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;…
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TV Review – THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (2019)
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (UK, 2019) **½ Distributor: ITV Studios Global Entertainment; Production Company: Mammoth Screen / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Creasun Media American; Release Date: 17, 24 November & 1 December 2019; Running Time: 3 x 60m; Colour: Colour; Sound Mix: Stereo; Film Format: HD; Aspect Ratio: 2.00:1; BBFC Cert: 15. …
Film Review – ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932)
Island of Lost Souls (1932; USA; B&W; 70m) **** d. Erle C. Kenton; w. Waldemar Young, Philip Wylie; ph. Karl Struss; m. Arthur Johnston, Sigmund Krumgold. Cast: Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, Kathleen Burke, Stanley Fields, Arthur Hohl, Paul Hurst, George Irving, Tetsu Komai, Hans Steinke. An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments…
Film Review – THE TIME MACHINE (1960)
Time Machine, The (1960; USA; Metrocolor; 103m) **** d. George Pal; w. David Duncan; ph. Paul Vogel; m. Russell Garcia. Cast: Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Alan Young, Sebastian Cabot, Tom Helmore, Whit Bissell, Doris Lloyd, Paul Frees, Bob Barran, Josephine Powell, James Skelly. A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity…