Australian viewers who grew up during the early 90s will likely remember regular airings of the cult TV series, Monkey Magic, which became so popular at my primary school that one aspiring lyricist came up with a catchy rhyme. “Monkey Magic. Monkey Magic. His balls are plastic. Monkey Magic” If you’re familiar with the theme […]
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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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As the world becomes a more frightening place, the bleak war-torn drama Savior comes to Blu-ray for the first time, thanks to the efforts of Imprint Films. However, it won’t put us back on the right track. If anything, it will simply give us pause to say, “At least things aren’t that bad.” Presented by
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Six characters are in search of an exit after they become hopelessly lost in a labyrinth of underground tunnels while looking for fortune and glory. As Above So Below is a found-footage horror movie that inverts your perception, and ten years after its release, Via Vision Entertainment in Australia have brought it back to Blu-ray
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Vampirism does not discriminate. Once bitten you will become a lap dog of Satan, but the Hong Kong horror/comedy Doctor Vampire proves that being in the medical profession has its advantages, which is coming to Blu-ray in the United Kingdom this Monday, February 24th, from Eureka Entertainment. While visiting England, a young doctor, Chiang Ta-Tsung,
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Not every movie is going to wind up on streaming or be elevated to a disc-based physical format. Some are just “so far down, they’re not even on the map” to quote The Warriors but Vis Vision in Australia has scourged back catalogues to give collectors the relatively unknown Cyndi Lauper classic, Off and Running,
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When we think of animated features during the 80s and 90s, it’s mostly Disney titles that spring to mind, but former long-time animator for the studio, Don Bluth, became a rival player with his breakout film, The Secret of NIMH – available now on Blu-ray from Eureka Entertainment. Inside a cinderblock she calls home, which
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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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Widely regarded as the successor to The Twilight Zone, writer, producer, and former flyweight boxer, Rod Serling, plays curator to Night Gallery – a varied anthology series that’s again available on DVD from Via Vision Entertainment in Australia. As an avid fan of Night Gallery’s predecessor, I found it naturally difficult not to draw comparisons
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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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