Oliver Stone went dark with his Vietnam opus, Platoon, which was a game-changer for how war was depicted in film going forward. Just two years later, Universal Studios invited audiences back to the good ol’ days of the Second World War with a screen adaptation of Neil Simon’s Biloxi Blues. The military comedy-drama and “almost” […]
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Richard Attenborough was an accomplished actor and Academy Award-winning filmmaker, but to younger generations he’s best known as “the old man who welcomed us to Jurassic Park.” When Dickie first sat in the director’s chair in March 1968, fifty years after the guns fell silent on the Western Front, he welcomed audiences to World War
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Having been impressed with Film Masters’ previous release, Monster Mayhem Collection, I’ve been eager to dive into their latest title, Destination Moon, which is another perfectly curated set with enthusiastic extras, including the bonus feature, Flight to Mars – both newly restored and available now on Blu-ray. Man’s landing on the moon and the subsequent
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Imagine an Australia without Tasmania. Most of us already do without realising, but director Zak Hilditch presents a grim fate for the island state in his latest feature, We Bury the Dead, which was released on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray last month by Umbrella Entertainment. When an experimental weapon of mass destruction is accidentally
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Trains were the first major mode of mechanised transportation, but despite their practicality, they have a lot to contend with at the best of times. I base this on episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine I watched as a child. However, the titular blue locomotive never unwillingly carried a deadly airborne virus, risking the lives
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“What’s wrong with you kids today?” is one of life’s eternal questions: are youngsters worse than ever when it comes to violent crime and antisocial behaviour, or did society simply have a higher tolerance years ago? Youth Gone Wild! – 1950s Juvenile Delinquency (1955 – 1958), which is a new Blu-ray set from Imprint Films,
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Philip Seymour Hoffman made his screen debut in episode 14 of the very first season Law & Order, titled “The Violence of Summer”. His rise to stardom was gradual. He did make blockbusters, but his skill as an actor was impossible not to notice. In the upper echelon among his peers, almost every performance felt
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We know that spilled sugar can often result in a small invasion of ants in one’s kitchen, which is easily repelled by a quick spray of Mortein. However, the dumping of toxic waste in the waters off a beachside development turns the local population of eusocial insects into giants, who then claim domain over nearby human
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Available now on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, Madhouse stars Vincent Price as the fallen movie star, Paul Toombes, who returns to his most iconic role years after suffering a mental breakdown. However, the character through whom Toobmes has been immortalised is racking up a kill count behind the scenes, leaving everyone,
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When my TV aerial failed in the summer heat of 2016, I parted ways with free-to-air television as streaming had become just as convenient and offered better content. Growing up in the 90s, however, I wouldn’t have managed without it and have fond memories of primetime events such as the numerous Stephen King adaptations. Imprint
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