Film Noir Classics Double Feature: Borderline & D.O.A. ( — Film Noir Classics Double Feature( DVD/ Blu Ray)

From VCI Entertainment, here’s a dual DVD/ Blu Ray release of two classic examples of the cinematic noir form. From 1949, D.O.A regards a man trying to solve his own murder before the poison inside kills him. And 1950’s Borderline focuses on an undercover female agent trying to break into a Mexican drug smuggling ring, and ends up with more than she bargained for.

Danza Macabra Vol. Four: The Italian Gothic Collection — Danza Macabra Vol. Four( Blu Ray boxset)

Here we have the fourth in Severin’s celebrated Danza Macabra boxset series, which focuses on European gothic horror cinema- mixing the known with the more obscure pictures.For this set, we return to Italy again- with five films dating from between the mid-sixties and early seventies. Each of the featured pictures is given a sparkling new scan, as well as a hefty selection of largely all-new extras.

Creative ‘n’ Inventive sleaze- The world of Roman Porno

Jasper Sharp interview

In the year 1971, Nikkatsu, the oldest/ at one point, the biggest film production company in Japan. Did something quite daring/ some would say crazy- they completely switched over their production to softcore adult films, which would become known as Roman Porno. Between 1971 and 1988, the company produced around 850 of these titles. The thing that made these films stand out from general softcore films is the often creative & inventive choices made- yes, the films primal focus is sleaze, but great examples of the genre are so much more than that. In the last year or so, there has been a spate of reissues of films in the genre from labels such as 88 Films, Third Window Films, and Klubb Super 8. One of the key figures/contributors behind these releases is Jasper Sharp- one of the world's experts on the genre, and the wider Pink genre it’s connected to. Jasper kindly agreed to give us an email interview discussing his history with the genre, his contributions to releases, and the new/updated edition of his book Behind The Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema on Fab Press.

Having Fun And Enjoying Casual Misery

King Futile Interview

King Futile is the new project from Scotland-based Lea Cummings( Kylie Minoise, Official Music Team, etc), and it’s a big departure from his normal noise or retro sample & electronica sound. It's lo-fi acoustic music, with an outsider feel, and often quite tongue-in-cheek/ sharply sarcastic tone to the lyrics. So far, the project has put out three albums- Casual Misery, How To Have Fun, and Zen As Fuck. I tracked down Lea for an email interview.