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As a film journalist and critic, Jonathan Melville contributed to the likes of BBC Radio Scotland, SFX Magazine and the Edinburgh Evening News.

2022 sees the publication of his third book, Local Hero: Making a Scottish Classic, going behind the scenes of the 1983 film with contributions from cast and crew.

His second book, A Kind of Magic: Making the Original Highlander, was released in 2020 and looked at the making of the 1986 film. It features new interviews with more than 60 cast and crew, including Christopher Lambert and Clancy Brown, plus Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor.

Melville's first book, Seeking Perfection: The Unofficial Guide to Tremors, went beneath the surface of the horror comedy franchise, combining extensive research with ...more

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