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
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
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
Cristi Puiu made a name for himself at the Cannes film festival with his sophomore feature The Death of Mr Lazarescu won the prestigeous Un Certain Regard. It gave a name to the then burgeoning Romanian New Wave of the early to mid 2000s. Every country have to have their New Wave sometimes just later than others. … Continue reading Stuff And Dough – DVD Review
Michael Winterbottom's variety in his career over the last 20+ years is staggering. Like most British directors of interest who came to notice in the '90s his background was in TV drama like Danny Boyle. His work has spanned everything from 24 Hour Party People to The Road to Guantanamo and to even a Jim Thompson … Continue reading Butterfly Kiss – DVD Review
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