It was in 1986 when I discovered Fangoria Magazine. A comic book store in a beat up shopping arcade in York in the UK had started stocking it on import from the US. I instantly began buying it and fell in love with the publication. There was a brief time after that that Fangoria couldn't …
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This week's Poster of the Week is for the 1970 Beryl Reid shocker The Beast in the Cellar. Ms Reid deserves an article regarding her stellar output all of it's own and one day that will happen. This movie was actually released not just on it's own in the UK but also as a double …
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Giorgio Moroder's soundtrack for Paul Schrader's 1980 movie about a highly sought after male escort played amazingly by Richard Gere is perfection. Just as the movie portrays high living, sophistication but with a gritty menacing underbelly, so does the music. Tracks Night Drive, Palm Springs Drive and Night Drive (Reprise) all effortlessly convey a decadence …
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My first Book of the Week is The Film Handbook by Geoff Andrew and published in 1990. This is a book that lists a MASSIVE range of auteurs and directors, gives a potted history of their film career so far and then names selected highlights from their filmography that every film fan should see whether …
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This weeks Poster of the Week goes to the classic sci-fi nightmare that is Westworld from 1973. There are so many brilliant images here that sum up the movie- the iconic image of Brynner's demented robot gunslinger, the technician sat in front of a bank of monitors and control panels, the technological font used for …
This week's soundtrack chosen to be recommended for all you lovers of film excellence is Carter Burwell's genius soundtrack for the Coen Brother's 1984 masterpiece Blood Simple. Their modern take on a Texan film noir has the perfect musical accompaniment with the music on this collection. The simmering, brooding action of the movie is matched …
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I've uploaded the audiobooks for two John Waters books onto YouTube. Shock Value from 1981 is here whilst Crackpot from 1986 is here. Both are classic texts and extremely funny. Listen to 'How To Become Famous' on Crackpot to listen to Waters laughing at how outrageous his own text is. I've decided to add Book of …
This week's Poster of the Week is one that is framed and adorns one of the walls in my flat! It's artist Brian Bysouth's extraordinary poster for the 1976 'body switch' comedy Freaky Friday. The attention to detail is amazing with several scenes and characters from the film being depicted and drawn so well! I'm …
I actually think John Carpenter is as great a musician and composer as he is a film director. A great example is his amazing soundtrack for his 1980 masterpiece, The Fog. Just as the film was a traditional ghost story rooted in the past but taking part in the present, his soundtrack completely conveys this. …
This week's chosen poster is the UK quad for The Terminator. An absolute classic and I'm loving the artist's representation of part man/part robot Arnie. When I found the above quad on the internet I saw that there were so many great posters for this film from different countries that deserve to be seen. Below …
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