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George White is a writer from Bray, a devotee of cultural detritus, strange films, strange TV, behind allnewbritishrubbish.blogspot.com, once did the Fortean Times, now off Twitter because he accidentally libelled several Irish music icons by repeating stuff he'd heard from Boards.ie/taxi drivers.

Film

Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow | A Touching Tribute to a Cult Hero

George White Nov 1, 2023 0

Cliff Twemlow may not be a name familiar to even ardent cineastes. If anyone is familiar with him, it may be more as a mythic figure. A proud Mancunian, Twemlow was a bodybuilder and nightclub bouncer in the northwest of England in the…

Film

Enter the Clones of BruceExplores the Frequently Bizarre Subgenre of Bruce Lee Knock-offs | IFI…

George White Oct 29, 2023 0

Having done various breezy documentaries on off-beat cinema stories including video nasties (2004's Ban the Sadist Videos), Dan Curtis (2019's Master of Dark Shadows), Al Adamson (2019's Blood and Flesh), Nottingham lad David Gregory and…

Film

Robert Rodriguez’s Twisty Thriller Hypnotic Will Leave You Nauseous

George White May 29, 2023 0

The sort of DTV filler that invariably goes straight to Redbox and stars Frank Grillo or Chad Michael Murray, usually produced by Grindstone or Emmett-Furla, with a headline cameo from Bruce Willis, Robert DeNiro or John Malkovich. This…

Film Lists

In The New Golden Age of Irish Cinema, Where Is the Preservation of Its History?

George White May 1, 2023 1

With Irish cinema getting a 'boom' moment, what with the successes of The Banshees of Inisherin and The Quiet Girl, I feel that one has overlooked how we got here in the first place. Despite all this talk of a new Golden Age of Irish…

Film Interviews

Interview | First Time Filmmakers On Again Again, Their Queer Time Loop Movie

George White Mar 28, 2023 0

With the growing call for more stories about transgender people and trans representation, a new film currently finding funding on Indiegogo (in its final week) hopes to change the focus. Transfemme filmmakers Mia Moore Marchant and Alexa…

Film Review

Marlowe and Me | Neil Jordan’s Irish Take on Raymond Chandler’s Private Eye

George White Mar 23, 2023 0

Though there have been TV adaptations of Raymond Chandler's iconic private eye (Powers Boothe and James Caan for HBO, Danny Glover for Showtime and a busted pilot in 2007 with Jason O'Mara), this is the first theatrically released Philip…

Film Features

Duncan Jax: North Carolina’s answer to James Bond | Film Feature

George White Feb 16, 2023 0

In the world of exploitation/genre films, you won't be too far from a familiar face. Be it a character actor like Michael Ironside or Tim Thomerson, or a producer like Charles Band or Roger Corman, the industry is shaped by a few…

Television

The Unearthly World of “Camera Obscura” | Rod Serling’s Night Gallery…

George White Feb 7, 2023 0

After the highs of the Twilight Zone, Rod Serling's next series, Night Gallery (1970-73) is a series that has a strong hit/miss rate. For every excellent episode like "The Doll", "Silent Snow, Secret Snow" or "The Caterpillar", there is a…

Humour

Willard Willis | The Forgotten Man of Irish Showbiz

George White Feb 20, 2018 0

I never thought that I would interview Willard Willis. He was a strange case, at the same time, an enigma, people not sure if he was dead or alive, yet internationally famous and renowned. Beginning his career as a kitchen boy in the…