YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974, USA, 106m, PG) **** Comedy dist. 20th Century Fox; pr co. Gruskoff-Venture Films / Crossbow Productions / Jouer Limited; d. Mel Brooks; w. Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks (based on characters in the novel ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley); pr. Michael Gruskoff; ph. Gerald Hirschfeld (B&W | 1.85:1); m. John Morris; ed. John C….
Category: Film Reviews
Film Review – TOWED IN A HOLE (1932)
TOWED IN A HOLE (1932, USA, 21m, U) ****½ Comedy, Short dist. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); pr co. Hal Roach Studios; d. George Marshall; w. Charley Rogers, Stan Laurel, George Marshall (all uncredited); pr. Hal Roach; ph. Art Lloyd (B&W | 1.37:1); m. Marvin Hatley (stock), Leroy Shield (stock); ed. Richard C. Currier. cast: Stan Laurel (Stan),…
Film Review – 65 (2023)
65 (2023, USA, 93m, 12) **½ Action, Adventure dist. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (USA), Columbia Pictures Corporation (UK); pr co. Beck Woods / Bron Creative / Columbia Pictures / Raimi Productions / Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE); d. Scott Beck, Bryan Woods; w. Scott Beck, Bryan Woods; pr. Zainab Azizi, Scott Beck, Deborah Liebling, Sam Raimi,…
Film Review – E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982, USA, 115m, PG) ***** Family, Sci-Fi dist. Universal Pictures (USA), United International Pictures (UIP) (UK); pr co. Universal Pictures; d. Steven Spielberg; w. Melissa Mathison; pr. Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg; ph. Allen Daviau (DeLuxe | 1.85:1); m. John Williams; ed. Carol Littleton; pd. Jim Bissell. cast: Dee Wallace (Mary), Henry Thomas…
Film Review – TO THE DEVIL A DAUGHTER (1976)
TO THE DEVIL A DAUGHTER (1976, UK, 91m, 18) *** Horror dist. EMI (UK), Cine Artists Pictures (USA); pr co. Hammer Film Productions / Terra-Filmkunst; d. Peter Sykes; w. Christopher Wicking, John Peacock (based on the novel by Dennis Wheatley); pr. Roy Skeggs; ph. David Watkin (Technicolor | 1.66:1); m. Paul Glass; ed. John Trumper;…
Film Review – NIGHTFALL (1956)
NIGHTFALL (1956, USA, 78m, PG) ***½ Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Copa Productions; d. Jacques Tourneur; w. Stirling Silliphant (based on the novel by David Goodis); pr. Ted Richmond; ph. Burnett Guffey (B&W | 1.85:1); m. George Duning; ed. William A. Lyon; ad. Ross Bellah. cast: Aldo Ray (James Vanning),…
Film Review – THE UNLIKELY PIGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY (2023)
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…
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…