Eye-opening documentaries on legendary Hollywood directors Sam Peckinpah and Peter Bogdanovich on Arrow this April ( @ARROW_Player )


Key highlights this April on the streaming service ARROW include these insightful documentaries on legendary directors Sam Peckinpah and Peter Bogdanovich from  celebrated documentarian Paul Joyce (Made in the USA, Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man). The brutally honest eye-opening industry insider documentary that lifts the lid on tinsel town, Pieces of Time: Bogdanovich on the Movies is an unmissable watch for all cinephiles. The celebrated…

Director John Clayton Doyle’s acclaimed, award-winning I’M AN ELECTRIC LAMPSHADE premieres on digital platforms March 28 from Gravitas Ventures.


Director John Clayton Doyle’s acclaimed, award-winning I’M AN ELECTRIC LAMPSHADE premieres on digital platforms March 28 from Gravitas Ventures. Called both “one of the best documentaries of the year” (on-magazine.co.uk), and “One of the best films we’ll see all year” (KQED), this unique, mind-bending musical odyssey stars Doug McCorkle, a buttoned-up, mild-mannered corporate accountant. After retiring…

Living With Chucky will be available to own or rent in the UK & Ireland from April 24


Lightbulb Film Distribution are pleased to share the poster and trailer for new documentary, Living With Chucky. Filmmaker Kyra Elise Gardner, daughter of iconic special effects artist Tony Gardner, takes an in-depth look at the groundbreaking horror franchise. Featuring interviews with creator Don Mancini, Chucky’s voice actor Brad Dourif, and cast Jennifer Tilly and John Waters. Following its world premiere at Popcorn Frights,…

Gerry Anderson – A Life Uncharted Extended Director’s Cut set to arrive on bluray January 2023 from Network ( @networktweets )


Over a sixty year career Gerry Anderson created some of the world’s most beloved children’s television series – including Thunderbirds, Stingray, Captain Scarlet, Space:1999, Terrahawks and Space Precinct. In a fitting tribute to this television and film pioneer Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted uses a wealth of intimate audio archive combined with cutting-edge AI deepfake technology to allow Gerry to tell his own…

Captivating documentary on the legendary Oscar-winning claymation animator Will Vinton! CLAYDREAM set for UK release this November ( @AltitudeFilms )


“Colourful eyegasm celebrates all that Will Vinton Studios achieved” VARIETY “The tribute Vinton deserves – and the introduction most of us need” THE WRAP “A fascinating saga, especially for fans of animation” THE WASHINGTON POST “ A lively and illuminating tribute” THE NEW YORK TIMES “A reminder of a master artist and visionary who revolutionised an art form” AUSTIN CHRONICLE A…

A gem of a documentary ‘Pennywise: The Story of IT’ set for UK Home Entertainment release. Digital Download 3rd October and Blu-ray & DVD 24th October


Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment are set to release Pennywise: The Story of IT on Digital Download from 3rd October and Blu-ray & DVD from 24th October and is a two hour documentary that takes a look at the 1990s two part mini series  based on Stephen King’s iconic novel. Whilst IT is a hugely popular mini…

Oliver Stone’s ‘Nuclear’ documentary premiered at La Biennale di Venezia to near capacity and went down wonderfully well to its near 1000 audience ( @theoliverstone @la_Biennale )


  From filmmaker Oliver Stone, comes Nuclear which had its premier recently at  La Biennale di Venezia and was a huge success with its near-capacity, 1000+ audience who sat through the 2:30 PM screening. From all accounts the documentary looked remarkable in its 4K projection and had a great reaction from the crowd present.  …

FATHER EARTH, the new feature film from Graham Fellows, is set to tour the UK Autumn 2022. ( @gdfellows )


Iconic Filmmaker and Comedian Graham Fellows has followed his two previous indie features, It’s Nice Up North and Southern Softies, with his most personal film yet. FATHER EARTH is the touchingly quirky true story of one man’s efforts to save his world, whilst attempting to save the planet. Can Graham, armed with a G Wiz electric car, successfully convert a derelict church…

Oliver Stone’s JFK Revisited: The Complete Collection releases on bluray+ dvd combo pack from Shout Factory Out Now ( @theoliverstone @ShoutFactory )


After a successful TV broadcast in late 2021, on Sky here in the UK and Showtime in other territories. its time for me to add this fantastic and very detailed documentary series to my ever growing Oliver Stone collection. I’m also every happy that it isn’t just the feature length documentary that is getting a…

Char·ac·ter, a documentary by Drago Sumonja featuring Dabney Coleman, Peter Falk, Charles Grodin, Mark Rydell, Harry Dean Stanton and Sydney Pollack


After a recent talk with filmmaker Shaun O’Banion where we talked about our wishlists for podcast guests, Shaun recommended to me a 2009 documentary called Char·ac·ter by Drago Sumonja. Shaun did say he wasnt sure how easy it would be to track down the documentary but it was definitely worth seeking out. Well I found…

That Was A Serious Party – feature-length documentary taking viewers to the The Secret Garden Party festival gets release date


This July 21 – 24, as the legendary immersive The Secret Garden Party makes a welcome return for its 20th anniversary edition, following a self-imposed hiatus of five years, a brand-new feature documentary That Was a Serious Party, directed by Dylan Harvey, takes us on a magical journey of why the UK’s most anarchic, creative festival is so loved, and how it originated.…

Fantastic Tom Savini documentary ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ to get special edition Blu-ray treatment ( @THETomSavini)


Wild Eye Releasing has announced details on a special edition Blu-ray of ‘Tom Savini : Smoke and Mirrors’, the acclaimed documentary that explores the celebrated career of special makeup effects legend, actor, director, stuntman Tom Savini. From his childhood in Pittsburgh, PA; to his tour of duty during Vietnam, to his beginnings with George A.…