Return of the mac: ‘Columbo: Season 1’ on Blu-Ray
❉ 12 hours of one of the greatest detective shows ever to grace our screens and Columbo’s raincoat, cigars and battered Peugeot have never looked better.
Articles by Paul Abbott
‘Teenagers From Outer Space’ (1959)
❉ Paul Abbott on a B movie that’s about as cult as it comes!
‘Yellow Submarine’ Graphic Novel: Bill Morrison Interview
❉ Paul Abbott talks to the writer and artist of Titan Comics’ 50th anniversary authorised graphic novel adaptation.
‘Yellow Submarine’ Graphic Novel
❉ Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine comes this fully authorised graphic novel adaptation written and illustrated by Bill Morrison.
Tim Worthington: ‘Can’t Help Thinking About Me’ reviewed
❉ A collection of articles that try to make sense of why the odd, the ephemeral and the discovered-by-chance often mean so much to us.
‘The Coming of the Martians’ reviewed
❉ Colin Morgan stars in a full-cast audio dramatisation of H. G. Wells’ seminal sci-fi epic The War of the Worlds.
John Finnemore’s Flying Visit – Preston Guild Hall, 21 May 2018
❉ Paul Abbott revels in John Finnemore’s world of silly imagery, to-and-fro knockabout routines, nested gags and an obsession with amusing animals.
Pulp Fiction: ‘Girl Gangs, Biker Boys, And Real Cool Cats’ reviewed
❉ An exploration into worlds full of switchblades, drugs, beatnik and hippy slang, motorbikes and electric guitars.
’30 Rock – Season One’ Blu-Ray review
❉ Multi award winning US comedy makes its Blu-Ray debut, but is it worth a double dip?
The Beat Goes On: The Art of the Music Biopic
❉ Paul Abbott reflects on the much-derided genre of the music biopic.