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In this episode of the Straight On Till Morning Show, I host a programme on the FrightFest festival, which took place from 21st to the 25th August 2025 in London. I talk to Kim Newman, author of Nightmare Movies and co-writer of Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema, and film critic Dr Anton Bitel, who guide... Continue Reading →
In this episode of the Straight On Till Morning Show, I host a programme on the FrightFest festival, which took place from 22nd to 26th August 2024 in London. Kim Newman, author of Nightmare Movies and co-writer of Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema, and film critic Dr Anton Bitel, guide us through their festival highlights.... Continue Reading →
In the next episode of the Straight On Till Morning radio show, I talk to Jane Giles and Ali Catterall, the co-directors of the new documentary Scala!!! Or the Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits. Thursday 4th January 2024, 8pm,... Continue Reading →
In our upcoming Straight On Till Morning show I discuss FrightFest 2023, sponsored by Pigeon Shrine, which took place from 24-28 August 2023 in London, with Kim Newman, author of Nightmare Movies and co-writer of Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema, and film critic Dr Anton Bitel. Among the themes covered this year were cosmic monsters,... Continue Reading →
In this episode of the Straight On Till Morning radio show, I host a discussion on Korean horror film with Kim Newman, author of Nightmare Movies, and film critic Anton Bitel in the aftermath of the London Korean Film Festival. https://www.koreanfilm.co.uk/https://johnnyalucard.com/https://projectedfigures.com First broadcast on 29th November 2022. Pic credit: The Anchor (Dir. Jeong Ji-yeon, 2022)... Continue Reading →
In a radio show broadcast on Monday 6 September 2021 at 8pm on Resonance 104.4FM, I discuss the Arrow Video FrightFest festival (26 August - 5 September) with Kim Newman, author of Nightmare Movies and co-writer of Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema, and film critic Anton Bitel. Repeated on Tuesday 7 September, 10am. Podcast on... Continue Reading →
Death and Beyond: In this month’s show, Virginie Sélavy caught up with Death Waltz Records’ Spencer Hickman and legendary composer Fabio Frizzi at this year’s Horror Channel Frightfest to talk about Frizzi’s scores for such classic Italian horror films as The Beyond and Zombi 2 in the light of his upcoming new London live show... Continue Reading →
Ballard and the Seventies: In March, the Electric Sheep Film Show focuses on J.G. Ballard. Virginie Sélavy talks to his daughter, the artist Fay Ballard, as well as director Harley Cokeliss, who made the first film version of Crash featuring J.G. Ballard for the BBC in 1971, and director Ben Wheatley, who discusses his long-awaited... Continue Reading →
Julian Ross talks to Virginie Sélavy about the summer’s seasons of experimental and independent Japanese cinema of the 1960s and 70s. In the 60s, the Art Theatre Guild of Japan (ATG) in Tokyo became the centre of a vibrant independent filmmaking scene, encouraging bold experiments and innovative collaborations with other artists. The discussion focuses on... Continue Reading →
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