Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
DVD Review
A celebration of the life and work of special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen.
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The Amazing Mr Blunden
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Siblings travel back in time to help right a 100-year-old wrong.
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Community
DVD Review
Two student filmmakers investigate a run-down housng estate and get more than they bargained for.
Babette's Feast
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In an isolated village in Denmark, dominated by puritanism, two spinsters nostalgically recall their distant youth and the rigid upbringing that forced them to pass up their chance at Earthly happiness.
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The Naked Island
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The struggles of a family on an isolated island.
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From Beyond
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Scientists open a door to a parallel universe, with horrific consequences.
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Onibaba
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An impoverished mother turns to murder as a method of survival at a time of civil war.
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The Last Days Of Dolwyn
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Villagers mount a campaign after a water company threatens to flood them out.
Valley Of Song
DVD Review
A village competition leads to rivalry and romance in a local choir.
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Santa Sangre
Blu-Ray Review
Upon leaving a psychiatric hospital, a young man becomes the arms of his mother, whose own were cut off by his philandering father, as she embarks on a campaign of holy retribution.
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The haul story Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig and Kate Kennelly on capturing the life of a female Mongolian trucker

Everything on the line Cara Holmes on the power of community, preserving history and Lesbian Lines

A taste of power Andrew Neel on ordinary life under totalitarianism and How To Feed A Dictator

Rock star spirit Shane Belcourt on Louis Cameron and Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising

Heir presumptive Rob Rice on the power of comedy, political disappointments and Ponderosa

Keeping the rhythm Hugo Ruíz on storytelling techniques, kinky cinema and Dante

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