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Friday One Sheet: THE DEVILS, 2026 and 1971

As you can tell, in these parts we are super excited for the October re-release of Ken Russell's 1971 masterpiece, The Devils. The aptly named Sister Hyde Design (who we have featured in these parts in the past for the Faces of...

4K Restoration of Ken Russell's THE DEVILS to World Premiere at Cannes, One-Week Theatrical Release to Follow

KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS is the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned - and the first time the film will be presented restored and in 4K.

FRAILTY 4K UHD Review: Horror Comes Home, Again, Looking Better Than Ever

Bill Paxton's directorial debut is new to 4K UHD, plus a Criterion Collection roundup.

VENOM (No, Not That One) Slithers onto 4K UHD from Blue Underground

Oliver Reed, Susan George, and Klaus Kinski star in director Piers Haggard's high-concept thriller, as a deadly mamba Interrupts a kidnapping.

Blu-ray Review: Delightful Camp and Horror in PARANOIAC

Ah, Hammer Horror, a happy (ish) gateway drug to the more horrific, violent, terrifying modern films of today. Hammer was known for mainly campy and gothic bodice-ripping films, dripping with lurid colors and malice, along with a certain off-the-rails glee....

Blu-ray Review: WOMEN IN LOVE

Prolific director Ken Russell (Tommy, Lisztomania, The Devils, Altered States) made his third feature film Women in Love in 1969 (the year it was released in the U.K.) with a terrific cast, starring the infamous Oliver Reed, as well as Alan Bates,...

70s Rewind: ROYAL FLASH, Richard Lester's Comic 19th Century Adventure

Recently I watched Richard Lester's Royal Flash (1975), starring Malcolm McDowell, for the first time. Adapted by author George MacDonald Fraser from his own novel, it's a broad and sprightly comic adventure that I thoroughly enjoyed. To be frank, I...

Now On Blu-ray: Nico Mastorakis' THE ZERO BOYS And HIRED TO KILL

Last year Arrow Video graced the world with a Blu-ray release of the rightly notorious piece of '70's cult madness, Island of Death. The director of that film, Greek impresario Nico Mastorakis, was little known by films fans outside of...