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Merlin is a programme that’s taken an increasingly darker tone with each new series – as has been shown with its broadcast time moving later into a Saturday evening, and this series being the final …
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – I’ll start this review by the admission that I have never seen the original series, so cannot compare Gary Oldman to Alec Guinness, even though it feels like the former …
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Melancholia on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Melancholia starts with a number of very slo-mo shots, nothing making particular sense – at this point, even if I was to try and describe them, such as a horse falling down backwards, a woman …
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Brighton Rock (2010) on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Brighton Rock is a remake of the 1947 film, directed by John Boulting, changing the setting from the 1930s to 1964, during the mods and rockers era, where Kite, the leader of a gang, is …
Continue readingThe Elephant Man on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
The Elephant Man is how John Merrick (portrayed by John Hurt, who was nominated for an Oscar and won a BAFTA for his performance) was dubbed when appearing at the local circus show, in the …
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Alien on DVD – The DVDfever Review – Sigourney Weaver
Alien was the film that introduced us to Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and her battle against the perfect killing organism. This first film is still the best. The crew of the spaceship Nostromo investigate a …
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