Kim Newman
Birthday: 1959-07-31
Place of Birth: London, England, USA
Biography: English journalist, film critic, and fiction writer. Recurring interests visible in his work include film history and horror fiction—both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's Dracula at the age of eleven—and alternate fictional versions of history. He has won the Bram Stoker Award, the International Horror Guild Award, and the BSFA award.
Movies
From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic
Produced for the "ultimate edition" of "Rollerball" from Capelight Pictures in Germany, 2020. The Bl...
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Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
One-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry insiders t...
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A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
Exploring Michael Mann's 1983 film adapted from the F. Paul Wilson novel and its impact....
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The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
A documentary produced for Universal about their early Wolf Man film(s)...
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Into Lonely Water
A series of interviews about the cult Public Information Film "The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water"...
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The Greatest Ever 3D Moments
A countdown of the top 10 3D moments in film, television and pop music from the last 50 years....
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The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
A revealing insight into the short life and times of Michael Reeves....
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Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Documentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release...
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Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
Two decades after its unprecedented television broadcast, the cast, crew and fans of the notorious B...
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Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
A feature-length documentary exploring the history of the Spanish zombie film....
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The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Jamie and Lucy have an encounter with what appears to be a pair of ghost children. But these spooky ...
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Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Bela L...
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Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Times
A documentary about the 'new wave' of British horror directors and their films in the 1960s and 1970...
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Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King
This is the first and only feature-length documentary on the life and cinema of the late Jorge Grau,...
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He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
Tribute to Universal make-up artist Jack Pierce who created some of the studio's most famous works i...
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Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
A short documentary about the classic Universal Monster actor, Lon Chaney, Jr....
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The Debra Hill Story
Debra Hill's documentary tells the story of her multifaceted life and of inspiring filmmakers around...
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Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema
Film critic Kim Newman introduces a new series of DVDs and Blu-ray disc releases by BFI showcasing l...
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Dracula Unearthed
Commemorates 100 years since the release of the German classic, Nosferatu, by FW Murnau, and explore...
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A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
A documentary about the making of the movie "Dragonwyck"...
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Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret
Filmmakers and historians discuss the 1942 cult classic Dr. Renault’s Secret....
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Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stunts
An 88-Minute documentary about how Jackie Chan broke the mold (and his bones) with his daring choreo...
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Scala!!!
This feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs...
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From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
The history of Italian zombie cinema, beginning with the breakout worldwide influence and success of...
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The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust
In this fascinating and well executed documentary film theorist and cult expert Xavier Mendik places...
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Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci
Documentary about the later works of director Lucio Fulci with special focus on "A Cat in the Brain"...
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Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
The life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel Blanc w...
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Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film Classification
Lifting the lid on the world of cinema censorship, this programme has unique access to the files of ...
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VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People
A feature length documentary shot over 9 months taking a look at the explosion of movies that became...
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The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
The shocking true story behind the making of Hammer Films notorious vampire saga....
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Connie
Dolly Diggs needs a voice and Connie needs a body, but she's nobody's puppet... Who's the dummy in t...
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Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39
Every Video Nasty from the DPP list of 39 is critiqued and explored, followed by the original traile...
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Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List A-L
The focus is on the eighty-two Section 3 titles, those advised by the DPP not to be obscene, but sti...
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Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33
Every Video Nasty from the DPP list of dropped 33 titles is critiqued and explored, followed by the ...
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Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List M-Z
The focus is on the eighty-two Section 3 titles, those advised by the DPP not to be obscene, but sti...
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The Trail of Dracula
Diabolical. Seductive. Immortal. Vampires have been an icon of evil in folklore and popular culture ...
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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film....
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Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story
An all-new 72 minute featurette including interviews with Director/Producer Stephen Weeks, Actors La...
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Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into ...
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Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
Feature-length in-depth documentary by High Rising Productions chronicling the Giallo film genre fro...
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Remembering 'Dead of Night'
Retrospective documentary on the British horror anthology classic Dead of Night (1945)....
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Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
Retrospective on The Nightmare On Elm Street Series....
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Kim Newman on the Ranown Cycle
An analysis by the critic and author of Wild West Movies....
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Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back
Film critic Kim Newman, Total Film news editor Rosie Fletcher, and film critic Alan Jones discuss He...
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Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
Feature length documentary on the cult sub-genre featuring interviews with Dyanne ‘Ilsa’ Thorne, Mal...
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Last Man Standing
The critic Kim Newman discussing ‘The End of the World Through the Years’. Newman covers the modern ...
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The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves
The 12th Episode from the "Eurotika" documentary series, made for the UK Channel 4 about European ex...
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Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Boris ...
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Video Nasties: Draconian Days
The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHI...
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Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980...
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Release the Hound!
Documentary on the making of Hammer's adaptation of "The Hound of the Baskervilles"....
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Man In the Attic: The Making of "The Lodger"
This short documentary takes a look at the making of Twentieth Century Fox's 1944 film "The Lodger"....
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Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahm
A look at the life and films of the expressionistic movie and television director John Brahm....
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The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story
A biography of the short-lived character actor Laird Cregar....
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Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy
Offers some nice background on Japanese horror in general and this trilogy in particular, delivered ...
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The Emmanuelle Effect
The very first feature-length discussion and breakdown of the entire "Emmanuelle" phenomenon - the a...
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A Place Among the Dead
An exploration of our cultural obsession with vampires and what they reveal about the human psyche....
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Shadows of Suspense
A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy Wilder...
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Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror Classic
Newman covers a lot of ground in under a half hour, including Let's Scare Jessica to Death's connect...
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Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
A High Rising Productions documentary on the short-lived craze of Italian cannibal films in the '70s...
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The Dalek Tapes
A look at the appearances of the Daleks and Davros in the classic Doctor Who era....
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A Very English Exploitation: Inseminoid and the Shock Cinema of Norman J. Warren
A documentary on the life and career of the legendary British exploitation film director Norman J. W...
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All's Wells That Ends Wells
The First Doctor was the kind of scientist and adventurer popularised by the novels of H. G. Wells. ...
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One Hit Wonder
What separates one-off monsters such as the Monoids from eternal favourites like the Daleks? This sh...
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The Cult Of Doomwatch
With new interviews with the actors and production team, this documentary reveals the inspiration fo...
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The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary
A "talking head" documentary that relives the fascinating and furious career of John Woo - from his ...
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