BACK ISSUES #'S 24-36 - Entries from January 2013

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Entries from January 2013

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HIGHLIGHTS OF ISSUE #24 (SEPTEMBER, 2012):

Major celebration of The Poseidon Adventure's 40th anniversary with articles by David Savage, Tom Lisanti, James Radford and Chris Poggiali. Includes many rare photos, international movie posters and interviews with Carol Lynley and Mort Kunstler, the legendary artist who created the movie poster. Kunstler also provides his original sketches for the ad campaign, reproduced in this issue for the first time.
40th anniversary tribute to Deliverance. John Exshaw visits director John Boorman at his home in Ireland for exclusive interview about working with author James Dickey on the landmark film.
Gary Giblin takes an in-depth look at another classic film celebrating its 40th anniversary: Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy, complete with rare stills from sequences that the Master cut from the final version of the movie.
Matthew R. Bradley looks at one of the screen's legendary baddies, James Bond nemesis Blofeld in both literature and cinema. The title of the article: The Importance of Being Ernst.
Remembering Ernest Borgnine: a tribute to the legendary Oscar winner.
Raymond Benson's ten best films of 1983.
Lee Pfeiffer pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to the 1976 B movie cult "classic" Grizzly starring Christopher George, Richard Jaeckel and Andrew Prine.
Gareth Owen revisits the early days of director Michael Winner's career at Pinewood Studios.
Mark Mawston's new column Desert Island Flicks covers underrated gems like John Frankenheimer's Seconds, Frank Perry's The Swimmer and Don Siegel's Coogan's Bluff.
Adrian Smith titillates readers with part two of his extensive look at the history of British sexploitation films in More Sex, Please. We're British.
Dean Brierly's Crime Wave International covers British classic crime movies of the 60s and 70s including Get Carter, Payroll, The Long Good Friday, Robbery, Villain and Sitting Target.

Plus the usual reviews of the latest film books, DVDs and soundtracks. Limited supply. Price: $30 (includes postage worldwide).

HIGHLIGHTS OF ISSUE #25 INCLUDE:

James Bond at 50: Cinema Retro interviews Daniel Craig, producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson and Skyfall director Sam Mendesabout the screen legacy of Agent 007.
Dr. No cast and crew reunion at Pinewood Studios, England: Gareth Owen reports
Matthew R. Bradley covers the Blofelds of screen and literature in The Importance of Being Ernst: Part 2
Major coverage of Hammer Films events: convention report, Hammer horror film locations then and now and coverage of the latest Blu-ray releases.
In-depth look at the new restoration of David Lean's masterpiece Lawrence of Arabia and exclusive interview with Sony's Grover Crisp, the man who spearheaded the restoration process.
Best-selling author Robert Sellers provides a fascinating look at the life and career of the ultimate "bad boy" of British cinema, Oliver Reed.
Dean Brierly looks at the best Italian crime movies of the 60s and 70s.
Tribute to the creator of master of British film posters, artist Tom Chantrell.
Michael Davey interviews British sex symbol Liz Fraser
Sands of the Kalahari starring Stuart Whitman and Susannah York: Lee Pfeiffer revisits an underrated classic adventure
Nicholas Anez pays tribute to Burt Lancaster's controversial The Swimmer
The"B" British war film Attack on the Iron Coast starring Lloyd Bridges- part one of Howard Hughes' history of Oakmont Studios
Raymond Benson's top ten films of 1984
Plus the latest DVD, soundtrack and film book reviews

HIGHLIGHTS OF ISSUE #26 INCLUDE:

Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs: Mike Siegel provides in-depth coverage of the legendary director's controversial 1971 classic starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George. Includes extensive rarely seen behind the scenes production photos and rare international ad campaigns.
Lee Pfeiffer interviews comedy genius Mel Brooks, who reflects on his long career in TV and feature films.
Howard Hughes examines the 1969 spaghetti Western classic The Five Man Army starring Peter Graves, Bud Spencer and Tetsuro Tamba
Dean Brierly pays tribute to the great French crime films of the 1960s and 1970s
David McCallum recalls the making of Oakmont Studio's 1969 WWII film Mosquito Squadron
Cinema Retro attends the 40th anniversary cast and crew reunion of Bob Fosse's Cabaret and gets interviews with Joel Grey, Michael York, Marisa Berenson and Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies. Plus we cover the "re-premiere" at New York's Ziegfeld Theatre, attended by Liza Minnelli herself.
Don R. Stradley looks at Sextette, the bizarre cinematic swan song of Mae West
Raymond Benson's ten best films of 1985
Gareth Owen examines the making of the 1969 spy flick The Chairman (aka The Most Dangerous Man in the World) starring Gregory Peck
Dave Worrall covers the new restoration of the Hammer horror classic Dracula (aka Horror of Dracula)
Remembering the brilliant, cynical comedy of Paddy Chayefsky in The Hospital starring George C. Scott and Diana Rigg
Plus the latest DVD, soundtrack and film book reviews

HIGHLIGHTS OF ISSUE #27 INCLUDE:

Don L. Stradley examines the dramatic life and career of Lolita star Sue Lyon
John Exshaw's unpublished interview with screen legend Peter Cushing
Adrian Smith interviews Hugh Hudson, director of Revolution and Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Dean Brierly looks at classic Japanese crime movies
Stephen C. Jilks celebrates the Hammer horror flick Curse of the Werewolf
David Savage examines Liz Taylor's little-seen, late career bizarro cult movie The Driver's Seat
Howard Hughes continues his history of Oakmont Productions with Submarine X-1 starring James Caan
Paul Thomson provides in-depth coverage of the Amicus Edgar Rice Burroughs film adaptations The Land That Time Forgot, At the Earth's Core and The People That Time Forgot and reviews the long-forgotten electric rock Western Zachariah
Remember Ray Harryhausen
Raymond Benson's top ten films of 1986
Lee Pfeiffer's Take Two column looks back on The Valachi Papers starring Charles Bronson
Burt Reynolds underrated dark comedy The End is re-evaluated by Tim Greaves
Gareth Owen's Pinewood Past column features Reach for the Sky starring Kenneth More
Plus the latest film book, soundtrack and DVD reviews.

HIGHLIGHTS OF ISSUE #28 INCLUDE:

Sheldon Hall's 13 page spectacular tribute to the 50th anniversary of Zulu starring Stanley Baker and Michael Caine. Rare behind the scenes photos and international movie posters.
Dave Worrall takes on you on a locations "now and then" tour of where Goldfinger starring Sean Connery was filmed at the legendary Pinewood Studios.
Ray Morton's exclusive interview with cinematographer Richard Kline, who shot King Kong (1976), Death Wish, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Camelot.
Dean Brierly looks at classic American crime movies including The Killers (1974), The Driver, Point Blank, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.
Brian Hannan tells the fascinating story of Elizabeth Taylor's BUtterfield 8, the film she did not want to do but won an Oscar for!
Tim Greaves looks at the short but exotic career of Victoria Vetri, star of Hammer Films' When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth- and provides some rare provocative photos!
Illustrated tribute to movie comic book tie-ins from the 1960s and 1970s.
Howard Hughes continues his history of Oakmont Productions with The Thousand Plane Raid starring Christopher George.
Harvey Chartrand tells the fascinating story behind Mary Rose, the dream project that Alfred Hitchcock never filmed.
Trevor Chapman remembers the glorious Gaumont Theatre, one of Britain's Cinerama gems.
Gareth Owen looks at Pinewood Studios in the 1970s and 1980s.
Raymond Benson's top ten films of 1987
Plus the latest film book, soundtrack and DVD reviews

HIGHLIGHTS OF ISSUE #29 INCLUDE:

Lee Pfeiffer interviews director William Friedkin about the restoration of his controversial film Sorcerer starring Roy Scheider
Don L. Stradley looks at how horror films saved the careers of veteran actresses such as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Shelly Winters
Nicholas Anez compares the John Wayne/Howard Hawks classics Rio Bravo and El Dorado
The Wicker Man 40th Anniversary- Mark Mawston interviews the film's director Robin Hardy
Lee Pfeiffer interviews actress Nancy Kwan about breaking racial barriers in Hollywood
Howard Hughes covers the forgotten WWII flick The Last Escape starring Stuart Whitman
Cai Ross pays tribute to the supporting actors of All the President's Men: Jason Robards, Jack Warden and Martin Balsam
Harvey Chartrand on Mary Rose, Alfred Hitchcock's aborted thriller.
Gareth Owen's tribute to legendary James Bond cinematographer Alec Mills
Lee Van Cleef in Sabata and Death Rides a Horse
Mike Siegel on Sam Peckinpah's cult classic Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Roland Schaefli visits the German film locations of the Steve McQueen classic The Great Escape- then and now.
Paul Sutton: "Meeting Malcolm McDowell"
Plus the latest film book, soundtrack and DVD reviews

HIGHLIGHTS OF ISSUE #30 INCLUDE:

Mark Mawston lands a rare exclusive interview with A Hard Day's Night director Richard Lester, who recalls the making of the iconic film on its 50th anniversary- with insights from former United Artists production head David V. Picker, who brought the film to the screen.
Denis Meilke looks at the legacy of the Steve Reeves Hercules films and the spin off Italian sword and sandal flicks in "Blood, Sweat and Togas".
Nicholas Anez compares the John Wayne/Howard Hawks classics Rio Bravo and El Dorado in the concluding part of his essay.
Matthew Field provides the moving and informative final interview with legendary cinematographer Oswald Morris, who shot such diverse films as Fiddler on the Roof, Oliver!, Death Wish and The Guns of Navarone.
Lee Pfeiffer on the legacy of the late, great Eli Wallach.
Brian Davidson pays tribute to the short, tragic career of 1960s glamour girl Francoise Dorleac.
Tim Greaves celebrates the guilty pleasures of Warlords of Atlantis
Gareth Owen's tribute to legendary Gerry Anderson and his work at Pinewood Studios
Brian Davidson revisits the kinky, British cult thriller Fright starring Susan George and Honor Blackman
Howard Hughes concludes The Oakmont Story with a look at their last production, Hell Boats starring James Franciscus.
John M. Whalen explores the strange tale of One-Eyed Jacks starring and directed by Marlon Brando
Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars- the 50th anniversary of the Clint Eastwood classic
Raymond Benson's 10 best films of 1989
Plus the latest film book, soundtrack and DVD reviews