When I was growing up, there was a small group of prestigious films that I looked upon as not something to graduate to as my tastes evolved, but as titles reserved for a different class of person entirely. It came as little surprise when my grandfather mentioned one Sunday afternoon that The Man Who Would […]
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Cliff Roberston wants “to be a cowboy, baby!” in the 1970s moody drama, J.W. Coop, which has just made its worldwide debut on Blu-ray thanks to Imprint Films in Australia. Written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Robertson, this contemporary Western has more Texas vibes than King of the Hill, but you won’t find any propane
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Childhood trips that would have normally taken just under two hours took close to three, thanks to my late and very well-travelled grandparents. They insisted on stopping at every little roadside attraction, which often included themed cafes. In retrospect, I’m grateful we encountered nothing like Slausen’s Lost Oasis from the classic horror feature, Tourist Trap,
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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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When I was a child, around 10 or 11, I remember asking my mother if my Aunty Corral “would be a skeleton by now”, who had died unexpectedly the year before. It was a question that stemmed mainly from having watched The Goonies, as I was fascinated with the famed pirate, One-Eyed Willy. Unfortunately, at
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I’d be lying if I said that having to review Wake in Fright wasn’t an intimidating prospect, and with it currently being the middle of winter, discussing the Australian classic feels very off-season. However, this occasion cannot be ignored as Umbrella Entertainment, through their tireless efforts, have delivered Wake in Fright to 4K Ultra HD
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With many countries experiencing a cost-of-living and housing crisis, the thought of inheriting a large property is mouthwatering. However, discovering that one of the many rooms has been a virtual cell for a horribly deformed, animalistic and maybe cannibalistic distant relative would put a damper on anyone’s good fortune. That’s pretty much the plot of
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Known widely for their robust box sets, Imprint Films takes special care in curating these often-epic packages of classic cinema for their diverse catalogue, and one of the earliest is Tales of Adventure, with Collection 6 now available on Blu-ray. Under a theme of combat and survival against the odds, four classics, Counter-Attack (1945), Abandon
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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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When I was a kid, I thought the worst thing you could do was accidentally flick the rewind switch on your mother’s camera, wasting all that unused film. Turns out that’s one of life’s lesser concerns, but as the old saying goes, “a picture says a thousand words”, which is more than the case in
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