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A nice 4 page campaign book opens a look at this popular title. Released in 1942, this was Walt Disney’s fifth full length feature and was Derann’s tenth Disney feature release. One from the titles from the Golden age of  Walt Disney, an era of undisputed classics that remain an essential part of the legacy…

Three pages from an early issue introduce this Associated British-Pathé  WW2 drama from 1952. I’m afraid I generally find this kind of British movie wooden and laden with stiff upper lipped chaps telling each other about the loved ones back home. But thank goodness Powell Films thought otherwise and issued this story of an RAF…

A two page article from the February 1980 issue: I saw this supernatural thriller at a cinema on Hollywood Boulevard while on a business trip with Derek. A near full house and a noisy crowd, but we enjoyed the film. Ken Films issued the title as a 400′ and it sold very well.  

A page article from the ABC Film Review, July 1976 issue: This is an American biographical political drama-thriller film about the Watergate scandal that brought down the presidency of Richard Nixon and was based on the book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists investigating the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post. The…

A four page article from the October 1979 issue: This science fiction thriller really lives up to its reputation… even now I find the suspense and jump scares still work well and I’ve seen it more times than I care to admit. I first saw this at a cinema in New York’s Times Square in…

A 2 page article from the January 1975 issue: As a sequel this was one of the best of its kind and is probably better remembered than the original. Charlton Heston was still a massive box office draw and it’s undoubtedly a highlight in Karen Blacks career. There’s a fine cast of passengers including Susan…

¼ page entry in the Rank 16mm 1983/4 hire catalogue. I’d read a number of Arthur Hailey novels was pretty excited when I saw this at the ABC Stourbridge, as I was still a chef at the Talbot Hotel situated just 100 yards from the cinema. Perhaps not as good as the book, but it…

A two page article from the March 1952 issue, plus a review from a Photoplay of the same date: This 1951 film earned Bogart his only Academy Award, as the gin-swilling riverboat captain who is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship. It’s life on 8mm is a…

A page article from the July 1978 issue: With the success of Timmy Lea’s ‘Confession’s movies it was a sure bet that there would be a number of wannabes, and indeed just 2 years after the first ‘Confessions’ movie the ‘Adventures’ began Barry Evans as a randy taxi driver. Christopher Neil to over for the…

A page article from the June 1976 issue: Star Barry Evans had become a familiar face on British TV due to the popularity of the sitcoms ‘Doctor in the House’, ‘Doctor at Large’ and ‘Mind Your Language’. Here he was cast as Joe a taxi driver with a penchant for young ladies and obviously made…