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| 24 July 2017 |
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| 19 Jul 2017 |
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| 19 Jul 2017 |
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| 17 Jul 2017 |
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| Five new titles from Arrow Academy in October |
| A collection of films from a modern day Japanese master, an exquisite French romance, the final film from an Italian legend, and a Russian art house gem come to the prestigious Arrow Academy label in October. |
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| 17 Jul 2017 |
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| 14 Jul 2017 |
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| 14 Jul 2017 |
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| 12 Jul 2017 |
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| 11 Jul 2017 |
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| 11 Jul 2017 |
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21 Jul
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| Dunkirk |
| Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk is as epic as the historical reality it portrays. As known properties, franchises and sequels dominate our cinemas, he seems to be working alone right now making original, big budget movies. Camus is seriously impressed… |
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18 Jul
2017 |
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| A tribute to George A. Romero |
| Following the sad news that George A. Romero, one of the founding fathers of modern horror and the originator of zombie movie as we know it today, Slarek pays tribute to one of his very favourite filmmakers and a man whose work helped shape his moviegoing youth. |
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12 Jul
2017 |
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| The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. |
| Forget Jim Carrey’s Grinch and Michael Myer’s Cat. Here’s the real deal. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. is a Dr. Seuss movie from the 1950s that was a financial wipe out but now enjoys a deserved cult status. Camus signs up for piano lessons... |
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3 Jul
2017 |
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| The Sinbad Trilogy |
| A week ago today, a trilogy of Sinbad films from the master of stop motion visual effects, Ray Harryhausen, was released in a single, sublimely featured box set by Indicator. It's taken a while, but Slarek has finally delivered his verdict on what has to be one of the year's finest releases. |
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30 Jun
2017 |
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| Baby Driver |
| After carving out a distinct visual style on the TV series Spaced, director Edgar Wright carried it over to three idiosyncratic and successful movies. A decades’ long gestation period has led to Baby Driver. Camus clunks and clicks. |
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24 Jun
2017 |
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| Harmonium |
| The mundane lives of the members of a suburban family are disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious man from the husband's past in Fukada Kôji's dark, award-winning psychological drama. Slarek journeys with the family into the emotional abyss on the new Masters of Cinema Blu-ray. |
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18 Jun
2017 |
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| Death in the Garden |
| A 50s Latin America-set adventure tale directed by Luis Buñuel? You'd better believe it, and almost nothing about it plays to genre expectations. Long-time Buñuel fan Slarek discovers the film for the first time on a new Masters of Cinema Blu-ray, and loves it. |
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22 May
2017 |
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| Housekeeping |
| The name Bill Forsyth may not resonate with younger audiences but for those of us who loved Gregory’s Girl and Local Hero, he’s something of a lost talent. His first US feature mesmerised Camus in 1987. But will Housekeeping stand up thirty years on? |
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2 Jun
2017 |
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| Headshot |
| The Raid leading man Iko Uwais stars as an amnesiac with a dark past forced to fight for his life and that of the doctor who has been caring for him in the Mo Brothers' largely glamour- stripped first action movie, released on Blu-ray today by Arrow Films. |
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2 Jun
2017 |
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| Wonder Woman |
| Comic giants DC seem to be losing in the cinematic battle with rivals Marvel. Zach Snyder’s dark, FX heavy efforts have lacked wit and a lightness of touch. Can Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman buck the trend? Camus heads off to Paradise Island. |
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1 Jun
2017 |
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| Dough |
| Jonathan Pryce is a down-on-his-luck Jewish baker who takes on Jerome Holder's young Muslim apprentice in a likeable but formulaic tale of unity, friendship and cannabis that shines in its lead performances and hits UK cinemas tomorrow. |
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22 May
2017 |
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| Hardcore |
| George C. Scott is a Calvinist businessman whose search for his missing daughter takes him into the bowels of the porn industry in Paul Schrader's compelling second feature as director. Slarek dirties up and revisits the film on Indicator's recently released dual format edition. |
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25 May
2017 |
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| The Wild One |
| The movie that launched the Outlaw Biker sub-genre and made an icon of a young Marlon Brando has been released on a fabulously featured dual format set by Indicator. Slarek dons his shades, slips into his leathers and revs up one of the key films of American indie cinema. |
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17 May
2017 |
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| The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead |
| One of the pioneering bands of the UK punk scene in the 1970s, The Damned are too often sidelined in the role call of influential punk greats of their day, something Wes Orshoski's welcome documentary attempts to put right. Slarek revisits one of the joys of his teen years. |
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15 May
2017 |
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| Alien: Covenant |
| A few years ago, director Ridley Scott said that the potency of the original alien had been irrevocably diluted by over-familiarity not to mention its appearance at Disneyland. What changed his mind? Camus peers into the (curate’s) egg of Alien Covenant… |
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