‘Watching Skies – Star Wars, Spielberg and Us’ reviewed
❉ O’Connell writes with wit and repartee on the influence of “George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, a shark, two motherships, some gremlins, ghostbusters and a man of steel”.
CULT FILMS
‘Torture Garden’ (1967) Blu-ray reviewed
❉ “Why are musical geniuses on film always piano players?”, muses Iain MacLeod. “You never see a tortured accordion player or obsessed washboard player.”
Heathers 30th Anniversary DVD & Blu-ray
❉ How very timely! A 30th Anniversary release of the cult classic high school satire, with a 4K restoration featuring a host of extras, new artwork and a collector’s booklet.
Kaleidoscope presents I Kill Giants on DVD
❉ Coming-of-age fantasy drama based on the graphic novel by Joe Kelly and J.M. Ken Niimura flies onto DVD 2 July.
‘Cannibal Ferox’ Blu-ray coming from Shameless
❉ THE MOST VIOLENT FILM EVER MADE – BANNED IN 31 COUNTRIES! Restored and re-graded from a new 2K scan.
‘Ciao! Manhattan’ starring Edie Sedgwick gets first UK Blu-ray release
❉ The legendary Ciao! Manhattan, long unavailable in the UK, is receiving its first ever Blu-ray release complete with fascinating special features.
‘eXistenZ’ (1999) UK Blu-ray reviewed
❉ Cronenberg’s violent exploration of digital immersion has proved to be eerily prophetic, in its own skewed bio-technological way.
‘THE KNACK…and how to get it’ makes its Blu-Ray debut!
❉ Mod masterpiece to be released by the BFI in a Dual Format Edition – the first time it has been released on Blu-ray in the UK!
Action Man: Christian Wagner – Interview
❉ Meet the editor of True Romance, Bad Boys, Face/Off, The Negotiator and other high-octane movies.
Disco Giallo: ‘Eyes of Laura Mars’ (1978)
❉ A psychic psycho thriller tinged with equal amounts of giallo and disco through a Helmut Newton styled gaze…