I ruined several VHS tapes and my parent’s VCR through constant rewinds of various titles, namely, The ‘Burbs, Waterworld and Stargate. Thankfully, home video is far less mechanical these days. Now, light years from that Channel 7 recording I cherished so much during the mid-90s, Via Vision has released the Ultimate Edition of Roland Emmerich’s …
Twenty years before Spike Lee gave us his unique and colourful take on racial politics in Do the Right Thing, the social drama, Uptight, paved the way for how the plight of minorities can be represented through provocative cinema. Available now on Blu-ray for the first time in over ten years, Imprint Films in Australia …
Eureka Entertainment treated us to the Hong Kong classic, Mr Vampire in 2020, introducing a whole new generation of home viewers to ‘Hopping Vampires’ or Jiangshi to use the official term (as opposed to the more limber bloodsuckers from the West). Upon a quick Google search on the subject, you’ll learn there are countless titles, …
Michael J. Fox was the first movie star I latched onto. I was too young to understand why he was funny in Family Ties, but the live studio audience said he was, so that was enough for me, and seeing Back to the Future a short time later sealed the deal. Via Vision Entertainment has …
We’re almost at the three-year-anniversary of Imprint Films, which is 2020, reinvigorated the physical media market in Australia. Earlier this month they raised the bar with their release of The Haunting of Julia (aka Full Circle); a sought-after supernatural horror story starring Mia Farrow. After the tragic death of her daughter, an American woman living …
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I’ve been keen for a good trailer complication since the series, Drive-In Delirium, from a rival label came to an end two years ago. Thankfully, one has just arrived as a result of the continuing partnership between 101 Films in the UK and AGFA (American Genre Film Archive). Originally released in 2020, perhaps to add …
Miniseries haven’t decreased in popularity, but like most television these days, they’re designed for binge-watching. However, Via Vision has recently unearthed a traditional classic two-parter, The Murder of Mary Phagan, available now on DVD for the very first time in Australia. Based on a true story, Leo Frank (Peter Gallagher) a factory manager in Atlanta, …
I’ve been an Arnold Schwarzenegger fan for as long as I’ve been watching movies. At the risk of sounding melodramatic, watching Conan the Barbarian for the first time, at the very inappropriate age of 6, was a life-changing moment due to its unconventional hero and deep philosophical subtext. Little did I know at the time …
Piecing together Bob Clark’s filmography on DVD and Blu-ray would likely prove an expensive endeavour, especially considering the wave of horror movies made during the filmmaker’s earlier years, but 101 Films in the UK have created the simply named, Bob Clark Horror Collection. Showcasing three titles, Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things, Deathdream and Black …
Possibly one of the most spoiled movies next to The Sixth Sense and The Crying Game; the psychological horror film, Jacob’s Ladder has been dropped onto Blu-ray by Imprint Films, taking fans and physical media collectors alike on a trip like no other. Tim Robbins, the tallest actor to win an Oscar, stars as Vietnam …