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…
Film Review – DEEP IMPACT (1998)
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….
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 |…