Posted by Notcot on Dec 5, 2012 in
Cult Film
i”?Some films should never have been made. They are too unsettling, too dangerous, too challenging, too outrageous and even too badly made to be let loose on unsuspecting audiences. Yet these films, from the shocking Cannibal Holocaust to the apocalyptic Donnie Darko, from the destructive Tetsuo to the awfully bad The Room, from the hilarious This Is Spinal Tap to the campy Showgirls, from the asylum of Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari to the circus of Freaks, from the gangs of The Warriors to the gangsters of In Bruges and from the flamboyant Rocky Horror Picture Show to the ultimate cool of The Big Lebowski, have all garnered passionate fan followings. Cult cinema has made tragic misfits, monsters and cyborgs, such as Edward Scissorhands or Blade Runner’s replicants, heroes of our times. 100 Cult Films explains why these figures continue to inspire fans around the globe.Cult film experts Ernest Mathijs and Xavier Mendik round up the most cultish of giallo, blaxploitation, anime, sexploitation, zombie, vampire and werewolf films, exploring both the cults that live hidden inside the underground (Nekromantik, Cafe Flesh) and the cult side of the mainstream (Dirty Dancing, The Lord of the Rings, and even The Sound of Music). 100 Cult Films is a true trip around the world, providing a lively and illuminating guide to films from more than a dozen countries, across nine decades, representing a wide range of genres and key cult directors such as David Cronenberg, Terry Gilliam and David Lynch. Drawing on exclusive interviews with some of the world’s most iconic cult creators and performers, including Dario Argento, Pupi Avati, Alex Cox, Ruggero Deodato, Jesus Franco, Lloyd Kaufman, Harry Kumel, H. G. Lewis, Christina Lindberg, Takashi Miike, Franco Nero, George A. Romero and Brian Yuzna, and featuring a foreword by cult director Joe Dante, 100 Cult Films is your ultimate ticket to the midnight movie show.
Price : £ 13.68
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Tags: Cult, Das, des, Films, Guides, Round, Runner, screen
Posted by Notcot on Dec 5, 2012 in
Steampunk
The Badger is back! At Toad Hall, lair of multibillionaire. Baron Aristotle Krapaud, a cabal of industrialists and fat cats plot the violent overthrow of the French state by the intervention of horribly beweaponed automaton soldiers. Meanwhile, the brutal murder of a famous Parisian artist, mysteriously stabbed to death in his locked and guarded studio, is subject to the investigations of the tenacious Detective Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard, placing him and his faithful adjunct, Detective Sergeant Roderick Ratzi, in pursuit of the mysterious masked assassin stalking the cut-throat commercial world of the Grandville art scene. Bete Noire signals the welcome return to anthropomorphic steampunk detective fiction of master storyteller and graphic novel pioneer “Bryan Talbot” with the third stand-alone volume of the Eisner and Hugo Award nominated “Grandville” series.As the body count mounts and events spiral exponentially out of control, aided by his brilliant deductive abilities and innate ferocity, LeBrock battles against outrageous odds in this funny, high octane thriller, an adventure shot through with both high art and comic book references, a glorious illegitimate offspring of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Ian Fleming – with animals! Follow the Badger!
Price : £ 11.69
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Tags: Bete, Grandville, Noire
Posted by Notcot on Dec 5, 2012 in
Gadgets
If you should find yourself drifting over to The Dark Side, what better way to light your way back to the path of righteousness than with this fabulous Star Wars Lightsaber LED Torch.
Price : £ 12.95
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Tags: Full, lightsaber, size, torch
Posted by Notcot on Dec 5, 2012 in
Steampunk
The Badger is back! At Toad Hall, lair of multibillionaire. Baron Aristotle Krapaud, a cabal of industrialists and fat cats plot the violent overthrow of the French state by the intervention of horribly beweaponed automaton soldiers. Meanwhile, the brutal murder of a famous Parisian artist, mysteriously stabbed to death in his locked and guarded studio, is subject to the investigations of the tenacious Detective Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard, placing him and his faithful adjunct, Detective Sergeant Roderick Ratzi, in pursuit of the mysterious masked assassin stalking the cut-throat commercial world of the Grandville art scene. Bete Noire signals the welcome return to anthropomorphic steampunk detective fiction of master storyteller and graphic novel pioneer “Bryan Talbot” with the third stand-alone volume of the Eisner and Hugo Award nominated “Grandville” series.As the body count mounts and events spiral exponentially out of control, aided by his brilliant deductive abilities and innate ferocity, LeBrock battles against outrageous odds in this funny, high octane thriller, an adventure shot through with both high art and comic book references, a glorious illegitimate offspring of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Ian Fleming – with animals! Follow the Badger!
Price : £ 11.69
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Tags: Bete, Grandville, Noire, studio, yard
Posted by Notcot on Dec 5, 2012 in
Gadgets
You would be forgiven for thinking that with a name like The Panther this product is actually a super-sleuth from the olden days but you couldn’t be further from the truth. The Panther is an amazing madcap fearlessly insane remote control buggy the likes of which we rarely get to enjoy. The nimbleness is incredible and it’s a real thrill to see an RC buggy move this quickly (with a top speed of 45 kmh) and be controlled so easily. It’s great for outdoors or large indoor spaces and particularly good for those stylish rally skids and homemade assault courses. If you’ve got a big carpeted area (and the carpet fitter’s number on speed-dial) then The Panther will stick to the floor like a dream and respond to even the lightest touch. Control is super-easy as well with the trigger-style throttle and steering wheel suitable for both left and right-handed drivers. Charging the battery for a couple of hours gives you oodles of time to tool about the place making screechy tyre noises and terrifying the local garden gnomes and chances are you’ll be running the battery dry quite often. Exhilarating speed amazing handling and the opportunity to drive like a maniac without causing serious damage to yourself – what more could you want?
Price : £ 99.99
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Posted by Notcot on Dec 5, 2012 in
Gadgets
If you should find yourself drifting over to The Dark Side, what better way to light your way back to the path of righteousness than with this fabulous Star Wars Lightsaber LED Torch.
Price : £ 12.95
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Tags: Full, lightsaber, size, torch
Posted by Notcot on Dec 4, 2012 in
Cult Film
One of the most beloved children’s classics of all time, Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is boldly reinterpreted by Camille Rose Garcia, whose dark yet whimsical style has won her resounding praise and an international cult following. The story of a young girls’ strange adventures in a fantasy world comes to life in this stunning, affordably priced edition that will delight the many millions of confirmed Alice fans everywhere and captivate a new generation. The publication of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” will coincide with the release of Tim Burton’s 2010 film starring Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham-Carter, and Anne Hathaway among others – and the Hollywood buzz has predicted it will be one of the year’s biggest hits. The recent success of Collins Design’s publication of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” by F. Scott Fitzgerald – published in sync with the release of David Fincher’s Academy Award-winning film – indicates there is an enormous market for creative interpretations of literary classics.This new, imaginatively illustrated edition holds even greater promise, with an enormous fan base, long literary history, and the timing of its publication with the film. Alice is going Goth – and her adventures are more wondrous than ever before.
Price : £ 8.25
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Posted by Notcot on Dec 4, 2012 in
Steampunk
The Lizardine Empire is under threat. When Mycroft Holmes is murdered in London, it is up to retired shadow executive Smith to track down his killer – and stumble on the greatest conspiracy of his life. Mycroft’s protege, returns from Abyssinia with an ancient device that summons deadly, giant tripods. Across the ocean, a young Harry Houdini faces death…and the return of an enemy once thought vanquished. File Under: Steampunk [ Alternate History! | Victorians Bite | End Of Days | Oooo-Laaaaah ] “The juicy backstory is unfolded by Tidhar, making it a key part of what makes the narrative so compelling…skilful, clever and hugely enjoyable. 4 ****” – SFX Magazine
Price : £ 5.99
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Posted by Notcot on Dec 4, 2012 in
Gadgets
If you should find yourself drifting over to The Dark Side, what better way to light your way back to the path of righteousness than with this fabulous Star Wars Lightsaber LED Torch.
Price : £ 12.95
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Tags: Dark, Full, LED, lightsaber, price, Red, sfx, side, size, Star, torch, Wars, way