Ged Jones
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Marcel Jager
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Read more: Marcel JagerIf you have a story to tell send it to my personal messenger, and a photo or two would be nice. Hello Ged. Thank you for your invitation. I started collecting Super 8 film in 1980. First, of course, only silent films. In 1986 I bought my first sound film projector. A friend introduced me…
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That’s Carry On
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Read more: That’s Carry OnAnother example of the numerous films we issued from Rank Film Distributors following their decision to give us carte blanche on almost any title we came across. Label designed by Dave Worrall and printed at Derann by myself. Label courtesy of Peter Brooke at ‘SPROCKETS’
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Monsters from an Unknown Planet
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Read more: Monsters from an Unknown PlanetI must be a small child at heart’, for movies such as this get my heart beating just a little faster! “Mekagojira no Gyakushu” was for me one of Toho’s best later Godzilla entries. Released in 1975 and known as ‘Terror Of Godzilla’ in the USA it was given a UK theatrical release by one…
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The Disney Deal #5
Read more: The Disney Deal #5Maggie, our contact of long standing at Disney had become good friends with us all and was our guest of honour at the 1993 Blackpool Film Convention Dinner, which co-incidentally had been Mickey Mouse’s 65th Birthday. Following the evening meal Maggie had given a short, but absorbing speech on the relationship between the two companies,…
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Aces High
Read more: Aces HighA two page article from the July 1976 issue: This 1976 war drama receives a 6.5 rating on the IMDb. This BAFTA nominated film was directed by Jack Gold and featured Malcolm McDowell, Christopher Plummer and Simon Ward. Iver Films released the movie as a 2×400. Search as I might I can’t find a decent…
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What a Carry On! – Carry On Constable: 1960
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Read more: What a Carry On! – Carry On Constable: 1960‘Carry On Constable’ was the fourth in the series which was slowly building its ‘team’ of regulars, Kenneth Connor, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, and Hattie Jacques. Sid James makes his debut in the series in this one, while early regulars Eric Barker, and Shirley Eaton also turn up. Leslie Phillips makes his last…
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Celebs
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Read more: CelebsAt some point in the late 80s we were summoned to a meeting with Susan Turner, head of Universal 8 and Derek and I almost came face to face with the Phantom of the Opera when we were given a private tour of Universal City, that included a special visit to Alfred Hitchcocks’ private office…
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Mysterious Island
Read more: Mysterious IslandA two page article from an August 1962 issue: This 1961 fantasy adventure receives a 6.7 rating on the IMDb, but deserves much better, This was the first film with stop motion from Ray Harryhausen I ever saw and I can still remember the thrill of those clashing waves that changed colour as the music…
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Collector’s Corner – Simon Bytheway
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Read more: Collector’s Corner – Simon BythewayIf you have a story to tell send it to my gmail, and a photo or two would be nice. Simon Bytheway worked at Derann for a number of years, mainly in the video rental dept, but he did a stint in almost every area of the business. Simon Bytheway I started work with Derann…
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Bisexual
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Read more: BisexualReleased on our “Goldstar” label, the BBFC lists this film as having been granted an X certificate in 1976 to Anthony Balch Films, yet as far as I can remember we never dealt with Balch, but as the distributor had a prolific output of films of an erotic nature and we too had a suffice…