01st Aug2023

‘Cross of Iron’ Blu-ray Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: James Coburn, Maximillian Schell, James Mason, David Warner, Senta Berger | Written by Julius J. Epstein, Walter Kelley, James Hamilton | Directed by Sam Peckinpah Cross of Iron might not be as well-known or well-reviewed as some of the most popular World War II films. If you Google this subgenre you will soon see […]

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30th Jan2017

Feature: The Essential Must-See U.S. Tough Guy Cinema

by Phil Wheat

American cinema in the Seventies through to the early Nighties was populated with the kind of leading characters you don’t see enough of any more – no nonsense, amoral tough guys, often on the wrong side of the law, rugged complexions lines with life, who start off mean and don’t get any nicer by the […]

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11th Jan2017

Competition: Win ‘Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia’ on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia – out 23rd January on Blu-ray – we are giving away a copy courtesy of Arrow Video! Sam Peckinpah’s most personal movie, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is often regarded as his last great masterpiece, concluding the period in which he […]

07th Oct2014

‘The Visitor’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Mel Ferrer, Paige Conner, Shelley Winters, Lance Henriksen, John Huston, Sam Peckinpah, Glenn Ford, Joanne Nail, Wallace Wilkinson | Written by Louciano Comici, Robert Mundi | Directed by Giulio Paradisi Some films just defy explanation, even to the point that to some people they are just a mess.  These films are often labelled as bad, […]

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