ISSUE #43 (January, 2019)
Highlights of Cinema Retro #43:
Tribute to the 50th anniversary of the James Bond classic "On
Her Majesty's Secret Service" starring George Lazenby:
a five-page photo feature packed with rare images, some never published before.
"Mackenna's Gold"- a look back fifty years on at
the much-hyped big budget fiasco that has a fascinating back story behind it.
This major article by Dave Worrall and Lee Pfeiffer is the
most comprehensive ever written about the troubled production that starred Gregory
Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas and an all star
cast.
Cai Ross provides an exclusive interview with director Peter
Medak, who recalls the little-seen Peter Sellers
pirate comedy "Ghost in the Noonday Sun" and relates
the maddening experience of working with the volatile comedy genius.
Dawn Dabell covers the 1966 British coming-of-age comedy "The
Family Way", which allowed Hayley Mills her
first adult role in a scathing comedy about coming of age during the sexual
revolution.
Brian Davdison looks back on the controversial "Assault",
which is regarded as Britain's only true giallo.
Nick Anez analyzes director Robert Aldrich's
bizarre-but-gripping Depression era crime drama "The Grissom
Gang".
Gareth Owen examines the clues in the making of "Sleuth"
starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine
at Pinewood Studios
Brian Davidson pays tribute to actress Virginia
Maskell, whose career and life were tragically short, but very
impressive.
John V. Watson takes a nightmarish journey back to 1971 to
examine the release of numerous high profile films that were extremely violent.
Among them: "A Clockwork Orange", "Get Carter",
"Villain", "Dirty Harry", "Straw Dogs" and
"The Devils".
Plus Raymond Benson's "Cinema 101" column, Darren
Allison's news about the latest soundtrack releases and our extensive
reviews of new Blu-ray and DVD releases.
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