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Pete’s Peek | The sublime 1950s Italian fantasy Miracle in Milan is a ray of sunshine in a cynical age

Posted on 16 May 2012 by peter

In between making his gritty neo-realist masterpieces Bicycle Thieves and Umberto D, Italian director Vittorio De Sica lens the fantasy Miracle in Milan, a modern-day fable that would earned him the Grand Prize at Cannes in 1951. Francesco Golisano (who … Continue reading →

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Who won The Divide on DVD – plus the T-shirt?

Posted on 15 May 2012 by peter

Thanks to everyone who entered into our competition to win The Divide on DVD and the limited edition money T-shirt. Our winner is Alan McVeigh, while the runner-up – who bags the T-shirt – is Tom Baines. The Divide is … Continue reading →

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Win Underworld Quadrilogy box set on DVD

Posted on 14 May 2012 by peter

Kate Beckinsale is back as kick-ass, leather-clad vampire warrior Selene in Underworld Awakening – and to mark the occasion we’ve got two box-sets containing all four action-packed Underworld movies to give away! To celebrate the 14th May UK DVD release … Continue reading →

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Exploring the erotic world of 1970s underground film-maker Peter de Rome

Posted on 11 May 2012 by peter

As part of the BFI’s remit to archive the films of all British artists comes the DVD collection The Erotic Films of Peter de Rome – probably the most risqué of all of the BFI’s archived film material as it … Continue reading →

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Feast your eyes on the shocking poster for Sam Raimi’s new chiller, The Possession

Posted on 11 May 2012 by peter

Attention horror fans! Here’s the teaser poster for the forthcoming supernatural chiller, which is being produced by Sam Raimi. The Possession stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick battling a dibbuk, a malevolent spirit that inhabits and ultimately devours its … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Step into the Sixth Dimension with Danny Elfman’s 1980s musical fantasy Forbidden Zone

Posted on 9 May 2012 by peter

Danny Elfman is best known for his many film and TV scores – from Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands to the annoyingly catchy Desperate Housewives theme tune – but did you know he started his music career in a 1970s/1980s synth … Continue reading →

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Win the post-apocalyptic shocker The Divide on DVD – plus an exclusive T-shirt

Posted on 7 May 2012 by peter

Strongly tipped as a filmmaker to watch, director Xavier Gens fulfils all expectations with his latest offering, The Divide, an intense, post-apocalyptic shocker starring Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Lauren German, Rosanna Arquette and Courtney B. Vance. Terrifying from it’s opening … Continue reading →

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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo invades the London Film Museum

Posted on 5 May 2012 by peter

To coincide with the Blu-ray and DVD launch of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the new London Film Museum in Covent Garden recently played host to a pop-up exhibition of memorabilia from the film. Featured were never-before-seen props including … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | The horrible Dr Freudstein and his House by the Cemetery re-opens for business on Blu-ray

Posted on 4 May 2012 by peter

Following his cult undead masterpiece, Zombie Flesh Eaters, Italy’s Lucio Fulci lensed his Gates of Hell trilogy – The Beyond, City of the Living Dead and The House by the Cemetery. One of the 39 video nasties banned in the … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | The Masters of Cinema’s timely re-release of Hitchcock’s wartime drama Lifeboat

Posted on 2 May 2012 by peter

Alfred Hitchcock has long been regarded as the Master of Suspense, but he was also pretty good at propaganda judging from the Masters of Cinema release of Lifeboat (1944), which was his direct response to the ongoing war in Europe. … Continue reading →

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