Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall, co-authors of the best-selling book "The Essential James Bond", are launching a major film magazine this fall...

Bond Book Authors Launch Major Cinema Magazine
19th May 2004

Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall, co-authors of the best-selling book "The Essential James Bond", are launching a major film magazine this fall. Titled "Cinema Retro", the magazine will be devoted entirely to the movies of the 1960's and 1970's. Each issue will be a limited edition (2,000) collector's item consisting of 64 pages of full color, high quality articles and rare photos.

"This is not another fan magazine", says Pfeiffer. "It's the first magazine devoted entirely to this golden era of the international cinema. It will be written for and by people who worked in the industry during this period: the actors, directors, writers and producers."

Pfeiffer and Worrall have an impressive number of well-known names on-board already. Among those who will be participating: producer Euan Lloyd ("The Wild Geese", "Shalako", "The Sea Wolves") director Michael Winner ("Death Wish"), Gerry Anderson ("Thunderbirds"), producer Elliott Kastner ("Where Eagles Dare"), director Ronald Neame ("The Poseidon Adventure"), actor Robert Vaughn ("The Man From UNCLE"), and many others.

James Bond fans will be particularly interested in the magazine as most issues will feature interesting coverage of the series. "For our premiere issue, we've uncovered some extremely rare "Thunderball" photographs taken on location in France for the pre-credit sequence", says Worrall.

Above: Never before seen image - MI6 online exclusive! Sean Connery and Ken Adam during a break in filming the pre-credit sequence for "Thunderball" in France.

"Many have never been seen before. These were not taken by the Eon photographers, so they are extremely unusual." Additionally, actors Richard Kiel and Caroline Munro will be regular columnists along with Raymond Benson, author of the James Bond novels. "Richard and Caroline will be reflecting on making films during this era and Raymond will be analyzing the best films of a specific year", says Worrall.

In addition to the "Thunderball" tribute, the premiere issue of the magazine will feature these highlights: Tribute to "The Great Escape" with photos never before published "Steve McQueen: The Lost Interview" (a world exclusive) "Clint Eastwood's Fourth "Dollar Film- The Surprising Story" "Euan Lloyd: Man of Action"- the famed producer recalls his films and working for Cubby Broccoli Tribute to actress Barbara Bach "This Was Cinerama" "The Real Van Helsing: Peter Cushing" "What Ever Happened to the Green Hornet's Black Beauty? "T.V. Or Not T.V?"- a regular column devoted to feature films cobbled together from t.v. episodes. The first issue will cover "The Protectors" starring Robert Vaughn. John Wayne and Clint Eastwood- rare coverage of their historic meeting on the set of "The Shootist "Pinewood Studios in the 1960's and 1970's"- a regular column

Above: Teaser poster for the forthcoming magazine.

"The magazine will be fun but informative- not some dry analysis of filmmaking", says Pfeiffer. "With "The Essential James Bond", we tried to make it possible for a reader to open any page and find something informative and entertaining. We hope to do the same with "Cinema Retro".

Every issue of the magazine will feature rare international movie poster art and regular features about Hammer films, CD reviews of soundtracks, and many rare production photos never published before. "We want to celebrate all aspects of the cinema from this period", says Pfeiffer. "We won't look down our noses at any movie. This will be the only place where you might see the same page count extended to covering Don Knotts in "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" as there will be for Antonioni's "Blow Up" It will also be proudly politically incorrect".

The staff of Cinema Retro features a number of well-known and talented writers, including Peter Haigh, the former editor of ABC Film Review who has come out of retirement to write for the magazine, Gareth Owen (Roger Moore's personal assistant and author of "The Pinewood Story"), Tim Greaves (author of "The Bond Women: 007 Style"), Matthew Field (author of "The Making of the Italian Job"), Jon Heitland ("The Man From UNCLE Book"), screenwriter and producer Mark Cerulli, DVD producer Jaz Wiseman ("Thunderbirds", "The Persuaders", "The Prisoner"), Robert Fairclough ("The Prisoner: The Official Companion to the Classic TV Series"), Mike Siegal ("Passion and Poetry: Sam Peckinpah in Pictures"), music critic Darren Allison, Steve Mori, who will provide exclusive unpublished interviews he conducted in the 1960's and 1970's, Gary Giblin ("James Bond's London"), poster expert Roger Nash, writer and DVD consultant Martin Gainsford ("The Man From UNCLE", "The Green Hornet"), music expert and composer Jamie Beerman, and Laurent Perriott (who runs the French-based "James Bond Magazine").

"We're flattered that so many esteemed people want to write for the magazine", says Worrall. "By the time the first issue is published, we'll have correspondents in New York, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Los Angeles and Chicago. We will insure that many of the most influential people in the film industry see "Cinema Retro"

The magazine will be available by subscription only. The first 1,000 subscribers will receive a free, exclusive CD packed with original American radio spot commercials for classic and cult films from the 1960's and 1970's.

To insure you get the first issue, you can subscribe by visiting www.cinemaretro.com. No credit cards will be charged or checks cashed until the magazine is actually published this fall. However, by signing up, you will be assured of getting the first three issues. Each subscriber will also get a free classified advertisement.

Images courtesy Cinema Retro. Covers depicted are for display only. Final cover art may vary.

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