‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ (DVD/Blu-ray) reviewed
❉ A brutal, witty, slice of social realism that deconstructs Thatcherism, identity and the notion of society.
MIKE LEIGH
‘Life is Sweet’: Dual Format Edition & Special BFI Event
❉ Dual Format release & BFI Event with Mike Leigh, Alison Steadman and Jane Horrocks.
CultFilms announce Visconti and De Sica titles new to Blu-ray
❉ CultFilms is set to release newly remastered versions of two world cinema classics from two of the world’s finest filmmakers.
‘Absolute Beginners’: The Story Of David Bowie’s Last Big Hit
❉ Springsteen impersonations, Vance Packard, and Angie Bowie’s coke dealer… It’s the story of ‘Absolute Beginners’!
Kicking against the pricks: The British New Wave
❉ How the cinematic left-hook of the British New Wave created a cultural earthquake, with its raw, brutal realism.