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Friday, November 5, 2010: ALIEN (USA/UK, 1979) 10/10 Tuesday, November 9, 2010: AN EDUCATION (UK/USA, 2009) 6/10 Thursday, November 11, 2010: FANTASTIC MR. FOX (USA/UK, 2009) 4/10 Thursday, November 11, 2010: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (USA, 2007) 2/10 Saturday, November 13,...

Posted at 11:44 PM in Cinema

Monday, November 8, 2010: TÉNÈBRES (BD, Region ABC, France) Monday, November 8, 2010: GIALLO (BD, Region B, Italy) Wednesday, November 17, 2010: ASTÉRIX ET LA SURPRISE DE CÉSAR (BD, Region ABC, France) Wednesday, November 17, 2010: ASTÉRIX CHEZ LES...

Posted at 11:38 PM in Blu-ray / DVD

#1016: SPLICE (BD, Optimum, Region B, UK)...

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#1015: VIDEODROME (BD, Criterion, Region A, USA)...

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#1013: FANTASIA / FANTASIA 2000 (BD, Buena Vista, Region A, USA) #1014: MICMACS (BD, E1 Entertainment, Region B, UK)...

Posted at 6:48 PM in Blu-ray

#1012: WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY (DVD, Buena Vista, Region 1, USA) A fascinating documentary about the Disney studio from the mid-80s to mid-90s - i.e. just before and during the so-called "second golden age" of Disney animation - consisting entirely...

Posted at 6:27 PM in DVD

#1011: VIDEO NASTIES: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE (DVD, Nucleus Films, Region 0, UK) An insightful documentary about the "video nasties" panic of the 80s, trailers and introductions to all 72 films that ended up on the DPP's infamous list, 50...

Posted at 8:12 PM in DVD

#1008: ASTÉRIX ET LA SURPRISE DE CÉSAR [ASTERIX VS. CAESAR] (BD, Gaumont, Region ABC, France) #1009: ASTÉRIX CHEZ LES BRETONS [ASTERIX IN BRITAIN] (BD, Gaumont, Region ABC, France) #1010: LE COUP DU MENHIR [ASTERIX AND THE BIG FIGHT] (BD,...

Posted at 9:47 PM in Blu-ray

As we all know, there's an immense amount of back and forth over whether ALIEN or ALIENS is the better film. Having seen both for the first time recently, for me there's no contest: ALIEN by a country mile. Although...

Posted at 2:19 PM in BD Impressions

See my previous post for my thoughts on GIALLO after my most recent viewing of the film. Image quality: When I first saw GIALLO, at the Edinburgh International Film Festival last June, I wasn't impressed by the presentation at all,...

Posted at 9:50 PM in BD Impressions

See my original review of GIALLO here. Finally got to see this film for the second time - first viewing was at the Edinburgh International Film Festival premiere over a year ago. And, while I suspect my 7/10 rating back...

Posted at 10:21 PM in Cinema

I don't find horror movies scary. I like 'em a great deal, especially when they're done well. I count the likes of SUSPIRIA, THE OMEN, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE SHINING, CARRIE, THE BIRDS and ROSEMARY'S BABY among my...

Posted at 12:46 PM in Cinema

A brief correction to my review of the French BD release of TENEBRAE: the disc is in fact coded for all regions, NOT Region B only as I previously reported (thanks to Kannisto for pointing this out). The reason for...

Posted at 9:28 PM in Blu-ray

It's always nice when you finally get round to watching a film widely considered to be a classic and it completely lives up to the hype. It doesn't really happen all that often for me, probably owing to my somewhat...

Posted at 1:11 PM in BD Impressions

I can honestly say I had no idea this BD had been released until it was pointed out to me by Neil over at Dark Discussion... which is a bit unusual, because I'm normally one of the first off the...

Posted at 5:01 PM in BD Impressions / Blu-ray

#1007: GIALLO (BD, Dall'Angelo Pictures, Region B, Italy) Today truly is Argento Day......

Posted at 2:24 PM in Blu-ray

#1006: TÉNÈBRES [TENEBRAE, TENEBRE] (BD, Wild Side Video, Region B, France) Did anyone realise this was shipping? It seems to be a Fnac exclusive, at least at present. I wouldn't have had any idea if Neil at Dark Discussion...

Posted at 1:55 PM in Blu-ray

Our Movie Matter podcast is now available through iTunes, so if you have it installed, you can download episodes for free by following the link: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/movie-matters-podcast/id400991568 As a side note, I don't have iTunes, so I'd be eternally grateful if...

Posted at 1:34 PM in Podcast

I've been informed by my host, LDHosting, that they will be carrying out routine maintenance between 1.30 and 4.00 CEST tomorrow. As a result, my site may be inaccessible at certain points during these hours....

Posted at 10:58 PM in Web

All Hallows' Eve descends on the all-new Movie Matters podcast as co-hosts Lee Howard and Michael Mackenzie and special guest Rich Birkett of the Dedicated To Gamers podcast discuss three spooky seasonal treats: THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, TRICK 'R...

Posted at 8:34 PM in Podcast