When we think of horror movies from the 1930s and ‘40s, our minds immediately go to Universal’s ‘Classic Monsters’, namely Dracula and Frankenstein along with the cinematic universe that followed. Whereas the reality was, the genre entered somewhat of a production line state, with major studios like Universal and Paramount churning numerous 60-plus minutes features, […]
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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Many of us assumed the 2019 remake of Child’s Play would be a fresh start for the long-running franchise which began over 30 years ago, and while the story was adapted well for this overly digitised age, it’s now all but forgotten. Much like Jackie Earl Hayley as Freddy Krueger, fans were unwilling to embrace
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Nine years before the Wayans brothers delivered their relentless spoof of late 90s horror, Austin-based filmmaker, Daniel Erickson, made his feature-length directorial debut with what was probably the deliberately unimaginatively titled, Scary Movie. – Available now on Blu-ray from 101 Films in the UK, under their American Genre Film Archive line. Set on Halloween night
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Via Vision Entertainment bring the Seminal ‘Brat Pack’ drama to Blu-ray for the first time in Australia: St. Elmo’s Fire. The narrative of which turns out to basically be The Goonies, but for pretentious young adults. Fresh out of college, seven close-knit friends living relatively well in Georgetown, Washington DC, are in an unnecessary rush
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I don’t remember the first movie I watched, but there are a few distinct images that were burnt into my mind at a very young age; a miniaturised Dennis Quaid navigating his way through Martin Short’s body in Innerspace, Bruce Willis crawling through the air vents in Die Hard and a dead Bernie Lomax being
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