‘Keeping Faith’ begins tonight on BBC One
❉ The hidden gem that’s been making waves in Wales is set to arrive on BBC One and appears on DVD 3 September.
DVD
‘Norbert Smith: A Life’ (DVD) reviewed
❉ With Harry Enfield and Chums’ recent arrival on Netflix, this largely-forgotten gem is perfectly timed for those wishing to rediscover more of his output.
‘I Kill Giants’ (DVD) reviewed
❉ How does the fantasy drama based on the comic by Joe Kelly and J. M. Ken Nimura fare on screen?
Heathers 30th Anniversary DVD & Blu-ray
❉ How very timely! A 30th Anniversary release of the cult classic high school satire, with a 4K restoration featuring a host of extras, new artwork and a collector’s booklet.
Kaleidoscope presents I Kill Giants on DVD
❉ Coming-of-age fantasy drama based on the graphic novel by Joe Kelly and J.M. Ken Niimura flies onto DVD 2 July.
‘The Demon Headmaster’ on DVD reviewed
❉ A long-overdue DVD release of the beloved 1990s Childrens BBC TV series.
‘Jean-Luc Godard & Jean-Pierre Gorin: Five Films (1968-1971)’ reviewed
❉ If you have never seen a full-fat Godard-Gorin joint before prepare to be…. Baffled? Bored? Attacked? Shell-shocked? Annoyed? Outraged?
Blood in the Soil: Exploring ‘Arcadia’
❉ Using a mixture of archive film and TV footage and with an original soundtrack by Adrian Utley and Will Gregory, ‘Arcadia’ explores our relationship with the British landscape.
‘It Happened Here’ (1964) – BFI Dual Format release on 23 July
❉ Kevin Brownlow and Andrew Mollo’s immensely powerful film depicts an alternative history in which England has been invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany.
‘eXistenZ’ (1999) UK Blu-ray reviewed
❉ Cronenberg’s violent exploration of digital immersion has proved to be eerily prophetic, in its own skewed bio-technological way.