DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1931, USA, 98m, PG) **** Horror, Sci-Fi dist. Paramount Pictures; pr co. Paramount Pictures; d. Rouben Mamoulian; w. Samuel Hoffenstein, Percy Heath (based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson); pr. Rouben Mamoulian; ph. Karl Struss (B&W | 1.20:1); ed. William Shea (uncredited); ad. Hans Dreier (uncredited). cast: Fredric March…
Month: October 2022
Film Review – HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS (1995)
HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS (1995, USA, 88m, 18) ** Horror, Thriller dist. Dimension Films; pr co. Halloween VI Productions / Miramax Films / Nightfall; d. Joe Chappelle; w. Daniel Farrands (based on characters created by John Carpenter and Debra Hill); pr. Paul Freeman; ph. Billy Dickson (Colour | 1.85:1); m. Alan Howarth, Paul…
Film Review – HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS (1989)
HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS (1989, USA, 96m, 18) *½ Horror, Thriller dist. Galaxy International Releasing; pr co. Magnum Pictures Inc. / The Return of Myers / Trancas International Films; d. Dominique Othenin-Girard; w. Michael Jacobs, Dominique Othenin-Girard, Shem Bitterman (based on characters created by John Carpenter and Debra Hill); pr. Ramsey Thomas;…
Book Review – LIGHTNING (1984) by Ed McBain
LIGHTNING (1984) **** by Ed McBain This paperback edition published by Pan Books, 1986, 267pp First published in 1984 © Hui Corporation, 1984 ISBN: 978-0-3302-9087-8 Blurb: The city can be a strange place, full of odd sights. Sometimes chilling sights. But nothing could prepare the detectives of the 87th Precinct for the sight of a murdered young…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO: THE POWER OF THE DOCTOR (2022)
DOCTOR WHO: THE POWER OF THE DOCTOR (2022, UK, 88m, 12) **** Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi dist. BBC; pr co. BBC Studios; d. Jamie Magnus Stone; w. Chris Chibnall; exec pr. Chris Chibnall, Matt Strevens; pr. Nikki Wilson; ph. Robin Whenary (Colour | 2.00:1); m. Segun Akinola; ed. Adam Green; pd. Dafydd Shurmer; cos. Ray Holman;…
Film Review – HALLOWEEN ENDS (2022)
HALLOWEEN ENDS (2022, USA/UK, 111m, 18) ** Horror, Thriller dist. Universal Pictures; pr co. Blumhouse Productions / Miramax / Rough House Pictures / Trancas International Films / Universal Pictures; d. David Gordon Green; w. Paul Brad Logan, Chris Bernier, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green (based on characters created by John Carpenter and Debra Hill); pr….
Film Review – SKY RIDERS (1976)
SKY RIDERS (1976, USA/Greece, 91m, PG) *** Action, Adventure dist. Twentieth Century Fox (USA), Fox-Rank (UK); pr co. Twentieth Century Fox; d. Douglas Hickox; w. Jack DeWitt, Stanley Mann, Garry Michael White (based on a story by Hall T. Sprague and Bill McGaw); pr. Terry Morse Jr.; ph. Jim Freeman, Greg MacGillivray, Ousama Rawi (DeLuxe…
TV Review – SMILE JENNY, YOU’RE DEAD (1974)
SMILE JENNY, YOU’RE DEAD (1974, USA, 90m, PG) **** Crime, Drama dist. ABC.; pr co. Warner Bros.; d. Jerry Thorpe; w. Howard Rodman; pr. Jerry Thorpe; ph. Jack Woolf (Colour | 1.33:1); m. Billy Goldenberg; ed. Melvin Shapiro; ad. Walter Scott Herndon cast: David Janssen (Harry Orwell), Andrea Marcovicci (Jennifer English), John Anderson (Col. John…
Book Review – ICE (1983) by Ed McBain
ICE (1983) **** by Ed McBain This paperback edition published by Pan Books, 1984, 288pp First published in 1983 © Hui Corporation, 1983 ISBN: 978-0-3302-8296-4 Blurb: Snow whips through the city’s streets like lethal daggers when a young actress leaves the theatre after her latest performance. She walks home instead of taking the subway, and soon…
TV Review – SUCH DUST AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON (1973)
SUCH DUST AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON (1973, USA, 76m, PG) *** Crime, Drama dist. ABC.; pr co. Warner Bros.; d. Jerry Thorpe; w. Howard Rodman; pr. Jerry Thorpe; ph. Jack Woolf (Colour | 1.33:1); m. Richard Hazard; ed. Alex Beaton; ad. Walter Scott Herndon cast: David Janssen (Harry Orwell), Martin Sheen (Harlan Garrison), Margot…