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Dame Helen Mirren gains a BAFTA Fellowship

Posted January 27, 2014February 1, 2014by Over Lord in Films

With award season about to start, I've just been sent over a press release about the BAFTAs. It's nothing to do with who is being nominated but who is getting the BAFTA fellowship for this year. The list of past…

Film and TV stars come together for magical carol concert at St. Paul’s Cathedral for Cancer Research UK

Posted November 7, 2019November 12, 2019by Over Lord in charity

Cancer Research UK is bringing together world-famous singers, musicians and actors for an evening of festive celebration on Tuesday 10 December at the iconic St. Paul’s Cathedral. The concert will feature seasonal readings by Emily Watson OBE, Jeremy Irons, Helen…

Death and films

Posted August 3, 2013August 4, 2013by Over Lord in Films, Health

I got the idea for this post whilst in the Cardiac Care Ward of Manchester's Royal University Hospital after suffering from a heart attack earlier in the day! With that happening to me it got me thinking about death and…

Be careful of the Night of the Animated Dead

Posted September 26, 2021September 26, 2021by Over Lord in Films

Revisit George A. Romero’s 1968 horror classic in an altogether unprecedented presentation as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Night of the Animated Dead, a new, star-studded animated recreation of the thriller coming September 21, 2021 to Digital and October 4,…

An Accidental Studio is coming to AMC

Posted January 25, 2020January 25, 2020by Over Lord in TV

Following the sad news of Terry Jones’ passing this week, AMC will be honouring the comedy icon and his contribution to the British film industry as well as global pop-culture by airing the feature documentary “An Accidental Studio” at 7pm…

“An Accidental Studio” covers the history of HandMade Films, the iconic film studio behind Monty Python’s hit movie Life of Brian, directed by Jones himself. The documentary includes interviews with…

Two down on their luck jazz musicians find themselves out of a job and on the run after the police raid the speakeasy they perform in and they inadvertently stumble…

Alfred Hitchcock’s landmark masterpiece of the macabre stars Anthony Perkins as the troubled Norman Bates, whose old dark house and adjoining motel are not the place to spend a quiet…

When Michael, Steven and Nick are captured by the Vietcong, they are forced to play Russian Roulette by their brutal captors, who make bets on their survival. The experience of…

The Deer Hunter is coming back

Posted June 19, 2018June 19, 2018by Over Lord in Films

To celebrate the film’s 40th Anniversary, Michael Cimino’s epic masterpiece The Deer Hunter has been stunningly restored with a brand new 4k restoration, releasing on Blu-ray, The Collector’s Edition and EST 20th August, and on 4K Ultra HD 15th October.…