THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001, New Zealand/USA, 178m, PG) ****½ Action, Adventure, Fantasy dist. New Line Cinema (USA), Entertainment Film Distributors (UK); pr co. New Line Cinema / WingNut Films / The Saul Zaentz Company; d. Peter Jackson; w. Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson (based on the novel…
Month: September 2022
Film Review – THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (1953)
THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (1953, USA, 80m, PG) *** Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller dist. Warner Bros.; pr co. Jack Dietz Productions; d. Eugène Lourié; w. Lou Morheim, Fred Freiberger (based on the story “The Fog Horn” by Ray Bradbury); pr. Jack Dietz; ph. John L. Russell (B&W | 1.37:1); m. David Buttolph; ed….
Film Review – DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (1995)
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (1995, USA, 102m, 15) **** Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller dist. TriStar Pictures (USA), Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (UK); pr co. TriStar Pictures / Clinica Estetico / Mundy Lane Entertainment; d. Carl Franklin; w. Carl Franklin (based on the novel by Walter Mosley); pr. Jesse Beaton, Gary Goetzman; ph. Tak…
Film Review – CRACK IN THE WORLD (1965)
CRACK IN THE WORLD (1965, USA, 96m, U) *** Action, Drama, Sci-Fi dist. Paramount Pictures; pr co. Security Pictures; d. Andrew Marton; w. Jon Manchip White, Julian Zimet (based on a story by Jon Manchip White); pr. Bernard Glasser, Lester A. Sansom; ph. Manuel Berenguer (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m. Johnny Douglas; ed. Derek Parsons; ad….
Film Review – MADIGAN (1968)
MADIGAN (1968, USA, 101m, 12) ***½ Crime, Drama dist. Universal Pictures (USA), Rank Film Distributors (UK); pr co. Universal Pictures; d. Don Siegel; w. Howard Rodman (as Henri Simoun), Abraham Polonsky (based on the novel “The Commissioner” by Richard Dougherty); pr. Frank P. Rosenberg; ph. Russell Metty (Technicolor | 2.35:1); m. Don Costa; ed. Milton…
Book Review – HEAT (1981) by Ed McBain
HEAT (1981) **** by Ed McBain This paperback edition published by Pan Books, 1983, 204pp First published in 1981 © Hui Corporation, 1981 ISBN: 978-0-3302-6860-8 Blurb: In the middle of a stifling heat wave, why would an artist intent on committing suicide turn his air conditioning off before taking his life? That’s the question troubling…
Film Review – THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997)
THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997, France, 126m, 12) *** Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi dist. Columbia Pictures (USA), Pathé Distribution (UK); pr co. Gaumont; d. Luc Besson; w. Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen (based on a story by Luc Besson); pr. Patrice Ledoux; ph. Thierry Arbogast (Technicolor | 2.39:1); m. Eric Serra; ed. Sylvie Landra; pd. Dan Weil;…
Book Review – GHOSTS (1980) by Ed McBain
GHOSTS (1980) ***½ by Ed McBain This paperback edition published by Pan Books, 1983, 190pp First published in 1980 © Ed McBain, 1980 ISBN: 978-0-3302-6370-6 Blurb: A young woman stops at the grocery store after work, but she never makes it home—at least not all the way. She is stabbed to death in front of…
Book Review – CALYPSO (1979) by Ed McBain
CALYPSO (1979) *** by Ed McBain This paperback edition published by Pan Books, 1983, 192pp First published in 1979 © Ed McBain, 1979 ISBN: 978-0-3302-6200-9 Blurb: What a lousy way to die. Calypso King George Chadderton, murdered on a wet September street in the 87th precinct. Detectives Carella & Meyer shake their heads in the…