We're off to a flying start. This lurid slice of exploitation truly delivers. It's fast, frantic and batshit crazy! A young girl thought to be the daughter of a very prominent and stinking rich businessman is kidnapped for a $1m ransom. But the wrong girl is snatched and her father is James Brolin. Bad move. …
Continue reading Day 1- 31 Days of Halloween- Night of the Juggler (1980)
Night of the Juggler (1980) Horrifying Experiments of the SS Last Days (1977) Something Evil (1972) The Witch Who Came From The Sea (1976) The Mutilator (1985) Rosemary’s Baby (1968) Island of Death (1976) Last Stop on the Night Train (1975) Play Misty For Me (1971) The Burning (1981) Don’t Go In The House (1979) …
I was very excited when I learnt that not only had Tim Pope filmed The Cure's anniversary show in Hyde Park last year but also that it was going to be shown in cinemas worldwide. But first, let me rewind a bit. I first discovered The Cure in 1986 at the tender age of 11. …
Continue reading Review- The Cure- Anniversary 1978-2018 Live in Hyde Park
I'm loving going through the Yorkshire Evening Post's archives to reveal the ads used to publicise a film's release. I fondly remember seeing these as a kid- little glimpses into a film's grittiness and sleaziness when I was too young to actually see the film. The other day I stumbled upon the original ads …
Continue reading See John Carpenter’s Halloween. Win A Toaster
I remember one of the first films my family rented when we first got a video recorder (VCR to my American buddies) in 1983 was the Charles Bronson sleaze-fest 10 To Midnight. OK, I know it sounds weird that such a lurid piece of exploitation was hired for a cosy night of family movie watching, …
Continue reading 10 To Midnight (1983)- J. Lee Thompson’s Vigilante Slasher Sleazefest
When I first saw a still of Zac Efron as Ted Bundy I thought that whoever came up with that casting choice deserved an award. Not only do Ted and Zac look very similar but there was a sweet irony that the star of High School Musical had progressed to portraying one of America's most …
Continue reading Review- ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile’ (2019)
Today is my birthday. What would I love more than anything to celebrate 44 years on this planet? World peace? Sure. An end to poverty? That would be on my wishlist. The soundtrack for William Friedkin's 1980 masterpiece 'Cruising' remastered from the original master tapes? HELL YEAH!!! And that's whats happening. The brilliant company Waxwork …
Continue reading 2019- The Year of ‘Cruising’- Soundtrack and Blu ray release due
The news that I've been waiting for for many years has finally come to fruition. William Friedkin's masterpiece Cruising is coming to Blu Ray in Spring 2019. And not just that but the company handling the release are none other than the amazing Arrow Films. I couldn't be happier. This release should exceed all expectations. …
Continue reading It’s Almost Here! Cruising Hits Blu Ray in Spring 2019!
Due to all of the controversy regarding this film I had to wait until I was living in Australia for a year to see this opus fully uncut. This film still remains cut here in the UK. At the time of the film's release the BBFC cut over 3 minutes from the film (chief censor …
The sequel to George A Romero's Night of the Living Dead shows that the zombie epidemic has gotten much worse and society is on it's knees. Two television workers plan to escape with two SWAT team members in the TV station traffic helicopter in search of...whatever they can find that's better than their current situation. …
Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween- Day 31- Dawn of the Dead (1978)
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