THE FINAL SILENCE by STUART NEVILLE (2014, Vintage, 336pp) ∗∗∗∗ Blurb: Rea Carlisle has inherited a house from an uncle she never knew. It doesn’t take her long to clear out the dead man’s remaining possessions, but one room remains stubbornly locked. When Rea finally forces it open she discovers inside a chair, a…
Month: August 2015
Film Review – TAKEN 3 (2015)
Taken 3 (2015; France/USA; FotoKem; 109m) ∗∗½ d. Olivier Megaton; w. Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen; ph. Eric Kress; m. Nathaniel Méchaly. Cast: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Jonny Weston, Forest Whitaker, Dougray Scott, Jon Gries, Leland Orser, Andrew Howard, Don Harvey, Al Sapienza. Ex-government operative Bryan Mills is accused of a ruthless murder…
Film Review – HOLLYWOODLAND (2006)
Hollywoodland (2006; USA; Technicolor; 126m) ∗∗∗½ d. Allen Coulter; w. Paul Bernbaum; ph. Jonathan Freeman; m. Marcelo Zarvos. Cast: Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck, Bob Hoskins, Robin Tunney, Joe Spano, Molly Parker, Kathleen Robertson, Lois Smith, Phillip MacKenzie, Larry Cedar, Eric Kaldor, Caroline Dhavernas, Zach Mills. Inspired by one of Hollywood’s most infamous real-life…
Dynamite’s SHAFT gets trade-paperback release in October
David F Walker’s 6-part Shaft comic book will be released in a 176-page trade paperback format by Dynamite on 21 October 2015. The book compiles all 6 individual instalments of the series, which was well received by Shaft fans and comic book aficionados alike. The series also was the winner of the 2015 Glyph Comics Award for…
Film Review – WHILE WE’RE YOUNG (2014)
While We’re Young (2014; USA; Colour; 97m) ∗∗∗∗ d. Noah Baumbach; w. Noah Baumbach; ph. Sam Levy; m. James Murphy. Cast: Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Driver, Charles Grodin, Brady Corbet, Maria Dizzia, Dree Hemingway, Adam Horovitz, Adam Senn, James Saito, Ryan Serhant, Greta Lee, Ashley James, Matthew Maher. An uptight documentary filmmaker…
Book Review – DEAR BOY: THE LIFE OF KEITH MOON by Tony Fletcher (1998/2005)
DEAR BOY: THE LIFE OF KEITH MOON by TONY FLETCHER (1998/2005, Omnibus, Paperback, 596pp) ∗∗∗∗∗ Blurb: Keith Moon was more than just rock’s greatest drummer, he was a phenomenal character and an extravagant hell raiser who – in a final, uncharacteristic act of grace – actually did die before he got old. This new edition includes…
Film Review – SILVER DREAM RACER (1980)
Silver Dream Racer (1980; UK; Eastmancolor; 111m) ∗∗½ d. David Wickes; w. David Wickes, Michael Billington; ph. Paul Beeson; m. David Essex. Cast: David Essex, Beau Bridges, Cristina Raines, Clarke Peters, Harry H. Corbett, Diane Keen, Lee Montague, Sheila White, Patrick Ryecart, Ed Bishop, T.P. McKenna, David Baxt. A young hot-headed motorbike enthusiast inherits the prototype…
Film Review Round-up – The first three (of eight) THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. films from the 1960s
To Trap a Spy (1964; USA; Metrocolor; 92m) ∗∗∗ d. Don Medford; w. Sam Rolfe; ph. Joseph F. Biroc; m. Jerry Goldsmith. Cast: Robert Vaughn, Luciana Paluzzi, Pat Crowley, Fritz Weaver, William Marshall, Will Kuluva, David McCallum, Ivan Dixon, Victoria Shaw, Eric Berry, Miguel Ángel Landa. The pilot for the TV series The Man from…
Music Review – TONY BANKS: A CHORD TOO FAR (2015)
TONY BANKS – A CHORD TOO FAR (2015, Esoteric, 4CDs) ∗∗∗∗ CD1: Rebirth – From Soundtracks At The Edge Of Night – From The Fugitive Walls Of Sound – From Strictly Inc. Lion Of Symmetry – From Soundtracks The More I Hide It – From Bankstatement Shortcut To Somewhere – From Soundtracks The Waters Of Lethe…