Kim Newman
English journalist, film critic, and fiction writer. Recurring interests visible in his work include film history and horror fiction—both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's Dracula at the age of eleven—and alternate fictional versions of history. He has won the Bram Stoker Award, the International Horror Guild Award, and the BSFA award.
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
as Mr. MerrinJamie and Lucy have an encounter with what appears to be a pair of ghost children. But these...
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Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
as Self - Film Critic and WriterOne-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry...
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Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
as Self - Author / CriticFeature length documentary on the cult sub-genre featuring interviews with Dyanne ‘Ilsa’ Thorne,...
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Scala!!!
as SelfThis feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex,...
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He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
as SelfTribute to Universal make-up artist Jack Pierce who created some of the studio's most famous...
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Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
as SelfRetrospective on The Nightmare On Elm Street Series.
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Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
as SelfA documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the...
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Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
as SelfFilm Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us...
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Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
as SelfDocumentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD...
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Tales of the Uncanny
as Self (voice)A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.
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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as SelfProduced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.
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Dracula Unearthed
as SelfCommemorates 100 years since the release of the German classic, Nosferatu, by FW Murnau, and...
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Lugosi: The Dark Prince
as SelfFilm historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star...
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Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
as SelfA short documentary about the classic Universal Monster actor, Lon Chaney, Jr.
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Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List M-Z
as HimselfThe focus is on the eighty-two Section 3 titles, those advised by the DPP not to be obscene, but...
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A Place Among the Dead
as KNAn exploration of our cultural obsession with vampires and what they reveal about the human psyche.
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A World War II Fairytale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
as SelfExploring Michael Mann's 1983 film adapted from the F. Paul Wilson novel and its impact.
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Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
as HimselfFeature-length in-depth documentary by High Rising Productions chronicling the Giallo film genre...
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Video Nasties: Draconian Days
as SelfThe highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC,...
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Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
as SelfA feature-length documentary exploring the history of the Spanish zombie film.
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Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story
as HimselfAn all-new 72 minute featurette including interviews with Director/Producer Stephen Weeks,...
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Karloff: The Gentle Monster
as SelfFilm historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star...
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Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List A-L
as HimselfThe focus is on the eighty-two Section 3 titles, those advised by the DPP not to be obscene, but...
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as HimselfThe life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel...
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The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
as uncreditedThe shocking true story behind the making of Hammer Films notorious vampire saga.
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Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39
as HimselfEvery Video Nasty from the DPP list of 39 is critiqued and explored, followed by the original...
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The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
as SelfA documentary produced for Universal about their early Wolf Man film(s)
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The Trail of Dracula
as SelfDiabolical. Seductive. Immortal. Vampires have been an icon of evil in folklore and popular...
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From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
as HimselfThe history of Italian zombie cinema, beginning with the breakout worldwide influence and...
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The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust
as SelfIn this fascinating and well executed documentary film theorist and cult expert Xavier Mendik...
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Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stunts
as HimselfAn 88-Minute documentary about how Jackie Chan broke the mold (and his bones) with his daring...
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Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
as SelfTwo decades after its unprecedented television broadcast, the cast, crew and fans of the...
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Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33
as HimselfEvery Video Nasty from the DPP list of dropped 33 titles is critiqued and explored, followed by...
Movie pageVHS Forever? | Psychotronic People
as SelfA feature length documentary shot over 9 months taking a look at the explosion of movies that...
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Shadows of Suspense
as SelfA documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy...
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Scala Interviews
as SelfAn hour of interviews about the iconic British cinema.
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The Kneale Tapes
as SelfDocumentary about Nigel Kneale, creator of Quatermass.
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The Greatest Ever 3D Moments
as SelfA countdown of the top 10 3D moments in film, television and pop music from the last 50 years.
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The Emmanuelle Effect
as SelfThe very first feature-length discussion and breakdown of the entire "Emmanuelle" phenomenon -...
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Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema
as HimselfFilm critic Kim Newman introduces a new series of DVDs and Blu-ray disc releases by BFI...
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The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story
as SelfA biography of the short-lived character actor Laird Cregar.
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Connie
as SelfDolly Diggs needs a voice and Connie needs a body, but she's nobody's puppet... Who's the dummy...
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Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back
as uncreditedFilm critic Kim Newman, Total Film news editor Rosie Fletcher, and film critic Alan Jones...
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Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King
as selfThis is the first and only feature-length documentary on the life and cinema of the late Jorge...
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Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy
as uncreditedOffers some nice background on Japanese horror in general and this trilogy in particular,...
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Into Lonely Water
as SelfA series of interviews about the cult Public Information Film "The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water"
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Prisoners of Gravity
as SelfPrisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that...
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Eurotika!
as SelfEurotika is a Channel 4 documentary film on European exploitation cinema. The documentary is...
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