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He has spoken about the friendship in several TV and radio documentaries. Jones worked for designer
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music and his arrest for wearing a punk T-shirt. He has made television appearances in
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As a co-presenter of London's Shock Around The Clock festival and the
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magazine from 1977 to 2002 and reviewed for the British magazine
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and his memories of Vicious formed the basis of director
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of the Trieste Science + Fiction Festival in Italy.
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In 2022 Jones became the 638:'s 'Fantasm', he conducted lectures for 445:from 1980 until 2008. A film critic for 1400: 1239:McClintock, Pamela (24 December 2006). 1506: 1374: 1340: 1212: 1182: 977:, Jones, Alan, FAB Press, London, 2004 710:), Science + Fiction (Italy), MotelX ( 598:BBC documentary series, talking about 1454: 1401:Nastasi, Alison (17 September 2012). 1186:Not Abba: The Real Story of The 1970s 1176: 1129:Van Damme – The Muscles From Brussels 519: 471:. He has also been a film critic for 1341:Murphy, Mekado (25 September 2015). 1289: 1208: 1206: 968: 463:Radio Times Guide to Science Fiction 253:notability guideline for biographies 235: 178: 58: 17: 1424:Whittington, James (27 July 2012). 1011:Tomb Raider: The Official Companion 993:, Jones, Alan and Kantonen, Jussi, 783: 737: 674:. Jones is an active member of the 590:The Top 100 British Box Office Hits 457:, he has made contributions to the 426:in 1977, after which he became the 420:genre. His first assignment was on 13: 1455:Halen, Adrian (19 November 2010). 14: 1535: 1478: 1375:Butane, Johnny (3 October 2004). 1203: 1189:. HarperCollins UK. p. 311. 1001:The Rough Guide to Horror Movies, 943: 870:The Bird with the Crystal Plumage 758:. He features in the documentary 555:, and played himself in the film 33:This article has multiple issues. 1290:Hunt, Edward (2 November 2023). 240: 204:. Please discuss further on the 183: 63: 22: 1448: 1417: 1213:Astley, Sab (18 October 2021). 963: 751:The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle 576:about Italian horror directors 558:The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle 41:or discuss these issues on the 1394: 1368: 1334: 1309: 1283: 1258: 1232: 1: 1169: 1112:My Way: The Sid Vicious Story 1063:Shock Xpress Volume 1 & 2 678:. He has served on juries at 524:Jones was close friends with 287:"Alan Jones" film critic 116:"Alan Jones" film critic 1149:The Day Britain Turned Disco 764:and its sequel, directed by 74:biography of a living person 7: 1490:Rotten Tomatoes critic page 1485:FrightFest official website 1058:The BFI Companion to Horror 948:Jones worked with director 676:London Film Critics' Circle 666:and filmed interviews with 101:must be removed immediately 10: 1540: 1154:When Disco Ruled the World 1094:TV and radio contributions 564: 459:Radio Times Guide to Films 260:reliable secondary sources 249:The topic of this article 1377:"Profundo Argento (Book)" 1068:Brian De Palma Interviews 937:A Nightmare on Elm Street 696:Festival du Film de Paris 630:Festivals and film juries 592:. 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