MAN OF THE WEST (1958, USA, 100m, 12) **** Western dist. United Artists; pr co. Ashton Productions / Walter Mirisch Productions; d. Anthony Mann; w. Reginald Rose (based on the novel “The Border Jumpers” by Will C. Brown); pr. Walter Mirisch; ph. Ernest Haller (DeLuxe | 2.35:1); m. Leigh Harline; ed. Richard V. Heermance; ad….
TV Review – IRONSIDE (1967)
IRONSIDE (TV) (1967, USA, 98m, PG) *** Crime, Drama, Mystery dist. National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (USA), BBC (UK); pr co. Harbour Productions Unlimited / Universal Television; d. James Goldstone; w. Don Mankiewicz (based on a story by Collier Young); pr. Collier Young; ph. John F. Warren (Technicolor | 1.33:1); m. Quincy Jones; ed. Edward W. Williams; ad….
Film Review – A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (2014)
A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (2014, USA, 113m, 15) ***½ Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller dist. Universal Pictures (USA), Entertainment One (UK); pr co. 1984 Private Defense Contractors / Cross Creek Pictures / Da Vinci Media Ventures; d. Scott Frank; w. Scott Frank (based on the novel by Lawrence Block); pr. Tobin Armbrust, Danny DeVito, Brian…
Book Review – SHOTGUN (1968) by Ed McBain
SHOTGUN (1968) *** by Ed McBain This paperback edition published by Pan Books, 1971, 158pp First published in 1968 © Ed McBain, 1968 ISBN: 978-0-3300-2702-6 Blurb: A psycho has butchered a nice young couple and he’s loose somewhere in the 87th Precinct. He has a name, an address and an identity. Walter Damascus is a…
Film Review – NON-STOP (2014)
NON-STOP (2014, USA/UK/France, 106m, 12) **½ Action, Mystery, Thriller dist. Universal Pictures (USA), StudioCanal (UK); pr co. StudioCanal / Silver Pictures; d. Jaume Collet-Serra; w. Christopher Roach, John W. Richardson, Ryan Engle (based on a story by John W. Richardson & Christopher Roach); pr. Alex Heineman, Andrew Rona, Joel Silver; ph. Flavio Martínez Labiano (Technicolor…
Film Review – UNKNOWN (2011)
UNKNOWN (2011, UK/Germany/France/Canada/Japan/USA, 113m, 15) **½ Action, Mystery, Thriller dist. Warner Bros. (USA), Optimum Releasing (UK); pr co. Dark Castle Entertainment / Panda Productions Inc. / Canal+ / Horticus UK / Studio Babelsberg / StudioCanal / TF1 Films Production; d. Jaume Collet-Serra; w. Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell (based on the novel “Out of My Head”…
Film Review – UNSTOPPABLE (2010)
UNSTOPPABLE (2010, USA, 98m, 12) ***½ Action, Thriller dist. Twentieth Century Fox; pr co. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation / Prospect Park / Scott Free Productions / Firm Films / Millbrook Farm Productions; d. Tony Scott; w. Mark Bomback; pr. Eric McLeod, Mimi Rogers, Tony Scott, Julie Yorn, Alex Young; ph. Ben Seresin (DeLuxe |…
Book Review – FUZZ (1968) by Ed McBain
FUZZ (1968) **** by Ed McBain This paperback edition published by Pan Books, 1970, 205pp First published in 1968 © Ed McBain, 1968 ISBN: 978-0-3300-2463-9 Blurb: The detectives of the 87th Precinct are confronted with a call – clearly a crank call – that threatens the life of the city’s parks commissioner unless a ransom…
Film Review – THE GREY (2011)
THE GREY (2011, USA, 117m, 15) ***½ Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller dist. Open Road Films (USA), Entertainment Film Distributors (UK); pr co. Open Road Films / Inferno Distribution / Scott Free Productions / Chambara Pictures / 1984 Private Defense Contractors; d. Joe Carnahan; w. Joe Carnahan, Ian Mackenzie Jeffers (based on the short story “Ghost…
Film Review – TWISTER (1996)
TWISTER (1996, USA, 113m, PG) ***½ Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller dist. Warner Bros. (USA), United International Pictures (UIP) (UK); pr co. Warner Bros. / Universal Pictures / Amblin Entertainment / Constant c Productions; d. Jan de Bont; w. Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin; pr. Ian Bryce, Michael Crichton, Kathleen Kennedy; ph. Jack N. Green (Technicolor |…