BERGERAC: ALL FOR LOVE (UK, 1991) ***½ Distributor: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); Production Company: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Seven Network; Release Date: 26 December 1991; Running Time: 106m; Colour: Colour; Sound Mix: Dolby; Film Format: 16mm; Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1; BBFC Cert: 12. Director: Terry Marcel; Writer: John Milne; Producer: George Gallaccio; Director of Photography: John Walker; Music Composer: Ray Russell, Kevin Townend; Theme Music: George Fenton; Film Editor: Bernard Ashby;…
Month: November 2019
Film Review – LAST CHRISTMAS (2019)
LAST CHRISTMAS (UK/USA, 2019) *** Distributor: Universal Pictures; Production Company: Calamity Films / Feigco Entertainment / Perfect World Pictures / Universal Pictures; Release Date: 8 November 2019 (USA), 15 November 2019 (UK); Running Time: 103m; Colour: Colour; Sound Mix: Dolby Digital; Film Format: DXL RAW; Film Process: DXL RAW (8K); Aspect Ratio: 2.00:1;…
TV Review – BERGERAC: THERE FOR THE PICKING (1990)
BERGERAC: THERE FOR THE PICKING (UK, 1990) ** Distributor: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); Production Company: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Seven Network; Release Date: 26 December 1990; Running Time: 99m; Colour: Colour; Sound Mix: Dolby; Film Format: 16mm; Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1; BBFC Cert: 12. Director: Gordon Flemyng; Writer: Desmond Lowden; Producer: George Gallaccio; Director of Photography: David Whitson; Music Composer: Ray Russell, Kevin Townend; Theme Music: George Fenton; Film…
Book Review – THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1844) by Alexandre Dumas
THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1844) ***** by Alexandre Dumas Translated by Lawrence Ellsworth (2018) This edition published by Pegasus, 2018, 814pp (760pp) Interior Design by Sabrina Plomitallo-Gonzalez ISBN: 978-1-64313-040-8 includes an introduction by Lawrence Ellsworth; Dramatis personae: Historical Characters; Notes on the Text; Illustrations by Maurice Leloir. Blurb: A new and vibrant translation of…
TV Review – BERGERAC: SECOND TIME AROUND (1989)
BERGERAC: SECOND TIME AROUND (UK, 1989) ***½ Distributor: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); Production Company: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Seven Network; Release Date: 23 December 1989; Running Time: 97m; Colour: Colour; Sound Mix: Dolby; Film Format: 16mm; Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1; BBFC Cert: 12. Director: Peter Ellis; Writer: Ian Kennedy Martin; Producer: George Gallaccio; Director of Photography: John Walker; Music Composer: Ray Russell; Theme Music: George Fenton; Film Editor: Bernard Ashby; Production Designer: Martin Methven; Costumes: Barrie…
Albums worth revisiting #1 – THE MOODY BLUES: LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER
THE MOODY BLUES LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER **** Released: 15 May 1981 Label: Threshold Recorded at Threshold Studios and RAK Studios, London, 19 February 1980 – 14 April 1981. Produced by Pip Williams Engineered by Greg Jackman UK Chart: #7; US Chart: #1. Justin Hayward – lead vocals (1,3,4,5,6) backing vocals, guitars; John Lodge – lead…
Film Review – CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (USA, 1954) ***½ Distributor: Universal Pictures (USA), General Film Distributors (GFD) (UK); Production Company: Universal International Pictures (UI); Release Date: 12 February 1954 (USA), 9 December 1954 (UK); Filming Dates: 13 October 1953 – 15 November 1953; Running Time: 79m; Colour: B&W; Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Recording);…
TV Review – BERGERAC: RETIREMENT PLAN (1988)
BERGERAC: RETIREMENT PLAN (UK, 1988) *** Distributor: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); Production Company: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Seven Network; Release Date: 27 December 1988; Running Time: 94m; Colour: Colour; Sound Mix: Dolby; Film Format: 16mm; Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1; BBFC Cert: 12. Director: Edward Bennett; Writer: Edmund Ward; Producer: George Gallaccio; Director of Photography: John Walker; Music Composer: Ray Russell; Theme Music: George Fenton; Film Editor: Bernard Ashby; Production Designer: Phil Roberson; Costumes: Barrie Sedwell; Make-up:…
Title agreed for my forthcoming Genesis book
I have had confirmation from my publisher, McFarland & Co., that the suggestion of title for my forthcoming Genesis book has been agreed and is The Songs of Genesis: A Complete Guide to the Studio Recordings. I’ll post further updates as the book progresses toward publication.
Sticking it to the Man publication date and launch event
Sticking It to the Man: Revolution and Counterculture in Pulp and Popular Fiction, 1950 to 1980, Andrew Nette and Iain McIntyre’s collection of essays and articles on how pulp fiction mirrored the changing politics and culture of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s, is published on 15 November. I have contributed one of two pieces on…