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Marianne Frost

  • Find a Place to Die

    Find a Place to Die

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    Ged Jones

    This a fair spaghetti western and stars Jeffrey Hunter in one of his final films, he passed away the following year of a stroke. It’s original title was ‘Joe… Cercati un Posto per Morire!’ and it’s director Giuliano Carnimeo was versatile and had put his talents to numerous genres. Released in UK by our friends…

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  • Carrie – Part 1

    Carrie – Part 1

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    Ged Jones

    This 1976 adaptation of Stephen King’s first novel has never been bettered and there have been two others. Directed by Brian DePalma and starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie and a very young John Travolta. The film delivered some real shocks. . Label was designed by Marianne Frost.

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  • Frightmare

    Frightmare

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    Ged Jones

    This was one of the titles we picked up direct from its cult director Pete Walker! The other titles were ‘Die Screaming Marianne’, ‘The Four Dimensions of Greta’ and ‘House of Whipcord’. The deal was finalised while we were drinking coffee and relaxing in the spacous lounge of his appartment in Chelsea. Pete had some…

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  • Hell Is Empty

    Hell Is Empty

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    Ged Jones

    This was our fourth video release and even after trying very hard to recall as to where we purchased the rights from it still remains a puzzle. According to the IMDb it was given a theatrical release in the UK by Rank Film Distributors in 1969… that was two years after it’s production, so it…

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  • 400′ Generic Label

    400′ Generic Label

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    Ged Jones

    Along with a number of other designs, this was a label that was used on and off for many years. Label designed by Marianne Frost and printed at Derann by myself. Label courtesy of Peter Brooke at ‘SPROCKETS’

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  • Mardi Gras Massacre

    Mardi Gras Massacre

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    Ged Jones

    After all this time I’ve no reccollection of who we purchased the rights for this piece of exploitation, but I know it was acquired on one of our business visits to the States. I’ve read that the film is a loose remake of  the Herschell Gordon Lewis film ‘Blood Feast’ and there’s no doubt there…

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  • Monsters from an Unknown Planet

    Monsters from an Unknown Planet

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    Ged Jones

    I  must be a small child at heart’, for movies such as this get my heart beating just a little faster! “Mekagojira no Gyakushu” was for me one of Toho’s best later Godzilla entries. Released in 1975 and known as ‘Terror Of Godzilla’ in the USA it was given a UK theatrical release by one…

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  • Bisexual

    Bisexual

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    Ged Jones

    Released on our “Goldstar” label, the BBFC lists this film as having been granted an X certificate in 1976 to Anthony Balch Films, yet as far as I can remember we never dealt with Balch, but as the distributor had a prolific output of films of an erotic nature and we too had a suffice…

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  • Rollerball – Part 2

    Rollerball – Part 2

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    Ged Jones

    I was never a big fan of this movie, which I thought was all noise and no plot. Didn’t stop it selling. Label was designed by our regular artist Marianne Frost.

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  • The Fiend

    The Fiend

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    Ged Jones

    I believe this was another of the many titles we picked up from Michael Meyers at Miracle Films. It’s been a long time since I viewed this movie and if I’m honest it was a pretty dull affair, but the IMDb says it’s one of the more notable British horror films from the early 1970s,…

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