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Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K… It all began with an ‘80s improv class about two slacker, music-obsessed teenagers, and turned into one of the most successful comedies of the ‘80s, with a spin-off animated series and ...
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Ivor the Engine: The Complete Collection
It’s no exaggeration to say that the calming voice of Oliver Postgate and the charm-laden illustrations of Peter Firmin have been a panacea for tired parents and over-tired children for generations. It was in the 1950s, that P...
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Quantum Leap: The Complete Series
Running from 1989-1993, Quantum Leap is one of sci-fi’s most fondly remembered shows. Like many of the best series, it wasn’t a huge hit—but it won itself a dedicated following and a permanent place in sci-fi fandom. Scott Baku...
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Mr Vampire
One of the most famous and well-loved Hong Kong hits of the 1980s, Mr. Vampire was a genuine phenomena. Spawning at least four sequels and countless spin-offs and imitations, this Hong Kong horror-comedy to end them is a crowd-...
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The A-Team Complete Collection
“In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the gover...
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The Running Man
Whichever way you look at it, The Running Man is something of a curiosity. It’s a sci-fi film, written by an horror author—Stephen King. It’s an ‘80s Arnie blockbuster that looks like a made-for-TV movie. And it’s a film with h...
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Tales Of The Gold Monkey: Complete Series
In these trying times, we all need a shot of warm and fuzzy TV nostalgia—and Tales Of The Gold Monkey is exactly what the doctor ordered. Originally aired in 1982, Tales Of The Gold Monkey comes from the stable of Donald P. Bel...
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Wizards
In 1977, two ground-breaking animated features went head-to-head in US movie theatres. One was Fantasia. The other was Wizards. And, despite the financial power of the Disney-financed feature, it was Wizards that looked to be t...
Features
The Lowdown On Lockdown Reads
With many of us still languishing in self-isolation—and the rest of us looking for ways to fill the locked-down weekends—there’s never been a better time to lose yourself in a good book. Fortunately The Folio Society’s latest r...
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The Specialists
From Sergio Corbucci, the legendary director of Django, Navajo Joe, The Great Silence, Companeros and The Mercenary comes The Specialists, starring French music and film great Johnny Hallyday (The Man On The Train, Détective, V...
