HCF Reviews
PERVERSION STORY [1969]
AKA UNA SULL’ ALTRA, ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER ITALY AVAILABLE ON REGION ‘A’ BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 108 mins/ 103 mins/ 97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In San Francisco, George […]
Year Made: 1969
HCF Reviews
JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN [1969]
AKA DOPPELGANGER USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 105 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera A planet is discovered in the same orbit as Earth’s but located on the exact opposite side of […]
Drama
INFERNO OF TORTURE (1969)
INFERNO OF TORTURE (1969) aka Tokugawa Irezumi-shi: Seme Jigoku Directed by Teruo Ishii Japanese Language with English Subtitles To pay back her debt, Yumi is sent to an unusual brothel-type institution where tattoo artists ink […]
Features
GAMERA: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION: On Blu-ray 17th August – PART ONE: DISCS ONE TO FOUR
GAMERA: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION ON BLU-RAY 17TH AUGUST from ARROW VIDEO PART ONE: DISCS ONE TO FOUR – THE SHOWA FILMS REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Long time readers of this website will know of […]
HCF Reviews
THE SPECIALISTS [1969]: On Blu-ray 18th May
AKA GLI SPECIALISTAS, DROP THEM OR I’LL SHOOT ITALY/FRANCE/WEST GERMANY AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 18TH MAY, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 104 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Renowned gunfighter Hud Dixon returns to the town […]
Drama
BEATRICE CENCI [1969]
AKA THE CONSPIRACY OF TORTURE Italy AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY RUNNING TIME: 94 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Rome, 1599. Beatrice Cenci, her stepmother Lucrezia, and her brothers Giacomo and Barnardo are […]
Giallo
DOUBLE FACE [1969]: On Blu-ray June 24th
AKA A DOPPIA FACCIA, DAS GESICHT IM DUNKELN, PUZZLE OF HORRORS, LIZ AND HELEN Italy/West Germany AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: JUNE 24TH, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 91 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic […]
Crime
YAKUZA LAW (1969)
YAKUZA LAW (1969) Written and Directed by Teruo Ishii YAKUZA LAW is an anthology film showcasing three different stories of disobedience in the Yakuza clans set in three different time periods. The first is set […]
Drama
ORGIES OF EDO [1969]: On Blu-ray 19th November
AKA ZANKOKU IJO GYAKUTAI MONOGATARI: GENROLU ONA KEIZA Japan AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 19th November, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 93 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Gentatsu, a doctor, tells three stories […]
Doc's Journey Into Hammer Films
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #94: MOON ZERO TWO [1969]
UK AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In the year 2021, the moon is in the process of being colonised, and this new frontier is […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #93: FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED [1969]
UK AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 101 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Baron Victor Frankenstein obtains a brain for his next experiment, but he’s surprised by a thief when he returns […]
Drama
KES [1969]: on Dual Format 7th November
UK AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: 7TH NOVEMBER, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 110 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic 15 year-old Billy Casper lives in the mining town of […]
Action
DOC’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE 007 FILMS #8: ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE [1969]
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 139 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In Portugal, James Bond saves the Contessa Teresa “Tracy” di Vicenzo from committing suicide by drowning, and […]
Drama
THAT COLD DAY IN THE PARK [1969]: on Dual Format 20th June
USA/Canada AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: 20TH JUNE, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 113 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Frances Austen is a lonely, neurotic spinster, her circle of […]
Drama
PIGSTY [1969]: on Blu-ray 22nd February with HAWKS AND SPARROWS
Italy AKA PORCILE AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 22nd February, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 99 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Two parallel stories which alternate with each other. In one, a […]
HCF Reviews
STEREO [1969]: on Dual Format as a Special Feature with VIDEODROME 17th August
Canada AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: 17th August, as a Special Feature in Arrow Academy’s Blu-ray set of Videodrome RUNNING TIME: 65 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Sometime in […]
HCF Reviews
CEMETERY WITHOUT CROSSES [1969]: on Dual Format now
ITALY AKA CEMITERIO SEM CRUZES, THE ROPE AND THE COLT, UNE CORDE UN COLT ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 90 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic […]
HCF Reviews
HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON [1969]
ITALY AKA IL ROSSO SEGNO DELLA FOLLIA, THE RED SIGN OF MADNESS, BLOOD BRIDES AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD [BLU-RAY REGION A ONLY] RUNNING TIME: 90 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic […]