Super 8 Film Releases

  • 1941

    1941

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    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…

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  • The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad

    The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad

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    A ½ page article from the September 1975 issue, for its re-release, plus a two page spread on Harryhausen from the same issue: This is a fabulous movie, one that never fails to entertain and the story for its release on 8mm is just as compelling! Around 1966 Columbia Home Movies released this as four…

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  • 2001 A Space Odyssey

    2001 A Space Odyssey

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    A four page article from the April 1969 issue: Love it or loath it, this 149 minute space epic was a groundbreaking experience and filled with trend setting FX that turned it into a science fiction spectacular. Ken Films released a 8×400′, probably a slightly edited feature, in flat only. Ken released a number of…

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