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DVD Review
6 Feb 2012
Holy Flying Circus
And now for something a bit different. A drama about Monty Python and the Life of Brian is released on DVD
Film Review
3 Feb 2012
Carnage
Roman Polanski's Carnage is released in cinemas today. Sarah Manvel reviews.
DVD Review
2 Feb 2012
Go To Blazes (1962)
A trio of thieves find nefarious robbery problematic when they try to use a fire engine as a getaway car in the reissue of this British comedy.
DVD Review
1 Feb 2012
Yamada:Way of the Samurai (The Samurai of Ayothaya 2010)
The Samurai of Ayothaya combines social history with martial arts and swordplay.
DVD Review
30 Jan 2012
Rolling Thunder (1977)
Cult 1970's vengeance film Rolling Thunder from purveyors of fine exploitation AIP is re-released on blu-ray
DVD Review
23 Jan 2012
Villain
An award winning thriller from Japan, Villain is out now on DVD.
Film Review
20 Jan 2012
Shame (2011)
'We're not bad people, we just come from a bad place.' Steve McQueen's Shame is out in cinemas now. Steven Yates reviews.
DVD Review
16 Jan 2012
A Brace of John Gilling Hammer Films
Historical Hammer from John Gilling is reissued on DVD.
Film Review
13 Jan 2012
War Horse (2012)
Steven Spielberg's War Horse, a war movie aimed at families, opens today.
Film Review
3 Jan 2012
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
An animated social drama from Studio Ghibli is released on Blu-Ray. Is it a product that demands that you 'take me home'?
Book Review
21 Dec 2011
Hollywood and Intimacy: Style, Moments, Magnificence by Steven Peacock
Too close for comfort? Barry Forshaw reviews Stephen Peacock's book about intense relationships in the movies.
Book Review
10 Dec 2011
Creative Essentials: Reading Screenplays – how to analyse and evaluate film scripts by Lucy Scher
Script reading is an important aspect of the filmmaking process. Lucy Scher's Creative Essential tells you all you need to know about reading and analysing screenplays.
DVD Review
4 Dec 2011
Broken Lines
Getting their lines crossed? Sarah Manvel reviews Sallie Aprahamian's Broken Lines.
DVD Review
24 Nov 2011
Underwater Love
And now for something completely different – it's a Japanese pink film but it's also a musical fantasy relationship drama with spiritual creatures.
Film Review
7 Nov 2011
Jack Goes Boating (2011)
Jack Goes Boating marks Philip Seymour Hoffman's directorial debut.
Book Review
2 Nov 2011
Pocket Essential Tintin by Jean-Marc Lofficier and Randy Lofficier
With Spielberg's Tintin enthralling audiences in the cinema, the Pocket Essential guide gives us an overview of the Tintin series.
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...
Blu-ray Review
24 Oct 2011
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Horrid Henry returns, but this Portrait of a Serial Killer is decidedly not for the children...
DVD Review
18 Oct 2011
A Trio of Nagisa Oshima Films
Contraversial, confrontational and provocative Nagisa Oshima is one of Japan's most interesting directors. Three of his films have been re-released on Blu-ray.
DVD Review
10 Oct 2011
Bunraku
Set in an origami universe, Bunraku is a samurai-western. Glenn Watson reviews.
DVD Review
3 Oct 2011
Sawako Decides (2010)
Sawako Decides is an indie drama comedy with work, health, selfish and shellfish issues.
Film Review
29 Sep 2011
Melancholia
Has anyone ever made such a beautiful film about the end of the world? Antonio Pasolini reviews Lars Von Trier's Melancholia.
Book Review
26 Sep 2011
The Martians are Coming! by Alan Gallop
The Martians Are Coming! tells the story of Orson Welles' infamous War of the Worlds broadcast. Anna Mitchell reviews.
Film Review
22 Sep 2011
Drive
Car trouble in Nicolas Winding Refn's latest film Drive.
