The chilling 1989 British Serial Killer film Cold Light Of Day is available on Blu-ray from Arrow Video
February, 1983. Detectives are called to a residential address in the London suburbs following reports that the drains have been clogged by human remains. One of the property s residents, Dennis Nilsen a mild-mannered and unassuming civil servant is brought in for questioning, leading to the discovery of one of the most shocking and disturbing cases of serial murder ever to rock Britain.
Offering a grim and gritty retelling of the story of Des Nilsen, often dubbed the British Jeffery Dahmer , 1989 s Cold Light of Day stars Bob Flag (the face of Big Brother in Michael Radford s 1984) as Nilsen-cipher Jorden March, delivering one of the most chilling and credible portrayals of a serial killer ever committed to screen!
From writer-director Fhiona-Louise, Cold Light of Day which picked up the Ucca Venticittà Award at...
February, 1983. Detectives are called to a residential address in the London suburbs following reports that the drains have been clogged by human remains. One of the property s residents, Dennis Nilsen a mild-mannered and unassuming civil servant is brought in for questioning, leading to the discovery of one of the most shocking and disturbing cases of serial murder ever to rock Britain.
Offering a grim and gritty retelling of the story of Des Nilsen, often dubbed the British Jeffery Dahmer , 1989 s Cold Light of Day stars Bob Flag (the face of Big Brother in Michael Radford s 1984) as Nilsen-cipher Jorden March, delivering one of the most chilling and credible portrayals of a serial killer ever committed to screen!
From writer-director Fhiona-Louise, Cold Light of Day which picked up the Ucca Venticittà Award at...
- 10/27/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Between 1978 and 1983, serial killer Dennis Nilsen murdered at least 12 young men and boys in the two successive flats where he lived, storing their corpses for long periods of time before dismembering them and disposing of them in the drains. Made six years after his arrest, this film dramatises his story, mingling it with elements of fiction and exploring the sense of disconnection between a world in which such things can happen and our own.
The real Nilsen described confessing his crimes as a relief and was matter of fact with the police in interviews. Here, director Fhiona-Louise tries to strike a balance between that and depicting the horror which she imagines the investigating detectives must have felt. The interrogation acts as a framing device for the action, which begins with the Nilsen character - renamed Jorden Marsh - forming a relationship with a financially dependent young man and...
The real Nilsen described confessing his crimes as a relief and was matter of fact with the police in interviews. Here, director Fhiona-Louise tries to strike a balance between that and depicting the horror which she imagines the investigating detectives must have felt. The interrogation acts as a framing device for the action, which begins with the Nilsen character - renamed Jorden Marsh - forming a relationship with a financially dependent young man and...
- 10/27/2020
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
With Halloween approaching quickly, we have one final round of home media releases headed our way this week in case you’re looking to pick up some last-minute films to check out this spooky season. Blue Underground is releasing Daughters of Darkness in 4K this Tuesday, and Severin Films is keeping busy with an array of titles, including The Black Cat, Patrick Still Lives, and Shock Treatment.
Vinegar Syndrome also has quite the lineup of films coming home this week, including Grave Robbers, Memorial Valley Massacre, Zombie 5: Killing Birds, and several Amityville sequels. Arrow Video is also showing some love to both Cold Light of Day and The Last Starfighter, and if you’re a big fan of The Monster Squad, you’ll definitely want to check out the Wolfman’s Got Nards documentary.
Other releases for October 27th include Scary Tales, Spine Chiller, Weedjies: Halloweed Night, Attack of the Unknown,...
Vinegar Syndrome also has quite the lineup of films coming home this week, including Grave Robbers, Memorial Valley Massacre, Zombie 5: Killing Birds, and several Amityville sequels. Arrow Video is also showing some love to both Cold Light of Day and The Last Starfighter, and if you’re a big fan of The Monster Squad, you’ll definitely want to check out the Wolfman’s Got Nards documentary.
Other releases for October 27th include Scary Tales, Spine Chiller, Weedjies: Halloweed Night, Attack of the Unknown,...
- 10/26/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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