Found Footage 101: ‘U.F.O. Abduction’ (USA, 1989)
❉ The first genuine ‘found footage’ film, and one so convincing that some people still believe it’s real.
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Fear and Loathing in Walton on Thames: ‘Psychomania’
❉ Hell’s angels, frogs and Beryl Reid! A gang of bikers come back from the dead, and proceed to wreak havoc in suburban supermarkets.
‘The Man From Laramie’ coming to Blu-ray & DVD this December
❉ Eureka Entertainment to release Anthony Mann’s psychological revenge saga of Shakespearean proportions starring James Stewart.
Moviedrome Redux: ‘In Bruges’ (2008)
❉ We Are Cult revives the spirit of BBC2’s fondly remembered Sunday night film series ‘Moviedrome’. This week, the “gleefully profane” ‘In Bruges’.
It’s always fair weather: The musicals of Arthur Freed
❉ We look back on the work of Arthur Freed, producer of the most outstanding musicals of MGM.
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.
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’