Reviews

Never released theatrically in the UK, this operatic epic about a Korean peace delegation struggling to make it home from remotest China encompasses swordplay, romance, brooding landscapes and thousands of extras, yet doesn't quite add up to the crowd-pleaser it ought to be. Zhang Ziyi of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon fame is on hand as a princess who hooks up with the mostly Korean cast.

Paul Schrader deals with intriguing, uncomfortable issues here, but with, for him, a slightly saddening conservatism. Telling the story of Bob Crane, the '50s star of Hogan's Heroes, whose career nosedived as he became increasingly addicted to filming his own sexploits, it's initially vibey and buzzing, with a terrific turn from Greg Kinnear, but later lapses into soggy moralising and mopey depression.

Neo-realist classic of the Algerian Revolution more relevant than ever

Showcase for NYC production duo

Headbanging magick from Californian stoner archetypes

Chinese-Maori singer-songwriter delivers album of eerie beauty

Impressive return from "Strange And Beautiful" songsmith

(All 10 albums repackaged. No bonuses)

Influential '70s jailbait rockers reassessed

Tough yet intimate study of the immigration maze