CHARLIE’S ANGELS was the brainchild of Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, a pair of jobbing screenwriters who won accolades in the forties and fifties for the James Cagney gangster flick White Heat and the Lon Chaney biopic Man of a Thousand Faces (also starring Cagney). By the sixties, Goff and Roberts had turned to television, and had their first small screen hit with The Rogues, a show about a trio of conmen who could be hired for the right price and for the right mission. The pair had their first big hit with Mannix, a show they joined from its second season, revitalising the flagging series with significant stylistic and narrative changes. Mannix was notable for its often unlikeable hero, and Goff and Roberts installed an assistant rather than a boss, played by Gail Fisher, who became one of the first female black actors to be given a regular series role on US TV. When Mannix ended, the duo became lead writers on the TV spin-off of Logan’s Run, before being given the greenlight to develop Charlie’s Angels in 1976.
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Memoirs Of The Dead
Itâs over 40 years since George A. Romeroâs seminal zombie sequel DAWN OF THE DEAD first terrorised the planet, forever changing our demeanour when visiting the local shopping mall. On the eve of its latest disinterment - this time in 4K - we spoke to two actors who lived to tell the taleâŠ
STAND BY FOR SHADO
This autumn marks the 50th anniversary of Gerry Andersonâs evolution from producing Supermarionation to live-action TV shows with UFO. We take a fond look back on a complex, mature series that took Century 21 Productions to new creative heightsâŠ
SHORT AND TO THE POINT
Short films have become a popular staple of film festivals but SHORT SHARP SHOCKS, the 41st release from BFI Flipside, shows us that the format has been used for much more commercial means previouslyâŠ
ROAD TO OTAKU
YOUR GATEWAY INTO THE WORLD OF ANIME......WITH YOUR NAVIGATOR, JAMES 'MAGIC PERKINS' PERKINS
INDEPENDENTS DAY - FC RABBATH
Born in Alexandra, Egypt in October 1986, director/writer FRED âFCâ RABBATH has been an inventor, author, comedian, journalist, and all around entrepreneur. Heâs also hugely well-travelled thanks to his fatherâs work, which required Fred to live in several countries before he was even 16. Tirelessly prolific, he has written and directed a string of acclaimed short films and a number of features including Scarletâs Witch (2014), The Hum (2015), The Movie Extra (2015), and especially A Brilliant Monster (2018), which we described as âquirky and highly watchable⊠a psychological horror/thriller that examines the nature of creativity and the obsessions which drive the creative mindâ Heâs back later this year with THE WAITING, a highly unusual and unpredictable ghost story that turns slowly into an unusual romantic fable. We spoke to Fred about his background and his approach to his work in the independent movie sector.
HEART and SOUL
Known for re-shaping the landscape of movies as we know it (not just animated ones), Pixar has respectfully raised the bar with delightful, heartfelt aplomb. From the intense opening segment of Up where no matter how lacking in emotion you think you are, tears will still come running, to the joyous Randy Newman-scored Toy Story moments, to the roaring, superhero family dynamics in The Incredibles, thereâs an endless array of remarkable Pixar memories. Even in just these highlighted animated spectacles alone, Pixar has imprinted many sequences into our brains that we will never, ever forget. Everyone has a favourite Pixar character, scene, quote, song, and catchphrase that still evokes something nostalgically magical in them. So, whatâs yours?
TRUTH BE TOLD
Following on from our TRUTH SEEKERS set-visit last issue, we speak with the driving forces behind Prime Videoâs excellent new supernatural comedy series, SIMON PEGG, NICK FROST, and SAMSON KAYO...
Telephemera
ALAN BOON DELVES INTO THE TELEVISION ARCHIVES TO UNEARTH ANOTHER LONG-FORGOTTEN CURIO...
AN EYE FOR AN EYE
The controversial 1978 film I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE has just been released as part of a 6-disc box set that includes the reboot trilogy, the UK debut of the direct sequel, DĂJĂ VU, and a feature-length documentary GROWING UP WITH I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE. We managed to speak with actors CAMILLE KEATON and JAMIE BERNADETTE as well as the son of the original director, TERRY ZARCHI to find out more about the legendary revenge filmsâŠ
telephemera
ALAN BOON DELVES INTO THE TELEVISION ARCHIVES TO UNEARTH ANOTHER LONG-FORGOTTEN CURIO...