BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN (1967, UK, 111m, PG) **½ Adventure, Drama, Thriller dist. United Artists; pr co. Jovera Pictures AG/SA; d. Ken Russell; w. John McGrath (based on the novel by Len Deighton); pr. Harry Saltzman; ph. Billy Williams (De Luxe | 2.35:1); m. Richard Rodney Bennett; ed. Alan Osbiston; pd. Syd Cain; ad. Bert Davey….
Month: March 2023
Film Review – MARLOWE (2022)
MARLOWE (2022, Ireland/Spain/France, 109m, 15) **½ Crime, Mystery dist. Briarcliff Entertainment (USA), Sky Cinema (UK); pr co. Parallel Film Productions / Hills Productions AIE / Davis-Films; d. Neil Jordan; w. William Monahan, Neil Jordan (based on the novel ‘The Black-Eyed Blonde’ by John Banville and characters created by Raymond Chandler); pr. Colette Aguilar, Mark Fasano,…
Film Review – ALLELUJAH (2022)
ALLELUJAH (2022, UK, 99m, 12) *** Drama dist. Warner Bros. (UK); pr co. BBC Films / DJ Films / Great Bison Productions / Ingenious Media / Pathe / Redstart Media; d. Richard Eyre; w. Heidi Thomas (based on a play by Alan Bennett); pr. Damian Jones, Kevin Loader; ph. Ben Smithard (Colour | 2.39:1); m….
Book Review – WIDOWS (1991) by Ed McBain
WIDOWS (1991) **** by Ed McBain This paperback edition published by Mandarin, 1992, 309pp First published in 1991 © Hui Corporation, 1991 ISBN: 978-0-7493-0774-9 Blurb: The beautiful blonde in the penthouse apartment was dead, her face and body laced with slashes from a paring knife — grisly evidence of the terrible things the city can…
Film Review – ROBIN AND MARIAN (1976)
ROBIN AND MARIAN (1976, USA, 106m, PG) ***½ Adventure, Drama, Romance dist. Columbia Pictures (USA), Columbia-Warner Distributors (UK); pr co. Columbia Pictures / Rastar Pictures; d. Richard Lester; w. James Goldman; pr. Denis O’Dell; ph. David Watkin (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m. John Barry; ed. John Victor Smith; pd. Michael Stringer; ad. Gil Parrondo. cast: Sean…
Film Review – THUNDER BAY (1953)
THUNDER BAY (1953, USA, 103m, PG) *** Adventure, Drama dist. Universal Pictures (USA), General Film Distributors (GFD) (UK); pr co. Universal International Pictures (UI); d. Anthony Mann; w. Gil Doud, John Michael Hayes (based on a story by John Michael Hayes and an idea by George W. George and George F. Slavin); pr. Aaron Rosenberg;…
Richard Lester’s Musketeers saga gets a 50th Anniversary 4K restoration
Richard Lester’s epic adaptation of Alexander Dumas’ classic novel ‘The Three Musketeers’, split over two films THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1973) and THE FOUR MUSKETEERS (1974), has been restored in 4K and will be released in three formats by Studio Canal on April 24th. Here is the Studio Canal announcement: To celebrate the 50th anniversary of…