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1977: The Birth of Generation X-Wing
In 1999, shortly before the release of The Phantom Menace, SFX asked me to research and write an article about the original release of Star Wars in 1977. I spent a day combing through the archives of...
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Birth of Generation X-Wing: box-outs
These box-outs accompanied the SFX article '1977: The Birth of Generation X-Wing', originally published in 1999.Box-out 1: Contemporary ReviewsThe first ever reviews of Star Wars were in two daily...
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The Railway Carriage
Director: Ross AdgarWriter: Ross AdgarProducer: Ross AdgarCast: Dean Sills, David Chambers, Geri PrestonCountry: UKYear of release: 2015Reviewed from: online screenerWebsite:...
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interview: Michael C Gross
When I was researching Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams, I really wanted to find out the truth about Ivan Reitman’s unmade 1980s feature film of Hitchhiker’s Guide. I couldn’t get hold of...
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interview: Dan Rickard
Dan Rickard, director of micro-budget zombie epicDarkest Day, kindly answered a few questions by email in December 2015.How close is the finished version of Darkest Day to what you originally envisaged...
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Battle of the Bone
Director: George Clarke Writer: George ClarkeProducer: George ClarkeCast: Shane Todd, Alan Crawford, Laura JenkinsCountry: UKYear of release: 2009Reviewed from: UK DVDWebsite:...
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interview: Harley Cokeliss
When did I interview Harley Cokeliss? I don't have a record but it must have been towards the end of my time on SFX in early 1998. At the time, Harley was developing a slate of films adapted from...
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interview: Garrick Hagon
I interviewed husband and wife Garrick Hagon and Liza Ross in September 1998 at the recording of The Gemini Apes, an original sci-fi radio drama by Dirk Maggs. Of course, we mostly talked about Star...
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interview: Dave Prowse
Many years ago I interviewed Dave Prowse at his gym about his brief but memorable role in The Hitch-hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. That appeared in the Hitchhiker’s Guide fan club mag. This second...
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The Stay
Director: Frazer LeeWriter: Frazer LeeProducers: Frazer Lee, Alan StewartCast: Daniela FinleyCountry: UKYear of release: 2015Reviewed from: online screenerWebsite: thestaymovie.wordpress.comThe Stay is...
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Twisted Souls
Director: ‘Jason Meyers’Writers: ‘Jason Meyers’, Matthew PalmerProducer: ‘Jason Meyers’Cast: Absolutely no-one you’ve ever heard ofCountry: UKYear of release: 1992/2013Reviewed from: YouTubeWow, here’s...
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Greetings
Director: Ken ColleyWriter: Ken ColleyProducer: Ken ColleyCast: Mel Stephenson, Matthew Reynolds, Kirsty CoxCountry: UKYear of release: 2008Reviewed from: ViewsterSo I’ve just been to see The Force...
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The Blood Harvest
Director: George ClarkeWriter: George ClarkeProducers: George Clarke, Kenny MartinCast: Robert Render, Jean-Paul Van der Velde, Rachael StewartCountry: UKYear of release: 2016Reviewed from: screener...
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Sudden Fury
Director: Darren WardWriter: Darren WardProducer: Darren WardCast: Nick Rendell, Paul Murphy, Andy RangerCountry: UKYear of release: 1998Reviewed from: UK DVDWebsite: www.giallofilms.comSudden Fury is...
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interview: Angus Scrimm
At the American Film Market in Los Angeles in October 1998, I was introduced to Angus Scrimm, best known as the Tall Man in the Phantasm films. Angus, who was promoting the new fourth film in the...
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The Hell Experiment
Director: Ricardo BenzWriter: Ricardo BenzProducer: Ricardo BenzCast: Constance Cheloudiakoff, Darren Easton, Maria de LimaCountry: UKYear of release: 2010Reviewed from: IMDBIf you said to me, “Hey...
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interview: Steve Lawson (2015)
It's the best part of ten years since I last interviewed Steve Lawson. That previous interview was about his early action movies. In 2015/16 he had three horror films released within a few months of...
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Where Seagulls Cry a Song
Director: Bernd RendicWriters: Bernd Rendic, Jason RaymentProducers: Jason Rayment, Richard HewisonCast: Anthony Mark Streeter, Anita Constantine, Leoni KibbeyCountry: UKYear of release: 2010Website:...
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Spiders 2
Director: Sam FirstenbergWriter: Stephen BrooksProducers: Boaz Davidson, Danny Lerner, David VarodCast: Stephanie Niznik, Greg Cromer, Daniel Quinn, Richard MollYear of release: 2001Country:...
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Spiders
Director: Gary JonesWriter: Stephen BrooksProducers: Boaz Davidson, Danny LernerCast: Lana Parrilla, Josh Green, Mark PhelanYear of release: 2000Country: USAReviewed from: Festival screening (Cannes...
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