IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993, USA, 128m, 15) ***** Action, Crime, Thriller dist. Columbia Pictures (USA), Columbia TriStar Films (UK); pr co. Columbia Pictures Corporation / Castle Rock Entertainment; d. Wolfgang Petersen; w. Jeff Maguire; pr. Jeff Apple; ph. John Bailey (Technicolor | 2.39:1); m. Ennio Morricone; ed. Anne V. Coates; pd. Lilly Kilvert;…
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Book Review – IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993) by Max Allan Collins
IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993) **** by Max Allan Collins (based on the screenplay written by Jeff Maguire) Published by HarperCollins, 1993, 262pp ISBN: 0-00-647856-5 Blurb: It was his job to safeguard the destiny of the nation. But at the crucial moment, Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan was a split second too late. Now, after a lifetime of…
Film Review – AIR FORCE ONE (1997)
Air Force One (1997; USA/Germany; Technicolor; 125m) *** d. Wolfgang Petersen; w. Andrew W. Marlowe; ph. Michael Ballhaus; m. Jerry Goldsmith. Cast: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Wendy Crewson, Liesel Matthews, Paul Guilfoyle, Glenn Close, Xander Berkeley, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell, Tom Everett, Jürgen Prochnow, Donna Bullock, Michael Ray Miller. Hijackers seize the plane carrying…