Dynamite Entertainment have updated their site with a promotion for publication of Shaft’s Revenge on 23 December 2015. Amazon still quote 18 February 18 2016, so we’ll have to wait further announcements as to whether this is an advanced release via Dynamite or a date is standardised.
Month: September 2015
Film Review – MURDER, MY SWEET (1944)
MURDER, MY SWEET (1944, USA, 95m, PG) ****½ Crime, Drama, Thriller dist. RKO Radio Pictures; pr co. RKO Radio Pictures; d. Edward Dmytryk; w. John Paxton (based on the novel “Farewell, My Lovely” by Raymond Chandler); pr. Adrian Scott; ph. Harry J. Wild (B&W | 1.37:1); m. Roy Webb; ed. Joseph Noriega; ad. Carroll Clark,…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO – THE MAGICIAN’S APPRENTICE / THE WITCH’S FAMILIAR
THE MAGICIAN’S APPRENTICE / THE WITCH’S FAMILIAR 2 episodes / 95m / 19 & 26 September 2015 Rating: ∗∗∗∗½ Writer: Steven Moffat Director: Hettie MacDonald Cast: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald), Michelle Gomez (Missy), Julian Bleach (Davros), Jemma Redgrave (Kate Stewart), Jaye Griffiths (Jac), Harki Bhambra (Mike), Daniel Hoffmann-Gill (Bors), Joey Price (Young Davros), Benjamin Cawley (Kanzo), Aaron Neil (Mr Dunlop), Clare Higgins (Ohila), Nicholas Briggs (Voice of…
Film Review – BLACK SEA (2014)
Black Sea (2014; UK/USA/Russia; Cinelab; 115m) ∗∗∗ d. Kevin Macdonald; w. Dennis Kelly; ph. Christopher Ross; m. Ilan Eshkeri. Cast: Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, David Threlfall, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Sergey Puskepalis, Michael Smiley, Grigory Dobrygin, Sergey Veksler, Sergey Kolesnikov. In order to make good with his former employers, a submarine captain takes a job…
Film Review – SADDLE THE WIND (1958)
Saddle the Wind (1958; USA; Metrocolor; 84m) ∗∗∗ d. Robert Parrish; w. Rod Serling, Thomas Thompson; ph. George Folsey; m. Elmer Bernstein. Cast: Robert Taylor, Julie London, John Cassavetes, Donald Crisp, Charles McGraw, Royal Dano, Ray Teal, Richard Erdman. A world-weary former gunslinger, now living as a peaceful farmer finds things go wrong when his…
Update to Guide to Shaft
I’ve updated the Shaft in Print section of my Guide to Shaft part of this site with details of David F Walker’s comic book and new novel, Shaft’s Revenge.
Shaft’s Revenge due for paperback release
Reports on Bleeding Cool say David F. Walker’s novel, Shaft’s Revenge, is due for paperback publication this December – although Amazon displays an 18 February 2016 release date. Walker had written the recent comic book series Shaft, which itself is due for a trade paperback release next month as Shaft: A Complicated Man. Walker says: “Writing…
TV Review – THE TRIALS OF JIMMY ROSE (2015)
Trials of Jimmy Rose, The (TV) (2015, UK, Colour, 135m) ∗∗ d. Adrian Shergold; w. Alan Whiting; ph. Tony Slater-Ling; m. Ben Bartlett; ed. Tania Reddin. Cast: Ray Winstone, Amanda Redman, John Lynch, Mel Raido, Paul Jesson, Tom Cullen, Leticia Dolera, Marion Bailey, Akin Gazi, Charlotte Randle, Leticia Dolera, Jack Colgrave Hirst, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Daisy…
Phil Collins – Remastered back catalogue releases commence on 6 November
Phil Collins’ back catalogue has been remastered and readied for re-release with added material including live versions not previously released, demos and non-album tracks. The first two albums to be released are Phil’s highly influential debut FACE VALUE (1981) and potentially his most personal album BOTH SIDES (1993). The releases, scheduled for 6 November, will…