Film: Very Good DVD Transfer: Very Good DVD Extras: Very Good Label: Acorn Region: 1 (NTSC) Released: June 5, 2012 Genre: Comedy / TV / Britcom Synopsis: Things get a little darker for Doc Martin as he becomes a father, and Mrs. Tishell’s respect for his brilliance swerves into mounting obsession. Special Features (spread out […]
In a lead-up to the release of Doc Martin: Season 6 – already available in the U.S., and delayed for Canada until mid-March – from the old site I’ve transferred reviews of the films, teleplays and seasons in which Britain’s grumpiest doctor debuted, and grew into a (slightly) romantic albeit still resiliently short-tempered man.
Film: Very Good DVD Transfer: Very Good DVD Extras: n/a Label: Momentum Pictures (U.K.) Region: 2 (PAL) Released: February 18, 2008 Genre: Comedy / TV / Britcom Synopsis: Doc Martin and Louisa Glassen eventually recognize their geuine love, but will there be a formal consumation? Special Features: (none). Review: Please note: this review does […]
Film: Excellent DVD Transfer: Very Good DVD Extras: Standard Label: Momentum Pictures (U.K.) Region: 2 (PAL) Released: April 3, 2006 Genre: Comedy / TV / Britcom Synopsis: In spite of his unwavering rudeness, Dr. Martin Ellingham struggles with his growing affection for the village’s leading schoolteacher. Special Features: Disc 2 – 2005 Behind-the-scenes ITV Special […]
Film: Excellent DVD Transfer: Very Good DVD Extras: Standard Label: Momentum Pictures (U.K.) Region: 2 (PAL) Released: October 31, 2005 Genre: Comedy / TV / Britcom Synopsis: A city doctor with a fear of blood moves to a sleepy coastal village and becomes a blessed curse. Special Features: Disc 2 – Outtakes (13:45) […]
Now Where Were We? Right. Let’s go back to LAST NIGHT (1998)
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Gothic Steele: An Angel for Satan (1966)
Review of AN ANGEL FOR SATAN / UN ANGELO PER SATANA (1966), Barbara Steele’s last Italian Gothic, on Blu-ray from Severin Films
Spanish Giallo I: When a Cannibal is not a Cannibal, but When a Scream is Indeed a Scream
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ArtScopeTO 10: Interview with Abstract Painter Donna Wise
For my occasional podcast series ArtScope TO, Abstract Painter Donna Wise discusses her unique techniques, and working during the 2020-2021 pandemic.
Podcast: Jason Pichonsky on Restoring Julian Roffman’s THE BLOODY BROOD (1959) + PHOBIA (1980)
Alongside a podcast with CanCon film historian Jason Pichonsky are revised reviews of Julian Roffman’s THE BLOODY BROOD (1959) + John Huston’s PHOBIA (1980), both from KINO Lorber / Unobstructed View.
Podcast: ANNE WITH AN E composers Amin Bhatia & Ari Posner
Podcast interview with ANNE WITH AN E’s composing team Amin Bhatia and Ari Posner.
Assorted characters collide and interact in the lead-up to Earth’s demise at precisely midnight.
BR: Angel for Satan, An / Un angelo per Satana (1966)
Had Barbara Steele remained in Europe – especially Italy – during the early 1970s, she may well have appeared in giallo thrillers…
BR: Cannibal Man / La semana del asesino / Apartment on the 13th Floor, The (1972)
Cannibal Man has a palpable crime-drama feel – the events unfold after daily title cards – and one can sense Hitchcockian sensibilities…
BR: No One Heard the Scream / Nadie oyó gritar (1973)
After the grisly thriller Cannibal Man (1972), Spanish auteur Eloy de la Iglesia opted for a far less graphic thriller which is part giallo…
DVD: Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films, The (2014)
Produced and released around the same time as Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014), the approach by director Hilla Medalia is a more authorized chronicle…
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