Gary and I have contributed an ‘Author’s Corner’ article relating to the writing of our book, ‘The Harry O Viewing Companion’, published on the Cinema Retro website today. Https://www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/archives/13229-AUTHORS-CORNER-STEVE-ALDOUS-AND-GARY-GILLIES,-AUTHORS-OF-THE-HARRY-O-VIEWING-COMPANION-MCFARLAND.html
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The Harry O Viewing Companion: Interview with J Kingston Pierce
Gary and I recently discussed our work on The Harry O Viewing Companion with J Kingston Pierce for his website, The Rap Sheet. The interview has now been published online and can be accessed here: The Rap Sheet: The Facts in the Case of “Harry O”
The Harry O Viewing Companion – promotional interviews update
An update on promotional interviews for our book The Harry O Viewing Companion: All four segments of our interview with Ed Robertson for his TV Confidential Radio Show are now available here: TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 692 and 694 with guests Steve Aldous and Gary Gillies is now available for listening on demand for free…
‘The Harry O Viewing Companion’ is out today
The Harry O Viewing Companion has been released today by our publishers McFarland & Co. From the filming of the pilot episodes in 1972 to the show’s cancellation in 1976, the book offers a comprehensive history of each step in the show’s development. Informed by archival material, including the series’ creator Howard Rodman’s papers, it…
‘The Harry O Viewing Companion’ to be published on 13 March 2025
Gary and I were delighted to receive confirmation today that our book The Harry O Viewing Companion: History and Episodes of the Classic Detective Series will be published by McFarland & Co. on 13 March 2025. The book can be ordered directly from our publisher, or via Amazon and most major online book retailers. In…
Film Review – THE PARALLAX VIEW (1974)
THE PARALLAX VIEW (1974, USA, 102m, 15) **** Thriller dist. Paramount Pictures; pr co. Doubleday Productions / Gus / Harbor Productions; d. Alan J. Pakula; w. David Giler, Lorenzo Semple Jr. (based on the novel by Loren Singer); pr. Alan J. Pakula; ph. Gordon Willis (Technicolor | 2.39:1); m. Michael Small; ed. John W. Wheeler;…
Film Review – THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.: THE FIFTEEN YEARS LATER AFFAIR (1983)
THE RETURN OF THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.: THE FIFTEEN YEARS LATER AFFAIR (TV) (1983, USA) **½ Action, Crime, Thriller dist. Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS); pr co. Richard Sloan Productions / Viacom Productions; d. Ray Austin; w. Michael Sloan (based on the TV series created by Sam Rolfe); exec pr. Michael Sloan; pr. Nigel Watts; ph….
Film Review – TRUE CRIME (1999)
TRUE CRIME (1999, USA, 127m, 15) ***½ Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller dist. Warner Bros.; pr co. Warner Bros. / The Zanuck Company / Malpaso Productions; d. Clint Eastwood; w. Larry Gross, Paul Brickman, Stephen Schiff (based on the novel by Andrew Klavan); pr. Clint Eastwood, Lili Fini Zanuck, Richard D. Zanuck; ph. Jack N. Green…
Film Review – ROOSTER COGBURN (1975)
Rooster Cogburn (1975; USA; Technicolor; 108m) ***½ d. Stuart Millar; w. Martha Hyer (as Martin Julien); ph. Harry Stradling Jr.; m. Laurence Rosenthal. Cast: John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Richard Jordan, Anthony Zerbe, Strother Martin, John McIntire, Paul Koslo, Jack Colvin, Warren Vanders, Lane Smith. Marshal Rooster Cogburn unwillingly teams up with Eula Goodnight to track…
Film Review – LICENCE TO KILL (1989)
LICENCE TO KILL (1989, UK/USA, 133m, 15) ***½ Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller dist. United International Pictures (UIP) (UK), United Artists (USA); pr co. Danjaq / Eon Productions / United Artists; d. John Glen; w. Michael G. Wilson, Richard Maibaum (based on characters created by Ian Fleming); pr. Albert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson; ph. Alec…