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Addicted To Lovefilm

Remembering the glory days of the DVD-by-mail service.

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Is That A Severed Arm In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Pleased To See Me? Horror Goes X-Rated

Exploring the symbiotic relationship between horror and adult movies.

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Traffic Is Hell: Remembering The Car

The simple pleasures of an underrated 1970s demonic horror oddity.

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Pomp And Circumstance In Rick Wakeman – The Prog Years

A suitably excessive collection of recordings from the very height of progressive rock’s ambition and pomposity.

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The Samhain Satanic Flea Market

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London’s Bazaar of the Bizarre returns for an early Halloween treat.

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RuPaul Meets The Adult Movie Superstars

The drag queen superstar meets Kylie Ireland, Chasey Lain, Janine, Jon Dough, Tom Chase and Chi Chi LaRue in the 1990s.

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The Follies Of Dita Von Teese And Hustler

The striptease superstar’s new lingerie range sparks musings on fashion, celebrity and the inherent emptiness of much of the neo-burlesque scene.

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Flesh, Fire And Beavers – Mayhem Is Coming

The Nottingham Film Festival announces the full 2023 line-up and it looks the strongest yet.

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Divine’s Disco Ball

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The new edition of Divine’s classic tunes comes on a lavishly packaged dead tape format – the ultimate in eccentric collectability.

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Great Balls O’Comfort – Caroline Munro Advertises Noxzema Shaving Cream

The cult movie queen’s ball-cupping ad for shaving cream proved too much for some USTV stations.

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The Marilyn Chambers Disco Connection

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The adult movie legend’s attempts to become a recording superstar are a mixed bag.

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Gore Blimey: The Zombie Holocaust World Of Dr Butcher

One of the more outrageous films from the Golden Age of Italian exploitation cinema.

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