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Isobelle Carmody Interview, 2017 Perth Oz Comic Con

So, last year I did an interview with the wonderful author, Isobelle Carmody at Oz Comic Con, which you can read here. But I felt that interview was a bit long and in-depth for anyone who hasn’t read...

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Spotlight On: Nobou Nakagawa

Horror fans know Japan is home to some of the strangest and most unique films of the horror genre. As these movies began to grow an international fanbase and directors like Takashi Miike, Hideo Nakata,...

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Exclusive Interview with Ben Elton!

Black Adder and The Young Ones. Upstart Crow, The Thin Blue Line and The Man From Auntie. We Will Rock You. 15 best selling novels with five being #1 chart toppers. A career as a leader politic...

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Forgotten Collaborators

A man I consider a mentor once told me about the men he calls the barons of popular culture. The creative people behind so much of the world of entertainment recognized the world over. More often than...

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Spotlight On: Lon Chaney

When he accepted his Golden Globe for Best Director, Guillmero del Toro name dropped an actor who many revere as the first monster of filmdom, Lon Chaney. Those who are not well versed in film history...

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Spotlight On: Ray Bradbury

When it comes to science fiction, fantasy, and horror in the literary world there seems to be one name which stands above so many others, Ray Bradbury. Originally from America’s Midwest, Bradbury is...

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Exclusive Interview with Summer Glau!

Supanova Perth has been and gone for another year, and this one was heaps of fun! We love seeing the cosplayers and enthusiasm of the local geek community, and we love meeting the stars of our...

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Tribute: The Top 10 Steve Ditko Characters

This week we sadly lost of the true pioneers of the comic book medium and the era of superheroes in the modern world. Ditko worked with Stan Lee in creating some of the most iconic and interesting...

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Spotlight On: Boris Karloff

Born in London in 1887 as William Pratt, the man known the world over as Boris Karloff has become a film icon. His looks and soft distinctive voice is instantly recognizable to movie buffs. The actor...

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Spotlight On: John Carpenter

In the 1970’s the shift in horror films being more director driven had become fully entrenched in the genre. Directors like; George A. Romero, Tobe Hooper, and Roman Polanski had taken the genre into...

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15 Weird Stan Lee Characters You Haven’t Heard Of

This morning we woke to the said news that comic writer Stan Lee had passed away. The industry legend played a major hand in building the Marvel Universe as we now know it and was the face of the...

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Spotlight On: Charlie Chaplin

Born to a family of unsuccessful entertainers in London, Charles Spencer Chaplin would find the urge to perform early on in his life. As soon as he was old enough, Chaplin travelled the world on the...

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Spotlight On: Tod Browning

Throughout the history of film there have been no shortage of colorful and fascinating characters behind the camera sitting in the director’s chair. But few have been as colorful or fascinating as Tod...

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Tribute – The Best Ian Holm Roles

On the 19th June acting legend Ian Holm passed away at age 88. Ian Holm was a true professional, managing to stand-out among an ensemble cast without feeling like he was hogging the spotlight. Holm’s...

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Spotlight On: Peter Straub

His mother wanted him to be a wholesome minister, but Peter Straub became something else entirely. He had a passion for writing which he pursued but did not find much of note. That was until he...

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Spotlight On: Bette Davis

From a young naive woman with distinctive eyes to a full-fledged Hollywood icon the career of Bette Davis is full the stuff of legend. With a whopping 10 Oscar nominations and a filmography filled...

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Who is Neil Breen?

There is a tradition held regularly at Black Lodge, the video store here in Memphis, known as Sh**Fest. After the shop closes the owner hosts, a screening of some of the worst films he has in his...

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Charles Gemora Going Ape in Hollywood

Stowing away on a ship from his native Philippines, Charles Gemora ended up in Hollywood without any direction or a penny to his name. But it was at the dawn of cinema and opportunity was there for...

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