Tales of Fire and Ice: Memories of Lost Films
❉ Dan Roberts revisits two hard-to-find movie matinees from the Technicolor ‘fifties…
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BFI announces October-December Blu-ray releases
❉ Five new Blu-ray titles including a bumper 4K UHD release of animation classic Watership Down.
‘The Ballad of Tam Lin’ available on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK!
❉ BFI Flipside presents 1971 rarity starring Ava Gardner, Ian McShane and Joanna Lumley, directed by Roddy McDowall.
‘Creatures The World Forgot’ (1971) Blu-ray reviewed
❉ Indicator have paired this Hammer throwback with some very cool extras worth the price of admission alone, writes Lee from @realgonerocks
Screen Dreams: ‘The Moviegoer’ (2022)
❉ Canadian filmmaker Ross Munro displays a nimble directorial hand, writes Nick Clement.
‘Earwig’ (2022)
❉ The third feature from auteur Lucile Hadžihalilović is a journey from our world into a place that unsettles and soothes by turns.
‘Early Universal Vol. 2’ Blu-ray reviewed
❉ Jon Dear examines a trio of silents ranging from science fiction and high adventure, to slapstick comedy and mistaken identity.
The Pemini Organisation (1972-1974) Blu-ray reviewed
❉ A brilliantly made and superbly cast trio of films return from obscurity to thrill a new audience of cult film buffs.
Passages to England: ‘The Indian Tomb’ (1921)
❉ Jon Dear reviews the 100th Anniversary edition of the Weimar Cinema epic, fully restored in 2K.
The Whole Shebang: ‘Velvet Goldmine’ at the Tribeca Festival 2022
❉ Micko Westmoreland, who played ‘Jack Fairy’ in the cult classic, on its recent 4K screening and panel Q&A at Tribeca.