Kimberly Lindbergs, a columnist for TCM's popular Movie Morlocks site, certainly has good taste when it comes to classic movies. She gives a rave review to Cinema Retro's best-selling new Dr. No Movie Classics issue. Click here to read and click here to order the issue directly from our eBay affiliated store.
The sales for Cinema Retro's Dr. No Movie Classics special issue have surpassed our wildest dreams. In fact, the supply offered through our eBay affiliate store was quickly exhausted after our friends at mi6 confidential magazine's web site ran a nice blurb about the issue. We started to receive a lot E mails from panicked fans who asked if they had missed the boat on this issue. The good news is that all is well. The Dr. No issue has been re-listed on eBay and is available for immediate purchase. Click here to order - and thanks to everyone for their great outpouring of enthusiasm for this issue, which represents the most ambitious project Cinema Retro has ever done.
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CINEMA RETRO MOVIE CLASSICS PRESENTS "DR. NO": AN ENTIRE,
GIANT 148 -PAGE ISSUE COMMEMORATING THE VERY FIRST JAMES
BOND 007 SCREEN ADVENTURE!
HUNDREDS OF RARE PHOTOS! 84 PAGES MORE THAN THE STANDARD ISSUE OF CINEMA RETRO MAGAZINE!
Matthew Field provides exclusive interviews with Ursula Andress, screenwriter Johanna Harwood and animator Trevor Bond
Sir Christopher Frayling interviews Sir Ken Adam
Lee Pfeiffer and Mark Cerulli interview designer Joseph Caroff (the man who designed the 007 gun logo)
Steve Oxenrider interviews Marguerite Le Wars (who played the sexy Jamaican photographer)
Lee Pfeiffer interviews legendary artist Mitchell Hooks, the man who created the artwork for the film poster
Adrian Smith interviews Bettine le Beau (who played the secretary to Prof. Dent)
Steve Oxenrider tracks down and interviews the Jamaican cast members and entertainers seen in the film
Ajay Chowdhury and Matthew Field provide an exclusive interview with Monty Norman, composer of the James Bond Theme
Howard Hughes looks at the changes between the Ian Fleming novel and the film version
Martijn Mulder looks at Jamaican locations then and now
Gary Giblin provides insightful analysis of the film's production history
Oscar-winning sound technician Norman Wanstall recalls creating the innovative sound effects for the film
Directors Joe Dante and Brian Trenchard-Smith provide personal homages to the movie
The life of Ian Fleming by Michael VanBlaricum
Production Buyer Ron Quelch recalls the challenge of obtaining props for the film
Alan Tomkins, the last surviving crew member who worked for Ken Adam in Jamaica, recalls his experiences on the film
Never before published interview with the late Timothy Moxon ("Strangways")
Foreword by David V. Picker, the man who sealed the deal to bring James Bond to the silver screen
The lives and careers of legendary producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman
The Unseen Dr. No: scripted scenes that never appeared in the final film
Rare production stills
Steve Oxenrider interviews actress Yvonne Shima ("Sister Lily")
The Dr. No comic books
Behind the scenes photos
Vintage archival comments about the film from Sean Connery
Dr. No toys and collectibles
Rare international movie poster art
Rare production stills
Behind the scenes photos
Rare international movie poster art
James Bond historical 50 year time line
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It's that time of year, loyal readers. Please subscribe or renew your subscriptions to Cinema Retro, if you have not yet done so. It's going to be another great year for the world's most unique film magazine! The new season begins with issue #25, showcasing the usual eclectic array of classic and cult films. Among the highlights:
James Bond at 50: Cinema Retro interviews Daniel Craig, producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson and Skyfall director Sam Mendes about the screen legacy of Agent 007.
Major coverage of Hammer Films events: convention report, Hammer horror film locations then and now and coverage of the latest Blu-ray releases.
A 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.
Matthew R. Bradley concludes his examination of 007 villain Blofeld in literature in film in his article "The Importance of Being Ernst"
Plus major coverage of those great (and overlooked) cult films Sands of the Kalahari starring Stuart Whitman and Susannah York , Burt Lancaster's controversial The Swimmer and the "B" British war film Attack on the Iron Coast starring Lloyd Bridges. Only Cinema Retro provides coverage of such long-neglected gems!
Please help keep the dream alive by subscribing or renewing your subscription today. A subscription to Cinema Retro also makes the perfect holiday gift for the classic movie lover in your life...(it's far better than that glow-in-the dark necktie you were considering!)
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Subscribers/customers who pre-ordered this
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days. Originally announced to be a 116-page special in the same format as the Where Eagles Dare reboot edition, this
incredibly detailed tribute to the first James Bond film is a mammoth 148 page
magazine - and at no extra cost! The Dr. No Special
tribute issue will be shipping in the US around the third week of November, and
if the exceptional pre-sales are anything to go by, should be our biggest
seller to date!
Issue #24 of Cinema Retro is being hailed by many readers as the very best in the eight years we've been publishing. What makes it so special? Consider the wide range of great films covered in this one, diverse issue:
Major celebration of The Poseidon Adventure's 40th anniversary with articles by David Savage, Tom Listanti, 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, Robbery, Villain and Sitting Target.
Plus the usual reviews of the latest film books, DVDs and soundtracks.
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WHERE EAGLES DARE CINEMA RETRO MOVIE CLASSICS REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION IS NOW SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!
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When we first interviewed producer Elliott Kastner back in 2004, he told us, "You don't remake Sabrina. You don't remake The Blue Angel. You don't remake Casablanca and I won't remake Where Eagles Dare."
This is a stance that Cinema Retro has taken in regard to reprinting sold-out issues of our magazine. However, the response to our Movie Classics Special Issue #1 dedicated to this great WWII adventure was beyond our expectations and it sold out almost immediately when published in 2009. Since then, we have had many requests to republish and also saw the value of this issue exceed $200 per copy on eBay. Thus, we've bowed to the wishes of our readers and created an updated and expanded version of that classic issue. By doing so, we're not devaluing the original, which will remain a highly prized collector's item. Inside these pages, you will find the original issue (slightly changed with the addition of many new, rare photographs) plus new features that were not available to us at the time of the original printing. Topping it all off is an exclusive new interview with the film's director, Brian G. Hutton, plus an abundance of rarities we've just unearthed including another deleted sequence and original studio memos from the Kastner family files that shed light on who was supposed to star in the film (you won't believe it!).
This new edition can be viewed as our sincere tribute to two wonderful friends who are associated with the film: Elliott Kastner and actress Ingrid Pitt, both of whom we lost in 2010. We mourn their passing and hope that this issue will stand as a tribute to their talents and enduring legacy.
116 pages- a full 36 pages more than the original issue! 52 pages more than the standard Cinema Retro issue!
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THE KELLY'S HEROES MOVIE CLASSICS SPECIAL EDITION HAS PROVEN TO BE ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR ISSUES EVER! IF YOU HAVEN'T ORDERED YET, DO SO TODAY AND ADD THIS SURE-TO-BE VALUED COLLECTOR'S ITEM TO YOUR CINEMA RETRO LIBRARY!
The acclaim from fans and those who worked on the film is pouring in. Here is an E mail we received from director John Landis, who began his career working as an assistant to director Brian G. Hutton on the movie:
Dear Dave and Lee –
The Kelly's Heroes extravaganza arrived today
and it's quite overwhelming! I can't wait to read it cover to cover! It
looks fantastic and extremely thorough. Congratulations! I really
have never seen anything like it. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Best always - John
As you may know, John Landis knows a thing or two about
making movies, so his praise is certainly appreciated. A special thanks to John
for providing ultra rare photos from his personal archive as well as original
call sheets from the movie.
Following on from our 'Movie Classics Special Edition' that paid tribute to director Brian G. Hutton's Where Eagles Dare), we bring you his other big picture collaboration with star Clint Eastwood - Kelly's Heroes.
As before, this is an 80-page blockbuster filled with amazing stories and ultra -rare photographs, many which have never been seen before, and all for the same cover price as our regular 64-page magazine!
We have had the full cooperation of the director Brian G. Hutton, who has shared with us the trials and tribulations of making this WWII action-comedy on location in Yugoslavia. Some of the stories have to be read to be believed! Additionally, we have exclusive interviews with John Landis, actor Stuart Margolin (Little Joe), and Eastwood's regular key grip, Dennis Fraser. This issue is packed with sidebar information on the filming, the locations, the music, the actors, the world-wide poster campaigns and the collectibles. We have also unearthed rare vintage interviews with Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles and Donald Sutherland recorded on location back in 1969 which have never been published before. All of this, plus many photographs taken on the set by cast and crew that we can guarantee you have never seen before.
“Oddball” would be pleased that there will be "no negative waves" from Cinema Retro's latest Movie Classics Special Edition
CINEMA RETRO ISSUE #23 IS NOW SHIPPING WORLDWIDE! ALL SUBSCRIBER COPIES ARE IN THE MAIL.
DUE TO UNEXPECTEDLY HIGH DEMAND, THIS ISSUE IS ALREADY IN SHORT SUPPLY. AS OUR FIRST PRIORITY IS TO BE ABLE TO FILL ORDERS FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS, WE MUST RESERVE THE LIMITED NUMBER OF ISSUES LEFT IN STOCK TO FILL NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS AND RENEWALS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE CURRENT SEASON. WE REGRET THAT WE CANNOT OFFER SINGLE ISSUE SALES OF #23 AT THIS TIME.
DON'T MISS A SINGLE ISSUE OF THIS SEASON. IF YOU HAVEN'T SUBSCRIBED OR RENEWED, DO SO TODAY!
HIGHLIGHTS OF ISSUE #23 INCLUDE:
Coverage of the Bond in Motion exhibition in England- the largest single collection of original 007 vehicles ever displayed. We take you inside the gala press event that opened the exhibit.
Dean Brierly analyzes the criminally underrated crime thriller The Night of the Following Daystarring Marlon Brando and Richard Boone
Roland Schaefli pays tribute to the John Wayne-Howard Hawks adventure Hatari!and takes us on a visit to the African locations as they are today
Tim Graves celebrates the excellent, but little-remembered psychic thriller Games starring James Caan and Katharine Ross.
Adrian Smith examines the British sex films of the 60s and 70s- and how film companies battled the censors to sneak in as many "tits and bums" as possible
Elvis on the Back Lot: Dean Sills looks back on The King's Hollywood hits- and how infrequently the exotic locations were actually filmed on location
Raymond Benson looks at the best films of 1982
Lee Pfeiffer takes a second look at the Italian Western A Minute To Pray, A Second to Diestarring Alex Cord and Robert Ryan
Gareth Owen revisits the filming of The Slipper and the Rose at Pinewood Studios
Dave Worrall looks at the films that depicted the legendary raid on Entebbe and takes us back in time to the filming of Disney's Candleshoe through unseen on-set photos
Plus the latest DVD, soundtrack and film book reviews
PLEASE NOTE: This issue arrived three weeks late in the USA due to a transport snafu in the UK that we had no control over. We apologize for the delay.
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Given the fast sell-out of Cinema Retro's Where Eagles Dare issue in 2009, we anticipated a lot of interest in our other two Movie Classics special issues commemorating the Clint Eastwood/Sergio Leone "Dollars" films and Eastwood's 1970 WWII hit Kelly's Heroes. Although we had an increased print run for these titles, we never expected the response would be so overwhelming. These are the two best-selling issues in Cinema Retro's eight year history- and they keep selling briskly. (A web site dedicated to WWII history sold over 500 copies of Kelly's in the last month alone!).
If you haven't ordered these 80 page issues, do so today- each issue is loaded with a mind-boggling number of rare photos, some of which are printed here for the first time.
Copies of Where Eagles Dare are now selling for over $200 each on Ebay. Don't let these issues escape your collection! They are sure to be valued collector's items once they are out of print.
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Cinema Retro enters its eighth great year with issue #22, now shipping worldwide. All subscribers will be receiving their copies shortly.
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Highlights of issue #22 include special features that celebrate the 60th anniversary of Cinerama:
Sir Christopher Frayling provides a major 10 page article on the making of MGM's Cinerama blockbuster How the West Was Won, featuring deleted scenes and a wealth of rarely seen photographs.
Howard Hughes pays tribute to Jack Cardiff's 1968 gut-busting adventure Dark of the Sun(aka The Mercenaries) starring Rod Taylor
Dave Worrall blows the lid off the 1969 Cinerama epic Krakatoa, East of Javaand takes us behind the scenes for the Cinerama family classic The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm.
Thomas Hauerslev takes us back to those wonderful Cinerama travelogues This is Cinerama, Seven Wonders of the Worldand traces the history of the format.
Lee Pfeiffer reviews a plethora of spy movies on DVD including The Man From U.N.C.L.E. feature films
Adrian Smith interviews actress Anneke Wills, star of the mod London cult classic The Pleasure Girls and pays tribute to Jane Asher in Jerzy Skolimowsky's Deep End
Raymond Benson looks at the best films of 1981
Gareth Owen revisits the filming of The Great Gatsby at Pinewood Studios
Plus the latest DVD, soundtrack and film book reviews
Cinema Retro issue #22, the first issue of Season 8, is now shipping to all subscribers in the UK and Europe. We expect the issue to arrive in the USA in early January and it will be sent out to American and Canadian subscribers, as well as those in other parts of the world as soon as it lands on our doorstep.
It's a pretty joyous way for us to welcome the holidays- that is, celebrating the eighth year of Cinema Retro. It's been quite a ride. Thanks to all who have purchased issues and especially those loyal readers who support us by subscribing. Many of you have heeded our annual plea to renew your subscriptions ASAP. This helps insure there is adequate cash flow to help us continue to limit the amount of advertisements in every issue, thereby giving you 64 pages of great content.
If you have not renewed your subscription for season 8, please do so today. Remember, every issue is a limited edition collector's item and the longer you wait, the greater the chance that you might find yourself paying sky high prices on the collector's circuit to get the ones you are missing.The closing of Borders stores also means there are less copies available for the American market, so subscribing ensures you'll never miss an issue.
As we celebrate another successful year, we also have to thank all of the enormously talented writers who contribute to every issue. Without their willingness to share their insights with our readers, Cinema Retro would be a pale shadow of what it is today. We also want to thank all of the noted professionals from the film industry who are so supportive of our efforts to pay tribute to the great films of the 60s and 70s. There are also world class authors and film scholars who enrich our every issue with their talents. (It's a bit humbling to have the likes of Sir Christopher Frayling volunteering to write an in-depth article about the making of How the West Was Won.)
We have another great season lined up for you this year, so get on the Cinema Retro bandwagon by subscribing or renewing today.
We wish you all the best for the holiday season.
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Dave Worrall and Lee Pfeiffer
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Cinema Retro constantly gets requests from readers to reprint
those issues of Cinema Retro that have sold out. However, as every issue is a
limited edition collector’s item, we have to remain true to our word and never
reprint these editions. However, we know that many of our dedicated readers
were not even aware of the magazine until long after certain issues have sold
out. Thus, we’ve partnered with our American distributor RCS to make sold out
issues available as on-line digital editions. These sold out issues of
the magazine now command big prices on the collector’s circuit (A reader advises he just sold two of his spare issues on eBay for $229 each!) Yet, the
digital on-line versions are available for purchase at the regular cover price
of $12.
These digital editions are exactly the same as the
format of the original magazine. They are not edited in any way and contain
every word and photo featured in the print edition.By viewing on line, you can browse through the pages and zoom in or out to increase or decrease the size of the print.
Issues now available for digital viewing:
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(January 2007)
Our 8-page behind the scenes look at the making of the
1966 big screen feature film Batman
starring Adam West and Burt Ward; Part 1 of our exclusive interview
with Man From U.N.C.L.E. star
David McCallum; exlusive interview with Barbarella
star John Phillip Law; the inside story of Charles Bronson's Death Wish films;
exclusive interview with producer Mitch Brower who recalls making The Getaway with Steve
McQueen and Sam Peckinpah; exclusive coverage of Cinema Retro's gala royal
premiere night for Casino
Royale in London; interviews with the sex co-stars of Elvis
Presley; the history of the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios; stuntman Vic
Armstrong recalls filming A
Bridge Too Far; tribute to great crime movies; underrated gem Hail! Mafia; Eli Wallach
honored in Spain; Diary of
Anne Frank stars reunite; ten best films of 1966
As we enter our 8th year of publishing, we'd like to thank each of our loyal readers for helping us keep the dream alive. It's not easy maintaining a magazine in the age of the internet, but we continue to thrive thanks to our many readers throughout the world. A very special thanks to those of you who subscribe to Cinema Retro. Frankly, there is no greater way of helping us out (unless you have a few million bucks laying around that you'd like to donate). Every subscription goes a long way to ensuring that we'll be able to maintain the high standards you've come to expect- with a minimum amount of advertising. We've also been able to maintain our pricing without a single increase in eight years, despite soaring costs for printing and mailing. Every issue will continue to be a limited edition collector's item. In fact with the closing of Borders stores in the USA, readers have even more reason to subscribe. Not only does this limit the number of venues you can buy Cinema Retro from, but we've also adjusted our print runs accordingly, meaning that every issue is more limited than ever since we are no longer supplying Borders.So thanks to all our subscribers- especially those who have so promptly renewed their subscriptions! By doing so, you have ensured you won't have to pay the sky high prices that sold out issues of Cinema Retro have been commanding on eBay (up to $150 in some cases!)
We'd also like to especially thank the many talented writers, actors, producers and directors who contribute to our magazine. Our regular staffers do a tremendous job of bringing many forgotten films to the fore- and our celebrity contributors go a long way in explaining why Cinema Retro is now widely read in the film industry in both America and England. Just some of the people who have contributed to us in the past gives you an idea of why we're humbled by their support:
Sir Roger Moore, Sir Christopher Lee, Michael York, Norman Jewison, William Shatner, Robert Vaughn, David V. Picker, Elke Sommer, Hugh Hefner, Karen Black, Malcolm McDowell, Joe Dante, Roger Corman, David McCallum, Ernest Borgnine, Barbara Bouchet, Sir Ken Adam, Sir Christopher Frayling, Lalo Schifrin, Richard Kiel, Caroline Munro, Shirley Anne Field, Lewis Gilbert, Guy Hamilton, Luciana Paluzzi, Angie Dickinson, James Caan, Michael Winner as well as such late, great talents as Don Knotts, Cliff Robertson and Jeremy Slate.
For those of you who are among the tens of thousands of people who read this web site every day, why not take the plunge and give the magazine a try? Purchasing one issue won't make a dent in your wallet and you might become addicted.
There is plenty of excitement in store for season 8 of Cinema Retro beginning with our eye-popping cover girl for issue #22, Sybil Danning. As usual, this issue will be eclectic in terms of content: major examinations of Jack Cardiff's great adventure film Dark of the Sun (aka The Mercenaries) and special features on two Cinerama epics: Krakatoa, East of Java and Sir Christopher Frayling's magnificent study of the making of How the West Was Won. In the next twelve months, other major features will include John Boorman's Deliverance, the films of Elvis Presley, the history of movie comic book tie-ins and rare back lot photos from the James Bond films.
So get on board the Cinema Retro bandwagon and enjoy the most unique film magazine in the world- dedicated to the celebration of films from the 1960s and 1970s.
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Cinema Retro issue #21 is now shipping in worldwide. All subscribers should have the issue in their hands any day. It's our most provocative issue ever, covering some of the most ground-breaking, censor-shattering films in history. Among the highlights:
Raymond Benson examines the legacy of A Clockwork Orange and interviews Malcolm McDowell and Jan Harlan, Stanley Kubrick's assistant and future producer of his films.
John Exshaw looks into the making of Ken Russell's controversial The Devils and explores how the film has been cut and censored around the world since its initial release- and why it may never be released in America or the UK on DVD.
Stephanie Callas celebrates Bertolucci's X-rated classic Last Tango in Paris
Ian Brown looks into Don Siegel's kinky remake of The Killers- the final film of Ronald Reagan.
Mark Cerulli gives us the inside story on the making of John Carpenter's horror classic Halloween
Adrian Smith interviews "The British Marilyn Monroe", Vera Day and attends the reunion of The Avengers cast and crew.
Matthew Field gets personal with directors Michael Winner, Mike Hodges and Ken Russell
Mark Mawston attends the St. Trinian's reunion
Tom Lisanti covers the bizarre story behind the two competing 1965 big screen biopics of Jean Harlow
Dave Worrall takes a sentimental journey and attends the family memorial service for producer Elliott Kastner
Raymond Benson's 10 best films of 1980
Plus the story behind Cinema Sex Sirens, Cinema Retro publishers Dave Worrall and Lee Pfeiffer's new book that pays tribute to the screen goddesses of the 60s and 70s.
Plus the latest DVD, soundtrack and film book reviews
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The latest issue of Cinema Retro (#20) is now shipping to subscribers all around the world. As we publish in the UK, those subscribers always get their copies first. However, the latest issue just arrived from the other side of the pond and has now been shipped out to all other regions. Readers will have it in their hot little hands very soon.
Cover story on Candy starring Ewa Aulin as the sexy teen nymph in an all-star fiasco that involved Marlon Brando, Ringo Starr, James Coburn and Walter Matthau. Dean Brierly examines how such a sure-fire project turned into one of the worst movies ever made.
This issue's Film in Focus is Earthquake, the 1974 blockbuster starring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner and many other familiar faces in one of the most successful films of the genre. Ross Warner reminds why the film remains a guilty pleasure and Thomas Hauerslav of the web site In70mm.com presents a fascinating look at the history of Sensurround, the Oscar-winning sound system that had more than its share of mishaps.
Nick Anez provides analysis of two Fox Westerns from the 1960s: The Comancheros starring John Wayne and Stuart Whitman and Rio Conchos starring Whitman and Richard Boone. Anez examines the startling similarities between the two films and debates if Conchos can truly be regarded as a remake of The Comancheros.
Lee Pfeiffer has a sit-down interview with jazz great Kyle Eastwood and discusses his scoring of films with his father, Clint Eastwood. Kyle also recalls starring with his dad in Honkytonk Man and making a cameo in The Outlaw Josey Wales.
Gary McMahon looks at memorable films that have coped with the restrictions of shooting key sequences in confined places, from the legendary fight aboard the Orient Express in the James Bond classic From Russia With Love to Hitchcock's Lifeboat and Huston's Key Largo.
Cinema Retro music critic Darren Allison provides an in-depth tribute to the recently departed legendary composer John Barry.
Matthew Field concludes his three-part interview with director Lewis Gilbert with discussions of Friends and Educating Rita.
Herbie J. Pilato examines the good, the bad and the ugly among major films based on legendary TV series.
Raymond Benson looks back on his top films of 1979 including Alien and Apocalypse Now.
Cinema Retro honors famed film critic and documentary maker Richard Schickel at a special event held at the Players club in New York City.
Gareth Owen pays tribute to Michael Powell's long-neglected classic Peeping Tom.
Coverage and photos from the new book MGM: Hollywood's Greatest Backlot
plus the usual extensive coverage of the latest movie books, DVDs and soundtracks
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Following on from our 'Movie Classics Special Edition' that paid tribute to director Brian G. Hutton's Where Eagles Dare (which sold out and now commands in excess of £50/$80 on Ebay!) we bring you his other big picture collaboration with star Clint Eastwood - Kelly's Heroes.
As before, this is an 80-page blockbuster filled with amazing stories and ultra -rare photographs, many which have never been seen before, and all for the same cover price as our regular 64-page magazine!
We have had the full cooperation of the director Brian G. Hutton, who has shared with us the trials and tribulations of making this WWII action-comedy on location in Yugoslavia. Some of the stories have to be read to be believed! Additionally, we have exclusive interviews with John Landis (who began his career on this film), actor Stuart Margolin (Little Joe), and Eastwood's regular key grip, Dennis Fraser. This issue is packed with sidebar information on the filming, the locations, the music, the actors, the world-wide poster campaigns and the collectibles. We have also unearthed rare vintage interviews with Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles and Donald Sutherland recorded on location back in 1969 which have never been published before. All of this, plus many photographs taken on the set by cast and crew that we can guarantee you have never seen before.
“Oddball” would be pleased that there will be "no negative waves" when this magazine goes on sale in July.
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The good folks at the retro movie site Cinebeats have us blushing over their kind words about Cinema Retro and our latest issue. If you haven't found our solicitations to get you to subscribe to be effective, then maybe Cine Beats can make you join the ranks of classic movie lovers who support our magazine. The site's owner, Kimberly Lindbergs rightly points out that many a fine movie magazine has folded in the age of the web, but there are still a number of us kicking around and fighting the good fight. All of those dear, departed magazines had one thing in common: many people read their web sites regularly, but never thought to support the venture by buying issues. That's why we're always so grateful to everyone who not only reads our site, but takes the plunge and subscribes. If the film magazines currently on the market that cover the golden age of moviemaking were to disappear, imagine that the remaining periodicals would provide little beyond Justin Bieber's plans for his next movie. So whether it's our magazine's web site or any other that you enjoy, try to occasionally purchase an issue every now and then. It's not only greatly appreciated, but goes a long way to ensuring that magazines that cover these great eras of filmmaking continue to thrive. Click here to read, and while on the Cinebeats site, prepare to spend a few hours browsing through a treasure trove of great articles.
You asked for it, you got it! Following our successful Movie Magic Tour of British film locations in 2010, Cinema Retro and T.W.I.N.E. Tours will be announcing specifics pertaining to the September 2011 tour. This time, we'll be heading out West to visit film locations from classic movies. We'll be meeting up in Las Vegas then movin' on by deluxe motorcoach to such legendary sites as:
Monument Valley, Utah- site of such films as Stagecoach, 2001: A Space Odyssey, How the West Was Won, Easy Rider, Once Upon a Time in the West, Forrest Gump, The Searchers, The Eiger Sanction and many more.
Kanab, Utah- visit the sets from Clint Eastwood's The Outlaw Josey Wales and see where such films as Sergeants 3, Planet of the Apes, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Bandolero! and many others were filmed.
Ride the legendary old-fashioned steam engine line from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Visit the quaint Colorado town where key sequences from the original John Wayne classic True Grit were filmed
Join fellow classic and retro movie lovers from around the world on the film location tour event of the year - all personally guided by Cinema Retro publishers Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall
Please note: this event has come about due to suggestions from attendees from our previous tours, many of whom have indicated they intend to join us. As in the past, priority will be given to previous attendees. Thus, there will be a limited number of seats available to the general public. They will be made available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Attendance is strictly limited to one motorcoach of travelers.
Details and dates coming soon-- meanwhile, make sure you sign up for the Cinema Retro E mail newsletter (see column on right for sign up link). You'll receive the latest updates as soon as they are released.
Cinema Retro's seventh year of publishing has officially started now that issue #19 is shipping to UK and European subscribers. Subscribers in North America and other parts of the world will get their issues shortly after the new year, once the issues arrive from England.
Thanks to everyone who has subscribed or renewed their subscriptions. If you have not done so, please do so today. Every issue is a limited edition collector's item, so don't delay and end up missing any issues of the new season.
Issue #19 is truly one of our best to date. Consider these highlights:
We celebrate the Blu-ray release of The Exorcist with Matthew R. Bradley and Gilbert Colon's in-depth interview with author William Peter Blatty, who discusses some fascinating aspects about the making of the classic movie. There's also an abundance of facts and rare photos including a cover photo that is bound to give you the creeps.
Todd Garbarini has an exclusive interview with the original cougar, Angie Dickinson, who discusses Roger Vadim's quirky sex comedy/murder mystery Pretty Maids All in a Row, with Rock Hudson as a horndog high school counselor- who might also be a serial killer.
Lee Pfeiffer celebrates the 45th anniversary of the film version of The Sound of Music by visiting the famed Von Trapp Lodge in Vermont, where he met with Johannes Von Trapp, son of Captain and Maria.
Steve Saragossi presents an in-depth look at the career of an under-rated leading man of 60s and 70s cinema: Rod Taylor.
In part two of Matthew Field's interview with Lewis Gilbert, the famed director looks back on his "personal" films including the classic Alfie.
Dave Worrall takes you behind the scenes at the James Bond Aston Martin DB5 auction in London
Tim Greaves examines the off-beat 60s sex comedy Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush
Phil Gavin looks back on the history of classic Hammer horror film posters.
John Surles recalls his meeting with actor/singer Jimmy Dean and his role as Willard Whyte in Diamonds Are Forever.
Famed character actor Shane Rimmer's new autobiography
S.O.S Film Industry - Gary McMahon culls comments from famed filmmakers who take issue with the direction of today's motion picture industry.
Adrian Smith covers Brian Clemens, director of many classic episodes of The Avengers, at his BFI tribute in London.
Matthew Field covers Sean Connery's appearance at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and gets to meet the Great Scot, who introduced a screening of The Man Who Would Be King.
More on the world of 007 in this Bond-heavy issue: Gareth Owen and Dave Worrall spend a day with director Guy Hamilton and accompany him to an outdoor London screening of Goldfinger.
Raymond Benson provides us with his choices of the ten best films of 1978.
Darren Allison covers the latest soundtracks on CD
Plus extensive DVD and film book reviews
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Going...Going...Gone! The premiere issue of Cinema Retro's Movie Classics special editions has now sold out.
The premiere issue of Cinema Retro's Movie Classics special editions, which was dedicated entirely to Where Eagles Dare, is now sold out. As this was a limited edition, it will never be reprinted. If you have a copy, treat it with kid gloves, as the value is sure to soar very quickly. Some back issues of Cinema Retro that are sold out have been selling for up to $100 each. Thank you to the many readers who supported this venture- and to all the talented writers and collaborators who made it possible. We are especially proud of the fact that the film's producer, Elliott Kastner, who recently passed away, had told us that the issue was the definitive story of how this great 1969 WWII epic was made. If you haven't purchased our follow up Movie Classics edition about the Clint Eastwood-Sergio Leone "Dollars" films, please be aware that sales of that issue are far outpacing those for Where Eagles Dare. Although we had an increased print run for this issue, sales are far ahead of our projections. So if you didn't add this to your collection, do so today. Click here for details
Our final issue of Season 6 has now been mailed to subscribers worldwide, and the general feeling is that it's one of our best yet.
Gary
Giblin offers an extensive, in-depth tribute to Alfred Hitchcock's
Psycho to commemorate the film's 50th anniversary. He shares
little-known facts about the movie and also examines its legacy,
including the sequels.
Matthew Field offers part one of his
recent interview with director Lewis Gilbert, who discusses his war
movies such as Sink the Bismarck! and The 7th Dawn.
Dean Brierly's ass-kicking interview with ass-kicking Blaxploitation legend Fred ("The Hammer") Williamson
Coverage
of Cinema Retro's Movie Magic Tour of England: Richard Johnson joins us
at the mansion seen in The Haunting and we catch up with Sir Roger
Moore, Britt Ekland, Maud Adams, Richard Kiel and George Lazenby at a
major London James Bond event.
Howard Hughes' special tribute to the life and career of Lee Van Cleef
Gareth Owen's unpublished interview with screen legend Sir John Mills
Ian Brown interviews Roger Corman and analyzes his film adaptations of the stories of Edgar Allan Poe that starred Vincent Price
Tom Lisanti celebrates the cult B movie Once You Kiss and Stranger and star Carol Lynley shares her memories of the film.
Lee Pfeiffer looks back at the British film noir crime movie Never Let Go starring Peter Sellers in a rare dramatic role.
Dave Worrall tracks down the film locations from the British serials based on the Famous Five stories
Raymond Benson reveals his choices for the best films of 1977
Rare unpublished photos from the Suzy Kendall/Dudley Moore groovy comedy hit "30 is a dangerous age, Cynthia..."
plus the usual extensive reviews of soundtracks, DVDs and movie books.
All subscriptions to Cinema Retro begin and end with the same issue. This is the last issue of season #6. If you would like to subscribe, click here for information or click here to subscribe directly through our affiliate store on Ebay.You will receive issues 16, 17 and 18 with free postage in the USA, Canada and the UK.
If you are a current subscriber, you will receive a renewal notice with issue #18. Please renew your subscription ASAP so you won't miss any of the excitement in season 7.
Thank you to all of our readers who have taken the time to write to us regarding their enthusiasm for Cinema Retro Movie Classics' tribute issue to Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood's Dollar movie trilogy. Director Richard C. Sarafian (Vanishing Point, Man in the Wildnerness) knew Leone and relates that the great director once told him he had been inspired in part by episodes of Western TV series that Sarafian had directed early in his career. Sarafian said of the tribute issue, "It's brilliant. I devoured every single page." We then heard from David V. Picker, who was head of production at United Artists and is the man who put together the deal to release the trilogy in America. Picker said, "This issue is an astonishing tribute...the photos are literally jaw-dropping. It's a major achievement on every level."
If you already read Cinema Retro, then why not part with a Few Dollars More and click here to order this special, limited edition issue?
Good news for those of you who are trying to complete your collection of Cinema Retro issues. A small number of copies of Cinema Retro #11, previously listed as sold out, have surfaced in our warehouse. Here's what this excellent issue features:
*Film in Focus 8 page tribute to Michael Caine's
crime classic Get Carter
*The inside story of the shocking erotic film Baby
Love starring 15 year old Linda Hayden
*The Films From U.N.C.L.E. coverage continues with One
Spy Too Many
*Exclusive interview with noted director Joe Dante
*Never before published behind the scenes photos
from the filming of On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Exclusive interview with David McCallum
Inside the Ian Fleming London museum tribute
Extensive look at Gerry Anderson's Doppleganger (aka Journey to
the Far Side of the Sun)
The Queen's visits to Pinewood Studios
Pt. 2 of our tribute to Doris Day
Raymond Benson's top ten films of 1970
plus the best soundtrack, DVD and movie book reviews
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Cinema Retro's eagerly-awaited limited edition Movie Classics tribute issue to the Sergio Leone/ Clint Eastwood Dollars trilogy is now shipping worldwide. All pre-ordered issues have now been mailed.
In the footsteps of Cinema Retro's landmark Movie Classics special edition tribute to Where Eagles Dare, publishers Dave Worrall and Lee Pfeiffer present their most ambitious release yet: the most extensive tribute to the Clint Eastwood/Sergio Leone 'Dollar' film trilogy ever published. Years in the making, with contributions from prominent film historians from around the globe.
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Full coverage of 'A Fistful of Dollars', 'For a Few Dollars More' and 'the Good, the Bad and the Ugly' - and why these films remain timeless cinematic classics.
80 full pages (16 pages more than the standard Cinema Retro issue)
Packed with hundreds of rare production stills, collectibles and international movie poster art culled from archives from around the world.
Many photos never before published - including rare behind the scenes production stills from people who acted as extras in 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'
Special foreword by Leone biographer Sir Christopher Frayling
The legendary film locations - then and now
Coverage of the rare, deleted sequences
Cast and crew biographies
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On Thursday June 10th, three girls from Royal Docks
Community School were treated to a day out at the world-famous Pinewood Studios
on the outskirts of London, England. They were greeted by Julia Hillsdon, Head
of Marketing at the studio, who gave them a tour of the mansion building
originally known as Heatherden Hall, which the studios have been built around.
Julia took them through the picture gallery and explained the studio’s
illustrious history, films made there, and the many famous stars that have
walked its corridors during the past 50 years or so.
This was followed by a tour of the vast garden area, this time
given by Dave Worrall, co-publisher of Cinema Retro magazine, who explained to
the girls how the gardens were used in various James Bond and other major films
over the years, including Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang, the Hammer Horrors and Harry
Potter. This was followed by a very interesting tour of Technicolor. Hosted
by Chris Smith, the girls were given an overview of how the laboratory
operates, including a preview of their new 3D technology in their luxury
screening room.
Cinema Retro columnist Dean Brierly has created two blogs to celebrate his favorite crime films of the 50s and 60s. As usual, Dean shows his taste for esoteric fare by avoiding many of the acknowledged classics in favor of films like Big House U.S.A., Hail Mafia!, Warning Shot and Kaleidoscope and other gems that rarely get the attention they deserve.
Congratulations to Cinema Retro contributor Tom Lisanti and sixties
actress Gail Gerber (Beach Ball, Girl Happy, Village
of the Giants) who were awarded the Silver Medal from the
Independent Publisher Book Awards for Best Autobiography/Memoir of 2009
for Gail's memoir Trippin' with Terry Southern: What I Think I
Remember. For more information visit Tom's web site www.sixtiescinema.com.
In footsteps of Cinema Retro's landmark Movie Classics special edition tribute to Where Eagles Dare, publishers Dave Worrall and Lee Pfeiffer present their most ambitious release yet: the most extensive tribute to the
Clint Eastwood/Sergio Leone 'Dollar' film trilogy ever published. Years in the making, with contributions from prominent film historians from around the globe.
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Bad and the Ugly' - and why these films remain timeless cinematic
classics.
80 full pages (16 pages more than the standard Cinema
Retro issue)
Packed with hundreds of rare production stills,
collectibles and international movie poster art culled from archives
from around the world.
Many photos never before published -
including rare behind the scenes production stills from people who acted
as extras in 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'
Special foreword
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Cast
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Don't miss these highlights from the latest issue:
Interview
with cover girl Valerie Leon about her fascinating career including
roles as a Bond girl and Hammer horror star.
Ten page
tribute to the classic horror film The Haunting featuring Todd
Garbarini's unpublished interview with director Robert Wise and John
Exshaw's fascinating history of the film, including insights from star
Richard Johnson.
Dean Brierly's unpublished interview with
David Carradine, who discusses the Kung Fu years and the Kill Bill films
Producer
David V. Picker recalls the filming of the cult comedy classic Smile
starring Bruce Dern and Barbara Feldon
Tony Dalton provides
exclusive photos from Ray Harryhausen's amazing archive of original film
props
Christopher Gullo looks at the cult
Blaxploitation/voodoo film Sugar Hill and interviews director Paul
Maslansky and star Don Pedro Colley.
Storm in a D Cup: Dave
Worrall celebrates the career of buxom beauty June Wilkinson.
How the West Was Won: Tom March takes us
on a road trip to visit the present day locations seen in the Cinerama
classic
Cinema Retro reunites The Men From U.N.C.L.E. at
the Players Club when David McCallum makes a surprise appearance at our
black tie dinner for Robert Vaughn - exclusive photos.
Raymond
Benson provides with his choices for the best films of 1976
Gareth
Owen looks at the shooting of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes at
Pinewood Studios
Plus the usual extensive news about movie
soundtracks, film-related books and hard-to-find DVDs.
Cinema Retro issue #11 is now sold out and no other copies will be available for purchase. To avoid missing any issues, subscribe today- postage is free in the USA and UK!
We must be doing something right at Cinema Retro. London correspondent Adrian Smith alerted us to this clever spoof of our Where Eagles Dare special edition issue that appears on the web site of the British film magazine Empire. The montage, titled Where Beagles Dare, is credited to someone known as "Rickochet" and is part of a regular forum in which fans create their own satirical movie posters. Too bad Rickochet doesn't have a job designing real movie posters, which continue the trend of being uncreative and bland. To view more spoof posters click here
Cinema Retro columnist Herb Shadrak has been nominated for a Rondo Award for his article Peter Lorre: The Lost One is Found. The Rondo Awards are named after the character actor Rondo Hatton, who was a mainstay of horror films. Additionally, Cinema Retro has been nominated for Best Web Site. Our friends at the Little Shoppe of Horrors magazine, which is devoted to Hammer Films legacy, are also up for awards. The Rondos pertain to coverage of the horror and sci-fi film genres. For more information and to vote click here
Please note: issue #7 of Cinema Retro, which analyzed the making of the 1966 Batman feature film, has now sold out. There are no issues available in either our American or UK offices. We regret that we will no longer be able to fill the considerable number of requests we get for this issue. Remember, if you want to ensure that you never miss an issue of Cinema Retro, simply subscribe- postage is free in the USA and UK.
Obnoxious, But Unpretentious Self-Promotion Department:
Kimberly Lindbergs, who runs the popular retro movie site Cinebeats, gives an in-depth rave review for issue #16 of Cinema Retro...click here to read what you've been missing- and check out the articles on the Cinebeat blog. It's loaded with great essays about the films our readers care most about.
Issue #12 of Cinema Retro featuring James Bond girl Margaret Nolan on the cover is now completely sold out. We regret that we will not be able to provide any additional copies of this issue for sale, as every issue of Cinema Retro is a limited edition collector's item.
Season 6 of Cinema Retro begins with issue #16,which has now been mailed to all subscribers in North America and other non-European territories as of today. As always, subscribers get the latest issue in advance of retail shops. Due to particularly heavy demand for this issue, we won't know for a while whether we will have any individual copies of #16 for sale. As of this moment, it is only available from us on a subscription basis.
As a courtesy to subscribers, when a new season starts we reserve a copy of the latest issue in anticipation of your renewal. If you have not renewed from last season yet, please be aware that as of today, we are no longer keeping an issue reserved for you. Due to very heavy demand, the present inventory of issue #16 will be sold on a "first-come,first-serve" subscription basis. As always, we are especially thankful to our subscribers, without whom this magazine would not exist.
Highlights of
this issue are as follows:
The making of the lesbian-themed Hammer horror film Lust for a Vampire with an abundance of rare and provocative photos.
Exclusive interview with director Norman Jewison, who gives the inside story on the making of such classics as In the Heat of the Night, Fiddler on the Roof and The Thomas Crown Affair.
Exclusive interview! James Caan recalls A Bridge Too Far and The Killer Elite
Exclusive! The full inside story of the making of Errol Flynn's ill-fated adventure epic William Tell. In
an interview with the film's director, the late Jack Cardiff, the
inside story is revealed about why Flynn's comeback project was stopped
in mid-filming. There is an abundance of never-before-seen photos from
the production.
Producer David V. Picker relates the making of the 1970s disaster film Juggernaut starring Richard Harris and Omar Sharif.
Celebrating the 35th anniversary of The Godfather Part II - and making the case why it's an even better film than the original
Exclusive! Acclaimed character actor Joe Turkel recalls making films with Stanley Kubrick including Paths of Glory and The Shining, as well as other film classics such as The Sand Pebbles and Blade Runner.
Exclusive! Shirley Anne Field recalls making the cult hits These Are the Damned and Doctor in Clover.
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. feature films series continues with How to Steal the World starring Robert Vaughn and David McCallum
Raymond Benson's 10 best films of 1975
plus the usual news about DVD releases, soundtrack albums and movie books
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PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE MOST THRILLING MOVIE EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR! THE MOVIE MAGIC TOUR APRIL 23-MAY 1, 2010!
WHERE ELSE CAN YOU EXPERIENCE THESE INCREDIBLE MOVIE MEMORIES, ALL ON THE SAME TOUR?
SPEND
A NIGHT AT THE LEGENDARY 15TH CENTURY MANSION HOUSE WHERE THE 1963
HORROR CLASSIC "THE HAUNTING" WAS FILMED- AND WHERE THE GHOSTS STILL
WALK THE HALLS!
ENJOY THE 1962 MGM CLASSIC "HOW THE WEST WAS WON"- IN ITS ORIGINAL CINERAMA, THREE-PROJECTOR SPLENDOR!
VISIT THE ACTUAL VILLAGE WHERE PATRICK MCGOOHAN'S CLASSIC TV SERIES "THE PRISONER" WAS FILMED!
CELEBRATE
THE LEGACY OF JAMES BOND WITH AN EXCLUSIVE TOUR OF PINEWOOD STUDIOS, A
CELEBRITY EVENT WITH STARS FROM THE SERIES AND GOURMET DINNER AT THE
EXCLUSIVE GOLF CLUB WHERE "GOLDFINGER" WAS FILMED!
ATTEND "FAN FEST", THE MAJOR MOVIE SHOW AT THE LONDON FILM MUSEUM THAT CELEBRATES SPY MOVIES AND SCI-FI CLASSICS WITH OVER 25 STARS FROM THE JAMES BOND MOVIES SCHEDULED TO ATTEND.
TAKE A PRIVATE CRUISE DOWN THE THAMES TO THE VILLAGE WHERE THE WWII ADVENTURE MOVIE "THE EAGLE HAS LANDED" WAS FILMED!
VISIT EXCITING MUSEUMS CONTAINING AUTHENTIC PROPS FROM LEGENDARY MOVIES!
VISIT THE TOWN WHERE STAN LAUREL WAS BORN AND THE MUSEUM HONORING LAUREL AND HARDY!
LEARN
HOW LEGENDARY FILMS WERE MADE THROUGH EXCLUSIVE MEETINGS WITH ACTORS
WHO WORKED ON MANY OF THE FILMS WE CELEBRATE ON THIS TOUR!
AN
EXCITING INVITATION TO JOIN LEE PFEIFFER AND DAVE WORRALL, PUBLISHERS
OF CINEMA RETRO, FOR THE MOVIE LOCATION TOUR EVENT OF THE YEAR!
Cinema Retro issue #12, featuring James Bond girl Margaret Nolan on the cover, has now sold out in the USA. A few remaining copies are still available worldwide from our UK office for $30, including free postage. However, if you are ordering outside the UK, please allow extra time for delivery.
Going...Going...Stocks of issue #14 are very low. Take this last opportunity to get this issue at the regular price before they are gone. Previously sold out issues, such as #8 and #10, now sell for up to $100 each on the collector's circuit.
Once issue #16 of Cinema Retro arrives in the USA shortly after the New Year, we'll officially end the opportunities for reader's to obtain all three issues of Season 5 (#'s 13,14,15) at the regular rates. Issue #14 is now almost sold out and will be premium priced ($20) once issue #16 ships. As we've explained previously, Cinema Retro accepts very few paid advertisements, concentrating on using virtually every page for its core content of covering films of the 60s and 70s. One way we raise funds is to charge premium prices for issues that are almost sold out. Don't miss this final opportunity to get all three issues of season 5 by subscribing today. (Make sure you specify you want Season 5 or we'll assume your subscription is for season 6). For details about each issue, see our current issue department and back issuesdepartment.
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If you live in the UK and generally buy your copies of Cinema Retro at Borders book stores, please be advised that Borders will be closing its operations in January 2010. They are not accepting new stock, thus issue #16 of Cinema Retro will notbe available in Borders. (This does not pertain to Borders stores outside the UK, which are unaffected by these closings.) As Cinema Retro is generally only sold in larger book stores, you will probably not be able to find the latest issue locally if you live outside major cities. The best way to ensure you do not miss an issue is to subscribe. Postage is completely free in the UK and you will receive the magazine before retail shops get theirs. Additionally, as we've said many times before, the only reason Cinema Retro exists in either magazine format or on the web is due to the loyal support of our subscribers. By joining their ranks, you help us keep the dream of honoring the greatest period in film history alive and thriving. The price is £19.95 for season 6 and includes issues 16, 17, 18. As an added inducement, we're giving you a sneak peek of issue #16 via the eye-catching cover above.
If you subscribe now, issue #16 will be in your hands by the end of next week - it will not be in retail shops until the new year. (As the magazine is imported from the UK the U.S., it will not be shipped to North American subscribers until January)
As readership continues to grow for Cinema Retro, the magazine's web site set a new record in the month of October. Over 1.1 million pages of pur articles were read by classic movie fans around the world. A special thanks to our talented contributors who continue to provide us with some of the best writing pertaining to retro cinema. Thanks also to everyone who contributed to the print edition of Cinema Retro. As we begin to enter our 6th year of publishing, we also set a new record for readers of the magazine as well. Our first special edition issue, paying homage to Where Eagles Dare, was a major success. Our next special edition will be an in-depth look at the Clint Eastwood/Sergio Leone Dollars trilogy. In 2010, we will initiate the first of Cinema Retro's film location tours in the UK. (Click here for details) We appreciate everyone who continues to support us in our quest to celebrate a true golden age of filmmaking - the 60s and 70s...
We're always happy when Cinema Retro gets a good review. Thus, we were pleased to find that writer Rich Drees of the FilmBuff Newsreel site has extolled the virtues of Cinema Retro issue #15, calling it "required reading". Thanks, Rich- the check is in the mail! To read the review click here, and stay around the site to explore some interesting news articles pertaining to the latest genre films. (We discovered that Anthony Hopkins will play a major role in the Marvel Comics film adaptation of Thor)
Due to unforeseen demand, we quickly sold out of our entire supply of Cinema Retro collector's binders. A new supply is due into our British office any day and all pending order will be shipped out from there immediately. However, you may experience a slight delay due to the fact that the British post office is undergoing a work slowdown/semi-strike over a labor dispute. This has resulted in a corresponding slowdown in mail processing. The slowdown/semi-strike is obviously in commemoration of the third anniversary of the last slowdown-strike. Please be patient and your binders will be winging their way to you shortly. Meanwhile, if you haven't ordered these yet, keep in mind that they preserve up to twelve issues of Cinema Retro in each binder- and if you ever get fed up with our magazine, they are perfect for propping up the short leg of a kitchen table. Click here for details.
Since
1996, Cinema Retro publishers Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall have planned and
hosted numerous London-based film tours, most planned around premieres of
specific films. Each of these events, which were conducted by Lee and Janet
Pfeiffer's T.W.I.N.E. Tours company, allowed attendees exclusive access to
sites, stars and filmmakers. Now, due to popular demand from our tour alumni
and readers, Cinema Retro has created the most exciting tour yet. Movie Magic
2010 will be an 8 day event commencing in London on April 23. We will celebrate
British film heritage and tour some of the most beautiful parts of the country,
stopping at historic film locations, studios and meeting with some of the stars
and filmmakers who were part of the great films of the 60s and 70s.
If you enjoy:
James Bond
the original
classic film version of The Haunting
the legendary TV
series The Prisoner
the classic WWII
movie The Eagle Has Landed
the magnificence
of Cinerama
then you will not want to miss this historic,
once-in-a-lifetime celebration of British filmmaking.
Details to be announced shortly- but make sure you sign up for our E mail news
letter to ensure you are notified!
