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Johnny Alucard Cover
The cover for Johnny Alucard, the long-awaited fourth book in the Anno Dracula series, has been released by Titan Books: The cover was designed by Martin Stiff of Amazing 15. A hardback edition of...
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – notes
NB: these are my notes on the film, not a review – so you might not want to read them if you’ve not seen it yet. For the first two hours, there seems to be a horrible possibility that this epic-length...
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Best Sherlockian Novel 2012
Professor Moriarty – The Hound of the D’Urbervilles, has been named Best Sherlockian Book 2012 on the Sherlockian.net web site. The winning book is Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the D’Urbervilles by...
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Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters – notes
NB: these are my notes on the film, not a review – so you might not want to read them if you’ve not seen it yet. I wasn’t as sold on Norwegian writer-director Tommy Wirkola’s 2009 Nazi zombie comedy...
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Stoker – notes
NB: these are my notes on the film, not a review – so you might not want to read them if you’ve not seen it yet. Park Chan-wook’s first English-language feature is based on a script by actor Wentworth...
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Oz: The Great and Powerful
Kim’s film review of Oz: The Great and Powerful is now up on the Empire web site.
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Jago Returns
Today marks the publication of Kim’s novel Jago, first published in 1991. Titan Books have re-issued the book, and it’s available to buy on Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com. Here’s a blurb: Paul, a young...
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Jack the Giant Slayer – notes
NB: these are my notes on the film, not a review – so you might not want to read them if you’ve not seen it yet. The trend for redoing fairy tales as big contemporary fantasies continues with Bryan...
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Dracula Reborn – notes
NB: these are my notes on the film, not a review – so you might not want to read them if you’ve not seen it yet. ‘Where’s the crucifix?’ ‘If only it worked. This evil’s non-denominational.’ A lot less...
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Oblivion – notes
NB: these are my notes on the film, not a review – so you might not want to read them if you’ve not seen it yet. It’s like a Duncan Jones movie on a hundred times the budget and with one tenth of the...
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Bernie – notes
NB: these are my notes on the film, not a review – so you might not want to read them if you’ve not seen it yet. This Texan true-life crime drama from writer/director Richard Linklater, based on a...
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The Collection – notes
NB: these are my notes on the film, not a review – so you might not want to read them if you’ve not seen it yet. ‘… a ‘this time it’s war’ sequel to The Collector – fast, gory and suitably shocking.’...
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The Fast & The Furious 6 – notes
NB: these are my notes on the film, not a review – so you might not want to read them if you’ve not seen it yet. Twelve years on from the surprise hit The Fast and the Furious – a car-themed spin on...
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World War Z – notes
NB: these are my notes on the film, not a review – so you might not want to read them if you’ve not seen it yet. In the past month – and, indeed, every month for several years – I have seen films which...
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Kim Judging Stage Fright 2013
Kim will be the celebrity judge of the second annual Stage Fright horror writing competition. Stage Fright is an annual competition searching for the finest short horror radio dramas from across the...
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NIFFF Jury 2013
Kim is a member of the international jury for the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) in Switzerland, which is taking place from 5 – 13 July, 2013. Founded in 2000 NIFFF has become...
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Q&A with Danny Boyle
As part of the Shuffle festival in St Clement’s Hospital, London, Kim will be interviewing director Danny Boyle on Tuesday, 13 August, 2013 after the screening of Boyle’s National Theatre production of...
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The Lone Ranger – notes
NB: these are my notes on the film, not a review – so you might not want to read them if you’ve not seen it yet. Every year, in the spirit of the Wicker Man, Hollywood offers up one blockbuster it’s...
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Going Retro at FILM4 FrightFest
At this year’s FILM4 FrightFest, the annual mecca for horror cinema in the UK, Kim will be hosting three films from its Retro strand. This will feature special screenings of the following: Sunday 25...
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Gothic Contribution
The BFI is taking Britain to the dark heart of film with Gothic, this year’s BFI blockbuster project celebrating one of Britain’s biggest cultural exports as revealed through four compelling themes:...
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