SEEN ANY BRITISH GEMS RECENTLY?

[Gojirosan]

Watched Straight On Till Morning recently. Really rated it. Much more going on in it than I remembered from seeing it on telly a very long time ago.

The Hammer Collection DVD looks spectacular too.

[SharonLynette]

Originally Posted by Vampix

How about Fright (1971)? An effective little Brit chiller with Susan George, Ian Bannen, Dennis Waterman, George Cole and Honor Blackman.

I was coming on here to say this, bought it and watched it recently and thought it was fantastic. That pub in it was stunning. Great plot, great actors.

[SharonLynette]

Originally Posted by Gojirosan

Watched Straight On Till Morning recently. Really rated it. Much more going on in it than I remembered from seeing it on telly a very long time ago.

The Hammer Collection DVD looks spectacular too.

I love this film, it's something about the house he lives in that does it for me and Rita Tushingham, I love her in everything.

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by SharonLynette

I love this film, it's something about the house he lives in that does it for me and Rita Tushingham, I love her in everything.

That wig though, tis the only cringe (for me), as the film is nearly flawless, love that poster as well!!

[Slippery Jack]

Came across the 1949 film Obsession (The Hidden Room) the other week. Cracking little thriller, like a stiff-upper-lipped version of Saw (kind of ). A memorable performance by Robert Newton as a vengeful husband who chains up his wife's bit on the side in a secret basement lair with an acid bath! Well worth checking out . . .

[Frankie Teardrop]

Dream Demon on VHS. Wish it had a DVD release.

[Gojirosan]

Originally Posted by Frankie Teardrop

Dream Demon on VHS. Wish it had a DVD release.

There actually is a Greek DVD. Been considering it myself for a while.

DREAM DEMON - Jemma Redgrave VERY RARE HORROR DVD NEW | eBay

I have no idea about the quality, I'm afraid.

[Wes]

Lots of great films and recommendations on this thread, and it reminds me that I've fallen well behind on my BFI Flipsides lately... I really enjoyed Herostratus from 1967 - fantastic visuals, inspired doses of weirdness, and one of the most beautiful actresses I've seen in many a while... Less esoteric, but also worthwhile, 1961's Day the Earth Caught Fire is one of the best films Hammer should have made, as Val Guest sets the controls for the heart of the sun. Great dialogue, fine performances, and beautifully photographed in b/w 'scope, this is essential viewing for fans of intelligent adult sci-fi. There's a good DVD courstesy of Network...

[Frankie Teardrop]

Originally Posted by Gojirosan

There actually is a Greek DVD. Been considering it myself for a while.

DREAM DEMON - Jemma Redgrave VERY RARE HORROR DVD NEW | eBay

I have no idea about the quality, I'm afraid.

Thanks for pointing that one out - not sure I'd go for it without knowing more about the transfer, demonic Jimmy Nail or no. It's a good film, nicely stylised - would've thought it'd get an Arrow - type audience and it seems odd that it hasn't had a more generally available release.

On a different note, 'The Black Panther' is definitely IMO another 'British Gem' and deserves to be seen in its new incarnation from BFI.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Frankie Teardrop

Dream Demon on VHS. Wish it had a DVD release.

I'll second that.