Wednesday, 6 February 2019

Over and out



Sadly, this blog is now discontinued. However, all entries will remain online, including the list of every title reviewed in Monthly Film Bulletin, 1934-1991. I hope it continues to be useful.

Unless there are objections, I may remove all entries except for the MFB listings, which was always the primary focus of the blog since I started it in 2014.

Friday, 1 February 2019

2019: February 1 - 10



Burning

Cinema
1 - 7 Feb Jan 2019

Feature films screened in UK cinemas for the first time:

Burning
버닝
S.Korea - 2018 - 148m - col / scope
D: Lee Chang-dong
Audio: 5.1

Can You Ever Forgive Me?
USA - 2018 - 106m - col / scope
D: Marielle Heller
Audio: 5.1

Crucible of the Vampire
UK - 2017 - 96m - col / scope
D: Iain Ross-McNamee
Audio: 5.1

Diablo
Pol - 2019 - 110m - col / scope
D: Michał Otłowski
Audio: 5.1

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
एक लड़की को देखा तोह ऐसा लगा
India - 2019 - 120m - col / scope
D: Shelly Chopra Dhar
Audio: 5.1

Escape Room
USA/S.Africa - 2018 - 100m - col / scope
D: Adam Robitel
Audio: 5.1

Green Book
USA - 2018 - 130m - col
D: Peter Farrelly
Audio: 5.1

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
USA - 2019 - 104m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Dean DeBlois
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year
小猪佩奇过大年
China/UK - 2019 - 81m - col / scope
D: Zhang Dapeng
Audio: 5.1

A Private War
UK/USA - 2018 - 110m - col / scope
D: Matthew Heineman
Audio: 5.1

Uda Aida
ਉਡਾ ਐਡਾ
India - 2019 - 136m - col / scope
D: Ksshitij Chaudhary
Audio: 5.1

Vandha Rajavathaan Varuvan
வந்தா ராஜாவாதான் வருவேன்
India - 2019 - 154m - col / scope
D: Sundar C
Audio: 5.1


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Home Video (premiere)
4 - 10 Feb 2019

Feature films and TV movies released on UK home video for the first time, with no prior UK cinema release (excluding festival screenings):

24 Frames
۲۴ فریم
Iran - 2017 - 114m - bw
D: Abbas Kiarostami
Audio: 5.1

5th Passenger
USA - 2018 - 89m - col / scope
D: Scotty Baker
Audio: 5.1

The Cloverfield Paradox
USA (OL) - 2018 - 102m - col / scope
D: Julius Onah
Dolby Atmos

Death and Nightingales
UK (TV) - 2018 - 176m - 3 eps - col
D: Allan Cubitt
Audio: Stereo

Infinite Dreamers
USA/Fr - 2015 - 82m - col
D: Marc Hurtado
Box-set premiere: Five Films by Marc Hurtado.
Audio: Stereo

Mission Overlord
Nazi Overlord
USA - 2018 - 91m - col
D: Rob Pallatina
Audio: 5.1

Trapped
Sunlight Jr.
USA - 2013 - 97m - col / scope
D: Laurie Collyer
Audio: 5.1

Undisputed: Fight for Freedom
Boyka: Undisputed
USA/Bulg (V) - 2016 - 86m - col / scope
D: Todor Chapkanov
Audio: 5.1

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Home Video (ex-cinema)
4 - 10 Feb 2019

Feature films and TV movies released on UK home video for the first time, having previously been screened in UK cinemas:

Bad Times at the El Royale
USA - 2018 - 141m - col / scope
D: Drew Goddard
Audio: 5.1

Blindspotting
USA - 2018 - 95m - col
D: Carlos López Estrada
Audio: 5.1

Crucible of the Vampire
UK - 2017 - 96m - col / scope
D: Iain Ross-McNamee
Audio: 5.1

Disobedience
USA/UK/Ire - 2017 - 114m - col / scope
D: Sebastian Lelio
Audio: 5.1

The Fifth Cord
Giornata nera per l'ariete
It - 1971 - 100m - col
D: Luigi Bazzoni
Originally premiered in UK cinemas as Evil Fingers.
Audio: Mono

The Gospel According to André
USA - 2017 - 94m - col
D: Kate Novack
Audio: 5.1

The Miseducation of Cameron Post
USA - 2018 - 91m - col
D: Desiree Akhavan
Audio: 5.1

Monsters and Men
USA - 2018 - 95m - col / scope
D: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Audio: 5.1

Papillon
Czech Rep/Sp/USA - 2017 - 133m - col / scope
D: Michael Noer
Audio: 5.1

Sex, Love and Marriage
Love and Marriage
UK - 1970 - 81m - col
D: David Grant [as: Terry Gould]
Audio: Mono

Venom
USA - 2018 - 112m - col / scope / 3-D
D: Ruben Fleischer
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

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Home Video (reissues)
4 - 10 Feb 2019

Feature films and TV movies:

Sweeney!
UK - 1976 - 89m - col
D: David Wickes
Audio: Mono

Sweeney 2
UK - 1978 - 108m - col
D: Tom Clegg
Audio: Mono
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Note:

Be aware that scope or 3-D movies may not always be replicated that way on home video. Similarly, some video releases may offer a different audio configuration to the one originally intended (5.1, Dolby Atmos, etc.). In each case, the Index provides details of the primary audio-visual specifications, and any video version which deviates from these specs constitutes a revision of the original intentions, potentially compromising the effectiveness of the presentation.

Also, the given running time assumes a projected frame-rate of 24 frames per second (except for TV material in countries where the broadcast frame-rate is 25fps). Most VHS and DVD releases in the UK are replicated at 25fps, causing a subliminal speed-up that 'reduces' the running time by around 4 per cent. Most Blu-ray releases (including 4K) are replicated at the original 24fps.