House of Armstrong: Behind The Image
❉ We delve into a selection of maverick screenwriter Michael Armstrong’s published scripts.
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Blu-Ray: ‘William Castle at Columbia Vol. 1’
❉ Nobody did it better or had more fun than William Castle, the PT Barnum of celluloid shock.
Blu-Ray: ‘Night Of The Demon’ (1957)
❉ It’s in the trees! Andy Murray pores over Powerhouse’s exhaustive Blu Ray edition of the cult classic, here with a generous section of extras.
Nigel Kneale’s ‘The Road’: Toby Hadoke Interview
❉ One of the great missing masterpieces of British television, The Road is rising again at long last, in the form of a new BBC Radio 4 adaptation written by Toby Hadoke.
The Amityville Horror’ (1979) on Blu-ray
❉ Second Sight’s standard edition Blu-ray of ‘The Amityville Horror’ is an essential package for fans of the films and for the horror completist.
Talk About The Passion: ‘Play For Today’ on DVD
❉ These three vintage, unrestored films from BBC’s Play for Today watched in tandem reveal all kinds of contrasts and connections, writes Andy Murray.
David Bowie specials coming to BBC Two and BBC Four
❉ A new landmark film, David Bowie: The First Five Years, is coming to BBC Two in 2019 and BBC Four will broadcast David Bowie at Glastonbury 2000 in October 2018.
Mother Love: ‘The Baby’ (1973)
❉ ‘The Baby’ is everything you could ask for from a cult movie – jaw-droppingly weird, transgressive, camp, and made with total commitment by everyone involved.
‘Teenagers From Outer Space’ (1959)
❉ Paul Abbott on a B movie that’s about as cult as it comes!
Classic dramas returning to BBC iPlayer
❉ Much archive joy arrives on iPlayer, including Nuts In May, The War Game and Quatermass & The Pit.