The French Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy film magazine, MAD MOVIES includes in their June 2013 issue an homage to the late great Ray Harryhausen, located appropriately enough in their regular Hommage department.
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The French film magazine, MAD MOVIES, is a genre 'zine very much in the tradition of English language publications such as TOTAL FILM, and SFX. Besides covering new movies and blockbusters such as THE HOBBIT, STAR TREK, and WOLVERINE, they usually reserve a few pages for monsters and horror.
In their Janvier -- or, January -- issue, are a couple of interesting-looking (as I can't read or speak much Francais) articles on the silent classic, A TRIP TO THE MOON, the films of Roman Polanski, and a two-page spread on the quirky Ted Post flick, THE BABY.
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The French do not lack in their admiration of American classic horror films. Universal's monsters in particular are held in high regard.
They have also not been without their monster magazines. The famous MIDI-MINUIT FANTASTIQUE was a long-running publication that featured not only Universal monsters, but monsters, creatures and aliens from films all over the world. In that sense it was a true, "Universal Horror" magazine.
The French language MAD MOVIES has had a life-span of over 250 issues so far. In a recent issue (#257), they include a feature on the career of the King of Monster Make-Up, Jack Pierce. Entitled, "Sacred Monsters", it is an installment of the "Legends of the Fantastic" department.
If you happen to find yourself in Paris this weekend, be sure to check out the 2012 Paris International Fantastic Film Festival. The distinctly "Cthulhuesque" poster depicted above promises a healthy dose of fantastic film fare. The artwork is by French illustrator and graphic artist Frederic Domont.
[SOURCE: MAD MOVIES]