Ged Jones
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Mountain Films
Read more: Mountain FilmsMuch of this story is just a hazy memory. Suspicion was Alfred Hitchcock’s first film on which he was both producer and director, it was also one of very few to be distributed by RKO Pictures. In the film, a shy spinster runs off with a charming playboy, who turns out to be penniless, a…
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Hell Drivers
Read more: Hell DriversFull page from a Films and filming magazie: This 1957 crime thiller receives a 7.2 rating on the IMDb. Directed by Cy Endfield it stars Stanley Baker, Herbert Lom, Peggy Cummins, Patrick McGoohan and William Hartnell. A BAFTA nominated film about a rookie trucker trying to expose the rackets run by his boss. PM Films…
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Genghis Khan
Read more: Genghis KhanA three page article from the August 1965 issue of ABC Film Review: This 1965 historical epic receives a 5.8 rating on the IMDb. Directed by Henry Levin it starred Stephen Boyd, Omar Sharif and James Mason. Columbia Home Movies released a 200′ colour/silent sound/silent editions. Box art found on the internet.
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Harry Nadler & Delta #1
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Read more: Harry Nadler & Delta #1Many of the UK members will fondly recall the name of Harry Nadler, a quiet but energetic and affable gent who was more than a little consumed by his love of fantasy films. He was a film enthusiast through & through, who brought and sold 16mm, a hobby that would turn into a small business.…
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What a Carry On! – Carry On Cleo: 1964
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Read more: What a Carry On! – Carry On Cleo: 1964‘Carry On Cleo’ was the tenth in the series. Regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, and Jim Dale are present, Connor wouldn’t make another appearance until ‘Carry On Up the Jungle’ six years later. Joan Sims returned and go on to appear in every Carry On up to ‘Carry On Emmannuelle’ in…
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Pete’s Dragon
Read more: Pete’s DragonA two page article from the July 1978 issue. This 1977 live action/animation family fantasy receives a 6.3 rating on the IMDb. Oscar nominated movie directed by Don Chaffey & Don Bluth (animation) it featured Sean Marshall, Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Shelley Winters and Mickey Rooney. Walt Disney were still trying to emulate the success…
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Tape
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Read more: TapeIt was around 1980 that we first felt the cine mood shift a little. VHS & Beta pre-recorded video tapes were a subject on every-ones lips and we could see the sales of our 8mm films, especially the features, begin to falter and slow very slightly. By now even our retail shop had a selection…
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The Wild Geese
Read more: The Wild GeeseA two page article from the August 1978 issue of the ABC Film Review. This 1978 action drama receives a 6.8 rating on the IMDb. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring Richard Burton, Roger Moore and Richard Harris. A thoroughly enjoyable romp about a British banker who hires a former British Army colonel turned…
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Let’s make a dirty movie
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Read more: Let’s make a dirty movieHere’s a little puzzler for us! This 1976 French movie (original title ‘Attention les yeux!’), wasn’t released in the UK until 1980 by Amanda Films Ltd. I don’t recall that we ever dealt with a distribution company of that name, so I’m at a loss as to who we picked it up from. As for…