YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974, USA, 106m, PG) **** Comedy dist. 20th Century Fox; pr co. Gruskoff-Venture Films / Crossbow Productions / Jouer Limited; d. Mel Brooks; w. Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks (based on characters in the novel ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley); pr. Michael Gruskoff; ph. Gerald Hirschfeld (B&W | 1.85:1); m. John Morris; ed. John C….
Tag: Comedy
Film Review – TOWED IN A HOLE (1932)
TOWED IN A HOLE (1932, USA, 21m, U) ****½ Comedy, Short dist. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); pr co. Hal Roach Studios; d. George Marshall; w. Charley Rogers, Stan Laurel, George Marshall (all uncredited); pr. Hal Roach; ph. Art Lloyd (B&W | 1.37:1); m. Marvin Hatley (stock), Leroy Shield (stock); ed. Richard C. Currier. cast: Stan Laurel (Stan),…
Film review – CARRY ON CLEO (1964)
CARRY ON CLEO (1964, UK, 92m, PG) ***½ Comedy dist. Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK), Governor Films (USA); pr co. Peter Rogers Productions; d. Gerald Thomas; w. Talbot Rothwell; pr. Peter Rogers; ph. Alan Hume (Colour | 1.66:1); m. Eric Rogers; ed. Archie Ludski; ad. Bert Davey. cast: Sidney James (Mark Antony), Kenneth Williams (Julius Caesar),…
Film Review – THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH (1957)
THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH (1957, UK, 80m, U) ***½ Comedy dist. British Lion Film Corporation (UK), Times Film Corporation (USA); pr co. British Lion Films; d. Basil Dearden; w. William Rose, John Eldridge (based on a story by William Rose); pr. Michael Relph; ph. Douglas Slocombe (B&W | 1.66:1); m. William Alwyn; ed. Oswald…
Film Review – BUTCH AND SUNDANCE: THE EARLY DAYS (1979)
BUTCH AND SUNDANCE: THE EARLY DAYS (1979, USA, 115m, PG) *** Comedy, Western dist. Twentieth Century Fox; pr co. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation / William Goldman Productions; d. Richard Lester; w. Allan Burns; pr. Steven Bach, William Goldman, Gabriel Katzka; ph. László Kovács (DeLuxe | 1.85:1); m. Patrick Williams; ed. George Trirogoff; pd. Brian…
Film Review – PIRANHA 3D (2010)
PIRANHA 3D (2010, USA, 88m, 18) ** Comedy, Horror dist. Dimension Films (USA), Entertainment Film Distributors (UK); pr co. Dimension Films / Intellectual Properties Worldwide / Aja-Levasseur Productions / Atmosphere Entertainment MM / Chako Film Company / The Weinstein Company; d. Alexandre Aja; w. Pete Goldfinger, Josh Stolberg; pr. Alexandre Aja, Mark Canton, Grégory Levasseur,…
Film Review – PIRANHA (1978)
PIRANHA (1978, USA, 94m, 15) *** Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi dist. New World Pictures (USA), United Artists (UK); pr co. New World Pictures; d. Joe Dante; w. John Sayles (based on a story by Richard Robinson and John Sayles); pr. Jon Davison; ph. Jamie Anderson (Metrocolor | 1.85:1); m. Pino Donaggio; ed. Joe Dante, Mark Goldblatt;…
Film Review – THE BIG FIX (1978)
THE BIG FIX (1978, USA, 108m, 12) *** Comedy, Mystery, Thriller dist. Universal Pictures (USA), Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (UK); pr co. Universal Pictures; d. Jeremy Kagan; w. Roger L. Simon (based on the novel by Roger L. Simon); pr. Carl Borack, Richard Dreyfuss; ph. Frank Stanley (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m. Bill Conti; ed. Patrick…
Film Review – MADE IN DAGENHAM (2010)
MADE IN DAGENHAM (2010, UK, 113m, 15) ***½ Biography, Comedy, Drama, History dist. Paramount Pictures (UK), Sony Pictures Classics (USA); pr co. Audley Films / BBC Films / BMS Finance / HanWay Films / Lipsync Productions / Number 9 Films / UK Film Council; d. Nigel Cole; w. William Ivory; pr. Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley;…
Film Review – GET SANTA (2014)
GET SANTA (2014, UK/USA, 102m, U) *** Comedy, Family dist. Warner Bros.; pr co. Film i Väst / Scott Free Productions; d. Christopher Smith; w. Christopher Smith; pr. Liza Marshall, Tony Scott; ph. Christopher Ross (Colour | 2.35:1); m. Ilan Eshkeri; ed. Stuart Gazzard; pd. John Frankish; ad. Matthew Gray. cast: Jim Broadbent (Santa Claus),…