Folk Horror Revival at the British Museum
❉ On 16 October, the British Museum held a special event devoted to the Folk Horror Revival – the first event of its kind.
Month: October 2016
Lazarus rising: The last Bowie songs
❉ “I’ve got a handful of songs to sing, to sting your soul, to fuck you over.” We react to David Bowie’s final recordings.
A vintage classic: ‘The Lion In Winter’ on Blu-Ray
❉ A newly restored version of the Oscar winning historical drama, debuts on Blu-ray as part of the Vintage Classics collection.
‘The Love Witch’: The modern Medea
❉ A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, in a tribute to 1960s Technicolor thrillers.
Throwback Thursday: Frank Zappa’s fave raves
❉ In 1975, Frank Zappa talked Let It Rock’s Giovanni Dadomo through his top ten records.
‘Doctor Who: A Time Lord For Change’
❉ A new Doctor Who anthology is raising money to help a prominent mental health charity.
Captain Black America: Marvel’s ‘Luke Cage’ on Netflix
❉ We review Marvel’s latest Netflix series.
Carole Lombard: Twentieth-Century Star
❉ A new biography of 1930s film star Carole Lombard, from The History Press, has just been released.
Westworld – Episode Three: The Stray
❉ We continue with our reviews of HBO’s new series ‘Westworld’, inspired by the 1973 film of the same title written by Michael Crichton.
An independent woman – ‘Margaret Lockwood: Queen of the Silver Screen’
❉ The centenary of Margaret Lockwood, one of Britain’s most successful film stars, is marked with an in-depth biography.