Object Z

Broadcast in 1965 and never repeated, the science fiction serial Object Z is released on dual-format by the BFI. Gary Couzens watches the skies.

Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue in cinemas in October and on UHD/Blu-ray in December

Satoshi Kon's 1997 animated masterpiece Perfect Blue is returning to UK cinemas in October and arrives on UHD/Blu-ray in December from Anime Limited.

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We’ve arrived at the station – time to change trains

In what will be the last blog posted on the .com version of Cine Outsider, Slarek outlines why the time has finally arrived to move over to this new WordPress powered co.uk site, and what features here are still awaiting implementation.

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Werner Herzog's 1979 take on Dracula, Nosferatu the Vampyre, comes to UHD and Blu-ray from the BFI. Review by Gary Couzens with details of the 4K transfer and UHD-specific extras by Slarek.

Weapons

Based on a novella by a prolific author, rarely well-served by filmmakers, the movie based on Stephen King’s The Life of Chuck has finally arrived in the UK. This sweet, semi-supernatural tale is a balm after the clutch of under-performing summer blockbusters. Camus hones his accountancy skills…

In My Skin

An initially unnoticed injury becomes the first step in a woman's physically and emotionally dangerous relationship with her own flesh in writer-director-actor Marina de Van's challenging but riveting debut feature, In My Skin. Slarek takes a trip down a dark memory lane on Radiance's new Limited Edition UHD/Blu-ray combo.

Battleship Potemkin

A hundred years old, Battleship Potemkin is one of the all-time classics of world cinema. It’s reissued by the BFI with a score by the Pet Shop Boys, on Blu-ray with an accompanying soundtrack CD. Review by Gary Couzens.

The Hireling

Robert Shaw and Sarah Miles are at their finest as a chauffeur and the emotionally damaged woman he befriends in The Hireling, an acutely observed and superbly acted adaptation of L.P. Hartley's novel. Slarek sits up front with the driver for Indicator's recently released Blu-ray.