Sarah Appleton & Phillip Escott, a collaborative duo and horror aficionados, have followed up on their 2021 documentary, The Found Footage Phenomenon with a new feature Generation Terror – screening at this year’s Monster Fest in Australia. Examining horror films from the late 90s to the mid-2000s, this 100-minute feature presents an array of filmmakers and journalists […]
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Eagle Entertainment has no shortage of schlock this October as their slate is lined with nocturnal horror from Ted Bundy to The Mummy. In between is the non-traditional vampire tale, Sunrise – available on DVD & Digital from October 2nd. Set in the Pacific Northwest, an ex-policeman, Fallon (Alex Pettyfer), returns to a small town
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Most people probably haven’t heard of The Persuaders, but the classic television series that ran only one season has gained a fair amount of traction since its 50th anniversary and subsequent Blu-ray release in the UK. However, it sadly slipped into a physical media void when the label responsible for its HD treatment unexpectedly went
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Imprint Films have offered up another dose of pre-Bond Roger Moore with the casual thriller Crossplot – which made its worldwide Blu-ray debut back in August. It’s a case of models and mayhem for ol’ Rog who plays big-time advertising executive, Gary Fenn. He has his sights on a gorgeous Hungarian woman for a new
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Imprint Films are lifting an encouraging number of classic titles out from ‘Disc Purgatory’ to HD and Ultra HD formats and among the latest is the quiet-cool 60s drama, Banning – available now on Blu-ray. Having been kicked off the PGA Tour for match-fixing, former golf pro-Mike McDermott (Robert Wagner) winds up working at an
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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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What do you do when Queen Elizabeth II pays a ceremonial visit to your capital city? That’s right, capture as much cheeky footage as possible and then weave it into a haywire action-filled crime-adventure starring one-time James Bond actor, George Lazenby – and the result will be A Queen’s Ransom, available now on Blu-ray from
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Severin Films recently launched a web store in the United Kingdom and despite the catalogue being understandably limited at this early stage, there is an enticing selection of exploitation cult classics. Complementing this assorted variety is the documentary feature Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson, a title so long
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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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Russell Crowe is back in theatres for the second time in a little over a month, but instead of fighting evil, he’s fighting to remember in the new crime/thriller, Sleeping Dogs – out now in cinemas through Rialto Distribution Australia. Retired and suffering from acute memory loss, ex-homicide detective, Roy Freeman, is asked by a
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