A great movie, one that demands multiple viewings, gets the Luke & Matt treatment! Enjoy 😁

Mike Ripley has a new mystery novel out in paperback. We sat down to chat about it as well as the forthcoming "re-imagined" version of Lovejoy (Mike was a scriptwriter on the original TV show).

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My feeling is that up to 1965 it's really the tail end of the classic period. Not a universally held belief, I realise ... 😁. I love SECONDS but ... nah!

From Classic Noir to Neo-Noir: 1965 to 1969 The transition from classic Film Noir to the more self-referential and self-conscious Neo-noir occurred during the mid 1960s, the shift marked by the end of the Motion Picture Production Code in 1967,...

My attempt at marking out the timeline during the mid to late 1960s when Film Noir evolved and reshaped itself into Neo-noir ... What did I miss?

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Surprisingly witty!

Brill - must get it when it comes out on disc.

My niece got it for me. She is amazing. You should get the blue-ray though, great movie.

And how was it? I've always thought it would work better as a single film.

Blu-ray of ghost movie, THE SURVIVOR (1981)

Thank you to those lovely people from @indicator.bsky.social for my contributor copy of David Hemmings' twisty spookfest, The Survivor, starring Robert Powell and Jenny Agutter. Out now on Blu-ray and 4K UHD and, as you can see, it's a thing of beauty.

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Loved this Mike Ripley book. Guided me to so much good stuff

Sergio is joined today by Mike Ripley, the award-winning crime novelist, critic and editor, to discuss his latest murder mystery, Buried Above Ground, now out in paperback.

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Despite some dodgy continuity, THE PHANTOM OF SOHO is a hugely entertaining 1960s Krimi. Utterly bananas in story terms, director Franz Josef Gottlieb keeps it moving at a great clip. Eureka's Blu-ray may be derived from an SD source (duly acknowledged) but they've done wonders with it.

Love this movie. Some people don't get it and I feel nothing but pity fir them.

Time for some period chills with Boris & Bela

Click the link to view the 1954 version of James Bond's 1st adventure, Casino Royale.

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On the podcast, James Chapman tells me how it got made and discusses the future of 007.

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Coincidentally, just watched this yesterday! Comparatively low wattage for a season 1 episode perhaps but loved it. Salmi is excellent and, according to the great and powerful Zicree, a very last minute replacement for Neville Brand.

Very seasonal 😆

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'Tis the season to be silly ...

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As always, thank you very much Margot.

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The new UK release of David Hemmings' spooky 1981 adaptation of James Herbert's The Survivor from @indicator.bsky.social includes a plane-load of extras (plus a new essay by yours truly) as well as three cuts of the film. Out now on Blu-ray and 4K UHD.

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They did all the heavy lifting - found and restored film prints, programmed seasons of Powell's work, published interviews with him and Pressburger and published new studies on their work. Let's face it, Scorsese is more of a superfan 😆

A magnificent film. But with all due respect to Mr Scorsese, Ian Christie and Kevin Gough-Yates worked tirelessly in the 70s and 80s to reinstate Powell's reputation.

No fisticuffs in VICTIM, admittedly 🤣

Dearden made so many terrific films. You seen VICTIM? Today is Dirk Bogarde's birthday after all 😁

36 Hours Limited Collector's Edition Montgomery Tully’s man-on-the-run Brit-noir thriller starring Dan Duryea makes its worldwide debut on UHD and Blu-ray - now restored in 4K.

Chuffed to have contributed to the extras for 36 HOURS (1953) from Hammer with such fine folk as Dr Josephine Botting, @barryf48.bsky.social, Maxim Jakubowski, Wayne Kinsey, @annodracula.bsky.social, @vicpratt.bsky.social, Toby Roan & @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social.

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Never seen it at the cinema and I reckon I missed out - always found it a bit too slow moving on the telly.

Now that is just the perfect start!