Looking back at the curious fame of the once-ubiquitous demolition expert turned comedy raconteur.
Tag: 1980s
The Bitter End Of British Horror’s Golden Age – Looking Back At The Monster Club
The notorious misfire from Amicus producer Milton Subotsky is every bit as disastrous and dismal as you’ve been told.
Mr T Wants You To Be Somebody
The star of The A-Team gets his own exhaustingly upbeat VHS video in 1984 aimed at turning kids into conformist narcissists.
Tiffany Goes Goth With Jyrki 69
Goth meets pop meets New Romantic – it’s like the 1980s never ended.
Sweetest Tongue Has Sharpest Tooth: The Company Of Wolves Soundtrack Reissued
A long-overdue re-release for one of the great, under-appreciated film scores of the 1980s.
The Guild Home Video VHS Catalogues
A pair of VHS catalogues from one of the more prolific indie distributors of the 1980s.
An Evening With Kitten Natividad
A curious burlesque VHS short featuring Russ Meyer’s legendary muse.
Turkish Star Wars On Blu-Ray: What A Time To Be Alive
The most shameless example of copyright violation and delirious cinematic insanity has been restored to its former glory.
Deep In The Heart Of America: Tony Garnett’s Handgun Explored
The socially-conscious film producer’s uncomfortable take on US gun culture and the rape-revenge movie.
Bill McClintock, Vank Walen And Your Jumpin’ Heart
The mash-up king brings us his most unexpectedly brilliant and bizarre musical collision to date with Van Halen and Hank Williams.
The Golden Age Of The Pin-Up Poster
Remembering the heyday of classic bedroom wall decor.
The Unremitting Awfulness Of The Full Supporting Programme
The sheer, unrelenting misery of the British cinema experience in the early 1980s.