Tag Archives: Joe Dante

Pete’s Peek | The original cult classic Piranha chomps its way onto Blu-ray

Posted on 10 February 2013 by peter

THE STORY While looking for two missing teenagers around Lost River Lake, rookie investigator Maggie McKeown (The Sound of Music‘s Heather Menzies) and her anti-social guide (Compulsion‘s Bradford Dillman) stumble on a secret military base where they accidentally let loose … Continue reading →

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Who’s won our The Hole goody bag competition?

Posted on 8 March 2011 by peter

Thanks to everyone who entered into our The Hole competition, and congratulations to Amanda Hoyland from Oxon who wins a copy of the Blu-ray, a signed poster and goodie bag. The four runners-up, who each get themselves a goody bag, … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 28 January 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Grown Ups Arrested Development… This reunion comedy sees Adam Sandler and a bunch of his Saturday Night Live chums as old friends hooking up for a wake for their high-school basketball coach. If you can see this, then you might … Continue reading →

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Win a prize haul for The Hole, including a Blu-ray and a signed poster!

Posted on 12 January 2011 by peter

This competition has now closed. After two brothers, Dane (Massoglia) and Lucas (Nathan Gamble), discover a bottomless hole in the basement of their eerie new home, they set about exploring the strange phenomenon – aided by their outspoken next door … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Joe Dante returns to the Twilight Zone with The Hole

Posted on 12 January 2011 by peter

When anybody mentions Joe Dante’s name to me, my youth flashes before my eyes as Piranha, The Howling, Gremlins (true classics of their genres) and Twilight Zone: The Movie all came out when I was in college studying film. Being … Continue reading →

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Posted on 7 October 2010 by Dean & Ellen

The Other Guys Imperfect pairing… Funny man Will Ferrell joins forces with Mark Wahlberg in this action comedy about two mismatched New York City detectives. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you … Continue reading →

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