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Franglen rules Pandora…

Feeling blue? Perhaps Avatar: The Way of Water has the power to uplift, to inspire and to wonder. Simon Franglen takes over the reigns and does not disappoint.

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For Those Dark Days Before Christmas…

It’s that time of the year again – I’m referring to All Hallow’s Eve. (Say what?) It’s a time for remembering the dead; though for many a movie villain it’s about causing death rather than remembrance. (Hang on a second, Syncho-man…) Horror movies, of course, are very popular around Halloween. STOP! Okay, Halloween was ages ago and I forgot to post this. So, here you go.

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Raising Hell – What’s your pleasure?

It all started with a novel. A fairly short one, consisting of 186 pages. Clive Barker’s The Hellbound Heart was released in 1986 by Dark Harvest; and later that year Barker himself started work on its film adaptation Hellraiser, which was released in cinemas in the autumn of 1987. Ten sequels later, a revamped Hellraiser is back, albeit on a streaming service. Synchrotones has had a listen to the various scores that blessed and cursed this franchise. Dare I ask… which ones nailed it?

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