the past before it is too late. The choice between family, friendship, love and hate is no longer as clear as he once thought and Frank is forced to face secrets he has spent years avoiding....

101 Films presents Rabid (1977), an enduringly tense and gruesome horror that marked a landmark in David Cronenberg's early career. Title 009 on 101 Films' Black Label, this double Blu-ray is stacked with extras, including Part 1 of a new feature length documentary on Canadian horror film. When Rose suffers terrible injuries in a motorcycle crash, she is taken to a nearby clinic run by Dr Keloid for experimental skin-graft surgery. At first, the revolutionary procedure proves successful, but it soon leaves Rose with a strange orifice protruding from her armpit and an insatiable thirst for human blood. Hell-bent on satisfying her bloodlust, Rose leaves a trail of insane and uncontrollably aggressive victims, as the unknown virus engulfs North America in an orgy of frenetic violence....

The collaboration between filmmaker Josef von Sternberg and actress Marlene Dietrich is one of the most enduring in all Hollywood cinema. Tasked by Paramount bosses to find ‘the next big thing’, director von Sternberg lighted upon German silent star Dietrich and brought her to Hollywood. Successfully transitioning from the silent to the sound era, together they crafted a series of remarkable features that expressed a previously hitherto unbridled ecstasy in the process of filmmaking itself. Marked by striking cinematography, beautiful design and elaborate camerawork these vibrantly sensuous films redefined cinema of the time, while Dietrich’s sexually ambiguous on-screen personas caused a sensation and turned her from actor to superstar and icon. Lavish, lascivious and wildly eccentric, the films Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich made for Paramount Pictures in the 1930s provide a unique testimony to Hollywood’s Golden Age. The six films that von Sternberg made with Dietrich in Hollywood are presented here in new restorations on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Containing a wealth of new and archival extras – including new appreciations, interviews, audio commentaries, rare films, outtakes and deleted audio,...

The collaboration between filmmaker Josef von Sternberg and actress Marlene Dietrich is one of the most enduring in all Hollywood cinema. Tasked by Paramount bosses to find ‘the next big thing’, director von Sternberg lighted upon German silent star Dietrich and brought her to Hollywood. Successfully transitioning from the silent to the sound era, together they crafted a series of remarkable features that expressed a previously hitherto unbridled ecstasy in the process of filmmaking itself. Marked by striking cinematography, beautiful design and elaborate camerawork these vibrantly sensuous films redefined cinema of the time, while Dietrich’s sexually ambiguous on-screen personas caused a sensation and turned her from actor to superstar and icon. Lavish, lascivious and wildly eccentric, the films Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich made for Paramount Pictures in the 1930s provide a unique testimony to Hollywood’s Golden Age. The six films that von Sternberg made with Dietrich in Hollywood are presented here in new restorations on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Containing a wealth of new and archival extras – including new appreciations, interviews, audio commentaries, rare films, outtakes and deleted audio,...

The collaboration between filmmaker Josef von Sternberg and actress Marlene Dietrich is one of the most enduring in all Hollywood cinema. Tasked by Paramount bosses to find ‘the next big thing’, director von Sternberg lighted upon German silent star Dietrich and brought her to Hollywood. Successfully transitioning from the silent to the sound era, together they crafted a series of remarkable features that expressed a previously hitherto unbridled ecstasy in the process of filmmaking itself. Marked by striking cinematography, beautiful design and elaborate camerawork these vibrantly sensuous films redefined cinema of the time, while Dietrich’s sexually ambiguous on-screen personas caused a sensation and turned her from actor to superstar and icon. Lavish, lascivious and wildly eccentric, the films Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich made for Paramount Pictures in the 1930s provide a unique testimony to Hollywood’s Golden Age. The six films that von Sternberg made with Dietrich in Hollywood are presented here in new restorations on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Containing a wealth of new and archival extras – including new appreciations, interviews, audio commentaries, rare films, outtakes and deleted audio,...

The collaboration between filmmaker Josef von Sternberg and actress Marlene Dietrich is one of the most enduring in all Hollywood cinema. Tasked by Paramount bosses to find ‘the next big thing’, director von Sternberg lighted upon German silent star Dietrich and brought her to Hollywood. Successfully transitioning from the silent to the sound era, together they crafted a series of remarkable features that expressed a previously hitherto unbridled ecstasy in the process of filmmaking itself. Marked by striking cinematography, beautiful design and elaborate camerawork these vibrantly sensuous films redefined cinema of the time, while Dietrich’s sexually ambiguous on-screen personas caused a sensation and turned her from actor to superstar and icon. Lavish, lascivious and wildly eccentric, the films Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich made for Paramount Pictures in the 1930s provide a unique testimony to Hollywood’s Golden Age. The six films that von Sternberg made with Dietrich in Hollywood are presented here in new restorations on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Containing a wealth of new and archival extras – including new appreciations, interviews, audio commentaries, rare films, outtakes and deleted audio,...

The collaboration between filmmaker Josef von Sternberg and actress Marlene Dietrich is one of the most enduring in all Hollywood cinema. Tasked by Paramount bosses to find ‘the next big thing’, director von Sternberg lighted upon German silent star Dietrich and brought her to Hollywood. Successfully transitioning from the silent to the sound era, together they crafted a series of remarkable features that expressed a previously hitherto unbridled ecstasy in the process of filmmaking itself. Marked by striking cinematography, beautiful design and elaborate camerawork these vibrantly sensuous films redefined cinema of the time, while Dietrich’s sexually ambiguous on-screen personas caused a sensation and turned her from actor to superstar and icon. Lavish, lascivious and wildly eccentric, the films Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich made for Paramount Pictures in the 1930s provide a unique testimony to Hollywood’s Golden Age. The six films that von Sternberg made with Dietrich in Hollywood are presented here in new restorations on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Containing a wealth of new and archival extras – including new appreciations, interviews, audio commentaries, rare films, outtakes and deleted audio,...

The collaboration between filmmaker Josef von Sternberg and actress Marlene Dietrich is one of the most enduring in all Hollywood cinema. Tasked by Paramount bosses to find ‘the next big thing’, director von Sternberg lighted upon German silent star Dietrich and brought her to Hollywood. Successfully transitioning from the silent to the sound era, together they crafted a series of remarkable features that expressed a previously hitherto unbridled ecstasy in the process of filmmaking itself. Marked by striking cinematography, beautiful design and elaborate camerawork these vibrantly sensuous films redefined cinema of the time, while Dietrich’s sexually ambiguous on-screen personas caused a sensation and turned her from actor to superstar and icon. Lavish, lascivious and wildly eccentric, the films Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich made for Paramount Pictures in the 1930s provide a unique testimony to Hollywood’s Golden Age. The six films that von Sternberg made with Dietrich in Hollywood are presented here in new restorations on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Containing a wealth of new and archival extras – including new appreciations, interviews, audio commentaries, rare films, outtakes and deleted audio,...

One of British genre cinema’s most important and distinctive independent filmmakers, Norman J Warren made a series of horror films which were at the forefront of a new wave in British horror during the 1970s. Reflecting a period of permissiveness and fearlessness, Warren’s distinctive stylings are far removed from the Gothic conventions of Hammer Films, deliberately upped the ante in terms of sex, violence and gore to create a new breed of horror that was designed to shock for shock’s sake. Five of Norman J Warren’s horrifying chillers are presented here in new restorations and on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Containing a wealth of new and archival extras – including new appreciations by contemporary British filmmakers, new cast and crew interviews, audio commentaries on all five films, rare short films, outtakes and alternative scenes, and making-of documentaries – this stunning Limited Edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 units....

One of British genre cinema’s most important and distinctive independent filmmakers, Norman J Warren made a series of horror films which were at the forefront of a new wave in British horror during the 1970s. Reflecting a period of permissiveness and fearlessness, Warren’s distinctive stylings are far removed from the Gothic conventions of Hammer Films, deliberately upped the ante in terms of sex, violence and gore to create a new breed of horror that was designed to shock for shock’s sake. Five of Norman J Warren’s horrifying chillers are presented here in new restorations and on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Containing a wealth of new and archival extras – including new appreciations by contemporary British filmmakers, new cast and crew interviews, audio commentaries on all five films, rare short films, outtakes and alternative scenes, and making-of documentaries – this stunning Limited Edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 units....

Monty Python alumnus Michael Palin writes and stars in this ribald comedy of sex and sensibility. Timid Reverend Charles Fortescue returns to London in 1906 after ten years of service in Africa to start a mission to save the fallen women of Soho. But his dedication to tending to the needs of those in his care soon meets with the disapproval of the church and his patron. Directed by Richard Loncraine (Richard III, Bellman & True), The Missionary is a charming and beautifully detailed comedy which boasts a superb supporting cast that includes Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott, Michael Hordern, Graham Crowden and Neil Innes. This world Blu-ray premiere edition boasts a stunning new 2K restoration from the original negatives, supervised and approved by cinematographer Peter Hannan and director Richard Loncraine, finally enabling the film to be seen in its original 2.35:1 theatrical aspect ratio for the first time ever on any home video format....

Ashes in the Snow is the harrowing true story following a 16-year-old girl who is deported to Siberia during the Soviet occupation. Siberia, 1941, Stalin’s henchmen violently invade and ruthlessly deport Baltic families from their homes. Sixteen year old Lina, along with her mother and younger brother, are exiled to a soviet labour camp whilst Lina’s father gets put in a prison camp. Lina fights for her life, fearless, vowing that if she survives she will honour her family, and the thousands like her, by documenting the experience in her art. She risks everything, hoping that her messages in art will make their way to her father’s prison camp to let him know his family is still alive. A beautifully executed yet heart-breaking, captivating and eye opening drama that unveils a forgotten part of history in a way that makes you experience the despair and shocking conditions of war....

The third and final instalment of the unstoppable franchise, Escape Plan 3 sees screen legend Sylvester Stallone (The Expendables) kick this explosive action tale into high gear. After security expert Ray Breslin (Stallone) is hired to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a Hong Kong tech mogul from a formidable Latvian prison, Breslin’s girlfriend (Jaime King: Sin City) is also captured. Now he and his team, including Trent DeRosa (Dave Bautista: Guardians of the Galaxy) and (Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson: Power) must pull off a deadly rescue mission to confront their sadistic foe and save the hostages before time runs out....

The third and final instalment of the unstoppable franchise, Escape Plan 3 sees screen legend Sylvester Stallone (The Expendables) kick this explosive action tale into high gear. After security expert Ray Breslin (Stallone) is hired to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a Hong Kong tech mogul from a formidable Latvian prison, Breslin’s girlfriend (Jaime King: Sin City) is also captured. Now he and his team, including Trent DeRosa (Dave Bautista: Guardians of the Galaxy) and (Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson: Power) must pull off a deadly rescue mission to confront their sadistic foe and save the hostages before time runs out....

Johnny Depp finds the role of a lifetime in the hilarious, boundary-pushing and heart-breaking THE PROFESSOR. Depp plays Richard, a buttoned-down college lecturer, whose life is turned upside down after learning he has six months to live. To the shock of his wife (Rosemarie DeWitt: La La Land, Mad Men) and school chancellor (Ron Livingston: The Conjuring, Swingers)- and the delight of his students--Richard embarks on a hilarious crusade against authority and hypocrisy, with sex, drugs and bad behaviour galore in this dark comedy co-starring Zoey Deutch (Set it Up)....

One of British genre cinema’s most important and distinctive independent filmmakers, Norman J. Warren made a series of horror films which were at the forefront of a new wave in British horror during the 1970s. Reflecting a period of permissiveness and fearlessness, Warren’s distinctive stylings are far removed from the Gothic conventions of Hammer Films, deliberately upped the ante in terms of sex, violence and gore to create a new breed of horror that was designed to shock for shock’s sake. Five of Norman J Warren’s horrifying chillers are presented here in new restorations and on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Containing a wealth of new and archival extras – including new appreciations by contemporary British filmmakers, new cast and crew interviews, audio commentaries on all five films, rare short films, outtakes and alternative scenes, and making-of documentaries – this stunning Limited Edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 units....

One of British genre cinema’s most important and distinctive independent filmmakers, Norman J. Warren made a series of horror films which were at the forefront of a new wave in British horror during the 1970s. Reflecting a period of permissiveness and fearlessness, Warren’s distinctive stylings are far removed from the Gothic conventions of Hammer Films, deliberately upped the ante in terms of sex, violence and gore to create a new breed of horror that was designed to shock for shock’s sake. Five of Norman J. Warren’s horrifying chillers are presented here in new restorations and on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Containing a wealth of new and archival extras – including new appreciations by contemporary British filmmakers, new cast and crew interviews, audio commentaries on all five films, rare short films, outtakes and alternative scenes, and making-of documentaries – this stunning Limited Edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 units....

This is the shocking, infamous and chilling story about Charlie Manson and his manipulation tactics on the members of his cult. With remarkable cinematography and a disturbingly stand-out performance from Matt Smith, portraying Manson’s manipulative and twisted charm, Charlie Says is a thought provoking perspective on guilt and victimhood about one of the most notorious serial killers in history. Starring alongside is Game of Thrones’ Hannah Murray, Suki Waterhouse and Chase Crawford and comes from the director of American Psycho....