LETHAL WHITE (2018) *** by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) Published by Sphere, 2018, 650pp ISBN: 978-0-7515-7285-8 Blurb: When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike’s office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike is left deeply unsettled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed, and cannot remember…
Month: December 2018
First official image from new Shaft movie
Entertainment Weekly has published what they say is the first official image from the upcoming Shaft movie due to be released in June of 2019. The image shows the three generations of Shaft – Jessie T Usher, Samuel L Jackson and Richard Roundtree – with Alexandra Shipp. Jackson had this to say of his return to…
Film Review – OUT OF THE PAST (1947)
Out of the Past (1947; USA; B&W; 97m) ***** d. Jacques Tourneur; w. Daniel Mainwaring; ph. Nicholas Musuraca; m. Roy Webb. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Steve Brodie, Richard Webb, Virginia Huston, Dickie Moore, Frank Wilcox, Mary Field, Paul Valentine, Ken Niles, Oliver Blake, James Bush, John Kellogg. A private eye…
Film Review – THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971)
Last Picture Show, The (1971; USA; B&W; 118m) ****½ d. Peter Bogdanovich; w. Peter Bogdanovich, Larry McMurtry; ph. Robert Surtees; m. Phil Harris, Johnny Standley, Hank Thompson. Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Eileen Brennan, Clu Gulager, Sam Bottoms, Randy Quaid, Joe Heathcock, Bill Thurman, Jessie Lee Fulton,…
Film Review – THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION (2001)
THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION (2001, USA, 103m, 12) ***½ Comedy, Crime, Mystery dist. DreamWorks Distribution (USA), United International Pictures (UIP) (UK); pr co. Dreamworks Pictures / Gravier Productions; d. Woody Allen; w. Woody Allen; pr. Letty Aronson, Helen Robin; ph. Fei Zhao (Technicolor | 1.85:1); ed. Alisa Lepselter; pd. Santo Loquasto; ad. Tom…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO: THE BATTLE OF RANSKOOR AV KOLOS (2018)
Doctor Who: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos (TV) (2018; UK; Colour; 49m) *** pr. Alex Mercer; d. Jamie Childs; w. Chris Chibnall; ph. Sam Heasman; m.Segun Akinola. Cast: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill, Mark Addy, Phyllis Logan, Percelle Ascott, Jan Lee, Samuel Oatley. On the planet of Ranskoor Av Kolos, lies the remains of a brutal battlefield. But…
Shaft co-screenwriter John D.F. Black dies aged 85
Sad news to hear of the death of John Donald Francis Black (December 30, 1932 – November 29, 2018), who was a major contributor to the success of the original Shaft. Ernest Tidyman had adapted his own novel in a literal fashion for the original screenplay. Gordon Parks drafted in Black, a very experienced TV…
Film Review – YOU’VE GOT MAIL (1998)
YOU’VE GOT MAIL (1998, USA, 119m, PG) ***½ Comedy, Drama, Romance dist. Warner Bros.; pr co. Warner Bros.; d. Nora Ephron; w. Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron (based on the play “Parfumerie” by Miklós László (as Nikolaus Laszlo)); pr. Nora Ephron, Lauren Shuler Donner; ph. John Lindley (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m. George Fenton; ed. Richard Marks;…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO: IT TAKES YOU AWAY (2018)
Doctor Who: It Takes You Away (TV) (2018; UK; Colour; 50m) ***½ pr. Nikki Wilson; d. Jamie Childs; w. Ed Hime; ph. Denis Crossan; m.Segun Akinola. Cast: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill, Eleanor Wallwork, Kevin Eldon, Christian Rubeck, Lisa Stokke, Sharon D Clarke. On the edge of a Norwegian fjord, in the present day, The Doctor,…