Inspired by the Los Angeles Times article, “An Adopted Boy and Terror Begins”, published in 1988, the misguided comedy Problem Child has turned 30, a movie I would watch almost on repeat as a youngster. Macaulay Culkin reportedly auditioned for the title role, but it went to the lesser-known Michael Oliver, a kid who did for […]
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David Fincher’s third feature film doesn’t come up in conversation as much compared to his more popular works despite being the object of much praise from critics and fans. The answer to this probably lies in it being wedged between Se7en and Fight Club, but now The Game has found a suitable home in Australia’s
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If you’ve seen one vampire film you’ve seen them all, right? Well, it may often feel that way, but if you look to Hong Kong cinema you’ll find the relentless horror-comedy Mr. Vampire; which has caught wind from the breath of movie-goers, coming to Blu-ray on July 20th from Eureka Entertainment. An influential classic to
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Burt Lancaster cut his teeth as an actor while making his screen debut in Robert Siodmak’s noir classic The Killers in 1946. As a result of this successful collaboration, the pair reunited for the relatively lesser-known, Criss Cross, which is now available in the UK on Blu-ray from Eureka Entertainment under the label’s “Masters of
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Billy Wilder is someone with a vast filmography which spans several decades, and it’s good to know some of those titles stared people other than Jack Lemmon. One such film, A Foreign Affair, is a romantic comedy set in post-war Berlin where a U.S. Army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi night club singer and
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My, my, at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender: the climactic battle fought by the famed French leader depicted is a spectacular film epic of the same name which is now on Blu-ray from premium Australian label Imprint Films, No. 5 in their first assault on the physical media market. Produced by none other than Dino De
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Spaghetti westerns were once a dime a dozen back in the day; the Italian off-spring of Hollywood westerns with a generous sprinkle of parmesan cheese. Eureka Entertainment have released Sergio Corbucci’s underrated classic, The Specialists (originally titled Gil Specialisti) on Blu-ray from a new 4K restoration complete with a Limited Edition O-Card slipcase and collector’s
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Ridley Scott’s first feature film The Duellists has made its Blu-ray debut in Australia thanks to new boutique label Imprint Films as No. 4 in their first wave of five titles. Spanning the course of almost twenty years, this early 19th century period piece involves a long-standing feud between two soldiers in Napoleon’s army. d’Hubert
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Originally released as a double feature with The Blob, the lesser known B-picture I Married a Monster from Outer Space is finally getting it’s due with a premium release from Australia-based boutique label, Imprint Films, No. 3 in their first wave of titles that hit shelves last month on May 27th. Marge Farrell can’t help
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John Ford is a name synonymous with Hollywood westerns, just as much as “The Duke” himself, John Wayne, directing some of the most visually stunning and iconic of the genre. Yet not one was among the film maker’s four Best Director Academy Awards won between 1936 and 1953. Now one of Ford’s signature titles, Rio
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