PIRANHA 3D (2010, USA, 88m, 18) ** Comedy, Horror dist. Dimension Films (USA), Entertainment Film Distributors (UK); pr co. Dimension Films / Intellectual Properties Worldwide / Aja-Levasseur Productions / Atmosphere Entertainment MM / Chako Film Company / The Weinstein Company; d. Alexandre Aja; w. Pete Goldfinger, Josh Stolberg; pr. Alexandre Aja, Mark Canton, Grégory Levasseur,…
Month: December 2022
Film Review – PIRANHA (1978)
PIRANHA (1978, USA, 94m, 15) *** Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi dist. New World Pictures (USA), United Artists (UK); pr co. New World Pictures; d. Joe Dante; w. John Sayles (based on a story by Richard Robinson and John Sayles); pr. Jon Davison; ph. Jamie Anderson (Metrocolor | 1.85:1); m. Pino Donaggio; ed. Joe Dante, Mark Goldblatt;…
Film Review – CHARADE (1963)
CHARADE (1963, USA, 113m, PG) **** Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller dist. Universal Pictures (USA), Rank Film Distributors (UK); pr co. Universal Pictures / Stanley Donen Films; d. Stanley Donen; w. Peter Stone (based on a story by Peter Stone and Marc Behm); pr. Stanley Donen; ph. Charles Lang (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m. Henry Mancini; ed….
Film Review – THE BIG FIX (1978)
THE BIG FIX (1978, USA, 108m, 12) *** Comedy, Mystery, Thriller dist. Universal Pictures (USA), Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (UK); pr co. Universal Pictures; d. Jeremy Kagan; w. Roger L. Simon (based on the novel by Roger L. Simon); pr. Carl Borack, Richard Dreyfuss; ph. Frank Stanley (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m. Bill Conti; ed. Patrick…
Film Review – MADE IN DAGENHAM (2010)
MADE IN DAGENHAM (2010, UK, 113m, 15) ***½ Biography, Comedy, Drama, History dist. Paramount Pictures (UK), Sony Pictures Classics (USA); pr co. Audley Films / BBC Films / BMS Finance / HanWay Films / Lipsync Productions / Number 9 Films / UK Film Council; d. Nigel Cole; w. William Ivory; pr. Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley;…
Film Review – GET SANTA (2014)
GET SANTA (2014, UK/USA, 102m, U) *** Comedy, Family dist. Warner Bros.; pr co. Film i Väst / Scott Free Productions; d. Christopher Smith; w. Christopher Smith; pr. Liza Marshall, Tony Scott; ph. Christopher Ross (Colour | 2.35:1); m. Ilan Eshkeri; ed. Stuart Gazzard; pd. John Frankish; ad. Matthew Gray. cast: Jim Broadbent (Santa Claus),…
Book Review – POISON (1987) by Ed McBain
POISON (1987) **** by Ed McBain This paperback edition published by Pan Books, 1987, 264pp First published in 1987 © Hui Corporation, 1987 ISBN: 978-0-3303-0080-6 Blurb: When one of your ex-boyfriends dies of poisoning, it is an unfortunate circumstance, possibly a suicide. When three go the same way, it is a disturbing pattern. The wealthy and…
TV Review – STRIKE: TROUBLED BLOOD (2022)
STRIKE: TROUBLED BLOOD (2022, UK, 4 x 60m) **** Crime, Drama net. BBC One; pr co. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Bronte Film and TV; d. Susan Tully; w. Tom Edge (based on the novel by J.K. Rowling (as Robert Galbraith)); exec pr. Neil Blair, Tom Edge, Ruth Kenley-Letts, J.K. Rowling, Tommy Bulfin; pr. Alex…
Film Review – TRADING PLACES (1983)
TRADING PLACES (1983, USA, 116m, 15) **** Comedy dist. Paramount Pictures (USA), United International Pictures (UIP) (UK); pr co. Cinema Group Ventures / Paramount Pictures; d. John Landis; w. Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod; pr. Aaron Russo; ph. Robert Paynter (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m. Elmer Bernstein; ed. Malcolm Campbell; pd. Gene Rudolf. cast: Eddie Murphy (Billy…
Film Review – DEAD END (1937)
DEAD END (1937, USA, 93m, PG) ***½ Crime, Drama, Film-Noir dist. United Artists; pr co. The Samuel Goldwyn Company; d. William Wyler; w. Lillian Hellman (based on the play by Sidney Kingsley); pr. Samuel Goldwyn; ph. Gregg Toland (B&W | 1.37:1); m. Alfred Newman (uncredited); ed. Daniel Mandell; ad. Richard Day. cast: Sylvia Sidney (Drina),…