Specialising in genre favourites and cult classics, 101 Films in the UK is a bridge between U.S. boutique labels, namely Scream Factory, and region B territories. I’ve covered a modest selection, including a few from the American Genre Film Archive range.
When it comes to films that tackle the abhorrent subject of dirty cops, most will think of Sidney Lumet’s definitive title, Serpico, starring Al Pacino as a lone crusader who stands up to widespread departmental corruption. Abel Ferrara flips the coin with his cult classic, Bad Lieutenant, which follows an NYPD detective, played by Harvey […]
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Childhood trips that would have normally taken just under two hours took close to three, thanks to my late and very well-travelled grandparents. They insisted on stopping at every little roadside attraction, which often included themed cafes. In retrospect, I’m grateful we encountered nothing like Slausen’s Lost Oasis from the classic horror feature, Tourist Trap,
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With many countries experiencing a cost-of-living and housing crisis, the thought of inheriting a large property is mouthwatering. However, discovering that one of the many rooms has been a virtual cell for a horribly deformed, animalistic and maybe cannibalistic distant relative would put a damper on anyone’s good fortune. That’s pretty much the plot of
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We’re four days away from the next full moon, but as I’m a tad late with this review, the phase and vibes are Waxing Gibbous. However, not for producer and director Charles Band, who has for decades kept horror fans under a blanket of eternal night with his studio Full Moon Features. – Available now
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Full Moon: you saw me standing alone, without a dream in my heart… 101 Films has recently acquired some of the most popular and obscure titles from producer and director Charles Band, the founder of Full Moon Features. Among the variety is Trancers, which is a unique neo-noir action/sci-fi mash-up available from April 21 on
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In a fun homage to campy classics such as House on Haunted Hill the second big-screen outing for Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, borrows the title font, but provides the hills in Elvira’s Haunted Hills – Available now on Blu-ray (Standard Edition) from 101 Films in the UK. It’s 1851 and Elvira and her maidservant
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101 Films wrapped up 2024 with a Limited-Edition Blu-ray release of Nigel Kneale’s The Stone Tape – a made-for-television feature that was originally broadcast in Britain on Christmas Day 1972 to high acclaim from viewers and critics alike. Spurred by their Japanese competitors, a large electronics company employs a team of scientists who have set up
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101 Films invite you to a sleepover in glorious 4K UHD with their NEW Limited-Edition release of Slumber Party Massacre and Slumber Party Massacre II – available now for the first time in the UK With its literal title, the 1982 original is indeed the seminal classic within its sub-genre of pyjama slashers. However, its
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Available now on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from 101 Films, the documentary feature When We Were Kings captures the buildup and in-ring confrontation between Heavyweight boxer, champion George Foreman and his underdog opponent, Muhammad Ali dubbed as “The Rumble in the Jungle”. Muhammad Ali was an undeniably charismatic figure, the often
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Albert Pyun was a prolific genre filmmaker who chalked up 54 credits to his name before sadly passing away in 2022. Among his classic titles were the post-apocalyptic JCVD vehicle, Cyborg (the first R-rated movie I was exposed to) and his directorial debut, The Sword and the Sorcerer – available from November 4 on 4K
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