3:10 TO YUMA (1957, USA, 92m, PG) **** Western dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Columbia Pictures Corporation; d. Delmer Daves; w. Halsted Welles (based on a story by Elmore Leonard); pr. David Heilweil; ph. Charles Lawton Jr. (B&W | 1.85:1); m. George Duning; ed. Al Clark; ad. Frank Hotaling. cast: Glenn Ford (Ben Wade), Van…
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Film Review – MR. MAJESTYK (1974)
MR. MAJESTYK (1974, USA, 103m, 18) ***½ Action, Crime, Thriller dist. United Artists; pr co. Mirisch Company; d. Richard Fleischer; w. Elmore Leonard; pr. Walter Mirisch; ph. Richard H. Kline (DeLuxe | 1.85:1); m. Charles Bernstein; ed. Ralph E. Winters. cast: Charles Bronson (Vince Majestyk), Al Lettieri (Frank Renda), Linda Cristal (Nancy Chavez), Lee Purcell…
Book Review – CITY PRIMEVAL (1980) by Elmore Leonard
CITY PRIMEVAL (1980) **** by Elmore Leonard This paperback edition published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005, 160pp First published in the USA in 1980 © Elmore Leonard, 1980 ISBN: 9780-753-81967-8 Blurb: Clement Mansell knows how easy it is to get away with murder. The crazed killer is back on the Detroit streets – thanks to some…
Film Review – THE TALL T (1957)
THE TALL T (USA, 1957) **** Distributor: Columbia Pictures; Production Company: Producers-Actors Corporation / Scott-Brown Productions; Release Date: 1 April 1957 (USA), June 1957 (UK); Filming Dates: 20 July–8 August 1956; Running Time: 78m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Mono; Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: Spherical; Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1; BBFC Cert: PG. …
Film Review – JOE KIDD (1972)
JOE KIDD (USA, 1972) *** Distributor: Universal Pictures; Production Company: Universal Pictures / The Malpaso Company; Release Date: 19 July 1972 (USA), 24 September 1972 (UK); Filming Dates: November 1971; Running Time: 88m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Mono (Westrex Recording System); Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: Panavision; Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1; BBFC Cert:…
Justified – an American TV classic
Having just completed my third go-round of all six series of the TV series Justified (2010-2015) and also having recently read all of Elmore Leonard’s printed stories featuring modern-day Deputy US Marshal Raylan Givens, I have concluded Justified is the perfect example of how to take a literary creation and expand on the character and to create…
Book Review – FIRE IN THE HOLE AND OTHER STORIES (2004) by Elmore Leonard
FIRE IN THE HOLE AND OTHER STORIES by ELMORE LEONARD (2004, William Morrow, 228pp) ***½ Blurb: Originally published as When the Women Came Out to Dance, Elmore Leonard’s extraordinary story collection, Fire in the Hole reconfirms his standing as the “King Daddy of crime writers” (Seattle Times)–a true Grand Master in the legendary company of John D. MacDonald, Dashiell…
Book Review – RIDING THE RAP (1995) by Elmore Leonard
RIDING THE RAP by ELMORE LEONARD (1995, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 326pp) *** Blurb: Palm Beach playboy Chip Ganz needs money – fast. He has spiralling debts, and his mother’s gravy-train has just derailed. So he has a plan: he’s going to find somebody rich, and take them hostage. With the help of an ex-con, a psycho gardener…
Book Review – PRONTO (1993) by Elmore Leonard
PRONTO by ELMORE LEONARD (1993; Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 226pp) ***½ Blurb: Harry Arno runs a South Miami Beach gambling operation. To protect his position, he was forced to cut a deal with the local muscle, Jimmy Capotorto (Jumbo Jimmy Cap), an even fifty-fifty split. For years Harry had been padding his own stake by skimming off…
Book Review – THE FALLEN (2017) by Ace Atkins
THE FALLEN by ACE ATKINS (2017, Corsair, 358pp) **** Blurb: Mississippi sheriff Quinn Colson had to admit he admired the bank robbers. A new bank was hit almost every week, and the robbers rushed in and out with such skill and precision it reminded him of raids he’d led back in Afghanistan and Iraq when he was…