BERGERAC: TREASURE HUNT (UK, 1987) *** Distributor: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); Production Company: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Seven Network; Release Date: 26 December 1987; Running Time: 90m; Colour: Colour; Sound Mix: Dolby; Film Format: 16mm; Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1; BBFC Cert: 12. Director: Robert Tronson; Writer: Rod Beacham; Producer: Jonathan Alwyn; Director of Photography: Kevin…
Month: October 2019
Film Review – THE FOG (1980)
THE FOG (USA, 1980) **** PRODUCTION: Distributor: AVCO Embassy Pictures; Production Company: AVCO Embassy Pictures / EDI / Debra Hill Productions; Release Date: 1 February 1980 (USA), 6 November 1980 (UK); Filming Dates: May 1979; Running Time: 90m; Colour: Metrocolor; Sound Mix: Mono; Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: Panavision; Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1; BBFC Cert: 15…
News on my latest book covering the songs of Genesis
The manuscript for my latest book is now with the publishers. The provisional title is: The Songs of Genesis: A Complete Guide to the Studio Recordings. It does what it says on the tin. It’s been twenty years in the making. I wrote an early version of the book way back at the start of…
Film Review – NIGHT MOVES (1975)
NIGHT MOVES (USA, 1975) **** PRODUCTION: Distributor: Warner Bros. (USA), Columbia-EMI-Warner (UK); Production Company: Warner Bros. / Hiller Productions / Layton Productions / Major Studio Partners; Release Date: 18 March 1975 (USA); Filming Dates: fall/winter 1973; Running Time: 100m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Mono; Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: Spherical; Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1; BBFC Cert:…
TV Review – BERGERAC: FIRES IN THE FALL (1986)
BERGERAC: FIRES IN THE FALL (UK, 1986) ***½ Distributor: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); Production Company: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Seven Network; Release Date: 26 December 1986; Running Time: 89m; Colour: Colour; Sound Mix: Dolby; Film Format: 16mm; Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1; BBFC Cert: 12. Director: Tom Clegg; Writer: Chris Boucher; Producer: Jonathan Alwyn; Director of…
Book Review – RESURRECTION MEN (2001) by Ian Rankin
RESURRECTION MEN (1995) **** by Ian Rankin First published by Orion 2001 This edition published by Orion, 2011, 512pp (484pp) ISBN: 978-0-7528-8365-6 includes an introduction by Ian Rankin and Reading Group Notes. Blurb: Rebus is off the case – literally. A few days into the murder inquiry of an Edinburgh art dealer, Rebus blows up…