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Marebito

Pam Jahn — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:55:31 +0000

As part of our exploration of failed expeditions and doomed adventures in cinema, Chris Geary revisits Takashi Shimizu’s Marebito (2004), about a photographer who makes his way deep down into the Tokyo subway system to allay his obsession with fear.

Comic Strip Review by Chris Geary

For more information on Chris Geary, please go to chrisgearyonline.

Evil Dead II

Pam Jahn — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:40:00 +0000

To tie in with the theatrical release of the much anticipated remake of Evil Dead, Patrick Walsh revisits the 1987 follow-up Evil Dead II, re-released on a special edition Blu-ray this month.

Comic Strip Review by Patrick Walsh

For more information on Patrick Walsh, please go to freelanced.com/patrickwalsh.

Film Dreams

VirginieSelavy — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:37:51 +0000

As part of our exploration of sleep on film, Muna Al-Jawad, Paul Cheshire, Dickon Harris and Daniel Fennings explore their film dreams.

Comic review by Muna Al-Jawad

Comic review by Paul Cheshire

Comic review by Dickon Harris

Comic review by Daniel Fennings

Time Bandits

VirginieSelavy — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:46:39 +0000

As part of our exploration of filmic fortresses this month, Jake Rowlinson looks at Terry Gilliam’s time-travelling adventure Time Bandits (1981).

For more information on Jake Rowlinson, please go to his website.

Maniac

VirginieSelavy — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:48:39 +0000

As part of our ‘Repulsion’ theme this month we look at the repellent anti-hero of William Lustig’s Maniac (1980) in anticipation of the release on March 15 of Franck Khalfoun and Alexandre Aja’s revisiting of the story.

Comic Strip Review by Andrew Cheverton

For more information on Andrew Cheverton, please go to angrycandy.co.uk.

Naked Bullet

VirginieSelavy — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:07:21 +0000

As part of our focus on the late Japanese director Kôji Wakamatsu, we take a look at his 1969 crime drama Naked Bullet, available as part of the Kôji Wakamatsu DVD box-set volume 3 released by Blaq Out.

Comic Strip Review by Dan Lester

For more information on Dan Lester, go to monkeysmightpuke.com.

Die Nibelungen

VirginieSelavy — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:47:03 +0000

Fritz Lang’s five-hour hallucinatory epic take on mythic tale Die Nibelungen is available now from Masters of Cinema (Eureka) in a spectacular new HD restoration DVD or Blu-ray set.

Comic Strip Review by Alex Fitch and Charles Cutting

Comic Strip Review by Timur Hassan

For more information on Alex Fitch, go to Panel Borders. For Charles Cutting, go to his website.

The Prisoner

VirginieSelavy — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:15:22 +0000

As part of our ‘Freedom’ theme this month we look at cult British TV series The Prisoner (1967-68).

Comic Strip Review by Matt Badham and Baz Renshaw

For more information on Matt Badham, go to his website. For Baz Renshaw, go to Engine Comics.

Whistle and I’ll Come to You

VirginieSelavy — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:00:48 +0000

This year the BFI is making all 12 of the classic BBC films from A Ghost Story for Christmas series finally available on DVD. The first two volumes, each containing a double bill of chilling tales, including Jonathan Miller’s Whistle and I’ll Come To You (1968), were released on 20 August.

Two more volumes - each containing three tales - are released on 17 September. The films are: Lost Hearts (1973), The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974) and The Ash Tree (1975) - all directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark and all containing newly filmed introductions by him; The Signalman (Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1976) Stigma (Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1977) and The Ice House (Derek Lister, 1978) - with new introductions to The Signalman and Stigma by Lawrence Gordon Clark.

Read our feature on M.R. James.

Comic Strip Review by Tony Hitchman

For more information on Tony Hitchman’s book Using Comic Art to Improve Speaking, Reading and Writing, please go to Amazon.

The Rutles

VirginieSelavy — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:01:23 +0000

As part of our ‘Fakes’ theme, this month’s comic review looks at Eric Idle and Gary Weis’s Fab Four parody The Rutles (1978).

For more information on Terome McNally, go to semioticcohesion.com.