We get hot under the collar with twelve essential, erotically-charged thrillers… Erotic thrillers are experiencing something of a comeback and are arguably more mainstream than ever. Plenty of fare, once consigned to Skinemax cable premieres in the dead of night, are capturing audiences on the big screen or taking pride of place as streaming originals […]
Great Cult Films From 1984 You Might Have Missed
It’s time to venture back to 1984 and take a look at some great cult films you may have missed… It’s fair to say that 1984 had a stellar selection of iconic films that became part of pop culture. Films like The Terminator, Ghostbusters and Amadeus are widely considered classics and well-known to general audiences. […]
The Importance of Film Archives and Curated Selections
Tom Jolliffe looks at the importance of archiving seminal films, and giving new life to forgotten classics and cult titles…. Cinema history is etched with key figures. Mould breakers, revolutionaries, and visionaries. Fritz Lang, leading the German expressionist era. Orson Welles breaking tradition and Hollywood protocols. Maybe Brando thundering an arrow through the conventions of […]
Blu-ray Review – Crimes of Passion (1984)
Crimes of Passion, 1984. Directed by Ken Russell. Starring Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin, Bruce Davison, Gordon Hunt and Annie Potts. SYNOPSIS: A female sportswear designer leads a double life as a hooker but things get more complicated when a street preacher decides to try and save her soul. Ken Russell’s 1984 film Crimes […]
