Sent into a French town to defuse a German bomb, French-speaking Scottish private Charles Plumpick (Alan Bates) finds the townspeople have fled and that the inmates from the local asylum…
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Xtro | The 1980s British sci-fi horror gets a limited edition restoration Blu-ray release
The 1980s British sci-fi Xtro begins just like any other sci fi, young Tony Phillips (Simon Nash) and his father Sam (Philip Sayer) are playing in the garden together, when…
Samuel Fuller at Columbia | Seven of the best from the maverick Hollywood filmmaker
The daring and provocative films of maverick American filmmaker Samuel Fuller (1912-1997) were some of the most hard-hitting, outspoken, politically progressive and visually audacious of the Hollywood studio era. This…
The Children’s Hour (1961) | The acclaimed drama starring Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine gets a first-time UK Blu-ray release
Based on Lillian Hellman’s ground-breaking 1934 play (inspired by a true story of two Scottish teachers in 1809), 1961’s The Children’s Hour sees a malicious child accusing two schoolmistresses (Audrey…
Last House on the Left (1972) | Wes Craven’s violent thriller uncut, restored and on Blu-ray
The directorial debut of Wes Craven, the man behind such horror favourites as A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Hills Have Eyes and Scream, The Last House on the Left…
Jubilee (1978) | Derek Jarman’s notorious study of British punk culture gets a 40th anniversary release on Blu-ray and DVD
Queen Elizabeth I (Jenny Runacre) is transported forward in time by her court astrologer, John Dee (Rocky Horror’s Richard O’Brien) to a shattered Britain of the 1970s, where the present…
Smash Palace (1981) | Blu-ray release – Bruno Lawrence gives a star turn in an emotional New Zealand drama
Premiering at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, Smash Palace heralded the arrival of the New Zealand New Wave. The title derives from the name of the car-wrecking business run by…
Black Venus (2010) | The stark and compelling drama on Blu-ray
Between 2007’s Couscous, winner of three César Awards, and the Cannes triumph of 2013’s Blue Is the Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche made 2010’s Black Venus, a stark portrait of the…
Rawhead Rex (1986) | Blu-ray release – Clive Barker’s monster flick gets a 4k restoration
If an ancient demon rampaging through the Irish countryside sounds like your cup of tea, then Arrow Video’s Blu-ray release of Rawhead Rex is a must-have. With a strong cult…
Space Truckers (1996) | Dennis Hopper and Charles Dance star in an action-packed intergalactic adventure
‘This special effects fest uses its material well…adds a soupçon of Pythonesque absurdity …fun, with a nicely sardonic twisty-plotty ending’ ★★★★ Total Film When his profits are stolen following a delivery…
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) | Blu-ray release – Paul Newman directs wife Joanne Woodward in a searing drama
Deserted by her husband, Beatrice Hunsdorffer (Joanne Woodward) attempts to bring up her teenage daughters Matilda (Nell Potts) and Ruth (Roberta Wallach) with little money and diminishing success. While Ruth selfishly…
Irma Vep (1996) | Blu-ray release – Maggie Cheung’s sexy jewel thief steals again in 2k
French filmmaker René Vidal (Jean-Pierre Léaud) is commissioned by a TV company to direct a remake of a classic silent-era serial. Maggie Cheung (playing a version of herself) is cast…
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967) | The Prohibition era mob movie starring Jason Robards gets a 4k restoration release
Roger Corman’s most expensive production – and his only film for a major studio – is a violent account of the events leading up to one of the most infamous…
Marty (1955) | The beloved American love story starring Ernest Borgnine on Blu-ray
Hollywood’s big chiefs were shocked by the critical and commercial success of this sentimental drama about a mid-thirties New York butcher (Ernest Borgnine) living with his smothering mother who hesitantly…
Little Murders (1971) | Blu-ray release – Alan Arkin’s bitter black comedy starring Elliott Gould
Scripted from a play by cartoonist Jules Feiffer, this savage black comedy presents a devastatingly grim picture of life in New York City. Elliott Gould is at the peak of…
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) | The vivid screen version of Tennessee Williams Southern gothic play gets a UK Blu-ray premiere release
Three Oscar-winners (Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn and Mercedes McCambridge) compete for the acting honours in this gripping Southern gothic melodrama, based on Tennessee Williams’ play, and directed by Joseph L…
They Came to a City (1944) | The classic wartime Ealing Studios’ fantasy drama gets a stunning new BFI release
Directed by Basil Dearden (Victim), the rarely seen Ealing Studios’ feature They Came to a City starring John Clements, Googie Withers and Raymond Huntley, gets a BFI Dual Format Edition…
Looking Glass (2018) | Nicolas Cage in intense new crime thriller on Digital HD & DVD
After losing their daughter to a tragic accident, shattered couple Ray (Nicolas Cage) and Maggie (Robin Tunney) purchase a motel in the middle of nowhere in the hopes of starting…
Town on Trial (1957) | World Blu-ray premiere – John Mills gets tough in a tense Brit noir
John Mills play it tough as no-nonsense Detective Supt Mike Halloran who rubs sundry snobbish small town citizens the wrong way when he tries to crack a murder case involving…
The 1930s chiller The Old Dark House gets a 4k restoration cinema release
Back in 1932, James Whale turned JB Priestley’s novel Benighted into a nerve-jangling tale that became the template for all spooky-house chillers to come. Stranded travellers stumble upon a strange…