THE LADY IN THE VAN (2015, UK, 104m, 12) ***½ Biography, Drama dist. Sony Pictures Releasing; pr co. BBC Films / TriStar Productions / Dream Cars; d. Nicholas Hytner; w. Alan Bennett (based on the memoir by Alan Bennett); pr. Nicholas Hytner, Damian Jones, Kevin Loader; ph. Andrew Dunn (Colour | 1.85:1); m. George Fenton;…
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TV Review – CRACKER: BROTHERLY LOVE (1995)
CRACKER: BROTHERLY LOVE (TV) (UK, 1995) ****½ Distributor: ITV – Independent Television; Production Company: A&E Television Networks / Granada Television; Release Date: 22 & 29 October 1995; Running Time: 150m; Colour: Colour; Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo; Film Format: 16mm; Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1; BBFC Cert: 18. Director: Roy Battersby; Writer: Jimmy McGovern; Executive Producer: Sally Head; Producer: Hilary Bevan Jones; Director of Photography: Dick…
Film Review – THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (1999)
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (1999, UK/USA, 128m, 12) ***½ Action, Adventure, Thriller dist. United International Pictures (UIP) (UK), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) (USA); pr co. Eon Productions / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) / United Artists; d. Michael Apted; w. Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Bruce Feirstein (based on a story by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade and…