Johnny Guitar (1954; USA; Trucolor; 110m) ∗∗∗∗½ d. Nicholas Ray; w. Philip Yordan; ph. Harry Stradling Sr.; m. Victor Young; ed. Richard L. Van Enger. Cast: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Scott Brady, Mercedes McCambridge, Ward Bond, Ernest Borgnine, John Carradine, Royal Dano, Ben Cooper. A strong-willed female saloon owner is wrongly suspected of murder and…
Month: February 2015
Book Review – HOPE TO DIE (2001) by Lawrence Block
HOPE TO DIE by LAWRENCE BLOCK (2001, Orion, Paperback, 340pp) ∗∗∗½ Blurb: Byrne and Susan Hollander stroll home from a concert on a fine summer?s evening in New York. Some hours later, their daughter Kristin arrives home to discover her parents brutally killed and the house ransacked. She also finds she is now a very young…
New Line announce they have purchased movie rights to SHAFT
In a report in The Wrap it was announced that New Line have bought the movie rights to Shaft, initially brought to the screen by Gordon Parks on behalf of MGM in 1971. What this means in terms of approach is as yet unclear, but John Davis of Davis Entertainment has been named as the producer. Davis…
Shaft #6 Preview Cover
Francesco Francavilla’s cover for Shaft #6 was recently posted on the artist’s Twitter site. It’s a moody piece with Shaft seated on the rear of a Cadillac Fleetwood. The sixth and final issue of the series is due out in May 2015.
Film Review Round-up – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (2008); OBLIVION (2013) and THE PLUNDERERS (1960)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008; Spain/USA; DeLuxe; 96m) ∗∗∗ d. Woody Allen; w. Woody Allen; ph. Javier Aguirresarobe; ed. Alisa Lepselter. Cast: Javier Bardem, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Patricia Clarkson, Christopher Evan Welch, Chris Messina, Kevin Dunn, Julio Perillan, Zak Orth, Pablo Schreiber, Josep Maria Domenech, Abel Folk, Carrie Preston, Manel Barcelo. Two girlfriends…
Comic Book Review – SHAFT #3 (2015)
SHAFT #3 (4 February 2015, 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 Shaft has been arrested under suspicion of the murder of his girlfriend, Arletha Havens and one of Sal Venneri’s men….
Film Review Round-up – THE EQUALIZER (2014); CALVARY (2014) and MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT (2014)
Equalizer, The (2014; USA; DeLuxe; 131m) ∗∗∗ d. Antoine Fuqua; w. Richard Wenk; ph. Mauro Fiore; m. Harry Gregson-Williams; ed. John Refoua. Cast: Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz, Melissa Leo, Haley Bennett, Marton Csokas, Dan Bilzerian, Bill Pullman, Vladimir Kulich, Johnny Messner, Robert Wahlberg, David Harbour, Meredith Prunty, Chanty Sok, David Meunier. In this big-screen…
Shaft #3 Review Round-up
Some positive early reviews are in for the third issue of David Walker and Bilquis Evely’s Shaft comic book: blacknerdproblems.com: “Shaft continues to be a great read, one that should have a steadily growing fan base, because if you’re not reading this you’re crazier than he is. It’s going to hit the fan really soon…
Shaft #3 out today
The third issue of David Walker and Bilquis Evely’s Shaft comic book series is out today from Dynamite Entertainment. Blurb: John Shaft didn’t go looking for trouble; it came looking for him, and in the process, a lot of people died. Devastated by the murder of a friend, Shaft wants answers and revenge-though not necessarily in…
Film Review Round-up – BEAR ISLAND (1979) and WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY (2014)
Bear Island (1979; Canada/UK; Colour; 118m) ∗∗∗ d. Don Sharp; w. David Butler, Don Sharp; ph. Alan Hume; m. Robert Farnon; ed. Tony Lower. Cast: Donald Sutherland, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Barbara Parkins, Lloyd Bridges, Lawrence Dane, Patricia Collins, Michael J. Reynolds, Nicholas Cortland. A group of people converge on a barren Arctic…