Category: EDITOR’S BLOG

Ray Harryhausen’s Mysterious Island (1961)

Ray Harryhausen’s Mysterious Island (1961)

April 18, 2016 | By

Review of Ray Harryhausen’s classic version of Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island (1961), new on Blu from Twilight Time, plus thoughts on three perfect fantasy classics.

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Arrow Video’s Cult Cinema and a (Subjective) History of Home Video Companions

Arrow Video’s Cult Cinema and a (Subjective) History of Home Video Companions

April 8, 2016 | By

Book review of Cult Cinema: An Arrow Video Companion + a lengthy subjective history of home video guides from the 80s and 90s.

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Harlock Space Pirate 3D + The Poor Man’s 3D Set-Up

Harlock Space Pirate 3D + The Poor Man’s 3D Set-Up

April 2, 2016 | By

Review of the epic anime Harlock Space Pirate 3D / Space Captain Harlock / Kyaputen Hârokku (2013) from Twilight Time + a guide to the Poor Man’s 3D Set-up. Yes, really.

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Micky Burn’s Turned Towards the Sun (2012)

Micky Burn’s Turned Towards the Sun (2012)

March 29, 2016 | By

Review of Turned Towards the Sun, Greg Oliver’s 2012 documentary of WWII commando Micky Burn (Secret Weapon Films / MVD Visual) + from the KQEK.com archives the 2003 BBC mini-series Cambridge Spies (Warner Home Video).

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A Christopher Lee Quartet: Scream and Scream Again, Count Dracula, Cuadecuc vampir, and Umbracle

A Christopher Lee Quartet: Scream and Scream Again, Count Dracula, Cuadecuc vampir, and Umbracle

March 25, 2016 | By

Here’s a quartet of films starring Christopher Lee: Gordon Hessler’s Scream and Scream Again (Twilight Time), Jess Franco’s Count Dracula (Severin), and two rare experimental films by Pere Portabello – Cuadecucu, vampir (1971) + Umbracle (1970).

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