Ged Jones
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The Odessa File
Read more: The Odessa FileAn article from a film publication dated December 1974 issue : This 1974 political thriller receives a 7.0 rating on the IMDb. Directed by Ronald Neame and starring Jon Voight, Maximilian Schell and Maria Schell it tells the story of a journalist in possession of man’s diary and his investigation into the alleged sighting of…
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Rental #2
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Read more: Rental #2We all had great times at 171 Stourbridge Road and I think Steve Wellings forgave everyone for the gags we pulled on him…if I remember correctly it was invariably something to do with the Fray Bentos steak pies he used to bring in for his lunch. The outing Derek organised at Pinewood Studios was a…
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Frankenstein
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Read more: FrankensteinHere’s an unusual entry into this series. Some of you may remember that when I first joined Facebook, I did a series of articles on the world of Monster magazines on my Facebook page. Beginning with “Famous Monsters of Filmland” and “Fantastic Monsters of the Films”, I took a look at over 50 Movie Monster…
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Revenge of Frankenstein
Read more: Revenge of FrankensteinA two page article from the November 1958 issue of the ABC Film Review: This 1958 horror receives a 6.7 rating on the IMDb. Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews and Eunice Gayson. The second in Hammer’s Frankenstein cycle and a release from Columbia Home Movies as a 200′ in colour/black…
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Taxi Driver
Read more: Taxi DriverA page article from the September 1976 issue: This 1976 Psychological Drama receives an 8.2 rating on the IMDb. Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster and Cybill Shepherd this multi Oscar nominated movie follows a mentally unstable veteran who works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City, where…
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Rental #1
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Read more: Rental #1When I joined Derann in 1975 the Super/Standard 8mm and 16mm libraries were a very important part of the business, possibly more so than the sales. Only a new Walt Disney title like ‘I Wanna’ Be Like You’ could generate much interest and get the sales line ringing, in those days. The bookings were handled…
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The Slipper and the Rose
Read more: The Slipper and the RoseA three page article from the April 1976 issue: This 1976 musical fantasy receives a 6.9 rating on the IMDb. Directed by Bryan Forbes and starring Richard Chamberlain, Gemma Craven, Annette Crosbie and Margaret Lockwood. An Oscar nominated musical retelling of the classic tale of Cinderella, with songs by the Sherman brothers. This received a…
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Credit
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Read more: CreditI’m sure I don’t need to remind you just what an expensive hobby film collecting was and trust me Derann, Walton and the other 8mm distributors were not raking in a fortune! By the time the cost for the rights for a title, the master material, the royalty for each print, the negative cost, the…
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At the Earth’s Core
Read more: At the Earth’s CoreA ½ page from the September 1976 issue: This 1976 adventure fantasy receives a 5.0 rating on the IMDb. This was the second of a number of adaptations of the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs and is a great piece of escapism. Directed by Kevin Connor it features Doug McClure, Peter Cushing and Caroline Munro.…