The North East Magazine
Some Guy Who Kills People starring Kevin Corrigan, Karen Black, Ariel Gade, Barry Bostwick.,Leo Fitzpatrick and Lucy Davis is directed by Jack Perez and produced by John Landis. “David Lynch meets Edward Hooper” Ken is a loser working in a small town ice cream parlour straight out of Norman Rockwell’s America. Recently released from a mental [...]
This new DVD release is the follow up film to the Brazilian hit movie The Elite Squad which has attracted world wide attention and critical acclaim. It tells the story of the paramilitary Police force which ‘deals with’ political and judicial corruption in the emerging democracy of Brazil. Semi biographical and set in Rio De [...]
Look up the word ‘insidious’ in the dictionary and you will find, ‘proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects, treacherous, crafty, beguiling, intending to entrap’. This new DVD release from Momentum Pictures captures all these emotions in full power over its one hundred and three minutes running time. It was my grandson [...]
Actor, Director and playwright David Leyland came to public renown in his directorial debut ‘Wish you Were Here’ which told the story of the early life of Cynthia Payne the notorious Madame and her generous lunch vouchers. This success was built on acting credits and writing the script for the classic British film ‘Mona Lisa’. [...]
An interesting new DVD release directed by director/writers David Campion and Ben Simpson is now available from Crabtree Films. A new Whicker Man! What does ten thousand pounds and some imagination buy you? This. A debut horror film of some aplomb and invention from a pair of film students! The story is set in a [...]
As we all celebrate the festive season we sometimes forget the real meaning of Christmas and the religious aspect of it. A fascinating new DVD release entitled ‘Riddles Of The Bible” from the National Geographic team gives the viewer a thought provoking insight into varying theories. Is there any factual basis to the stories featured [...]
This new DVD release starring Charlotte Rampling could be classed as a noir thriller. Ms Rampling plays a young heiress who as the story commences has been put into an asylum by greedy relatives anxious to steal her fortune. When opportunity presents she makes good her escape which triggers those avaricious relatives to hire hit [...]
If you have any interest at all in photography then you must take a look at a brand new DVD release from National Geographic. Reknowned the world over for its documentaries, filmaking, magazines and photographs these DVD’s live up to their title and more. As a professional photographer for more years than I care to [...]