Usually when we think of Hammer Horror, images of Christophe Lee as Dracula or Peter Cushing as Doctor Frankenstein spring to mind; characters who were originally popularised on screen during 1930s by Universal. If you’ve ever wondered where it all began for the iconic film stable, Hammer’s first significant experiment in horror came from an […]
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Fifth film and fourth sequel in the Invisible Man series, The Invisible Man’s Revenge accompanies Gill-man sequel Revenge of the Creature from September’s vengeance-fuelled titles on Blu-ray under Shock Entertainment’s dedicated label Cinema Cult. All but completely removed from the 1933 original, fugitive Robert Griffin is aided by an eccentric scientist who makes him invisible
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Based on the Tropfest finalist from 2013, filmmakers Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke have adapted their appropriately viral short film Cargo to the big screen, which opened in select cinemas across Australia back in May through Umbrella Films. Four months later the film has made its way to Blu-ray under Umbrella Entertainment, who have produced a
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With its premier set for Saturday, October 20th at this year’s SciFi Film Festival in Sydney, My Saga is an Australian documentary feature from debut filmmaker and Star Wars fan Adam Harris; who journeys with his son, Jack Anakin Harris, to the United States for Star Wars Celebration 2015, in one inspired effort to bring
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I sit down to write this review just hours after the first trailer for Clint Eastwood’s The Mule dropped online, which may very well be his last on screen performance, sixty-three after his cinematic debut in Revenge of the Creature as lowly lab assistant. Out now on Blu-ray from Shock Entertainment, under dedicated label Cinema
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Francis Ford Coppola’s ambitious jazz peppered crime-drama is the biggest film from 1984 you probably haven’t heard of. Despite critical praise the film was a box office failure, earning less than half of its $58 million budget. Now available on Blu-ray from Umbrella Entertainment, The Cotton Club springs to life in high definition. An ensemble
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Derived from the Native American word “cheppiaquidne”, meaning “separated island”, Chappaquiddick is a common word in the vocabulary of American politics, one synonymous with scandal. On the night of July 18th, 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy was involved in a fatal car accident on Chappaquiddick island, Massachusetts, which claimed the life of 28-year-old campaign strategist, Mary
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Out now on DVD from Shock Entertainment under their Hollywood Gold Series, is Fun with Dick and Jane, a comedy from versatile director Ted Kotcheff (Wake in Fright), starring George Segal and Jane Fonda as our titular couple. Dick Harper is a successful aerospace engineer but when he is suddenly fired, a substantial mortgage and
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It quickly became obvious that the malevolent force in The Conjuring 2, which explored the dubious Enfield Poltergeist case, would go on to have its own spin-off feature. Mock-up posters created by eager fans soon appeared online and within just over two years, The Nun was summoned, opening in theatres earlier this month. Set in
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From brothers Jonathan and Josh Baker comes their big screen debut feature, Kin, a Stranger Things-esque action/sci-fi currently on a limited run in cinemas through Studio Canal. Based on the Baker’s 2014 short film Bag Man, our story follows wayward ex-con Jimmy and his adoptive brother Eli, who are on the run with stolen money
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