DVD Review: Dirk Bogarde Collection Vol 2
While the surname is similar, I wouldn’t say Dirk Bogarde is the UK’s answer to Humphrey Bogart. Unlike the rough exterior of ‘Bogie’, not to…
Tag: VCI Entertainment
Blu-ray Review: The Mysterious Mr. M (1946)
VCI Entertainment, the oldest independent distributor of film and television in the United States released Universal’s 137th and last film serial, The Mysterious Mr. M,…
Blu-ray Review: Santa Claus (1959)
I return to reviewing cult cinema thanks once again to Cinemassacre’s James Rolfe, who first made me aware of Mexico’s very own Christmas fable Santa…
Blu-ray Review: White Zombie (1932)
Made literally off the back of Universal’s Frankenstein and Dracula, utilising free-standing sets on the studio’s backlot, brothers Victor and Harold Halperin, created the first…
Blu-ray Review: Kiss of the Tarantula (1976)
What would horror movies be without spiders? Whether they’re dangling somewhere in the background or terrorising the hero, those eight-legged freaks never fail in setting…
Blu-ray Review: The Night Visitor (1971)
VCI Entertainment pride themselves on being a boutique label filled with hidden gems, such as their very polished 2016 release of Lalo Benedek’s (The Wild…
Blu-ray Review: Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Closing out 2018 in style, VCI Entertainment released Mario Bava’s giallo triumph Blood and Black Lace on Blu-ray in a complete 2-disc set fitted with…
Blu-ray Review: Campbell’s Kingdom & Agent 8 3/4
VCI Entertainment stock a large selection of classic British cinema, including a considerable portion of celebrated English actor Sir Dirk Bogarde’s filmography. I recently had…
Blu-ray Review: Ruby (1977)
Vengeful spirits have come in many forms on the big screen, but a prohibition era gangster would definitely be among the rare. Curtis Harrington (Night…
Blu-ray Review: Dark Night of the Scarecrow (TV 1981)
From a festive-themed community dance to a climactic scene within a lush pumpkin patch, Dark Night of the Scarecrow certainly has an appetising Halloween flavour.…