PRESUMED INNOCENT (1990, USA, 127m, 18) **** Crime, Drama, Mystery dist. Warner Bros.; pr co. Warner Bros. / Mirage Enterprises; d. Alan J. Pakula; w. Frank Pierson, Alan J. Pakula (based on the novel by Scott Turow); pr. Sydney Pollack, Mark Rosenberg; ph. Gordon Willis (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m. John Williams; ed. Evan A. Lottman;…
Film Review – EMILY (2022)
EMILY (2022, UK/USA, 130m, 15) ***½ Biography, Drama dist. Warner Bros. (UK), Bleecker Street Films (USA); pr co. Ingenious Media / Tempo Productions Limited / Popara Films; d. Frances O’Connor; w. Frances O’Connor; pr. David Barron, Robert Connolly, Robert Patterson, Piers Tempest, Brett Wilson; ph. Nanu Segal (Colour | 2.35:1); m. Abel Korzeniowski; ed. Sam…
Film Review – THE MAN WHO HAUNTED HIMSELF (1970)
MAN WHO HAUNTED HIMSELF, THE (1970, UK, 94m, PG) *** Drama, Mystery, Thriller dist. Anglo-EMI Film Distributors / Warner-Pathé Distributors (UK), Levitt-Pickman (USA); pr co. EMI Films / Associated British Productions (ABP) / Excalibur Films; d. Basil Dearden; w. Basil Dearden, Michael Relph (based on the novel “The Case of Mr. Pelham” by Anthony Armstrong);…
Film Review – CROUPIER (1998)
CROUPIER (1998, UK/Ireland/France/Germany, 94m, 15) ***½ Crime, Drama dist. British Film Institute (BFI) (UK), Shooting Gallery (USA); pr co. Channel Four Films / ARTE / La Sept-Arte / Little Bird / Tatfilm / Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR); d. Mike Hodges; w. Paul Mayersberg; pr. Jonathan Cavendish; ph. Michael Garfath (Colour | 1.85:1); m. Simon Fisher-Turner; ed….
Film Review – GREEN ICE (1981)
GREEN ICE (1981, UK, 116m, 15) ** Adventure, Romance dist. Incorporated Television Company (ITC) (UK), Universal Pictures (USA); pr co. Jack Wiener Production / Incorporated Television Company (ITC); d. Ernest Day; w. Edward Anhalt, Ray Hassett, Anthony Simmons, Robert De Laurentiis (based on the book by Gerald A. Browne); pr. Jack Wiener; ph. Gilbert Taylor…
Film Review – FEAR IS THE KEY (1972)
FEAR IS THE KEY (1972, UK, 103m, 15) ***½ Action, Crime, Thriller dist. Anglo-EMI Film Distributors (UK), Paramount Pictures (USA); pr co. Anglo-EMI / KLK; d. Michael Tuchner; w. Robert Carrington (based on the novel by Alistair MacLean); pr. Jay Kanter, Alan Ladd Jr.; ph. Alex Thomson (Technicolor | 2.35:1); m. Roy Budd; ed. Ray…
Film Review – NIGHT CHASE (TV) (1970)
NIGHT CHASE (TV) (1970, USA, 95m, NR) *** Crime, Drama dist. CBS (USA); pr co. Cinema Center 100 Productions; d. Jack Starrett; w. Marvin A. Gluck (based on a story by Collier Young); pr. Collier Young; ph. Fred J. Koenekamp (Colour | 1.33:1); m. Laurence Rosenthal; ed. Carroll Sax; ad. Albert Heschong, William Smith. cast:…
Film Review – APOLLO 13 (1995)
APOLLO 13 (1995, USA, 140m, PG) ****½ Drama, Thriller dist. Universal Pictures; pr co. Universal Pictures / Imagine Entertainment; d. Ron Howard; w. William Broyles Jr., Al Reinert (based on the book “Lost Moon” by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger); pr. Brian Grazer; ph. Dean Cundey (DeLuxe | 2.39:1); m. James Horner; ed. Daniel P….
UK Monthly Film Review July 2023 (Vol 1 No. 7) issue now available
Volume 1 Number 7 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 1 July to 28 July 2023 or debuted on a streaming platform having been released theatrically in other territories….
Film Review – FIRST MEN IN THE MOON (1964)
FIRST MEN IN THE MOON (1964, UK, 103m, U) *** Adventure, Sci-Fi dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Columbia Pictures / Charles H. Schneer Productions; d. Nathan Juran; w. Nigel Kneale, Jan Read (from the original story by H.G. Wells); pr. Charles H. Schneer; ph. Wilkie Cooper (LunaColor | 2.35:1; 2.20:1 (70mm prints)); m. Laurie Johnson;…