Classics

Freaks: A Retrospective

Published on: 27th January, 2010

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Before the terms “exploitation” “hardcore” or “video nasties” were even thought of…..there was “Freaks” which can qualify in all three categories. A film so offensive and repulsive to the censors and audience of its time that it was banned in many countries – including the U.K. – for thirty years ! A film that is [...]

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Nosferatu: eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)

Published on: 17th January, 2010

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“Nosferatu – doesn’t this name sound like the very midnight call of death ? Speak it not aloud, or life’s pictures will turn to pale shadows, and nightmares will rise up to feed on your blood”. Pretty strong words, and that’s just a quote from one of the opening cards on this silent classic from [...]

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CLASSICS – The Hammer Story

Published on: 2nd January, 2010

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“Hammer” – a name synonymous with British horror movies. It was a small, modest company that changed the face of horror and became the leading brand in the genre world-wide in the sixties, leaving rival production company Amicus forever trailing in second place.
A Hammer film had its own unique look and feel, becoming virtually a [...]

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