The disturbing British coming-of-age thriller I Start Counting (1970), starring Jenny Agutter, makes its US Blu-ray debut on a pristine remastered Region A disc, loaded with fresh extras, courtesy of boutique label Fun City Editions.
Adapted from the 1966 novel of the same name by Audrey Erskine Lindop, I Start Counting is a welcome relic of its era: it is distinctively late-1960s in its fashions and characterizations, and it is decidedly British in its affectations, despite harboring a rather risque subject matter.
I Start Counting
Blu-ray
Fun City Editions
1970 / Color / 1.85:1 widescreen / 106 min. / Street Date November 24, 2020 / available through Vinegar Syndrome / 24.99
Starring: Jenny Agutter, Bryan Marshall, Simon Ward, Clare Sutcliffe.
Cinematography: Alex Thomson
Film Editor: Keith Palmer
Composer: Basil Kirchin
Written by Richard Harris
Produced by David Greene and Stanley R. Jaffe
Directed by David Greene
Lovesick, imaginative 14-year-old Wynne Kinch (a young Jenny Agutter) is convinced that her much older, 32-year-old...
Adapted from the 1966 novel of the same name by Audrey Erskine Lindop, I Start Counting is a welcome relic of its era: it is distinctively late-1960s in its fashions and characterizations, and it is decidedly British in its affectations, despite harboring a rather risque subject matter.
I Start Counting
Blu-ray
Fun City Editions
1970 / Color / 1.85:1 widescreen / 106 min. / Street Date November 24, 2020 / available through Vinegar Syndrome / 24.99
Starring: Jenny Agutter, Bryan Marshall, Simon Ward, Clare Sutcliffe.
Cinematography: Alex Thomson
Film Editor: Keith Palmer
Composer: Basil Kirchin
Written by Richard Harris
Produced by David Greene and Stanley R. Jaffe
Directed by David Greene
Lovesick, imaginative 14-year-old Wynne Kinch (a young Jenny Agutter) is convinced that her much older, 32-year-old...
- 1/16/2021
- by Alex Kirschenbaum
- Trailers from Hell
Killer kids have been in cyclical fashion ever since The Bad Seed (1956), as little Rhoda found that the best way to eliminate family problems was to eliminate the family; from that was born the blonde moppets in Village of the Damned (1960) and an attempt to attach a sci-fi explanation behind the killings. Onto the turmoil of the ’70s then, as a political and philosophical bent was applied to Who Can Kill A Child? (1976), with lingering and devastating results.
Wckac? was released in its native Spain in April, and rolled out to various parts of the world under different titles thereafter: Trapped, Would You Kill A Child?, The Hex Massacre, Island of Death, Billy’s Got a Sickle and He Looks Kinda Mad, and most commonly Island of the Damned were all used to sell a film that is pretty hard to sell. This is a film filled with kids killing...
Wckac? was released in its native Spain in April, and rolled out to various parts of the world under different titles thereafter: Trapped, Would You Kill A Child?, The Hex Massacre, Island of Death, Billy’s Got a Sickle and He Looks Kinda Mad, and most commonly Island of the Damned were all used to sell a film that is pretty hard to sell. This is a film filled with kids killing...
- 1/11/2020
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Shine on, kids! The full schedule for the Stanley Film Festival, which runs at the iconic and historic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Co, April 24-27, has been announced; and we have all the details you need right here. Dig it!
From the Press Release
The Stanley Film Festival (Sff), produced by the Denver Film Society and presented by NBC Universal's Chiller, announced today its Opening Night film and several special event highlights and experiences taking place at the four-day event (April 24-27, 2014).
The Stanley Film Festival celebrates the best in independent horror cinema at the hotel that inspired The Shining. The Festival will host a full slate of films, panels, competitions, and special events - all at the beautiful and historically haunted Stanley Hotel.
The Stanley Film Festival will open Thursday, April 24, with a Gala Presentation of an original documentary from EPiX, Doc of the Dead. Directed by Colorado...
From the Press Release
The Stanley Film Festival (Sff), produced by the Denver Film Society and presented by NBC Universal's Chiller, announced today its Opening Night film and several special event highlights and experiences taking place at the four-day event (April 24-27, 2014).
The Stanley Film Festival celebrates the best in independent horror cinema at the hotel that inspired The Shining. The Festival will host a full slate of films, panels, competitions, and special events - all at the beautiful and historically haunted Stanley Hotel.
The Stanley Film Festival will open Thursday, April 24, with a Gala Presentation of an original documentary from EPiX, Doc of the Dead. Directed by Colorado...
- 4/3/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Who Can Kill A Child? (1976) American International Pictures Directed by: Narciso Ibáñez Serrador Starring: Lewis Fiander, Prunella Ransome, Antonio Iranzo The Plot is Afoot! When Tom and Evelyn seek to vacation in Spain, even in spite of reports of adult bodies washing ashore mutilated beyond repair, they go to a local tourist island for food, dance, and laughs only to discover the island has been taken over by children. And these almost infinite groups of prepubescent terrors are intent on viciously murdering anyone and everyone who isn’t a child. Can Tom and Evelyn survive long enough to make it off the island and back to shore to warn civilization? The Damage: 2012 saw the remake of “Who Can Kill a Child?” hit many movie festivals under the new title “Come Out and Play.” And while that movie has been, from what I’ve seen, met with mixed reviews on a...
- 2/6/2013
- by Felix Vasquez Jr.
- Beyond Hollywood
.I like doing the impossible.. Social issues have not been immune to Doctor Who, you just have to set them on a space liner and have some monsters involved. Drug addiction and smuggling are given the Who twist thanks to the writer having done research on the subject for another show. The results are given more oomph thanks to Tom Baker. The Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana (Lalla Ward) arrive on the space liner Empress, captained by Rigg (David Daker), which has become locked together with a private ship, the Hecate piloted by Dymond (Geoffrey Bateman), after colliding with it on emerging from hyperspace. They meet the zoologist Tryst (Lewis Fiander), who has with him a Continuous Event...
- 5/21/2012
- by Jeff Swindoll
- Monsters and Critics
There are a fair few paedophobic thrillers out there and when approaching a little known one, such as the 1976 film Who Can Kill a Child?, one could perhaps be forgiven for expecting another somewhat unremarkable take on the idea and given the premise, kids attack adults on an island, a somewhat trashy B picture. I foolishly made this exact mistake but just moments into Who Can Kill a Child? it was obvious that this was something a little different and a film made with serious themes in mind.
The film begins with a bleak and almost unbearably long introduction that features archive footage of the effect of wars on children. Shocking images from the Holocaust, the Vietnam war, the Korean War and many more, all the images accompanied by the number of children who died. The footage is obviously very hard to watch and even traumatising in places and the...
The film begins with a bleak and almost unbearably long introduction that features archive footage of the effect of wars on children. Shocking images from the Holocaust, the Vietnam war, the Korean War and many more, all the images accompanied by the number of children who died. The footage is obviously very hard to watch and even traumatising in places and the...
- 5/31/2011
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
What is it with 1979 and drugs in telly sci-fi? Early on in the year, Blake's 7 came up with 'Shadow', a stark warning about the dangers of drug-taking. And to get in on the act, Doctor Who came up with Nightmare Of Eden, which pushed the 'Just Say No' message even further.
But while 'Shadow' has generally been praised for its complex script and flashy visuals, Nightmare Of Eden has had more of a turbulent press. The problem with the story is that while it boasts a well written, witty and entertaining script from Bob Baker, the production's throwing obstacles in the way with nonchalant glee. As a result, like some other season 17 stories, more is being asked of the viewer to tolerate these deficiencies in order to see the bigger picture.
But what huge deficiencies there are in Nightmare. In time-honoured fashion, let's look at the bad apples:
A great idea on paper,...
But while 'Shadow' has generally been praised for its complex script and flashy visuals, Nightmare Of Eden has had more of a turbulent press. The problem with the story is that while it boasts a well written, witty and entertaining script from Bob Baker, the production's throwing obstacles in the way with nonchalant glee. As a result, like some other season 17 stories, more is being asked of the viewer to tolerate these deficiencies in order to see the bigger picture.
But what huge deficiencies there are in Nightmare. In time-honoured fashion, let's look at the bad apples:
A great idea on paper,...
- 11/24/2010
- Shadowlocked
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