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.

COMING SOON!

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.

THIS ISSUE WILL SHIP IN JUNE TO THE UK AND EUROPE AND IN JULY TO NORTH AMERICA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD.

PRE-ORDER TODAY TO ENSURE YOU GET YOUR COPY! THIS IS A LIMITED EDITION AND WILL NEVER BE REPRINTED ONCE THESE ISSUES SELL OUT!

PLEASE NOTE: CINEMA RETRO MOVIE CLASSICS SPECIAL EDITIONS ARE NOT PART OF OUR SUBSCRIPTION PLAN AND MUST BE ORDERED SEPARATELY.

• 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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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.

PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE MOST THRILLING MOVIE EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR! THE MOVIE MAGIC TOUR
APRIL 23-MAY 1, 2010!

• 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. 

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 not be 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...

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Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall

Publishers

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!

We regret to say that due to wide demand, the tribute book to John Wayne's The Alamo by Cinema Retro publishers Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall is now sold out. We will accept names for a waiting list in case we succeed in obtaining more copies, but please do not forward any payments at this time. If interested in being on the waiting list, please send an E mail to:cinemaretro@hotmail.com For details on the book, see the back cover of issue #15.

 

Here's a review of the latest issue of Cinema Retro (#15) from Home Cinema Choice. We're really proud to present Steve Mori's unpublished interview with Lee Marvin as the centerpiece of this issue...click here for review.  

We must be doing something right...Cinema Retro just received the following E mail from famed movie producer Elliott Kastner regarding our new special edition tribute issue for his film

Dave and Lee;

The meticulous care and execution of your special issue is a major tribute to our movie. The way you and your team produced this magazine is amazing, for both its educational and entertainment value.

Well done and thank you so much!

Elliott Kastner

For more info on the special edition issue and ordering instructions click here

NOTE: THESE BINDERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. STAY TUNED FOR WHEN THEY ARE IN STOCK AGAIN.

LAST REMAINING COPIES! ORDER NOW - THIS WILL NEVER BE REPRINTED!

"BROADSWORD CALLING DANNY BOY... CINEMA RETRO'S WHERE EAGLES DARE ISSUE IS NOW SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!"

At the risk of imitating Alfred Hitchcock's classic tag-line "The Birds is coming!" , we can now say "The Eagles has landed!" The Cinema Retro Movie Classics special edition tribute to Where Eagles Dare has arrived in our U.S. office. If you pre-ordered the issue, it's winging its way to you right now. If you have a copy on reserve, please send in your payment right away. We want to thank our readers worldwide for their extraordinary response to our first Movie Classics edition, which is shaping up to be our fastest-selling issue ever. If you haven't ordered yet, please don't hesitate...supplies are rapidly dwindling and this is certain to be a valuable collector's item. Spend a night with Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood and Mary Ure with the most in-depth celebration of this classic film ever produced.  (Click here for payment details and information about this issue).

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When it comes to making cameo appearances in movies, Alfred Hitchcock really was the Master. However, Cinema Retro magazine is hot on his heels after making its television debut in the new hit BBC television show, “Psychoville”, a seven-part series currently airing in Britain.

Written by and starring Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, best known for being part of “The League of Gentlemen” team, “Psychoville” is a dark character comedy mystery featuring characters from all over the UK, who each receive a mysterious letter. The production values are high, the writing excellent, and Shearsmith and Pemberton prove once again just how extraordinary their acting talents are, playing not only the leads, but subsidiary roles too. What makes this series stand out from others is the writing skills of this duo, who are both self-confessed movie fanatics, and have woven references to many movie murder mystery classics in the series.

In episode 4, which aired on july 8^th, the creative team paid homage to Hitchcock’s “Rope”, with the first 20 minutes or so being totally filmed in one shot as the camera tracks around the actors in an apartment after just murdering a man and putting him in a trunk in the centre of the room. It is just brilliant, and a must-see for movie lovers.

So, where do we come in? Well, throughout the whole show, a copy of Cinema Retro issue 2 lies on top of the trunk holding the body! Now we know the guys are fans of the magazine, as you can see from our news item in issue #14, when they met our reporter Adrian Smith. However, whilst this is our first claim to product placement, we can assure you no payment was made, although we do hear that Shearsmith and Pemberton are now making perverted sexual demands of our reporters.

Click here for Adrian’s on-line interview with the team, and catch up with “Psychoville” now – you will not be disappointed. The show’s web site is at www.bbc.co.uk/psychoville

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Click here to read Adrian Smith's original interview with the League

The first Cinema Retro Movie Classics special edition issue tribute to Where Eagles Dare continues to spark enthusiasm across the UK and Europe where it is now shipping. The British magazine Home Cinema Choice gives this issue a rave review. Critic Chris Jenkins says, in part: 

"The Cinema Retro Special goes into tremendous detail on the movie in 80 full-colour pages, including features on the cast and crew, stunts, vehicles, shooting history, effects production and marketing campaign. The amount of detail, the quality of the pictures and the production values of the magazine are tremendous, and it's light on ads. Just one of the little gems of information in it is that the Junkers aircraft seen in the opening sequence is the same one recently used in Tom Cruise's wartime assassination thriller Valkyrie."

For the entire review click here

The Where Eagles Dare special edition will be arriving in the North American market in a matter of weeks. If you have already reserved a copy or pre-paid, no need to worry - your issue is reserved. For full information about ordering/reserving this issue, click here.

Cinema Retro issue #10 is now totally sold out. The few remaining copies we had located were quickly depleted. As with issue #8, which is also sold out, we will not be able to acquire more copies. Every issue of Cinema Retro is a limited edition collectible and will not be reprinted. As of right now, there are also very few copies of issue #11 and #12 left in stock. We hate to disappoint those of you who intend to collect all issues of the magazine, but as we've said many times there is a simple way to ensure you never miss an issue: subscribe. You will not only get the magazine prior to it appearing in stores, but it will be mailed to you in a protective envelope - plus postage is free in the US, Canada and the UK.

As a side issue, unfortunately, we can't provide sources for these rare back issues. We are aware that issue #8 is now selling for close to $100 among collectors and issue #10 will undoubtedly also skyrocket in price now that we have sold out.  Two major stores that do carry a good selection of Cinema Retro back issues are Larry Edmunds Book Store in Hollywood and The Cinema Store in London, though both report they have sold out of issues #8 and #10.

Thanks again to all of our readers and subscribers for your continued support of Cinema Retro.

Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall

Publishers

The famed Cinema Store in London reports record magazines sales for Cinema Retro's just-released Movie Classics Special Edition tribute to the Richard Burton/Clint Eastwood WWII classic Where Eagles Dare. The new issue is the fastest-selling magazine title the store has ever stocked, which says a lot about the British public's respect and taste for great movies of the past. If you haven't ordered your copy yet, it's shipping in the UK and Europe and will be shipping to all other areas in mid-to-late July.For info on The Cinema Store click here

For full info about the magazine click here

"BROADSWORD CALLING DANNY BOY..."

The eagerly-awaited Cinema Retro Movie Classics Where Eagles Dare special edition issue is right on schedule. The magazine is now shipping worldwide. This first issue in the Cinema Retro Movie Classics series is not part of our subscription plan. It must be purchased individually.  If you have pre-paid for your issue, you don't need to do a thing. It will be sent to you this week. If you have contacted us to reserve an issue, now is the time to remit your payment.

If you are a customer in the UK or Europe, the fee (which includes postage costs) is as follows: UK: £15. Europe: £17.00. Payment by cheque (to Cinema Retro) to -

NOTE TO NON-EUROPEAN/UK CUSTOMERS:

The price is $30 for America and Canada; $25 for the rest of the world. (Prices include postage). Instructions will be posted then regarding remittance for the issue.You can reserve a copy by writing to: cinemaretro@hotmail.com

We must be doing something right! Our statistics show that since Cinema Retro's daily web feed has been picked up by WWW.IMDB.COM our web site traffic has skyrocketed. On February 22, the number of hits we received was up 175% over our previous record! A heartfelt thanks to all our loyal readers, as well as the many talented writers who contribute on a regular basis. Thanks also to everyone who supports our magazine. In an age where publications are becoming as extinct as anything seen in One Million Years B.C., you continue to make it possible to pay tribute to the greatest era of filmmaking ever. Remember, you can sign up for our free newsletter (see right hand column). We'll be sending out the first one soon. 

Many thanks once again.

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Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall

Publishers

 

 

 

THIS ISSUE IS NOW PERMANENTLY SOLD OUT!

Welcome to an exciting new concept for Cinema Retro: the introduction of special magazines that celebrate specific classic and cult films. We routinely get bombarded with letters and E mails from readers around the world who suggest extensive coverage of their favorite films. The problem is, of course, is that even our Film in Focus sections runs only 8 pages – which is certainly enough to do justice to the average movie, but is woefully inadequate to cover all aspects of those films that deserve even more extensive analysis. Thus, we’ll be periodically introducing special stand-alone tribute issues that will be limited edition collector’s items. These editions are titled Cinema Retro Movie Classics. As with the regular issues of Cinema Retro, we anticipate these will increase in value significantly. We’ve decided to market these separately and not make them part of our subscription plan. This is to ensure that readers who do not have enthusiasm for the specific film in question won’t have to pay for an entire issue dedicated to that movie. However, we feel that the movies we cover in the special editions will probably have broad appeal to the majority of our readership.

We’ve decided that our inaugural special edition will be dedicated to a film that is among the most requested by readers in terms of wanting extensive coverage. If you’re a fan of films of the 1960s, you don’t need to be told that MGM’s Where Eagles Dare is one of the most enjoyable movies of that glorious era. Starring Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood, this was a big budget, slam-bang action adventure – the very first time that novelist Alistair MacLean had written a thriller directly for the screen. Part spy film, part war movie, Where Eagles Dare was just one of a number of outstanding movies that made the year 1969 one of the best in the history of the industry.

 

 

Over twenty writers and film historians have collaborated to bring you, what we believe, is the most definitive story behind the making of this blockbuster movie. Apart from the wealth of rare behind the scenes photographs – many taken by cast and crew during filming on location and at the studio – we have gathered stories and quotes from people like director Brian G. Hutton, producer Elliott Kastner, stuntmen Joe Powell, Alf Joint and Bill Sawyer, second unit director Yakima Canutt and his assistant director Anthony Waye (now a producer on the James Bond films), art director Peter Mullins – and many more. Illustrated with film poster artwork from around the world, call sheets, flyers, merchandise, tickets and story board and script pages, this is one tribute to a film you will not want to miss!

There are only 5000 limited edition copies of this issue in print. It runs 80 pages - a full 16 pages more than the standard edition of Cinema Retro - but the cost is still the same. 

UK AND EUROPEAN CUSTOMERS

If you are a customer in the UK or Europe, the fee (which includes postage costs) is as follows:

UK: £15. Europe: £17.00. Payment by cheque (to Cinema Retro) to -

AMERICA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD

The price is $30 for America and Canada; $35 for the rest of the world. (Prices include postage). Instructions will be posted then regarding remittance for the issue.You can reserve a copy by writing to: cinemaretro@hotmail.com

 

Please email cinemaretro@hotmail.com if you have any questions.

As the Cinema Retro "empire" continues to expand, readers have requested that we implement a newsletter service. Thus, starting today, we're implementing a new feature for our readers. You can sign up for Cinema Retro's newsletter and receive advance news about forthcoming features and other earth-shaking developments in the Cinema Retro universe. Because we know you are being inundated with plenty of other E mail, we'll promise to only send out notices once or twice a month - and we'll never share your E mail address with any other company - guaranteed. You'll get advanced notifications of the latest news pertaining to the legendary actors and filmmakers who are constantly contributing to our magazine and you'll be periodically informed of any late-breaking events that would be of interest to classic movie fans, such as film festivals, celebrity appearances, etc. Signing up is easy - just use the box in the right column. We don't collect any personal information other than your name and country of residence, so you don't have to worry about us taking possession of your first born. Thanks for your continued support.

Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall

Publishers

Cinema Retro issue #13 is now shipping to all subscribers. Among the other great features in the latest issue is entertainment journalist Bruce R. Marshall's fascinating story behind Lee Van Cleef's 1960s cult western The Big Gundown. At this point in his career, Van Cleef was relishing the fact that Sergio Leone's two Dollar westerns had rescued him from financial catastrophe when he could not longer find suitable work in Hollywood. Unlike Clint Eastwood, however, Van Cleef was happy to continue on in the Spaghetti Western genre, making films of varyiing degrees of quality, but always maintaining his position as one of Europe's top movie stars. His 1968 western The Big Gundown teamed him with another popular star of the genre, Tomas Milian under the direction of Sergio Sollima. The film stood out as being a cut above the rest of the pack, but what most fans don't realize is that the movie they've seen is probably not the original, far superior version. In his article for Cinema Retro, Bruce R. Marshall takes a comprehensive and fascinating look at a grass roots effort to restore this movie to its original glory. Marshall interviews a fan who goes under the name of Franco Cleef whose interest in the film has lead him to approach Columbia/Sony about investing in an official restoration of crucial scenes that were cut. However, the film's cachet is not commercial enough to interest Hollywood. Thus, Cleef has taken it upon himself to painstakingly piece together the most complete English -language version of the film possible, using disparate sources to find the relevant footage. (An official restored version of the film has been released in Germany by Kochmedia-dvd.com, but it does not have an English soundtrack.) In Marshall's interview with Cleef, every nuance and aspect of the film is discussed, including specific missing scenes which greatly alter the motivations of the characters. The article also features exclusive comments from the film's director Sergio Sollima as well as a sidebar by Retro's German correspondent Mike Siegel on the history of the German restoration. The article also presents an abundance of extremely rare stills, movie posters and soundtracks from the film.

Cinema Retro issue #13 is available at select retail outlets or through a subscription to our current season, which will also include issues #14 and #15. First time subscribers also get a cool exclusive CD featuring rare original radio spot ads for movies of the 1960s and 1970s- -plus free postage in North America and the UK. Click here to subscribe through the Cinema Retro Ebay store or see the "Subscribe" section in the right hand column for other methods.

Note: We ran this the other day but accidentally put in a wrong link to the relevant article. Given our incompetence here, it's appropriate that the wrong link went to a Three Stooges review! Thus, we're running the column again -hopefully with better results!

I have a love affair with many cities, but New York remains at the top of the list. It's pretty difficult to have a boring time in the city that never sleeps. I'm always meeting and mingling with interesting new people, many of whom I cajole into writing for Cinema Retro. Case in point: Lisa Marks, a talented and amusing blogger for The Guardian, one of London's most popular newspapers. I linked to some of Lisa's recent columns which give hilarious progress reports from the viewpoint of a native Londoner who has moved to Los Angeles in search of the age-old dream: to break into the movie business. Whether Lisa realizes her goal of having screenplays adapted to films remains to be seen, but her chronicles of life in La-La Land has made her one of the most widely-read and popular of British bloggers. On her trip to New York last week, we decided to meet and I invited her to join me and Cinema Retro contributor Doug Grabino for lunch at the legendary Friar's Club. To my surprise, Lisa has returned the favor and written of her day on her blog (complete with nice plug for Retro!). Since I'm a shallow person whose loyalty is easily bought, I'll now return her favor by linking you to Lisa's column. However, if you're wise, you'll tune in regularly to read her progress reports as she tries to remain sane in the insane business we call the movie industry.- Lee Pfeiffer To read click here

Since the the Cinema Retro site is attracting thousands of new readers every month, they may be unaware of the wealth of great articles that reside in our archive pages. These can be accessed by the categories on the right side of the page, or to view the entire archive simply click on "next" at the bottom of every page. We've streamlined the process by instituting a more user-friendly policy that removes outdated articles from the site in an expeditious manner. These include notices of events that have passed and news items that may have been interesting for a few days, but have since become outdated. By doing so, we'll be able to help new readers more easily find articles of interest in the extensive archive section, including evergreen essays and reviews by some of the best writers in the area of film criticism to be found anywhere. Also, our search box can be a little tricky. Just enter the word or phrase you are looking for and hit the "enter" button on your keyboard. The "Go" button only pertains to the archival categories listed above it - not the search function itself. So, if you're a lazy slacker with endless hours to kill, why waste time watching old Love Boat re-runs? Find a more rewarding experience by enjoying the Cinema Retro archives - it's the best show in town.

In the latest issue of Cinema Retro (#11), writer Tim Greaves exposes the story behind the shocking 1968 British cult film, Baby Love which starred 15 year-old Linda Hayden as an orphaned teenage girl who wreaks emotional havoc on her adoptive family, using her charms and budding sexuality to manipulate and tempt both her surrogate mom and dad. It's the kind of provocative drama that no studio would touch today, and helped launch Hayden's brief, but memorable career as a cinematic sexpot. The New York Times commended the film for its "diabolical brilliance". You can read the inside story of this fascinating movie, complete with rare production stills.

Just another reason to subscribe to Cinema Retro.

Those perceptive geniuses at wwwfilmbuffonline.com have just given their "Required Reading" label to the latest issue of Cinema Retro. The article goes into detail about our continuing series of features on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. feature films and relates the fact we uncovered that the original title of the second U.N.C.L.E. film, The Spy With My Face was originally One Violent Day in August. (Betcha didn't know that!) To read the review click here

NOTE: We are getting many E mails from readers who are complaining that their local stores are sold out of the latest issue. As we've said before, we can no longer resupply stores that have sold out. Every issue of Cinema Retro is a limited edition collector's item. We never go back to press after an issue has been printed. Stores have been told to adjust their sales forecasts for the magazine because if they sell out of an issue, we can't provide any more copies. The low inventory of issue #10 is on reserve to fill orders for both new subscribers and those who are renewing subscriptions. Therefore, we can't sell individual copies of this issue. If you like the magazine, there is no reason not to subscribe: for subscribers, postage is free in the USA for the current season as well as all back issues. Additionally, you get an exclusive cool CD packed with rare radio spots for films such as Planet of the Apes, The Longest Day, The Towering Inferno, Bonnie and Clyde, the Matt Helm opus Murderer's Row, The Rat Pack western Sergeants 3 and many others.

The Cinema Retro gang must be doing at least a few things right. Yesterday, the site posted a record number of hits and daily traffic is up an astonishing 1600% since June 2007, the first full month we went live with our new web design. We've obviously found the right niche to appeal to lovers of classic and cult movies, but also those who like to keep informed about the latest industry happenings. We try not to stray too far from our overall mission, however, which is to pay homage to the films of the 1960s and 1970s. Even when we post contemporary movie business news, it generally pertains to veteran actors and filmmakers. Mostly, it's thanks to the diverse and talented contributors who bring readers perspectives from all over the world. Where else can you read in-depth analysis of the films of Ingmar Bergman and Matt Helm, separated by just a couple of clicks of your mouse? Thanks also to loyal readers and subscribers who send in suggestions for articles as well as interesting photos and rarities. We also try to keep readers informed of forthcoming film-related festivals, screenings and other events that they might not otherwise be aware of, so if you're aware of an event that you think might be of interest to readers, please make us aware of it.

There's plenty more in store with new, established writers joining our ranks all the time. Additionally, acclaimed actors and directors are eager to contribute to the print version of Cinema Retro. If you need another reason to subscribe, consider that interviews with the following artists will be featured in forthcoming issues: Norman Jewison, Bryan Forbes, Ken Annakin, Patricia Neal, Bruce Dern, Robert Vaughn, Herbert Lom, Christopher Lee, Guy Hamilton, Karen Black, plus follow-up interviews with stars like Cliff Robertson, Elke Sommer, and many more. Subscribe today and join the growing ranks of Cinema Retro readers who have the most unique film magazine in the world delivered directly to their doors three times a year.

Remember to also visit the Cinema Retro Amazon store by clicking on the icon in the right column. We've specially selected thousands of movie books and DVDS so you don't have to wade through the main Amazon database.

Thanks again to everyone for putting Cinema Retro into the stratosphere. The best is yet to come!

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Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall

Publishers

We're always humbled by the vast array of talented people who contribute to Cinema Retro magazine and website. Apparently, many other people are aware as well. Cinema Retro London-based contributing writer and photographer Mark Mawston has recently been inducted into the prestigious Rock Archive.

The Archive, founded in 1998 by award-winning photographer Jill Furmanovsky, has become the world’s finest print archive specialising in rock and roll imagery and counts as its contributors some of the most famous rock photographers on the planet.

On being voted into Rock archive Mark says that “I’m very proud to be listed alongside some of these great photographers as many are as important as the acts they have captured”.

Mark’s first break was when his photo of graffiti adorning the wall outside Abbey Road Studios was chosen to represent The Beatles “Anthology” in the EMI ‘100 Years of Recorded Music’ exhibition. Since then Mark has been fortunate enough to capture a great number of the artists who’s music has sound tracked the lives of so many. His portfolio includes shots from the first instigators of Rock ‘n’ Roll through to many of today’s “new hopefuls”. He is currently compiling a book “written by a fan for the fan” in which he describes meetings with such legends as Brian Wilson, The Stones, Shane McGowan, Iggy Pop, The Sex Pistols, The Elvis TCB Band, Cream, Ennio Morricone, John Barry, Arthur Lee, Sam Phillips and many others.

Mark’s passion for music has led him to create what one agency called “40 years worth of work in half a dozen years”. He is currently compiling a book chronicling some of his more interesting encounters. Mark's best known contributions to Cinema Retro is the multi-part interview with legendary filmmaker Ray Harryhausen that has been called one of the most definitive ever conducted with special effects genius. Mark also provided advanced, exclusive photos of the Star Wars prop exhibiton that opened in London last year. (To view click here)

The shot here shows Mark with the all seeing eye from Clash Of The Titans, which he found at the bottom of a tea chest when helping author Tony Dalton find materials to shoot in his research for the forthcoming third book on the stop motion legend. “That is a story in itself but that we’ll keep for another time and another issue” Mark said.

Marks aim is to continue to photograph the legends that have had an impact on his and others lives both musically and cinematically. He says, “The thrill of taking a shot of a musician you’ve listened to or a film star who’s work you’ve loved all your life never leaves you. You remain a fan after all. Two examples of this happened recently. I was given the privilege of covering the world premiere of Brian Wilson’s latest work That Lucky Old Sun. I’d covered both opening nights of Pet Sounds and Smile but this was a thrill as this time I was given permission to cover the rehearsal. This meant that in affect I was one of the first non band members ever to hear this work. I was alone with Brian Wilson in the RFH as he sang the entire piece to my camera. It was unforgettable. Another great moment recently was when John Barry’s wife commissioned one of my photo’s of John at last year's Meltdown. To think that the guy who’s music has been so inspirational now has one of my pictures “above his fireplace” is a big deal to me. On a cinematic front, to think that as a kid watching the 200 ft Talos glowering down at me in the stalls in Jason at The Argonauts, that there would come a day that I’d hold him in my hand is unbelievable.”

Some of Marks images can be found at www.Markmawston.com and the initial run of his limited edition prints can be found at www.rockarchive.com. As Mark said “You need only look under the letters B & R to see what illustrious company I’m in. It’s a real honour”.

Gosh, we're blushing already from the great review the Cinebeats site has given to issue #10 of Cinema Retro. Our fellow retro lovers pronounce this the best issue ever, so who are we to argue? At the risk of indulging in a bit of nauseating, mutual back-slapping, Cinebeats is the gold standard for anyone with a love of films of the 1960s, so when they speak, fans listen. (We hope!) To read the review click here, but don't stop there. The site is a treasure trove of wonderful critiques and great movie stills. If you're among the malingerers who have not subscribed to Cinema Retro yet, just click on the subscription info in the right hand column and issue #10 will be winging it's way to you along with an exclusive CD of cool radio spots from films of the era.

In the last few weeks, you may have had difficulty accessing our web site on various occasions. This was due to problems with the server, coupled with the increase in traffic we have been experiencing. The good news is that they have been corrected and things should be working better than ever. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience!

Many of your have been using the new Cinema Retro Amazon DVD and Book Shop as your preferred venue for holiday shopping. Now we've added a new exciting segment to our store: The Spy Movie Shop. In this specialized category, you'll be able to browse through hundreds of DVDs relating to spy movies and TV series- and we'll bet you'll be surprised to find how many of them are now available. From I Spy episodes to The Chairman, Ice Station Zebra, Operation Crossbow, The Bourne Identity and The Ultimate Our Man Flint Collection, this is the place for armchair secret agents and megalomaniacs to shop. We;ve also got an entire store section dedicated to James Bond.

To visit click here

Relive the great cinematic romances of all time in the pages of Cinema Retro. Remember Doug (Gene Wilder), the successful, happily married doctor whose business was thriving - until that fateful day when Daisy came into his life? Sure, she was quiet and could have used a few sessions with a bottle of Nair, but it was lust at first sight. Before long, they were meeting clandestinely. Doug hid the affair from his wife while Daisy did likewise with the Armenian shepherd who wondered why she had grown so cold to him. Alas, as with so many great movie romances, tragedy loomed around the corner - a la Gone With the Wind and Love Story. One fateful day, Daisy and Doug's significant others caught on. Remember the look of pain and shock on Doug's face when private investigators broke into the luxurious hotel suite he had rented - only to find Daisy attired in stockings and garter belt, as a bottle of champagne chilled near the bed? It was the beginning of a downward spiral for the lovers. Daisy was shepherded back to Armenia by her jealous lover. Doug was divorced and faced legal problems over the shocking fact that Daisy was under age. The once enviable man ended up destitute on the Bowery - drinking from bottles of Woolite as a coarse reminder of the girl he once loved.

If you've never seen the film in question, by all means do so - it's Woody Allen's Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (1972). Yes, the same touching movie in which another couple finds love by working together to defeat a humungous breast that has been ravaging the countryside and killing innocent teenagers. (See below)

We offer this as proof that your editorial staff at Cinema Retro is not only into macho cinema - we're as moved as anyone by the great cinematic love stories of all time. Perhaps that's the reason why Cinema Retro is the preferred magazine among men who cohabitate with sheep.

So don't let your lover pull the wool over your eyes - what they really want this holiday season is a subscription to Cinema Retro. Subscribe today and have a full year of issues delivered to your door postage free in the USA and UK -plus get a really cool, exclusive CD of rare radio spot ads for classic and cult films. If you're already a subscriber, please renew today - or run the risk of not enjoying coverage of more great Hollywood romances!

If you haven't already had an incentive to join the merry ranks of subscribers to Cinema Retro magazine, here's something that should wear down your resistance: a sneak peak at issue #10 which begins our fourth season of publishing. Here's what's in store for issue #10, which will be out in January:

• Add the illustrious names of Elke Sommer and Richard Johnson to the ever-growing list of celebrated actors and filmmakers who are boarding the Cinema Retro Express. Both give exclusive interviews for our cover story on the Bulldog Drummond films Deadlier Than the Male and its sequel Some Girls Do. We've unearthed a treasure trove of very rare photos from both films, including some eye-popping shots of bikini-clad Elke and her partner in crime Sylva Koscina.
• Our exclusive interviews with Man From U.N.C.L.E. David McCallum continue with his reflections on filming Three Bites of the Apple and Sol Madrid (aka The Heroin Gang)
• The conclusion of our interview series with femme fatale Luciana Paluzzi
• Part two of our exclusive interview with special effects legend Ray Harryhausen
• The Unseen Peckinpah provides a look at deleted scenes from Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs
• A tribute to director Michael Winner's quirky cult comedy I'll Never Forget What's 'isname
• Whatever happened to Joy Harmon, the sultry vixen seen briefly but memorably in Cool Hand Luke? Find out in an exclusive interview.
• Inside Hammer's 50th anniversary celebration for The Curse of Frankenstein starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
• Part two of our eight-part series covering The Man From U.N.C.L.E. feature films centers on The Spy With My Face- illustrated by rare photos and international film posters.
• Raymond Benson's Top Ten Films of 1969
• Plus the best DVD, film book and soundtrack reviews anywhere!

Remember, the only way to insure that you get each issue of Cinema Retro is to subscribe. Many stores sell out quickly and cannot be restocked. Already, issues 6, 7 and 8 are selling for premium prices.To order the full next season (issues 10, 11 and 12), the cost is $36/ 19.95 pounds (UK)  with free shipping in the USA and UK - so you don't pay a penny more than you would buying it in the store. First time subscribers also get a cool exclusive CD featuring rare radio spot ads for films of the 1960s and 1970s including Planet of the Apes, The Towering Inferno, Murderer's Row, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Longest Day and many more. (While supplies last) See our subscription section for details.

Unlike many magazines, Cinema Retro guarantees our readers that the the content of each issue never appears on our web site. So sign up today and get Cinema Retro delivered to your door- we guarantee your postman will ring twice to ensure you receive it!

We told you we would be making a major announcement about The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and here it is: commencing with the latest issue (#9), Cinema Retro will be covering each of the eight U.N.C.L.E feature films in depth. The films were derived from two-part episodes of the TV series and some were supplemented with additional footage used to sex-up the films or to extend the running time. Initially, we planned to cover all the films in one feature. However, upon examination, we discovered that the stories behind these movies were so fascinating that we've decided to devote a section to every film over the next three seasons of the magazine. This will be the most in-depth study of these motion pictures ever undertaken. U.N.C..L..E expert Craig Henderson will be authoring most of the pieces which are supplemented by rare movie stills, international advertising posters and rare trade magazine advertisements. The fact that this series commences with the soon-to-be released DVD collection of the U.N.C.L.E. series from Time Life is pure coincidence - but a delightful one. Our magazine has contributed to the forthcoming set by providing certain rare materials. Additionally, Cinema Retro Editor-in-Chief Lee Pfeiffer will discuss the series history and impact on the new bonus documentaries contained in the DVD set. (The DVD set will not be available in retail outlets but you will be able to pre-order it from the Cinema Retro site). Details about the official release date and retail price will be announced shortly.

As regular readers of Cinema Retro know, both David McCallum and Robert Vaughn have been ardent supporters of the magazine. David's interview column is possibly the most popular feature we've ever showcased in the magazine. We look forward to getting more insights from both actors during the promotional period of the DVD set. Meanwhile, the series on the U.N.C.L.E. feature films commences with the latest issue - #9 with 6 pages of fascinating insights and photos from To Trap a Spy. The issue is packed with plenty of other great features including a ten page tribute to Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry, David McCallum's memories of The Greatest Story Ever Told, James Bond girl Luciana Paluzzi's interview in which she recalls making Thunderball, special effects genius Ray Harryhausen grants an exclusive interview, an interview with In Like Flint beauty Jean Hale, the inside story on the making of Stephen King's Salem's Lot, Raymond Benson's 10 best films of 1967, and plenty more. In an age in which most other film magazines have Brad and Angelina on the cover, there is no other publication that will cover these topics and stars - except for Cinema Retro. Coming in issue #10- the making of The Spy With My Face, the second U.N.C.L.E. feature film.

Closing Channel D!

Lee and Dave

Note to North American subscribers: this issue is expected to arrive next week and will be sent out to you as soon as it arrives.

As Cinema Retro's readership and reputation continues to grow, it has resulted in our being involved in some exciting and unusual projects pertaining to the world of classic movies. Last year, 20th Century Fox, which ranks among the studios that work closely with Cinema Retro, chose us to write and design the first book ever published directly by the studio. The result was The Great Fox War Movies, a hardcover volume that gave the comprehensive story behind the making of three classic Fox films: The Longest Day, Patton and Tora! Tora! Tora! The book was packed with hundreds of rare stills, many never before published, from the Cinema Retro archives. (Who else would have original Japanese programs from these films???) The book was packaged with double DVD special editions of the films and we were quite honored to see it promoted in Time magazine as a Father's Day gift. (Dad would much rather have this than that new shoehorn you had your eye on!)

Just as Cinema Retro magazine begat The Great Fox War Movies, now that book has begat another exciting volume: The Alamo: A Visual Celebration of John Wayne's Classic Movie. The book is being published by Sundown Entertainment Company. Whether you love The Alamo or are among those who find it a flawed effort, this book will be for you. There is no whitewashing the dramatic behind the scenes story of the making of this epic film. The intrigue touches on politics, patriotism, John Wayne's personal obsession over 15 years to make the movie a reality and the lingering consequences of its aftermath, both negative and positive. Few individuals would have been courageous - or perhaps foolish enough - to make their directorial debut with one of the biggest, most expensive action epics ever filmed. John Wayne did - and created a film that still stirs strong passions and controversies even today.

This book will be unique in many ways. First of all, it will be a premium, limited edition collector's item that sells for $110.

• There will only be 1500 hardback editions printed
• Each book will be individually numbered and signed by the authors
• The book will be 180 pages and contain hundreds of the rarest stills and behind the scenes production shots imaginable. Many of these photos have never been seen before and come from the private collections of the foremost Alamo enthusiasts from around the world.
• There will be sections dedicated to international advertising posters, collectibles associated with the film, and rare original trade magazine advertisements
• As with The Great Fox War Movies, your humble publishers of Cinema Retro, Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall are writing and designing the entire book

We'll be filling you in on more details over the next couple of months. The release date for the book is fourth quarter 2007. This book will not be available through stores or Amazon. Because it is extremely limited, it will only be available through Sundown Entertainment Company. Pre-orders are now being taken by Sundown Entertainment.

TO PRE-ORDER THE BOOK, CLICK HERE

That's all for now, Pilgrim!

SNEAK PREVIEW OF RARE PHOTOS FROM THE BOOK

Some icons of the film world age better than other and while Adam West and Burt Ward are alive, well and thriving, the most stalwart member of the Batman TV cast is none other than the original Batmobile itself. Cinema Retro contributor and author Eddy Friedfeld went for the ride of his life when he was allowed to drive the ultimate chick magnet. Unfortunately, it went to Eddy's head and he keeps driving around New York City dressed in cape looking for the police to summon him via a signal in the sky. For the most comprehensive look ever at the behind the scenes story of the making of the 1966 big screen feature film Batman, see issue #7 which also features Eddy Friedfeld's story about the Batmobile today. (To get issue #7, subscribe for the current season which includes issues 8 and 9 plus a free exclusive CD of rare radio spot ads. Because supplies of issue #7 are very limited, we regret we can't sell individual issues of this edition any longer)

It's always nice to get a good review- especially when it's unsolicited! Count best-selling crime author Ed Gorman among the ever-increasing ranks of Cinema Retro fans. Ed writes on his blog:

"Even though I'm no fan of Dean Martin or the Matt Helm movies, Matthew Bradley, one of the best of all writers on popular culture, manages to make both subjects a lot more interesting than they deserve to be in his long piece now available on Cinema Retro."

Wow, this will go right to Bradley's head. We hear he's already sitting around wearing an ascot and telling everyone, "They call me Mister Bradley!" Click here for Matthew's essay on the Matt Helm books and films.

And if you need yet another reason to support Cinema Retro by subscribing to our print version, Ed Gorman also calls us, "One of the finest film magazines available anywhere." Thanks, Ed...your check is in the mail!

As readers of Cinema Retro's print magazine know, we have recently uncovered a wealth of rare and unpublished photos from the making of both Our Man Flint and its sequel In Like Flint. If, like Austin Powers, these are your favorite films, than the photo spread we've incorporated should be enough to break the mold off your checkbook and finally subscribe! After all, an annual subscription costs what you wasted for two tickets and a popcorn bucket to endure Evan Almighty.

Issue #8 features dozens of rare photos from the Flint films. Here a few teaser shots from In Like Flint:

ISSUE #8 IS ALMOST SOLD OUT AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUAL PURCHASE. YOU CAN OBTAIN IT BY SUBSCRIBING FOR THE CURRENT SEASON AND ALSO RECEIVING ISSUES #7 AND #9 (DUE OUT IN OCTOBER). SEE SUBSCRIPTION SECTION FOR DETAILS.

OBNOXIOUS BUT UNPRETENTIOUS SELF-PROMOTION DEPARTMENT:

We just got a call from Luciana Paluzzi to say that the first part of her interview in issue #8 of Cinema Retro was "the best and most accurate I've ever seen." Quite a compliment considering she has given thousands of interviews to the international press since starring as the sexy black widow assassin Fiona in the 1965 James Bond classic Thunderball. For those of you who are still stragglers, if you subscribe today you can enjoy Part 1 of Luciana's exclusive interview in which she relates some wonderful stories about her early days in the Italian cinema as well as working on cult movies like Muscle Beach Party. In this first installment, she also discusses how she got the role in Thunderball. In the second part, which will run in issue #9, she relates the full story of starring in the film. Issue #8 is now almost sold out and is available only as part of our three issue subscription package (see subscription section for details.) It is no longer for sale as a single issue. If the lovely Luciana isn't enough to make you subscribe, then consider this issue also includes tributes to Our Man Flint, Danger: Diabolik!, Easy Rider and our latest interview installment with David McCallum. Plus you get a cool exclusive CD packed with rare radio spots from films of the 1960s and 1970s- oh, and we'll drive to your house and do some light cleaning up on Thursday mornings.

We also confess that we ran this entire blurb not only to separate you from your hard-earned dollars, but to also run a couple of sexy photos of Luciana.

SHAMELESS BUT UNPRETENTIOUS SELF-PROMOTION DEPARTMENT PT. II

The groovy cult movie web site www.cinebeats.com has just posted a great review of issue #8 of Cinema Retro. For your stragglers out there, this should be enough to convince you to subscribe to our print edition! Thanks, guys- Check out the review and this really great resource site for all things relating to Sixties Cinema: http://www.cinebeats.com/

SHAMELESS BUT UNPRETENTIOUS SELF PROMOTION DEPARTMENT:

For those of you who are still fence-sitters about subscribing to Cinema Retro, read the review of issue #8 on www.reelreviews.com, one of the top entertainment web sites. Click here for article.

Thanks guys - we'll send you a commemorative photo of Neil Connery in Operation Kid Brother as a token of our esteem!

Cinema Retro Editor-in-Chief Lee Pfeiffer and contributing writer Eddy Friedfeld introduced a rare 35mm big screen showing of Our Man Flint at New York's Film Forum Theater on May 3. It was part of the theater's Spies-A-Go-Go festival of classic espionage movies. Pfeiffer and Friedfeld were joined by Bruce Goldstein of the Film Forum for a discussion of the 1965 spy movie classic that was among the most enduring Bond-inspired films that swept the world in the 1960s. A packed house enjoyed seeing the movie in a stunning print provided by Fox's archives. The film looked as good as it did on its initial release. Pfeiffer and Friedfeld, who recorded the audio commentary for Fox's recent Flint double feature DVD set, provided insights into the making of the films and shared many humorous memories of them with audience members. For extensive coverage of the Flint movies, see issue #8 of Cinema Retro for The Unseen Flint that features rare and unpublished production photos from Our Man Flint and In Like Flint.

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AT LAST - A MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE CLASSIC AND CULT FILMS OF THE 1960's AND 1970's

"CINEMA RETRO IS A MUST FOR FANS OF MOVIES OF THE 1960S AND 1970S- AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY ME TO SAY THAT!"- Sir Roger Moore, K.B.E.

Fed up with reading those glossy film magazines, which contain endless pages of advertising for DVDs and promote the latest product placement-infested film appearing at a cinema near you?

Do you remember the days when cinemas showed 'Double Bill' programmes, Road Show films with intermissions, and sold souvenir brochures?

Do you long for those days when you could read great film magazines like ABC Film Review, Photoplay and Showtime?

YOU DO?

Then you must remember that the 60's and 70's were probably the greatest period ever for the film industry - an era that brought the cinemagoer a choice of several classic movies released every week, film posters that were works of art, and ice cream usherettes that brought your ice pop to your seat - and wore stockings too!

This was a wonderful period in cinema history, and Dave Worrall and Lee Pfeiffer, authors of the best-selling book The Essential James Bond and The Great Fox War Movies have brought those memories back and recreated some of those fabulous publications that we all still long for.

CINEMA RETRO: the Essential Guide to Cult and Classic Movies is a new 64-page full colour magazine devoted to those great films of the 60's and 70's (but we will probably be tempted to delve into the archives from the 40s and 50s too!). Every photo-packed issue features:

• major in-depth look at a classic film or film series.
• Cinema sirens and hunks: photos of those delicious sexy actresses and actors whom we all long to see again.
• Reproductions of some of the greatest movie poster art of all time.
• Exclusive interviews with actors, producers and directors from films of this period.
• Coverage of classic and cult films such as the James Bond series, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Batman, spaghetti westerns, Hammer horror, Tony Rome, Jaws, Bullitt, The Getaway, Witchfinder General, Where Eagles Dare, The Wild Geese, he Wild Bunch, Hitchcock thrillers, John Wayne and Clint Eastwood westerns, and much more
• An international team of film scholars and journalists brining you classic movie news and articles from around the globe.

Celebrity Contributors Include:

Sir Roger Moore, Michael Winner, David McCallum, Cliff Robertson, Patricia Neal, Ronald Neame, Richard Johnson, Christopher Lee, Robert Vaughn, Eli Wallach, Don Knotts, Karen Black, Euan Lloyd, Jeremy Slate, Sir Ken Adam, Richard Kiel, Caroline Munro, Madeline Smith, Luciana Paluzzi, Barbara Bouchet, Hugh Hefner, William Shatner, and many more! No other film magazine allows you to relive these great films through the words of the people who actually made them.

INTERESTED?

Each issue will be a limited edition collector's item- published in England but available worldwide. This is not an amateur fan magazine. Rather, it is written by recognised writers in the field of film criticism as well as from the vantage point of the actors, producers, directors and technicians who were a part of this wonderful era of film making. To ensure you receive each issue of this magazine, you must be a subscriber. Cinema Retro is a premium-priced magazine designed for readers who take their moves seriously. You will not find the latest film news, gossip or rumours. You will find insightful and fun articles regarding classic and cult movies, in-depth interviews and some of the rarest photos imaginable.

So, if you have a passion for films like - The Great Escape, Psycho, The Devils Brigade, Get Carter, Zulu, Where Eagles Dare, The Magnificent Seven, Play Misty For Me, Our Man Flint, Von Ryan's Express, 100 Rifles, A Fistful of Dollars, The Carry On comedies, Ice Station Zebra, It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Kelly's Heroes, the films of Hammer, Norman Wisdom comedies, The Professionals, The Dirty Dozen, Cinerama, The Eagle Has Landed, - get our drift? - Then why not join the growing band of film buffs who, at long last, have decided - no, demanded- they can at long last read a publication devoted to their passion - great classic films from the 60s and 70s. And if there's a favourite film you would like to see featured or would like to supply an article about, then we want to hear from you too!

If you want to enjoy your cinema of the past you need to join us in the future!