THE LAST HARD MEN (1976, USA) **½ Western dist. Twentieth Century Fox; pr co. Twentieth Century Fox; d. Andrew V. McLaglen; w. Guerdon Trueblood (based on the novel “Gun Down” by Brian Garfield); pr. Walter Seltzer, Russell Thacher; ph. Duke Callaghan (DeLuxe. 35mm. Panavision. 2.35:1); m. Jerry Goldsmith; ed. Fred A. Chulack; ad. Edward C….
Month: November 2021
Book Review – KING’S RANSON (1959) by Ed McBain
KING’S RANSOM (1959) **** by Ed McBain This paperback edition published by Penguin, 1987, 176pp (172pp) First published in 1959 (USA) © Ed McBain, 1959 ISBN: 978-0-140-02219-3 Blurb: Half a million dollars – or a boy’s life . . . But what if that boy isn’t your own son? And what if paying the ransom will ruin the…
Film Review – THE MARKSMAN (2021)
THE MARKSMAN (2021, USA) *** Action, Thriller dist. Open Road Entertainment (USA), Shear Entertainment (UK); pr co. Cutting Edge Group / Raven Capital Management / Sculptor Media / Stonehouse Motion Pictures / UTA Independent Film Group / Voltage Pictures / Zero Gravity Management; d. Robert Lorenz; w. Chris Charles, Danny Kravitz, Robert Lorenz; pr. Tai…
Film Review – THE ICE ROAD (2021)
THE ICE ROAD (2021, USA/Canada) ** Action, Adventure dist. Netflix (USA), Signature Entertainment (UK); pr co. Code Entertainment / ShivHans Pictures / Envision Media Arts / Ice Road Productions; d. Jonathan Hensleigh; w. Jonathan Hensleigh; pr. Al Corley, Eugene Musso, Lee Nelson, Shivani Rawat, Bart Rosenblatt, David Tish; ph. Tom Stern (Colour. DCP Digital Cinema…
TV Review – MAN IN A SUITCASE: MAN FROM THE DEAD (1967)
MAN IN A SUITCASE MAN FROM THE DEAD (1967, UK, Colour, 49m) *** Incorporated Television Company (ITC) Crime, Drama pr. Sidney Cole; d. Pat Jackson; w. Stanley R. Greenberg (series created by Richard Harris and Dennis Spooner); ph. Lionel Banes; md. Albert Elms; theme m. Ron Grainer; ed. John Glen; pd. William Kellner. Cast: Richard…
TV Review – THE LARKINS (2021)
THE LARKINS (2021, UK, Colour, 6 x 46m) *** Objective Fiction / Genial Productions / Objective Media Group Scotland / Independent Television (ITV) Comedy, Drama Exec pr. Sophie Clarke-Jervoise, Ben Farrell, Charlotte Lewis, Simon Nye, Toby Stevens, Bradley Walsh; pr. Serena Cullen; d. Andy De Emmony; w. Simon Nye, Abigail Wilson (based on the novel…
TV review – CLOSE TO ME (2021)
CLOSE TO ME (TV) (2021, UK/Sweden/Mexico, Colour, 6 x 45-48m) ** Dopamine / Nordic Entertainment Group / The Development Partnership Drama Exec pr. Gina Carter, Dave Clarke, Ed Clarke, Josephine Genetay, Connie Nielsen, Robert Taylor; pr. Alison Sterling; d. Michael Samuels: w. Angela Pell (based on the novel by Amanda Reynolds); ph. Sergio Delgado; ed….
Nursery Cryme at 50
12 November 2021 is the 50th anniversary of the release of Genesis’ third album NURSERY CRYME, their first with new members Phil Collins (drums, vocals) and Steve Hackett (guitar). The album would be the first of four studio recordings between 1971 and 1974 from the five-man line-up including founder members Tony Banks (keyboards), Peter Gabriel…
We Can’t Dance celebrates 30th Anniversary
11 November 2021 is the 30th anniversary of the release of Genesis’ WE CAN’T DANCE – the last studio album recorded with Phil Collins. The record was released five years after their mega-seller INVISIBLE TOUCH and consolidated on the huge success of that album. The sound here is much earthier, the result of a change…