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Features | Tuesday, 07 September 2010 Written by Jez Conolly
Four Frames: Petrol station attack in The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock 1963)
Only Hitchcock could use four moments of stillness to kick-start an action sequence. Having watched helplessly as an unwitting motorist is engulfed by fire, Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) is frozen in close-up by the horror of an unstoppable river of flame as it meanders towards a petrol pump to precipitate the inevitable explosion.
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Features | Tuesday, 07 September 2010 Written by Neil Mitchell
Reel World: Zombiefest
Ardent film fans rarely limit their love for movies to just watching their particular favourites on the big screen. Action figures, tie in novelisations, games, extras loaded special edition DVD's, posters and tee shirts are just a sample of off screen merchandising that exists to further cement a films place in the hearts of it's fans. Some films, genres and characters however create levels of devotion that go above and beyond the call of duty.
Features | Friday, 03 September 2010 Written by Scott Jordan Harris
Brilliant Failures: The Prowler (AKA Rosemary’s Killer) (Dir. Joseph Zito, 1981)
I imagine few of those who made The Prowler, and few of those who have seen it, regard it as either brilliant or a failure - and yet it warrants inclusion in this series as much as any movie we have featured. The Prowler (which is available on Region 2 DVD under its alternate title, Rosemary's Killer) is, for most of its running time, a shocking and grizzly slasher film that delivers precisely what those who choose to watch it expect to see.
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Features | Monday, 30 August 2010 Written by Gabriel Solomons
Reader Competition: Movie Maths
Our new monthly web exclusive competition in partnership with Park Circus simply asks you to guess the title of the film from the brain teasing equation above.
To make things even easier, we're providing the following clue: USS Indianapolis
Submit your answer to us by Friday, September 24th for your chance to win a fantastic Park Circus DVD or Blu-Ray of your choosing from their growing list of beautifully packaged and highly collectible classic films. See the full list by clicking HERE.
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