Film Review: Metropolis (1927)
words: Elizabeth Matter 4/5 In 2008, a 16mm negative copy of Fritz Lang’s 1927 sci-fi classic Metropolis was found in Argentina, allowing the film to be re-cut with lost footage which had not been seen for nearly eighty years. Not only did the addition of this footage clarify the film’s sometimes confusing plot, it also [...]
Film Review: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
words: Rebecca Wignall Waiting for The Rocky Horror Picture Show to commence late on Saturday night in the Hyde Park Picture House, I realised immediately it was going to be something different. The atmospheric setting, the last gas lit cinema in the United Kingdom, played perfect host to this cult classic, enhancing the overall [...]