December 30, 2006

KAZUO UMEZU'S HORROR THEATER - VOLUME 2 (2005) Snake Girl and The Wish

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KAZUO UMEZU'S HORROR THEATER - VOLUME 2 (2005, Japan TV) SNAKE GIRL / THE WISH Region 1 NTSC DVD (Tokyo Shock) I’ve persevered with Kazu...
December 29, 2006

Finally on DVD: SILVER STREAK (1976)

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SILVER STREAK (1976, USA) Region 1 and Region 2 DVD releases (20th Century Fox) Finally on DVD widescreen and stereo, Silver Streak was the...
December 24, 2006

BLOOD - THE LAST VAMPIRE (2000) ground-breaking anime

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BLOOD - THE LAST VAMPIRE (2000) Region 2 PAL DVD (Manga Video) Set near a US Air Force base in southern Japan in 1966, this is about Saya, a...
December 22, 2006

Christmas Cards

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Psychotic Santa lurking outside? You should really call the police. If only you hadn't just murdered your husband... At this special tim...

R.I.P. - Shirley Walker steps down from the Bat

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SHIRLEY WALKER (1945 - 2006) It’s not very seasonal, but I only just heard about this. A sad loss for the world of soundtrack music: ...
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December 17, 2006

DOCTOR WHO - THE INVASION (1968) Restoring lost Cybermen episodes

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DOCTOR WHO - THE INVASION (1968, UK, TV) 8 x 25 minutes (approx) Region 2 PAL DVD (2 Entertain) Panic on the streets of London... I'm en...

SWING GIRLS (2004) Japanese feel-good comedy

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SWING GIRLS (2004, Japan, IMDB: Shinobu Yaguchi ) Thai PAL region 3 DVD (AG Entertainment) I'll swing for you... I don’t make a habit of...
December 12, 2006

TOWER OF EVIL (1972) - an early slasher

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TOWER OF EVIL (UK, 1972) a.k.a. BEYOND THE FOG, HORROR ON SNAPE ISLAND Updated December 2013 - now on blu-ray An expedition sets o...
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December 09, 2006

The George Lucas EWOK Trilogy – why?

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Ewok double bill out on DVD. Why? Sometimes filmmakers I respect, filmmakers who produced films I will always cherish, make something so jaw...
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December 08, 2006

MEMORIES OF MURDER (2003) from the director of THE HOST

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MEMORIES OF MURDER (South Korea, 2003, IMDB entry Salinui chueok ) Region 3 NTSC DVD (CJ Entertainment) I’m bored by police-procedurals. We’...
December 07, 2006

GODZILLA vs DESTOROYAH (1995) more new Godzilla DVDs

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GODZILLA vs KING GHIDORAH (1991) GODZILLA vs MOTHRA (1992) GODZILLA vs SPACE GODZILLA (1994) GODZILLA vs DESTOROYAH (1995) Region 3 Hong Kon...

THE FOG (1980) old cult titles on HD-DVD

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THE FOG (USA, 1980) Available from France on HD-DVD (Studio Canal) Good to see that among the mixed bag of movies fresh from the cinemas, t...
December 01, 2006

Finally on DVD: ARABESQUE (1966) sixties spy chic

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ARABESQUE (1966, USA) Back when all action films had helicopter chase scenes I got very used to watching this on Saturday Night at t...
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November 26, 2006

THE GRUDGE (2004) Extended Director's Cut comparison

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THE GRUDGE (2004, US) Extended Director's Cut Region 2 PAL DVD (Universal) Another Grudge DVD - bring it on! I've been reviewing t...