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Universal Film Issue 11 - 2013 About Universal UniversalClassic Film Film Reviews - “Dial M For Murder” and “Cleopatra” Issue 11 - 2013 UNIVERSALwww.ufmag.biz FILM ISSUE 11 OF 2013 Mad Frankie Fraser Film P.8 Ireland -Cork Film Festival P.26 60 years of crime - 40 people dead - 42 years in prison - certified insane 3 times Mad Frankie Fraser “a true story about Britain’s most prolific underworld killer “ Free Issue of Movie Money Magazine included Exhibition Mandela BFI UK release1 Film London date Opens Filmwww.ufmag.biz Fest www.ufmag.biz Universal Film Issue 11 - 2013 About Universal The Universal Film Magazine Magazine is a free magazine that delivers passionate and creative coverage about Editor DOM MURICU the global film and festival communities. 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Universal film Magazine Email: [email protected] DISCLAIMER: Readers should consult with a lawyer before Online: www.ufmag.biz solely relying on any information contained herein. 2 www.ufmag.biz www.ufmag.biz Universal Film Issue 11 - 2013 Contents FEATURED STORIES: Groucho Club Child Abuse Scandal Exhibition P.16 10 UK child abuse scandal /BBC/Grocuho Cleopatra 10 Classic Film Review by Derek Winnert Mad Frankie Fraser 12 New Brit Gangster Film Fairlight Announcement 14 Fairlight partner with Adobe Steven Fischer Article 22 Steven talks of Old School New School Dial M For Murder P.19 Cork Film Festival 30 The 58th Cork Film Festival 57th BFI 34 London Film Festival Winners The Monuments Men 42 Twentieth Century Fox UK release date 14 th Polish Film Festival 46 Review by UFM’s own Pat Pawlak Third World Entertainment 56 by John Robert Beardsley with Paula Devlin Big Game P.20 Mandela P.44 3 www.ufmag.biz www.ufmag.biz Universal Film Issue 11 - 2013 NO END IN SIGHT FOR UK CHILD ABUSE SCANDAL Since our editor exposed the largest child abuse network operating on the members forum of celebrity haunt, the Groucho Club, one paedophile scandal after another has followed in the UK with no apparent end in sight. ver since a child abuse network was uncovered operating on the famous Groucho Clubs own members forum, the BBC alleged child abuse E scandal that has hit the headlines and has now become a threat to the existence of the BBC itself. Allegations of child abuse BBC celebrity presenter, Sir Jimmy Savile, now incorporate two inquiries at the BBC and a convicted paedophile pop star, Gary and a Police investigation that involves Glitter, sexually abusing underage girls in hundreds of complaints against celebrities in the dressing rooms at the BBC studios. and a series of arrests have taken place. Karin Ward made the claims in documentary The scandal bears an uncanny similarity on ITV, a major public service TV network to another in the United recent exposé Kingdom. Ms’ of child abuse “Police investigating Ward claims that in the UK. she was abused The discovery hundreds of complaints” by another that the UK television Media Haunt: the Groucho Club, had one presenter when she was 14 years old, and of the the largest child abuse networks in saw Glitter having sex with an underage girl UK history operating on the clubs online in Sir Jimmy Savile’s dressing room. members only forum which was covered up. Despite the network operating with The Director-General of the BBC, George complete impunity for almost a year on Entwistle, said that he would like to apologise the members’ forum, where children as on behalf of the BBC. However, he ruled out young as 7 years old were sold for sex. an internal inquiry into the damning child abuse claims despite a multitude of victims We now come full circle, and over a year and coming forward stating they were abused a half later, one of the UK’s most well-known on BBC property. The BBC faced mounting and respected institutions is also under attack pressure to investigate the damning claims. over child abuse allegations and another alleged cover-up. This time it’s the UK’s own The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, BBC that has been rocked by allegations that called for the allegations of sexual abuse to be children were abused at the BBC’s own studios thoroughly investigated. The PM said that the in London by a host of celebrities. The recent women’s claims of sexual abuse as teenagers avalanche of allegations followed claims by a at the BBC were “truly shocking.” He said that woman who alleges that she witnessed the the allegations should be looked into by the 4 www.ufmag.biz www.ufmag.biz Universal Film Issue 11 - 2013 BBC – and, if necessary, by the police. At this stage the BBC then did a complete U-turn: George Entwistle said the BBC Corporation would conduct an inquiry into alleged abuse of teenage girls after all, but only after a police investigation had concluded. Just hours after Mr. Cameron called for a full internal investigation, former BBC chief, Mark they had been abused or had knowledge Thompson, who stood down last month, of abuse at the Duncroft School in Surrey, made the astonishing claim that he knew UK, which was shut down in 1980. But the nothing about the alleged abuse of teenage investigation was never aired after Peter girls and had not even heard “rumours” at Rippon, the editor of Newsnight, decided to any time during his eight years as Director- abandon the broadcast in December, shortly General of the BBC. before the BBC broadcasted three separate tributes to the alleged paedophile, Sir Mr Entwistle told BBC Radio 4’s Today , Jimmy Savile, during the weeks surrounding “These are awful allegations that have been Christmas, 2011. made, and they are criminal allegations, and the first thing I want to say is that the women A British Politician, Mr. Rob Wilson, MP for involved here have gone through something Reading East, has written to the chairman awful, something I deeply regret they should of the BBC Trust, Lord Patten, urging him to have to go through, and I would like to ensure the BBC is totally transparent regarding apologise on behalf of the organisation to all of the allegations being made. Speaking each and every one of them for what they’ve on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, had to endure here.” Mr Wilson said, “There’s a lot more to this than criminality – this is about a culture Entwistle added that that apparently existed the BBC would conduct “Groucho Club forum within, particularly the its own inquiry “when had children as young BBC light entertainment the police have finished department and who everything they have to as 7 on sale for sex” knows where else.” do, and when they give me an assurance that there is no danger of us Wilson added, “It was, in any way compromising or contaminating according to those who were part of it, an an investigation.” He went on to say that any environment where young girls could be investigation would need to be done in “two molested and possibly worse, and female phases,” and that the BBC would “take a look presenters groped. Now, this was allegedly properly” after the police inquiry. “So, it’s tolerated, known about, and allowed to critically important that we start by putting continue, and it’s alleged that a blind eye the BBC at the disposal of the police in this was turned to this. It’s becoming, with every regard. Any BBC probe,” he added, “would passing day, more and more obvious that Sir examine the broad question of what was Jimmy The Infamous Groucho Club going on and whether anybody around Savile was rotten, but he apparently was not Jimmy Savile knew what was going on.” alone in this, and that the culture in at least part of the BBC was utterly corrupted.” After BBC presenter Jimmy Savile died on October 29 last year, the BBC’s Newsnight Asked if he would call for ITV to hold an programme spent six weeks investigating inquiry as well, Wilson said, “I hope that any allegations that he abused pupils when he broadcaster that has these sorts of allegations was at the height of his fame in the 1970s. BBC moves very swiftly to deal with them.” About journalists spoke to ten women who claimed 40 people have now come forward.
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