John Malkovich is #PlayingLynch in new fundraiser
❉ Details of the David Lynch Foundation‘s latest fundraiser has finally been revealed.
Film
‘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’.
Found Footage 101: Cannibal Holocaust (Italy, 1980)
✻ Join us now as Found Footage 101 looks back on controversial ‘found footage’ classic, Cannibal Holocaust.
Electric Dreamhouse launch ‘Midnight Movie Monographs’
❉ Electric Dreamhouse, a new film imprint in conjunction with PS Publishing, at FantasyCon today.
‘The Almodóvar Collection’
✻ We review ‘The Almodóvar Collection’, a brand new boxset of six newly restored films from one of Spain’s most celebrated and truly original filmmakers.
‘Bus Stop’: Marilyn Monroe’s breakthrough
✻ Sixty years on, we acknowledge Marilyn Monroe’s ‘Bus Stop’, and reflect on her iconic status.
‘Songbird’: Folk horror with a modern twist
✻ We chat to Tommy Draper, writer of Brit indie flick ‘Songbird’, a modern day folk-horror fairy tale.