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.
I think most of us who grew up during the 80s and 90s put a lot of stock into the over-embellished VHS covers that lined horror sections. While some learned their lesson quickly, I still to this day occasionally fall into the trap, with Spookies being the latest example; that’s now available on a Limited […]
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Don Siegel was one of the most competent and consistent filmmakers of his generation, who, during the latter half of his career, made Clint Eastwood a bona fide Hollywood movie star with Dirty Harry. After four collaborations with Eastwood and the box office disappointment of Charlie Varrick, Siegel crossed the Atlantic to direct the British spy-thriller,
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I latched onto Jeepers Creepers from the get-go, purchasing myself a copy literally the day after I watched it. If memory serves, the film didn’t make a lot of waves upon its release, but with DVD entering its boom period it quickly found an audience along with many under-the-radar titles from around that time. Now
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I remember The Deep playing a lot on TV when I was a kid, often following an airing of Jaws due to the Shaw/Benchley connection, and being falsely advertised by the network as something more in line with Spielberg’s classic. It wasn’t until I finally sat down to watch the movie that I discovered that
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