Deep Red (Profondo Rosso) (1975) Distributor: Arrow DVD/Blu-Ray Release Date: 3rd January 2011 Directed by: Dario Argento Starring: David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Macha Meril Review by: Nia Edwards-Behi Say the name Dario Argento and chances are one of two films will spring to mind first: Suspiria, his lurid masterpiece of the supernatural, or […]
Bare Behind Bars (1980) Distributor: Arrow DVD Release Date: 31 January 2011 Director: Oswaldo de Oliveira Starring: Maria Stella Splendore, Marta Anderson, Danielle Ferrite, Neide Ribeiro Review by: Keri O’Shea Like many ‘women in prison’ movies, Bare Behind Bars doesn’t seek to establish itself as a philosophical work. You can never accuse Oswaldo de Oliveira […]
Battle Royale (2000/01) Distributor: Arrow DVD/Blu-Ray Release Date: 13th December 2010 Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Taro Yamamoto, Aki Maeda Review by: Ben Bussey Japan: the turn of the millennium. The nation is in a state of social and economic crisis. Unemployment and school truancy rates have skyrocketed. The government reacts in […]
A Bay of Blood (AKA Twitch of the Death Nerve/Reazione a Catena/Carnage/Bloodbath/Many, many more…) (1971) Distributor: Arrow Video DVD/Blu-Ray Release Date (UK): 13th December 2010 Directed by: Mario Bava Starring: Claudine Auger, Luigi Pustilli, Claudio Camaso, Anna Maria Rosati Review by: Ben Bussey Deep in an idyllic wilderness lies a serene, unspoiled bay. Amongst all […]
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (AKA Jitsuroku Andô Noboru kyôdô-den: Rekka AKA Violent Fire) (2002) Distributor (UK): Arrow Video Release Date: 22nd November 2010 Directed by: Takashi Miike Starring: Riki Takeuchi, Kenichi Endo, Sonny Chiba Review by: Ben Bussey It’s modern day Tokyo gangland, and as ever things are a little fraught in the day to day goings-on […]