Acting

Alan Jones

Born 1933-08-16

Alan Jones is a film critic, broadcaster, and reporter primarily focused on movies in production, especially in the horror fantasy genre

Acting credits

Scala!!! poster
7.8

This feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years.

Scala!!!

2024

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NR

Two autograph hounds attend an air show at Santa Anita racetrack.

Soaring Stars

1942

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle poster
6.4

A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam perpetrated by him in order to make "a million pounds."

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

1980

Cult of Terror poster
6.8

A journey of years through many countries and film festivals; a nostalgic, adrenaline-fueled and rock-spirited immersion into the universe of cinephilia, in search of genre specialists, fans and filmmakers who speak of their shared passion for fantastic cinema; a whole international spiritual community united under the cathartic shadow of horror.

Cult of Terror

2017

Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39 poster
10.0

Every Video Nasty from the DPP list of 39 is critiqued and explored, followed by the original trailers.

Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39

2010

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6.0

Documentary about Mario Bava's film "The Girl Who Knew Too Much" and its impact on the Giallo genre.

All About the Girl: Memories of a Giallo Gem

2014

Wake Up Punk poster
8.0

Joe Corré, son of punk visionaries Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, burns an estimated £5M worth of punk memorabilia protesting the commodification of punk. The film takes this incendiary act of ‘cultural terrorism’ and the questions it raised to explore the lifespan and true worth of punk - the 20th century's most volatile movement.

Wake Up Punk

2022

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7.5

A documentary about the 1981 film The Evil Dead, featuring interviews with movie critics, filmmakers, and others.

The Living Love The Dead

2003

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror poster
6.8

Documentary that explores Argento's film career.

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

2001

Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33 poster
10.0

Every Video Nasty from the DPP list of dropped 33 titles is critiqued and explored, followed by the original trailers.

Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33

2010

Video Nasties: Draconian Days poster
7.4

The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP & VIDEOTAPE documentary, director Jake West and producer Marc Morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 Video Recordings Act. A time when Britain plunged into a new Dark Age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became the bloody eviscerated victim of continuing dread created by self-aggrandizing moral guardians. With passionate and entertaining interviews from the people who lived through it and more jaw dropping archive footage, get ready to reflect and rejoice the passing of a landmark era.

Video Nasties: Draconian Days

2014

Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys poster
NR

Told in Graham Humphreys' own words and through a series of intimate conversations, Captured Souls explores the life and legacy of the UK's most iconic horror illustrator. From a childhood marked by a haunting Ladybird skeleton to the gouache-drenched goth era of Evil Dead and Nightmare on Elm Street, Graham reflects on a career that has defined horror for generations. Featuring discussions with Reece Shearsmith, Andy Nyman, Madeline Smith, Alan Jones, and more, the film charts a vivid time line through banned video sleeves, goth clubs, iconic posters, and the rediscovery of a lost original.

Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys

2025

The Joy Of Disco poster
6.0

A film about how a much-derided music actually changed the world. Between 1969 and 1979 disco was born through gay liberation, female desire in the age of feminism and led to the birth of modern club culture before taking the world by storm. This in turn led to the 'Disco Sucks' movement and the inevitable backlash. With contributions from Nile Rodgers, Robin Gibb, Kathy Sledge and Ian Schrager.

The Joy Of Disco

2012

The Errand poster
7.0

A soldier at an elite military institution is sent on a strange and increasingly nightmarish errand in this full-on fever-dream thriller from long-time Pete Walker collaborator David McGillivray (House of Whipcord).

The Errand

1980

Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List A-L poster
NR

The focus is on the eighty-two Section 3 titles, those advised by the DPP not to be obscene, but still known to have been seized. After a short introduction, each film is discussed in turn by an expert, followed by the film's trailer.

Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List A-L

2014

Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List M-Z poster
NR

The focus is on the eighty-two Section 3 titles, those advised by the DPP not to be obscene, but still known to have been seized. After a short introduction, each film is discussed in turn by an expert, followed by the film's trailer.

Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List M-Z

2014

Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back poster
NR

Film critic Kim Newman, Total Film news editor Rosie Fletcher, and film critic Alan Jones discuss Heavenly Creatures and the story the film chronicles, as well as Peter Jackson and his legacy.

Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back

2011