Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Greenwich. Writer on Zatoichi movies and Japanese cinema. Part-time film critic (open to offers). Views my own.
Norwich, England
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The recording of our #Webinar from last Thursday 5 May on the blind swordsman #Zatoichi is now available!
youtu.be/wb4GjDZY994
Those who were unable to attend can now enjoy our discussion with Dr Jonathan Wroot @jlwroot, Dr Dolores Martinez & Dr Jasper Sharp @jaspersharp
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Earlier this year, #HappyDeathDay star Jessica Rothe and director Christopher Landon retooled 'Happy Death Day 3' to follow an older Tree Gelbman. hollywoodreporter.com/movies…
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For those who’ve been waiting, we’ve got some exciting news coming very soon 🎙️
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We often mourn the death of physical media but then a set like this comes along to remind us that we're being a bit premature. This legit looks like something we would've gotten in the early days of the DVD format when over-the-top physical media gimmicks were all the rage. 👏
Celebrate 30 years of Wes Craven's SCREAM with a new 30th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Collector's Set featuring a replica old school cordless telephone that rings and plays quotes from the film!
Releasing December 15.
Up for pre-order now through Amazon.
Source: @hello_sidney
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SURVIVE STYLE 5+ arrives 19 October with its world 4K UHD debut. Gen Sekiguchi's cult favourite, with Tadanobu Asano and Vinnie Jones. Blu-ray from £17.99. Pre-order on the Terracotta store. #terracottastore
shop.terracottadistribution.…
#SurviveStyle5
ALT Survive Style 5+ 4K UHD limited edition packshot
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The London Film Festival opens Wednesday. East Asian titles to look for: LOOK BACK (Kore-eda), POSSIBLE LOVE (Lee Chang-dong), GODZILLA MINUS ZERO (BFI IMAX), ALL OF A SUDDEN (Hamaguchi) and A GIRL UNKNOWN (Zou Jing). #terracottastore
#LFF
ALT Look Back, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
ALT Possible Love, directed by Lee Chang-dong
ALT Godzilla Minus Zero, directed by Takashi Yamazaki
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Out today: MEMORIES OF MATSUKO on Blu-ray from Third Window Films. Tetsuya Nakashima's colourful musical about a murdered tramp's extraordinary life, with Miki Nakatani. Get it on the Terracotta store. #terracottastore
shop.terracottadistribution.…
#MemoriesOfMatsuko
ALT Memories of Matsuko Blu-ray
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Celebrating its 20th anniversary by coming back into print: MEMORIES OF MATSUKO #嫌われ松子の一生 From Tetsuya Nakashima, director of KAMIKAZE GIRLS
Buy the #thirdwindowfilms bluray now shop.thirdwindowfilms.com/pr…
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EXCLUSIVE: Two of Britain’s top actors will pair up in the latest BBC Christmas ghost story special, 'The Bride’s Chamber.'
Martin Freeman and Jim Broadbent will star in the Dickensian story deadline.com/2026/10/martin-…
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Next week I will be in Austria at the Japannual festival to talk J-horror. My talk's on 13 October at 5pm at the Filmcasino, and I will be signing my book THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO JAPANESE HORROR MOVIES afterward
japannual.at/extra26
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Speaking of The Frightfest Guide to Japanese Horror Movies, I was delighted to hand a copy to the author of the book's foreword, Mr Kiyoshi Kurosawa
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Seen Enola Holmes? Can you spot the @UniofGreenwich campus? It appears more than once! Film Studies students get made aware of such productions, and study the use of these locations and others.
Admissions criteria and Open Days:
gre.ac.uk/undergraduate-cour…
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This week, we bring our BUFFY Season 3 coverage to a close with guest @marialattila helping us dig into the “Graduation Day” two-parter.
pod.fo/e/686883
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Only a couple weeks until Gen Sekiguchi's SURVIVE STYLE 5 gets its HD debut!
Coming out on both UHD and Bluray from Third Window Films. Will also be streaming @Shudder_UK
shop.thirdwindowfilms.com/pr…
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OPEN FOR PREORDER: GOZU, Takashi Miike at his most gloriously unhinged - new 4K UHD + Blu-ray deluxe edition. #terracottastore
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#TakashiMiike
ALT Gozu 4K UHD + Blu-ray Deluxe Edition
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Overheard at the cinema after trailer for THE SOCIAL RECKONING: “I can’t believe they’ve made a Facebook movie”
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🚨 Schedule for @Cine_Excess 2026, LEGENDS NEVER DIE, is now LIVE. Guests inc. Rob Schmidt, director of Wrong Turn (2003); Michael Berryman & Janus Blythe, stars of Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes (1977); and Prof Aviva Briefel, this year’s keynote. Link: cine-excess.co.uk
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