We return from the badlands of the director’s lottery to sink our teeth into something gaudy. Kicking things off is a minority report on the new “Ghostbusters” (spoiler – it’s actually good), before heading into Off The Shelf with “Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film”, Ron Howard’s “Cocoon” and “Around […]
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S13E01 – Sunnycon Special 2016
We return with our 13th series, hurrah! Before we get into some pretty amazing changes, we have a convention special for you lovely lot. We head up to Newcastle to see long time friends Sunnycon, listen in as we discuss the event, its successes and its future with event organiser […]
Literary Loitering 45 – Tickle That Catastrophe
It’s an assortment of oddments this week with Walt Whitman’s recently rediscovered 47,000 word treatise “Manly Health and Fitness”, scientists arguing that the Borrowers couldn’t exist in reality and more. We also some alternative insults from Shakespearean works. Our featured book is Clash of Eagles by Alan Smale (book 1 […]
Keyframe 54 – Augmented Reality Flatulence
An Egyptian ambassador has blamed the rise of extremism on, amongst other things, Tom & Jerry cartoons. We’re not sure what he’s going to make of Onara Gorou – the Japanese animated short about sentient … gas. Oh, and Eddie Redmayne will star in Aardman’s new feature Early Man. Our […]
Cinema Eclectica 75 – Don't eat the Furry Tomatoes
The ’80s high camp is strong this week. It turns out that we have something of an Arrow Special on our hand this week. Starting with classic Western “The Ox Bow Incident” before going full cult with Jack Hill’s “The Swinging Cheerleaders”, unknown ’80s slasher “Satan’s Blade” before finishing with […]
Cinema Eclectica 75 – Don’t eat the Furry Tomatoes
The ’80s high camp is strong this week. It turns out that we have something of an Arrow Special on our hand this week. Starting with classic Western “The Ox Bow Incident” before going full cult with Jack Hill’s “The Swinging Cheerleaders”, unknown ’80s slasher “Satan’s Blade” before finishing with […]
Cinema Eclectica 74 – Ultimate 1980's Bingo Card
Our Directors Lottery has its 2nd outing and we couldn’t be happier with the result. In Off The Shelf we look at the 1993 existential noir “Suture”, Tarkovsky’s legendary debut “Ivan’s Childhood”, Pasolini’s “Pigsty” and intense political documentary “Citizenfour”. Our Featured film and second director of choice is Joe Dante […]
Cinema Eclectica 74 – Ultimate 1980’s Bingo Card
Our Directors Lottery has its 2nd outing and we couldn’t be happier with the result. In Off The Shelf we look at the 1993 existential noir “Suture”, Tarkovsky’s legendary debut “Ivan’s Childhood”, Pasolini’s “Pigsty” and intense political documentary “Citizenfour”. Our Featured film and second director of choice is Joe Dante […]
4-Panel 54 – The Super A-Team
Apparently there’s not much going on in the world of comics aside from Josh Boon posting a potential character line-up for the New Mutants film and The Inhumans movie being put into development hell. Also, Wal-mart are launching a line of Wonder Woman cosmetics … Our featured comics and manga […]
Keyframe 53 – Cockney Rabbit Remakes
Big changes are happening in the animation world as NBC Universal buys Dreamworks. We also discuss the remake of Watership Down, a fourth OVA series of Tenchi Muyo and the trailer for The Killing Joke. Our featured anime are Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie, Golden Time Part 2 […]