Contents

· It’s a Yorkshire Thing: An Interview with David Bradley of KES – by Kier-La Janisse
An in-depth talk with the star of Ken Loach’s beloved British classic

· After-School Shootout: The Lowry Brothers’ HAWK JONES – by Paul Corupe
Paul Corupe interviews the director of the all-kid 80s cop action movie

· Bad Hair Day: Producer Rock Demers on THE PEANUT BUTTER SOLUTION – by Bret Berg
The CineFamily’s Bret Berg talks to the man who prompted a million childhood nightmares

· Curley and his Gang: The Laughably Short Life of Hal Roach’s Second Kid Comedy Crew – by Zack Carlson
Destroy All Movies!! co-author Zack Carlson takes Hal “Little Rascals” Roach to task over his flubbed follow-up

· They Can See In The Dark: An Interview with Richard Nielsen, Writer/Producer of THE LITTLE VAMPIRE – by Cheryl Singleton
A rare conversation with the creator of the strange, short-lived Canadian-German TV series

· Motherless Child: The Power and Poetry of THE UGLY LITTLE BOY – by Chris Alexander
A personal remembrance of coming-of-age with Isaac Asimov’s moving tale, adapted for the small screen with 70s series Classics Dark and Dangerous.

· They Let Me Keep a Crocodile: A Conversation with Stephen Rosenberg, Child Star of 1978′s JACOB TWO-TWO MEETS THE HOODED FANG– by Zack Carlson
Zack Carlson tracks down the star of the DIY Canadian classic adapted from Mordecai Richler’s celebrated kids book.

· THE CHILDREN OF TIMES SQUARE – by Robin Bougie
Robin Bougie interweaves his own history with that of Curtis Hanson’s seedy, streetwise 1986 TV movie.

· Dear Judy: Australian Childhood Mythologized in SEVEN LITTLE AUSTRALIANS – by Briony Kidd
Briony Kidd’s love-letter to the feisty, tragic character at the center of Ethel Turner’s classic 1894 novel, as seen in the 1973 TV miniseries.

· The Dark Side of Disney: An Interview with Directors John Hough and Paul Hough – by Kier-La Janisse
We talk to John Hough – director of The Watcher in the Woods and the Witch Mountain films – and his son, filmmaker Paul Hough, about the implications of making (and watching) children’s entertainment in the 1970s.

· Cosmic Rays and Mind Travel: Anthony Read’s CHOCKY Trilogy – by Owen Williams
Owen Williams looks at Anthony Read’s odd and scary television adaptation of John Wyndham’s final novel, Chocky, and its subsequent sequels.

· Knowing is Half the Battle: An Interview with ABC Afterschool Specials Producer Martin Tahse – by Kier-La Janisse

· A Who’s Who of ABC Afterschool Specials – by Kier-La Janisse
An A-Z of our favourite familiar faces from the series in the 70s and 80s.

· Stinky: Abbott and Costello’s Resident Man-Child – by Robert Dayton
Robert Dayton, the Canadian Romantic himself, asks, “Who is Stinky? And what does he mean?”

· Motion Picture Purgatory: KENNY, THE KID BROTHER (1988)– by Rick Trembles
Trembles’ legendary comic-form movie review takes on the half-bodied hero of Claude Gagnon’s unforgettable docu-drama.

· Kids Flicks Are No Laughing Matter – by Jesse Hawthorne Ficks
From Song of the South to Bugsy Malone and Rich Kids, Jesse Ficks looks at the life lessons imparted by classic family films.

· Ann Turner’s CELIA: They Kill Rabbits, Don’t They?– by Briony Kidd
Briony Kidd talks to Rebecca Smart, the child star of Ann Turner’s terrifying and genre-defying coming of age film.

· Nicoletta Elmi: Italian Horror’s Imp Ascendent – by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Craig Martin
The most memorable child actress from the heyday of Italian horror films gets a retrospective appreciation from Oz’ most astute and enthusiastic scholars.