I doubt many have wondered what the first horror movie made by the Soviet Union, but it’s a little feature with an equally little title, Viy, based on Nikolai Gogol’s 1835 short story of the same name. Produced during a rather intense period of the Cold War, this faith-based dark fantasy is rather light-hearted in […]
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While something of a milestone, Mindwarp feels like every post-apocalyptic movie you’ve seen from the 80s and early 90s, yet Fangoria Magazine’s first feature still manages to stand out, and now it’s on Blu-ray in the UK from Eureka Entertainment. Set in the year 2037, decades after an unspecified apocalyptic event, the remnants of humanity
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I cross my fingers each month hoping for some obscure 70s classics from Eureka Entertainment and this month they delivered with not one, but two Native American themed titles as a ‘Horror Double Feature’ Blu-ray release of Nightwing and Shadow of the Hawk; two films that revolve around tribal traditions, spiritual practices and the natural
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I was very lucky to have a social studies teacher who took the time to teach us about the Holocaust, which involved a viewing of Schindler’s List. He made a point to drum into us the mindset and blind racism of Hitler’s Third Reich, that lead to the most catastrophic failure of civilization ever witnessed.
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Previously thought to be lost, Bill Leimbach’s BBC documentary David Gulpilil: Walkabout to Hollywood has made its DVD debut forty-two years after the film’s initial release thanks to Umbrella Entertainment, who have released many films in Gulpilil’s filmography. After his breakout performance in Nicolas Roeg’s spiritual drama Walkabout, aboriginal actor, dancer and musician, David Gulpilil,
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I remember often singing the Aussie bush ballad, ‘Click Go the Shears’, when I was in primary school, which was often met with little enthusiasm from practically everyone. Thankfully, it’s nowhere to be heard in Sunday Too Far Away, the third volume in Umbrella Entertainment’s dedicated sub-label, Sunburnt Screens, out now on Blu-ray. Starring national
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After a two-year hiatus Beyond Genres has returned, one of three dedicated sub-labels being produced by Umbrella Entertainment on Blu-ray. To mark the anticipated seventh volume, Rolf de Heer’s Bad Boy Bubby has been repackaged with a new transfer, bonus content and colourfully expressive cover art by the label’s head of production and artist, Simon
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I remember catching the middle third of Pulse on TV during the mid-90s. It was the midday movie, oddly. Joey Lawrence’s sitcom Brotherly Love was airing at the time, so I guess the network was capitalising on his popularity, even though he was only 12-years-old in the film. Although, my cousin who was babysitting me
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Nickelodeon was the first cable television channel for children, launched in 1979 and based in New York City. It wasn’t until 1995 when the signature orange broadcaster came to Australia via the ‘Pay-TV’ services Austar and Foxtel. The following year, one of its most popular series, Hey Arnold! premiered, running for five seasons with 100
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Joel and Ethan Coen have entertained film audiences for over 35 years by exploring the dark psyche of man in a wide variety of features that often come with a quirky and humorous bite, which has become the duo’s signature style. Barton Fink, a notable but sometimes overlooked early entry in their filmography, is out
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