Specialising in genre favourites and cult classics, 101 Films in the UK is a bridge between U.S. boutique labels, namely Scream Factory, and region B territories. I’ve covered a modest selection, including a few from the American Genre Film Archive range.
101 Films wrapped up 2024 with a Limited-Edition Blu-ray release of Nigel Kneale’s The Stone Tape – a made-for-television feature that was originally broadcast in Britain on Christmas Day 1972 to high acclaim from viewers and critics alike. Spurred by their Japanese competitors, a large electronics company employs a team of scientists who have set up […]
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101 Films invite you to a sleepover in glorious 4K UHD with their NEW Limited-Edition release of Slumber Party Massacre and Slumber Party Massacre II – available now for the first time in the UK With its literal title, the 1982 original is indeed the seminal classic within its sub-genre of pyjama slashers. However, its
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Available now on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from 101 Films, the documentary feature When We Were Kings captures the buildup and in-ring confrontation between Heavyweight boxer, champion George Foreman and his underdog opponent, Muhammad Ali dubbed as “The Rumble in the Jungle”. Muhammad Ali was an undeniably charismatic figure, the often
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Albert Pyun was a prolific genre filmmaker who chalked up 54 credits to his name before sadly passing away in 2022. Among his classic titles were the post-apocalyptic JCVD vehicle, Cyborg (the first R-rated movie I was exposed to) and his directorial debut, The Sword and the Sorcerer – available from November 4 on 4K
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In a naive attempt to connect with local film buffs, I joined a film society in a neighbouring town, where I quickly discovered, to my disappointment, a sea of grey-haired patrons. However, my social awkwardness allowed me to stay for the evening’s feature, Incendies, which was new to DVD at the time. Two formats later,
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I live near a town named Glengarry but unfortunately, the leads are weak, unlike those for the fictional Glengarry in David Mamet’s 1984 Pulitzer Prize play Glengarry Glen Ross, which was later turned into a feature film under the same name. With the most aggressive all-male cast ever, even angrier than 12 Angry Men, this
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Before we became increasingly tethered to our phones and other smart devices, The Lawnmower Man gave a theoretical glimpse into what a world might look like if man and cyberspace merged. While the film is often lambasted, The Lawnmower Man Collection – available now on Blu-ray from 101 Films, invites viewers to re-evaluate the unique science-fiction/horror
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Straight outta nowhere, 101 Films dropped the slightly obscure Michael Caine classic, A Shock to the System, on a standard release Blu-ray, which became available on May 27th. – This darkly comedic crime-thriller follows an overlooked corporate employee, Graham Marshall, who develops a delusion of invincibility after a freak accident, enabling him to climb his
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101 Films dips into the Full Moon Features catalogue of exploitation cinema with the gory cult classic, Mansion of the Doomed – available on Blu-ray from May 6th, appropriately under their Black Label. Produced by prolific filmmaker Charles Band, who is comparable to Roger Corman in terms of his output and style, Mansion of the
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101 Films’ very collectable Black Label has attached some salacious classics from dark alleys of cinema, with the latest and one of its most worthy titles, Fear City from mad-man director Abel Ferrara – released May 18th on a Limited-Edition Blu-ray. Tom Berenger stars in this violent neo-noir as ex-boxer-turned-talent-manager, Matt Rossi, who finds himself
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