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Erotic Ghost Story Trilogy: Limited Edition by Eric Cotenas (20th February 2025)

Erotic Ghost Story: "Big sis" Pai Su-su (Hong Kong Gigolo's Stella Lau) has convinced her sworn sisters Hua-Hua (Robotrix's Amy Yip) and Fei-fei (Hitomi Kudô) to take the path of Daoist cultivation in order to resist temptations that would only be spiritually harmful to normal women but they, as fox spirits who have taken the form of human beings and must remains so for thirty-six days if they are to lose their animal essence permanently, are vulnerable to jealous spirits and lustful demon gods including Wu-tung whose temple Su-su visits and experiences a strong reaction to the multi-headed god's effigy. Su-su resists the offer of help from the priest Kuei (The Iceman Cometh's ...


Erotic Ghost Story Trilogy: Limited Edition by Eric Cotenas (20th February 2025)

Erotic Ghost Story: "Big sis" Pai Su-su (Hong Kong Gigolo's Stella Lau) has convinced her sworn sisters Hua-Hua (Robotrix's Amy Yip) and Fei-fei (Hitomi Kudô) to take the path of Daoist cultivation in order to resist temptations that would only be spiritually harmful to normal women but they, as fox spirits who have taken the form of human beings and must remains so for thirty-six days if they are to lose their animal essence permanently, are vulnerable to jealous spirits and lustful demon gods including Wu-tung whose temple Su-su visits and experiences a strong reaction to the multi-headed god's effigy. Su-su resists the offer of help from the priest Kuei (The Iceman Cometh's ...


Erotic Ghost Story Trilogy: Limited Edition by Eric Cotenas (20th February 2025)

Erotic Ghost Story: "Big sis" Pai Su-su (Hong Kong Gigolo's Stella Lau) has convinced her sworn sisters Hua-Hua (Robotrix's Amy Yip) and Fei-fei (Hitomi Kudô) to take the path of Daoist cultivation in order to resist temptations that would only be spiritually harmful to normal women but they, as fox spirits who have taken the form of human beings and must remains so for thirty-six days if they are to lose their animal essence permanently, are vulnerable to jealous spirits and lustful demon gods including Wu-tung whose temple Su-su visits and experiences a strong reaction to the multi-headed god's effigy. Su-su resists the offer of help from the priest Kuei (The Iceman Cometh's ...


V/H/S/Beyond (Blu-ray) by (17th February 2025)

A dire 2024 comes to a close with yet another entry in the V/H/S franchise of diminishing returns that, for the most part, gave up the "found footage" and underground circulation of taboo content on VHS tapes a long time ago. V/H/S/Beyond takes on a sci-fi twist (again) via the framing faux-documentary story "Abduction/Adduction" from Jay Cheel (Cursed Films) in which the last surviving member of an immigrant family sets up video to prove the existence of the paranormal in his family mansion. Strung out of the length of the film intercut with the other stories and padded with licensed clips from fifties studio sci-fi movies with too little actual "found footage" this piece lacks suspense, focus, and feels more like free Shudder cross promotion for Mitch Horowitz (Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction) and the Corridor Digital crew as, respectively, believers and non-believers viewing an underwhelming piece of...


A Dwarf Launches a Little Ball by James-Masaki Ryan (16th February 2025)

"A Dwarf Launches a Little Ball" <난장이가 쏘아올린 작은 공> (1981) Taking place on a rural salt farm in South Korea, a family of five is experiencing sudden hardships. The father (played by Kim Bul-il) is a dwarf who lost his job following the disbanding of the circus he was part of. While the mother (played by Jeon Yang-ja) is positive that they will be able to make ends meet and would like her husband not to worry, it is causing issues for their children. The elder son, Yeong-su (played by Ahn Sung-ki) was looking to further himself through studies at university, but the financial strain has left him to work at the local factory. He, along with his younger brother Yeong-ho (played by Lee Hyo-jeong) and young sister Yeong-hee (played by Geum Bo-ra) have dealt not only with hardships with poverty since they were children, being bullied and made fun of by other kids due to their father’s dwarfism. In addition, the salt farming business for the locals is dec...


Underworld Beauty by Eric Cotenas (16th February 2025)

Released from prison after a three year sentence for a jewelry store robbery, Miyamoto (Outlaw Gangster VIP's Michitarô Mizushima) retrieves a pair of stashed diamonds and goes to boss Ôyone (Stray Dog's Shinsuke Ashida) to make a sale, intending to give the money to Mihara (Tokyo Story's Tôru Abe) who lost a leg in the heist and has been running an Oden stall ever since to support himself and his sister Akiko (Take Aim at the Police Van's Mari Shiraki) who is going down a bad path, playing "bib sis" to a group of schoolgirls for a cut and modeling nude for mannequin-maker Akita (...


The Bat Whispers by Eric Cotenas (15th February 2025)

Gotham – New York, that is – is being terrorized by a murderous master criminal known as The Bat who has announced to the press and the police his latest heist of a valuable necklace recently acquired by wealthy Gideon Bell (Wings' Richard Tucker), specifying the time he will strike and daring Bell and the police to be present when he does. In spite of police outside the property and outside his locked study, The Bat manages to kill Bell and take the necklace, leaving his calling card and word that he is headed to the countryside to give the police a break. That same night, the Oakdale bank's vault is robbed of half a million dollars, and The Bat just happens to witness the theft and follows the assailant out of town into the countryside to The Oaks, a mansion being rented by aged socialite Cornelia Van Gorder (The Snake Pit's Grayce Hampton) for the season. Things go bump in the night and maid Lizzie Allen (...


Fantômas by Eric Cotenas (15th February 2025)

Master of disguise Fantômas (Judex 34's René Navarre) first makes himself known as the scourge of pre-war Parisian society in "Fantômas in the Shadow of the Guillotine" (63:57) with the bold theft of a string of pearls and a large amount of cash being carried by the Princess Danidoff (Jane Faber of the Comédie-Française) and leaving behind a calling card in invisible ink. When the venerable Lord Beltham mysteriously vanishes, Inspector Juve (Gaslight's Edmund Breon) suspects that Fantômas is responsible but accidentally stumbles upon his current alter ego in Gurn, the secret lover of Lady Beltham (Pépé le Moko's Renée Carl) when her husband's body is discovered in one of Gurn's trunks bound for South Africa. Juve and young rep...


Sex and Zen: Deluxe Collector's Edition by Eric Cotenas (13th February 2025)

Licentious young monk Wei Yang Sheng (New Dragon Gate Inn's Lawrence Ng) is a seducer of women who finds himself in a fortuitous union with Qui Yan (Robotrix's Amy Yip), not only because she is beautiful but because he very much needs the protection of her righteous father - nicknamed “Master Iron Gate” - from many wronged husbands. wei teaches his wife to enjoy sex through the teachings of the “Carnal Prayer Mat” a book banned because of its graphical depictions of sexual positions and the notion of sex as pleasure. When he travels far from home, ostensibly to study but screw around away from his watchful eyes of his father-in-law, he enlists “flying thief” Sei Khunlun (Five Fingers of Death's Lo Lieh) - so principled that he returns stolen money with interest - to get him into t...


Feed by Eric Cotenas (13th February 2025)

After returning from a traumatic case in Hamburg involving cannibalism, Sydney cybercrime detective Phillip Jackson (The Road Killers' Patrick Thompson) tries to move on with a new case against the better judgment of his superior (Thompson's father Jack Thompson, Sunday Too Far Away) and his girlfriend Abbey (Rose Ashton) with whom he has a (one-sided) open relationship. When he discovers the world of feeders and gainers – a sexual fetish involving food consumption and weight gain – he happens upon a chat group discussing "celebrities" in that world on a website including more than one who have died. No one is willing to divulge the site but Phillip is able to capture an IP for feederx.com and discovers some disturbing images of excessively large, bedridden women being fed by a young man along with bio data for the women on which site members can wager when they will ...


Brokeback Mountain by Noor Razzak (13th February 2025)

I suppose one could take a rather immature approach in reviewing this film, luckily I'm no longer 14 and can look at films such as this with a mature adult standpoint. "Brokeback Mountain" is Ang Lee's return to small budget melodramatic character driven films after the disastrous "Hulk" in 2003 failed to strum up decent box office numbers. Screenwriters Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry adapted Annie Proulx's celebrated short story into a beautifully articulate screenplay that was unfortunately unproduced for many years. Although regarded as one of the best scripts around, its subject matter sealed its fate with all the major studios, that is until Focus Features stepped in and Ang Lee expressed interest in helming the project of a Wyoming love story between two male ranch hands. "Brokeback Mountain" tells the story of Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal), two down on their...


Suspiria: Imprint Collection #356 Limited Edition by Noor Razzak (12th February 2025)

Luca Guadagnino's 2018 remake of "Suspiria" is a bold, polarizing reimagining of Dario Argento's 1977 cult classic. While the original film is celebrated for its psychedelic visuals, eerie score, and subversive approach to the horror genre, Guadagnino's version pivots toward a more grounded, cerebral interpretation. By eschewing the garish colors and overt supernatural horror of Argento’s film, Guadagnino explores themes of power, trauma, and personal transformation through a much slower, more deliberate narrative style. However, while this reinvention is rich in atmosphere, it risks losing the visceral intensity and unique emotional appeal of the original. One of the most striking features of Guadagnino’s "Suspiria" is its atmosphere, which is steeped in dread and tension, though far more subdued compared to Argento’s flamboyant approach. Set against the backdrop of 1970's Berlin, the political turbulence of the era infuses the film with an unsettling energy that permeates the story. The post-WWII setting, coupled with the Cold War context, lends an air of historical weight that is largely absent in the 1977 version. This sh...


Doctor Vampire by Eric Cotenas (11th February 2025)

In England for a medical conference, young surgeon Chiang Ta-Tsung (Hard Boiled's Bowie Lam) breaks down in the countryside and stumbles upon a castle while looking for a telephone. The castle turns out to be a brothel where he tries to resist temptation. When Tsung spots a Chinese girl being accosted by a man, he comes to her rescue, not realizing that Alice (Eternal Evil of Asia's Ellen Chan) is a vampire and that she was trying to feed off a client. At the command of The Count (Ninja Commandments' Peter Kjaer) who feeds off of his vampire courtesans once they have fed off of their male victims. Alice is touched that Tsung has lost his virginity with her so she spares him, biting him below the belt but letting him live. The Count feels invigorated by Tsung's blood, the quality of which he...


Savage Hunt of King Stakh by Eric Cotenas (10th February 2025)

Golden Raven: Valeri Rubinchik (winner) - Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (BIFFF), 1983 Gold Hugo (Best Feature): Valeri Rubinchik (nominee) - Chicago International Film Festival, 1980 Jury Prize: Valeri Rubinchik (winner) - Montréal World Film Festival, 1980 Mystfest (Best Film): Valeri Rubinchik (winner) - Mystfest, 1980 Caught up in a storm while trekking on foot through the Pinsk marshes, Andrei Bielarecki (The Ascent's Boris Plotnikov) seeks shelter at the ancient Marsh Firs estate where he is received by mistress and last of the Janowski line Nadzieja (Elena Dimitrova), a fearful young woman who is not amused that Andrei regards the local folklore as mere legends he is collecting for an academic work. Woken from his sleep that night, Andrei discovers the housekeeper (Ruslan and Ludmila's ...


The Cell: Limited Edition by Eric Cotenas (9th February 2025)

Oscar (Best Makeup): Michèle Burke and Edouard F. Henriques (nominee) - Academy Awards, 2001 Saturn Award (Best Science Fiction Film): The Cell (nominee), Best Actress: Jennifer Lopez (nominee), Best Costumes: Eiko Ishioka and April Napier (nominee), and Best Make-Up: Michèle Burke and Edouard F. Henriques (nominee) - Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, 2001 Chainsaw Awards (Best Wide-Release Film): The Cell (nominee) , Best Supporting Actor: Vincent D'Onofrio (winner), Best Screenplay: Mark Protosevich (nominee), Best Score: Howard Shore (winner), and Best Makeup/Creature FX: Michèle Burke (winner) - Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Child psychologist Dr. Catherine Reade (Angel Eyes' Jennifer Lopez) has been recruited to test new neurological technology that allows her to enter the minds of comatose patients. The test subject for the last eighteen months is Edward Baines (...


The Cat: Limited Edition by Eric Cotenas (5th February 2025)

Bored housewife Jutta (A Woman in Flames' Gudrun Landgrebe) is having an affair with exciting and dangerous Probeck (Wind from the East's Götz George), and the two have plotted to a heist using her bank manager husband Ehser (A Map of the Heart's Ulrich Gebauer). At 8:30 in the morning, ex-cons Jungheim (Das Boot's Heinz Hoenig) and Britz (Decoder's Ralf Richter) take the staff hostage and raid the vault only to discover that the branch only carries a small amount on hand. Watching the bank from his hotel ro...


Boiling Point by James-Masaki Ryan (5th February 2025)

"Boiling Point" (1993) During an undercover sting operation, treasury agents Jimmy Mercer (played by Wesley Snipes) and Brady (played by Dan Hedaya) things go the wrong way when their undercover agent is killed. Mercer is out for revenge and is on the tail of "Red" Diamond (played by Dennis Hopper) and the young man under his wing, Ronnie (played by Viggo Mortensen). While the two criminals are undertaking a major sting with counterfeit money, there are a lot of other emotional tolls that are playing in the way with the women involved in their lives - and that goes for both the criminals and the leading agent. Crime novel writer and former Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich made quite an impact with his first novel from 1984 entitled "To Live and Die in L.A.". The screen adaptation "To Live and Die in L.A." was released the following year and ...


The Man from Majorca: Limited Edition by Eric Cotenas (4th February 2025)

International Fantasy Film Award (Best Film): Bo Widerberg (nominee) - Fantasporto, 1986 Guldbagge (Best Actor): Sven Wollter (winner) - Guldbagge Awards, 1985 Mystfest (Best Film): Bo Widerberg (nominee) - Mystfest, 1985 On St. Lucia's Day, an assailant robs a busy Stockholm post office in the middle of the day without a shot fired and only one employee knocked out of his path. Surveilling a whorehouse nearby, vice cops Jarnebring (The 13th Warrior's Sven Wollter) and Johansson (My Life as a Dog's Tomas von Brömssen) respond first and Johansson chases the assailant on foot but he manages to evade him by cutting through a school. Although they bristle about not being included in the Violent Crime meeting on the case, Jarnebring is pragmatic about the crime which was "not exactly The Great Train Robbery" but something is nagging at Johansson. The me...


We Live in Time by Noor Razzak (4th February 2025)

"We Live in Time," directed by John Crowley and penned by Nick Payne, is a romantic drama that intricately explores the complexities of love, time, and mortality. The film stars Florence Pugh as Almut, a dedicated chef, and Andrew Garfield as Tobias, her supportive partner. Their relationship unfolds through a nonlinear narrative, offering a poignant and sometimes unconventional portrayal of their journey together. The film's nonlinear storytelling technique presents key moments from Almut and Tobias's relationship out of chronological order. This approach mirrors the unpredictability of life and the fleeting nature of time, effectively immersing the audience in the couple's emotional landscape. While this structure adds depth, it may also challenge viewers seeking a more straightforward narrative. Florence Pugh delivers a compelling portrayal of Almut, capturing the character's strength, vulnerability, and passion. Her nuanced performance brings authenticity to Almut's journey, makin...


Super Spies and Secret Lies: The Golden Buddha/Angel with Iron Fists/The Singing Thief - Limited Edition by Eric Cotenas (3rd February 2025)

"Following the enormous international success of Dr No and From Russia with Love, Bondmania swept the globe and initiated a cycle of Bondsploitation movies. Studios all over the world sought to capitalise on James Bond and the concept of the super-spy – including Hong Kong’s venerable Shaw Brothers, who began producing tales of intrigue, espionage, and grand theft in the mid-1960s. Eureka Classics presents three of their best in this special-edition set: The Golden Buddha, Angel with the Iron Fists and The Singing Thief." The The Golden Buddha is the McGuffin that draws Paul Cheung (Police Story's Paul Chang Chung) into a deadly adventure when he gets his case switched with an identical one belonging to old friend Chan Chung Cheung (The Double Crossers' Chang Pei-Shan) when he gets stranded in Bangkok due to bad...


Super Spies and Secret Lies: The Golden Buddha/Angel with Iron Fists/The Singing Thief - Limited Edition by Eric Cotenas (3rd February 2025)

"Following the enormous international success of Dr No and From Russia with Love, Bondmania swept the globe and initiated a cycle of Bondsploitation movies. Studios all over the world sought to capitalise on James Bond and the concept of the super-spy – including Hong Kong’s venerable Shaw Brothers, who began producing tales of intrigue, espionage, and grand theft in the mid-1960s. Eureka Classics presents three of their best in this special-edition set: The Golden Buddha, Angel with the Iron Fists and The Singing Thief." The The Golden Buddha is the McGuffin that draws Paul Cheung (Police Story's Paul Chang Chung) into a deadly adventure when he gets his case switched with an identical one belonging to old friend Chan Chung Cheung (The Double Crossers' Chang Pei-Shan) when he gets stranded in Bangkok due to bad...


Super Spies and Secret Lies: The Golden Buddha/Angel with Iron Fists/The Singing Thief - Limited Edition by Eric Cotenas (3rd February 2025)

"Following the enormous international success of Dr No and From Russia with Love, Bondmania swept the globe and initiated a cycle of Bondsploitation movies. Studios all over the world sought to capitalise on James Bond and the concept of the super-spy – including Hong Kong’s venerable Shaw Brothers, who began producing tales of intrigue, espionage, and grand theft in the mid-1960s. Eureka Classics presents three of their best in this special-edition set: The Golden Buddha, Angel with the Iron Fists and The Singing Thief." The The Golden Buddha is the McGuffin that draws Paul Cheung (Police Story's Paul Chang Chung) into a deadly adventure when he gets his case switched with an identical one belonging to old friend Chan Chung Cheung (The Double Crossers' Chang Pei-Shan) when he gets stranded in Bangkok due to bad...


Story of a Cloistered Nun by Eric Cotenas (30th January 2025)

Promised by marriage contract since birth to the son of another landowning family, Carmela Simoni (Inferno's Eleonora Giorgi) has fallen in love with peasant Giuliano ('Tis Pity She's a Whore's Antonio Falsi). When she refuses to marry her fiance, her father (Werewolf Woman's Tino Cararro) and mother (Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom's Caterina Boratto) send her off to a nunnery to avoid social ruin and Giuliano is forcibly recruited into the army. She is stripped of her possessions and even her identity and put through a month of isolation and near-starvation in a cell to study the learn the rules of the convent. Once her isolation period is over, she is warm...


The Haunted House of Horror by Eric Cotenas (30th January 2025)

When "the epitome of Swinging London himself" Chris (Beach Blanket Bingo's Frankie Avalon) throws a bummer of a party, young Richard (The Ballad of Tam Lin's Julian Barnes) suggests an alternative in a ghost hunt at an abandoned manor house just outside town on the night of the full moon. The party is a fractious bunch: Chris' on-again-off-again girlfriend Sheila (Tower of Evil's Jill Haworth) is more interested in cozying up to a ghost than him, Gary (Just for Fun's Mark Wynter) is juggling nice girl Dorothy (The Trygon Factor's ...


Dalgliesh: Series 3 by Eric Cotenas (29th January 2025)

The third series of Acorn's Dalgliesh reboot takes the detective (Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell's Bertie Carvel) to the dawn of a new era that was to become the Thatcherite eighties of free enterprise business and politics, which makes it appropriate that the season starts off with a two-part adaptation of "Death in Holy Orders" (45:20 and 45:58) in which the rigidly traditional order of St. Anselm's College is upset by the new trustee Archdeacon Matthew Crampton (The King's Speech's Andrew Havill) making public relations-friendly moves to rehabilitate the reputation of the college after an "incident" involving Father John Betterton (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' Anton Lesser) – whose continued presence on the faculty is a reminder as is their refu...


Incubus by Eric Cotenas (27th January 2025)

In the seaside village of Nomen Tuum is a well reputed not only to possess healing power but also to bestow its drinkers with a "subtle beauty"; as such, it has become a searching ground for demons preying on the vain and corrupt to "lure their souls into final degradation" for delivery to the Beast God. Succubus Kia (Simon, King of the Witches' Allyson Ames) feels no challenge in "herding swine" who would "find their own way into the sewers of Hell," and yearns to test her powers by claiming a noble soul. Her sister Amael (Looker's Eloise Hardt) warns her to stay away from the good carry a special power called "love." Kia nevertheless lays eyes on Marc (Impulse's William Shatner) who has returned from battle and is recovering in both body and soul from his experiences with the help of his s...


Opera: Limited Edition by Noor Razzak (27th January 2025)

Dario Argento’s "Opera" (1987) remains one of the most visually arresting and narratively unsettling films of his career, consolidating his reputation as a master of Italian horror and giallo cinema. The film blends Argento’s signature stylistic flourishes—opulent set design, vivid color palettes, and elaborate camerawork—with a more sophisticated, yet still deeply unsettling, psychological narrative. However, despite its aesthetic brilliance and the undeniable tension that permeates the film, "Opera" does fall into some familiar traps that limit its impact in the long run. "Opera" follows the story of a young and talented opera singer, Betty (Cristina Marsillach), who becomes the target of a mysterious killer while performing in a high-stakes production of Macbeth. As she faces increasingly violent attacks both on and off the stage, the film weaves themes of voyeurism, identity, and artistic obsession into its intricate plot. The killer’s focus on Betty, combined with the operatic setting, places the character in a relentless struggle between performance and reality, with death constantly lingering in the background. ...


All About Lily Chou-Chou by Eric Cotenas (26th January 2025)

C.I.C.A.E. Award - Special Mention (Panorama): Shunji Iwai (winner) - Berlin International Film Festival, 2002 Special Jury Award: Shunji Iwai (winner), Golden Goblet (Best Music): Takeshi Kobayashi (winner), and Best Film: Shunji Iwai (winner) - Shanghai International Film Festival, 2002 Festival Prize (Best New Talent): Takahito Hosoyamada (winner) - Yokohama Film Festival Yuichi Hasumi (Blade of the Immortal's Hayato Ichihara) is a fourteen-year-old teenage boy whose only escape from the harshness of the real world is singer Lily Chou Chou whose music her fans believes comes directly from "the Ether" another plane of existence to which they strive (in the narration, Hasumi makes a comparison of her to The Beatles while also noting that Lily was born on the exact day and time that John Lennon was murdered). By day, he endures the regimented bullying by the upperclassmen at school as a first year student but also by his former best friend Shusuke Hoshino (...


Stray Dog by James-Masaki Ryan (26th January 2025)

"Stray Dog" 「野良犬」 (1949) Detective Murakami (played by Mifune Toshiro) reports to his superior Nakajima that his handgun was stolen while riding a streetcar. Although he chased the suspect, the thief made a clean escape. To try to retrieve the weapon before any harm is done, Murakami goes undercover within the Tokyo black markets to search for possible leads in the distribution of acquired firearms. The more experienced detective Sato (played by Shimura Takashi) is assigned to a case involving the handgun, and the two detectives with their differing methods of action must work together to prevent further incidents and tragedies. Being produced and taking place in postwar Japan in 1949, “Stray Dog” is a snapshot of the country at a particularly difficult time for its identity. While it was time for peace and reconstruction, it was also a time that many displaced had few opportunities and conveniences were scarce. Black markets run by Yakuza organizations were sometimes the only way people could get their hands on necessary goods as government subsi...


High and Low by James-Masaki Ryan (26th January 2025)

"High and Low" 「天国と地獄」 (1963) Gondo Kingo (played by Mifune Toshiro) has dedicated his life to his company National Shoes through hard dedication to their product and loyalty. But it is time for a change and he decides to invest all his savings into buying shares to take control of the company. Unfortunately when the deal is about to strike, he receives a phone call that his son Jun (played by Egi Toshio) has been kidnapped. In actuality, it was the son of Gondo's chauffeur Aoki (played by Sada Yutaka), young Shinichi (played by Shimazu Masahiko) that was abducted. The kidnapper regardless demands that 30 million yen must be paid for the ransom, but this goes against the 50 million yen that Gondo had painstakingly raised and is about to use for his stock transaction. The police, led by inspector Tokura (played by Nakadai Tatsuya) try to help Gondo to save the young boy, but Gondo is reluctant to throw away ...


TECHNICAL REVIEWS
Small Things Like These (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (28th January 2025)

Oscar® winner Cillian Murphy delivers a stunning performance as devoted father Bill Furlong in this film based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Claire Keegan. While working as a coal merchant to support his family, he discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent - and uncovers truths of his own - forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church. ...


Shepherd of the Hills (The) (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (20th December 2024)

Henry Hathaway (Go West Young Man) directs John Wayne (Jet Pilot), Betty Field (7 Women), Harry Carey (You and Me), and Beulah Bondi (Remember the Night) in the classic 1941 melodrama The Shepherd of the Hills. When Daniel Howitt (Carey), a kindly stranger, arrives in a remote Ozark community riven by hatred, he befriends young Sammy (Field) and raises the ire of her fiancé, Matt (Wayne), a bitter moonshiner who has sworn to kill his own father. Based on the best-selling novel by Harold Bell Wright, and boasting ravishing cinematography by Charles Lang (The Long Gray Line) and W Howard Greene (The Magnificent Seven), Hathaway’s version of The Shepherd of the Hills was the third of no fewer than four big-screen adaptations, and was Wayne’s first film in Technicolor....


Sahara (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (20th December 2024)

Humphrey Bogart (The Harder They Fall), Bruce Bennett (Undertow) and J Carrol Naish (The Lives of a Bengal Lancer) star in Sahara, a thrilling tale of World War II heroism from director Zoltán Korda (A Woman’s Vengeance). Separated from his unit following the fall of Tobruk, Master Sergeant Joe Gunn (Bogart) and his crew flee in a tank across the Sahara, picking up a variety of stragglers and prisoners along the way. With their survival entirely dependent on the water from a depleted well, the group must defend it against a whole German battalion. Produced by Harry Joe Brown (Buchanan Rides Alone) and shot under harsh conditions in the unforgiving landscape of the Colorado Desert, the production of Sahara utilised an entire US Army division as extras, adding to the film’s gritty sense of realism....


Edge of Eternity (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (20th December 2024)

Cornel Wilde (Shockproof), Victoria Shaw (The Crimson Kimono), and Mickey Shaughnessy (Jailhouse Rock) star in Edge of Eternity, a riveting murder mystery from director Don Siegel (Madigan, Charley Varrick). When a series of killings plagues an Arizona ghost town on the edge of the Grand Canyon, Deputy Sherrif Martin (Wilde) forms an unlikely partnership with playgirl Janice (Shaw) to investigate. Made on location, and shot in CinemaScope by the great Burnett Guffey (The Sniper, The Reckless Moment), Edge of Eternity is one of Don Siegel's most arresting and thrilling crime films....


Stir Crazy (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (31st October 2024)

Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder were two of American cinema’s best-loved comic actors, and this box set collects three of their classic collaborations. In Stir Crazy, Skip (Wilder) and Harry (Pryor) are sentenced to 125 years for a bank robbery they didn’t commit and must rely on each other to survive in a maximum-security prison. In See No Evil, Hear No Evil, blind Wally (Pryor) and deaf Dave (Wilder) team up to foil a murderous gang of thieves. Finally, in Another You, compulsive liar George (Wilder) is mistaken for the heir to a fortune, to the delight of conman Eddie (Pryor). This essential three-disc collection features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, interviews, and critical appreciations, as well as a 100-page book containing new and archival writings. Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units....


See No Evil, Hear No Evil (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (31st October 2024)

Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder were two of American cinema’s best-loved comic actors, and this box set collects three of their classic collaborations. In Stir Crazy, Skip (Wilder) and Harry (Pryor) are sentenced to 125 years for a bank robbery they didn’t commit and must rely on each other to survive in a maximum-security prison. In See No Evil, Hear No Evil, blind Wally (Pryor) and deaf Dave (Wilder) team up to foil a murderous gang of thieves. Finally, in Another You, compulsive liar George (Wilder) is mistaken for the heir to a fortune, to the delight of conman Eddie (Pryor). This essential three-disc collection features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, interviews, and critical appreciations, as well as a 100-page book containing new and archival writings. Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units....


Another You (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (31st October 2024)

Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder were two of American cinema’s best-loved comic actors, and this box set collects three of their classic collaborations. In Stir Crazy, Skip (Wilder) and Harry (Pryor) are sentenced to 125 years for a bank robbery they didn’t commit and must rely on each other to survive in a maximum-security prison. In See No Evil, Hear No Evil, blind Wally (Pryor) and deaf Dave (Wilder) team up to foil a murderous gang of thieves. Finally, in Another You, compulsive liar George (Wilder) is mistaken for the heir to a fortune, to the delight of conman Eddie (Pryor). This essential three-disc collection features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, interviews, and critical appreciations, as well as a 100-page book containing new and archival writings. Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units....


Vampire (The) AKA El vampiro (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (15th October 2024)

In The Vampire (El vampiro), the beautiful, bereaved Marta (Welter) travels with Enrique (Salazar) to visit her sick aunt in her ancestral home. There, the mysterious neighbour Duval (Robles) offers to buy the family's decrepit hacienda. However, Duval is really Count Karol de Lavud, a vampire whose aim is to drain Marta of her blood and revive his entombed brother. In the sequel, The Vampire's Coffin (El atad del vampiro), grave robbers bring Lavud's corpse to Enrique's city hospital, where Marta now works as a nurse. Duly re-animated, Lavud sets about his bloody plan to make Marta his bride. Pre-dating Hammer Films' Dracula by a year, The Vampire's uniquely Mexican take on vampire mythology was the first film to give its antagonist elongated fangs, and its success kick-started Mexico's horror boom. Restored from the original negatives, these films finally receive their world Blu-ray premieres in this individually numbered Limited Edition two-disc set, complete with new and archival extra features, and a fully illustrated 80-page book....


Vampire (The) AKA El vampiro (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (15th October 2024)

In The Vampire (El vampiro), the beautiful, bereaved Marta (Welter) travels with Enrique (Salazar) to visit her sick aunt in her ancestral home. There, the mysterious neighbour Duval (Robles) offers to buy the family's decrepit hacienda. However, Duval is really Count Karol de Lavud, a vampire whose aim is to drain Marta of her blood and revive his entombed brother. In the sequel, The Vampire's Coffin (El atad del vampiro), grave robbers bring Lavud's corpse to Enrique's city hospital, where Marta now works as a nurse. Duly re-animated, Lavud sets about his bloody plan to make Marta his bride. Pre-dating Hammer Films' Dracula by a year, The Vampire's uniquely Mexican take on vampire mythology was the first film to give its antagonist elongated fangs, and its success kick-started Mexico's horror boom. Restored from the original negatives, these films finally receive their world Blu-ray premieres in this individually numbered Limited Edition two-disc set, complete with new and archival extra features, and a fully illustrated 80-page book....


Vampire's Coffin (The) AKA El ata�d del Vampiro (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (15th October 2024)

In The Vampire (El vampiro), the beautiful, bereaved Marta (Welter) travels with Enrique (Salazar) to visit her sick aunt in her ancestral home. There, the mysterious neighbour Duval (Robles) offers to buy the family's decrepit hacienda. However, Duval is really Count Karol de Lavud, a vampire whose aim is to drain Marta of her blood and revive his entombed brother. In the sequel, The Vampire's Coffin (El atad del vampiro), grave robbers bring Lavud's corpse to Enrique's city hospital, where Marta now works as a nurse. Duly re-animated, Lavud sets about his bloody plan to make Marta his bride. Pre-dating Hammer Films' Dracula by a year, The Vampire's uniquely Mexican take on vampire mythology was the first film to give its antagonist elongated fangs, and its success kick-started Mexico's horror boom. Restored from the original negatives, these films finally receive their world Blu-ray premieres in this individually numbered Limited Edition two-disc set, complete with new and archival extra features, and a fully illustrated 80-page book....


Vampire's Coffin (The) AKA El ata�d del Vampiro (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (15th October 2024)

In The Vampire (El vampiro), the beautiful, bereaved Marta (Welter) travels with Enrique (Salazar) to visit her sick aunt in her ancestral home. There, the mysterious neighbour Duval (Robles) offers to buy the family's decrepit hacienda. However, Duval is really Count Karol de Lavud, a vampire whose aim is to drain Marta of her blood and revive his entombed brother. In the sequel, The Vampire's Coffin (El atad del vampiro), grave robbers bring Lavud's corpse to Enrique's city hospital, where Marta now works as a nurse. Duly re-animated, Lavud sets about his bloody plan to make Marta his bride. Pre-dating Hammer Films' Dracula by a year, The Vampire's uniquely Mexican take on vampire mythology was the first film to give its antagonist elongated fangs, and its success kick-started Mexico's horror boom. Restored from the original negatives, these films finally receive their world Blu-ray premieres in this individually numbered Limited Edition two-disc set, complete with new and archival extra features, and a fully illustrated 80-page book....


Behind the Mask (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (14th October 2024)

Six bone-chilling tales from the vaults of Columbia Pictures, starring a host of the classic horror genres most celebrated names, including Ralph Bellamy (Lady on a Train), Nina Foch (Escape in the Fog), Rose Hobart (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), Jack Holt (Cat People), Boris Karloff (The Criminal Code), Peter Lorre (M), and Fay Wray (Thunderbolt). In Behind the Mask, the dastardly Dr X murders his patients and smuggles narcotics in their coffins. Black Moon sees a cursed daughter return to the island where her parents perished in a voodoo ceremony. In Air Hawks, pioneering aviators are tormented by rivals operating a horrifying death ray. Island of Doomed Men sees an undercover agent infiltrating a remote penal colony presided over by a madman. In Cry of the Werewolf, a beautiful female lycanthrope vows to murder those who discover her familys secret. And, for those whose nerves are still intact, The Soul of a Monster tells the tale of a woman who makes a diabolical deal to save her husbands life. This essential three-disc collection marks the UK Blu-ray premiere of all six films, and features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations, and rare archival sh...


Black Moon (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (14th October 2024)

Six bone-chilling tales from the vaults of Columbia Pictures, starring a host of the classic horror genres most celebrated names, including Ralph Bellamy (Lady on a Train), Nina Foch (Escape in the Fog), Rose Hobart (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), Jack Holt (Cat People), Boris Karloff (The Criminal Code), Peter Lorre (M), and Fay Wray (Thunderbolt). In Behind the Mask, the dastardly Dr X murders his patients and smuggles narcotics in their coffins. Black Moon sees a cursed daughter return to the island where her parents perished in a voodoo ceremony. In Air Hawks, pioneering aviators are tormented by rivals operating a horrifying death ray. Island of Doomed Men sees an undercover agent infiltrating a remote penal colony presided over by a madman. In Cry of the Werewolf, a beautiful female lycanthrope vows to murder those who discover her familys secret. And, for those whose nerves are still intact, The Soul of a Monster tells the tale of a woman who makes a diabolical deal to save her husbands life. This essential three-disc collection marks the UK Blu-ray premiere of all six films, and features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations, and rare archival sh...


Air Hawks (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (14th October 2024)

Six bone-chilling tales from the vaults of Columbia Pictures, starring a host of the classic horror genres most celebrated names, including Ralph Bellamy (Lady on a Train), Nina Foch (Escape in the Fog), Rose Hobart (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), Jack Holt (Cat People), Boris Karloff (The Criminal Code), Peter Lorre (M), and Fay Wray (Thunderbolt). In Behind the Mask, the dastardly Dr X murders his patients and smuggles narcotics in their coffins. Black Moon sees a cursed daughter return to the island where her parents perished in a voodoo ceremony. In Air Hawks, pioneering aviators are tormented by rivals operating a horrifying death ray. Island of Doomed Men sees an undercover agent infiltrating a remote penal colony presided over by a madman. In Cry of the Werewolf, a beautiful female lycanthrope vows to murder those who discover her familys secret. And, for those whose nerves are still intact, The Soul of a Monster tells the tale of a woman who makes a diabolical deal to save her husbands life. This essential three-disc collection marks the UK Blu-ray premiere of all six films, and features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations, and rare archival sh...


Island of Doomed Men (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (14th October 2024)

Six bone-chilling tales from the vaults of Columbia Pictures, starring a host of the classic horror genres most celebrated names, including Ralph Bellamy (Lady on a Train), Nina Foch (Escape in the Fog), Rose Hobart (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), Jack Holt (Cat People), Boris Karloff (The Criminal Code), Peter Lorre (M), and Fay Wray (Thunderbolt). In Behind the Mask, the dastardly Dr X murders his patients and smuggles narcotics in their coffins. Black Moon sees a cursed daughter return to the island where her parents perished in a voodoo ceremony. In Air Hawks, pioneering aviators are tormented by rivals operating a horrifying death ray. Island of Doomed Men sees an undercover agent infiltrating a remote penal colony presided over by a madman. In Cry of the Werewolf, a beautiful female lycanthrope vows to murder those who discover her familys secret. And, for those whose nerves are still intact, The Soul of a Monster tells the tale of a woman who makes a diabolical deal to save her husbands life. This essential three-disc collection marks the UK Blu-ray premiere of all six films, and features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations, and rare archival sh...


Cry of the Werewolf (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (14th October 2024)

Six bone-chilling tales from the vaults of Columbia Pictures, starring a host of the classic horror genres most celebrated names, including Ralph Bellamy (Lady on a Train), Nina Foch (Escape in the Fog), Rose Hobart (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), Jack Holt (Cat People), Boris Karloff (The Criminal Code), Peter Lorre (M), and Fay Wray (Thunderbolt). In Behind the Mask, the dastardly Dr X murders his patients and smuggles narcotics in their coffins. Black Moon sees a cursed daughter return to the island where her parents perished in a voodoo ceremony. In Air Hawks, pioneering aviators are tormented by rivals operating a horrifying death ray. Island of Doomed Men sees an undercover agent infiltrating a remote penal colony presided over by a madman. In Cry of the Werewolf, a beautiful female lycanthrope vows to murder those who discover her familys secret. And, for those whose nerves are still intact, The Soul of a Monster tells the tale of a woman who makes a diabolical deal to save her husbands life. This essential three-disc collection marks the UK Blu-ray premiere of all six films, and features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations, and rare archival sh...


Soul of a Monster (The) (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (14th October 2024)

Six bone-chilling tales from the vaults of Columbia Pictures, starring a host of the classic horror genres most celebrated names, including Ralph Bellamy (Lady on a Train), Nina Foch (Escape in the Fog), Rose Hobart (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), Jack Holt (Cat People), Boris Karloff (The Criminal Code), Peter Lorre (M), and Fay Wray (Thunderbolt). In Behind the Mask, the dastardly Dr X murders his patients and smuggles narcotics in their coffins. Black Moon sees a cursed daughter return to the island where her parents perished in a voodoo ceremony. In Air Hawks, pioneering aviators are tormented by rivals operating a horrifying death ray. Island of Doomed Men sees an undercover agent infiltrating a remote penal colony presided over by a madman. In Cry of the Werewolf, a beautiful female lycanthrope vows to murder those who discover her familys secret. And, for those whose nerves are still intact, The Soul of a Monster tells the tale of a woman who makes a diabolical deal to save her husbands life. This essential three-disc collection marks the UK Blu-ray premiere of all six films, and features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations, and rare archival sh...


Lady is Willing (The) (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (29th September 2024)

Hollywood legends Marlene Dietrich (Blonde Venus) and Fred MacMurray (Pushover) collide in the screwball comedy classic The Lady Is Willing. Eccentric Broadway star Liza Madden (Dietrich) longs to become a mother but has no need for a husband. When she stumbles across an abandoned baby, she resolves to adopt it, entering into a marriage of convenience with child-hating, rabbit-obsessed divorc Dr McBain (MacMurray). Directed by Mitchell Leisen (Remember the Night) and scripted by James Edward Grant (Bullfighter and the Lady), The Lady Is Willing also includes memorable supporting turns from Stanley Ridges (An Act of Murder), Aline MacMahon (One Way Passage), and Arline Judge (An American Tragedy). ...


You and Me (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (29th September 2024)

Sylvia Sidney (An American Tragedy), George Raft (Spawn of the North), and Harry Carey (The Long Gray Line) head up the cast of this powerful film from the great Fritz Lang (Ministry of Fear). When ex-convict Joe (Raft) gets a job in a department store, he falls in love with his co-worker Helen (Sidney) and, even though the rules of their employment strictly forbid it, the two secretly are married. However, when he discovers that Helen has been hiding the fact that she is also an ex-con, Joe becomes enraged and decides to rob the store, putting their relationship in jeopardy. With a screenplay by Virginia Van Upp (Affair in Trinidad) and Norman Krasna (Fury), as well as music by the legendary Kurt Weill (The Threepenny Opera), You and Me is a unique mix of crime thriller and romantic comedy which confounded audience expectations at the time of its release, but which has become a critical favourite in the decades since....


When Tomorrow Comes (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (13th September 2024)

Following the runaway success of Love Affair, Irene Dunne (The Awful Truth) and Charles Boyer (A Womans Vengeance) were reunited for When Tomorrow Comes, a heartbreaking romantic melodrama. Despite differences of class and politics, concert pianist Philip (Boyer) falls in love with waitress Helen (Dunne), and they embark on a torrid romance. However, Helen soon finds that Philip is hiding something from her... Directed by John M Stahl (Leave Her to Heaven) and based on a story by James M Cain (The Postman Always Rings Twice), When Tomorrow Comes was later remade by Douglas Sirk as Interlude, and stands as a classic of the so-called Women's Picture genre....


Who Saw Her Die? AKA Chi L'Ha Vista Morire? AKA The Child (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (23rd August 2024)

George Lazenby, in a career-defining departure from his role as James Bond 007 (On Her Majestys Secret Service), delivers a powerful, gutsy performance in Aldo Lado's chillingly disturbing giallo masterpiece, WHO SAW HER DIE? Lazenby portrays Franco Serpieri, a sculptor recently separated from his wife (Anita Strindberg). He invites their young daughter, Roberta (Nicoletta Elmi), to spend time with him in an autumnal Venice. As father and daughter joyfully make up for lost time exploring the city, their idyllic bonding is shattered when Roberta becomes the target of a dangerous child-killer lurking in the city's foggy canals. Consumed by grief and driven by a thirst for justice, a tormented Franco embarks on his own investigation, uncovering vicious depravity in the highest echelons of Venetian society controlled by a Machiavellian art-dealer Adolfo Celi (Largo in 007s Thunderball). Bearing striking and uncanny similarities to Nicolas Roegs later film, Dont Look Now, Lados WHO SAW HER DIE? delves into a fathers haunting guilt within a spellbinding giallo mystery. Enhanced by Ennio Morricone's eerie score and Franco Di Giacomo's (The Good, The Bad & The Ugly) evocative cinematography, now properly revealed in this defin...


Confessions of a Window Cleaner (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (10th August 2024)

Robin Askwith (Britannia Hospital) stars in THE COMPLETE CONFESSIONS, 19741977, the definitive collection of the celebrated British sex-comedy series. Based on the pseudonymous Timothy Lea novels by screenwriter Christopher Wood (The Spy Who Loved Me), each instalment follows the fortunes of the feckless and accident-prone yet seemingly irresistible Timmy (Askwith) as he gets embroiled in the money-making schemes of his brother-in-law Sidney Noggett (Anthony Booth, Corruption). The fun starts in Confessions of a Window Cleaner, as Timmy must satisfy the demands of a clientele of lonely housewives whilst attempting to woo police officer Liz (Linda Hayden, The Blood on Satans Claw). In Confessions of a Pop Performer, Timmy endures the ups and downs (and ins and outs) of the music business when he joins a band managed by Sid. With Confessions of a Driving Instructor, Timmy finds his female students fumbling for his gearstick. Finally, in Confessions from a Holiday Camp, entertainment officer Timmy struggles to organise a beauty contest under the watchful eye of the camps tyrannical new manager. Directed by Val Guest (The Full Treatment) and Norman Cohen (Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers), this classic quartet features a support...


Timothy Lea's Confessions of a Pop Performer AKA Confessions of a Pop Performer (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (10th August 2024)

Robin Askwith (Britannia Hospital) stars in THE COMPLETE CONFESSIONS, 19741977, the definitive collection of the celebrated British sex-comedy series. Based on the pseudonymous Timothy Lea novels by screenwriter Christopher Wood (The Spy Who Loved Me), each instalment follows the fortunes of the feckless and accident-prone yet seemingly irresistible Timmy (Askwith) as he gets embroiled in the money-making schemes of his brother-in-law Sidney Noggett (Anthony Booth, Corruption). The fun starts in Confessions of a Window Cleaner, as Timmy must satisfy the demands of a clientele of lonely housewives whilst attempting to woo police officer Liz (Linda Hayden, The Blood on Satans Claw). In Confessions of a Pop Performer, Timmy endures the ups and downs (and ins and outs) of the music business when he joins a band managed by Sid. With Confessions of a Driving Instructor, Timmy finds his female students fumbling for his gearstick. Finally, in Confessions from a Holiday Camp, entertainment officer Timmy struggles to organise a beauty contest under the watchful eye of the camps tyrannical new manager. Directed by Val Guest (The Full Treatment) and Norman Cohen (Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers), this classic quartet features a support...


Timothy Lea's Confessions of a Driving Instructor AKA Confessions of a Driving Instructor (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (10th August 2024)

Robin Askwith (Britannia Hospital) stars in THE COMPLETE CONFESSIONS, 19741977, the definitive collection of the celebrated British sex-comedy series. Based on the pseudonymous Timothy Lea novels by screenwriter Christopher Wood (The Spy Who Loved Me), each instalment follows the fortunes of the feckless and accident-prone yet seemingly irresistible Timmy (Askwith) as he gets embroiled in the money-making schemes of his brother-in-law Sidney Noggett (Anthony Booth, Corruption). The fun starts in Confessions of a Window Cleaner, as Timmy must satisfy the demands of a clientele of lonely housewives whilst attempting to woo police officer Liz (Linda Hayden, The Blood on Satans Claw). In Confessions of a Pop Performer, Timmy endures the ups and downs (and ins and outs) of the music business when he joins a band managed by Sid. With Confessions of a Driving Instructor, Timmy finds his female students fumbling for his gearstick. Finally, in Confessions from a Holiday Camp, entertainment officer Timmy struggles to organise a beauty contest under the watchful eye of the camps tyrannical new manager. Directed by Val Guest (The Full Treatment) and Norman Cohen (Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers), this classic quartet features a support...


Timothy Lea's Confessions from a Holiday Camp AKA Confessions from a Holiday Camp AKA Confessions of by Rick Curzon (10th August 2024)

Robin Askwith (Britannia Hospital) stars in THE COMPLETE CONFESSIONS, 19741977, the definitive collection of the celebrated British sex-comedy series. Based on the pseudonymous Timothy Lea novels by screenwriter Christopher Wood (The Spy Who Loved Me), each instalment follows the fortunes of the feckless and accident-prone yet seemingly irresistible Timmy (Askwith) as he gets embroiled in the money-making schemes of his brother-in-law Sidney Noggett (Anthony Booth, Corruption). The fun starts in Confessions of a Window Cleaner, as Timmy must satisfy the demands of a clientele of lonely housewives whilst attempting to woo police officer Liz (Linda Hayden, The Blood on Satans Claw). In Confessions of a Pop Performer, Timmy endures the ups and downs (and ins and outs) of the music business when he joins a band managed by Sid. With Confessions of a Driving Instructor, Timmy finds his female students fumbling for his gearstick. Finally, in Confessions from a Holiday Camp, entertainment officer Timmy struggles to organise a beauty contest under the watchful eye of the camps tyrannical new manager. Directed by Val Guest (The Full Treatment) and Norman Cohen (Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers), this classic quartet features a support...


Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (10th August 2024)

Robin Askwith (Britannia Hospital) stars in THE COMPLETE CONFESSIONS, 19741977, the definitive collection of the celebrated British sex-comedy series. Based on the pseudonymous Timothy Lea novels by screenwriter Christopher Wood (The Spy Who Loved Me), each instalment follows the fortunes of the feckless and accident-prone yet seemingly irresistible Timmy (Askwith) as he gets embroiled in the money-making schemes of his brother-in-law Sidney Noggett (Anthony Booth, Corruption). The fun starts in Confessions of a Window Cleaner, as Timmy must satisfy the demands of a clientele of lonely housewives whilst attempting to woo police officer Liz (Linda Hayden, The Blood on Satans Claw). In Confessions of a Pop Performer, Timmy endures the ups and downs (and ins and outs) of the music business when he joins a band managed by Sid. With Confessions of a Driving Instructor, Timmy finds his female students fumbling for his gearstick. Finally, in Confessions from a Holiday Camp, entertainment officer Timmy struggles to organise a beauty contest under the watchful eye of the camps tyrannical new manager. Directed by Val Guest (The Full Treatment) and Norman Cohen (Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers), this classic quartet features a support...


Boy Kills World (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (23rd July 2024)

Boy (Bill Skarsgard) is left orphaned, deaf, and voiceless when his family is brutally murdered in front of him. Driven by his inner voice, taken from his favourite childhood video game (the legendary H. Jon Benjamin), Boy escapes to the jungle where he encounters a mysterious shaman (The Raids Yayan Ruhian) who trains him to become an instrument of death. Seeking revenge Boy embarks on a mission against the corrupt post-apocalyptic dynasty headed by the deranged matriarch Hilda Van Der Koy (Famke Janssen), unleashing carnage, delirious violence and martial arts mayhem on his road to retribution....


Boy Kills World (Blu-ray 4K) by Rick Curzon (23rd July 2024)

Boy (Bill Skarsgard) is left orphaned, deaf, and voiceless when his family is brutally murdered in front of him. Driven by his inner voice, taken from his favourite childhood video game (the legendary H. Jon Benjamin), Boy escapes to the jungle where he encounters a mysterious shaman (The Raids Yayan Ruhian) who trains him to become an instrument of death. Seeking revenge Boy embarks on a mission against the corrupt post-apocalyptic dynasty headed by the deranged matriarch Hilda Van Der Koy (Famke Janssen), unleashing carnage, delirious violence and martial arts mayhem on his road to retribution....


Single White Female (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (4th July 2024)

Bridget Fonda (Jackie Brown, A Simple Plan) and Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hitcher, The Hateful Eight) star in Barbet Schroeders (Reversal of Fortune, Mad Men) erotic psychological thriller Single White Female. When Allie (Fonda) breaks off her engagement, she is delighted to find a supportive new roommate in Hedy (Leigh). But when Hedy's behaviour becomes increasingly obsessive, and a series of violent events begin to occur, Allie fears that Hedy is not all she claims to be. Beautifully photographed by Luciano Tovoli (The Passenger, Suspiria), and with a powerful score by Howard Shore (The Silence of the Lambs, Videodrome), Single White Female is one of the most stylish suspense thrillers of the nineties....


Bruiser AKA Devil's Mask (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (4th July 2024)

Horror legend George A Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead) directs Jason Flemyng (Snatch, Pennyworth), Peter Stormare (Fargo), and Leslie Hope (24) in the devastating and deranged Bruiser. Unhappy with both his homelife and his career, Henry (Flemyng) is plagued by violent fantasies. When he wakes up to find his face replaced by a featureless mask, he sets about exacting violent punishment on those who have wronged him. Featuring music by celebrated composer Donald Rubinstein (Martin, Knightriders), and including an appearance by legendary punk band the Misfits, Bruiser was hailed by critics and fans alike as a triumphant return to independent filmmaking for Romero....


Malcolm X (Blu-ray 4K) by Rick Curzon (28th June 2024)

Spike Lees double Oscar nominated biographical epic, Malcolm X, arrives in the UK for the first time in stunning 4K. The 4K Ultra HD special collectors edition, packaged with a premium O-ring, will contain an exclusive, limited-edition poster and four art cards, and includes more than 20 minutes of deleted scenes introduced by Spike Lee, and the films original trailer. Academy Award winner Denzel Washington stars in a career-best performance as Malcolm X, one of the most charismatic and divisive political voices in American history. From poverty to prominence, from hustler to humanist, Malcolm X and his ideologies touched the lives of millions and continue to inspire and enlighten. The complex life of this endlessly fascinating civil rights leader is traced in magnificent detail, held together by the vision of director Spike Lee, who masterfully combines historical and contemporary perspectives to create one of the most ambitious, expansive, and acclaimed biographical dramas of all time. ★★★★★ A masterpiece Next Best Picture ★★★★ One of the great screen biographies this is an extraordinary life, and Spike Lee has told it in an extraordinary film Roger Ebert...


Point Break (Blu-ray 4K) by Rick Curzon (28th June 2024)

From Academy Award winning director Kathryn Bigelow, experience Point Break, the ultimate 90s cult classic, like never before as it returns to the UK for the first time in stunning 4K. The two-disc 4K UHD special collectors edition, packaged with a premium O-ring, contains the feature in 4K and Blu-Ray, plus an exclusive, limited-edition poster and four art cards. Also included are more than 45 minutes of bonus features. Assigned to investigate a string of bank robberies conducted by the notorious masked group known as The Ex-Presidents, FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) is transferred from the Midwest to Los Angeles, where sun and smog coexist with New Age music and 20th Century spirituality. Going undercover among the maverick fringe who surf off the Southern California coast, Johnny meets his match in Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), who shows the young agent a whole new way of looking at the world, and himself. In an escalating series of explosive encounters, Johnny will learn the truth of Bodhi's most important lesson: If you want the ultimate thrill, you must be prepared to pay the ultimate price....


Point Break (Blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (28th June 2024)

From Academy Award winning director Kathryn Bigelow, experience Point Break, the ultimate 90s cult classic, like never before as it returns to the UK for the first time in stunning 4K. The two-disc 4K UHD special collectors edition, packaged with a premium O-ring, contains the feature in 4K and Blu-Ray, plus an exclusive, limited-edition poster and four art cards. Also included are more than 45 minutes of bonus features. Assigned to investigate a string of bank robberies conducted by the notorious masked group known as The Ex-Presidents, FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) is transferred from the Midwest to Los Angeles, where sun and smog coexist with New Age music and 20th Century spirituality. Going undercover among the maverick fringe who surf off the Southern California coast, Johnny meets his match in Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), who shows the young agent a whole new way of looking at the world, and himself. In an escalating series of explosive encounters, Johnny will learn the truth of Bodhi's most important lesson: If you want the ultimate thrill, you must be prepared to pay the ultimate price....


Obsession AKA The Hidden Room (blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (3rd June 2024)

Starring Robert Newton (Kiss the Blood Off My Hands), Phil Brown (The Camp on Blood Island), Sally Gray (They Made Me a Fugitive) and Naunton Wayne (The Lady Vanishes), Obsession originally released in the US as The Hidden Room takes a dark and unsettling journey into the mind of a murderer. When psychiatrist Clive (Newton) learns that his wife, Storm (Gray), is having an affair, he resolves to take revenge by kidnapping and murdering her lover, Bill (Brown) and dissolving his corpse in acid. As Bill languishes in Clives cellar, Detective Finsbury (Naunton) doggedly pursues the case ... Written by Alec Coppel (Vertigo), scored by Nino Rota (8, The Godfather), and directed by Edward Dmytryk (The Sniper) during his blacklist-induced exile in Britain, Obsessions original release was delayed due to the ongoing court case of real-life Acid Bath Murderer John Haigh....


Obsession AKA The Hidden Room (blu-ray) by Rick Curzon (3rd June 2024)

Starring Robert Newton (Kiss the Blood Off My Hands), Phil Brown (The Camp on Blood Island), Sally Gray (They Made Me a Fugitive) and Naunton Wayne (The Lady Vanishes), Obsession originally released in the US as The Hidden Room takes a dark and unsettling journey into the mind of a murderer. When psychiatrist Clive (Newton) learns that his wife, Storm (Gray), is having an affair, he resolves to take revenge by kidnapping and murdering her lover, Bill (Brown) and dissolving his corpse in acid. As Bill languishes in Clives cellar, Detective Finsbury (Naunton) doggedly pursues the case ... Written by Alec Coppel (Vertigo), scored by Nino Rota (8, The Godfather), and directed by Edward Dmytryk (The Sniper) during his blacklist-induced exile in Britain, Obsessions original release was delayed due to the ongoing court case of real-life Acid Bath Murderer John Haigh....


 


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