The Fanatic and the best of John Travolta Simon Fitzjohn June 5, 2020 Editor's Choice, Features Screen legend John Travolta remains one of Hollywood’s most iconic and best loved stars. With an immense filmography to his name, spanning everything from action, comedy, musicals, horror, sci-fi and drama,...
Arrow Video Frightfest postpones summer event Simon Fitzjohn June 2, 2020 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London Due to the continuing COVID-19 restrictions on social distancing, Arrow FrightFest’s traditional five day event in August has been regretfully put on hold. Instead, the organisers are planning to expand...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 8: Plot Of Fear (1976) Simon Fitzjohn June 1, 2020 Fragments of Fear Delving once again into the genre’s post golden period, in this month’s episode of Fragments of Fear dynamic duo Peter and Rachael take a look at an example of the giallo poliziotteschi hybrid in Paolo...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 7: Mystere (1983) Simon Fitzjohn June 1, 2020 Fragments of Fear, Podcasts The 1980s heralded in a new era for the giallo and Carlo Vanzina’s 1983 thriller, Mystère is indicative of a marked change in the Italian thriller during the decade of excess. Peter and Rachael take a look...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 6: Death Carries A Cane (1973) Simon Fitzjohn June 1, 2020 Fragments of Fear For the latest episode of Fragments of Fear Rachael and Peter turn their focus once again to the golden period of the genre with Maurizio Pradeaux’s 1973 giallo, Death Carries a Cane - a formulaic giallo...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 5: The Murder Clinic (1966) Simon Fitzjohn June 1, 2020 Fragments of Fear In the latest episode of Fragments of Fear Rachael and Peter once again return to the 1960s, delving into the genre’s Gothic strain with 1966 Gothic giallo hybrid, The Murder Clinic. Discussing the...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 4: Puzzle (1974) Simon Fitzjohn June 1, 2020 Fragments of Fear In the latest episode of Fragments of Fear Peter and Rachael revisit the genre’s post golden era examining Duccio Tessari’s 1974 giallo Puzzle. Arguably the lesser discussed giallo of Tessari’s foray...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 3: Crimes Of The Black Cat (1972) Simon Fitzjohn June 1, 2020 Fragments of Fear Entering into the giallo’s golden period, Fragments of Fear takes an in-depth look at Sergio Pastore’s The Crimes of the Black Cat (1972). Heavily indebted to the early gialli of Dario Argento, Peter and...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 2: So Sweet…So Perverse (1969) Simon Fitzjohn June 1, 2020 Fragments of Fear In their second episode of Fragments of Fear Peter and Rachael take their first foray into the work of prolific Italian genre film director, Umberto Lenzi, delving into the second of his gialli with American...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 1: Autopsy (1975) Simon Fitzjohn May 30, 2020 Features, Fragments of Fear In the inaugural episode of Fragments of Fear, Peter and Rachael discuss Armando Crispino’s deliriously innovative 1975 giallo Macchie Solari aka Autopsy. Wavering between science-fiction tinged surrealism...
Fragments Of Fear giallo podcast launched Simon Fitzjohn May 30, 2020 Editor's Choice, Features, Fragments of Fear Here at Movie Ramblings Towers, we are big fans of the giallo genre. You know the drill - mysterious killers, bizarre clues, lush locations, a memorable soundtrack and attractive casts, all wrapped up in...
Alien Outbreak gets July release date Simon Fitzjohn May 28, 2020 Latest News and Videos Promising 'tense sci-fi action' and having already picked up some glowing advance reviews from the likes of Nerdly, Alien Outbreak is set to land on these shores in July. Here's the blurb - and we have the...
Horror flick The Luring gets trailer and release date Simon Fitzjohn May 28, 2020 Latest News and Videos Fancy an extra bit of horror to while away those warm evenings? If so, why not give The Luring a try? We've got the details - and the trailer - below... From writer/director Christopher Wells,...
From The Vault: Graduation Day (1981) Simon Fitzjohn May 25, 2020 Editor's Choice, From The Vault A school's athletics team start meeting a grisly end
Chiller ‘Relic’ gets release date – and trailer Simon Fitzjohn May 22, 2020 Editor's Choice, Latest News and Videos Anytime a film is described as 'chillingly effective', 'eerie' or 'haunting' by advance critics it is straight on to my radar, so safe to say I am looking forward to the upcoming creepfest Relic. Currently...
Session 9 – An Undervalued Gem Of Modern Horror Simon Fitzjohn May 11, 2020 Editor's Choice, Features 1 Comment An asylum-based shocker that pushes all the right buttons
Camille Keaton returns in Cry For The Bad Man Simon Fitzjohn May 7, 2020 Latest News and Videos A genre icon returns this May, as I Spit On Your Grave's Camille Keaton breaks Isolation to seek justice in Cry for the Bad Man.When a small-town widow is grieving in isolation, she receives a deadly...
Dark Roads 79 secures digital release Simon Fitzjohn May 7, 2020 Latest News and Videos Genre distributor TERROR FILMS has acquired the rights to Chase Smith's horror film, DARK ROADS 79. DARK ROADS 79 has a talented cast and an intriguing story. The film centrally stars: April...
Why I Love: Alien 3 Simon Fitzjohn May 6, 2020 Editor's Choice, Features, Why I Love 4 Comments We give thanks for the David Fincher sequel
From The Vault: The Fan (1981) Simon Fitzjohn May 4, 2020 Editor's Choice, From The Vault I’m pretty sure we can agree that if two leads slaughter a film as part of its supposed ‘promotion’ – with one even going so far as calling it the ‘worst film they were involved in’, chances are...
Pandemic thriller A Knight’s Tour secures release Simon Fitzjohn May 4, 2020 Latest News and Videos Indie genre distributor TERROR FILMS has acquired the worldwide rights to Marvin Choi's feature debut, A KNIGHT'S TOUR. In a post-apocalyptic world, J.D. (Darnel Powell) is a young drifter suffering...