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Posted on November 2, 2020
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1980 Director(s): Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi Starring: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Kayo Matsuo, Tokio Oki Words – Nathan Scatcherd. The kind of bloody, balletic Samurai film you rarely see made anymore, Shogun Assassin stands as perhaps one of the finest examples of the Jidaigeki… Continue Reading “Shogun Assassin (1980)”
Category: Cult Corner, In Retrospect, Japan, Reel Steel, World CinemaTags: 1980, 2020, 40th, Akihiro Tomikawa, and, anniversary, Assassin, cinema, classic, Criterion, Cub, cult, feature, film, Japan, Japanese, Kenji Misumi, Lone, movie, release, retrospect, retrospective, review, Robert Houston, Samurai, Shogun, Shogun Assassin, Toho, Tomisaburo Wakayama, VIPCO, Wolf
Posted on October 24, 2020
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1978 Director: George A Romero Starring: Ken Foree, Gaylen Ross, David Emge, Scott H. Reiniger, David Crawford, David Early, Richard France, Howard Smith Words – Oliver Innocent In 1968 director George A Romero rocked the horror genre with his zombie classic Night of the… Continue Reading “Dawn of the Dead (1978)”
Category: Cult Corner, horror, In Retrospect, Reel SteelTags: 1978, A, cinema, classic, cult, Dawn, Dead, feature, film, Foree, Gaylen, genre, George, horror, Ken, movie, of, original, retrospective, review, Romero, Ross, Savini, The, Tom, Trilogy, zombie
Posted on October 24, 2020
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1985 Director: George A. Romero Starring: Lori Cardille, Joseph Pilato, Terry Alexander, Sherman Howard Words – Oliver Innocent Quite possibly the most revered independent horror film of all time, George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968) laid down the blueprint for a… Continue Reading “Day of the Dead (1985)”
Category: Cult Corner, horror, In Retrospect, Reel SteelTags: 1985, A, Bub, Cardille, cinema, classic, cult, Dawn, Day, Dead, feature, film, George, horror, Joseph, Living, Lori, movie, Night, of, Pilato, retrospective, Romero, Savini, The, Tom, Trilogy, zombie
Posted on February 26, 2020
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1989 Director: Shinya Tsukamoto Starring: Tomoro Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka, Shinya Tsukamoto, Naomasa Musaka Words – Christian Abbott “Your future is metal!” This line hits two-thirds into the film, and after a series of deliriously disturbing sequences, you believe it. It’s hard to… Continue Reading “Tetsuo: The Iron Man”
Category: Cult Corner, horror, Japan, Reel Steel, World CinemaTags: 1989, cinema, classic, cult, feature, film, horror, Iron, Japan, Japanese, Man, metal, movie, retrospect, retrospective, review, Shin'ya, Tetsuo, The, Tsukamoto
Posted on January 30, 2020
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From Akira Kurosawa, to Godzilla and Studio Ghibli, Japan has given the world some of its most iconic titles in cinema. To mark the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games taking place in Tokyo, we took a retrospective look at a selection of films which… Continue Reading “Japan 2020”
Category: Reel SteelTags: 2020, 2021, anime, BFI, cinema, classic, cult, Culture, feature, film, Games, Japan, Japanese, kaiju, movie, Olympic, Olympics, Paralympic, Paralympics, review, season, Tokyo, UK
Posted on January 15, 2020
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The Reel Steel Cult Weekender is a celebration of films which hold a ‘cult’ or ‘classic’ status in cinema – older titles shown again on the big screen, so that today’s audiences can experience important, overlooked or influential titles in their genre. Hosted at… Continue Reading “Reel Steel Cult Weekender 2020 Film Festival”
Category: Film Festivals, Reel SteelTags: 2020, 35mm, Abbeydale, cinema, classic, cult, event, feature, festival, film, Ghibli, horror, house, movie, picture, Reel, retrospective, review, screening, Sheffield, Steel, Studio, Weekender
Posted on January 15, 2020
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1981 Director: Sam Raimi Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly Words – Oliver Innocent One of horror cinema’s most iconic titles, The Evil Dead succinctly sums up the genre’s key themes; a preoccupation with darkness and death. It’s short,… Continue Reading “The Evil Dead (1981)”
Category: Cult Corner, horror, Reel SteelTags: 1981, Ash, Bruce, Campbell, cinema, classic, cult, Dead, Evil, feature, film, horror, movie, Raimi, review, Sam, The
Posted on January 15, 2020
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1976 Director: John Carpenter Starring: Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, Martin West, Tony Burton, Charles Cyphers, Nancy Kyes Words – Joe H. A director synonymous with horror, John Carpenter earned his prolific status with films such as Halloween (1978), The Thing (1982) and… Continue Reading “Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)”
Category: Cult Corner, In Retrospect, Reel SteelTags: 13, 1976, Assault, Austin, Carpenter, cinema, classic, cult, Darwin, feature, film, John, Joston, Laurie, movie, On, Precinct, review, Stoker, thriller, Zimmer
Posted on October 26, 2019
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Director: Richard Stanley Starring: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Q’orianka Kilcher, Tommy Chong, Madeleine Arthur, Julian Hilliard, Brendan Meyer Words – Carly Stevenson Adapted from the H.P. Lovecraft short story by cult director Richard Stanley, Color Out of Space is a stunning spectacle of cosmic… Continue Reading “Color Out of Space”
Category: horror, Reel Steel, sci-fiTags: 2019, 2020, Adaptation, book, Cage, cinema, Color, Colour, cult, feature, February, film, H.P., horror, HP, January, Lovecraft, Mandy, movie, Nic, Nicolas, novel, of, Out, rage, release, review, Richard, Space, Stanley, Story, UK
Posted on August 25, 2019
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1982 Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, Daryl Hannah Words – Nathan Scatcherd Unquestionably one of the greatest and most influential sci-fi films of all time, Blade Runner takes on a whole new dimension this year, specifically… Continue Reading “Blade Runner”
Category: In Retrospect, Reel Steel, sci-fiTags: 1982, 2007, 2019, Androids, Blade, cinema, classic, cult, Cut, Daryl, Deckard, Dick, Do, Dream, Electric, feature, fiction, film, final, Ford, Hannah, Harrison, Hauer, K, movie, music, November, of, Phillip, replicant, review, Ridley, Runner, Rutger, sci-fi, science, score, Scott, Sean, Sheep, soundtrack, The, Vangelis, version, young