Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The (2015; UK; Colour; 122m) ∗∗∗ d. John Madden; w. Ol Parker; ph. Ben Smithard; m. Thomas Newman. Cast: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Penelope Wilton, Diana Hardcastle, Tena Desae, Lillete Dubey, Richard Gere, David Strathairn, Tamsin Greig. As the Best Exotic Marigold…
Month: January 2016
Shaft: Imitation of Life… Google Books Preview
A preview of Shaft: Imitation of Life Issue #1 is now available on Google Books. The preview has the lettered versions of the early pages as well as some of the later pages including this extract below. The comic book is due to be published by Dynamite Entertainment on 10 February.
Film Review – MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY (1993)
MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY (1993, USA, 104m, PG) **** Comedy, Drama, Mystery dist. TriStar Pictures (USA), Columbia Tristar Films (UK); pr co. TriStar Pictures / Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions; d. Woody Allen; w. Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman; pr. Robert Greenhut, Joseph Hartwick, Helen Robin; ph. Carlo Di Palma (Technicolor | 1.85:1); ed. Susan…
Film Review – FATHER OF THE BRIDE PART II (1995)
Father of the Bride Part II (1995; USA; Colour; 106m) ∗∗∗ d. Charles Shyer; w. Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer; ph. William A. Fraker, Elliot Davis; m. Alan Silvestri. Cast: Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short, Kimberly Williams, George Newbern, Kieran Culkin, B. D. Wong, Peter Michael Goetz, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Jane Adams, Eugene Levy, Rebecca Chambers,…
Film Review – STAR WARS: EPISODE VII – THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015; USA; FotoKem; 135m) ∗∗∗∗½ d. J. J. Abrams; w. J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, Michael Arndt; ph. Daniel Mindel; m. John Williams. Cast: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Harrison Ford, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy…
Cover for Shaft: Imitation of Life #3
Bleeding Cool website has posted a view of the cover to Shaft : Imitation of Life, Part 3: Love and Loss, due out 13 April.
More sample artwork for Shaft: Imitation of Life
Dietrich Smith has posted some samples of his artwork for the new Shaft comic book series Imitation of Life on his website. As well as the first few pages (unlettered) of Issue #1, previously referenced here, there are examples of sketches and colouring (by Alex Guimaraes).
Film Review – FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991)
FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991, USA, 105m, PG) ***½ Comedy dist. Buena Vista Pictures (USA), Warner Bros. (UK); pr co. Touchstone Pictures / Sandollar Productions; d. Charles Shyer; w. Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer (based on the 1950 screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett and the novel by Edward Streeter); pr. Carol Baum, Nancy Meyers,…
Shaft comic book and novel release date confirmed
Dynamite have updated the release dates for Issue #1 of the new comic book Shaft: Imitation of Life and the novel Shaft’s Revenge as 10 February. Whilst Amazon on both sides of the Atlantic quote later dates, the latest being 23 February (US) and 25 February (UK) for Shaft’s Revenge, this is likely driven by…
Film Review – THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE (1961)
Day the Earth Caught Fire, The (1961; UK; B&W; 99m) ∗∗∗∗ d. Val Guest; w. Val Guest, Wolf Mankowitz; ph. Harry Waxman; m. Stanley Black. Cast: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden, Reginald Beckwith, Gene Anderson, Renée Asherson, Arthur Christiansen, Austin Trevor, Edward Underdown, Ian Ellis. Political science fiction drama about…