Julian Upton on 20th May / comments
With The Lovers! released next week as part of The British Film collection, Julian visits the much maligned field of 1970s sitcom ...
David Parkinson on 20th May / comments
This week brings new insights into cinema's past: watch an important milestone in visual effects from Willow, the end of many peop...
Alexander Ballinger on 20th May
Pierre Fresnay's inspector is led to an eccentric boarding house in his search for a serial killer in Clouzot's dark comedy thriller. It's beautifully crafted, writes Alexander Ballinger.
Laurence Boyce on 19th May / comments
Today: Vinterberg likes a drink and Clio Barnard still making headlines.
Laurence Boyce on 18th May / comments
Today: David Hasslehoff. Clio Barnard. New British film. The only time when these three things will appear together in a sentence.
18th May
This topic is something of a neglected gold-mine AND a fascinating reflection of a very precise period of history. London hadn't started swinging but these films illustrate just how the country was changing – materialism and social mobility increasing,...
Rick Burin on 18th May
The last film in the Budd Boetticher / Randolph Scott Ranown Cycle is a fitting swansong. Sad and elegiac, it's full of warmth and wisdom, but touched with melancholia, writes Rick Burin.
Laurence Boyce on 17th May / comments
Today: New Crouching Tiger and Greenaway to return to the UK to make latest film.
17th May
Inspired by the release of Cate Shortland's hypnotic new films Lore, we explore the long, rich history of German cinema, with over 150 DVDs and Blu-rays from £5.99 each. Although the Expressionism of FW Murnau, Fritz Lang and GW Pabst had an incalculab...
17th May
Explore the strange career of one of cinema's most memorable actors - Peter Lorre. With our new exclusive DVD I Was an Adventuress released this month, we present a sale of Lorre's roles on DVD and Blu-ray, from £5.99 each.
Alexander Ballinger on 17th May / comments
MovieMail's man on the Croisette, Alexander Ballinger reports from Day 2 of the 66th Cannes Film Festival with his look at Baz Luhrmann's opener The Great Gatsby, Amat Escalante's Heli and Francois Ozon's Belle de Jour-esque Jeune et Joli.
Mike McCahill on 17th May / comments
Filmmaker Jay Bulger got more than he bargained for in setting out to profile reclusive ex-Cream drummer Ginger Baker. Mike McCahill watches director and subject square up in a revealing portrait of one of rock’s most troubled souls.
Rick Burin on 17th May
Probably the greatest of the Budd Boetticher / Randolph Scott westerns. It's an action-packed, emotionally arresting oater that grips from the off and never lets go, writes Rick Burin.
Laurence Boyce on 16th May / comments
As always Cannes throws up a number of news snippets that will affect what we see on the big screen over the coming year. Today: Nymphomaniac release date revealed and new film from PT Anderson.
James Oliver on 16th May / comments
Shining his light into the shadows, James delves into The Night of the Hunter's rich atmosphere and uncovers how the film creates its haunting and poetic feeling.
La Gloire de Mon Pere / Le Chateau de Ma Mere (Rest...
Yves Robert, 1990-91 // DVD £15.99
Ealing Studios Rarities Collection: Volume 2
Edmond T Gréville, Carol Reed, 1935-42 // DVD £11.99
Cría Cuervos
Carlos Saura, 1976 // DVD+Blu-ray £13.99
Lore
Cate Shortland, 2012 // DVD £11.99
Royal Flash
Richard Lester, 1975 // DVD £12.99
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