Executive Decision (1996; USA; Technicolor; 133m) ∗∗∗½ d. Stuart Baird; w. Jim Thomas, John Thomas; ph. Alex Thomson; m. Jerry Goldsmith. Cast: Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, David Suchet, Joe Morton, J.T. Walsh, Mary Ellen Trainor, Len Cariou, B.D. Wong, Whip Hubley, Andreas Katsulas, Marla Maples, William James Jones. When…
Month: May 2017
Film Review – THE WILD GEESE (1978)
Wild Geese, The (1978; UK/Switzerland; Eastmancolor; 134m) ∗∗∗ d. Andrew V. McLaglen; w. Reginald Rose; ph. Jack Hildyard; m. Roy Budd. Cast: Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Roger Moore, Hardy Kruger, Stewart Granger, Jack Watson, Frank Finlay, Jeff Corey, Winston Ntshona, John Kani, Jack Watson, Kenneth Griffith, Barry Foster, Ronald Fraser, Ian Yule. A British multinational…
TV Review – KOJAK: THE CHINATOWN MURDERS (1974)
Kojak: The Chinatown Murders (TV) (1974; USA; Technicolor; 95m) ∗∗∗ d. Jeannot Szwarc; w. Jack Laird; ph. Vilis Lapenieks, Sol Negrin; m. John Cacavas. Cast: Telly Savalas, Michael Constantine, Sheree North, Tige Andrews, Roger Robinson, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas, Leonardo Cimino, Milton Selzer, Robert Ito, Victor Argo, Vincent Baggetta, Patrick Adiarte, Val Bisoglio….
Film Review – TARZAN ESCAPES (1936)
Tarzan Escapes (1936; USA; B&W; 89m) ∗∗∗ d. Richard Thorpe; w. Cyril Hume; ph. Leonard Smith; m. William Axt. Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan, John Buckler, Benita Hume, William Henry, Herbert Mundin, E.E. Clive, Darby Jones. An expedition seeking to bring Jane back to civilization, and Tarzan into captivity, gets more than it’s bargained for….
Film Review – TARZAN AND HIS MATE (1934)
Tarzan and His Mate (1934; USA; B&W; 104m) ∗∗∗∗ d. Cedric Gibbons; w. James Kevin McGuinness, Leon Gordon, Howard Emmett Rogers; ph. Charles G. Clarke, Clyde De Vinna; m. Herbert Stothart. Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan, Neil Hamilton, Paul Cavanagh, Forrester Harvey, Nathan Curry, Doris Lloyd, Everett Brown, Yola d’Avril, Paul Porcasi, Desmond Roberts, William…
Film Review – TARZAN THE APE MAN (1932)
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932; USA; B&W; 100m) ∗∗∗∗ d. W.S. Van Dyke; w. Cyril Hume, Ivor Novello; ph. Clyde De Vinna, Harold Rosson; m. William Axt (musical director). Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Neil Hamilton, Maureen O’Sullivan, C. Aubrey Smith, Doris Lloyd, Forrester Harvey, Ivory Williams. A trader and his daughter set off in search of…
Film Review – MONA LISA (1986)
Mona Lisa (1986; UK; Technicolor; 104m) ∗∗∗∗ d. Neil Jordan; w. Neil Jordan, David Leland; ph. Roger Pratt; m. Michael Kamen. Cast: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane, Clarke Peters, Kate Hardie, Sammi Davis, Rod Bedall, Zoe Nathenson, Joe Brown, Pauline Melville, Hossein Karimbeik, John Darling, Bryan Coleman, Robert Dorning. An ex-con gets…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO: OXYGEN (2017)
Doctor Who: Oxygen (TV) (2017; UK; Colour; 45m) ∗∗∗∗ pr. Nikki Wilson; d. Charles Palmer; w. Jamie Mathieson; ph. Mark Waters; m. Murray Gold. Cast: Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Lucas, Kieran Bew, Justin Salinger, Peter Caulfield, Mimi Ndiweni, Katie Brayben. The Doctor, Bill and Nardole answer a distress call in deep space, and find themselves trapped…
Film Review – THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY (1980)
Long Good Friday, The (1980; UK; Colour; 114m) ∗∗∗∗½ d. John Mackenzie; w. Barrie Keeffe; ph. Phil Meheux; m. Francis Monkman. Cast: Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Eddie Constantine, Dave King, Bryan Marshall, Derek Thompson, Pierce Brosnan, George Coulouris, Paul Freeman, P.H. Moriarty, Daragh O’Malley, Alan Ford, Leo Dolan, Patti Love, Olivier Pierre. A prosperous English…
Film Review – JACK REACHER (2012)
Jack Reacher (2012; USA; DeLuxe; 130m) ∗∗∗½ d. Christopher McQuarrie; w. Christopher McQuarrie; ph. Caleb Deschanel; m. Joe Kraemer. Cast: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, David Oyelowo, Werner Herzog, Jai Courtney, Vladimir Sizov, Joseph Sikora, Michael Raymond-James, Alexia Fast, Josh Helman, Robert Duvall, James Martin Kelly, Dylan Kussman, Denver Milord. A homicide investigator digs…