In a naive attempt to connect with local film buffs, I joined a film society in a neighbouring town, where I quickly discovered, to my disappointment, a sea of grey-haired patrons. However, my social awkwardness allowed me to stay for the evening’s feature, Incendies, which was new to DVD at the time. Two formats later, […]
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What do you do when Queen Elizabeth II pays a ceremonial visit to your capital city? That’s right, capture as much cheeky footage as possible and then weave it into a haywire action-filled crime-adventure starring one-time James Bond actor, George Lazenby – and the result will be A Queen’s Ransom, available now on Blu-ray from
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Severin Films recently launched a web store in the United Kingdom and despite the catalogue being understandably limited at this early stage, there is an enticing selection of exploitation cult classics. Complementing this assorted variety is the documentary feature Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson, a title so long
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I live near a town named Glengarry but unfortunately, the leads are weak, unlike those for the fictional Glengarry in David Mamet’s 1984 Pulitzer Prize play Glengarry Glen Ross, which was later turned into a feature film under the same name. With the most aggressive all-male cast ever, even angrier than 12 Angry Men, this
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Russell Crowe is back in theatres for the second time in a little over a month, but instead of fighting evil, he’s fighting to remember in the new crime/thriller, Sleeping Dogs – out now in cinemas through Rialto Distribution Australia. Retired and suffering from acute memory loss, ex-homicide detective, Roy Freeman, is asked by a
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I’m so tempted to tie this introduction into the song Ramblin’ Man, but restraint is important. However, the Australian boutique label, Imprint Films, continues doin’ the best they can in growing their diverse catalogue of studio classics and among the latest is Rambling Rose, which makes its worldwide Blu-ray debut. Directed by Martha Coolidge,
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Among the first movies to “borrow” heavily from Star Wars, the Japanese science-fiction spectacular Message from Space – from Battle Royale director, Kinji Fukasaku, is available now on Blu-ray from Eureka Entertainment, appropriately under the label’s Masters of Cinema Series. When a utopian planet falls under the control of the evil Gavanas Empire, the oppressed
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Eureka Entertainment has been my cinematic passport to Asia for the past several years. After enjoying their Hong Kong output, I’m excited to explore Japan’s Yakuza genre with The Valiant Red Peony: Red Peony Gambler I-III available now on Blu-ray. While the first part of the series’ title seems a bit redundant in English, it’s
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When I was a kid the neighbours behind us had three teenage sons, all of whom had bucked teeth. My father, who never missed the opportunity to single out one’s physical characteristics, nicknamed those three lads, “The Bucky Beavers”. I hadn’t thought about that for a long time, not until an email arrived about an
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Traditional ghost stories, particularly those that surround a haunting often have a comforting quality to them thanks to being accompanied by social gatherings or children’s activities and being set in snug locations. Lewis Allen’s The Uninvited and The Unseen are two such tales that contain many elements of the classically spooky and they’re available now
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