Tag: Comedy

Film Review – I’M ALL RIGHT JACK (1959)

I’M ALL RIGHT JACK (1959, UK, 105m, U) **** Comedy dist. British Lion Film Corporation (UK), Lion International Films (USA); pr co. Charter Film Productions / Boulting Brothers d. John Boulting; w. Frank Harvey, John Boulting, Alan Hackney (based on the novel by Alan Hackney); pr. Roy Boulting; ph. Mutz Greenbaum (B&W | 1.66:1); m….

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Film Review – TWO WAY STRETCH (1960)

TWO WAY STRETCH (1960, UK, 78m, U) ***½ Comedy, Crime dist. British Lion Film Corporation (UK), Showcorporation (USA); pr co. British Lion Film Corporation / Tudor Productions / John Harvel Productions d. Robert Day; w. John Warren, Len Heath, Alan Hackney (based on a story by John Warren and Len Heath); pr. E.M. Smedley-Aston; ph….

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Film Review – LE WEEK-END (2013)

LE WEEK-END (2013, UK, 93m, 15) ***½ Comedy, Drama dist. Front Row Filmed Entertainment (UK), Music Box Films (USA); pr co. Film4 / Free Range Films d. Roger Michell; w. Hanif Kureishi; pr. Kevin Loader; ph. Nathalie Durand (Colour | 2.35:1); m. Jeremy Sams; ed. Kristina Hetherington; pd. Emmanuelle Duplay; ad. Cécile Arlet Colin. cast:…

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Book Review – WHAT’S WITH BAUM? (2025) by Woody Allen

WHAT’S WITH BAUM (2025) *** by Woody Allen This hardback edition published by Swift Press, 2025, 186pp © Woody Allen, 2025 ISBN: 978-1-8007-5629-8 Blurb: A middle-aged Jewish journalist turned novelist and playwright, consumed with anxiety about everything under the sun, Baum’s turgid philosophical books receive tepid reviews and his prestigious New York publisher has dropped him. His…

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Film Review – A FISH CALLED WANDA (1988)

FISH CALLED WANDA, A (1988, UK/USA, 108m, 15) **** Comedy, Crime dist. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (USA), United International Pictures (UIP) (UK); pr co. Prominent Features / Star Partners Limited Partnership; d. Charles Crichton; w. John Cleese (based on a story by John Cleese and Charles Crichton); pr. Michael Shamberg; ph. Alan Hume (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m….

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Film Review – MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS (2005)

MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS (2005, UK/USA, 103m, 12) ***½ Comedy, Drama, Music, War dist. Pathe UK (UK), The Weinstein Company (USA); pr co. Pathé Pictures / BBC Film / Heyman-Hoskins Productions / Mrs. Henderson Productions Ltd. / Pathé International; d. Stephen Frears; w. Martin Sherman (based on the book by Sheila van Damm); pr. Norma Heyman;…

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Film Review – CARRY ON EMMANNUELLE (1978)

CARRY ON EMMANNUELLE (1978, UK, 88m, 15) *½ Comedy dist. Rank Film Distributors (UK); pr co. Cleves Investments; d. Gerald Thomas; w. Lance Peters; pr. Peter Rogers; ph. Alan Hume (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m. Eric Rogers; ed. Peter Boita; ad. Jack Shampan. cast: Kenneth Williams (Emile Prevert), Kenneth Connor (Leyland), Joan Sims (Mrs. Dangle), Jack…

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Film Review – FIERCE CREATURES (1997)

FIERCE CREATURES (1997, UK, 93m, 12) *** Comedy dist. United International Pictures (UIP); pr co. Fish Productions / Jersey Films / Universal Pictures; d. Fred Schepisi, Robert Young; w. John Cleese, Iain Johnstone (based on an idea titled “The Fierce Animal Policy” by Terry Jones & Michael Palin); pr. John Cleese, Michael Shamberg; ph. Ian…

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Film Review – CALENDAR GIRLS (2003)

CALENDAR GIRLS (2003, UK/USA, 108m, 12) ***½ Comedy, Drama dist. Buena Vista International; pr co. Touchstone Pictures / Harbour Pictures / Buena Vista International; d. Nigel Cole; w. Juliette Towhidi, Tim Firth; pr. Nick Barton, Suzanne Mackie; ph. Ashley Rowe (Colour | 2.35:1); m. Patrick Doyle; ed. Michael Parker; pd. Martin Childs; ad. Mark Raggett….

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