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The Devils

Director – Ken Russell – 1971 – UK – Cert. 18 – 106m 41s (cut) ***** UK DVD release date 19/03/2012, cert. 18, 107 mins plus extras, £19.99. Reviewed for Third Way 40 years after its 1971 theatrical release, the late Ken Russell’s key work reaches UK DVD in its original UK X Certificate version […]

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Pharaoh
(Faraon)

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date September 15 2024
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(Faraon)
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Director – Jerzy Kawalerowicz – 1966 – Poland – Cert. 12 – 152m ***** The reformist zeal of a youthful heir to the Ancient Egyptian throne confronts the immovable conservative tradition of the priesthood of the god Osiris – on Blu-ray from Monday, September 16th There is nothing else in cinema quite like Pharaoh. That […]

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Godzilla
King of the Monsters
(2019)

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Post date April 3 2024
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King of the Monsters
(2019)

Director – Michael Dougherty – 2019 – US – Cert. 12a – 132m *** Fantastical, giant creatures Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Mothra and Rodan battle it out on land and sea, leaving cities devastated in their wake – in cinemas from Wednesday, May 29th 2019 Warner Bros’ latest effort in their strategy to create a self-contained […]