This is a film that I finally got to see when it was shown on late-night TV. My family had by then purchased a VCR and so the timer facility came in handy if a film I wanted to see was on too late for me. I would watch these cinematic shockers the next morning. …
There are so many major films that I remember seeing on TV when they were shown for the first time. These first screenings were such big news in the UK. Jaws, Superman and The Omen all spring to mind. It was high time that I reinvestigated The Omen. It tells the story of Robert Thorn …
Five tourists who are exploring old catacombs find themselves separated from the main group they are with and instead in the company of The Crypt Keeper. He seemingly details how each of them will die. The film then presents five separate stories regarding each character. These are 'All Through The House' in which on Christmas …
A psychiatrist shows a colleague some of his clients whilst explaining their backstories. A young boy has a nightly visitor- a tiger who will kill for him, an antique dealer has a Penny Farthing that he inherited from his aunt that allows him to travel back in time, Joan Collins finds that she must compete …
A genetic engineering professor is trying to further his knowledge by experimenting on humans and passing on the results to the leader of a circus freak show who has a glandular disorder which has affected his appearance. He actually used to be part of the act himself. This film is a doozy. There's so much …
Drag act Danny La Rue was one of the highest-paid entertainers in the UK in the early 70s. Our Miss Fred was a film written specifically as a vehicle for him. The film concerns a classically trained actor, Fred Wimbush who is asked to entertain the troops with his drag act in France during World …
In this final instalment of the Confessions series Timmy Lea has decided to give up the promiscuous trysts with 'crumpet' and enters a monastery instead. Just kidding. In this Confessions movie, our heroes Timmy and Sid are working at the Funfrall Holiday Camp. The new manager (John Junkin) is very strict and has ordered Sid …
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A little anecdote before I start my review. I lived in London where I went to university and studied Film. I stayed on after uni for 13 years. There were many famous people who I respected that I saw in passing and spoke to. It would take one hell of a celebrity for me to …
Musician Cisco Pike has been arrested for drug dealing. We see him trying to pawn his guitar. He can't pawn it and comes home to find that his latest demos have been rejected. A cop called Leo Holland approaches Pike with a deal- to sell a massive amount of marijuana that he has, ahem, acquired. …
After Corky Withers (Anthony Hopkins) bombs as a magician at a nightclub amateur night, he changes tack and ploughs ahead with the aid of a gimmick- a ventriloquist's dummy named Fats. After a year of hard slog, he becomes well-known and even attracts the attention of an agent (Burgess Meredith). He's on the verge of …
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