ALFIE DARLING (1975, UK, 102m, 15) *½ Comedy, Drama dist. EMI Distribution (UK), Cinema National (USA); pr co. Signal; d. Ken Hughes; w. Ken Hughes (based on the novel by Bill Naughton); pr. Dugald Rankin; ph. Ousama Rawi (Technicolor | 1.66:1); m. Alan Price; ed. John Trumper; pd. Harry Pottle. cast: Alan Price (Alfie Elkins),…
Month: May 2022
Film Review – STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951, USA, 101m, PG) ****½ Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller dist. Warner Bros.; pr co. Warner Bros.; d. Alfred Hitchcock; w. Raymond Chandler, Czenzi Ormonde, Whitfield Cook (based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith); pr. Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited); ph. Robert Burks (B&W | 1.37:1); m. Dimitri Tiomkin; ed. William H. Ziegler; ad. Ted…
Film Review – THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960)
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960, USA, 128m, PG) **** Western dist. United Artists; pr co. The Mirisch Company / Alpha Productions; d. John Sturges; w. William Roberts; pr. John Sturges; ph. Charles Lang (DeLuxe | 2.35:1); m. Elmer Bernstein; ed. Ferris Webster; ad. Edward Fitzgerald. cast: Yul Brynner (Chris Larabee Adams), Eli Wallach (Calvera), Steve McQueen…
Book Review – JIGSAW (1970) by Ed McBain
JIGSAW (1970) *** by Ed McBain This paperback edition published by Pan Books, 1972, 159pp First published in 1970 © Ed McBain, 1970 ISBN: 978-0-3302-3172-3 Blurb: Every day the men of the 87th Precinct solve puzzles. Of lives interrupted, lives intertwined and lives gone wrong on the streets of the city where they work. Sometimes the…
Film Review – MAN OF THE WEST (1958)
MAN OF THE WEST (1958, USA, 100m, 12) **** Western dist. United Artists; pr co. Ashton Productions / Walter Mirisch Productions; d. Anthony Mann; w. Reginald Rose (based on the novel “The Border Jumpers” by Will C. Brown); pr. Walter Mirisch; ph. Ernest Haller (DeLuxe | 2.35:1); m. Leigh Harline; ed. Richard V. Heermance; ad….
TV Review – IRONSIDE (1967)
IRONSIDE (TV) (1967, USA, 98m, PG) *** Crime, Drama, Mystery dist. National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (USA), BBC (UK); pr co. Harbour Productions Unlimited / Universal Television; d. James Goldstone; w. Don Mankiewicz (based on a story by Collier Young); pr. Collier Young; ph. John F. Warren (Technicolor | 1.33:1); m. Quincy Jones; ed. Edward W. Williams; ad….
Film Review – A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (2014)
A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (2014, USA, 113m, 15) ***½ Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller dist. Universal Pictures (USA), Entertainment One (UK); pr co. 1984 Private Defense Contractors / Cross Creek Pictures / Da Vinci Media Ventures; d. Scott Frank; w. Scott Frank (based on the novel by Lawrence Block); pr. Tobin Armbrust, Danny DeVito, Brian…
Book Review – SHOTGUN (1968) by Ed McBain
SHOTGUN (1968) *** by Ed McBain This paperback edition published by Pan Books, 1971, 158pp First published in 1968 © Ed McBain, 1968 ISBN: 978-0-3300-2702-6 Blurb: A psycho has butchered a nice young couple and he’s loose somewhere in the 87th Precinct. He has a name, an address and an identity. Walter Damascus is a…
Film Review – NON-STOP (2014)
NON-STOP (2014, USA/UK/France, 106m, 12) **½ Action, Mystery, Thriller dist. Universal Pictures (USA), StudioCanal (UK); pr co. StudioCanal / Silver Pictures; d. Jaume Collet-Serra; w. Christopher Roach, John W. Richardson, Ryan Engle (based on a story by John W. Richardson & Christopher Roach); pr. Alex Heineman, Andrew Rona, Joel Silver; ph. Flavio Martínez Labiano (Technicolor…
Film Review – UNKNOWN (2011)
UNKNOWN (2011, UK/Germany/France/Canada/Japan/USA, 113m, 15) **½ Action, Mystery, Thriller dist. Warner Bros. (USA), Optimum Releasing (UK); pr co. Dark Castle Entertainment / Panda Productions Inc. / Canal+ / Horticus UK / Studio Babelsberg / StudioCanal / TF1 Films Production; d. Jaume Collet-Serra; w. Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell (based on the novel “Out of My Head”…