THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY (2023, UK, 108m, 12) ***½ Drama dist. E1 Films (UK); pr co. Ingenious Media / Essential Cinema / Free Range Films / Rose Pine Productions; d. Hettie Macdonald; w. Rachel Joyce (based on the book by Rachel Joyce); pr. Juliet Dowling, Kevin Loader, Marilyn Milgrom; ph. Kate McCullough (Colour…
Month: September 2023
Selling England by the Pound celebrates its 50th anniversary
50 years ago today Genesis released Selling England by the Pound, one of their best-regarded albums. SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND UK Release: 28 September 1973. LP. Charisma. CAS 1074. Album Score – 83% Peter Gabriel – vocals, flute, oboe, percussion Tony Banks – Hammond organ, Mellotron, Hohner Pianet, ARP Pro Soloist, piano, 12-string guitar…
Film Review – A HAUNTING IN VENICE (2023)
A HAUNTING IN VENICE (2023, USA/UK/Italy, 103m, 12) ***½ Crime, Mystery, Thriller dist. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; pr co. 20th Century Fox / 20th Century Studios / Kinberg Genre / Mestiere Cinema / Scott Free Productions / TSG Entertainment / The Mark Gordon Company; d. Kenneth Branagh; w. Michael Green (based upon the novel…
Film review – CARRY ON CLEO (1964)
CARRY ON CLEO (1964, UK, 92m, PG) ***½ Comedy dist. Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK), Governor Films (USA); pr co. Peter Rogers Productions; d. Gerald Thomas; w. Talbot Rothwell; pr. Peter Rogers; ph. Alan Hume (Colour | 1.66:1); m. Eric Rogers; ed. Archie Ludski; ad. Bert Davey. cast: Sidney James (Mark Antony), Kenneth Williams (Julius Caesar),…
Film Review – THE LITTLE THINGS (2021)
THE LITTLE THINGS (2021, USA, 128m, 15) **½ Crime, Drama dist. Warner Bros.; pr co. Gran Via / Warner Bros.; d. John Lee Hancock; w. John Lee Hancock; pr. John Lee Hancock, Mark Johnson; ph. John Schwartzman (Colour | 2.39:1); m. Thomas Newman; ed. Robert Frazen; pd. Michael Corenblith; ad. Lauren E. Polizzi. cast: Denzel…
Film review – FALL (2022)
FALL (2022, UK/USA, 107m, 15) *** Thriller dist. Lionsgate (USA), Signature Entertainment (UK); pr co. Tea Shop Productions / Capstone Studios; d. Scott Mann; w. Jonathan Frank, Scott Mann; pr. David Haring, James Harris, Mark Lane, Scott Mann, Christian Mercuri; ph. MacGregor (Colour | 2.00:1); m. Tim Despic; ed. Robert Hall; pd. Scott Daniel; ad….
Film Review – INTO THE WILD (2007)
INTO THE WILD (2007, USA, 148m, 15) ***½ Adventure, Biography, Drama dist. Paramount Pictures; pr co. Paramount Vantage / Art Linson Productions / Into the Wild / River Road Entertainment; d. Sean Penn; w. Sean Penn (based on the book by Jon Krakauer); pr. Art Linson, Sean Penn, Bill Pohlad; ph. Eric Gautier (Colour |…
Film Review – DOUBLE JEOPARDY (1999)
DOUBLE JEOPARDY (1999, USA/Germany/Canada, 105m, 15) *** Crime, Mystery, Thriller dist. Paramount Pictures (USA), United International Pictures (UIP) (UK); pr co. Paramount Pictures / MFP Munich Film Partners GmbH & Company I. Produktions KG / Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit; d. Bruce Beresford; w. David Weisberg, Douglas Cook; pr. Leonard Goldberg, Richard…
Book Review – THE INK BLACK HEART (2022) by Robert Galbraith
THE INK BLACK HEART (2022) **** by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) This paperback edition published by Sphere, 2023, 1,227pp ISBN: 978-0-7515-8419-6 Blurb: When frantic, dishevelled Edie Ledwell appears in the office begging to speak to her, private detective Robin Ellacott doesn’t know quite what to make of the situation. The co-creator of a popular cartoon, The Ink…