Gary and I were delighted to receive confirmation today that our book The Harry O Viewing Companion: History and Episodes of the Classic Detective Series will be published by McFarland & Co. on 13 March 2025. The book can be ordered directly from our publisher, or via Amazon and most major online book retailers. In…
Month: February 2025
Film Review – THE LINEUP (1958)
THE LINEUP (1958, USA, 86m, 12) ***½ Crime, Drama, Film-Noir dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Pajemer Productions; d. Don Siegel; w. Stirling Silliphant (based on the TV series created by Lawrence M. Klee); pr. Jaime Del Valle; ph. Hal Mohr (B&W | 1.85:1); m. Mischa Bakaleinikoff (uncredited); ed. Al Clark; ad. Ross Bellah. cast: Eli Wallach…
Book Review – THE GENESIS MUSEUM COLLECTORS EXHIBIT (2nd edition) (2025) by Adam Gottlob and The Genesis Museum
THE GENESIS MUSEUM COLLECTORS EXHIBIT (2nd edition) (2025) ***** by Adam Gottlob and The Genesis Museum This hardback 2nd edition self-published, 2025, 276pp © Adam Gottlob and The Genesis Museum, 2023 and 2025. Genesis is rightly regarded as one of the most influential bands in rock music history and in recent years there has been…
Film Review – BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY (2025)
BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY (2025, UK/France/USA, 125m, 15) ***½ Comedy dist. Universal Pictures; pr co. Universal Pictures / StudioCanal / Miramax / Working Title Films; d. Michael Morris; w. Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer, Abi Morgan (based on the novel by Helen Fielding); pr. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jo Wallett; ph. Suzie Lavelle (Colour…
Book Review – MIDNIGHT AND BLUE (2024) by Ian Rankin
MIDNIGHT AND BLUE (2024) **** by Ian Rankin This paperback edition published by Orion, 2024, 329pp © John Rebus Ltd., 2024 ISBN: 978-1-398-70942-3 Blurb: John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh’s most deadly criminals behind bars. Now, he’s joined them. As new allies and old enemies circle, and the days and nights…
Film Review – VINDICATION SWIM (2024)
VINDICATION SWIM (2024, UK, 98m, PG) ** Biography, Drama dist. Picnik Entertainment (UK); pr co. Relsah Films / Sea High Productions; d. Elliott Hasler; w. Elliott Hasler; pr. Simon Hasler, Douglas McJannet, Sally Humphreys Wood; ph. (Colour/B&W | 2.35:1); m. Daniel Clive McCallum; ed. Johnathan Wei Dickinson; pd. David Hasler. cast: Kirsten Callaghan (Mercedes Gleitze),…
Film Review – UP THE CHASTITY BELT (1972)
UP THE CHASTITY BELT (1972, UK, 94m, PG) ** Comedy dist. Anglo-EMI Film Distributors / MGM-EMI (UK); pr co. EMI Films; d. Bob Kellett; w. Sid Colin, Ray Galton, Alan Simpson; pr. Terry Glinwood, Ned Sherrin; ph. Ian Wilson (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m. Carl Davis; ed. Al Gell; pd. Seamus Flannery. cast: Frankie Howerd (Richard…
Film Review – ROOM SERVICE (1938)
ROOM SERVICE (1938, USA, 78m, U) *** Comedy dist. RKO Radio Pictures; pr co. RKO Radio Pictures; d. William A. Seiter; w. Morrie Ryskind (based on the play by John Murray and Allen Boret); pr. Pandro S. Berman; ph. J. Roy Hunt (B&W | 1.37:1); m sup. James R. Barker; ed. George Crone; ad. Van…
Film Review – THE NEVADAN (1950)
NEVADAN, THE (1950, USA, 81m, U) *** Western dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Scott-Brown Productions; d. Gordon Douglas; w. George W. George, George F. Slavin, Rowland Brown (based on a story by George W. George & George F. Slavin); pr. Harry Joe Brown; ph. Charles Lawton Jr. (Cinecolor | 1.37:1); m. Arthur Morton; ed. Richard…
Film Review – THE GUNFIGHTER (1950)
GUNFIGHTER, THE (1950, USA, 85m, U) **** Western dist. 20th Century Fox; pr co. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation; d. Henry King; w. William Bowers, William Sellers (based on a story by William Bowers and André De Toth); pr. Nunnally Johnson; ph. Arthur C. Miller (B&W | 1.37:1); m. Alfred Newman; ed. Barbara McLean; ad….