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: Ray Harryhausen
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 – JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963)
Jason and the Argonauts (1963; UK/USA; Eastmancolor; 104m) **** d. Don Chaffey; w. Jan Read, Beverley Cross; ph. Wilkie Cooper; m. Bernard Herrmann. Cast: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond, Laurence Naismith, Niall MacGinnis, Michael Gwynn, Douglas Wilmer, Jack Gwillim, Honor Blackman, John Cairney, Patrick Troughton, Andrew Faulds, Nigel Green. The legendary Greek hero leads…
Film Review – THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1974)
THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1974, Morningside Productions, Inc., UK/Spain/USA, 105 mins, Colour, 1.66:1, Mono, Cert: U, Fantasy Adventure) ∗∗∗½ Starring: John Phillip Law (Sinbad), Caroline Munro (Margiana), Tom Baker (Koura), Douglas Wilmer (Vizier), Martin Shaw (Rachid), Grégoire Aslan (Hakim), Kurt Christian (Haroun), Takis Emmanuel (Achmed), David Garfield (Abdul), Aldo Sambrell (Omar). …