THE 15:17 TO PARIS (2018, USA, 94m, 15) **½ Drama, History dist. Warner Bros.; pr co. Malpaso Productions / Village Roadshow Pictures / Warner Bros. d. Clint Eastwood; w. Dorothy Blyskal (based on the book by Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Jeffrey E. Stern); pr. Clint Eastwood, Jessica Meier, Tim Moore, Kristina Rivera; ph….
Tag: Biography
Film Review – MICHAEL (2026)
MICHAEL (2026, USA/UK, 127m, 12) ***½ Biography, Drama, Music dist. Lionsgate (USA), Universal Pictures (UK); pr co. Lionsgate / GK Films / Universal Pictures d. Antoine Fuqua; w. John Logan; pr. John Branca, Graham King, John McClain; ph. Dion Beebe (Colour | 1.85:1); m sup. John Warhurst; ed. John Ottman, Harry Yoon, Conrad Buff IV,…
Film Review – I SWEAR (2025)
I SWEAR (2025, UK, 120m, 15) **** Drama dist. StudioCanal (UK); pr co. Tempo Productions / One Story High d. Kirk Jones; w. Kirk Jones; pr. Georgia Bayliff, Kirk Jones, Piers Tempest; ph. James Blann (Colour | 1.85:1); m. Stephen Rennicks; ed. Sam Sneade; pd. Sabrina Linder; ad. David Konix. cast: Robert Aramayo (John Davidson),…
Film Review – NYAD (2023)
NYAD (2023, USA, 121m, 15) **** Biography, Drama, Sports dist. Netflix; pr co. Black Bear Pictures / Mad Chance; d. Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi; w. Julia Cox (based on the book ‘Find a Way’ by Diana Nyad); pr. Andrew Lazar, Teddy Schwarzman; ph. Claudio Miranda (Colour | 2.39:1); m. Alexandre Desplat; ed. Christopher Tellefsen;…
Film Review – BACK TO BLACK (2024)
BACK TO BLACK (2024, France/UK/USA, 122m, 15) *** Biography, Drama dist. StudioCanal UK (UK), Focus Features (USA); pr co. StudioCanal UK / Monumental Pictures; d. Sam Taylor-Johnson; w. Matt Greenhalgh; pr. Nicky Kentish Barnes, Debra Hayward, Alison Owen; ph. Polly Morgan (Colour | 1.85:1); m. Nick Cave, Warren Ellis; ed. Laurence Johnson, Martin Walsh; pd….
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 – 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…
Book Review – THE McCARTNEY LEGACY: VOLUME 1 1969-73 by Allan Koznin & Adrian Sinclair
THE McCARTNEY LEGACY: VOLUME 1 1969-73 (2022) ***** by Allan Koznin & Adrian Sinclair This hardback edition published by Dey Street Books, 2022, 712pp First published in 2022 © Allan Koznin & Adrian Sinclair, 2022 ISBN: 978-0-06-300070-4 Blurb: When Paul McCartney issued a press release in April 1970 announcing that the world’s most beloved band, the…
Film Review – 10 RILLINGTON PLACE (1971)
10 RILLINGTON PLACE (1971, UK, 111m, 15) **** Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Columbia Pictures / Filmways / Genesis Productions Ltd.; d. Richard Fleischer; w. Clive Exton (based on the book by Ludovic Kennedy); pr. Leslie Linder, Martin Ransohoff; ph. Denys N. Coop (Eastmancolor | 1.66:1); m. John Dankworth; ed. Ernest…
Film Review – SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC (1948)
SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC (1948, UK, 111m, U) ***½ Adventure, Biography, Drama, History dist. General Film Distributors (GFD) (UK), Eagle-Lion Classics (USA); pr co. Ealing Studios; d. Charles Frend; w. Walter Meade, Ivor Montagu; pr. Michael Balcon; ph. Jack Cardiff, Osmond Borradaile, Geoffrey Unsworth (Technicolor | 1.37:1); m. Ralph Vaughan Williams; ed. Peter Tanner; ad….