BLACK NARCISSUS (TV) (2020, UK) *** Drama dist. BBC One (UK), FX Network (USA); pr co. DNA Films; d. Charlotte Bruus Christensen; w. Amanda Coe (based on the novel by Rumer Godden); exec pr. Ayela Butt, Amanda Coe, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Lucy Richer; pr. Cahal Bannon; assoc pr. Vivien Kenny; ph. Charlotte Bruus Christensen…
Month: December 2020
Film Review – STAR WARS: EPISODE I – THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999)
STAR WARS: EPISODE I – THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999, USA) *** Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi dist. Twentieth Century Fox; pr co. Lucasfilm; d. George Lucas; w. George Lucas; exec pr. George Lucas; pr. Rick McCallum; ph. David Tattersall (DeLuxe. 35 mm (Kodak Vision 2383, Vision Premier 2393), D-Cinema (Texas Instruments DLP 1280 x 1024, 1.9:…
Film Review – THE EAGLE HAS LANDED (1976)
EAGLE HAS LANDED, THE (1976, UK) ***½ Adventure, Drama, War dist. Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (UK), Columbia Pictures (USA); pr co. Associated General Films / ITC Entertainment; d. John Sturges; w. Tom Mankiewicz (based on the novel by Jack Higgins); pr. David Niven Jr., Jack Wiener; ph. Anthony B. Richmond (Colour. 35mm. Panavision (anamorphic). 2.35:1);…
Film Review – CARRY ON HENRY (1971)
CARRY ON HENRY (1971, UK) ***½ Comedy dist. J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors; pr co. The Rank Organisation / Peter Rogers Productions; d. Gerald Thomas; w. Talbot Rothwell; pr. Peter Rogers; ph. Alan Hume (Colour. 35mm. Spherical. 1.85:1); m. Eric Rogers; ed. Alfred Roome; ad. Lionel Couch; cos. Courtenay Elliott; m/up. Geoffrey Rodway, Stella Rivers;…
Film Review – CARRY ON ABROAD (1972)
CARRY ON ABROAD (1972, UK) **½ Comedy dist. J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors; pr co. The Rank Organisation / Peter Rogers Productions; d. Gerald Thomas; w. Talbot Rothwell; pr. Peter Rogers; ph. Alan Hume (Colour. 35mm. Spherical. 1.85:1); m. Eric Rogers; ed. Alfred Roome; ad. Lionel Couch; cos. Courtenay Elliott; m/up. Geoffrey Rodway, Stella Rivers;…
Film Review – CARRY ON CAMPING (1969)
CARRY ON CAMPING (1969, UK) *** Comedy dist. J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors; pr co. The Rank Organisation / Peter Rogers Productions; d. Gerald Thomas; w. Talbot Rothwell; pr. Peter Rogers; ph. Ernest Steward (Eastmancolor. 35mm. Spherical. 1.85:1); m. Eric Rogers; ed. Alfred Roome; ad. Lionel Couch; cos. Yvonne Caffin; m/up. Geoffrey Rodway, Stella Rivers;…
Film Review – DECK THE HALLS (2006)
DECK THE HALLS (2006, USA) ** Comedy, Family dist. Twentieth Century Fox; pr co. New Regency Productions (/ Corduroy Films / All Lit Up Productions; d. John Whitesell; w. Matt Corman, Chris Ord, Don Rhymer; exec pr. Jeremiah Samuels; pr. Michael Costigan, Arnon Milchan, John Whitesell; ph. Mark Irwin (DeLuxe. 35mm. Digital Intermediate (2K)…
Book Review – DR. NO (1958) by Ian Fleming
DR. NO (1958) **** by Ian Fleming This paperback edition published by Vintage, 2012, 329pp First published by Jonathan Cape in 1958 © Ian Fleming Publications Ltd., 1958 Introduction by Sam Bourne a.k.a Jonathan Freedland (10pp) ISBN: 978-0-099-57692-1 Blurb: Dr Julius No is a man with a mysterious past. Nobody knows what secrets are hidden on his Caribbean…
Film Review – BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955)
BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955, USA) ****½ Crime, Drama, Western dist. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); pr co. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); d. John Sturges; w. Millard Kaufman, Don McGuire (based on a story “Bad Time at Hondo” by Howard Breslin); pr. Dore Schary; assoc pr. Herman Hoffman; ph. William C. Mellor (Eastmancolor. 35mm. CinemaScope. 2.55:1); m. André Previn;…
Film Review – SMALL TIME CROOKS (2000)
SMALL TIME CROOKS (2000, USA) ***½ Comedy, Crime dist. DreamWorks Distribution (USA), FilmFour (UK); pr co. Dreamworks Pictures / Sweetland Films / Magnolia Productions; d. Woody Allen; w. Woody Allen; exec pr. J.E. Beaucaire; pr. Jean Doumanian, Helen Robin; ph. Fei Zhao (Technicolor. 35mm. Spherical. 1.85:1); ed. Alisa Lepselter; pd. Santo Loquasto; ad. Tom Warren;…