The Criterion Collection and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment are delighted to confirm the titles to be released on Blu-ray in March 2019. On 4 March comes UGETSU. By the time he made Ugetsu, Kenji Mizoguchi was already an elder statesman of Japanese cinema, fiercely revered by Akira Kurosawa and other directors of a younger generation. And with this exquisite…
Ahead of the World premiere of the darkly erotic AUTOMATA at Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow 2019, director Lawrie Brewster tells us about his record-breaking Kickstarter campaign, the growth of Hex Studios and his fascination with creepy dolls. AUTOMATA has earned its place in Kickstarter history as the UK’s most funded narrative film ever. Why do you…
As writer, director, producer Juliane Block prepares to shoot Zombie home invasion movie HOBBES HOUSE, she reveals her early obsession with monster make-up, casting for a big fantasy Xmas movie and her fascination for the dark side of the human mind. So tell us how HOBBES HOUSE was developed? I always felt like I needed…
Be prepared for a Zombie invasion as Saturday nights in March on Horror Channel give rise to SEASON OF THE DEAD, a collection of modern zombie movies. Highlights include the channel premieres of critically-acclaimed MAGGIE, a heart-breaking take on the Zombie genre starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Joe Dante’s BURYING THE EX, a radical blend of classic horror and screwball zomedy. There…
Arrow Academy’s March releases are a brace of monochrome masterworks for the discerning film fanatic – a classic film noir making its Blu-ray debut, and a controversial and provocative Alec Guinness drama. As usual from Arrow, the films are lavishly packaged, with collectors booklets, reversible sleeves, and a wealth of extras. First up is Phantom Lady from…
Arrow Academy’s April releases are bound to put a spring into the step of adventurous cineastes with Blu-ray releases from masterful French and Russian directors Alain Resnais and Aleksei German. Beautifully restored and packaged with new extras, specially commissioned artwork and lavishly booklets, these luminary films are ripe for rediscovery. First up is Mélo from master director…
‘It has everything: murder, stolen gold, spies, sex, jazz, cabaret and ticking time-bomb politics…historical drama as you’ve never seen it before’ The Telegraph ‘Irresistible’ The New York Review of Books The critically acclaimed, multi award winning hit German period drama Babylon Berlin follows a young police inspector uncovering a tangled web of corruption amongst the political, social and sexual…
“A laugh-out-loud love story with bite. Sparkles with wit, warmth and weirdness” ★★★★ TOTAL FILM “Funny, bittersweet and affecting” ★★★★ EMPIRE “A poignant tragicomedy full of wit, charm and meta mischief” DAZED BENJAMIN is the feature debut from the comedian, actor, writer and director Simon Amstell. The soundtrack has been composed and performed by…
Long before superhero movies were packing out multiplex cinemas, Freddy Krueger creator Wes Craven followed-up the success of Richard Donner’s Superman (and Superman II) with this fondly remembered DC adaptation that brings a comic book favourite to life! Following the success of The Hills Have Eyes, Swamp Thing shows Craven adapting his style from less rough ‘n’ ready thrills…
Previous Film of the Festival winners FGKO will return to Manchester for the world premiere of their new short film SECOND SOUFFLE as part of Manchester Film Festival 2019’s Opening Night Gala on Saturday 2nd March at 7PM. SECOND SOUFFLE tells the story of Jose, a former boxing champion who is trying to live with his…
In her much-anticipated foray into the horror-thriller genre, Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Taylor Schilling stars in The Prodigy as Sarah, a mother whose young son Miles’ disturbing behaviour signals that an evil, possibly supernatural force has overtaken him. Fearing for her family’s safety, Sarah must choose between her maternal instinct to love and protect Miles and a desperate…
Returning to screens following runaway hit Bodyguard, Keeley Hawes stars in the highly anticipated spy thriller Traitors, which after its run on Channel 4, arrives on DVD and on digital to download and keep from iTunes, Amazon Prime Video and Google Play courtesy of Acorn Media International on 1 April 2019. Set in 1945, this epic drama follows an…
