January 26th, 2010

Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall, the publishers of the extremely terrific British film magazine Cinema Retro are putting together a movie location road trip that sounds like it could be a blast for anyone interested in action/adventure films of the 1960s and 1970s.
Running from April 23 to May 1 of 2010, the Movie Magic Tour is intended to celebrate the British film industry’s contribution to genre picture making by paying visits to some of its most famous locations. Here’s just some of what the Cinema Retro guys are promising for genre cinema fans:
An exclusive tour of Pinewood Studios and its famous 007 stage. This celebrity-stocked event will feature a variety of actors from the various James Bond films and a gourmet dinner fit for 997 himself at the exclusive golf club where Goldfinger was filmed.

A visit to the Portmeirion resort in Wales, the exterior filming location for The Village, where Patrick McGoohan’s character was imprisoned in the mysterious TV spy series, The Prisoner.
A night at the legendary 15th century mansion where Robert Wise’s 1963 classic horror film, The Haunting, was filmed.
A screening of MGM’s groundbreaking wide-screen epic, How the West was Won, in all its original, three-projector 1962 Cinerama glory.

A private cruise down the Thames River to the village where John Sturges’ World War II men-on-a-mission adventure, The Eagle Has Landed, was filmed.
A formal presentation of Cinema Retro’s Lifetime Achievement Award to the legendary Sir Christopher Lee (Dracula, Fu Manchu, The Man With The Golden Gun).

And, as they say, there’s much more. The festivities kick off in London at the Henry VIII Hotel on Friday, April 23. For more information on both the Movie Magic Tour and Cinema Retro, click here. And tell ‘em Cyclops Central sent you!

Tags: Christopher Lee, Cinema Retro, Dave Worrall, James Bond, Lee Pfeiffer, Patrick McGoohan
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