Volume 1, Issue 1 January 2026 Filmphernalia Your New Entertainment Bud From the Editor’s Desk Lines Immortal “After all, tomorrow is another day.” Gone with the Wind (1939) How many times have you thought of abstaining from putting one more on your plate only to do it eventually as you realize the plate can fit some more? Filmospheric is that item and since it had enough room of its own for a newsletter, Filmphernalia was born. Now Filmospheric, my site with movie reviews and articles from topics in the Entertainment world, is about the same age as Filmphernalia since it’s still not a year that the site was born. It’s kind of having twins, getting more love while soothing your anxieties about raising them with the thought that love conquers all. Inside this issue: Screenopticals: Tom Cruise in Action, The Matrix, and Die Hard FilmBuzz — Usual, Unusual, and Unheard Scripter’s Haven — Sharks Shorts Contest Q&A: Guillaume Campanacci — Styling the Shot Retro Fandom — Airwolf Flies Again! Film Quiz Been There, Seen It! 2 2 2 The Fabulous 3 3 3 4 Over the past two months, I’ve seen some really great movies from the yesteryears, making it a challenge to pick and choose for creating a short list of the best ones. It depends on one’s taste, mood, and other things. So here are my five picks for this month. 1. Babette’s Feast (1987) 2. Life with Father (1947) 3. Out of the Past (1947) 4. Decision at Sundown (1957) 5. Century (1993) Danish Faith-based Drama Classic Hollywood Comedy Film Noir Western Period Drama For the inaugural issue of Filmphernalia, I’m including entries rather randomly and trying to get as much of glimpses of the site as possible. For now, it’s not a huge site—just a hundred reviews, a few articles – or Screenopticals (my coinage) – and this infant newsletter. External content like a short chat with someone from the filmmaking world, news preferably from indie filmmaking circles, maybe a movie quiz, and some other tidbits will be included. I’ll be open to letters from readers as well as contributions, and suggestions of course for making this newborn worth your time. Filmphernalia is planned to be published 6 issues a year, or one issue every other month. This may change with time, Ernest Dempsey December 31, 2025 depending on time and content manageability. Let’s get on this ride together! Thank you for your time and feel free to reach out via the Contact Form on https:// www.filmospheric.com.
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