JAWS: THE REVENGE (1987, USA, 89m, 12) ** Adventure, Thriller dist. Universal Pictures; pr co. Universal Pictures; d. Joseph Sargent; w. Michael De Guzman (based on characters created by Peter Benchley); pr. Joseph Sargent; ph. John McPherson (DeLuxe | 2.35:1); m. Michael Small; ed. Michael Brown; pd. John J. Lloyd; ad. Donald B. Woodruff. cast:…
Tag: Action
Film Review – JAWS 3 (1983)
JAWS 3 (1983, USA, 99m, PG) ** Action, Horror, Thriller dist. Universal Pictures (USA), Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (UK); pr co. Universal Pictures / Alan Landsburg Productions / MCA Theatricals; d. Joe Alves; w. Richard Matheson, Carl Gottlieb (based on a story by Guerdon Trueblood and characters created by Peter Benchley); pr. Rupert Hitzig; ph….
Film Review – STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (2013)
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (2013, USA, 132m, 12) ***½ Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi dist. Paramount Pictures; pr co. Paramount Pictures / Skydance Productions / Bad Robot; d. J.J. Abrams; w. Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof (based on the television series Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry); pr. J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof,…
Film Review – STAR TREK (2009)
STAR TREK (2009, USA, 127m, 12) **** Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi dist. Paramount Pictures; pr co. Paramount Pictures / Spyglass Entertainment / Bad Robot / Mavrocine ; d. J.J. Abrams; w. Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman; pr. J.J. Abrams, David Witz; ph. Daniel Mindel (DeLuxe | 2.35:1); m. Michael Giacchino; ed. Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey; pd….
Film Review – MR. MAJESTYK (1974)
MR. MAJESTYK (1974, USA, 103m, 18) ***½ Action, Crime, Thriller dist. United Artists; pr co. Mirisch Company; d. Richard Fleischer; w. Elmore Leonard; pr. Walter Mirisch; ph. Richard H. Kline (DeLuxe | 1.85:1); m. Charles Bernstein; ed. Ralph E. Winters. cast: Charles Bronson (Vince Majestyk), Al Lettieri (Frank Renda), Linda Cristal (Nancy Chavez), Lee Purcell…
Film Review – MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (1961)
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (1961, UK/USA, 101m, U) *** Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Fantasy dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Ameran Films; d. Cy Endfield; w. John Prebble, Daniel Ullman, Crane Wilbur (based on the novel by Jules Verne); pr. Charles H. Schneer; ph. Wilkie Cooper (Technicolor | 1.66:1); m. Bernard Herrmann; ed. Frederick Wilson; ad. William C. Andrews;…
Film Review – WESTWORLD (1973)
WESTWORLD (1973, USA, 88m, 15) ***½ Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Western dist. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (USA), MGM-EMI (UK); pr co. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); d. Michael Crichton; w. Michael Crichton; pr. Paul N. Lazarus III; ph. Gene Polito (Metrocolor | 2.39:1); m. Fred Karlin; ed. David Bretherton; ad. Herman A. Blumenthal. cast: Yul Brynner (Gunslinger), Richard Benjamin (Peter Martin),…
Film Review – SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (2021)
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (2021, USA/Iceland, 148m, 12) ***½ Action, Adventure dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Columbia Pictures / Pascal Pictures / Marvel Studios / Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE); d. Jon Watts; w. Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers (based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko); pr. Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal; ph….
Film Review – GODZILLA VS. KONG (2021)
GODZILLA VS. KONG (2021, USA/Australia/Canada/India, 113m, 12) **½ Action, Sci-Fi dist. Warner Bros.; pr co. Legendary Entertainment / Warner Bros.; d. Adam Wingard; w. Eric Pearson, Max Borenstein (based on a story by Terry Rossio and Michael Dougherty & Zach Shields); pr. Jon Jashni, Eric McLeod, Brian Rogers, Thomas Tull, Alex Garcia, Mary Parent; ph….
Film Review – ALL IS LOST (2013)
ALL IS LOST (2013, USA) **** Action, Adventure, Drama dist. Lionsgate (USA), Universal Pictures International (UPI) (UK); pr co. Lionsgate Films / Roadshow Attractions / Before the Door Pictures / Washington Square Films / Black Bear Pictures; d. J.C. Chandor; w. J.C. Chandor; pr. Neal Dodson, Anna Gerb, Justin Nappi, Teddy Schwarzman; ph. Frank G….