It's almost impossible to imagine Bluebeard’s Castle being commissioned for television today. Belonging to a more open and imaginative era of postwar public broadcasting, when televisionaries were given the freedom to push the medium into stranger, more experimental territory.
This week: In the Dust of the Stars and Hex both feature lengthy nude dance sequences whilst the Visitants showcases a guy dressed in an Archie Andrews Halloween costume.
Shin Kamen Rider brings us an empathetic and murderous Grasshopper man. Plus, we've found a fish connection in our highlights: the Golden Ger and the Stendhal Syndrome.
We’re going heavy on fantasy with this week’s selections: from enchanted lions, to demon-infested cities, to a CGI-laden journey to purgatory. Plus, we shine a light on the DIY magic of Phil Cook’s Eagle Films.
