American Gangster (2007; USA; Technicolor; 157m) ∗∗∗½ d. Ridley Scott; w. Steven Zaillian; ph. Harris Savides; m. Marc Streitenfeld; ed. Pietro Scalia. Cast: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Lymari Nadal, Ted Levine, Roger Guenveur Smith, John Hawkes, RZA, Yul Vazquez, Malcolm Goodwin, Ruby Dee, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, John Ortiz, Cuba Gooding Jr., Armand…
Month: December 2014
Shaft #2 Preview on Google Books
A preview of the second Shaft comic book, due to be published on 7 January 2015 is available on Google Books. The preview also highlights author David Walker’s playlist and a look at the cover art for Shaft #3 by Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz & Ivan Nunes (below right), which will be published on 4 February 2015.
Book Review – DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? (1968) by Philip K. Dick
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? by PHILIP K. DICK (1968, Gollancz/Orion Books Ltd., Paperback, 214pp) ∗∗∗∗∗ Blurb: Through the mean streets of a grim 21st century megalopolis, bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked, searching out the renegade andys who were his prey. But this assignment involved Nexus-6 targets and as a result Deckard quickly…
Merry Christmas
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Shaft #4 Cover Preview
Francesco Francavilla has posted a preview of his cover for Shaft #4.
Film Review – ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE (1969)
ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE (1969, UK, 142m, PG) ****½ Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance, Thriller dist. United Artists; pr co. Eon Productions; d. Peter R. Hunt; w. Richard Maibaum (based on the novel by Ian Fleming); pr. Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman; ph. Michael Reed (Technicolor | 2.39:1); m. John Barry; ed. John Glen; pd….
Comic Book Review – SHAFT #1 (2014)
SHAFT #1 (3 December 2014, Dynamite Entertainment) ∗∗∗∗∗ Shaft Created by Ernest Tidyman Written and Lettered by David F. Walker Illustrated by Bilquis Evely Coloured by Daniela Miwa Cover A by Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz and Ivan Nunes I’m not a regular reader of comic books – I own a handful of graphic novels and compilations of such newspaper…
Shaft Comic Book released today
Shaft #1 written by David Walker with art by Bilquis Evely is published today. The 32-page comic is available in a variety of covers:- Cover A Main: Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz (right) Cover B Variant: Francesco Francavilla Cover C Variant: Michael Avon Oeming Cover D Variant: Ulises Farinas Cover E Variant: Matt Haley Dynamite’s publicity reads: Who’s the…
Film Review – THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT (1955)
THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT (1955, Exclusive/Hammer Film Productions, UK, 82 mins, B&W, 1.66:1, Mono, Cert: PG, Sci-Fi Horror Thriller) ∗∗∗½ Starring: Brian Donlevy (Prof. Bernard Quatermass), Jack Warner (Insp. Lomax), Margia Dean (Mrs. Judith Carroon), Thora Hird (Rosemary ‘Rosie’ Elizabeth Wrigley), Gordon Jackson (BBC TV producer), David King-Wood (Dr. Gordon Briscoe), Harold Lang (Christie),…