STAR TREK BEYOND (2016, USA, 122m, 12) *** Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller dist. Paramount Pictures; pr co. Paramount Pictures / Bad Robot / Skydance Productions; d. Justin Lin; w. Simon Pegg, Doug Jung (based on the TV series Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry); pr. J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Roberto Orci; ph. Stephen F. Windon…
Month: November 2016
Film Review – DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE
Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995; USA; Technicolor; 131m) ∗∗∗½ d. John McTiernan; w. Jonathan Hensleigh; ph. Peter Menzies Jr.; m. Michael Kamen. Cast: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Irons, Graham Greene, Colleen Camp, Sam Phillips, Anthony Peck, Larry Bryggman, Nicholas Wyman, Kevin Chamberlin, Sharon Washington, Stephen Pearlman, Aldis Hodge, Mischa Hausserman, Michael Alexander…
Film Review – DIE HARD 2 (1990)
DIE HARD 2 (1990, USA, 124m, 15) ***½ Action, Crime, Thriller dist. Twentieth Century Fox; pr co. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation / Gordon Company / Silver Pictures; d. Renny Harlin; w. Steven E. de Souza, Doug Richardson (based on the novel “58 Minutes” by Walter Wager); pr. Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver; ph….
Book Review – HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (1973) by Ernest Tidyman
HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER by ERNEST TIDYMAN (1973, Corgi, 150pp) ∗∗∗ Blurb: They whipped the last sheriff to death in the middle of the Main Street. Now a year of breaking rocks had made them hungry for revenge on the whole town. But first they had to deal with the stranger, a man with a lot of…
Film Review – THE OMEGA MAN (1971)
Omega Man, The (1971; USA; Technicolor; 98m) ∗∗∗ d. Boris Sagal; w. John William, Joyce Hooper Corrington; ph. Russell Metty; m. Ron Grainer. Cast: Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash, Paul Koslo, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Eric Laneuville, John Dierkes, Brian Tochi, Jill Giraldi, Anna Aries, DeVeren Bookwalter, Monika Henreid, Linda Redfearn, Forrest Wood. An Army doctor…
Shaft: Imitation of Life TP cover
Dynamite are now trailing the trade paperback release of Shaft: Imitation of Life, due out on 21 February 2017. The cover art is the same as for issue 1 of the original 4-part run.
Book Review – BIG BUCKS: THE TRUE, OUTRAGEOUS STORY OF THE PLYMOUTH MAIL ROBBERY AND HOW THEY GOT AWAY WITH IT (1982) by Ernest Tidyman
BIG BUCKS: THE TRUE, OUTRAGEOUS STORY OF THE PLYMOUTH MAIL ROBBERY AND HOW THEY GOT AWAY WITH IT by ERNEST TIDYMAN (W. W. Norton & Company, 1982, 317pp) ∗∗∗∗ Blurb: They came out of the mist on a Cape Cod highway one rainy August evening to write a chapter in the history of spectacular American crimes. They…
Film Review – RIO LOBO (1970)
Rio Lobo (1970; USA; Technicolor; 114m) ∗∗∗½ d. Howard Hawks; w. Burton Wohl, Leigh Brackett; ph. William H. Clothier; m. Jerry Goldsmith. Cast: John Wayne, Jack Elam, Jennifer O’Neill, Jorge Rivero, Christopher Mitchum, Victor French, Mike Henry, David Huddleston, Bill Williams, Edward Faulkner. After the Civil War, Wayne searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused…
Film Review – EL DORADO (1966)
El Dorado (1966; USA; Technicolor; 126m) ∗∗∗∗½ d. Howard Hawks; w. Leigh Brackett; ph. Harold Rosson; m. Nelson Riddle. Cast: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Charlene Holt, Paul Fix, Arthur Hunnicutt, R.G. Armstrong, Edward Asner, Christopher George, Jim Davis, Michele Carey, Marina Ghane, Robert Donner, John Gabriel, Johnny Crawford. Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for…
Exhibition celebrates life of actor Cy Grant
The fascinating life of multi-talented singer and actor Cy Grant (who played the Emir in Shaft in Africa) is celebrated in a touring exhibition until November 30th at the Marcus Garvey Library, Tottenham Green Leisure Centre, 1 Philip Lane, London N15 4JA. Admission is free. Grant’s life is a fascinating story of drive and perseverance.