Ged Jones
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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…
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What a Carry On! – Carry On Spying: 1964
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Read more: What a Carry On! – Carry On Spying: 1964‘Carry On Spying’ was the ninth in the series. It marked Barbara Windsor’s first appearance in the series, a face which would become a firm favourite and a series regular. Meanwhile regulars Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, and Jim Dale are again present. Bernard Cribbins makes the second of his three Carry On appearances while Eric…
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Festival of Fantastic Films
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Read more: Festival of Fantastic Films1994 was the year I decided to upgrade my Elmo ST1200 to a Fuji SH30, it was a good choice, it was quieter running and gave rock steady projection, 1994 was also the year I was tempted into attending a festival/convention of any kind, as a punter, rather than as an exhibitor. Customer, dealer, fellow…
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Golddiggers of 1933 – PART 2
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Read more: Golddiggers of 1933 – PART 2With dance numbers numbers created and directed byyrics from Busby Berkeley and music and lyrics from Harry Warren & Al Dubin, this was a sure fire winner. Included the numbers ‘Pettin’ in the park’ and ‘The Shadow waltz’. Label was designed by Marianne Frost.
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Graham Burrett
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Read more: Graham BurrettIf you have a story to tell send it to my personal messenger, and a photo or two would be nice. Hi GED, I started collecting films and equipment around 1963 when I was a mere 12 years old, I first got to know Derann around 1985ish when they had a stall at the Westminster…
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