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The Uninvited
Director: Greydon ClarkWriter: Greydon ClarkProducer: Greydon ClarkCast: Alex Cord, George Kennedy, Eric LarsonYear of release: 1987Country: USAReviewed from: UK VHS (Braveworld)One sure sign of a...
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Panic Button
Director: Chris CrowWriters: Chris Crow, Frazer Lee, John Shackleton, David ShillitoeProducer: John ShackletonCast: Michael Jibson, Jack Gordon, Elen Rhys, Scarlett Alice JohnsonCountry: UKYear:...
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The Mirror
Director: Ed BoaseWriter: Ed BoaseProducers: Ed Boase, Hamish MoseleyCast: Jemma Dallender, Joshua Dickinson, Nate FallowsCountry: UKYear: 2014Reviewed from: screener (Matchbox Films)There’s a bit in...
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Kuru
Director: Michael BoothWriter: Michael BoothProducer: Michael BoothCast: Carol Roache, Joseph Curdy, Natalie Danks-SmithCountry: UKYear: 2013Reviewed from Vimeo (see link below)Kuru is a complete...
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interview: Michael Booth
Michael Booth wrote, directed, produced, photographed and edited the marvelous featureKuru. After I reviewed the film in August 2014, Mike very kindly (and very promptly!) answered a few questions...
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The Three Sisters
Director: Dáire McNabWriter: Dáire McNabProducer: Dáire McNabCast: Elliott Moriarty, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Neill FlemingCountry: IrelandYear of release: 2014Reviewed from: Online screenerWebsite:...
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interview: Jorg Buttgereit
Back in March 1998 I interviewed legendary underground German film-maker Jorg Buttgereit by phone for SFX. His movie Der Todesking was out on VHS - and he had also recently published a German book...
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interview: Dáire McNab
After I reviewed his excellent Dublin-shot giallo thriller The Three Sisters, Dáire McNab kindly answered a few questions for me in September 2014.How would you define a giallo, and what are the best...
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interview: Steve Balderson
I first encountered Steve Balderson's work (and indeed, Steve Balderson's father Clark, who produced some of his films) when I saw Pep Squad at Fantasporto in 2000. Since then, Steve has created a body...
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interview: Pat Higgins (2012 - real interview)
It's ironic that, although he is best known for low-budget horror movies, Pat Higgins' most terrifying feature is actually a documentary about notorious shock-rock singer Erika Spawn. In September...
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interview: Pat Higgins (2012 - fake interview)
When I interviewed Pat in 2012 about the director's cut of his notorious rock documentaryThe Devil's Music, we thought it might also be fun to do a 'fake' interview as if the film was just one of his...
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The Ugliest Woman in the World
Director: Miguel BardemWriter: Nacho FaernaProducer: Francisco RamosCast: Roberto Álvarez, Javivi, Elia GaleraCountry: SpainYear of release: 1999Reviewed from: UK DVD (Nucleus Films)I saw La Mujer Más...
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Vengeance of the Dead
Directors: Don Adams, Harry PicardiWriters: Don Adams, Harry PicardiProducers: Don Adams, Harry PicardiCast: Michael Galvin, Mark Vollmers, Susan KarsnickYear of release: 2001Country: USAReviewed from:...
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Ultraman: The Next
Director: Kazuya KonakaWriter: Keiichi HasegawaProducer: Kiyoshi SuzukiCast: Tetsuya Bessho, Kenya Osumi, Kyoko ToyamaCountry: JapanYear of release: 2004Reviewed from: screener DVDWatching this latest...
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Ultraman II
Director: Sidney L CaplanWriters: Sidney L Caplan, Tom Weiner, Steve Kramer, Wally SoulProducers: Noboru Tsuburaya, Sidney L CaplanCast: Barbara Goodson, Steve Kramer, Joe PerryCountry: Japan/USAYear...
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interview: Jonathan Sothcott
In a very short time, Jonathan Sothcott has established himself as a major player on the UK indie film scene, producing a range of genre pictures through his production company Black and Blue Films. He...
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interview: Gabriel Thomson
Gabriel Thomson played the title role in The New Adventures of Pinocchio, though he has since become better known for playing the younger son in BBC sitcom My Family. I interviewed him on the...
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Legacy of Thorn
Director: MJ DixonWriter: MJ DixonProducers: MJ Dixon, Anna McCarthy, Mem FerdaCast: Jade Wallis, Craig Canning, Paris Rivers, Jane HaslehurstYear of release: 2014Country: UKWebsite:...
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Umbrage: The First Vampire
Director: Drew CullinghamWriter: Drew CullinghamProducers: Drew Cullingham, Charlie FalconerCast: Doug Bradley, Rita Ramnani, Jonnie HurnCountry: UKYear of release: 2011Reviewed from: screener (Left...
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Quest for the Seven Cities
Director: Mark L LesterWriter: 'Sue Donem'Producer: Alfredo LeoneCast: Bo Svenson, Anita Ekberg, Donald PleasenceYear of release: 1979Country: USAReviewed from: UK VHS (Scan Euro Video, 1987)In today’s...
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