Abel Gance’s ‘Napoleon’ (1927)
❉ “Cinema like this must be FELT as well as witnessed.” We report back from the BFI’s exclusive media preview of the restoration of Abel Gance’s silent epic, out this month.
DVD
Is this the real life…? ITV’s ‘The One Game’ revisited
❉ We play ‘The One Game’, the mind-bending drama that blended Arthurian themes with prescient virtual reality concepts.
Dusty Springfield: ‘A Very Fine Love – Expanded Collector’s Edition’
❉ We review Dusty’s final album from 1995, re-issued as a Collector’s Edition 2-disc set.
‘The Man From Planet X’ on DVD
❉ Aliens from outer space strike terror into the hearts of mankind in this 1951 space invasion flick on DVD at last.
Subterranean homesick alien: ‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’
❉ We mark the 40th anniversary of the cult classic, ‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’, re-released today as a 4k restoration.
A vintage classic: ‘The Lion In Winter’ on Blu-Ray
❉ A newly restored version of the Oscar winning historical drama, debuts on Blu-ray as part of the Vintage Classics collection.
Time capsule: ‘Superstars In Concert’ on DVD
❉ ‘Superstars In Concert’, Peter Clifton’s capsule of the rock era, arrives on DVD. But is time on its side?
Hip hop heroes – ‘Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives’
❉ A film about two quirky friends who became unlikely hip hop legends by shaping the genre and breaking the biggest rap artists ever.
Spike Milligan’s ‘Q’ on DVD for the first time!
❉ The surviving episodes of Spike Milligan’s Q5, Q6, and Q7 on DVD for the first time.
‘Little Sir Nicholas’: The Complete Series on DVD
❉ 1990 BBC adaptation of Victorian children’s novel ‘Little Sir Nicholas’, co-written by and featuring Julian Fellowes, arrives on DVD.