Videodrome is one of my favourite David Cronenberg movies. This cult classic continues the ‘body horror’ themes from his earlier works (Shivers, Rabid), with a bigger budget and better actors. James Woods gives a high octane performance in the lead, and there is a memorable supporting turn from Blondie’s Debbie Harry too. There’s also a…
Violent Playground
I’ve never seen 1958 British crime drama Violent Playground. (Ok, frankly I’d never heard of it either before finding this poster…) However, that didn’t stop me buying this Spanish one-sheet on a whim. Its a great image, I think, and the film also boasts a fantastic cast: Stanley Baker, Peter Cushing and, in an early…
The Masque Of The Red Death
The Masque Of The Red Death is arguably the best of the Edgar Allen Poe adaptations that Roger Corman made with Vincent Price in the 60s. The film is the last but one of 8 Poe adaptations Corman directed. It was made in the UK, and was stylishly shot in color by cinematographer (and later…
Pink Floyd The Wall
“All in all you’re just another brick in the wall…” If you grew up in the 80s The Wall was inescapable. First there was the 1979 double album and hit single, mostly conceptualised by Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, then a tour featuring animatronics designed by artist Gerald Scarfe, who also produced the album artwork. The…