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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 6d

It really is!

Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 6d

It might just be because I’m tired, but I loved this so much I actually had tears in my eyes by the end.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Drama on 4 - High Cockalorum - BBC Sounds

Jeremy Dyson's original comedy drama about a humble man and a Hollywood star.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 7d

I reviewed this release of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour from @imprintfilms.bsky.social over on Cinema Retro. In short, it's great:

www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar...

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Headpress @handle.invalid · 9d

Thank you to @retroramblings.bsky.social for this great review of Richard Scheib's A Viewing Guide to the Pandemic!

"[A]nother left field, entertaining film book from Headpress".

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BOOK REVIEW: "A VIEWING GUIDE TO THE PANDEMIC: DEPICTIONS OF PLAGUE AND PANDEMIC ON FILM AND TV" BY RICHARD SCHEIB - Cinema Retro

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 10d

I’ll have to get a copy!

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 10d

Ooh, maybe? I’ve never read his book!

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 10d

This handsome thing has just been announced by @vinsyn.bsky.social, featuring an essay in the accompanying booklet by me!

vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

2025 Subscribers: This is included in your subscription package. This special limited edition 2-disc 4K UHD/Blu-ray set comes with a spot gloss hard split box + slipcover combo (designed by Tony Stell

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 10d

Just submitted a booklet essay for an upcoming release of a late-in-the-cycle spaghetti western.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 10d

Something tasty is coming soon from historian and cool dude Eugenio Ercolani:

www.ulule.com/cannibalworl...

Cannibal Worlds + The Last Cannibal World in 4K

The definitive book about the most controversial movie genre ever made, with more than 50 exclusive interviews.

www.ulule.com

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 11d

My review of a new book from Headpress Publishing is now live on Cinema Retro:

www.cinemaretro.com/index.php?/a...

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 14d

Did anyone else find it weird that Strictly paid tribute to Top of the Pops this evening?

Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 17d

Very excited to have written my first essay for @umbrellaent.bsky.social, and what a great-looking release! I think this is also the first bonus content I've created for a film made in the 21st century. Available for pre-order now!

shop.umbrellaent.com.au/products/was...

Wasabi (2001) Blu-ray Collector's Edition

When a hard-hitting French detective (Jean Reno, Leon: The Professional) is dropped into Tokyo for the funeral of his long-lost love, he brings fists, attitude, and zero patience. But in a city where ...

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 17d

If you listened to every podcast I've ever done back to back without sleep, it will last about a week.

www.podchaser.com/creators/dr-...

Dr. Adrian Smith on Podchaser

Host, Editor, and Producer on Wild, Wild Podcast, Host and Editor on Second Features, and Guest on B-Movie Cast, The Bloody Pit, and Cult Connections. Dr. Adrian Smith is a film historian, writer, and...

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 18d

I do alright!

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 18d

Another commentary track in the can, this time for a banger of an Italian poliziotteschi.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 25d

Another great case for Paul Temple and Steve, with a genuinely perplexing mystery and a whole host of suspects. However, I think we’re supposed to overlook Temple slipping a sleeping pill in his wife’s drink. That’s fine apparently.

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Paul Temple - Paul Temple and Steve - 1. The Notorious Dr Belasco - BBC Sounds

Paul and Steve are enlisted to track down the mysterious Dr Belasco.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 26d

The final episode in our Rapiers and Ruffles season is now available on all podcast platforms. What will Rod and I do if we disagree over the films from this season? And which films have you enjoyed? Let us know!
Part of the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/episode/7AZb...

Bonus Episode: Ranking the Rapiers and the Ruffles

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 26d

About 8 years ago I wrote a booklet essay about Joe D'Amato for the @88films.bsky.social release of Beyond the Darkness. Today I've just written another booklet essay about Joe D'Amato for a surprising top secret release coming soon!

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · Sep 4

The Frightfest programme was also half the size of the normal one.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · Sep 4

Latest episode of Wild, Wild Podcast is available everywhere now. Join us for the last film of the season - Zorro in the Court of England! Part of the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social:

open.spotify.com/episode/51YV...

Zorro in the Court of England ( Franco Montemurro, 1969)

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · Aug 28

I reviewed the Shaw Brothers oddball action-comedy The Weird Man for Cinema Retro:

cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar...

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · Aug 25

Two Frightfest legends.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · Aug 25

Excited to be heading back to Frightfest again this year!

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · Aug 22

Hammer are back and breaking the bank again! It's a must have though, so I'll be in the queue to try and get a poster like everyone else next Friday.

hammerfilms.com/products/the...

The Curse Of Frankenstein Limited Collector’s Edition

Brand-new 4K restoration of The Curse Of Frankenstein.

hammerfilms.com

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · Aug 20

My review of this excellent new book Screening Sherlock is now over on Cinema Retro:

www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/ar...

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