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Carrie – Part 1
Read more: Carrie – Part 1This 1976 adaptation of Stephen King’s first novel has never been bettered and there have been two others. Directed by Brian DePalma and starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie and a very young John Travolta. The film delivered some real shocks. . Label was designed by Marianne Frost.
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Frightmare
Read more: FrightmareThis was one of the titles we picked up direct from its cult director Pete Walker! The other titles were ‘Die Screaming Marianne’, ‘The Four Dimensions of Greta’ and ‘House of Whipcord’. The deal was finalised while we were drinking coffee and relaxing in the spacous lounge of his appartment in Chelsea. Pete had some…
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Hell Is Empty
Read more: Hell Is EmptyThis was our fourth video release and even after trying very hard to recall as to where we purchased the rights from it still remains a puzzle. According to the IMDb it was given a…
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What a Carry On! – Carry On Cruising: 1962
Read more: What a Carry On! – Carry On Cruising: 1962In 1958 a British institution was born with the release of the first in a long series of comedy films. ‘Carry On Cruising’ was the sixth in the series. It was the first to be…
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Conventions #2
Read more: Conventions #2In the first of this three part post I tried to outline the work that went into preparing for a visit to a ‘BFCC’, ‘Widex’, ‘Film Fun Day’, ‘The Wessex Film Collectors Convention’ or the…
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A Derann Story
Stories from the life at Derann
Derann Contracts and Rights
A look at some of the numerous meetings that we undertook in order to issue 8mm films to our customers.
Derann Film Labels
A look at some of the film labels sold by Derann