Nucleus Films

Film critic Kim Newman introduces a new series of DVDs and Blu-ray disc releases by BFI showcasing little known British films.

A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.

The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP & VIDEOTAPE documentary, director Jake West and producer Marc Morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 Video Recordings Act. A time when Britain plunged into a new Dark Age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became the bloody eviscerated victim of continuing dread created by self-aggrandizing moral guardians. With passionate and entertaining interviews from the people who lived through it and more jaw dropping archive footage, get ready to reflect and rejoice the passing of a landmark era.

A brief history of Grindhouse cinema presented by Emily Booth

Everything you ever wanted to know about Phantasm is right here in this 97-minute feature with interviews from Don Coscarelli, producer Paul Pepperman, Angus Scrimm, Reggie Bannister, Michael Baldwin and Bill Thornbury.

Documentary about the making of "Lady Frankenstein" and the directing career of Mel Welles.

Feature-length documentary covering the making of the 1982 film XTRO.