There’s a look that people get when you mention the words “The Dark Crystal”. It’s usually followed by them telling you that Jim Henson and Frank Oz’s 1982 classic scared the life out of them as children, whether it was the “Trial by stone!” or the poor little Podling having his life essence drained out
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Fancy winning a DVD? How about three? Thanks to Anti-World Releasing, we have three Limited Edition DVDs to give away with our latest competition! First up is Penny Slinger: Out Of The Shadows, the incredible, untold story of the British artist Penny Slinger and the traumatic events that led to the creation of her masterpiece,
Certificate: 18 Director: Paul Verhoeven Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell Running Time: 113 mins The year is 1990. It had been three long years since audiences were beguiled and horrified by Paul Verhoeven’s sci-fi police horror, Robocop, but they were about plunged into a similarly disturbing (and vastly bigger) world
In 1995, the image of Japanese animation in Britain was very different from what it is now. It was before Pikachu and Naruto, before Death Note and Cowboy Bebop. Studio Ghibli was around in Japan, but only hardcore anime fans knew about it in Britain. The national media called Japanese animation ‘manga movies’, ignoring fans’
Telling the story of Martin (Andy Nyman, pictured above), The Glass Man delves into the life and mind of a man whose perfect life, with the perfect wife (Neve Campbell) is shattered when a loan shark, Pecco (James Cosmo), calls at their home in the dead of night to collect what he’s owed. Pecco offers
With Total Recall turning 30 years old this year and getting a gorgeous new 4K Blu-ray release, The Companion, an innovative new sci-fi subscription app and website, has partnered with Studiocanal UK to curate a special mini-season of exclusive content devoted to the first great sci-fi blockbuster of the Nineties. Based on Philip K. Dick’s
When Dutch director Paul Verhoeven let RoboCop roam the dystopian city streets of Detroit in 1987, the result was a smart satire on corporate greed, consumerism and rebirth that explored a cyborg super cop’s lingering humanity. It became an instant science fiction classic. When a sequel was greenlit and Verhoeven passed, there was seemingly only
Following the success of Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic anime masterpiece Akira riding back into cinemas earlier this year, Manga Entertainment UK has announced its 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release and to celebrate, we have a copy to give away! Not only that, but we will also be including a mini-theatrical release poster to go along with it! <span data-mce-type=”bookmark”
Director: Will Jewell Writer: Will Jewell Cast: Goran Bogdan, Kevin Guthrie, Chris Reilly, Simon Speirs Running Time: 91 mins In a remote area of Wales, Simon (Kevin Guthrie) has decided to refurbish the ancestral home he shares with his wife Amy (Amber Rose Revah) as part of a tax dodge on the advice of his
“It’s so over the top,” laughs Stephen Hopkins, director of sci-fi sequel Predator 2. “I just sort of went for it and made the biggest, boldest, loudest movie I could make. I was only 29 years old – I was like a rampant child, running around Los Angeles, blowing the shit out of everything and
Now this is a good-looking box set that will look resplendent on any self-respecting Blu-ray shelf! The 4400 will soon be getting the Blu-ray box-set it deserves, complete with every episode from the four seasons of the sci-fi series as well as plenty of extras besides! Over the last century, thousands of people have gone
Director Yeon Sang-ho is back with the sequel to Train To Busan with Peninsula. Set four years after the devasting zombie outbreak as seen in Busan, this time we follow soldier Jung Seok (Dong-Won Gang) who returns to the now-quaratined South Korea after narrowly escaping. There, he finds a family of survivors including mother Min-jeong
In 1968, when George A Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead (co-written with John Russo) was unleashed on the world, it not only created a whole new way of telling horror movies that would go on to inspire countless filmmakers, it cemented Romero as one of the great social storytellers of our time. Its success
Director: George A. Romero Writer: George A. Romero Cast: Gaylen Ross, David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger If you like this, try… Dawn Of The Dead (2004) Zack Snyder’s terrifying remake gives us fast zombies and a whole new set of reasons to not hold up in a mall during an undead apocalypse. Much
Often cited to be one of the greatest horror films of all time, George A. Romero’s Dawn Of The Dead was the long-awaited, highly anticipated sequel to the genre-defining Night Of The Living Dead. Released in 1978, Dawn Of The Dead showed Romero once being again ahead of the curve, mixing biting political satire with
To celebrate the release of Eighties horror classic The Evil Dead on 4k Ultra HD for the first time this month, we have two copies to give away! Written and directed by Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Drag Me to Hell) The Evil Dead is a no-holds-barred onslaught of gruesome terror and nightmarish effects which has earned
Certificate: PG Director: Amp Wong, Zhao Ji Cast: (UK voice) Stephanie Sheh, Paul Yen, Vivian Lu, Matthew Moy Running Time: 99 mins Chinese cinema has enjoyed some major success in the West, though that has been predominantly with martial arts movies, particularly during the early Noughties when films such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, House
To celebrate the release of animated fantasy adventure, White Snake on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital this November, we are giving away a copy of the film to SciFiNow’ers! White Snake tells the story of Blanca who is saved by Xuan, a snake catcher from a nearby village. She has lost her memory, and together they
Back in the days before social media or tell-all trailers threatened cinematic secrecy, The Sixth Sense emerged as a sleeper hit that was able to keep its big twist denouement respectfully shrouded in mystery. A seemingly straightforward supernatural thriller about a troubled boy who sees ghosts and finds a kindred spirit with a dismayed child
Based on one of the most ancient and enduring stories in Chinese history, White Snake is the latest animated adventure from Light Chaser Animation, one of China’s premier animation studios. Telling the tale of trickster demons, deadly mythical beasts, assassins, martial arts action and the promise of eternal love, White Snake looks set to take audiences
Remember remember… to enter our competition to win James McTeigue’s 2005 sci-fi gem V For Vendetta on 4K! To celebrate the release of DC’s V For Vendetta on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (and for Bonfire Night of course!) we are giving away three copies of the 4K Combo Pack to SciFiNow readers – all you
Following three generations of women as they face a very real terror with the realisation that the eldest, Edna, is suffering from Alzheimer’s, along with the more supernatural horror of a potentially haunted house, Relic is sure to terrify you on a number of levels. Starring Robin Nevin as Edna, Emily Mortimer as her daughter
Surrounded by controversy, intrigue and debate, the story behind I Spit On Your Grave is almost as interesting as the one portrayed on-screen. The 1978 movie written and directed by Meir Zarchi about a woman who gets her revenge after being raped has had a re-name, was banned when it was released and is still
“There’s something wonderful about horror that provides this kind of buffer between difficult subjects and the viewer,” says Australian writer and director Natalie Erika James as we discuss her debut feature, Relic. “It’s like being on a roller coaster at the same time as talking about grief.” Relic follows three generations of women – grandmother
Who ya gonna call for some fiendish family-friendly fun? It’s the Ghostbusters of course! And now you have the chance to revisit both Ghostbusters 1 and Ghostbusters 2 in glorious 4K with our brand-new competition! It’s been 36 years since we first met kooky college profs Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz (Dan Ackroyd) and
Launched in 2015, the 12 Monkeys TV series raised a few eyebrows when it was announced. Based on the successful film of the same name directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Bruce Willis, many thought there wasn’t anywhere else the story could go. That couldn’t be further from the truth – three years and four
Back in 1988 DC gave Batman fans the chance to choose the fate of one of its most divisive characters – Jason Todd; the young man who Batman takes under his Bat-wing after finding him trying to steal the tyres off the Batmobile. Well… apparently Jason wasn’t as divisive as it initially seemed after an
To a new generation of filmgoers, the summer blockbusters of 1999 probably seem like they belong to a strange alternate universe – certainly far more dated, and even forgettable, than their relatively meagre 21-year timespan would suggest. Witness the snore-inducing fantasy-farce of Wild, Wild West and, of course, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace which threw
First released back in 2003, Frank Herbert’s three-part sci-fi miniseries, Children Of Dune will soon be available to take home on DVD and Blu-ray! Adapted for the screen by John Harrison (Tales From The Darkside) and directed by Greg Yaitanes, the series is based on the Frank Herbert novels Dune Messiah and Children Of Dune. Check out
Missing your Vikings fix? Good news! Not only will volume one of Season Six of the show be available to buy on Blu-ray and DVD this month, but we also have an exclusive deleted scene from the sixth season right here! And it seems that Bjorn is on everyone’s minds… <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: