Dr Retro
@retroramblings.bsky.social
Writer, film historian, lecturer, freelance bonus feature creator, Wild, Wild Podcast co-host, husband and father, your man in Beijing
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Coming this May... HAMMER VOLUME SEVEN: SHIPS & GIGGLES
Take a look at the lighter side of the legendary film studio’s diverse output, with a quartet of comic classics starring a roll-call of British comedy greats.
Take a look at the lighter side of the legendary film studio’s diverse output, with a quartet of comic classics starring a roll-call of British comedy greats.
February 12, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Coming this May... HAMMER VOLUME SEVEN: SHIPS & GIGGLES
Take a look at the lighter side of the legendary film studio’s diverse output, with a quartet of comic classics starring a roll-call of British comedy greats.
Take a look at the lighter side of the legendary film studio’s diverse output, with a quartet of comic classics starring a roll-call of British comedy greats.
It's been several years in the making, but finally @indicator.bsky.social are bringing us Hammer vol. 7, including the long impossible to see (until @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social rescued it a few years ago) The Ugly Duckling!
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HAMMER VOLUME SEVEN: SHIPS & GIGGLES - LE
Includes an exclusive double-sided poster only available with direct orders from this website (poster features the original UK Quad designs for THE PIRATES OF BLOOD RIVER and THE BRIGAND OF KANDAHAR, ...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:12 AM
It's been several years in the making, but finally @indicator.bsky.social are bringing us Hammer vol. 7, including the long impossible to see (until @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social rescued it a few years ago) The Ugly Duckling!
www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/collections/...
www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/collections/...
Wild, Wild Podcast is back with a new season! Join us as we revisit the 1980s films Donald Pleasence made in Italy, starting out with what was surely his career highlight, Pumaman! Available wherever you get your podcasts. Part of the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social
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Pumaman (Alberto De Martino, 1980)
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February 11, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Wild, Wild Podcast is back with a new season! Join us as we revisit the 1980s films Donald Pleasence made in Italy, starting out with what was surely his career highlight, Pumaman! Available wherever you get your podcasts. Part of the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social
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Both of these are exciting additions to my collection.
February 10, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Both of these are exciting additions to my collection.
Speaking of Raro, those lovely people at parent company @kinolorber.com just sent me two comp copies both featuring new commentary tracks by my Wild, Wild Podcast co-host and I. I also did some new subtitle translation on Body Puzzle which was fun!
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Speaking of Raro, those lovely people at parent company @kinolorber.com just sent me two comp copies both featuring new commentary tracks by my Wild, Wild Podcast co-host and I. I also did some new subtitle translation on Body Puzzle which was fun!
Yet another new commentary track coming soon via our friends at Raro USA! I only just finished editing this one three days ago and it's announced already! I like their speed.
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So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious… | Kino Lorber - Experience Cinema
Blonde teenager Angela is not happy about her daddy's choice for a new wife and does everything she can to destroy her stepmother-to-be.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Yet another new commentary track coming soon via our friends at Raro USA! I only just finished editing this one three days ago and it's announced already! I like their speed.
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That's two audio commentaries edited and submitted in less than a week, a new record for me I think. This latest one is for a strange little low budget Itallian film starring an actress who doesn't get enough attention in cult film circles. We hope to change that with this release!
February 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
That's two audio commentaries edited and submitted in less than a week, a new record for me I think. This latest one is for a strange little low budget Itallian film starring an actress who doesn't get enough attention in cult film circles. We hope to change that with this release!
It looks like this is coming out in November, almost exactly a year after we recorded our new commentary. What a strange and entertaining film this is:
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Plot of Fear | Kino Lorber - Experience Cinema
An inspector infiltrates an S&M club that is connected to a series of killings distinguished by the murderer leaving a page from a German children's book at the scene of each crime.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:48 AM
It looks like this is coming out in November, almost exactly a year after we recorded our new commentary. What a strange and entertaining film this is:
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The film for ep 49 which landed today is “Noose” (1948). Josephine Botting from the #BFI comes in to talk about this Soho noir and we’re also joined by "Tired Old Queen at the Movies", @stevehayestoq.bsky.social to hear about one of the film’s stars, #CaroleLandis sohobitespodcast.com/episode/49
Soho Bites 49: Noose (1948) - Soho Bites Podcast
Spiv Noir.According to the billing, the stars of 1948's Noose (known as The Silk Noose in the US) are Carole Landis, Joseph Calleia & Derek Farr, bu...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:05 AM
The film for ep 49 which landed today is “Noose” (1948). Josephine Botting from the #BFI comes in to talk about this Soho noir and we’re also joined by "Tired Old Queen at the Movies", @stevehayestoq.bsky.social to hear about one of the film’s stars, #CaroleLandis sohobitespodcast.com/episode/49
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Bedazzled (1967)
Guest House Paradiso (1999)
Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1972)
A Hard Days Night (1964)
Kind Hearts & Coronets (1949)
Ooh You Are Awful (1972)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Without A Clue (1988)
School For Scoundrels (1960)
... all these and more can be found HERE!
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Guest House Paradiso (1999)
Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1972)
A Hard Days Night (1964)
Kind Hearts & Coronets (1949)
Ooh You Are Awful (1972)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Without A Clue (1988)
School For Scoundrels (1960)
... all these and more can be found HERE!
www.patreon.com/c/GoonPod
Goon Pod Film Club | Patreon
A podcast about British comedy films
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February 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Bedazzled (1967)
Guest House Paradiso (1999)
Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1972)
A Hard Days Night (1964)
Kind Hearts & Coronets (1949)
Ooh You Are Awful (1972)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Without A Clue (1988)
School For Scoundrels (1960)
... all these and more can be found HERE!
www.patreon.com/c/GoonPod
Guest House Paradiso (1999)
Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1972)
A Hard Days Night (1964)
Kind Hearts & Coronets (1949)
Ooh You Are Awful (1972)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Without A Clue (1988)
School For Scoundrels (1960)
... all these and more can be found HERE!
www.patreon.com/c/GoonPod
February 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I reviewed another fabulous Tales of Adventure boxset from @imprintfilms.bsky.social for Cinema Retro:
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February 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
I reviewed another fabulous Tales of Adventure boxset from @imprintfilms.bsky.social for Cinema Retro:
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All new A24 films all seem to be shot mainly in close-up and medium close-up in shallow focus. Every time I see one in the cinema I’m desperately hoping someone will buy the cinematographer a wide angle lens.
February 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
All new A24 films all seem to be shot mainly in close-up and medium close-up in shallow focus. Every time I see one in the cinema I’m desperately hoping someone will buy the cinematographer a wide angle lens.
File this under "You don't see stuff like that in the cinema any more."
February 3, 2026 at 12:26 PM
File this under "You don't see stuff like that in the cinema any more."
I can't believe I'm only just now discovering the existence of the Italian disco mafia movie White Pop Jesus.
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White Pop Jesus - TRAILER - Luigi Petrini
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February 3, 2026 at 9:27 AM
I can't believe I'm only just now discovering the existence of the Italian disco mafia movie White Pop Jesus.
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Today we kick of Filthy Fiftieth February on Cultpix - celebrating the films that were making cinema floors sticky half a century ago.
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February 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Today we kick of Filthy Fiftieth February on Cultpix - celebrating the films that were making cinema floors sticky half a century ago.
www.cultpix.com/blog/filthy-...
www.cultpix.com/blog/filthy-...
Really looking forward to finally getting this set soon!
Want the full story behind the Thunderbirds Blu-ray set? @chrisdalek.bsky.social , one of the set's producers, reveals the reason for the delay and the enormous amount of work that went into the entire project in an exclusive new interview! gerryanderson.com/blogs/blog/c...
February 1, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Really looking forward to finally getting this set soon!
Just finished editing my second solo audio commentary. These guys were cheering me on.
January 31, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Just finished editing my second solo audio commentary. These guys were cheering me on.
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This is the one I've been waiting for! Very excited to have contributed an interview to Eureka's 4K release of Danger: Diabolik.
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a man in a mask is taking a picture with a camera that says kodak on it
Alt: Diabolik in his white bodysuit taking a picture with a Polaroid camera.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:06 PM
This is the one I've been waiting for! Very excited to have contributed an interview to Eureka's 4K release of Danger: Diabolik.
eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/danger...
eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/danger...
Finally, a release of Danger: Diabolik with the kinds of extras it deserves, including an appearance from @darklonelywater.bsky.social!
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eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/danger...
January 29, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Finally, a release of Danger: Diabolik with the kinds of extras it deserves, including an appearance from @darklonelywater.bsky.social!
eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/danger...
eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/danger...
Just submitted another booklet essay for an upcoming Blu Release. I've written about Sybil Danning. It was fun, but I really didn't have time to do it. This photo is not necessarily the film in question.
January 29, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Just submitted another booklet essay for an upcoming Blu Release. I've written about Sybil Danning. It was fun, but I really didn't have time to do it. This photo is not necessarily the film in question.
Another day, another fabulous boxset from @imprintfilms.bsky.social reviewed by me for Cinema Retro. This time it's the ghostly Shaw Brothers!
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January 28, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Another day, another fabulous boxset from @imprintfilms.bsky.social reviewed by me for Cinema Retro. This time it's the ghostly Shaw Brothers!
www.cinemaretro.com/index.php?/a...
www.cinemaretro.com/index.php?/a...
I think my #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched is pretty representative of the kind of thing I'm into. Interestingly, three of those films feature copious amounts of skulls.
January 23, 2026 at 1:54 PM
I think my #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched is pretty representative of the kind of thing I'm into. Interestingly, three of those films feature copious amounts of skulls.
The huge Jet Li Shaw Brothers poster I bought in Beijing has a new home.
January 22, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The huge Jet Li Shaw Brothers poster I bought in Beijing has a new home.
Working from home, and realised that I've not left my house since Sunday morning. Maybe it's because I've seen the news and I just don't want to go out there any more...
January 21, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Working from home, and realised that I've not left my house since Sunday morning. Maybe it's because I've seen the news and I just don't want to go out there any more...