MISPLACED CHILDHOOD (LP, EMI, 17 June 1985, 41:17) – score 82% Musicians: Fish – vocals; Steve Rothery – guitars, additional bass; Pete Trewavas – bass; Mark Kelly – keyboards; Ian Mosley – drums, percussion Producer: Chris Kimsey; Engineer: Thomas Stiehler; Mixing Engineer: Mark Freegard; Recorded at Hansa Tonstudio, Berlin, Germany, March – May 1985;…
Month: May 2021
Book Review – ANTHRAX ISLAND (2021) by D.L. MARSHALL
ANTHRAX ISLAND (2021) ****½ by D.L. Marshall This paperback edition published by Canelo, 2021, 342pp © D.L. Marshall, 2021 ISBN: 978-1-80032-275-2 Blurb: FACT: In 1942, in growing desperation at the progress of the war and fearing invasion by the Nazis, the UK government approved biological weapons tests on British soil. Their aim: to perfect an anthrax weapon…
Music Review – MARILLION: FUGAZI (1984)
FUGAZI (LP, EMI, 12 March 1984, 45:56) – score 61% Musicians: Fish – vocals; Steve Rothery – guitars; Pete Trewavas – bass; Mark Kelly – keyboards; Ian Mosley – drums, percussion Additional musicians: Linda Pyke – backing vocal (on “Incubus”); Chris Karen – additional percussion Producer: Nick Tauber; Engineer/Mixing Engineer: Simon Hanhart; Recorded at various studios, November…
Film Review – THE SONG OF BERNADETTE (1943)
SONG OF BERNADETTE, THE (1943, USA) **** Biography, Drama dist. Twentieth Century Fox; pr co. Twentieth Century Fox; d. Henry King; w. George Seaton (based on the novel by Franz Werfel); pr. William Perlberg; ph. Arthur C. Miller (B&W. 35mm. Spherical. 1.37:1); m. Alfred Newman; ed. Barbara McLean; ad. James Basevi, William S. Darling; set…
Film Review – CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (2013)
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (2013, USA, 135m, 12) ****½ Action, Drama, Thriller dist. Columbia Pictures (USA), Sony Pictures Releasing (UK); pr co. Michael De Luca Productions / Scott Rudin Productions / Trigger Street Productions; d. Paul Greengrass; w. Billy Ray (based upon the book “A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea” by…
Music Review – MARILLION: SCRIPT FOR A JESTER’S TEAR (1983)
SCRIPT FOR A JESTER’S TEAR (LP, EMI, 13 March 1983, 46:45) – score: 64% Musicians: Fish – vocals; Steve Rothery – guitars; Pete Trewavas – bass; Mark Kelly – keyboards; Mick Pointer – drums, percussion Additional musicians: Marquee Club’s Parents Association Children’s Choir – choir (on “Forgotten Sons”); Peter Cockburn – newscaster’s voice (on “Forgotten…
Film Review – FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
FRANKENSTEIN (1931, USA) ***** Horror, Sci-Fi dist. Universal Pictures (USA), General Film Distributors (GFD) (UK); pr co. Universal Pictures ; d. James Whale; w. Garrett Fort, Francis Edward Faragoh (Based on the novel “Frankenstein or, the Modern Prometheus” by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and the composition of John L. Balderston from the play “Frankenstein” by Peggy…
Film Review – CAST AWAY (2000)
CAST AWAY (2000, USA) **** Adventure, Drama, Romance dist. Twentieth Century Fox; pr co. Twentieth Century Fox / Dreamworks Pictures / ImageMovers / Playtone; d. Robert Zemeckis; w. William Broyles Jr.; exec pr. Joan Bradshaw; pr. Tom Hanks, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis; assoc pr. Steven J. Boyd, Cherylanne Martin; ph. Don Burgess (DeLuxe….
TV Review – INTERGALACTIC (2021)
INTERGALACTIC (UK, 2021, 8 x 45m) ** Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure net; Sky One; pr co. Babieka / Moonage Pictures / Tiger Aspect Productions; d. Kieron Hawkes, China Moo-Young , Hannah Quinn; cr. Julie Gearey; w. Julie Gearey, Laura Grace ; exec pr. Paul Gilbert; series pr. Nick Pitt. cast: Savannah Steyn (Ash Harper), Eleanor Tomlinson…
Film Review – THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935, USA) ***** Horror, Sci-Fi dist. Universal Pictures; pr co. Universal Pictures; d. James Whale; w. William Hurlbut (adapted by William Hurlbut and John L. Balderston and suggested by the original story written in 1816 by Mary Shelley); pr. Carl Laemmle Jr.; ph. John J. Mescall (B&W. 35mm. Spherical. 1.37:1); m. Franz…