Beta Papa: ‘Mindhorn’ (DVD/Blu-Ray) reviewed
❉ “It’s truth time!” A promising directorial debut from Sean Foley.
BFI
‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ (DVD/Blu-ray) reviewed
❉ A brutal, witty, slice of social realism that deconstructs Thatcherism, identity and the notion of society.
‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ – New BFI DVD/Blu-ray release
❉ Dual Format Edition of Hanif Kureishi’s groundbreaking gay drama on 21 August 2017.
‘J’accuse’ (Abel Gance, 1938) – new BFI Blu-ray & DVD release
❉ Dual Format Edition (DVD/Blu-ray) release on 24 July 2017.
Robin Hardy, The Wicker Man and Folk Horror
❉ One year on from Robin Hardy’s death, we look back at his masterpiece – The Wicker Man – and its legacy.
‘Rita, Sue And Bob Too’ (Blu-Ray/DVD) reviewed
❉ The passing of time hasn’t mellowed the impact of Alan Clarke’s 1987 film.
‘The Naked Civil Servant’: Cover artwork preview
❉ New Restoration in Hi-Def with Special Cinema Screening on 28th May.
‘Rita, Sue and Bob Too’: Dual Format Edition, BFI screening
❉ One of the most memorable and enduring British films of its era.
‘Letter to Brezhnev’ – Blu-ray Review
❉ A key British film of the Thatcher-era that still packs a punch.
Doctor Who IMAX panel – BBC Radio Times Festival, Sunday 9 April
❉ BILL IS BRILL! New companion actress Pearl Mackie was the star of the Doctor Who panel.