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Angus Gulliver
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Read more: Angus GulliverIf you have a story to tell send it to my personal messenger, and a photo or two would be nice. I probably came to super 8 later (and younger) than most. I was initially fascinated by a Quarz std 8mm camera that my mother inherited from her father, and as a child I’d secretly…
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The Three Musketeers
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Read more: The Three MusketeersThis 1948 Technicolor costume drama was the third or fourth release we issued in our deal with Ken Films/MGM. I can still recall the thrill of watching the first test print and the magnificent print quality. Released mounted on 5 x 600 spools. The simple label was designed by Dave Worrall. Label courtesy of Peter…
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The Fiend
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Read more: The FiendI believe this was another of the many titles we picked up from Michael Meyers at Miracle Films. It’s been a long time since I viewed this movie and if I’m honest it was a pretty dull affair, but the IMDb says it’s one of the more notable British horror films from the early 1970s,…
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No Limit
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Read more: No LimitDerek was a big fan of George Formby and this was without doubt his favourite film featuring this toothy, ukulele Northerner. Excellent quality prints, from a brand new 35mm print and the added plus of the TT races made this a real winner. Label was designed by Marianne Frost. Issued as a 4×400′ and a…
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The Magnetic Slurry Applicator
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Read more: The Magnetic Slurry ApplicatorThis first image shows the view of the applicator from the side. One third of this is lowered into the slurry reservoir and is spinning anti-clockwise. It was 5 centimeters wide and had 4 raised ridges which will be covered in the slurry. Then a comb passes over the applicator and removes the slurry from…
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The Disney Deal #3
Read more: The Disney Deal #3Our contact at Disney, Maggie Allison, had many ‘firsts’ written into our contracts. To begin with Disney would choose the laboratory we would use to print their product and carefully monitor of the number of copies printed, (in order that they would receive the correct royalty each month, (10 to 15%, per print, depending on…
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Collector’s Corner – James Owen
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Read more: Collector’s Corner – James OwenIf you have a story to tell send it to my personal messenger, and a photo or two would be nice. This chapter is written by a retired radio presenter of Michigan. James Owen I started collecting when I was 9 years old. I’m 62 now. My first purchase was a 50′ reel of Dracula.…
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What a Carry On! – Carry On Nurse: 1959
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Read more: What a Carry On! – Carry On Nurse: 1959In September 1958 a new British institution was born with the release of the first of a series of comedy films. ‘Carry On Nurse’ was the second in the series, but despite it being the UKs most successful film of that year it didn’t receive a page to itself in the ABC Film Review, just…
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Godzilla
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Read more: GodzillaHere’s another one of my life’s important junctures, for not only was ‘King Kong Vs Godzilla’ my first encounter with this mutated gargantuan, it was also my first giant monster movie, my first ever ‘kaiju’! ‘King Kong Vs Godzilla’ was also the first Toho production I’d ever seen and I was in awe, yes! Awe!!…
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The incredible melting man
Read more: The incredible melting manA page article from the March 1978 issue of ABC Film Review. This 1977 Sci-fi horror receives a 4 rating on the IMDb, but this didn’t stop the super 8 collectors making this a popular purchase. An astronaut is transformed into a murderous gelatinous mass after returning from an ill-fated space voyage. The 400′ release…