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Cleaver loves movies and watches most things, though he favours films with a darker air. A contributor to various books, magazines and websites, he has written for The Sunday Times Magazine, L.A. Review of Books and We Belong Dead Magazine amongst others. His book - Don't Go Upstairs! A Room-by-Room Tour of the House in Horror Movies - which studies the role of the house in horror cinema, was recently published by McFarland.

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NEWSFLASH: Happy Birthday – Peter Cushing

Cleaver Patterson May 26, 2020 0

Peter Cushing 'An actor's job is to entertain and I'm glad to say that my films succeeded in that respect.' Peter Cushing on the essence of acting. Peter Wilton Cushing, born May 26th, 1913, in Kenley, Surrey (now part of…

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NEWSFLASH: Happy Birthday – Priscilla Presley

Cleaver Patterson May 24, 2020 0

Priscilla Presley Happy 75th Birthday to Priscilla Presley, born May 24th, 1945, in Brooklyn, New York City. Priscilla and Elvis Presley "Elvis was absolutely the love of my life, and there's no sadness about it…

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‘Sound Bite’ Of The Week ……

Cleaver Patterson May 23, 2020 0

Laura Dern and Sam Neill, in the original Jurassic Park (1993) "We're in the fridge for the time being." Actor Sam Neill comments to Nova FM about the delay on production of the latest instalment in the Jurassic Park film franchise,…

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NEWSFLASH: In MEMORIAM – Roger Moore

Cleaver Patterson May 23, 2020 0

Sir Roger Moore "I like Bond. But it's silly to take it seriously. It's just a great big comic strip." Sir Roger Moore, who starred seven times as the suave super spy 007, shared his views on his most most iconic screen role. Sir…

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NEWSFLASH: IN MEMORIAM – John Gielgud

Cleaver Patterson May 21, 2020 0

Sir John Gielgud 'The only thing I liked about films was looking at the back of my head, which otherwise I could only see at the tailor's.' Sir John Gielgud, one of the great Knights of British theatre and film, died aged 96,…

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NEWSFLASH: Happy Birthday – Kay Kendall

Cleaver Patterson May 21, 2020 0

Striking the right note ..... Kay Kendall Happy birthday to British actress Kay Kendall, who would have been 94 today. Born May 21st, 1926, in Withernsea, Yorkshire, she died tragically of myeloid leukaemia, on September 6th,…

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Blood Machines (2019) – Film Review

Cleaver Patterson May 21, 2020 0

The new sci-fi / fantasy Blood Machines, plays out like an extended psychedelic music video, shot in a series of acid colours which perfectly match its trippy ambience. The spaceships of Blood Machines (2019) If you sense the film -…

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NEWSFLASH: David Tennant Shows His Dark Side

Cleaver Patterson May 20, 2020 0

David Tennant, in Bad Samaritan (2018) British actor David Tennant well and truly puts his best known character of Dr Who behind him, in the thriller Bad Samaritan. Featuring Tennant as a psychotic killer who hides chilling…

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NEWSFLASH: On This Day – Luke Came Back For More

Cleaver Patterson May 20, 2020 0

Princess Leia falls for Han Solo, in a poster for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Princess Leia: Why, you stuck up... half-witted... scruffy-looking... Nerf-herder!…

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NEWSFLASH: BBC iPlayer Gets Nostalgic

Cleaver Patterson May 19, 2020 0

Those clever people in charge of BBC iPlayer have come up with a novel way to beat the lockdown blues. Available from now they've chosen over 23 classic films from the iconic Hollywood studio RKO, and made them available to watch online in…

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