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DVD Review
24 Oct 2011
Death Bell (2008)
Classroom trouble is taken to its horrific and frightening limit in this mix of student angst and murder. The Death Bell tolls...

Film Review
22 Sep 2011
Drive
Car trouble in Nicolas Winding Refn's latest film Drive.

DVD Review
28 Jun 2011
Don't Look Now (1973)
Nicolas Roeg's classic horror Don't Look Now receives a blu-ray release this week.

DVD Review
22 Nov 2010
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
Takashi Miike, the bad boy of Osaka, directs another slice of extreme pop-sensibility madness. Tread carefully.

DVD Review
29 Mar 2008
Diary of a Country Priest (Journal d'un curé de campagne)
Robert Bresson's masterpiece is now available on Region 2 DVD via Optimum World

DVD Review
26 Mar 2008
DVD release: Strange Culture
Stranger than fiction: Lynn Hershman's Strange Culture, an experimental documentary about the ongoing case of American art professor and activist Steve Kurtz, accused of bioterrorism by the FBI, is now available on DVD

DVD Review
25 Nov 2007
DVD round-up: Night and The City plus Spirits of the Dead and Preparez Vos Mouchoirs
A noir classic, a sexy portmanteau and a quirky take on gender differences

DVD Review
25 Sep 2007
DVD round-up: Of Mice and Men plus Eisenstein and The Ballad of Narayama
The DVD release of Lewis Milestone's stylish rendition of John Steinbeck's text Of Mice and Men is a must-have; plus Eisenstein's three top classics and the the 1958 version of The Ballad of Narayama

DVD review
13 Sep 2007
DVD round-up: Bergman, Jarman and Sorrentino
More Ingmar Bergman films on DVD, plus Derek Jarman's final pieces and Paolo Sorrentino's latest

DVD Review
13 Aug 2007
DVD Round-up: The Chess Players, Sleeping Dogs and Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss
Satyajit Ray's witty The Chess Players is out on DVD, a must-see for Ray's fans. Plus, what happens when you love your dog too much and try to kiss to be clever

DVD review
19 Jul 2007
DVD round-up: Pedro Almodóvar, Abderrahmane Sissako and Serge Gainsbourg
Vintage Almodóvar, vintage Gainsbourg and a very fresh take on African politics

DVD Review
2 Apr 2007
Dersu Uzala and The Page Turner
Nature man: Kurosawa's classic is out on DVD. And so is the clichéd, but enjoyable The Page Turner

Film Review
29 Mar 2007
Days of Glory
The participation of Muslim Africans in the French Army of de Gaulle is one of those little remembered events buried under the rubble of colonialist history. Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc welcome Days of Glory, the film made to break this historical silence

DVD review
28 Feb 2007
DVD round-up: Echo Park, Zidane and Container
Latin charm: Echo Park L.A. is the highlight of Kamera's latest update on DVD releases

DVD Review
24 Jan 2007
DVD round-up: 20 Centimetres, Swindled and the Quay Brothers collection
The latest DVD releases include a transexual dilemma, heterosexual posturing and spellbinding imagery

Film Review
14 Dec 2006
Deep Water
Sandro Matosevic praises the reconstruction of Donald Cowhurst's 1968 sea-bound tragedy

DVD Review
24 Aug 2006
Dreams That Money Can Buy (plus Fantastic Planet)
Style that money can't buy: Hans Richter's 1947 take on the dream factory arrives on DVD. Plus the Fantastic Planet

Film Review
4 May 2006
Don't Come Knocking
Gone with the wind: Sam Shephard stars in Wim Wenders' latest incursion in Americana, Don't Come Knocking

DVD Review
17 Feb 2006
David Holzman's Diary
American New Wave: Jim McBride's classic David Holzman's Diary arrives on DVD

DVD Review
15 Feb 2006
Dark Tales of Japan
Japan DVD Special: Dark Tales of Japan

Film Review
19 Jan 2006
Drink, Drank, Drunk
Hong Kong shows its funny side in Drink, Drank, Drunk

DVD Review
5 Jan 2006
Dear Wendy
Lars Von Trier misfires in the Thomas Vintherberg-directed Dear Wendy

Film Review
17 May 2005
Downfall
The first German film to confront the last days of Adolf Hitler has caused a storm of controversy, mainly for its attempts to portray the more human side of the Führer. John Barker reviews "an important venture for German cinema"

DVD Review
17 May 2005
Dans Ma Peau (DVD)
The issue of self-mutilation is hardly one that's likely to pack out the multiplexes, but it forms the core of Marina de Van's unsettling film in which the director also plays the central role. You'll need a strong stomach to enjoy it, says Darren Amner

DVD Review
5 Apr 2005
Django, Kill!
Argent Films continues its re-release of the "original" spaghetti westerns with Django Kill, a classic wild west mix of spit, grit and exploding squibs. It might not be Unforgiven, but Edward Lamberti still finds much to enjoy

Film Review
29 Mar 2005
Don't Move
Don't Move is the first film to be released by Dogwoof Pictures, a new distribution company dedicated to bringing outstanding foreign cinema to British audiences. Antonio Pasolini finds a new name to watch in director Sergio Castellito

DVD Review
16 Mar 2005
Dead Man's Shoes
Somehow, British director Shane Meadows has never quite managed to make the breakthrough film that will bring him the recognition he so clearly deserves - but his latest film might be set to change all that. Andy Murray tries on Dead Man's Shoes

Film Review
12 Oct 2004
De-Lovely
The life of the celebrated composer Cole Porter comes to the big screen in this biopic starring Kevin Kline. The main talking point is the director's decision to update the songs using contemporary performers - Ian Haydn Smith things it was a big mistake

Film Review
8 Dec 2003
Dead End
The horror road movie is a tried and tested formula which usually involves a group of unsuspecting American teenagers being dispatched in a variety of gruesome ways. Dead End is something altogether different, says Antonio Pasolini

Film Review
20 Oct 2003
Dans Ma Peau
A drama about a woman who cuts herself with a variety of razor-sharp implements may not be everyone's idea of the perfect night out at the pictures - but that doesn't mean it's not worth watching, says Bob Carroll

Film Review
18 Aug 2003
Dark Water
Hideo Nakata's films command a cult global following, and his Ring films reminded Western audiences (and studios) of the true power of the horror film. Edward Lamberti investigates his latest film

Film Review
18 Aug 2003
Dolls
The new film from Beat Takeshi makes a surprising move away from his proccupations with duty, loyalty and violence into much gentler emotional terrain. Is Beat Takeshi going soft in his old age? Ingo Ebeling doesn't think so

Film Review
15 Jul 2003
Double Whammy
Despite the best efforts of the American film industry, Tom DiCillo has continued to add to his oddball catalogue of films, even if no-one gets to see them. His latest may be a "genre-defying cop-comedy-drama" - but that doesn't mean it works, says Paul Clarke

Film Review
1 Jul 2003
Dark Blue
Gritty cop thrillers seem to be the preserve of American TV shows rather than big-budget Hollywood movies these days, but Kurt Russell's new film sets out to reclaim the genre for the big screen. John Gorick isn't impressed

Film Review
4 Mar 2003
Daredevil
This month's superhero making his movie debut is 'the Man without Fear', Daredevil. Bob Carroll, the Critic without Popcorn, sighs deeply in the face of 'an average flick, a poor bastardisation of Batman'

Film Review
18 Feb 2003
Divine Intervention
This Cannes 2002 prize winner takes a surreal look at the heart-breaking Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It's 'caustic, relevant comedy at its finest', according to Colin Odell and Michelle le Blanc





 


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