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A two page article from the October 1975 issue: This 1975 action drama receives a 6.6 rating on the IMDb, This all about a futuristic sport called ‘Rollerball’ however I’m no sports fan and this seemed like 125 minutes of wasted celluloid. However this was pretty well received at the box office when it was…

A two page article from the January 1971 issue of ABC Film Review.  This 1970 family drama receives a 7.3 rating on the IMDb. This BAFTA nominated was directed by Lionel Jeffries and won the hearts of a multitude of cinema goers and 8mm collectors. PM Films issued a 4×400′ and we later issue a…

A two page article from the July 1952 issue: This 1952 romantic comedy drama receives a 7.3 rating on the IMDb, however its many fans would rate it far higher. Starring John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara and Barry Fitzgerald it has received several 8mm releases. First as 200′ silent selected scene release. Powell films issued a…

A ½ page article from the April 1983 issue, I never got the chance to see this at a UK cinema and think that it a VHS tape that was my first visit to this monster on the lose in New York flick! By now most of you will be aware of my passion for…

A ½ page article from the May 1973 issue of the ABC Film Review: This post differs from my normal trend of an 8mm release, this was actually a title we had in our 16mm rental library! They were already working titles when I joined Derann in mid 1975 and was one of a number…

A two page article from the May 1981 issue: This 1980 musical family adventure scores a 5.3 rating on the IMDb and seemed to missfire on nearly all counts, although it starred Robin Williams, Shelley Duval, Ray Walston and Paul L Smith and its musical numbers were penned by Harry Nilsson, it did not please…

A review from the May 1987 issue and a 4 page press book: This 1986 war drama  receives an 8.1 rating on the IMDb.  A platoon of American soldiers patrols, fights and dies in the jungles of Vietnam, dealing with the horrors of bloodthirsty warfare. Directed by Oliver Stone it was the winner of four…

Three pages from the October 1954 of Films and Filming: This 1954 drama receives an 8.1 rating on the IMDb and was nominated for twelve Academy awards and won won eight of them.  This was Brando’s sixth motion picture, he plays Terry and he  runs errands for Johnny Friendly who is a gang lord and…

A two page article from the December 1957 issue: Rightfully considered one of the best supernatural thrillers of the 50s, this is an intellegent working of the M R James short story ‘Casting the Runes’. Dana Andrews and Niall MacGinnis give us a masterclass in the art of the casual underplay which all leads to…

A page article from the February 1980 issue: Many 8mm customers must have been surprised when Walton Films issued this title, however the older customers would have remembered that Walton had released 200′ and 50′ glamour films many years earlier. In truth the Walton ’empire’ had been built from the sales of those early entries.…