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HAKABA KITARO anime hits DVD - KITARO manga gets translated
So far, my favourite Miyazaki film is Spirited Away, but for English-speaking countries, any other yokai ghost stories have been thin on the ground. Shigeru Mizuki's GeGeGe No Kitaro manga have...
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Flashback 1969 - ROSEMARY'S BABY, THE WILD BUNCH, WOMEN IN LOVE...
A selection from the pages of defunct British movie magazines from 1969... Photoplay Film Monthly, January - half page adThis strikes me as a weird, mind-boggling double-bill. But in 1969, would have...
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THE SORCERERS (1967) - a new book with the full story...
The Sorcerers (1967) is best known as the film Michael Reeves directed just before Witchfinder General (1968), and as one of Boris Karloff's last films.Witchfinder General caused a clash with the...
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Flashback 1970 - M*A*S*H, MYRA BRECKINRIDGE and Maggie Smith
An online scrapbook selected from the pages of defunct British movie magazines... Photoplay, JanuaryAs you can see, there's a discrepancy between the month on the cover of the magazine (here, January...
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ON THE BEACH (1959) - post-apocalyptic waiting game
ON THE BEACH(1959, USA)Before 'post-apocalyptic' meant an action movie...There has just been a nuclear world war. Anyone in the countries involved who didn't get hit by one of the hundreds of direct...
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Flashback 1971 - THE DEVILS, DEEP END and bad double-bills...
An online scrapbook, from the pages of defunct British movie magazines published in 1971...In this issue, Films and Filming interviewed director Mike Sarne about his adventure in Hollywood with Myra...
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ANTIVIRAL (2012) - body horror and celebrity culture
ANTIVIRAL(2012, Canada)All hail to the new Cronenberg!The near future, a young man enters an expensive-looking salon. By appointment only, he meets a strange young salesperson who gives him a long...
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Flashback 1972 - A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, THE GODFATHER...
Looking back along my shelf of 1970s' movie mags, here's some choice images and adverts..."The New Bond Movie, Diamonds Are Forever" was Sean Connery's last 'official' excursion as 007, though the...
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SHANKS (1974) - William Castle in the 1970s
In 1975, issue 117 of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine introduced me to William Castle's newest releases, with interesting photos from Bug, which he produced, and Shanks, the last film he directed....
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Filming Location: THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE (1973) - deepest, darkest Sussex
Didn't we have a loverly time, the day we went to Hell House...Always, always, always wanted to see Hell House, the actual building used as the exterior location for The Legend of Hell House (1973)....
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Filming Location: THE INNOCENTS (1961) - not far from HELL HOUSE!
Yesterday, we went to look at the main location used for The Legend of Hell House. As it's only a few miles away from another famous horror film location, we did two locations in one trip. Again, Derek...
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Flashback 1973 - FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN, last of the PLANET OF THE APES...
A further selection of cuttings from movie magazines of the 1970s...Films and Filming, JanuaryLooking though these magazines, my favourite pictures have been the glimpses of directors on set with the...
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THE DEEP (1977) - how Peter Benchley followed JAWS
THE DEEP(1977, USA)Expectations of Jaws, but still a thrillerPeter Benchley's next novel after Jaws was, shall we say, keenly anticipated by film studios. Before it had even been completed, the story...
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My list of Underrated Horror Films
That ingenious blogger Rupert Pupkin Speaks... has asked a wide number of film fans to suggest a few favourite, obscure, underrated, horror movies. There's hundreds of possibilities, but these lists...
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ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE (1973) - the soundtrack album!
Electra Glide in Blue is the flipside of Easy Rider. A twisty noir mystery in the desert sunshine. The iconic Harley-Davidson police motorbikes parallel the choppers of Easy Rider, with John...
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Flashback 1974 - ZARDOZ, WESTWORLD, THE EXORCIST and more...
More from the movie magazines of the 1970s...Every Christmas, the Photoplay Film Annual would summarise the highlights of the year and preview a few productions on the way. Often with half-a-dozen,...
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Filming Location - MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (1974) - Castle Argh!
This iconic castle from Monty Python and the Holy Grail appears to be in the middle of a lake, but actually guards an inlet from the sea. Called "Castle Argh" in the film, it's real name is Castle...
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COUNTESS DRACULA - reading up on Elizabeth Bathory
True crime?The legend of Countess Dracula has inspired several movies, though I've only seen the Hammer version (soon to be available on blu-ray). Based on the story of Elisabeth Bathory, charged with...
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Roger Dicken - special effects from THUNDERBIRDS to ALIEN
Roger Dicken in Starburst #15Roger Dicken's skills as a sculptor, designer and fabricator of creature effects were on show in Alien, for which he built the very first Chestburster and Facehugger....
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Flashback 1975 - Disaster movies, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN and the ROCKY HORROR...
A look at British movie magazines of 1975, in particular the adverts that nail their release dates. These magazines are still available secondhand on eBay. (These are all handheld photos from magazines...
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