THE BROKEN PLACES by ACE ATKINS (2013, Corsair, Paperback, 432pp) ∗∗∗∗∗ Blurb: A year after becoming sheriff, Quinn Colson is faced with the release of an infamous murderer from prison. Jamey Dixon comes back to Jericho preaching redemption, and some believe him; but for the victim’s family, the only thought is revenge. Another group who doesn’t believe…
Month: November 2014
Film Review – DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2014)
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2014, Chernin Entertainment/ TSG Entertainment, USA, 131 mins, Colour, 1.85:1, Dolby Atmos/SDDS/Datasat, Cert: 12, Sci-Fi Action Thriller) ∗∗∗∗ Starring: Andy Serkis (Caesar), Jason Clarke (Malcolm), Gary Oldman (Dreyfus), Keri Russell (Ellie), Toby Kebbell (Koba), Kodi Smit-McPhee (Alexander), Kirk Acevedo (Carver), Nick Thurston (Blue Eyes), Terry Notary…
Film Review – GODZILLA (2014)
GODZILLA (2014, Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures, USA/Japan, 123 mins, Colour, 2.35:1, Dolby Atmos/SDDS/Datasat, Cert: 12, Sci-Fi Action Thriller) ∗∗∗ Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Ford Brody), Ken Watanabe (Dr. Ishiro Serizawa), Bryan Cranston (Joe Brody), Elizabeth Olsen (Elle Brody), Carson Bolde (Sam Brody), Sally Hawkins (Vivienne Graham), Juliette Binoche (Sandra Brody), David Strathairn (Admiral William Stenz),…
Shaft #3 Variant Covers Released
Covers by Francesco Francavilla and Sanford Greene for the third issue of Dynamite’s Shaft comic book series written by David Walker and due out on 4 February 2015 have been released. Blurb for the issue gives an exciting summary of the plot: Devastated by the murder of a friend, Shaft wants answers and revenge-though not necessarily in…
Shaft’s Revenge
Each of Dynamite Entertainment’s six Shaft comic books penned by David F. Walker will contain a download link, via a QR reader, to a short novel by Walker entitled Shaft’s Revenge. This is the first original prose work to feature Ernest Tidyman’s creation since the original books went out of print in the late 1970s. As…
Cover art for Shaft #2 comic book
Denys Cowan has published cover art he has worked on with Bill Sienkiewicz for Dynamite Entertainments second issue of Shaft, their new comic book series based on Ernest Tidyman’s novels. Issue #2 goes on sale on 14 January 2015.
Film Review – A LONELY PLACE TO DIE (2011)
A LONELY PLACE TO DIE (2011, Carnaby International / Eigerwand Pictures / Molinare Studio, 99 mins, Colour, 2.35:1, Dolby Digital, Cert: 15, Action Crime Thriller) ∗∗∗ Starring: Alec Newman (Rob), Ed Speleers (Ed), Melissa George (Alison), Kate Magowan (Jenny), Garry Sweeney (Alex), Holly Boyd (Anna), Douglas Russell (Hunter 1), Alan Steele (Hunter 2),…
More Shaft Comic Book Preview Panels
Dynamite Entertainment have updated their site promoting the first edition of the Shaft comic book, due to be published on 3 December 2014. The sample panels show Shaft in a boxing bout and also flashbacks to his service in Vietnam.
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO Series 8 (2014)
DOCTOR WHO: SERIES 8 (2014, BBC, UK, 1 x 77 mins, 1 x 60 mins and 10 x 45 mins, Colour, 1.78:1, Dolby Digital, Cert: PG, Sci-Fi/Adventure) ∗∗∗∗∗ Starring: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald). Executive Producer: Steven Moffat, Brian Minchin; Producer: Nikki Wilson, Peter Bennett; Music: Murray Gold. Peter Capaldi is the most…
Book Review – DEAD MEN AND BROKEN HEARTS (2012) by CRAIG RUSSELL
DEAD MEN AND BROKEN HEARTS by Craig Russell (2012, Quercus, Paperback, 438pp) ∗∗∗∗∗ Blurb: Lennox is looking for legitimate cases – anything’s better than working for the Three Kings, the crime bosses who run Glasgow’s underworld. So when a woman comes into his office and hires him to follow her husband, it seems…