WILD FIRE (2018) ***½ by Ann Cleeves Originally published by Macmillan, 2018. This edition published by Pan Books, 2019. ISBN: 978-1-4472-7826-9 Blurb: Drawn in by the reputation of the islands, an English family move to the area, eager to give their autistic son a better life. But when a young nanny’s body is found hanging in the barn of their…
Month: March 2019
TV Review – SHETLAND – SERIES 5 (2019)
SHETLAND – SERIES 5 (TV) (UK, 2019) ***½ Distributor: Silverprint Pictures / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); Production Company: BBC Scotland; Release Date: 12 February – 19 March 2019; Running Time: 341m (6 episodes); Colour: Colour; Sound Mix: Dolby Digital; Film Format: HD; Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1; BBFC Cert: 15. Director: Gordon Anderson,…
Film Review – MAGNUM FORCE (1973)
MAGNUM FORCE (USA, 1973) *** Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures (USA), Columbia-Warner Distributors (UK); Production Company: The Malpaso Company; Release Date: 25 December 1973 (USA), 26 December 1973 (UK); Filming Dates: 24 April–late June 1973; Running Time: 124m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Mono; Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: Panavision; Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1; BBFC…
Film Review – HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (1973)
HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (USA, 1973) ***½ Distributor: Universal Pictures (USA), Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (UK); Production Company: The Malpaso Company; Release Date: 6 April 1973 (USA), 31 August 1973 (UK); Filming Dates: July-August 1972; Running Time: 105m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Mono (Westrex Recording System); Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: Panavision; Aspect…
Film Review – JOE KIDD (1972)
JOE KIDD (USA, 1972) *** Distributor: Universal Pictures; Production Company: Universal Pictures / The Malpaso Company; Release Date: 19 July 1972 (USA), 24 September 1972 (UK); Filming Dates: November 1971; Running Time: 88m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Mono (Westrex Recording System); Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: Panavision; Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1; BBFC Cert:…
Film Review – THEY LIVE (1988)
THEY LIVE (USA, 1988) *** Distributor: Universal Pictures (USA), Guild Film Distribution (UK); Production Company: Alive Films / Larry Franco Productions; Release Date: 4 November 1988 (USA), 23 June 1989 (UK); Filming Dates: March – April 1988; Running Time: 94m; Colour: DeLuxe; Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo (4 channels); Film Format: 35mm; Film Process:…
Book Review – HUNTER’S GAMES (2014) by James P. Sumner
HUNTER’S GAMES (2014) ***½ by James P. Sumner Published by OnlineBookServices.com, 2014 ISBN: 978-1-497-38699-0 Blurb: Adrian Hell travels to San Francisco, commissioned to take out a government official who’s found himself on the wrong side of the wrong people. The job goes as planned, but before Adrian can leave the scene, he’s taken into custody by the FBI. Grace…
Film Review – THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)
THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (USA, 1951) ****½ Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures (USA), General Film Distributors (GFD) (UK); Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures / Winchester Pictures Corporation; Release Date: 6 April 1951 (USA), 1 August 1952 (UK); Filming Dates: 25 October 1950 – 3 March 1951; Running Time: 87m; Colour: B&W; Sound…