TRIGGER POINT (2022, UK, 6 x 45m, 15) ***½ Action, Crime dist. ITV Studios; pr co. HTM Productions; d. Gilles Bannier, Jennie Darnell; w. Daniel Brierley; pr. Julia Stannard; exec pr. Jed Mercurio, Mark Redhead, Jessica Sharkey; ph. Nick Gillespie (Colour | 2.00:1); m. Chris Roe; ed. David I’Anson, Peggy Koretzky; pd. Anna Pritchard; ad….
Month: February 2022
Film Review – MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (1961)
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (1961, UK/USA, 101m, U) *** Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Fantasy dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Ameran Films; d. Cy Endfield; w. John Prebble, Daniel Ullman, Crane Wilbur (based on the novel by Jules Verne); pr. Charles H. Schneer; ph. Wilkie Cooper (Technicolor | 1.66:1); m. Bernard Herrmann; ed. Frederick Wilson; ad. William C. Andrews;…
Film Review – DRACULA’S DAUGHTER (1936)
DRACULA’S DAUGHTER (1936, USA, 71m, PG) *** Drama, Fantasy, Horror dist. Universal Pictures; pr co. Universal Pictures; d. Lambert Hillyer; w. Garrett Fort (based on the story “Dracula’s Guest” by Bram Stoker); pr. E.M. Asher; ph. George Robinson (B&W | 1.37:1); m. Heinz Roemheld; ed. Milton Carruth; ad. Albert S. D’Agostino. cast: Otto Kruger (Jeffrey…
Film Review – THE BLACK CAT (1934)
THE BLACK CAT (1934, USA, 65m, PG) ***½ Crime, Horror, Thriller dist. Universal Pictures; pr co. Universal Pictures; d. Edgar G. Ulmer; w. Peter Ruric (based on a story by Edgar G. Ulmer & Peter Ruric and suggested by a story by Edgar Allan Poe); pr. Carl Laemmle Jr. (uncredited); ph. John J. Mescall (B&W…
Film Review – WESTWORLD (1973)
WESTWORLD (1973, USA, 88m, 15) ***½ Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Western dist. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (USA), MGM-EMI (UK); pr co. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); d. Michael Crichton; w. Michael Crichton; pr. Paul N. Lazarus III; ph. Gene Polito (Metrocolor | 2.39:1); m. Fred Karlin; ed. David Bretherton; ad. Herman A. Blumenthal. cast: Yul Brynner (Gunslinger), Richard Benjamin (Peter Martin),…
Film Review – BELFAST (2021)
BELFAST (2021, UK, 98m, 12) **** Biography, Drama dist. Universal Pictures International (UPI) (UK), Focus Features (USA); pr co. TKBC; d. Kenneth Branagh; w. Kenneth Branagh; pr. Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas; ph. Haris Zambarloukos (B&W/Colour | 1.85:1); m. Van Morrison; ed. Úna Ní Dhonghaíle; pd. Jim Clay; ad. Dominic Masters. cast:…
Film Review – THE GLASS KEY (1942)
THE GLASS KEY (1942, USA, 85m, PG) ***½ Crime, Drama, Film-Noir dist. Paramount Pictures; pr co. Paramount Pictures; d. Stuart Heisler; w. Jonathan Latimer (based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett); ph. Theodor Sparkuhl (B&W | 1.37:1); m. Victor Young; ed. Archie Marshek; ad. Haldane Douglas, Hans Dreier. cast: Brian Donlevy (Paul Madvig), Veronica Lake…
Film Review – THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932)
THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932, USA, 72m, PG) **** Comedy, Horror, Thriller dist. Universal Pictures; pr co. Universal Pictures; d. James Whale; w. Benn W. Levy (based on the novel by J.B. Priestley); pr. Carl Laemmle Jr.; ph. Arthur Edeson (uncredited) (B&W | 1.37:1); ed. Maurice Pivar (uncredited); pd. Charles D. Hall. cast: Boris Karloff…
Film Review – SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (2021)
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (2021, USA/Iceland, 148m, 12) ***½ Action, Adventure dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Columbia Pictures / Pascal Pictures / Marvel Studios / Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE); d. Jon Watts; w. Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers (based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko); pr. Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal; ph….