INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (USA, 1978) ***½ Distributor: United Artists; Production Company: Solofilm; Release Date: 22 December 1978 (USA); 22 March 1979 (UK); Filming Dates: 19 February 1978 – 29 April 1978; Running Time: 115m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Stereo (Dolby Stereo); Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: Spherical; Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1;…
Month: February 2019
Film Review – PLAY MISTY FOR ME (1971)
PLAY MISTY FOR ME (USA, 1971) **** Distributor: Universal Pictures (USA), Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (UK); Production Company: The Malpaso Company; Release Date: 20 October 1971 (USA), 28 January 1972 (UK); Filming Dates: 14 September 1970 – October 1970; Running Time: 102m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Mono (Westrex Recording System); Film Format:…
Film Review – VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (1961)
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (USA, 1961) *** Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox; Production Company: Irwin Allen Productions (as Windsor Productions); Release Date: 12 July 1961; Filming Dates: 25 January 1961 – April 1961; Running Time: 105m; Colour: DeLuxe; Sound Mix: 4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System); Film Format: 35mm; Film Process:…
Book Review – COTTON COMES TO HARLEM (1965) by Chester Himes
COTTON COMES TO HARLEM (1965) **** by Chester Himes First published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1965 This edition: published by Penguin Books, 2011, 224pp. ISBN: 978-0-141-19645-9 Blurb: A preacher called Deke O’Malley’s been selling false hope: the promise of a glorious new life in Africa for just $1,000 a family. But when thieves with machine guns steal…
Film Review – DIRTY HARRY (1971)
DIRTY HARRY (USA, 1971) ****½ Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures (US), Columbia-Warner Distributors (UK); Production Company: The Malpaso Company; Release Date: 21 December 1971 (USA), 30 March 1972 (UK); Filming Dates: 20 April 1971 – 18 June 1971; Running Time: 102m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Mono; Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: Panavision; Aspect…
Film Review – FANTASTIC VOYAGE (1966)
FANTASTIC VOYAGE (USA, 1966) ***½ Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox; Production Company: Twentieth Century Fox; Release Date: 24 August 1966 (USA), 14 October 1966 (UK); Filming Dates: 25 January – mid June 1965; Running Time: 100m; Colour: DeLuxe; Sound Mix: Mono (Westrex Recording System); Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: CinemaScope; Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1;…
Film Review – REGAN (1974)
REGAN (TV) (UK, 1974) **** Distributor: Thames Television; Production Company: Armchair Cinema / Euston Films / Thames Television; Release Date: 4 June 1974; Filming Dates: 6 February 1974 – 5 March 1974; Running Time: 77m; Colour: Colour; Sound Mix: Mono; Film Format: 16mm; Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1; BBFC Cert: 15. Director:…
Film Review – SWEENEY 2 (1978)
SWEENEY 2 (UK, 1978) *** Distributor: EMI Distribution; Production Company: Euston Films; Release Date: April 1978; Filming Dates: Novcmber 1977 – December 1977; Running Time: 104m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Mono; Film Format: 35mm; Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1; BBFC Cert: 18. Director: Tom Clegg; Writer: Troy Kennedy-Martin (based on “The…
Film Review – THE BEGUILED (1971)
THE BEGUILED (USA, 1971) **** Distributor: Universal Pictures (USA), Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (UK); Production Company: The Malpaso Company; Release Date: 31 March 1971 (USA), July 1971 (UK); Filming Dates: 9 April 1970; Running Time: 105m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Mono (Westrex Recording System); Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: Spherical; Aspect Ratio:…
Film Review – SWEENEY! (1977)
SWEENEY! (UK, 1977) *** Distributor: EMI Distribution; Production Company: Euston Films; Release Date: 20 January 1977; Filming Dates: April 1976 – May 1976; Running Time: 97m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Mono; Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: ; Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1; BBFC Cert: 18. Director: David Wickes; Writer: Ranald Graham (based…