Jean Rollins startling debut feature, 1968s The Rape of the Vampire (Le Viol du vampire), introduces his unique take on vampirism, establishing the blend of surrealism, eroticism, and horror that... more
One of Jean Rollins least-seen and most underrated works, The Night of the Hunted (La Nuit des traques) finds the director moving away from his trademark tales of vampirism to explore a nightmarish,... more
A satanic cult, as part of an ancient rite to revive a witch who died 400 years earlier, must sacrifice a group of seven virgins. Trouble erupts when one of the prospective victim's lovers interrupts... more
In this Italian-Spanish "giallo" film, a pair of crooks takes a young lawyer and his girlfriend hostage in order to get back at the lawyer's father, who happens to be a judge. Giovanna Ralli, Leon... more
Four-disc set includes "Untamed Mistress" (1956), "Please Don't Touch Me" (1963), "Forty Acre Feud" (1965), "Girl from Tobacco Row" (1966), "White Lightnin' Road" (1967), "The Exotic Ones" (1968),... more
Jean Rollins third feature film, 1971s The Shiver of the Vampires (Le Frisson des vampires), established themes and visual motifs to which he would return throughout his career, blending horror,... more
Originally released in 1997, Two Orphan Vampires (Les Deux orphelines vampires) finds Jean Rollin, the master of the fantastique, returning to the vampire genre with which he had made his name. |By... more
Amongst overlooked filmmakers, British director Michael J Murphy ranks as one of the most sorely neglected. Having cut his teeth on a variety of homemade 8mm shorts, he had completed three... more
SYNOPSIS::A bruising, brilliant wartime espionage drama. Based on a story by real-life spy Donald Downes, Asquiths film follows an American airman sent into occupied France with orders to kill a... more
Adapted from the celebrated novel of the same name by Walter Greenwood, Love on the Dole was one of the most controversial British films of its time, having been banned from production by the British... more
Cast: Vic Smith, Alice Barker, Charlie Collett, Hilary Runnacles, Clarence Balls, Jack Parsons, Peter Campbell |Director: David Gladwell |When an old man sees the dead rise from their graves in a... more
After Hitler's ascension to power, an influx of storm troopers came to the small German village of Adorf. As indoctrination of the locals in Nazi orthodoxy began, humane Lutheran pastor Frederick... more
Two-disc set includes: Hunted (1972)Realtor Margaret Lord (June Ritchie) was happy to be showing prospective tenant John Drummond (Edward Woodward) a long-vacant apartment overlooking the town... more
Four men with little in common, other than their attendance of an alcohol rehabilitation course, bond over their love of booze at a nearby pub between sessions. Between pints and bouts of delusion... more
Once dubbed the King of Sexploitation by the tabloid press, Stanley Long was the godfather of the British sex film. Starting out with 8mm striptease reels in the 1950s before moving into nudist... more
An early horror classic drawn from Mexicos rich tradition of folklore, La llorona recounts the chilling tale of the wailing woman who kills herself and her child before returning to haunt the living.... more
Made in the wake of La lloronas success and directed with flair by Fernando de Fuentes (regarded as one of the masters of early Mexican cinema), The Phantom of the Monastery (El fantasma del... more
The final western from one of the genres greatest directors, Budd Boetticher (Ride Lonesome), and the last screen appearance of war hero-turned-movie star Audie Murphy (To Hell and Back), A Time for... more
Based on Herman Melvilles celebrated short story Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Anthony Friedmanns unduly neglected film relocates the action to 1970s London and stars Oscar-winner... more
This offbeat horror film, starring genre icons Peter Cushing (The Revenge of Frankenstein, Star Wars), Donald Pleasence (You Only Live Twice, Halloween), and Luan Peters (Twins of Evil, Doctor Who),... more
Director Michael Apted (Coal Miner's Daughter, The World Is Not Enough) made his feature-film debut with this distinctive drama based on the novella of the same name by H E Bates (The Darling Buds of... more
Real-life husband and wife David Hemmings (Blowup, Deep Red) and Gayle Hunnicutt (Eye of the Cat, Fragment of Fear) star in this tense British shocker from director Kevin Billington (The Rise and... more
Adapted from P D James classic crime novel, this stylish, little-seen thriller stars Billie Whitelaw (The Omen, The Krays), Pippa Guard (The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady), Paul Freeman (Raiders... more