Way Out West (1937; USA; B&W; 64m) ∗∗∗∗∗ d. James W. Horne; w. Jack Jevne, Charley Rogers, Felix Adler, James Parrott; ph. Art Lloyd, Walter Lundin; m. Marvin Hatley (musical director). Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Sharon Lynn, Jim Mason, James C. Morton, Mary Gordon, Stanley Fields, Chill Wills, Sam Lufkin. Stan and…
Month: December 2015
Film Review – THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (1987)
THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (1987, UK, 130m, PG) ***½ Action, Adventure, Thriller dist. United Artists (USA), United International Pictures (UIP) (UK); pr co. Eon Productions; d. John Glen; w. Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson (based on the short story by Ian Fleming); pr. Albert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson; ph. Alec Mills (Technicolor | 2.39:1); m….
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO – THE HUSBANDS OF RIVER SONG
THE HUSBANDS OF RIVER SONG 1 episode / 56m / 25 December 2015 Rating: ∗∗∗ Writer: Steven Moffat Director: Douglas Mackinnon Cast: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Alex Kingston (River Song), Matt Lucas (Nardole), Greg Davies (King Hydroflax), Rowan Polonski (Flemming), Robert Curtis (Scratch), Chris Lew Kum Hoi (Alphonse), Phillip Rhys (Ramone), Anthony Cozens (Concierge), Nicolle Smartt (Receptionist),…
Book Review – ONLY TO DIE AGAIN by Patrick Lee (2015)
ONLY TO DIE AGAIN by PATRICK LEE (2015, Penguin, 375pp) ∗∗∗ Blurb: A DESPERATE PLEA FOR HELP The middle of the night. Sam Dryden takes a call from an old friend from his days in the military. She needs his help. Urgently. There’s no further explanation. A RACE AGAINST TIME Two hours later, Dryden and his former teammate…
Tony Banks remix and remaster series release news
Having released A 4-CD retrospective with A Chord Too Far through Esoteric, Tony Banks follows up with the planned phased release of his back catalogue. A Curious Feeling (1979) had already been released in 2009 and will be re-released on 26 February 2016 alongside 1983’s The Fugitive. Both albums will be released as a CD (stereo remixes)…
Shaft Reboot throw-down at KIMT
Mike Bunge has contributed a well-written article for KIMT.com comparing Shaft (1971) with Shaft (2000). The article explores the respective attitudes of the studios and film makers for each production and makes a convincing case for the original over the “reboot”. In his summary Mike states, “Shaft (1971) is bold and provocative but with real…
Details and cover for Shaft: Imitation of Life Part 2
The Bleeding Cool website has published details of the Part 2 of Shaft: Imitation of Life, David F. Walker’s new Shaft comic book series. The cover A for Part 2 is again courtesy of Matthew Clark and the blurb reads as follows: Having grown tired of dangerous cases that lead to violence, private detective John…
Film Review – SMALL TIME CROOKS
Small Time Crooks (2000; USA; Technicolor; 94m) ∗∗∗½ d. Woody Allen; w. Woody Allen; ph. Fei Zhao. Cast: Woody Allen, Tracey Ullman, Michael Rapaport, Tony Darrow, Jon Lovitz, Elaine May, Elaine Stritch, Hugh Grant, George Grizzard, Brian McConnachie, Sam Josepher, Carolyn Saxon, Lawrence Howard Levy, Julie Lund, Maurice Sonnenberg. A loser of a crook and…
David Walker talks Shaft: Imitation of Life
David Walker was recently interviewed by Byron Brewer for Bleeding Cool about the new Shaft comic book series Imitation of Life for which the first issue is due out on 3 February 2016. In the interview Walker says: “Shaft is still in a bad place mentally following the case he worked in the original Tidyman novel—which is…
Film Review – THE HOLIDAY (2006)
Holiday, The (2006; USA; DeLuxe; 138m) ∗∗∗½ d. Nancy Meyers; w. Nancy Meyers; ph. Dean Cundey; m. Hans Zimmer. Cast: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach, Edward Burns, Rufus Sewell, Miffy Englefield, Emma Pritchard, Sarah Parish, Shannyn Sossamon, Bill Macy, Shelley Berman, Kathryn Hahn, John Krasinski. Two women troubled with guy-problems…