DOCTOR WHO: THE STAR BEAST (TV) (2023, UK, 57m, PG) **** Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure dist. BBC; pr co. BBC; d. Rachel Talalay; w. Russell T. Davies (based on the comic strip by Dave Gibbons and Pat Mills); exec pr. Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner, Jane Tranter, Joel Collins, Phil Collinson; pr. Vicki Delow; ph. Matt…
Tag: Sci-Fi
Film Review – 65 (2023)
65 (2023, USA, 93m, 12) **½ Action, Adventure dist. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (USA), Columbia Pictures Corporation (UK); pr co. Beck Woods / Bron Creative / Columbia Pictures / Raimi Productions / Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE); d. Scott Beck, Bryan Woods; w. Scott Beck, Bryan Woods; pr. Zainab Azizi, Scott Beck, Deborah Liebling, Sam Raimi,…
Film Review – E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982, USA, 115m, PG) ***** Family, Sci-Fi dist. Universal Pictures (USA), United International Pictures (UIP) (UK); pr co. Universal Pictures; d. Steven Spielberg; w. Melissa Mathison; pr. Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg; ph. Allen Daviau (DeLuxe | 1.85:1); m. John Williams; ed. Carol Littleton; pd. Jim Bissell. cast: Dee Wallace (Mary), Henry Thomas…
Film Review – DEEP IMPACT (1998)
DEEP IMPACT (1998, USA, 120m, 12) *** Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller dist. Paramount Pictures (USA), United International Pictures (UIP) (UK); pr co. Paramount Pictures / DreamWorks SKG / Zanuck-Brown Productions / Manhattan Project; d. Mimi Leder; w. Bruce Joel Rubin, Michael Tolkin; pr. David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck; ph. Dietrich Lohmann (Technicolor | 2.39:1); m….
Film Review – FIRST MEN IN THE MOON (1964)
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;…
Film Review – TARANTULA (1955)
TARANTULA (1955, USA, 80m, PG) *** Horror, Sci-Fi dist. Universal Pictures (USA), General Film Distributors (GFD) (UK); pr co. Universal International Pictures (UI); d. Jack Arnold; w. Robert M. Fresco, Martin Berkeley (based on a story by Jack Arnold and Robert M. Fresco); pr. William Alland; ph. George Robinson (B&W | 1.85:1); m. Herman Stein,…
Film Review – THE TIME TRAVELERS (1964)
THE TIME TRAVELERS (1964, USA, 84m, PG) *** Sci-Fi dist. American International Pictures (AIP) (USA), Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK); pr co. Cal Cine / Dobil Productions; d. Ib Melchior; w. Ib Melchior (based on a story by Ib Melchior & David L. Hewitt); pr. Bill Redlin; ph. Vilmos Zsigmond (Pathécolor | 1.85:1); m. Richard LaSalle;…
Film Review – KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS (1977)
KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS (1977, USA, 97m, 15) *** Horror, Sci-Fi dist. Dimension Pictures (USA), Enterprises Pictures Limited (UK); pr co. Arachnid Productions; d. John ‘Bud’ Cardos; w. Richard Robinson, Alan Caillou (based on a story by Jeffrey M. Sneller and Stephen Lodge); pr. Igo Kantor, Jeffrey M. Sneller; ph. John Arthur Morrill (Eastmancolor |…
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 – CRACK IN THE WORLD (1965)
CRACK IN THE WORLD (1965, USA, 96m, U) *** Action, Drama, Sci-Fi dist. Paramount Pictures; pr co. Security Pictures; d. Andrew Marton; w. Jon Manchip White, Julian Zimet (based on a story by Jon Manchip White); pr. Bernard Glasser, Lester A. Sansom; ph. Manuel Berenguer (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m. Johnny Douglas; ed. Derek Parsons; ad….