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May 08, 2008
Kim Newman on... Hotel
RT Obscura, the exclusive column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the RT archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his 16th column, Kim revisits Mike Figgis' star-studded film-within-a-film vampire flick Hotel. More...
April 10, 2008
Kim Newman on... The Terrornauts
RT Obscura, the exclusive column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the RT archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his 15th column, Kim explores the colourful sci-fi The Terrornauts. More...
March 24, 2008
Kim Newman on... The Invisible Boy
RT Obscura, the exclusive column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the RT archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his 14th column, Kim rediscovers the oft-forgotten sequel to Forbidden Planet. More...
March 06, 2008
Kim Newman on... Morituri
RT Obscura, the exclusive column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the RT archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his 13th column, Kim uncovers a forgotten Brando/Brynner war film. More...
February 21, 2008
Kim Newman on... OSS 117: Cairo Nest of Spies
RT Obscura, the exclusive column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the RT archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his twelfth column, Kim scoots back to 2006 and discovers that year's other spy franchise reinvigoration from France.... More...
February 07, 2008
Kim Newman on... Murder!
RT Obscura, the exclusive column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the RT archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his eleventh column, Kim unearths a rarely seen Hitchcock movie from the early days of the talkies.... More...
January 24, 2008
Kim Newman on... Zombies of Mora Tau
RT Obscura, the exclusive column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the RT archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his tenth column, Kim explores the mysteries of the walking dead in Zombies of Mora Tau. More...
January 11, 2008
Kim Newman on... Mississippi Mermaid
RT Obscura, the exclusive column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the RT archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his ninth column, Kim unearths a forgotten Truffaut film based on a novel by Cornell Woolrich. More...
December 20, 2007
Kim Newman on... The Singing, Ringing Tree
RT Obscura, the exclusive column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the RT archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his eighth, and especially seasonal, column, Kim unearths The Singing, Ringing Tree a macabre tale of a princess, a dwarf, a bear/prince and a... More...
December 13, 2007
Kim Newman on... The "Human" Factor
RT Obscura, the exclusive column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the RT archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his seventh column, Kim rediscovers The "Human" Factor a 1975 sub-grindhouse adventure featuring terrorists, the early internet and Naples.... More...
November 22, 2007
Kim Newman on... Burial of the Rats
RT Obscura, the exclusive bi-weekly column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the Rotten Tomatoes archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his sixth column, Kim explores a Roger Corman-produced Bram Stoker adaptation featuring rats and naked women.... More...
November 09, 2007
Kim Newman on... Mystery Street
RT Obscura, a new bi-weekly column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the Rotten Tomatoes archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his fifth column, Kim explores Mystery Street, a film combining noir sensibilities with science-heavy forensics... More...
October 26, 2007
Kim Newman on... Johnny Cool
RT Obscura, a new bi-weekly column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the Rotten Tomatoes archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his fourth column, Kim plumbs the seedy underbelly of cinema to kick it with 1963's Johnny Cool.... More...
October 08, 2007
Kim Newman on... Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical
RT Obscura, a new bi-weekly column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the Rotten Tomatoes archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his third column, Kim looks at David Hasselhoff's crowning achievement of 2001: Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical.... More...
September 20, 2007
Kim Newman on... The Werewolf of Woodstock
Renowned critic Kim Newman continues his RT Obscura column exclusively for the site - plunging the depths of our archive to pick out some forgotten "classics." This week, Kim presents his case for a decidedly different kind of werewolf movie. More...
September 06, 2007
Kim Newman on... Frankenstein Conquers the World
The renowned critic begins a new column for RT looking at obscure cinema plucked from the depths of RT's database. This week Kim looks at Frankenstein Conquers the World, about a feral boy's predicament when the townsfolk accuse him of destroying buildings - but he's being framed by a giant monster!... More...
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