Richard Stanley’s ‘Dust Devil’ and the changing face of Film4
❉ We revisit Richard Stanley’s ‘Dust Devil’ and look at its place in Film4’s history.
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Found Footage 101: ‘Special Bulletin’ (USA, 1983)
✻ Found Footage 101 continues with a film which, while not strictly speaking ‘found footage’, was a huge influence on the genre…
Eureka to release ‘Lords Of Dogtown’ on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK
❉ Eureka Entertainment to release ‘Lords Of Dogtown’ on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.
CultFilms launches with Sophia Loren arthouse gems
❉ New specialist label will launch with two award-winning masterpieces starring screen siren Sophia Loren.
Watch the trailer for the BFI’s restored version of Abel Gance’s ‘Napoleon’
❉ See the newly-created trailer for the BFI’s forthcoming cinema release of Abel Gance’s ‘Napoleon’
John Malkovich is #PlayingLynch in new fundraiser
❉ Details of the David Lynch Foundation‘s latest fundraiser has finally been revealed.
‘The Wizard of Gore’ Herschell Gordon Lewis dies aged 87
❉ Sad news for cult horror fans as splatter king Herschell Gordon Lewis dies aged 87
Can You Dig It? ‘The Monkees, Head and the 60s’ reviewed
❉ A new book takes a serious look at the Monkees’ significance as a pop culture phenomenon, and the legacy of their cult movie ‘Head’.
The enduring appeal of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’
❉ “A riotous paean to sexual liberation” – We look back on the quintessential cult movie, which made its US debut on this day in 1975.
Moviedrome Redux: ‘Who’ll Stop The Rain’ (1978)
❉ We Are Cult revives the spirit of BBC2’s fondly remembered Sunday night film series ‘Moviedrome’, kicking off with 1978’s ‘Who’ll Stop the Rain’.