Kim Newman

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Birthday
Jul 31, 1959 (65 years old)

Kim Newman

Known For

Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stunts
1h 28m
Movie 2023

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 choreography in the 1980s.

Dracula Unearthed
1h 8m
Movie 2022

Dracula Unearthed

Commemorates 100 years since the release of the German classic, Nosferatu, by FW Murnau, and explores the general fascination of Count Dracula, a figure who resonates with audiences across the literary, art, mythological and historical worlds.

Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
1h 29m
Movie 2022

Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film

A feature-length documentary exploring the history of the Spanish zombie film.

The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
1h 13m
Movie 2022

The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves

A revealing insight into the short life and times of Michael Reeves.

The Amazing Mr. Blunden
1h 30m
Movie 2021

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

Jamie and Lucy have an encounter with what appears to be a pair of ghost children. But these spooky kids, Sara and Georgie, aren’t actually ghosts. They’ve travelled forwards in time to seek help, believing they’re going to be murdered by the wicked Mr and Mrs Wickens. And Lucy and Jamie’s strange visitor seems to be the key to it all. With his help, they must travel back to 1821 to save Sara and Georgie and redeem their remorseful new friend – The Amazing Mr Blunden.

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
0h 59m
Movie 2021

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

One-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry insiders toast and roast these cinematic chestnuts and more.

A Place Among the Dead
1h 16m
Movie 2020

A Place Among the Dead

An exploration of our cultural obsession with vampires and what they reveal about the human psyche.

Tales of the Uncanny
1h 44m
Movie 2020

Tales of the Uncanny

A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.

Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King
1h 29m
Movie 2020

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, who is most famous for his classic social-political horror masterpiece "Living Dead at Manchester Morgue" (1974), seen by some critics as a fierce critique of the Franco government albeit set in a displaced foreign locale.

The Emmanuelle Effect
1h 30m
Movie 2020

The Emmanuelle Effect

The very first feature-length discussion and breakdown of the entire "Emmanuelle" phenomenon - the atmosphere in Europe that led to the production of the original and its subsequent impact across the continent and indeed the world.

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.

Acting

2023
Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stunts
2022
Dracula Unearthed
2022
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
2022
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
2021
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
2021
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2020
A Place Among the Dead
2020
Tales of the Uncanny
2020
Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King
2020
The Emmanuelle Effect
2020
From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic
2020
Into Lonely Water
2020
Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror Classic
2019
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
2018
Last Man Standing
2018
Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy
2018
Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci
2016
Connie
2016
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
2015
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015
Release the Hound!
2014
Mark of the Times
2014
VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People
2014
Remembering 'Dead of Night'
2013
The Trail of Dracula
2012
Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
2012
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
2012
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2011
Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film Classification
2011
The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust
2011
Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back
2010
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010
Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema
2009
The Greatest Ever 3D Moments
2008
Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu
2008
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
2008
Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret
2008
A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
2008
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
2007
The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story
2007
Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahm
2007
Man In the Attic: The Making of "The Lodger"

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