THOSE WE LEFT BEHIND by STUART NEVILLE (2015, Vintage, 362pp) ∗∗∗½ Blurb: When 12-year-old Ciaran Devine confessed to murdering his foster father it sent shock waves through the nation. DCI Serena Flanagan, then an ambitious Detective Sergeant, took Ciaran’s confession after days spent earning his trust. He hasn’t forgotten the kindness she showed him – in fact,…
Month: July 2016
Music Review – PHIL COLLINS: …BUT SERIOUSLY (1989) and THE ESSENTIAL GOING BACK (2016)
The final pair of remastered re-releases of Phil Collins’ studio albums completes the Take a Look at Me Now campaign. A 2-CD and 3-CD collection of his singles (unimaginatively but accurately titled The Singles) will follow in October alongside an autobiography (Not Dead Yet). …BUT SERIOUSLY (1989) ∗∗∗∗∗ THE ESSENTIAL GOING BACK (2010/2016) ∗∗∗½ …But Seriously was…
Google Books preview of Shaft reprint
You can now preview Dynamite Entertainment’s reprint of Ernest Tidyman’s original 1970 Shaft novel at Google Books. The book, with a cover by artist Robert Hack, is set for publication on 27th July. The book will also contain a preview of the promised publication of the second book in the series, Shaft Among the Jews (1972).
Phil Collins new compilation due out in October
Phil Collins is following his album re-issues campaign with a new compilation of his singles due for release on 14 October. Here is what his press release says: Coming out this October 14th, all of the highlights from Phil’s career together on one incredible album. ‘The Singles’ will be released as 2CD or 4LP versions,…
Film Review – THE BEGUILED (1971)
Beguiled, The (1971; USA; Technicolor; 109m) ∗∗∗∗ d. Don Siegel; w. John B. Sherry, Grimes Grice; ph. Bruce Surtees; m. Lalo Schifrin. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman, Jo Ann Harris, Darleen Carr, Mae Mercer, Pamelyn Ferdin, Melody Thomas, Peggy Drier. A wounded Union soldier who has been taken in at a Southern girls’…
Film Review – JOE KIDD (1972)
Joe Kidd (1972; USA; Technicolor; 88m) ∗∗∗ d. John Sturges; w. Elmore Leonard; ph. Bruce Surtees; m. Lalo Schifrin. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, John Saxon, Don Stroud, Stella Garcia, James Wainwright, Paul Koslo, Gregory Walcott, Dick Van Patten, Lynne Marta, Pepe Hern, Joaquin Martinez, John Carter, Ron Soble. An ex-bounty hunter reluctantly helps a…
Film Review – JAWS 2 (1978)
Jaws 2 (1978; USA; Technicolor; 116m) ∗∗∗ d. Jeannot Szwarc; w. Carl Gottlieb, Howard Sackler; ph. Michael C. Butler; m. John Williams. Cast: Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Joseph Mascolo, Jeffrey Kramer, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Ann Dusenberry, Barry Coe, Keith Gordon. Police chief Brody (Scheider) must protect the citizens of Amity after a second…