F/X & F/X2: The Grande IllusionDirected by Robert Mandel/Richard Franklin. Starring Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Tom Noonan, Rachel Ticotin, Kevin J. O’Connor, Mason Adams, Roscoe Orman, Tom Mason, Cliff De Young, Martha Gehman, and Jerry Orbach.SYNOPSIS:Box set featuring the two special effects-themed action thrillers starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy.The idea of a special effects-driven […]
Blu-ray Review – Pulse (1988)
Pulse, 1988.Directed by Paul Golding. Starring Cliff De Young, Roxanne Hart, Joey Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence, Robert Romanus and Dennis Redfield.SYNOPSIS:A family are terrorised by a rogue surge of electricity.Contained within the special features of Pulse, the latest addition to the Eureka Classics range of Blu-ray titles, is a video essay narrated by film critic Lee […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 22 – The Hunger (1983)
The Hunger, 1983.Directed by Tony Scott. Starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young, and Beth Ehlers.SYNOPSIS:A scientist specialising in the research of ageing and sleep finds herself at the centre of a love triangle between two centuries old vampires.One of my running themes this year has been to look at a few […]
