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THE CLASSIC AND CULT MOVIE PUBLICATION

This is the page for Chris's classic movie magazine which appears every few months or so.
​It covers beloved movies of yesteryear, cult flicks and oddities. Look below for issue info....

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ISSUE NINE (JULY 2023)

CONTENTS
 
AN INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR JONATHAN LYNN
On his 1985 comedy cult classic, Clue.
 
Q AND A WITH ANDREW KLAVAN
The acclaimed novelist talks about True Crime.
 
LEONARD ROSSITER: THE ACTOR’S ACTOR
Paying homage to a legendary British actor.
 
CLASSIC MOVIE: BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
Beatty, Dunaway and Hackman on the run…
 
DRACULA: A LEGEND IS BORN
Bela Lugosi’s original Dracula in close-up.
 
DUSTIN HOFFMAN IN MIDNIGHT COWBOY
Celebrating Hoffman as Ratso Rizzo.
 
KEN RUSSELL’S LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM
Rape, pillage, and a lot of phallic symbols.
 
REST IN PEACE MURRAY MELVIN
An archive interview with Murray about The Devils.
 
MARK SEARBY ON EDDIE MURPHY
Mark talks about his book on the comedy legend.

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ISSUE EIGHT (JAN 2023)

CONTENTS

INTERVIEWS WITH PETER RICHARDSON, DANIEL PEACOCK,
NIGEL PLANER, AND STEPHEN MANGAN
The Comic Strip legends look back
 
JEFF BRIDGES
Saluting a cinematic icon
 
Q AND A WITH SHARON STONE
The movie legend answers some geeky questions
 
MEMORIES OF ORSON WELLES
Those who knew and worked with Orson Welles recall the larger than life maverick
 
CITIZEN KANE
Is this Welles’ masterpiece?
 
BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY
Oliver Stone, Tom Cruise and Ron Kovic make movie gold
 

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ISSUE SEVEN (SEP 2022)

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
Celebrating a seventies masterpiece
 
A TRIBUTE TO JAMES CAAN
Remembering the late and great star
 
MATT DILLON
Exploring the career of a movie idol
 
SHARON STONE
The Last of the Great Movie Stars?
 
DONALD SUTHERLAND
A curious but brilliant filmography
 
TOMMY LEE JONES
His finest roles in close-up
 
THE ONION FIELD
Becker, Wambaugh and Woods on their 1979 masterpiece
 
END OF THE ROAD
Shining the spotlight on a lost gem, with Harris Yulin and Stacy Keach

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ISSUE SIX (MAY 2022)

​AN INTERVIEW WITH STACY KEACH
Chatting to the icon of TV and film
 
DAVID HEMMINGS; BRITISH ICON
Dusting off the reputation of the sixties legend and cult actor
 
AN INTERVIEW WITH SIMON RUMLEY
The British filmmaker on his 2016 movie, Fashionista
 
BOB HOSKINS: FIVE GREAT PERFORMANCES
Exploring five classic movie performances from the late and great Hoskins
 
KEN RUSSELL’S WOMEN IN LOVE
Wrestling with a classic
 
JACK NICHOLSON: THE B MOVIE DAYS
Jack’s years with Corman and company
 
ALFRED HITCHCOCK: THE EARLY YEARS
His childhood and formative movies
 
VITTORIO DE SICA
Spotlight on the later films of the Italian master

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ISSUE FIVE (MAY 2021)

REMEMBERING BELA LUGOSI
Bela Jr. and granddaughter Lynne talk of the Lugosi Legacy
 
CLASSIC DARIO ARGENTO
Deep Red and Suspiria
 
STUDIO GHIBLI: FIVE OF THE BEST
A guide to classic Ghibli movies
 
FELLINI'S 8 1/2
Saluting the genius's masterpiece
 
RICHARD BURTON: TEN OF THE BEST
A selection of the finest Burton pictures
 
BRUCE LEE
His classic movies and an interview with his friend, Bob Wall
 
THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WORLD OF ED WOOD
Chris Wade celebrates the cult filmmaker
 
FILM SPOTLIGHT: THE TASTE OF TEA
An underrated Japanese masterpiece
 
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
Celebrating Romero's legendary zombie classic

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ISSUE FOUR (MARCH 2021)

JAMES WOODS: A FILM AND TV GUIDE
Journeying through James Woods' credits on film and TV
 
TOP 20 MARCELLO MASTROIANNI FILMS
A run through his finest movies and performances
 
FILM SPOTLIGHT: STANNO TUTTI BENE
Remembering the 1990 Italian classic
 
HENRY JAGLOM: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE
Chris Wade guides you through five films to see 
 
BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI'S 1900
Celebrating the controversial Italian epic
 
BOB DYLAN AT THE MOVIES
On Screen in 65 and 66
 
REMEMBERING DENNIS HOPPER
Friends and collaborators look back
 
CHAPLIN'S A DOG'S LIFE
Celebrating a silent masterpiece

ISSUE THREE (JAN 2021)

CATHERINE DENEUVE
Celebrating the long and varied career of the French Icon
 
MARLENE DIETRICH
Peter Riva on his legendary Grandmother, Marlene Dietrich
 
MARCO FERRERI
Exploring his movies of the 1970s
 
BERTRAND BLIER
Career overview and Q and A with the French director
 
MICHEL PICCOLI
Remembering the Great French Actor
 
ANTONIONI AND THE TRILOGY OF DISCONTENT
In appreciation of his essential triptych
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ISSUE TWO (NOV 2020)

KEN RUSSELL AND SAVAGE MESSIAH
Scott Anthony recalls the making of the film

MARILYN MONROE
Remembering the icon and her classic films

FELLINI'S CITY OF WOMEN
40 years on
 
BERNICE STEGERS ON FELLINI
The actress recalls life on the set of City of Women
 
SOPHIA LOREN: THE GOLDEN YEARS
The Classic Era of Sophia Loren's Remarkable Career
 
WORLD CINEMA ICON: THEO ANGELOPOULOS
An Overview of the late Greek filmmaker and essays on his masterpieces
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ISSUE ONE (MARCH 2020)

A LUCKY MAN: LOOKING BACK AT LINDSAY ANDERSON
Stephen Frears and others recall the great man

MARLENE DIETRICH: THE GODDESS OF GLAMOUR
Dietrich's career, plus film essays

HENRY JAGLOM ON ORSON WELLES
The maverick director recalls his friend, Orson Welles

THE FILMS OF ETTORE SCOLA
The career of an Italian icon

 SALUTING BUSTER KEATON'S THE GENERAL
Keaton's masterpiece revisited

CHARLIE CHAPLIN: THE FINAL YEARS
Charlie's latter period, with new recollections
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN: THE MUTUAL FILMS
The classic shorts he made for Mutual Films