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19 February 2014

Eureka! Entertainment Welcome Lindsay Anderson’s If.... To Masters Of Cinema Family

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Eureka! Entertainment have announced the release of IF...., Lindsay Anderson’s quintessential tale of rebellion and winner of the 1969 Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Starring Malcolm McDowell (Clockwork Orange), IF.... was voted the 12th greatest British film ever in BFI’s Top 100 British Films poll. IF....will be released for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK, as part of Eureka!’s award-winning The Masters of Cinema Series on 21 April 2014

Legendary director Lindsay Anderson expanded on the social outrage and intense character focus of his debut This Sporting Life with this combustible tale of teenage insurrection. Winner of the 1969 Palme d’Or at Cannes, If…. was a popular triumph and instantly recognised as a classic.

A caustic portrait of a traditional boys’ boarding school, where social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and callously vicious prefects. But three junior pupils, led by Mick Travis (played by Malcolm McDowell in the role that would catapult him to becoming one of Britain’s most iconic actors), decide on a shocking course of action to redress the balance of privilege once and for all.

Packed to bursting with its director’s customary passion and experimentation, If…. remains one of cinema’s quintessential tales of rebellion, a radical snapshot of late 60s’ change, and one of the towering achievements of British film in any era. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present this masterpiece in a new Blu-ray edition.

Check out the original theatrical trailer for If....


SPECIAL FEATURES:

• New 1080p high-definition restoration
• Commentary with David Robinson and Malcolm McDowell
• More on-disc extras to be announced closer to release!
• 36-PAGE Booklet featuring a new and exclusive essay about the film by David Cairns, rare archival imagery, and more!


“Amongst the greatest British films of the post-war years” – Film 4

“Punchy, poetic pic that delves into the epic theme of youthful revolt” – Variety

“A classic, a movie of real authority” - Philip French, The Observer

As per usual we will be reviewing If.... so stay tuned for that review.

18 February 2013

Watch Red Band Trailer For Horror Anthology Sanitarium

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You could say thanks to the likes of V/H/S, 26 ABCs Of Death the Horror anthology is making a big comeback probably to the delight of horror fans. Whilst horror as one feature maybe struggling in general to keep things a fresh delivering the same thrills but in small doses and in Sanitarium it's 3 stories and we have the film's red band trailer.

Sanitarium is based on three 30 minute stories based patients within the sanitarium, stories directed by Bryan Ramirez, Kerry Valderrama and Bryan Oritz. Malcom McDowell leads the cast as Dr.Stenson the the lead doctor and also  the film's narrator whom he introduces each story like in the vein of Twilight Zone, Creep Show, Tales From The Crypt. You may not like the film choice he makes but there seems to be no part that fazes him with many of McDowell's roles been in small independent horrors and thillers but you can't deny he's one of films hardest working actors.

No word on an exact release date or even what format the film will be when or if it arrives in UK, 1st March it will kick off it's festival run  at Miami Film Festival. Sanitarium also stars Horror legend Robert Englund, Lacey Chabert, Lou Diamond Phillips and John Glover.



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17 September 2012

Monster Pictures release EXCISION theatrically In UK This November!

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Our friends at Monster Pictures have announced today that they will be releasing EXCISION, in select cinemas nationwide from 2 November 2012.  Excision is the story of Pauline (Anna Lynne McCord), a delusional teenage outcast. Pauline picks scabs. Pauline dissects road kill. Pauline fantasizes about performing surgery on strangers. Her fascinations disturb her schoolmates and her parents, Phyllis (Traci Lords) and Bob (Roger Bart). No one understands Pauline except for Grace (Ariel Winter), her younger sister who suffers from cystic fibrosis. An outcast at school and at home, Pauline is convinced that the best way to repair her estranged relationship with her family is to perform a risky operation to save her sister’s life...

Starring AnnaLynne McCord (90210) as Pauline, Excision continues a long tradition of horror films with compelling female leads, such as Scream, the original Halloween, the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Birds, and Psycho. The film also stars Traci Lords (Cry Baby, Blade), Ariel Winter (Modern Family), Roger Bart (Desperate Housewives), Jeremy Sumpter (Friday Night Lights, Soul Surfer), Malcolm McDowell and John Waters.

EXCISION is Richard Bates Jr.’s directorial debut adapted from his highly praised short film, Excision, which played in over 50 film festivals internationally and garnered 24 awards from festivals such as Austin Fantastic Fest, Sundance Film Festival and Fantasia International Film Festival. 

Excision will also  make an number of appearances at Horror film festivals around the UK&Ireland, here's the dates:


CELLULOID SCREAMS Closing Gala, Sheffield Showroom – 28 October 2012 
HORRORTHON, IFI, Dublin – 28 October 2012 
DUNDEAD, at the DCA, Dundee - 28 October 2012
TWISTED CELLULOID, IFI, Triskel Christchurch – 30 October 2012
And more to be announced soon

There will as be Preview Screenings at the PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA, Leicester Square, London from 28 October 2012, before the film is released cinematically.

Monster Pictures will release EXCISION on DVD & Blu-ray in the UK  Eire on 12 November 2012.  Available to pre-order now on DVD   Here and blu-ray Here