I, THE JURY (1953, USA, 87m, 12) **½ Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller dist. United Artists; pr co. Parklane Pictures Inc.; d. Harry Essex; w. Harry Essex (based on the novel by Mickey Spillane); pr. Victor Saville; ph. John Alton (B&W | 1.37:1); m. Franz Waxman; ed. Fredrick Y. Smith; ad. Wiard Ihnen. cast: Biff Elliot…
Month: February 2023
UK Monthly Review February 2023 (Vol 1 No. 2) issue now available
Volume 1 Number 2 of UK Monthly Film Review is now available in PDF format. The bulletin includes all movies that went into general theatrical release for the first time in the UK during the period 28 January to 24 February 2023 or debuted on a streaming platform having been released theatrically in other territories….
Book Review – VESPERS (1990) by Ed McBain
VESPERS (1990) *** by Ed McBain This paperback edition published by Mandarin, 1991, 331pp First published in 1990 © Hui Corporation, 1990 ISBN: 978-0-7493-0596-3 Blurb: There are a lot of unspeakable things that happen in the big city, and the murder of St. Catherine’s Father Birney is one of them. For Detectives Carella and Hawes…
Film Review – DAY OF THE EVIL GUN (1968)
DAY OF THE EVIL GUN (1968, USA, 95m, PG) *** Western dist. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); pr co. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); d. Jerry Thorpe; w. Charles Marquis Warren, Eric Bercovici (based on a story by Charles Marquis Warren); pr. Jerry Thorpe; ph. W. Wallace Kelley (Metrocolor | 2.35:1); m. Jeff Alexander; ed. Alex Beaton; ad. George W. Davis,…
Film Review – THE TIME TRAVELERS (1964)
THE TIME TRAVELERS (1964, USA, 84m, PG) *** Sci-Fi dist. American International Pictures (AIP) (USA), Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK); pr co. Cal Cine / Dobil Productions; d. Ib Melchior; w. Ib Melchior (based on a story by Ib Melchior & David L. Hewitt); pr. Bill Redlin; ph. Vilmos Zsigmond (Pathécolor | 1.85:1); m. Richard LaSalle;…
Film Review – 3:10 TO YUMA (1957)
3:10 TO YUMA (1957, USA, 92m, PG) **** Western dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Columbia Pictures Corporation; d. Delmer Daves; w. Halsted Welles (based on a story by Elmore Leonard); pr. David Heilweil; ph. Charles Lawton Jr. (B&W | 1.85:1); m. George Duning; ed. Al Clark; ad. Frank Hotaling. cast: Glenn Ford (Ben Wade), Van…
Film Review – BUTCH AND SUNDANCE: THE EARLY DAYS (1979)
BUTCH AND SUNDANCE: THE EARLY DAYS (1979, USA, 115m, PG) *** Comedy, Western dist. Twentieth Century Fox; pr co. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation / William Goldman Productions; d. Richard Lester; w. Allan Burns; pr. Steven Bach, William Goldman, Gabriel Katzka; ph. László Kovács (DeLuxe | 1.85:1); m. Patrick Williams; ed. George Trirogoff; pd. Brian…
Film Review – MAN WITH THE GUN (1955)
MAN WITH THE GUN (1955, USA, 83m, PG) *** Western dist. United Artists; pr co. Formosa Productions; d. Richard Wilson; w. N.B. Stone Jr., Richard Wilson; pr. Samuel Goldwyn Jr.; ph. Lee Garmes (B&W | 1.85:1); m. Alex North; ed. Gene Milford; ad. Hilyard M. Brown. cast: Robert Mitchum (Clint Tollinger), Jan Sterling (Nelly Bain),…
Film Review – THE PARALLAX VIEW (1974)
THE PARALLAX VIEW (1974, USA, 102m, 15) **** Thriller dist. Paramount Pictures; pr co. Doubleday Productions / Gus / Harbor Productions; d. Alan J. Pakula; w. David Giler, Lorenzo Semple Jr. (based on the novel by Loren Singer); pr. Alan J. Pakula; ph. Gordon Willis (Technicolor | 2.39:1); m. Michael Small; ed. John W. Wheeler;…
Film Review – KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS (1977)
KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS (1977, USA, 97m, 15) *** Horror, Sci-Fi dist. Dimension Pictures (USA), Enterprises Pictures Limited (UK); pr co. Arachnid Productions; d. John ‘Bud’ Cardos; w. Richard Robinson, Alan Caillou (based on a story by Jeffrey M. Sneller and Stephen Lodge); pr. Igo Kantor, Jeffrey M. Sneller; ph. John Arthur Morrill (Eastmancolor |…