One Piece Collection 7

One Piece Collection 7 (Episodes 157-182) (Cert 12) 4 Discs (Distributor: Manga Entertainment) Running time: 588 minutes approx   The Skypiea arc is in full swing and the Straw Hats are far from out of the woods yet. When we left them they had just upset the local authority the White Berets and had incurred the …

Behind The Camera

Behind The Camera (Cert 15) 1 Disc (Distributor: Third Window Films) Running Time: 85 minutes approx. Despite being hailed one of the all-time classic films Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard wasn’t particularly well received by his industry peers back in 1950, with some furiously calling for his head, so upset were they at his supposedly savage …

Campione!

Campione! (Cert 12) 2 Discs (Distributor: MVM) Running time: 324 minutes approx.     If we’ve learned anything from anime it is that the life of an average Japanese schoolboy is never a dull one, full of adventure and fantastic life changing events. Godo Kusanagi is no exception. The 15 year-old has been sent by his grandfather …

From Vegas To Macau aka The Man From Macau (Ao Men feng yun)

From Vegas To Macau aka The Man From Macau (Ao Men feng yun) Hong Kong (2014) Dir. Wong Jing The Chinese New Year brings with it many traditional celebratory festivities and in the cinema world this time of year is when a number of lavish comedies are unleashed to further the joyous mood. One regular …

Miss Granny (Su-sang-han geu-nyeo)

Miss Granny (Su-sang-han geu-nyeo) Korea (2014) Dir. Hwang Dong-hyu Nobody likes getting old and there are many who try to stave off the aging process with plastic surgery the like. But what if you became young again without any surgical assistance and had a second chance at living your dreams? Oh Mal-sun (Na Moon-hee) is …

WWE – Ladies And Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman

WWE – Ladies And Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman (Cert 12) 2 Disc Blu-ray / 3 Discs DVD (Distributor: Fremantle Media) Running Time: 430 minutes approx He has been called many things – Psycho Yuppie, Mad Scientist, Godfather of Extreme and most recently a walrus. He’s also been accused of being a liar, a …

The Patience Stone (Syngué sabour, pierre de patience)

The Patience Stone (Syngué sabour, pierre de patience) Afghanistan (2012) Dir. Atiq Rahimi Persian folklore tells of a magic black stone called Syng-e-saboor (the Patience Stone), which those who are suffering great misery, pain or the burden of secrets can confide in. It is said the stone absorbs everything without discrimination until it finally explodes, …

Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust

Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust (Cert 15) 1 Disc (Distributor: Manga Entertainment/Kaze) Running time: 67 minutes approx With this final chapter resuming from the exact moment we left it at the end of the second instalment a quick recap is in order: teenage prostitute Rune Balot, left to die by twisted casino king Shell Septinous, …

Bellissima

Bellissima Italy (1951) Dir. Luchino Visconti If you have been appalled by parents who push their kids into auditioning for TV talent shows or hideous beauty pageants, imagine how legendary Italian auteur Luchino Visconti must have felt encountering them en masse when auditioning for child actors. The result of his experiences is this trenchant, savage …

Familiar Of Zero Series 1

Familiar Of Zero Series 1 (Cert 12) 2 Discs (Distributor: MVM) Running time: 295 minutes approx.    In a magical world called Halkeginia those born of nobility are taught how to use magic at the Tristain Academy. One such student is the haughty Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière; while that is a mouthful fear …