Think of any movie and chances are it was released by Eureka Entertainment at one point or another; from Wake in Fright to Mr. Vampire. Based in the UK, the quality and presentation of Eureka’s contribution to physical media are unmatched.
Werewolves were certainly in vogue during 1981, with four feature films rooted in lycanthrope lore released during that year. Prolific filmmaker, Larry Cohen, plays the transformative subgenre entirely for laughs with his relentless comedy, Full Moon High, which is available now on Blu-ray in the UK from Eureka Entertainment When a high school football player, […]
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What do you get when you have a cast of predominantly white actors and a 44-gallon drum of spray-tan? That’s right, Robert Aldrich’s classic western, Apache, starring Burt Lancaster as the titular figure, which was among the Blu-ray titles that capped off 2025 for Eureka Entertainment. There’s a hilarious line in The Three Amigos when
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Howard Hawks’ last feature film was the end of an era and a comfortable vehicle for star John Wayne, during what would be the final chapter of his career. Rio Lobo is available now on Blu-ray in the UK from Eureka Entertainment. As the American Civil War draws to a close, a small band of
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Many are quick to criticise emergency services, especially when it comes to response times, but Larry Cohen’s The Ambulance is always there when you need it. This medical horror classic has just answered the call for a Blu-ray release in the UK from Eureka Entertainment. Eric Roberts stars as the happy-go-lucky Josh Barker, who’s an
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Imagine if The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes dropped their respective western locations and opted for an island getaway. Well, the result would probably be Po-Chih Leong’s The Island, which is a nightmare excursion for six young students and their teacher to an all but deserted island, and it’s available now on
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What did people do before the Internet? Apparently, they drove frivolously during violent thunderstorms, sat around, and tried to impress one another with their views on life. The Old Dark House takes us back to those simpler times, before horror-comedies were in abundance, and it’s available now on 4K Ultra HD from Eureka Entertainment. With
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Pat Benatar once declared in teenage angst, despite being 30 at the time, that “Love is a battlefield”. However, if she had waited 12 months before releasing that hit single, she would have been able to see the film, Hong Kong 1941, which would have no doubt provided some perspective. Available now on Blu-ray from
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Three years before all the political lines in the sands had been drawn between East and West, the DEFA (Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft), a state-owned film studi,o was established in the Soviet occupied zone of Germany. Up until its dissolution in 1992, it had produced hundreds of films spanning many genres. Eureka Entertainment in the UK has
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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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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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