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 […]
Year Made: 1969
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 […]
HCF Reviews
HITCHCOCK MASTER OF SUSPENSE #50: TOPAZ [1969]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 142 min/125 min THE HITCHCOCK CAMEO: In a crowded LaGuardia International Airport scene, seated in a wheelchair as he is being pushed by a nurse under a […]
HCF Reviews
FELLINI SATYRICON [1969]: on Blu-ray 27th April
ITALY ON BLU-RAY: 27th April, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT’S ‘MASTERS OF CINEMA’ SERIES RUNNING TIME: 128 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In first century Rome, student Encolpio loses his lover Gitone to […]
HCF Reviews
GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS #10: ALL MONSTERS ATTACK [1969]
HCF REWIND NO.137. ALL MONSTERS ATTACK AKA GOJIRA MINILLA GABARA: ORU KAIJI DAISHINGEKI, GODZILLA’S REVENGE [Japan 1969] AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 70 min FEATURED MONSTERS: GODZILLA, MINILLA, GABARA, KAMIKARAS, EBIRAH, GOROSAURUS, MANDA REVIEWED BY: Dr […]
HCF Reviews
LATITUDE ZERO [1969] [HCF REWIND]
HCF REWIND NO. 135. LATITUDE ZERO AKA IDO ZERO DAISAKUSEN, THE DECISIVE MILITARY BATTLE [USA/Japan 1969] AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 105 min [International version]/99 min [US version]/85 min [Japanese version] REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, […]
Drama
PIGSTY [1969] Available on R2 DVD 23rd July [HCF REWIND]
Here is a review of the second of Eureka Entertainment’s two upcoming releases from Pier Paolo Pasolin, a great piece of Arthouse cinema whch I think anyone who’s after something strange and different can enjoy! […]
HCF Reviews
THE VALLEY OF GWANGI [1969] [HCF REWIND]
HCF may be one of the newest voices on the web for all things Horror and Cult, and while our aim is to bring you our best opinion of all the new and strange that […]
HCF Reviews
THE HAUNTED HOUSE OF HORROR [1969] [HCF REWIND]
HCF may be one of the newest voices on the web for all things Horror and Cult, and while our aim is to bring you our best opinion of all the new and strange that […]