Days Are Numbers Film Night No. 1 – Leningrad Cowboys Go America!
Howdy! I trust you’re going to the first-ever Days Are Numbers film night (on the 23rd of February at The Montpelier in Peckham, in case you didn’t know)? You are!? Jolly good! And would you like to know a little bit more about the film we’re showing that night? You [...]
Film of the Day – The Shout (Jerzy Skolimowski, 1978)
Not so long ago we had a bit of a chat about the retroactively established 70s British subgenre folk-horror, didn’t we; listing the likes of The Wicker Man, Witchfinder General, Blood on Satan’s Claw and Tam-Lin as some of the more notable efforts that potentially make up this somewhat loosely defined category… [...]
Film of the Day – The Pornographers (Shohei Imamura, 1966)
Now before we begin, I don’t want to hear any giggling from the back, and I certainly won’t entertain any demands to investigate my download history… But, in all serious, it does continue to surprise me that more films haven’t been made about the subject of pornography. As an industry it’s always struck [...]
Oh, How We Miss You
Trish Keenan 1968 – 2011 Since it’s exactly a year to the day that Trish Keenan tragically passed on, I thought it would be nice to roll out a few Broadcast videos to listen to, watch and enjoy. I have to admit to still not really having come to terms [...]
Director of the Month: Ken Russell
Hello and welcome to Director of the Month, your cut-out-and-keep guide to the very finest auteurs in filmland… This Month: Ken Russell Nationality: English D.O.B: 03/07/1927 Died: 27/11/2011 Years active: 1964 – 2002 Number of films (as director): 19 Do say: “You are quite possibly the most easily identifiable and wildly [...]
Spooky Film of the Day – Death Proof (Quentin Tarantino, 2007)
It took me a long, long time to get round to watching Death Proof, and to be honest with you, that was probably largely down to the fact that I haven’t been overly impressed with the general output of Quentin Tarantino in this century… Don’t get me wrong, both Kill [...]
Spooky Film of the Day – Daughters of Darkness (Harry Kumel, 1971)
Vampires, eh? Those guys will never go out of fashion, it seems. Surely the man on the street’s bogeyman of choice, even if they are more likely to be found sulking in their bedrooms a la the Twilight kids or getting their heads kicked in by Wesley Snipes these days… [...]
Spooky Film of the Day – Let’s Kill Uncle (William Castle, 1966)
Yes, Morrissey fans this is where he got it from… Although quite what the Salford warbler’s feelings are about director William Castle, have sadly never been put on record. As for me, I happen to think that Herr Schloss (to use his original, German birth name) is the quintessential “Halloween” filmmaker because, if you think about it, October 31st stands [...]
Spooky Film of the Day – Tam-Lin (Roddy McDowall, 1970)
One of the segments I enjoyed most during Mark Gatiss’ recent History of Horror series was when the erstwhile League of Gentlemen man set about championing a peculiar subgenre often referred to as Folk Horror. Films that belong to this stable are notable for incorporating spooky British folklore into the horror mileu, often [...]
Spooky Film of the Day – Vamp (Richard Venk, 1986)
Back by popular demand (I think?!), Days Are Numbers’ annual Halloween horror film blow-out, Spooky Film of the Day… Mwah-ha-ha! etc. And what better time of year than All Hallows’ Eve to “Vamp” it up, eh? Let me give this to you straight from the very beginning; what most appeals about [...]