DEEP IMPACT (1998, USA, 120m, 12) *** Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller dist. Paramount Pictures (USA), United International Pictures (UIP) (UK); pr co. Paramount Pictures / DreamWorks SKG / Zanuck-Brown Productions / Manhattan Project; d. Mimi Leder; w. Bruce Joel Rubin, Michael Tolkin; pr. David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck; ph. Dietrich Lohmann (Technicolor | 2.39:1); m….
Month: August 2023
UK Monthly Film Review August 2023 (Vol 1 No. 8) issue now available
Volume 1 Number 8 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 29 July to 25 August 2023 or debuted on a streaming platform having been released theatrically in other territories….
Film Review – ESCAPE TO VICTORY (1981)
ESCAPE TO VICTORY (1981, UK/USA/Italy, 116m, 12) *** Drama, Sport, War dist. Paramount Pictures (USA), ITC Film Distributors (UK); pr co. Lorimar Film Entertainment / Victory Company; d. John Huston; w. Evan Jones, Yabo Yablonsky (based on a story by Yabo Yablonsky, Djordje Milicevic & Jeff Maguire); pr. Freddie Fields; ph. Gerry Fisher (Metrocolor |…
Film review – PRESUMED INNOCENT (1990)
PRESUMED INNOCENT (1990, USA, 127m, 18) **** Crime, Drama, Mystery dist. Warner Bros.; pr co. Warner Bros. / Mirage Enterprises; d. Alan J. Pakula; w. Frank Pierson, Alan J. Pakula (based on the novel by Scott Turow); pr. Sydney Pollack, Mark Rosenberg; ph. Gordon Willis (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m. John Williams; ed. Evan A. Lottman;…
Film Review – EMILY (2022)
EMILY (2022, UK/USA, 130m, 15) ***½ Biography, Drama dist. Warner Bros. (UK), Bleecker Street Films (USA); pr co. Ingenious Media / Tempo Productions Limited / Popara Films; d. Frances O’Connor; w. Frances O’Connor; pr. David Barron, Robert Connolly, Robert Patterson, Piers Tempest, Brett Wilson; ph. Nanu Segal (Colour | 2.35:1); m. Abel Korzeniowski; ed. Sam…
Film Review – THE MAN WHO HAUNTED HIMSELF (1970)
MAN WHO HAUNTED HIMSELF, THE (1970, UK, 94m, PG) *** Drama, Mystery, Thriller dist. Anglo-EMI Film Distributors / Warner-Pathé Distributors (UK), Levitt-Pickman (USA); pr co. EMI Films / Associated British Productions (ABP) / Excalibur Films; d. Basil Dearden; w. Basil Dearden, Michael Relph (based on the novel “The Case of Mr. Pelham” by Anthony Armstrong);…
Film Review – CROUPIER (1998)
CROUPIER (1998, UK/Ireland/France/Germany, 94m, 15) ***½ Crime, Drama dist. British Film Institute (BFI) (UK), Shooting Gallery (USA); pr co. Channel Four Films / ARTE / La Sept-Arte / Little Bird / Tatfilm / Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR); d. Mike Hodges; w. Paul Mayersberg; pr. Jonathan Cavendish; ph. Michael Garfath (Colour | 1.85:1); m. Simon Fisher-Turner; ed….
Film Review – GREEN ICE (1981)
GREEN ICE (1981, UK, 116m, 15) ** Adventure, Romance dist. Incorporated Television Company (ITC) (UK), Universal Pictures (USA); pr co. Jack Wiener Production / Incorporated Television Company (ITC); d. Ernest Day; w. Edward Anhalt, Ray Hassett, Anthony Simmons, Robert De Laurentiis (based on the book by Gerald A. Browne); pr. Jack Wiener; ph. Gilbert Taylor…
Film Review – FEAR IS THE KEY (1972)
FEAR IS THE KEY (1972, UK, 103m, 15) ***½ Action, Crime, Thriller dist. Anglo-EMI Film Distributors (UK), Paramount Pictures (USA); pr co. Anglo-EMI / KLK; d. Michael Tuchner; w. Robert Carrington (based on the novel by Alistair MacLean); pr. Jay Kanter, Alan Ladd Jr.; ph. Alex Thomson (Technicolor | 2.35:1); m. Roy Budd; ed. Ray…
Film Review – NIGHT CHASE (TV) (1970)
NIGHT CHASE (TV) (1970, USA, 95m, NR) *** Crime, Drama dist. CBS (USA); pr co. Cinema Center 100 Productions; d. Jack Starrett; w. Marvin A. Gluck (based on a story by Collier Young); pr. Collier Young; ph. Fred J. Koenekamp (Colour | 1.33:1); m. Laurence Rosenthal; ed. Carroll Sax; ad. Albert Heschong, William Smith. cast:…