After a fallow period in the late 1970s, renowned TV writer Nigel Kneale had something of a renaissance at the turn of the decade, bringing back his most famous creation Professor Bernard Quatermass in a prestige series for Thames Television’s … Continue reading From Mercury with Love: Nigel Kneale’s Kinvig
It might come as a surprise, but the movie that I’ve seen on the big screen more than any other is John Carpenter’s 1986 kung fu fantasy mash-up Big Trouble in Little China. The reasons for this are long and … Continue reading It’s All in the Reflexes: Big Trouble in Little China Revisited (Many Times)
1. SCOOBY-DOO We all remember watching a series called Scooby-Doo when we were kids, right? Right…? Well, not really, because although the Scooby Gang have been stalking spooks now for over five decades, there has never been a TV series … Continue reading What’s It Called? The Beloved TV Shows Whose Titles People Most Often Get Wrong!
In 1962, Universal Pictures announces that they will be making a motion picture adaptation of Harper Lee’s ground-breaking novel of race and intolerance, To Kill a Mockingbird. “Oh no,” protests a self-proclaimed ‘film fan’, recalling Universal’s successful run of horror … Continue reading The ‘D’ Word
From the pages of the Strange Skins Digital fanzine #5, our raving reporter Mrs C. L. ‘Moth’ Harris looks at the weird and wonderful world of Space Patrol. You know how the late, great Gerry Anderson – who had nothing … Continue reading Activate Yobba Rays: Claire ‘Moth’ Harris looks at ‘Space Patrol’
Since its earliest days, cinema has had an obsession with presenting visions of how our biggest and busiest cities might look in the future. Whether they be a gleaming utopia or a run-down mess, they’ve always offered a fascinating glimpse … Continue reading Welcome to the World of Tomorrow! Cinema’s 12 Greatest Cities of the Future
Every now and then, Hollywood hurls an inexplicable amount of money at a project that doesn’t have ground-breaking special effects, towering sets, a cast of thousands or any particular degree of spectacle, simply because they have a ridiculous amount of … Continue reading City Heat and the Crushing Weight of Audience Expectation
Here’s a classic from the archives of Strange Skins Magazine, as our raving reporter Claire ‘Moth’ Harris takes a look at Gerry Anderson’s assorted Supermarionation series. Here’s a little story for you. When I was 18 years old, my friend … Continue reading Stand By For Action! Claire ‘Moth’ Harris’s Supermarionation Odyssey
Cinematic fantasy is a hard genre to make successfully and there are always plenty of releases that fall through the cracks into the realm of obscurity. Here are five of my favourites; you might have heard of all of them, … Continue reading Five Fabulous Forgotten Fantasy Films
*No, not that one. By the time I was born in 1970, the James Bond films were already well established, having enjoyed almost a decade on the silver screen, two Bonds and six films. Well, I say six films – … Continue reading You Missed, Mr. Bond: The Unlikely Story of Casino Royale*
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