You have got your Power! ‘Power of the Daleks’ at the BFI
❉ 50 years to the day, the debut of Patrick Troughton as Doctor Who lived again, thanks to a team of extremely talented and committed animators.
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‘Freddie Mercury: An Illustrated Life’ reviewed
❉ This month sees the 25th anniversary of Freddie Mercury’s death, as we review the latest biography of the iconic showman.
‘The Mistress of Mayfair’ reviewed
❉ Lyndsy Spence’s biography of socialite and sexual libertine Doris Delevingne, great aunt of Cara.
Mysticism in Film: ‘The Holy Mountain’ (1973)
❉ Welcome to the ultimate midnight movie experience…
‘American Horror Story: Roanoke’ Chapter 8
❉ We continue with our reviews of ‘American Horror Story: Roanoke’. BEWARE SPOILERS.
Abel Gance’s ‘Napoleon’ (1927)
❉ “Cinema like this must be FELT as well as witnessed.” We report back from the BFI’s exclusive media preview of the restoration of Abel Gance’s silent epic, out this month.
‘Psychedelic Celluloid: British Pop Music in Film & TV 1965 – 1974’
❉ We review Simon Matthews’ magical history tour of Swinging Sixties British cinema.
A life less ordinary: ‘Carole Lombard – Twentieth-Century Star’
❉ A lucid biography of 1930s film star Carole Lombard details her extraordinary life and tragic death.
Peter Davison’s ‘Is There Life Outside the Box?’ reviewed
❉ Think you know the man who was the Fifth Doctor? Peter Davison’s witty and candid autobiography may surprise you.
Marc Almond’s ‘Trials of Eyeliner’ anthology
❉ We peruse Marc Almond’s definitive 10-disc box set career anthology.