A GENESIS IN MY BED: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (2020) **** by Steve Hackett This hardback edition published by Wymer Publishing, 2020, 167pp plus index) © Stephen Hackett / Wymer Publishing, 2020 ISBN: 978-1-912782-38-3 Marketing Blurb: The long overdue autobiography from guitar great and former member of Genesis, Steve Hackett. As with his music,…
Month: July 2020
Shaft Trilogy released today on Blu-Ray in UK
Today sees the release of the original Shaft trilogy on Blu-Ray (as well as DVD) in the UK. This mirrors the Warner Archive release in the USA on 21 May 2019. The set includes Shaft (1971), Shaft’s Big Score! (1972) and Shaft in Africa (1973). The Shaft disc includes the short documentary Soul in the…
Book Review – MOONRAKER (1955) by Ian Fleming
MOONRAKER (1955) ****½ by Ian Fleming This paperback edition published by Vintage, 2012, 325pp First published by Jonathan Cape in 1955 © Ian Fleming Publications Ltd., 1955 Introduction by Susan Hill (20pp) ISBN: 978-0-099-57687-7 Blurb: He’s a self-made millionaire, head of the Moonraker rocket programme and loved by the press. So why is…
Film Review – STAR WARS: EPISODE VII – THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
STAR WARS: EPISODE VII – THE FORCE AWAKENS (USA, 2015) ****½ Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; Production Company: Lucasfilm / Bad Robot; Release Date: 14 December 2015 (USA), 16 December 2015 (UK); Filming Dates: 16 May 2014 – 3 November 2014; Running Time: 135m; Colour: FotoKem; Sound Mix: 12-Track Digital Sound (IMAX 12…
TV Review – RAWHIDE – SEASON 8 (1965)
RAWHIDE – SEASON 8 (USA, 1965) ***½ Distributor/Production Company: CBS Television Network; Broadcast Dates: 14 September – 7 December 1965; Running Time: 13 x 50m; Colour: B&W; Sound Mix: Mono; Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: Spherical; Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1; BBFC Cert: PG. Executive Producer: Ben Brady; Producer: Robert E. Thompson; Associate Producer:…
Film Review – THE MAN FROM HONG KONG (1975)
THE MAN FROM HONG KONG (Australia/Hong Kong, 1975) **½ Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox (USA) / Rank Film Distributors (UK); Production Company: Golden Harvest Company / The Movie Company Pty. Ltd.; Release Date: 31 July 1975 (Hong Kong), August 1975 (USA), October 1975 (UK); Filming Dates: began October 1974; Running Time: 111m; Colour:…