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Ahead of the Curzon
Anton van Beek  |  May 25, 2016  |  0 comments

It's an interesting time for cinema companies. While there's a perception that streaming platforms, home media and online piracy have dealt the commercial theatre market near-fatal blows, box office records seem to be repeatedly smashed, most recently by Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Meanwhile, attendance at UK cinemas was up 17 per cent in 2015, and new technologies (Dolby Atmos, IMAX Laser) and old (70mm) are working hard to lure punters.

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American Idols: Criterion Collection interview
Anton van Beek  |  Apr 22, 2016  |  0 comments

Even during the early days of Laserdisc, UK film fans looked with envy across the Atlantic thanks to the effort US distributor Criterion put into its releases. Not only were titles presented in the most complete version possible and at the correct aspect ratio, they were bundled with newly-produced bonus material designed to act as a sort of 'film school in a box'.

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Back from the dead...
Anton van Beek  |  Jun 29, 2014  |  0 comments
BFI restoration maestro Ben Thompson reveals how the 1945 Ealing Studios classic Dead of Night was brought back to life on Blu-ray...

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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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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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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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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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Doctoring the Doctor
Anton van Beek  |  Aug 07, 2013  |  0 comments

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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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Exclusive Interview: Director Joe Dante talks 3D
Anton van Beek  |  Dec 17, 2010  |  0 comments
Joe Dante made a long awaited return to the big screen earlier this year with The Hole 3D. With the film hitting Blu-ray and DVD in the UK in the New Year, HCC news editor Anton van Beek sat down with the director of such cult classics as Piranha, The Howling, Gremlins, Innerspace and Small Soldiers to talk about shooting his first 3D feature film...
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Exclusive Interview: Disney's 3D guru
Anton van Beek  |  Jan 01, 2012  |  0 comments

While many wait for the 3D conversions of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace and Titanic (well, maybe not...) to hit cinemas next year, Disney has wasted no time in serving up its own slice of stereoscopic nostalgia in the form of The Lion King 3D. And cinema-goers have lapped it up, with US box office receipts hitting $90m in five weeks.

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Exclusive Interview: Fast Five director Justin Lin
Anton van Beek  |  Aug 23, 2011  |  0 comments

Automotive action blockbuster Fast & Furious 5 explodes onto Blu-ray and DVD in the UK on September 5, following a spectacular cinema run that saw it become the highest-grossing entry in the franchise in just 15 days!

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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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Exclusive interview: McG talks This Means War
Anton van Beek  |  Jul 03, 2012  |  0 comments

With Charlie’s Angels and Terminator Salvation on his resume, McG certainly knows hand to handle action movies – and his latest flick, This Means War, has just hit Blu-ray in the UK promising more of the same. Starring Tom Hardy and Chris Pine as rival CIA operatives fighting over the same woman, it’s perfect popcorn fodder. Just how we like it...

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