Kim Newman Movies

A screener at the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), who has earned an unsavory reputation for being the strictest censor of violent films,...

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

Feature length documentary on the cult sub-genre featuring interviews with Dyanne ‘Ilsa’ Thorne, Malissa ‘Elsa’ Longo,...

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...

A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.

Tribute to Universal make-up artist Jack Pierce who created some of the studio's most famous works including Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolf Man,...

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing...

The making of The Prince of Egypt (1998).

The life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel Blanc was one of the most famous Hollywood voice actors...

Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.

A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.

Diabolical. Seductive. Immortal. Vampires have been an icon of evil in folklore and popular culture for more than three centuries, yet only one name...

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

Commemorates 100 years since the release of the German classic, Nosferatu, by FW Murnau, and explores the general fascination of Count Dracula, a...

Documentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release "The Val Lewton Horror Collection."

A short documentary about the classic Universal Monster actor, Lon Chaney, Jr.

Retrospective documentary on the British horror anthology classic Dead of Night (1945).

Lifting the lid on the world of cinema censorship, this programme has unique access to the files of the British Board of Film Classification....

An hour of interviews about the iconic British cinema.

Retrospective on The Nightmare On Elm Street Series.