I’ve always despised the film critic Roger Ebert due to missing the point on most of favourite films such as Blue Velvet and Brazil to name just two of many. However as much as I hated the man it’s worth remember he wrote one of the greatest cult films of all-time Beyond the Valley of the … Continue reading Beyond the Valley of the Dolls – Blu-Ray Review
Month: June 2016
Mr. Majestyk – Blu-Ray Review
The year is 1974 and after 2 decades of playing bit parts Charles Bronson is about to become one of the biggest movie stars on the planet. Bronson of course had already given iconic performances in films like Once Upon a Time in the West and The Great Escape but he hadn’t quite reached super stardom. 1974 … Continue reading Mr. Majestyk – Blu-Ray Review
The Charlie Chaplin Collection – Blu-Ray Review
This Artificial Eye box set brings a definitive collection of Chaplin’s films to Blu-Ray for UK viewers. From The Kid (1921) to A King in New York (1957), it’s all here (except for his final film, The Countess of Hong Kong, which isn’t owned by his family, and the early shorts, which are all technically … Continue reading The Charlie Chaplin Collection – Blu-Ray Review
Every Home Should Have One – DVD Review
OK, where do I even begin with this ? Marty Feldman, he of the wild hair and even wilder looking eyes, stars as Teddy Brown, an advertising executive who is given the task to "think dirty" and spice up a TV commercial for McLaughlin's Frozen Porridge. It's the early 1970s, and sex is everywhere. Sex sells.....and now it's going … Continue reading Every Home Should Have One – DVD Review
I Wanna Hold Your Hand – Blu-Ray Review
The year is 1964 and the pop music world is going to change in the US. The Beatles are set to play the Ed Sullivan Show in New York City. It would inspired a group of young musicians to go to the garage and start bands and kick off the garage boom of the mid … Continue reading I Wanna Hold Your Hand – Blu-Ray Review
