FIRST MEN IN THE MOON (1964, UK, 103m, U) *** Adventure, Sci-Fi dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Columbia Pictures / Charles H. Schneer Productions; d. Nathan Juran; w. Nigel Kneale, Jan Read (from the original story by H.G. Wells); pr. Charles H. Schneer; ph. Wilkie Cooper (LunaColor | 2.35:1; 2.20:1 (70mm prints)); m. Laurie Johnson;…
Tag: Fantasy
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),…
Film Review – THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002, New Zealand/USA, 179m, 12) ***** Action, Adventure, Fantasy dist. New Line Cinema (USA), Entertainment Film Distributors (UK); pr co. New Line Cinema / WingNut Films / The Saul Zaentz Company; d. Peter Jackson; w. Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, Peter Jackson (based on the novel…
Film Review – THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (1953)
THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (1953, USA, 80m, PG) *** Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller dist. Warner Bros.; pr co. Jack Dietz Productions; d. Eugène Lourié; w. Lou Morheim, Fred Freiberger (based on the story “The Fog Horn” by Ray Bradbury); pr. Jack Dietz; ph. John L. Russell (B&W | 1.37:1); m. David Buttolph; ed….
Film Review – THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997)
THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997, France, 126m, 12) *** Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi dist. Columbia Pictures (USA), Pathé Distribution (UK); pr co. Gaumont; d. Luc Besson; w. Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen (based on a story by Luc Besson); pr. Patrice Ledoux; ph. Thierry Arbogast (Technicolor | 2.39:1); m. Eric Serra; ed. Sylvie Landra; pd. Dan Weil;…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO: LEGEND OF THE SEA DEVILS (2021)
DOCTOR WHO: LEGEND OF THE SEA DEVILS (2022, UK, 47m, 12) **½ Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi dist. BBC; pr co. BBC Studios; d. Haolu Wang; w. Ella Road, Chris Chibnall; exec pr. Chris Chibnall, Matt Strevens; pr. Nikki Wilson; ph. Mark Waters (Colour | 2.00:1); m. Segun Akinola; ed. Tom White; pd. Dafydd Shurmer; ad. Ifan…
Film Review – MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (1961)
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (1961, UK/USA, 101m, U) *** Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Fantasy dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Ameran Films; d. Cy Endfield; w. John Prebble, Daniel Ullman, Crane Wilbur (based on the novel by Jules Verne); pr. Charles H. Schneer; ph. Wilkie Cooper (Technicolor | 1.66:1); m. Bernard Herrmann; ed. Frederick Wilson; ad. William C. Andrews;…
Film Review – SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (2021)
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (2021, USA/Iceland, 148m, 12) ***½ Action, Adventure dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Columbia Pictures / Pascal Pictures / Marvel Studios / Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE); d. Jon Watts; w. Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers (based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko); pr. Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal; ph….
Film Review – GODZILLA VS. KONG (2021)
GODZILLA VS. KONG (2021, USA/Australia/Canada/India, 113m, 12) **½ Action, Sci-Fi dist. Warner Bros.; pr co. Legendary Entertainment / Warner Bros.; d. Adam Wingard; w. Eric Pearson, Max Borenstein (based on a story by Terry Rossio and Michael Dougherty & Zach Shields); pr. Jon Jashni, Eric McLeod, Brian Rogers, Thomas Tull, Alex Garcia, Mary Parent; ph….
Film Review – STAR WARS: EPISODE III – REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005)
STAR WARS: EPISODE III – REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005, USA) ***½ Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi dist. Twentieth Century Fox; pr co. Lucasfilm / Pandora Films / CTV Services; d. George Lucas; w. George Lucas; exec pr. George Lucas; pr. Rick McCallum; ph. David Tattersall (DeLuxe. 35mm (anamorphic) (Kodak Vision 2383), 70mm (horizontal) (IMAX DMR blow-up)…