I’ve been steadily working my way through British filmmaker Alan Parker’s filmography over the past two years; The Commitments, Midnight Express, Angel Heart and now the lesser-known Birdy, which has been re-issued on DVD in Australia from Shock Entertainment. Adapted from William Wharton’s 1978 novel of the same name, this sombre drama stars Matthew Modine […]
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Sixteen years doesn’t quite qualify a film for ‘classic’ status by its technical definition, but I think some exception can be given to The Machinist, which really made a mark on audiences, especially enthusiastic horror fans back in 2004. Now on Blu-ray in Australia under Shock Entertainment’s sub-label, Cinema Cult, the semi-independent psychological thriller holds
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I remember there being a lot of buzz surrounding The Haunting as its release in cinemas grew closer. Much of the hype was built around the use of “cutting edge” digital effects and that fact it was from director, Jan de Bont, who previously gave us the action spectacles of Speed and Twister. After being
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I hadn’t heard of Long Day’s Journey into Night until I came across the 1987 television production, days after Kevin Spacey’s swift #MeToo downfall. While I couldn’t help being fascinated by the subject matter, I was turned off by the actor’s presence. Now, the first big-screen adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s classic play comes to Blu-ray
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We all remember moving out from under our parent’s roof and what we were like as individuals at that time. Some of us settled close by while others travel across the country to begin a new life. T.R. Baskin, the titular female lead played by Candice Bergen in this all-but-forgotten 70s classic, journeys the final
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With most of the world now having endured a solid month of lockdown and social distancing, we’ve earned the right to feel a little stir-crazy and, perhaps, even paranoid. If you like watching films that reflect your own reality, then Roman Polanski’s The Tenant will have you triggered; now out on Blu-ray from Cinema Cult
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Movies are often divisive among audiences, but some fall into that realm of 50/50 where you either love or hate it, yet can’t understand why others think the opposite. I feel The Head Hunter has found its way there, one several new releases out on DVD & Digital through Eagle Entertainment this month. Produced on
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I was 9-years-old when I watched In the Line of Fire, fresh on VHS, with my Dad; probably close to a year after it hit theatres because there was no three-month turnaround back then. Yes, the wait was often agony. I would watch anything that even resembled action and I had been introduced to Clint
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With a strong a background in Shakespeare, not to mention a larger than life screen presence, actor Charlton Heston fought tooth and nail to bring Antony and Cleopatra to the big screen, despite no interest from major Hollywood studios. Stepping into the director’s chair for the first time, in addition, writing and starring, the star
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I remember when In & Out came out, no pun intended. There was a lot of fanfare surrounding the film and entertainment critics acted like it was trendy to be ‘cool’ with gay people, even though it was a far less welcoming world compared to today. Shock Entertainment has re-issued the now, technically classic, comedy
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