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SANTA CLAUS: THE MOVIE (1985) Review by Steve Kirkham

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SANTA CLAUS: THE MOVIE (1985)

3 stars
StudioCanal. UHD/Blu Ray/DVD/Digital. Out Now. Cinema re-release November 24th
With a simple onscreen title of Santa Claus, this was known as Santa Claus: the Movie via it’s advertising, in an effort to recall the previous success Superman: the Movie from the same production team. They also brought back Jeannot Szwarc, who had helmed Supergirl (1984) for them, and husband and wife team David and Leslie Newman to write a script that in some ways echoes their writing on Superman.
So is the movie a much loved classic deserving of a rediscovery with a 4K spruce up and polish or is it, as many critics have written, an unmitigated disaster? Like any movie like this, its probably somewhere in-between, and checking the User Reviews on the IMDb there are clearly fans out there, though having rewatched it on UHD I am afraid I tend towards the festive fiasco.
A kindly old man called Claus (David Huddleston), who delivers wooden toys he has made to local children ventures out in a blizzard and ends up frozen solid, with his wife Anya (Judy Cornwall) and their reindeer – they are a magically transported to the North Pole by a sparkly star and greeted by Patch and his fellow elves – as he is now to be Santa Claus.
And so begins the legend of the white bearded fellow in a big red, white trimmed coat (an image which was popularised by Coca Cola), delivering parcels around the world (like DHL, though more reliable). Amongst the elves in the workshop you may well spot some familiar faces including Melvyn Hayes, Don Estelle and even Burgess Meredith pops up for one short scene as an ancient Elf.
After several centuries, Santa has become weary and his wife suggests he takes on an assistant in the shape of the loyal Patch. When this ends in disaster, the newly promoted elf decamps to New York and falls in with evil toy manufacturer B.Z. Overplayed by John Lithgow the film partially livens up with his over the top acting.
It’s not enough however to save this colourful but charmless outing. It tries it’s hardest to be magical but ends up being cheesy and is severely let down by a weak script and visual effects which look even worse in 4K. It isn’t helped by the Henry Mancini score that attempts to constantly clue you in when you are supposed to be enraptured and spellbound by what is onscreen. You won’t be!
Apparently several directors were approached to handle the project including Lewis Gilbert, Robert Wise and even John Carpenter (now that would have been interesting).
This new 4K restoration, which we are reliably informed had 150 hours spent on it to clean it up, is a disappointment visually – whilst it is vividly rendered, much of it has dancing grain which is even more distracting when the effects scenes kick in.
Look out for a young Nicole Appleton of the group All Saints as one of the little girls in a ballet class.
Extras:
New Interview with Mrs.Claus: Judy Cornwell
The Making of Santa Claus
Shooting the Press Conference Scene
Deleted Scenes
Steve Kirkham

Welcome to The Spirit Tracers issue #2. If you’re a fan of Star Wars, Superman and Dune you will love this.

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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thespirittracers/the-spirit-tracers-2-the-sci-fi-adventure-continues?ref=project_link&fbclid=IwAR04_eLPtlqKy3ri-5dRf9Px3HC3wylOGWwFmeYNkBRMC7RzvesMVSElBug

 

This just in from our pals at The Spirit Today ers.

Welcome to Issue #2 of The Spirit Tracers! We’d like to say a big thank you to those that came on board our first campaign and we hope you join us on this next issue as this edition is going to be an exciting ride… taking  you further into the realms of the Yellow and Blue Galaxies. You can order your copy or copies in the rewards section. You only get charged if we reach our target.

So beyond the tagline, what’s ‘The Spirit Tracers’ about?

What if every negative thought and idea travelled somewhere into space. And what if some ‘strange entity’ was able to capture all of that and use it as a weapon against the law of attraction. Join us on an epic journey of spirituality, magic and reincarnation across the ‘Crystal Star System.’

DOOR MOUSE (2022) Reviewed by Steve Kirkham

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DOOR MOUSE (2022)

3 stars
The Movie Partnership. Digital download. Out now

Door Mouse is an indie Canadian neo-noir mystery thriller about a broke comic book artist called Mouse (terrifically played, complete with “Mickey Mouse” hairdo, by Hayley Law, Riverdale). To make ends meet, as drawing her Whoreific strip isn’t paying the bills, she also works as a dancer at a burlesque bar run by baseball bat wielding Mama (Famke Janssen, the most recognisable face in the cast). When Doe Eyes, one of the other girls that work there, and Mouse’s buddy, goes missing, our intrepid scribbler decides to turn detective to try and track her down. She is helped by her friend called Ugly (Keith Powers, who isn’t, ugly that is).

Before long even more of the female workers have been snatched and she finds herself drawn into a sinister world full of unsavoury characters, putting herself in danger as she tries desperately to find out what has happened to her co-workers.

Playing out like an old school detective movie, complete with voice over, this is stylishly shot by Mike McLaughlin, with visuals that are at once both gritty and colourfully flashy, and it cleverly incorporates animated sequences, drawn by our protagonist, to further its narrative.

Better known as an actor (he also appears in the film as drug dealer Moony) Avan Jogia both directs – in his feature film debut – and also wrote the script. It shows him as a talent worth keeping an eye as he clearly has a distinctive vision. It does skirt with style over substance but just about manages to keep things together – almost becoming a budget version of Eyes Wide Shut at the end, with cheaper papier mache masks!

Cultdom beckons – It’s certainly different and all the better for it.

Steve Kirkham

Infinity Index 49-60

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Thanks to Mark Campbell for this! Infinity Index 49-60

London’s Burning Reunion

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Okay gang, met this lovely fella at a Misty Moon gig who is holding a London’s Burning reunion. Promised him a big plug so here it is. Sounds like an amazing event!

Infinity Index 3

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Here’s a third Infinity Index for those of you who want to check whether we have covered your favourite film, TV show or comic etc. Thanks to Mark Campbell for this! Infinity Index 37-48

Infinity Index Issues 25-36

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INFINITY—THE INDEX—VOLUME 3 (ISSUES 25-36)

From Ad Astra to Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain—via Whoopee!, sweet cigarettes and Worzel Gummidge—here’s another exhaustive index from INFINITY contributor Mark Campbell, covering everything from issues 25 to 36 of your favourite Sci-Fi / Nostalgia magazine.

Interviews and features only appear in the categorised listings if they give the subject more than just a passing mention. I know this is subjective, but I’ve tried to use my judgement as to what constitutes ‘meat on the bone’. You’ll find wide-ranging interviews and articles that cover many subjects in the Miscellaneous section at the end.

What follows is strictly alphabetical, except with franchises like Star Trek where you’ll find them chronologically listed for ease.

Reviews will normally be of the DVD, Blu-ray or cinema release. Contributors’ initials are in brackets.

Contributors

AB: Allan Bryce
AD: Alan Dein
AM: Alistair McGown
AVB: Anton van Beek
BJR: Brian J Robb
CW: Calum Waddell
DM: Denis Meikle
EM: Ernie Magnotta
ES: Eugene Smith
IM: Ian Millsted
JA: Jon Abbott
JC: Jeremy Clarke
JM: John Martin
JO: Joseph Oldham
JW: James Whittington
KH: Kris Hall
MC: Michael Coldwell
MCA: Mark Campbell
MCL: Mick Clews
MH: Mike Hankin
MHJ: Mark Hume-Jones
MJS: M J Simpson
MM: Mark Maddox
MP: Mark Phillips
MS: Mark Smith
MT: Michael Todd
MW: Mark Witherspoon
PC: Paul Carey
PJ: Pat Jankiewicz
RC: Roger Crow
RF: Robert Fairclough
RH: Richard Holliss
RM: Richard Molesworth
RR: Robert Ross
SE: Steve Eramo
SH: Simon Hooper
SK: Steve Kirkham
SLV: Shaqui Le Vesconte

FILMS

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
32 Review (AB)

2067 (2020)
33 Review (DM)

Ad Astra (2019)
25 Review (AB)

Ambushers, The (1967)
25 Feature (MC)

Archive (2021)
35 Review (DM)

Batman: Death in the Family (2020)
31 Review (AVB)

Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021)
33 Review (AVB)

Battle in Outer Space (1959)
30 Review (AB)

Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, The (1953)
36 Feature (MH)

Bill and Ted Face the Music (2020)
33 Review (AVB)

Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
32 Review (AVB)

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
31 Review (AVB)

Bloodshot (2020)
31 Review (AVB)

Britannia Hospital (1982)
28 Review (JM)

Charlie’s Angels (2019)
27 Review (AVB)

Children’s Film Foundation
27 Bumper Box: Volume 2 review (RC)

Come True (2021)
34 Review (RC)

Crimewave (1985)
35 Review (JM)

Day The Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
33 Feature (RC)

Double Team (1997)
33 Review (SK)

Dragons Forever (1988)
28 Review (AVB)

Erik the Viking (1989)
34 Review (AVB)

Fantastic Voyage (1966)
35 Feature (RH)

Final Days (2020)
36 Review (SK)

Flash Gordon (1980)
28 Review (AB)

Gamera: The Complete Collection
29 Review (JM)

Gemini Man (2019)
26 Review (AVB)

Glitch in the Matrix, A (2020)
36 Review (JM)

H-Man, The (1958)
30 Review (AB)

He Dreams of Giants (2019)
35 Review (RC)

Honeymoon Phase, The (2019)
31 Review (RC)

I Married a Monster From Outer Space (1958)
28 Review (AB)

Illustrated Man, The (1969)
29 Review (AB)

In Like Flint (1967)
27 Feature (MC)

Invisible Man, The vs The Human Fly (1957)
35 Review (JM)

Invisible Man Appears, The (1949)
35 Review (JM)

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
27 Review (AVB)

Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1966)
36 Review (AVB)

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
27 Review (AVB)

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017)
36 Review (RC)

Lady in Cement (1968)
29 Feature (MC)

Legend (1985)
29 Feature (RC)

Logan’s Run (1976)
32 Review (AB)

Lost World, The (1925)
34 Feature (MH)

Lost World, The (1960)
35 Feature (MH)

Lost World, The (1992)
35 Feature (MH)

Lost World, The (1998)
35 Feature (MH)

Man With the Golden Gun, The (1974)
28 Maud Adams interview (CW)

Man With the X-Ray Eyes, The (1963)
26 Review (AB)

Map of Tiny Perfect Things, The (2020)
35 Review (AB)

Mind Benders, The (1963)
26 Reviews (AB)

Mortal (2020)
29 Review (SK)

Mothra (1962)
Review (AB)

Murderers’ Row (1966)
25 Feature (MC)

Mysterious Island (1961)
31 Feature (RH)

New Mutants, The (2020)
33 Review (AVB)

Octopussy (1983)
28 Maud Adams interview (CW)

Our Man Flint (1966)
27 Feature (MC)

Peripheral (2020)
29 Review (RC)

Phantom, The (1996)
34 Review (AVB)

Portal (2021)
36 Review (SK)

Relaxer (2018)
26 Review (SK)

Righteous Villains (2021)
34 Review (RC)

Rollerball (1975)
28 Maud Adams interview (CW)

Runaway (1984)
26 Review (AB)

Safer at Home (2021)
36 Review (SK)

Scanners (1981)
33 Michael Ironside interview (CW)

Scoob! (2020)
31 Review (AVB)

Sexmission (1984)
25 Feature (MJS)

Silencers, The (1966)
25 Feature (MC)

Short Circuit 2 (1988)
36 Review (SK)

Snowpiercer (2013)
28 Review (JM)

Soul (2020)
33 Review (AVB)

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
26 Review (AB)

Spooks: The Greater Good (2015)
27 Bharat Nalluri interview (RF)

Sputnik (2020)
30 Review (DM)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
28 Preston Neal Jones interview (AB)

Star Wars: Episode IV—The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
29 Derek Harrington interview (CW)

Star Wars: Episode IX—The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
25 Review (AVB)

Starship Troopers (1997)
33 Michael Ironside interview (CW)

Superman: Red Son (2020)
27 Review (AVB)

Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020)
32 Review (AVB)

Tenet (2020)
30 Review (SK)

They Came From Beyond Space (1967)
36 Review (AVB)

Tomorrow I’ll Wake Up and Scald Myself With Tea (1977)
36 Review (AVB)

Tony Rome (1967)
29 Feature (MC)

Total Recall (1990)
32 Review (AB)
33 Michael Ironside interview (CW)

Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula (2020)
30 Review (DM)

Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020)
35 Review (AVB)

Trip to the Moon, A (1902)
32 Review (AVB)

Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
33 Review (AVB)

War of the Worlds, The (1953)
28 Review (AB)

Warning from Space (1956)
31 Review (JM)

Willy’s Wonderland (2021)
34 Review (JM)

Witches, The (2020)
34 Review (AVB)

Wrecking Crew, The (1969)
25 Feature (MC)

Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983)
28 Review (AVB)

TELEVISION

1990 (1977-78)
30 Feature (RF)

77 Sunset Strip (1958-64)
34 Feature (AB)

A For Andromeda (1961)
33 Feature (AB)

ABC Nights In
34 Review (AB)

Adam Adamant Lives! (1966-67)
34 Gerald Harper interview (BJR)

ALF (1986-90)
36 Feature (MW)

Andromeda Breakthrough, The (1962)
33 Feature (AB)

Arrow (2012-2020)
31 Season 8 review (AVB)

Arthur C. Clarke’s Mysterious World (1980)
28 Feature (MHJ)

Banana Splits Adventure Hour, The (1968-70)
27 Feature (KH)

Batman Beyond (1999-2001)
26 Complete Series review (AVB)

Batwoman (2019-present)
31 Season 1 review (AVB)

Bionic Woman, The (1976-78)
26 Feature (MP)
30 Richard Anderson interview (PJ)

City Beneath the Sea (1971)
28 Feature (MP)

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (2016-present)
31 Season 5 review (AVB)

Day of the Triffids, The (1981)
32 Review (AVB)

Department S (1969-70)
30 Feature (JM)

Devs (2020)
27 Review (AB)

Doctor Who (1963-96)
25 The Collection: Season 23 review (AVB)
26 The Collection: Season 26 review (AVB)
27 The Faceless Ones review (AVB)
30 Jon Pertwee feature (BJR)
31 Fury From The Deep review (AVB)
34 Tom Baker feature (RM)

Doom Patrol (2019-present)
31 Season 1 review (AVB)
36 Season 2 review (AVB)

Fear the Walking Dead (2015-present)
25 Season 5 review (AVB)

Flash, The (2014-present)
31 Season 6 review (AVB)

Game of Thrones (2011-19)
25 Season 8 review (AVB)

Goodies, The (1970-82)
29 Feature (AB)

Greatest American Hero, The (1981-83)
26 Feature (JA)

Invisible Man, The (1975-76)
32 Feature (RC)

It’s a Knockout (1966-2001)
34 Feature (BJR)

Jason King (1971-72)
32 Feature (JM)

Land of the Giants (1968-70)
32 Feature—Part 1 (MP)
33 Feature—Part 2 (MP)

Land of the Lost (1974-76)
36 Feature (SE)

Lego Star Wars Holiday Special (2020)
33 Review (AVB)

Lost World, The (1999-2002)
35 Feature (MH)

Lost World, The (2001)
35 Feature (MH)

Mandalorian, The (2019-present)
33 Season 2 review (AVB)

Marvel’s 616 (2020)
34 Review (AVB)

Misfits of Science (1985-86)
31 Feature (JA)

Mission: Impossible (1966-73)
27 Barbara Bain interview (SE)

Munsters, The (1964-66)
36 Butch Patrick interview (SE)

On The Buses (1969-73)
33 Feature (AB)

Once a Hero (1987)
31 Feature (JA)

Otherworld (1985)
26 Feature (JA)

Outer Limits, The (1963-65)
30 David J Schow interview (AB)

Pennyworth (2019-present)
32 Season 1 review (AVB)

Police Squad! (1982)
27 Review (AVB)

Raumpatrouille [AKA Space Patrol]
27 Feature (SLV)

Samurai Jack (2001-17)
25 Complete Series review (AVB)

Shadow in the Cloud (2020)
33 Review (DM)

Shazam! (1974-76)
33 Jackson Bostwick interview (EM)

Six Million Dollar Man, The (1973-78)
30 Richard Anderson interview (PJ)

Space: 1999 (1975-1977)
25 John Hug interview (SE)
27 Barbara Bain interview (SE)
35 Merchandise guide (AM)

Special Branch (1969-74)
35 Feature—Part 1 (JO)
36 Feature—Part 2 (JO)

Spooks (2002-2011)
27 Bharat Nalluri interview (RF)

Star Cops (1987)
30 Feature (RM)

Star Maidens (1976)
25 Feature (AM)

Star Trek (1966-69)
29 Sean Kennedy interview (PJ)

Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973-74)
35 Feature (BJR)

Star Trek: Short Treks (2018-2019)
32 Review (AVB)

Star Trek: Picard (2020)
33 Season 1 review (AVB)

Starlost, The (1973-74)
26 Feature (SLV)

Supergirl (2015-present)
31 Season 5 review (AVB

T.H.E. Cat (1966-67)
31 Feature (AB)

T.J. Hooker (1982-86)
28 Feature (JC)

Tiswas (1974-82)
36 Feature (SH)

Titans (2018-present)
36 Season 2 review (AVB)

Voyagers! (1982-83)
26 Feature (JA)

Westworld (2016-present)
34 Season 3 review (AVB)

Wild Wild West, The (1965-69)
25 Feature (PC)

Worzel Gummidge (1979-81)
26 Feature (ES)

Worzel Gummidge (2019-present)
25 2019 Specials review (ES)

Worzel Gummidge Down Under (1987-89)
26 Feature (ES)

Year of the Sex Olympics, The (1968)
28 Review (JM)

COMICS & MAGAZINES

Battle Picture Weekly
35 Feature (IM)
Beezer
34 Feature (MCA)
Candy
30 Feature (AD)
Cheeky Weekly
27 Feature (MCA)
Roy of the Rovers
25 Feature (MT)
Shiver and Shake
29 Feature (MCA)
Tiger
28 Feature (MT)
Tornado
26 Feature (MCA)
Whoopee!
31 Feature (MCA)

BOOKS

28 Biggles feature (IM)

SOUNDTRACK REVIEWS

26 Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen (JW)
Not the Nine O’Clock News box set (JW)
Terry Pratchett’s Vinyl Discworld (JW)
The League of Gentlemen: Precious Things (JW)
27 Doctor Who—Season 12 (JW)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Hexagonal Phase (JW)
29 Thunderbirds (JW)
Doctor Who: The Sun Makers (JW)
The Thing (JW)
Becky (JW)
30 Doctor Who: The Visitation (JW)
Dracula [2020 TV series] JW)
I Am Vengeance (JW)
Tenet (JW)
35 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (JW)
Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks (JW)

MODEL BEHAVIOUR

by Andy Pearson

25 Dinosaur clay models
26 Figures in a landscape
27 Model shows
29 Creature Features workshop
30 Sculptures of popular characters
31 Space pods
32 Stick figures
33 Digger vs giant scorpion
35 Miniatures from household objects
36 Dark Satanic mills
DOUBLE-SIDED POSTERS
25 Planet of the Apes & The Spy Who Loved Me
26 The Bionic Woman (MM) & Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
27 Forbidden Planet & Honor Blackman
28 Star Trek: The Motion Picture & City Beneath The Sea
29 Star Wars: Episode IV—The Empire Strikes Back & Legend
30 Doctor Who: The Three Doctors & Will Hay
31 Mysterious Island (MM) & On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
32 Land of the Giants & The Goonies
33 The Time Machine & The Day The Earth Stood Still
34 The Lost World (1925) & Young Frankenstein
35 The Lost World (1960) & Fantastic Voyage
36 Monster, Go Home & The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms

MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES

25 Charlton Heston retrospective (BJR)
26 Star Trek on the big screen (RC)
27 Robbie the Robot filmography (BJR)
Honor Blackman obituary (AB)
Give-A-Show projectors (RM)
28 Benny Hill retrospective (MT)
Breakfast cereal free gifts (RM)
29 William Cameron Menzies retrospective (BJR)
Board games (RM)
Earl Cameron obituary (RF)
30 Will Hay retrospective (MT)
Gene Roddenberry’s Unsold TV Pilots (PC)
31 Unmade James Bond Movies (BJR)
Diana Rigg obituary (AB)
Cosgrove Hall—Part 1 (MJS)
Arthur Askey retrospective (RR)
Phil Silvers retrospective (MCL)
32 Geoff Love retrospective (AB)
Sweet cigarettes (AM)
Cosgrove Hall—Part 2 (MJS)
George Formby retrospective (RR)
33 Novelty singles (RM)
H G Wells adaptations (BJR)
34 Meeting Gerry Anderson
Marty Feldman retrospective (RR)
Sea-Monkeys (BJR)
35 Tommy Trinder retrospective (RR)
36 Meeting Bob Burns, Forrest J Ackerman and Zsoka Pal (MH)
Top Trumps (BJR)
Dick Emery retrospective (RR)

MISCELLANEOUS INTERVIEWS

25 John Grover, 007 film editor (CW)
Judy Matheson, actress—Part 2 (RF)
26 John Walsh, author of Harryhausen: The Lost Movies (SH)
28 Robert Love, TV producer (MS)
32 Richard Donner, director (CW)
33 Lionel Fanthorpe, author (MHJ)
35 Alec Gillis, make-up/prosthetics artist (RC)

FIND A STORE

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If you want to see which store in your vicinity – in the UK only, just click on one of the links below and punch in your postcode.  

http://services.marketforce.co.uk/storelocator/search.aspx?magCode=10402&showmap=1 – Infinity Magazine

http://services.marketforce.co.uk/storelocator/search.aspx?magCode=10403&showmap=1 – The Darkside

Are we good to you or what? 

Infinity Index Part 2

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Here’s the second part of Mark Campbell’s index to what has been published in Infinity so far. This takes us up to issue 24, and for a free index to all 210 issues of The Dark Side pop over to www.thedarksidemagazine.com

 

INFINITY—THE INDEX—VOLUME 2 (ISSUES 13-24)
From 1990: The Bronx Warriors to The Zoo Gang—via The Meg, Catweazle and Krazy Comic—here’s an exhaustive index from INFINITY contributor Mark Campbell. It includes everything from issues 13 to 24 of your favourite Sci-Fi / Nostalgia magazine.
NB: Interviews and features will only appear in the following categorised lists if they give the subject more than just a passing mention. I know this is subjective, but I’ve tried to use my judgement as to what constitutes ‘meat on the bone’, if you see what I mean. You’ll find wide-ranging interviews and articles that cover many subjects in the Miscellaneous section at the end.


What follows is strictly alphabetical, except with franchises like Star Wars where you’ll find them chronologically listed for ease.
Reviews will normally be of the DVD, Blu-ray or cinema release. If it says ‘Feature’ then that will be solely on the subject in question; if, say, ‘John Carpenter feature’, then it will be part of a wider article. Contributors’ initials are in brackets.

 


Contributors
AB: Allan Bryce
AJ: Adrian James
AL: Andrew Llewellyn
AM: Alistair McGown
AP: Andy Pearson
API: Andrew Pixley
AVB: Anton van Beek
BJR: Brian J Robb
BM: Bill Mac
CD: Clive Dawson
CH: Chris Hallam
CW: Calum Waddell
DB: David Brilliance
DF: David Flint
DM: Denis Meikle
DR: David Ryan
EM: Ernie Magnotta
ES: Eugene Smith
GL: Giacomo Lee
GP: Grant Peabody
HH: Howard Hughes
IM: Ian Millsted
JA: Jon Abbott
JM: John Martin
JO: Joseph Oldham
JWA: John Walsh
JW: James Whittington
KC: Kevin Coward
KH: Kris Hall
LR: Liam Ronan
MCA: Mark Campbell
MC: Michael Coldwell
MF: Mark Foker
MH: Mike Hankin
MJS: M J Simpson
MM: Mark Maddox
MMA: Mark Mawston
MP: Mark Phillips
MR: Martin Ruddock
MSZ: Mark Scott Zicree
MT: Michael Todd
NP: Neil Pettigrew
PC: Paul Carey
PF: Peter Fuller
PFC: Paul F Cockburn
PJ: Pat Jankiewicz
PM: Paul Mount
PW: Pete Wallbank
RC: Roger Crow
RD: Rick Davy
RF: Robert Fairclough
RH: Richard Holliss
RL: Richard Leon
RME: Rick Melton
RM: Richard Molesworth
SE: Steve Eramo
SG: Steve Green
SH: Simon Hooper
SK: Steve Kirkham
SLV: Shaqui Le Vesconte
SP: Simon Pritchard
SV: Scott Varnham
TJ: Tony Jones
TT: Tristan Thompson
FILMS
1990: The Bronx Warriors (1983)
17 Review (AB)
4D Man (1959)
21 Review Special Edition
Alien3 (1992)
16 Gary Pollard interview (MR)
Alphaville (1965)
20 Review (AB)
Andromeda Strain, The (1971)
19 Review (AB)
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
16 Review (AB)
Attack of the Robots (1966)
21 Review (AB)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
19 Review (BM)
Barbarella (1968)
16 Feature (BJR)
Batman (1966)
24 Feature (PJ)
Batman: Hush (2019)
22 Review (AVB)
*batteries not included (1987)
18 Review (AB)
Beyond Atlantis (1973)
18 Review (AB)
Beyond Skyline (2017)
16 Review (AB)
Blade Runner (1981)
23 Reader Reminiscences (KC)
Captain Marvel (2019)
20 Review (AB)
Chain Reaction, The (1980)
17 Review (AB)
Colossus of New York, The (1958)
21 Review (AB)
Crack in the World (1965)
21 Review (AB)
Dark Encounter (2019)
23 Review (RC)
Dark Side of the Moon, The (1990)
21 Review (AB)
Day Time Ended, The (1980)
20 Review (AB)
Def-Con 4 (1985)
19 Review (AB)
Dinosaurus! (1960)
20 Review (AB)
Duplicate aka Jonathan
17 Review (AB)
Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (1956)
21 Feature (RH)
Escape from New York (1981)
14 Review (AB)
Escape from the Bronx (1983)
17 Review (AB)
Fantastic Four (2005)
21 Fantastic Four feature (JA)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
21 Fantastic Four feature (JA)
Fifth Element, The (1997)
16 Gary Pollard interview (MR)
First Men in the Moon (1964)
17 Feature (RH)
23 Review (AB)
Flesh Gordon (1972)
20 Review (AB)
Flight of the Navigator, The (1986)
22 Review (AVB)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
13 Feature (RH)
Forbidden World (1982)
20 Review (AB)
Futureworld (1976)
18 Feature (BJR)
Galaxy of Terror (1981)
20 Review (AB)
Glass (2019)
19 Review (AB)
Godzilla (1954-1975)
23 Box set review (AVB)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)
16 Gary Pollard interview (MR)
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The (2005)
16 Gary Pollard interview (MR)
Hollow Man (2000)
22 Review (AVB)
Howard the Duck (1986)
18 Review (AB)
Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
20 Review (AB)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
14 Review (AB)
Invasion Planet Earth (2019)
24 Review (AB)
Invasion U.S.A. (1952)
13 Review (AB)
Io (2019)
17 Review (AB)
Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955)
23 Review (AVB)
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1959)
16 Feature (MH)
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun aka Doppelgänger
15 Ed Bishop interview (PM)
Justice League vs. The Fatal Five (2019)
19 Review (AB)
Kin (2018)
18 Review (SG)
Krull (1982)
16 Review (AB)
Land Unknown, The (1957)
15 Feature (RH)
Link (1986)
18 Review (AB)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
16 Gary Pollard interview (MR)
Looker (1981)
14 Review (AB)
Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)
18 Review (AB)
Matter of Life and Death, A (1946)
14 Review (AB)
Meg, The (2018)
16 Review (AB)
Mind of Mr. Soames, The (1970)
13 Review (AB)
Missing Link (2019)
23 Review (AVB)
Monolith Monsters, The (1957)
19 Review (AB)
Mothra (1962)
19 Review (AB)
Mummy, The (1999)
16 Gary Pollard interview (MR)
Nemesis (1992)
16 Review (AB)
New Barbarians, The (1982)
17 Review (AB)
Night of the Creeps (1986)
13 Review (AB)
Nightwish (1989)
21 Review (AB)
Okko’s Inn (2018)
23 Review (AVB)
Outland (1981)
20 Feature (RC)
Kika Markham interview (RC)
Philip Harrison interview (RC)
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
21 Review (AB)
Predator (1987)
13 Review (AB)
Predator 2 (1990)
13 Review (AB)
Predator, The (2018)
14 Review (AB)
Predators (2010)
13 Review (AB)
Predestination (2014)
16 Review (AB)
Project X (1968)
21 Review (AB)
Prospect (2018)
19 Review (AB)
Puppet Masters, The (1994)
17 Review (AB)
Quatermass II (1957)
19 Review (AB)
Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
19 Review (AB)
Replicas (2019)
19 Review (SG)
RoboCop (1987)
23 Review (AB)
Robot Holocaust (1986)
19 Review (AB)
Robot Monster (1953)
16 Review (AB)
Robowar (1988)
21 Review (AB)
Rocket Attack U.S.A. (1958)
13 Review (AB)
Running Man, The (1987)
20 Review (SG)
Schlock (1973)
13 Review (AB)
Screamers (1995)
16 Review (AB)
Skyscraper (2018)
15 Review (AB)
Shazam! (2019)
20 Review (AB)
Smallest Show on Earth, The (1957)
18 Review (AB)
Solis (2018)
15 Review (AB)
Somewhere in Time (1980)
18 Review (AB)
Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
24 Review (AVB)
Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace (1999)
16 Gary Pollard interview (MR)
Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope (1977)
17 Feature (BJR)
19 Ralph McQuarrie interview (PJ)
Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back (1981)
19 Ralph McQuarrie interview (PJ)
Star Wars: Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi (1983)
19 Ralph McQuarrie interview (PJ)
Swamp Thing (1982)
18 Review (SG)
Swarm, The (1978)
15 Review (AB)
Sweeney! (1977)
17 Review (AB)
18 David Wickes interview (RF)
Sweeney 2 (1978)
17 Review (AB)
Take Me High (1973)
18 Review (AB)
They Live (1988)
14 Review (AB)
Thing from Another World, The (1951)
16 Review (AB)
This Island Earth (1955)
14 Feature (RH)
19 Review (AB)
Titan, The (2017)
16 Review (AB)
Tomorrow I’ll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)
17 Feature (MJS)
Troll (1986)
13 Review (AB)
Troll 2 (1987)
13 Review (AB)
Upgrade (2018)
14 Review (AB)
Venom (2018)
16 Review (AB)
Wasp Woman, The (1959)
13 Review (AB)
Weird Science (1985)
22 Review (AVB)
Westworld (1973)
18 Feature (BJR)
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines (2019)
23 Review (AVB)
Yesterday (2019)
22 Review (AB)
Zeta One aka The Love Factor
23 Feature (MT)
TELEVISION
Adventurer, The (1972-73)
19 Feature (MC)
Another Life (2019—present)
22 Season 1 review (SV)
Arrow (2012-20)
24 Season 7 review (AVB)
Attack on Titan (2013-20)
22 Season 3 (Part 1) review (AVB)
Batman (1966-68)
24 Feature (PJ)
Beyond Westworld (1980)
18 Feature (BJR)
Black Mirror (2011-2019)
20 Season 5 review (SV)
Blake’s 7 (1978-81)
13 Mat Irvine interview—Part 1 (RM)
14 7 Stars Liberated from the Classic TV Series review (JM)
Bulman (1985-87)
16 Feature (RF)
Callan (1967-72)
19 Feature (JO)
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967-68)
15 Ed Bishop interview (PM)
Castle Rock (2018—present)
22 Season 1 review (AVB)
Catweazle (1970-71)
24 Feature (RD)
C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985-87)
22 Feature (AM)
Corridor People, The (1966)
15 Feature (API)
Doctor Who (1963-96)
13 Mat Irvine interview—Part 1 (RM)
14 The Three Doctors feature (RM)
Mat Irvine interview—Part 2 (RM)
15 The Doctors—Villains review (SG)
21 The Tom Baker Era (BJR)
22 Terrance Dicks interview—Part 1 (RM)
23 Terrance Dicks interview—Part 2 (RM)
Doctor Who (2005—present)
14 Mat Irvine interview—Part 2 (RM)
15 Season 11 (Episodes 1-5) review (MR)
17 Gary Pollard interview (MR)
Edge of Darkness (1985)
14 Mat Irvine interview—Part 2 (RM)
Fantastic Four, The (1967-68)
19 Feature (JA)
Fantastic Four (1994)
20 Feature (JA)
Fantastic Journey, The (1977)
23 Feature (MP)
Final Space (2018-19)
14 Season 1 review (AB)
Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein (2019)
22 Review (SV)
Game of Thrones (2011-19)
17 Gary Pollard interview (MR)
Gangsters (1976-78)
21 Feature (RF)
Girl from U.N.C.L.E., The (1966-67)
18 Feature (AM)
Good Omens (2019)
20 Review (SV)
Gotham (2014-19)
23 Season 5 review (AVB)
Hazel (1978-79)
13 Feature (RF)
Incredible Hulk, The (1977-1990)
20 Kenneth Johnson interview (EM)
Jetsons, The (1962-63)
17 Feature (JA)
Joe 90 (1968-69)
14 Feature (BJR)
Land of the Giants (1968-70)
13 Deanna Lund feature (MP)
24 Stefan Arngrim interview (SE)
Legends of Tomorrow (2016—present)
24 Season 4 review (AVB)
Likely Lads, The (1964-66)
18 Review (AB)
Logan’s Run (1977-78)
22 Feature (MP)
Lost in Space (1965-68)
19 Feature (MP)
Vitina Marcus interview (PJ)
Lost in Space (2018—present)
22 Season 1 review (AVB)
Man from Atlantis, The (1977-78)
21 Feature (SLV)
Martian Chronicles, The (1980)
18 Feature (JA)
Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1969-74)
23 Review (AB)
Moonbase 3 (1973)
13 Mat Irvine interview (RM)
Neverwhere (1996)
18 Feature (RC)
Out of the Unknown (1965-71)
17 Feature (BJR)
Outer Limits, The (1963-65)
14 Feature (BJR)
Professionals, The (1977-83)
20 Feature (RF)
Protectors, The (1971-73)
20 Feature (RC)
Public Eye (1965-75)
23 Feature (RF)
Quatermass and the Pit (1958)
13 Review (MR)
Red Dwarf (1988—present)
17 Gary Pollard interview (MR)
Robin of Sherwood (1984-86)
18 Feature (RM)
Sandbaggers, The (1978-80)
13 Feature (JO)
Scooby-Doo (1969—present)
23 Feature (BJR)
Sentimental Agent, The (1963)
14 Feature (API)
Space Patrol (1963-64)
14 Feature (MC)
Space Precinct (1994-95)
17 Gary Pollard interview (MR)
Star Fleet aka X-Bomber
24 Garrick Hagon interview (RC)
Liza Ross interview (RC)
Mark Rolston interview (RC)
Star Trek
21 Feature (PFC)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)
15 Denise Crosby interview (CW)
Strangers (1978-82)
15 Feature (RF)
Supergirl (2015—present)
24 Season 4 review (AVB)
Sweeney, The (1975-78)
18 Feature (RF)
20 Abigail Thaw interview (RL)
Time Tunnel, The (1966-67)
17 Review (AB)
Timeslip (1970-71)
22 Feature (SLV)
Titans (2018—present)
24 Season 1 review (AVB)
Tomorrow People, The (1973-79)
13 Feature (RM)
Tripods, The (1984-85)
13 Feature (CH)
Twilight Zone, The (1959-64)
18 60th Anniversary box set review (AB)
19 Favourite episodes feature (MSZ)
UFO (1970)
15 Ed Bishop interview (PM)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964-68)
15 Feature—Part 1 (MP)
16 Feature—Part 2 (MP)
17 Feature—Part 3 (MP)
Walking Dead, The (2010—present)
24 Season 9 review (AVB)
War of the Worlds, The (2019, BBC)
24 Review (AB)
Westworld (2016-present)
18 Feature (BJR)
Wonder Woman (1975-79)
13 Feature (MP)
Reader Reminiscences (SP)
XYY Man, The (1976-77)
14 Feature (RF)
Zoo Gang, The (1974)
19 Review (AB)
COMICS & MAGAZINES
Action
21 Feature (MT)
Krazy Comic
22 Feature (MCA)
Lion
24 Feature (IM)
Look and Learn
23 Feature (MT)
Monster Fun
17 Feature (MCA)
Starblazer (1979-91)
20 Feature (LR)
Starlord
18 Feature (CH)
Valiant
14 Feature (IM)
BOOKS
13 The Tripods trilogy by John Christopher (CH)
19 Kurt Vonnegut feature (CH)
24 John Wyndham feature (CH)
RADIO
Aliens in the Mind
18 Feature (RM)
MODEL BEHAVIOUR
(All articles by Andy Pearson)
15 Martians
16 Dioramas and shadow boxes
19 Monster masks
20 Batmobile reimagined
21 Guns
22 Joe 90 jet air car
24 Fake book dioramas
DOUBLE-SIDED POSTERS
13 Lynda Carter photo & Forbidden Planet (RME)
14 The Outer Limits montage & This Island Earth (RME)
15 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (MM) & The Six Million Dollar Man (PW)
16 Barbarella poster & Journey to the Centre of the Earth poster
17 Star Wars (PW) & Star Wars poster
18 Westworld poster & The Girl from U.N.C.L.E (PW)
19 Star Wars art & The Land That Time Forgot poster
20 Outland poster & The Incredible Hulk (PW)
21 Pyramids of Mars (PW) & Earth vs. The Flying Saucers poster
22 Eagle from Space: 1999 photo & Logan’s Run TV series (PW)
23 The Fantastic Journey photo & Blade Runner poster
24 Star Fleet art & Batman TV series (PW)
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES
13 Gamera feature—Part 2 (JA)
15 Sci-Fi and TV annuals (RM)
Letraset transfers (RM)
“Merry Christmas, VT” (RM)
Stan Lee obituary (AB)
The Story of Comics—Part 1 (JA)
Steve Ditko feature (IM)
16 The Story of Comics—Part 2 (JA)
Brian Clemens feature (RC)
Antonio Margheriti’s Gamma 1 films—Part 1 (HH)
17 Sci-fi jigsaw puzzles (RM)
Antonio Margheriti’s Gamma 1 films—Part 2 (HH)
18 Dennis Spooner feature (RM)
19 Doug McClure feature (BJR)
20 Moon movies (BJR)
Science Fiction audio drama (TJ)
21 Vintage action figures—Part 1 (RM)
22 Viewmaster feature (RM)
Vintage action figures—Part 2 (RM)
23 David Janssen feature (RC)
MISCELLANEOUS INTERVIEWS
13 Annette Andre interview (RD)
18 Peter Wyngarde interview (MMA)
20 David Wickes interview—Part 1 (RF)
21 Susan Hampshire interview (RD)
David Wickes interview—Part 2 (RF)
22 Brian Johnson interview (MC)
23 Stu Phillips interview (CW)
24 Judy Matheson interview—Part 1 (RF)
Karel Zeman interview (MH)
Gareth Thomas interview (BJR)

INFINITY INDEX 1 by Mark Campbell

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Allan Bryce
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We’ve covered a lot of ground – and space – in Infinity magazine in our first three years of publication. So much so, in fact, that at times we forget what we have already written about. Well now, thanks to the sterling efforts of Mark Campbell, we have an idea to everything we have burbled on about. We we going to put this stuff in the magazine but frankly it would have taken up a huge amount of space and might have looked just a tad boring. Instead we will be posting these indexes here so you can check them out whenever you wonder if we have already covered your favourite film or TV series from the worlds of sci-fi and cult. Here’s Mark’s invaluable guide to the first 12 issues.

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