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Ever wondered why our reviews sometimes take longer than the ones that appear promptly in The Guardian and Time Out? Frankly it's a miracle they get finished at all.
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Three Melodramas by Yasujiro Ozu on DVD in June
news | 17 May 2012
Three rarely seen films - Woman of Tokyo, Early Spring and Tokyo Twilight - from Japanese maestro Ozu Yasujiro come to UK DVD next month from the BFI.
The Star
dvd review | 14 May 2012
A solid yet curiously old-fashioned Russian war movie with a habit of over-dramatising threats and emotions was recently released on UK DVD by Chelsea Films. Slarek dons his fatigues.
The Woman in Black on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download in June
news | 17 May 2012
Daniel Radcliffe does rather well in one of the better cinematic ghost stories of recent years and comes to UK DVD, Blu-ray and digital download in June from Momentum.
Exit Humanity on DVD in July
news | 17 May 2012
Another day, another zombie movie, but this civil war-set genre piece is apparently a cut above the crop, and comes to UK DVD in July from Metrodome.
Avé on DVD in May
news | 17 May 2012
Bulgarian director Konstantin Bojanov’s spontaneous and freewheeling debut feature arrives on UK DVD later this month from Network Releasing.
Pasolini double Pigsty & Hawks and Sparrows on DVD in July
news | 16 May 2012
Two early Pasolini films, one featuring the comedian Totò and a Marxist talking crow, come to UK DVD in July from Masters of Cinema.
Juan of the Dead on DVD in June
news | 16 May 2012
Cuba's first ever zombie movie offers an inventive-looking and semi-comic take on an overcrowded and rarely inventive genre, and it arrives on UK DVD in June from Metrodome.
Revolution: The Director's Cut on dual format in June
news | 11 May 2012
Slammed on its original release and a box-office bomb, Hugh Hudson's War of Independence epic has returned in a new director's cut, which gets a dual format release from the BFI.
In Darkness on DVD in July
news | 11 May 2012
Czech-born two time Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland's true-story inspired wartime drama gets its UK DVD release in July from Metrodome.
Absentia on DVD in July
news | 11 May 2012
Doug Jones stars in Mike Flanagan's critically praised and award-winning independent horror feature, which arrives on UK DVD in July from Second Sight.
John Gilling Hammer double on dual format in June
news | 10 May 2012
Following their Blu-ray restoration of Dracula, Prince of Darkness, StudioCanal have announced dual format releases of Hammer's The Reptile and Plague of the Zombies.
Double Indemnity on Masters of Cinema Blu-ray in June
news | 10 May 2012
Possibly the greatest of all hard-boiled American noir films – co-written by Raymond Chandler and directed by Billy Wilder – makes its world Blu-ray deut next month from MoC.
The Lost Weekend on Masters of Cinema Blu-ray in June
news | 10 May 2012
Ray Milland stars in Billy Wilder's superb story of a life destroyed by alcoholism, which makes its world Blu-ray premiere in June from Masters of Cinema.
The Squad (El páramo) on DVD in June
news | 10 May 2012
The horror of war becomes the literal subject of the acclaimed genre crossover debut from Spanish director Jaime Osorio Marquez, coming to UK DVD in June from Momentum.
Blackthorn on DVD and Blu-ray in June
news | 9 May 2012
Sam Shepard gives a superb performance as an ageing Butch Cassidy in Mateo Gil's 'what if?' western, which is coming to UK DVD and Blu-ray in June from Chelsea.

Café de Flore
film review | 14 May 2012
The sonic signature of director Jean Marc Vallee’s metaphysical mash-up reverberates through the heart, the mind and time itself says Timothy E. RAW.
Angel & Tony
film review | 6 May 2012
An admirably tough fairy tale, the ambivalence of its central relationship frustrates and fascinates says Timothy E. RAW, who also interviews the film's director Alix Delaporte and lead actress Clotilde Hesme.
Ugetsu monogatari / Oyû-sama
blu-ray review | 4 May 2012
A superb Mizoguchi double-bill gets a Masters of Cinema re-release, but this time it includes both films on Blu-ray. How does it measure up to its DVD-only predecessor?
Nobody Walks
film review | 3 May 2012
Timothy E. RAW is maddened by this ersatz indie, that wants us to care about an insufferably obtuse protagonist’s first world problems and the fools who fall for her.
Safety Not Guaranteed
film review | 2 May 2012
Fans of Juno and Scott Pilgrim, your new favourite movie has arrived. Timothy E. RAW wishes he could see more just than another garden-variety indie crossover hit.
Marvel Avengers Assemble
film review | 1 May 2012
The big summer movies start early in surprisingly engaging style with Joss Whedon's witty superhero crowd-pleaser, which opens in UK cinemas this week. Whedon enthusiast Camus has a fun time.
The Six Million Dollar Man – The Complete Collection
DVD review | 28 April 2012
It's been a long time coming, but our longer then expected review of Fabulous Films' 40-disc Six Million Dollar Man box set and its small mountain of extras is finally complete.
Lifeboat
Blu-ray review | 21 April 2012
A lesser seen but still gripping Hitchcock film that takes place entirely on board a lifeboat following the sinking of an Allied ship in WW2 is the latest dual format release from masters of Cinema. Camus jumps on board.
Beauty
film review | 21 April 2012
Leading man Deon Lotz is a compelling cauldron of repressed emotions, but Oliver Hermanus’ Queer palm winner may prove too tough and unredemptive for most says Timothy E. RAW.
Wreckers
dvd review | 16 April 2012
D.R. Hood's acclaimed sibling drama simmers with low-key tension, but ultimately fizzles out into a ropey, predictable affair; perhaps more ITV than Artificial Eye. Michael Ewins reviews the DVD.
Delicacy
film review | 15 April 2012
This adaptation of the bestselling novel sees Audrey Tautou testing her patented comic cuteness in a heavier dramatic register. The results are mixed, but as romantic confectionary, Delicacy is unconventional and potently bittersweet.
The Cabin in the Woods
film review | 15 April 2012
From the combined creative pens of Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon comes an ingenious and inventive take on the teens in an isolated cabin horror sub-genre, and it's doing the UK cinema rounds right now.
Absent
film festival review | 12 April 2012
Shot from the point of view of homosexual desire, Marco Berger’s compelling thriller acutely observes the straight perception of the aggressiveness of that gaze.

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Interview with Alix Delaporte and Clotide hesme
interview | 6 May 2012
Timothy E. RAW talks to the director and lead actress of the captivating Angel & Tony, which was screened as part of the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema festival in London.
Persistence of vision
article | 17 April 2012
Camus looks back at the time and work involved in making his micro-budget first feature film, and invites you to attend its first public screening at this year's London Independent Film Festival.
Interview with David and Stéphane Foenkinos
interview | 15 April 2012
Timothy E. RAW interviews sibling directors David and Stéphane Foenkinos at the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema Festival in London about their latest film Delicacy.
Buy this, you fool! The horrible world of TV commercials #1
blog | 7 April 2012
In the first of what may be an irregular series, Slarek gets hot under the collar about TV commercials that treat us like idiots. That's most of them, right?
Oscar gets it wrong
article | 27 February 2012
Another year, another farcical, forgone conclusion. Timothy E. RAW talks up five films more deserving of Oscar than the likes of The Help and The Iron Lady and gives out his own awards.
Toeing the line with a rebel squeal
article | 12 February 2012
Thanks to the BBC not making the BAFTAs a live event, Timothy E. RAW ignores Twitter and offers his thoughts on tonight’s nominations as he sits down to watch the behind-the-times telecast.
Slarek's review of the year
article | 27 January 2012
Slarek finally selects 20 titles from the world of film, disc and television that made 2011 a little more tolerable. Yes, it's insanely late, and yes, half of it is a heartfelt political moan, but we're posting it anyway.
The Girl That Got Away
article | 8 January 2012
Timothy E. RAW’s end of year list is still to come, though brimming with films in the hundreds, Margaret, the film he was looking forward to most all year won’t be on it. It turns out not even 20th Century Fox wanted him or anyone else to see it.
DVD Outsider becomes Cine Outsider
article | 3 January 2012
DVD Outsider had changed its name and location. The new site is already up (you're looking at it), and our editor explains why the change has been made.
L.K. Weston's review of the year
article | 30 December 2011
In the first of our looks back at the films and discs that caught our collective eyes in 2011, L.K. Weston picks her personal favourites and laments the move from celluloid to digital.
Free Radicals
article | 11 December 2011
Jerry Whyte considers political movements and moments, past and present, with the aid of the odd book and several films screened at the London Film Festival, focusing on Bernadette: Notes on a Political Journey and The Black Power Mixtape.
Michael Shannon
interview | 24 November 2011
The leading man of Jeff Nichols' superb Take Shelter talks about dealing with apocalyptic visions and playing a cinematic terrorist.
The 55th London Film Festival, dispatch #12: Red carpet roundup
interviews | 4 November 2011
We talk to the Dardenne brothers, Junkhearts actress Romola Garai and the cast and crew of Martha Marcy May Marlene.

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