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Alan Frank - 1937-2023
MARIA DUARTE remembers Alan Frank, connoisseur of horror films and longtime Morning Star film critic
SIMON DUFF relishes the cross contamination of Damien Hirst’s greatest hits by street artists from France and the US
In view of the grooming gangs inquiry, SIMON PARSONS feels the relevance of this powerful examination of trauma suffered at Medomsley Youth Detention Centre
JOHN GREEN doubts the motivations of a US war photographer who never questions why, or for whom, she is producing images of imperialist conflict
MARIA DUARTE reviews Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Hedda, The Mastermind, and Regretting You
TONY CONWAY welcomes a thrilling and concise history of Hope not Hate, that is also a manual full of tactical advice
PAUL DONOVAN welcomes an inspiring account of living with deafness that has important lessons for the treatment of deaf people in today’s UK
IT was around 2007 when I first met Alan Frank on the film screening circuit, and over the years we became colleagues and firm friends. He was the one who got me involved in writing for the Morning Star.
What struck me was his mischievous grin, the twinkle in his eye and the witty ripostes he always had to hand, plus his knowledge of cinema and the film industry which was second to none, along with his passion and expertise on the horror genre which he wrote extensively on.
He led a fascinating life. He was born in South Africa but was raised in Kenya and spent his holidays in Tanga (he always told me how Tanzanian coffee was the best, having four cups at breakfast).
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