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...
Movie pageAttack of the Hollywood Clichés!
as Self - Film Critic and WriterOne-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry...
Movie pageA 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.
Movie pageScala!!!
as SelfThis feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex,...
Movie pagePublic 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.
Movie pageMel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
as HimselfThe life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel...
Movie pageFilm Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
as SelfFilm Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us...
Movie pageFascism 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,...
Movie pageA Place Among the Dead
as KNAn exploration of our cultural obsession with vampires and what they reveal about the human psyche.
Movie pageHe 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...
Movie pageTales of the Uncanny
as Self (voice)A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.
Movie pageDracula Unearthed
as SelfCommemorates 100 years since the release of the German classic, Nosferatu, by FW Murnau, and...
Movie pageFear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
as SelfRetrospective on The Nightmare On Elm Street Series.
Movie pageThe Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
as SelfA documentary produced for Universal about their early Wolf Man film(s)
Movie pageShadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
as SelfDocumentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD...
Movie pageKarloff: The Gentle Monster
as SelfFilm historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star...
Movie pageFrom 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...
Movie pageVideo Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
as SelfA documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the...
Movie pageThe Greatest Ever 3D Moments
as SelfA countdown of the top 10 3D moments in film, television and pop music from the last 50 years.
Movie pageThe Trail of Dracula
as SelfDiabolical. Seductive. Immortal. Vampires have been an icon of evil in folklore and popular...
Movie pageThe Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust
as SelfIn this fascinating and well executed documentary film theorist and cult expert Xavier Mendik...
Movie pageVideo 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...
Movie pageGhostwatch: Behind the Curtains
as SelfTwo decades after its unprecedented television broadcast, the cast, crew and fans of the...
Movie pageLugosi: The Dark Prince
as SelfFilm historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star...
Movie pageVideo Nasties: Draconian Days
as SelfThe highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC,...
Movie pageThe Emmanuelle Effect
as SelfThe very first feature-length discussion and breakdown of the entire "Emmanuelle" phenomenon -...
Movie pagePure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
as SelfA short documentary about the classic Universal Monster actor, Lon Chaney, Jr.
Movie pageVideo 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...
Movie pageYellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
as HimselfFeature-length in-depth documentary by High Rising Productions chronicling the Giallo film genre...
Movie pageVideo 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...
Movie pageVHS Forever? | Psychotronic People
as SelfA feature length documentary shot over 9 months taking a look at the explosion of movies that...
Movie pageBreak-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...
Movie pageScala Interviews
as SelfAn hour of interviews about the iconic British cinema.
Movie pageMarauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
as SelfA feature-length documentary exploring the history of the Spanish zombie film.
Movie pageJorge 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...
Movie pageThe Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
as uncreditedThe shocking true story behind the making of Hammer Films notorious vampire saga.
Movie pageThe Kneale Tapes
as SelfDocumentary about Nigel Kneale, creator of Quatermass.
Movie pageShadows of Suspense
as SelfA documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy...
Movie pageThe Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story
as SelfA biography of the short-lived character actor Laird Cregar.
Movie pageVideo 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 pageHeavenly Creatures: Looking Back
as uncreditedFilm critic Kim Newman, Total Film news editor Rosie Fletcher, and film critic Alan Jones...
Movie pageInto Lonely Water
as SelfA series of interviews about the cult Public Information Film "The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water"
Movie pageKim 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...
Movie pageKim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy
as uncreditedOffers some nice background on Japanese horror in general and this trilogy in particular,...
Movie pageConnie
as SelfDolly Diggs needs a voice and Connie needs a body, but she's nobody's puppet... Who's the dummy...
Movie pageGhost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story
as HimselfAn all-new 72 minute featurette including interviews with Director/Producer Stephen Weeks,...
Movie pagePrisoners of Gravity
as SelfPrisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that...
TV Show pageEurotika!
as SelfEurotika is a Channel 4 documentary film on European exploitation cinema. The documentary is...
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