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Neill Blomkamp: fan-fave director on shooting new movie Demonic in the midst of the pandemic – plus his love of RoboCop and Alien
Anton van Beek  |  Oct 06, 2021  |  0 comments
It's now six years since Neill Blomkamp’s last movie, Chappie, was released in cinemas. During the intervening period he has kept himself busy setting up a production company, Oats Studios, and shooting a series of experimental short movies that are freely available to watch on YouTube. And, while many of us spent the last year locked down at home binge-watching films and telly shows, Blomkamp decided to go out and make a brand-new movie, Demonic.
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Dawn of the Dead 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray review, PLUS exclusive interview with encoder David Mackenzie
Mark Craven & Anton van Beek  |  Nov 11, 2020  |  0 comments
Blending dark black comedy, stomach-churning gore effects and nail-biting tension – not to mention some slick satire – George A. Romero's 1978 zombie sequel Dawn of the Dead is regarded by many as the pinnacle of the decades-spanning franchise and the genre. And now it's resurrected on 4K Blu-ray...
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Why 8K is transforming movies, and why you probably haven’t noticed yet...
Steve May  |  Jun 19, 2020  |  0 comments
We chat to Dan Durran from RED Digital about being ahead of the pixel curve, the benefits of downsampling, and I Love Lucy...
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Interview: Richard Stanley on cult horror Color Out of Space, his love of H.P. Lovecraft, and working with Nic Cage and alpacas...
Anton van Beek  |  Jun 10, 2020  |  0 comments
'I like things that build some kind of hysterical momentum' – fan favourite filmmaker chats exclusively to HCC to celebrate his return to the silver screen
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Exclusive interview: George Lazenby on the 50th anniversary of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Sean Hannam  |  Dec 20, 2019  |  0 comments
We chat to the only actor to play James Bond just once about being cast in the role, turning down sequels and an on-set incident with a big sausage...
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Black Mirror Season 5 hits Netflix this week – we chat to Charlie Brooker about casting Miley Cyrus...
Steve May  |  Jun 04, 2019  |  0 comments
Show creator Brooker discusses the new season's standout episode Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too and its pop star leading lady...
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Chatting Creed II with director Steven Caple Jnr
Anton van Beek  |  Mar 26, 2019  |  0 comments
The Creed II helmer reveals why boxing is ripe for cinematic treatment, how he approached the series' iconic score with caution, and why Sly Stallone is like an 'old uncle'…
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Talking sonic scares with The Haunting of Hill House sound supremo Trevor Gates
Steve May  |  Nov 27, 2018  |  0 comments
Creating the sound design for horrors is an art that all home cinema fans will appreciate, and few audio engineers are as good at it as Trevor Gates. We chat to him about his work on Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House, plus smash hit film Get Out and more...
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The 3D Film Archive: the gatekeepers of 3D movies
Mark Craven  |  Oct 25, 2018  |  0 comments
The aim of the 3D Film Archive is to ensure that the format's rich history isn't forgotten. We caught up with its Technical Director Greg Kintz for a discussion of stereoscopic cinema's past, present and future...
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Taking it to the IMAX: The past, present and future of the premium cinema corp
Martin Dew  |  Oct 06, 2018  |  First Published: Oct 05, 2018  |  0 comments
Having spread its wings into home cinema and VR, and astonished moviegoers with last Summer's Dunkirk, IMAX is on a roll. We quiz IMAX CTO Brian Bonnick about the development of its laser projection system, 12-channel audio and the IMAX 'DNA'...
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Exclusive interview: Capturing the look of Mo'Wax
Anton van Beek  |  Sep 24, 2018  |  0 comments
Producer M.J. McMahon reveals the design decisions behind the BFI's eye-catching new three-disc, limited edition Blu-ray/DVD boxset of the acclaimed music documentary The Man from Mo'Wax
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Interview with Dennis Sands – Hollywood music royalty!
Martin Dew  |  Aug 24, 2018  |  0 comments
Oscar-nominated music scoring mixer Dennis Sands, whose most recent films include Ready Player One and Avengers: Infinity War, talks to Martin Dew about bringing music to movies, the benefits of object-based audio, Marvel's security precautions and his love of PMC loudspeakers...
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Blu-ray secrets with the BFI
Anton van Beek  |  May 24, 2018  |  0 comments

This Summer the British Film Institute is celebrating the 60th anniversary of groundbreaking British film studio Woodfall Films. Arriving on June 11 the nine-disc Woodfall: A Revolution in British Cinema Blu-ray and DVD boxsets boast eight of the studio’s most revered films – Look Back in Anger, The Entertainer, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, A Taste of Honey, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Tom Jones, Girl with Green Eyes and The Knack… and How to Get It – plus a huge array of special features and an exclusive 80-page book.

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Breathing fresh life into cult classics on Blu-ray
Anton van Beek  |  Jan 27, 2017  |  0 comments
 

As Arrow Films celebrates 25 years of cult success, HCC's Anton van Beek sits down with James White – Head of Technical and Restoration Services – to talk 4K, film vs digital and the hunt for the original 35mm elements of Donnie Darko...

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Raiding the Hollywood vault
Anton van Beek  |  Dec 05, 2016  |  0 comments

While major studios prove adept at handling home media releases for their modern blockbuster titles, there's a growing stable of independent labels bringing much-loved catalogue titles and cult classics to Blu-ray in the UK.

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