Happy New Year to everyone! Legend as always brings us some cracking films and TV series to keep the cold days fun. Here are our picks you shouldn’t miss this week…
Tuesday January 3rd, 9pm – The Disappearance (1977)
A hitman (Donald Sutherland) is given a job that’s connected to his missing wife. Tense action, also starring David Hemmings, Christopher Plummer, John Hurt, and David Warner.
Wednesday January 4th, 1.05am – Book of Monsters (2018)
This British indie film is worth staying up for! Full of fun gore and creatures aplenty, it stars the crème of up-and-coming talent and is directed by Stewart Sparke. A sequel, How to Kill Monsters is in production.
Thursday January 5th, 1pm – Fiend Without a Face (1958)
Superb sci-fi action from the post-atomic era. Wait until you see this invisible threat manifest in the fantastic climax!
Saturday January 7th, 9pm The Lawnmower Man (1992)
Pierce Brosnan and Jeff Farley star in this visually stunning sci-fi caper that involves virtual reality. Based on an idea by Stephen King, it deviates so much from his story, he sued to have his name removed from the title.
Sunday January 8th, 9pm – 12.40am The Vintage Vault
Legend continues to celebrate the Golden Age of genre cinema with a season of double bills. This week, a host of legendary stars (Donald Pleasence, Kim Novak, Jack Hawkins, and Joan Collins to name but a few) appear in the portmanteau film Tales That Witness Madness (1973). Despite appearances, this isn’t an Amicus production, however. It’s no less fun, though. This is followed by the channel premiere of Horror Hospital (1973). One of this writer’s favourite films of all time, Antony Balch directs Michael Gough and Robin Askwith in a twisted tale of a doctor using a health farm as a cover for his sordid experiments. Eminently quotable and luridly camp, it’s not to be missed! A little bit of linking trivia: producer Richard Gordon was also behind Fiend Without a Face (see above).
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