Starburst Magazine - December 2020

In this issue

The latest issue of STARBURST is in stores now, and we celebrate the return of THE MANDALORIAN with a mammoth 101 things that you need to know about the series, the characters, and Season Two.

We stay within a galaxy far, far away with a look at the disaster that was THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL. Why was it only shown once? Why does George Lucas want every copy destroyed? Find out here!

STARBURST also speaks to SIMON PEGG and NICK FROST about the new series TRUTH SEEKERS and beyond. If that’s not all, we chat to Scott Reiniger and Jim Krut about working on George A. Romero’s classic DAWN OF THE DEAD and CAMILLE KEATON and JAMIE BERNADETTE about being part of the I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE franchise.

If that’s not all, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of UFO, the hugely popular Gerry Anderson live-action series. There are previews of the upcoming Pixar film SOUL and the Marvel series WANDAVISION, as well as a study of PAGANISM ON SCREEN, and we delve into the upcoming BFI Flipside release SHORT SHARP SHOCKS.

INDEPENDENTS DAY also meets the director of THE WAITING and HORROR OBSCURA gets POSSESSED!

Plus lots more from the worlds of SCI-FI, HORROR and FANTASY!

AN EYE FOR AN EYE

The controversial 1978 film I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE has just been released as part of a 6-disc box set that includes the reboot trilogy, the UK debut of the direct sequel, DÉJÀ VU, and a feature-length documentary GROWING UP WITH I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE. We managed to speak with actors CAMILLE KEATON and JAMIE BERNADETTE as well as the son of the original director, TERRY ZARCHI to find out more about the legendary revenge films…

9 mins

TRUTH BE TOLD

Following on from our TRUTH SEEKERS set-visit last issue, we speak with the driving forces behind Prime Video’s excellent new supernatural comedy series, SIMON PEGG, NICK FROST, and SAMSON KAYO...

10+ mins

Memoirs Of The Dead

It’s over 40 years since George A. Romero’s seminal zombie sequel DAWN OF THE DEAD first terrorised the planet, forever changing our demeanour when visiting the local shopping mall. On the eve of its latest disinterment - this time in 4K - we spoke to two actors who lived to tell the tale…

7 mins

SHORT AND TO THE POINT

Short films have become a popular staple of film festivals but SHORT SHARP SHOCKS, the 41st release from BFI Flipside, shows us that the format has been used for much more commercial means previously…

5 mins

HEART and SOUL

Known for re-shaping the landscape of movies as we know it (not just animated ones), Pixar has respectfully raised the bar with delightful, heartfelt aplomb. From the intense opening segment of Up where no matter how lacking in emotion you think you are, tears will still come running, to the joyous Randy Newman-scored Toy Story moments, to the roaring, superhero family dynamics in The Incredibles, there’s an endless array of remarkable Pixar memories. Even in just these highlighted animated spectacles alone, Pixar has imprinted many sequences into our brains that we will never, ever forget. Everyone has a favourite Pixar character, scene, quote, song, and catchphrase that still evokes something nostalgically magical in them. So, what’s yours?

5 mins

ROAD TO OTAKU

YOUR GATEWAY INTO THE WORLD OF ANIME......WITH YOUR NAVIGATOR, JAMES 'MAGIC PERKINS' PERKINS

4 mins

Telephemera

ALAN BOON DELVES INTO THE TELEVISION ARCHIVES TO UNEARTH ANOTHER LONG-FORGOTTEN CURIO...

5 mins

STAND BY FOR SHADO

This autumn marks the 50th anniversary of Gerry Anderson’s evolution from producing Supermarionation to live-action TV shows with UFO. We take a fond look back on a complex, mature series that took Century 21 Productions to new creative heights…

10+ mins

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