Absolute Power (1997; USA; Technicolor; 122m) ∗∗½ d. Clint Eastwood; w. William Goldman; ph. Jack N. Green; m. Lennie Niehaus. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Scott Glenn, Dennis Haysbert, Judy Davis, E. G. Marshall, Melora Hardin, Ken Welsh, Penny Johnson, Richard Jenkins, Alison Eastwood, Kimber Eastwood. A career thief witnesses a…
Month: April 2016
Book Review – HUNTED by Paul Finch (2015)
HUNTED by PAUL FINCH (2007, Avon, 426pp) ∗∗∗ Blurb: Across the south of England, a series of bizarre but fatal accidents are taking place. So when a local businessman survives a near-drowning but is found burnt alive in his car just weeks later, DS Mark ‘Heck’ Heckenburg is brought in to investigate. Soon it appears that other recent…
Reviews of Shaft: Imitation of Life #3
Shaft: Imitation of Life #3 was released today and the reviews are coming in. “Walker’s ability to bounce between humour and tension keeps the story engaging and ensures that readers will want to come back for the finale.” – Robert Reed, AdventuresInPoorTaste.com “David Walker has nailed the character in Shaft Imitation of life #3 and the…
Shaft: Imitation of Life #3 and cover for reprint of Tidyman’s original novel previewed
The third issue of Shaft: Imitation of Life the second series of Dynamite’s take on Ernest Tidyman’s John Shaft is published on Wednesday 20 April. Previews have been made available and the first review (from Multiverse-Magazine.com) is in and reviewer Gary Orchard says: “David Walker has nailed the character in Shaft Imitation of life #3…
Film Review – ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS (1939)
Only Angels Have Wings (1939; USA; B&W; 121m) ∗∗∗∗ d. Howard Hawks; w. Jules Furthman; ph. Joseph Walker; m. Dimitri Tiomkin. Cast: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Richard Barthelmess, Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, Allyn Joslyn, Sig Ruman, Victor Kilian, John Carroll, Donald Barry, Noah Beery Jr., Maciste, Milisa Sierra, Lucio Villegas, Pat Flaherty, Pedro Regas, Pat…
Phil Collins April re-issues reviewed
NO JACKET REQUIRED (1985) ∗∗∗∗½ TESTIFY (2002) ∗∗∗½ NO JACKET REQUIRED, released in 1985, was the album that launched Collins into the stratosphere. A monster hit and Grammy winner, Collins says it is the least representative of him personally. You can see what he means as he veers away from personal issues and produces a more crafted and upbeat album. From the…
Film Review – THE DEAD POOL (1988)
Dead Pool, The (1988; USA; Technicolor; 91m) ∗∗∗ d. Buddy Van Horn; w. Steve Sharon; ph. Jack N. Green; m. Lalo Schifrin. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Liam Neeson, Evan C. Kim, David Hunt, Michael Currie, Michael Goodwin, Jim Carrey, Louis Giambalvo, Darwin Gillett, Anthony Charnota, Christopher P. Beale, John Allen Vick, Jeff Richmond, Sigrid…
Film Review – THE BIG SLEEP (1946)
Big Sleep, The (1946; USA; B&W; 114m) ∗∗∗∗∗ d. Howard Hawks; w. William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman; ph. Sidney Hickox; m. Max Steiner. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone, Peggy Knudsen, Regis Toomey, Charles Waldron, Charles D. Brown, Bob Steele, Elisha Cook Jr., Louis Jean Heydt. Private detective Philip…
Film Review – SUDDEN IMPACT (1983)
Sudden Impact (1983; USA; Technicolor; 117m) ∗∗∗ d. Clint Eastwood; w. Joseph Stinson; ph. Bruce Surtees; m. Lalo Schifrin. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman, Audrie J. Neenan, Jack Thibeau, Nancy Parsons, Mara Corday, Michael Currie, Mark Keyloun, Albert Popwell, Bette Ford, Joe Bellan, Paul Drake, Kevyn Major Howard. A rape victim…
Film Review – MAGNUM FORCE (1973)
Magnum Force (1973; USA; Technicolor; 124m) ∗∗∗ d. Ted Post; w. John Milius, Michael Cimino; ph. Frank Stanley; m. Lalo Schifrin. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, David Soul, Robert Urich, Mitch Ryan, Felton Perry, Tim Matheson, Margaret Avery, Kip Niven, Christine White, Maurice Argent, Richard Devon, Tony Giorgio, Jack Kosslyn, Bob McClurg. Eastwood’s Inspector Harry…