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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…

A page article from the November 1977 issue: Star Robert Logan had been a TV regular, including the role of Jerico Jones in the series ‘Daniel Boone’, but the 70s were his haven and he made a number of these outdoor ‘back to nature’ movies including, ‘Mountain Family Robinson’, ‘The Further Adventures of the Wilderness’,…

A two page article from the October 1975 issue: Gene Wilder wanted to be a comedian but became a  comedy actor. Influenced by Mel Brooks, he would combine his talents of writing, directing and acting in a number of comedy ‘spoofs’ This film was one of the many titles from 20th Century Fox that received…

A page from the March 1977 issue of the ABC Film Review: This 1976 Oscar winner musical drama receives a meagre 6.1 rating on the IMDb. Although I’m a fan of the Judy Garland 1954 movie, I never got to see this version at the cinema, but I did project a 16mm print several times…

A two page article from the December 1953 issue, plus a photo spread from the following month: The film packaging states ‘A Heritage Release’ but most of us are well aware that Mountain Film took over their catalogue, and that could mean it was issued in numerous lengths and edits. I can only recall ever…

A two page article from the May 1980 issue heralded this offering from Hollywoods new ‘golden boy’ Steven Spielberg with much trumpet blowing! But this mad-ball comedy didn’t get the audiences that ‘Jaws’ and ‘Close Encounters’ had commanded and it must have been a great disappointment for Universal & Columbia who had both put mega…