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The Animals Film in September
Even if you've never even considered becoming a vegetarian, the powerful, controversial The Animals Film may well persuade you to give it a go when it comes to UK DVD in September from the BFI.
[20 August 2008] more>> |
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Doomsday (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
[R1 DVD]
Neil Marshall's derivative but enjoyable actioner makes it to DVD in sparkling shape with a few interesting extras. Craig Snell looks at the region 1 release.
[27
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army [cinema]
Guillermo del Toro delivers a sequel to his own comic book original, once again starring the inimitable Ron Perlman, and manages to top the original and fashion a blockbuster with style.
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Aug 2008] more>> |
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Who Saw Her Die? [R2 DVD]
George Lazenby stars in a classy giallo feature from 1972 that eerily foreshadows one of the great thrillers of modern times, and it's out of UK DVD tomorrow from our old friends Shameless.
[24
Aug 2008] more>> |
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Win the remastered Eraserhead and The Short Films of David Lynch on DVD |
Yes, your chance to dive into the brilliant, twisted imagination of David Lynch with two Lynch-related completions in one to mark the October 20th UK DVD release by Scanbox Entertainment of the remastered Eraserhead and The Short Films of David Lynch. |
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| Maurice Pialat's powerful debut feature and his compelling police procedural starring Gétrard Depardieu are to be released in September by Eureka as part of the Masters of Cinema label. You can watch ToyTube trailers for both by clicking the links below. |
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Four from BritFilms.TV in October
One of the most visited movie and DVD web sites moves into distribution with a new UK DVD label, kicking off with an intriguing quartet of films, including the much loved 1977 Storm Boy.
[20 August 2008] more>> |
Caligula: The Imperial Edition in September
Oh yes, THAT version of the Caligula story, and it's coming to UK DVD from Arrow Films as a 4 disc set containing 3 different versions including the uncut one that caused all the trouble back in 1979.
[15 August 2008] more>> |
A Time to Love and a Time to Die in November
Douglas Sirk's penultimate film is rarely seen or analysed, but the opportunity to both right comes in November when the film is released on UK DVD for the first time by Eurekla.
[15 August 2008] more>> |
Black Shield of Falworth in November
Husband and wife actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh star in this 1954 romantic adventure that was Universal-International's first CinemaScope feature, and it's coming to UK DVD in November from Eureka.
[15 August 2008] more>> |
Souls at Sea in November
A gripping action adventure from 1937, directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gary Cooper and George Raft, is to be released for the first time on UK DVD in November by Eureka Entertainment.
[15 August 2008] more>> |
Nothing But a Man in September
A pioneering American film from 1964 that was one of the first to tell a serious dramatic story from a black American viewpoint comes to UK DVD in September from Metrodome.
[14 August 2008] more>> |
A Secret in October
Cécile De France, Patrick Bruel, Ludivine Sagnier, Julie Depardieu and Mathieu Amalric star in Claude Miller's compelling family drama, coming to UK DVD in October from Arrow.
[14 August 2008] more>> |
Who Saw Her Die? in August
The latest release from site favourite Shameless is a classy giallo thriller from the director of Night Train Murders, and it hits UK stores in a bright yellow box in about two weeks.
[10 August 2008] more>> |
Timber Falls in October
The latest in a line of American survival horror movies arravives on UK DVD in October with a rather good collection of extras from Scanbox.
[10 August 2008] more>> |
Tin Man in September
A multi-Emmy nominated science fiction re-imagining of The Wizard of Oz and the most watched mini-series ever shown on the Sci-Fi Channel arrives on UK DVD and blu-ray in September.
[10 August 2008] more>> |
Eraserhead remastered and The Short Films of David Lynch in October
Lynch's brilliant debut feature and his short film collection will appear in UK stores in remastered form in October, courtesy of Scanbox.
[1 August 2008] more>> |
La Belle et la bête in August
Jean Cocteau's beautiful 1946 film version of the oft-told fairy tale is to be re-released on UK DVD by the BFI, with a remastered picture and a Christopher Frayling commentary.
[31 July 2008] more>> |
Babylon in October
Franco Rosso's cult 1980 film exploring what it was like to be young, poor and black in early eighties Britain arrives on UK DVD for the first time in October.
[31 July 2008] more>> |
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Love is the Devil - Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon [R2 DVD]
John Maybury's compelling portrait of one of our most gifted painters is re-released on UK DVD, this time by the BFI with a welcome commentary track.
[22
Aug 2008] more>> |
The Satyajit Ray Collection, Vol. 1 [R2 DVD]
The first of two volumes from Artificial Eye of films by one of the giants of cinema features three terrific movies in very reasonable transfers, although there is just one thing to be aware of...
[21
Aug 2008] more>> |
Grindhouse Trailer
Classics 2 [R2 DVD]
Quite possibly party DVD of the year, this delicious collection of grindhouse movie trailers is a must-have for true cult film fans everywhere, and is released on UK DVD by Nucleus on 8th September.
[13
Aug 2008] more>> |
Vampyr: The Strange Adventure of Allan Gray [R2 DVD]
Carl Theodor Dreyer's visually striking, richly imaginative 1932 vampire movie arrives on UK DVD from Masters of Cinema with a slew of seriously fine extra features.
[12
Aug 2008] more>> |
The Elephant Man - Special Edition [R2 DVD]
David Lynch's second feature and his first even remotely mainstream work is a marvellous blend of herat-rending drama and low-key surrealism. How does the just released Special Edition from Optimum shape up?
[8
Aug 2008] more>> |
Eden Log [R2 DVD]
A man awakes in a darkened cave and embarks on a journey to discover where and who he is in this intriguing, visually arresting science fiction mystery, released last week on UK DVD by Momentum.
[4
Aug 2008] more>> |
Under the Bombs [R2 DVD]
A compelling humanitarian road movie filmed in war-torn Lebanon just days into the 2006 ceasefire deftly melds fictional drama with true-life stories of loss, recently released on UK DVD by Artificial Eye.
[4
Aug 2008] more>> |
Street Racer [R1 DVD]
Low budget cash-in specialists The Asylum take a departure from their usual fare to speed into Fast and the Furious territory. Craig Snell goes along for the ride.
[2
Aug 2008] more>> |
War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
[R1 DVD]
Craig Snell visits The Asylum once again for their cheap and cheerful sequel to their own take on the H.G. Wells classic, released on US DVD a couple of months back.
[30
July 2008] more>> |
You, the Living [R2 DVD]
Roy Andersson's follow-up to the superb Songs From the Second Floor is one of this the year's most fascinating and enjoyable films, and gets a very good UK DVD release from Artificial Eye.
[27
July 2008] more>> |
Zombies [R2 DVD]
Monstrous children are on the loose in this rebadged UK DVD release of the originally titled Wicked Little Things, a zombie movie with a few too many familiar elements.
[26
July 2008] more>> |
The Dark Knight [cinema]
It's already a box office smash and has gone straight to number 1 on the IMDb popularity chart. So how does the new Batman movie measure up? Lord Summerisle gets acquainted with anarchy.
[25
July 2008] more>> |
WALL•E [cinema]
Pixar hit another home run with their latest animated feature, the story of a waste collection robot and the future of mankind.
[23
July 2008] more>> |
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