Screen & Gone

Santa Sangre (1989)

Mexican cinema has always been a law unto itself. Over the years its stars – like the legendary siren Dolores del Rio who came to international prominence during the [...]
Pioneer (2013)

Pioneer, the Nordic thriller from director Erik Skjoldbjaerg, proves, if nothing else, why Scandinavian countries are amongst the best purveyors of both literary and filmic [...]
The Old Curiosity Shop (1934) / The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)

Those who like their films heavily laden with nostalgia are in for a treat with two Dickensian gems released by Studiocanal on DVD. English director Thomas Bentley’s [...]
I Spit On Your Grave 2 (2013)

I Spit On Your Grave (1978), starring Camille Keaton (a distant relative of silent movie star Buster Keaton), was a film which became legendary due to its notoriety. In 2010 [...]
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)

For anyone who came of cinematic age during the heady days of cheesy 1980s cinema, Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films – the documentary by [...]

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