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The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection Blu-Ray

I have fond memories of Friday evenings in the mid 1980s’s when Channel 4, at least I think it was Channel 4, would broadcast each of the Basil Rathbone starring Sherlock Holmes films. I can also recall being in a hotel room in Texas, America in 1… Continue reading

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Let’s go clean ‘em up

Rolling Thunder (Peter Flynn, 1977) is probably more well known for being one of Quentin Tarantino’s favourite films, so much so that he named his short lived film rerelease label after it. Considering the large fan base Tarantino covets it is som… Continue reading

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Total Film’s Horror Icons and their Top 10 Horror Films

I regard Total Film as one of the weaker, if not weakest, film magazines but this caught my eye. They caught up with 61 “horror icons” and asked them what their ten favourite horror films are. Yes, some of them are indeed icons but I am not sure t… Continue reading

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Memories of Murder (Joon-ho Bong, 2003) coming to Blu-Ray

This news has taken me by surprise. On December 11 the outstanding Korean film Memories of Murder will be released on Blu-Ray in South Korea. Thankfully it will have English subtitles and it will be a limited pressing so those who are fans of the … Continue reading

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Wake in Fright (Ted Kotcheff, 1971) Blu-Ray

Since watching the acclaimed documentary Not Quite Hollywood (Mark Hartley, 2008) I have been on an Ozploitation binge. Amongst others I have seen Brian Trenchard-Smith’s quality actioner The Man from Hong Kong (1975), his stunt set piece follow-u… Continue reading

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The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1975) Fan DVD

I really cannot thank the builder of the original fan DVD enough for making this available to download. Continue reading

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Faces of Death (1978) coming to Blu-Ray

This made me chuckle. According to DVD Review, MPI Home Entertainment will be issuing the notorious former video nasty Faces of Death (1978) in the US on Blu-Ray on October 7th. Of all the titles to be announced so far this one is most certainly t… Continue reading

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The Last Ninja (1983)

Every so often I revisit films that I enjoyed when I was child. Some of the films do not hold up so well but then there are others that I still find pleasure in. The Last Ninja (1983) is one of those films. When I first saw this film I was nine an… Continue reading

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Dutch Filmworks join the HD party

Some exciting news for the cult film fan. Dutch Filmworks have announced that they will support both HD formats and will be releasing the following titles come 13th November: Reservoir Dogs (1992), Flyboys (2006), Running Scared (2006), Saw III (2… Continue reading

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The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1975)

I cannot remember how I first heard about The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1975) but when I saw the poster I knew I had to track down a copy of this rare serial killer thriller. This film has never been, and is probably unlikely to be, released on D… Continue reading

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