Val Guest’s cinema quest for his own semi-docu style pays off in this fine, intelligent police investigation into a gruesome dismemberment murder. U.K. favorite Jack Warner is the main detective, Guest’s actress wife Yolande Donlan is a ‘person of interest,’ and the illusion of reality is enhanced by real locations in Greenwich, Brighton, Lewes and points between. It’s an excellent legwork murder mystery, with good atmosphere and colorful characterizations — within the dry ‘serious business’ format, of course.
Jigsaw
Blu-ray
Cohen Media Group
1962 / B&w / 2:35 widescreen / 108 97 min. / Street Date April 5, 2022 / Available from Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Jack Warner, Ronald Lewis, Yolande Donlan, Michael Goodliffe, John Le Mesurier, Moira Redmond, Christine Bocca, Brian Oulton, Ray Barrett, Norman Chappell, John Barron, Joan Newell, Geoffrey Bayldon, Julie Samuel.
Cinematography: Arthur Grant
Art Director: Geoffrey Tozer
Film Editor: Bill Lenny
From the novel Sleep Long, My Love by Hillary Waugh
Produced,...
Jigsaw
Blu-ray
Cohen Media Group
1962 / B&w / 2:35 widescreen / 108 97 min. / Street Date April 5, 2022 / Available from Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Jack Warner, Ronald Lewis, Yolande Donlan, Michael Goodliffe, John Le Mesurier, Moira Redmond, Christine Bocca, Brian Oulton, Ray Barrett, Norman Chappell, John Barron, Joan Newell, Geoffrey Bayldon, Julie Samuel.
Cinematography: Arthur Grant
Art Director: Geoffrey Tozer
Film Editor: Bill Lenny
From the novel Sleep Long, My Love by Hillary Waugh
Produced,...
- 4/23/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
@RealDonaldTrump has gone dark.
President Trump has been permanently banned from his favored social media platform.
For years, as he rose to political prominence and through is presidency, Trump has used Twitter as his personal bully pulpit. Until Friday evening, he enjoyed unfiltered access to more than 88 million supporters and detractors — and an ecosystem of journalists that hung on his every tweet.
Since his election loss in November, Trump has used the platform to sow misinformation and spread distrust of the election result and the certification process, spinning unfounded conspiracy...
President Trump has been permanently banned from his favored social media platform.
For years, as he rose to political prominence and through is presidency, Trump has used Twitter as his personal bully pulpit. Until Friday evening, he enjoyed unfiltered access to more than 88 million supporters and detractors — and an ecosystem of journalists that hung on his every tweet.
Since his election loss in November, Trump has used the platform to sow misinformation and spread distrust of the election result and the certification process, spinning unfounded conspiracy...
- 1/9/2021
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
For his entire life Trump has been a confidence man. A master of illusion.
A young “athlete” too bone-spurred for the army. A “Wharton” grad who cheated his way into regular old Penn. A pitchman for phony diet vitamins that let you “have the silhouette you choose.” (This is an odd choice if, true.) A get rich quick schemer that left his marks flat broke. A tabloid king who bragged about his own supposed sexual prowess through his alias “John Barron.” A reality show successful businessman who likes to fire people,...
A young “athlete” too bone-spurred for the army. A “Wharton” grad who cheated his way into regular old Penn. A pitchman for phony diet vitamins that let you “have the silhouette you choose.” (This is an odd choice if, true.) A get rich quick schemer that left his marks flat broke. A tabloid king who bragged about his own supposed sexual prowess through his alias “John Barron.” A reality show successful businessman who likes to fire people,...
- 8/28/2020
- by Tim Miller
- Rollingstone.com
Emmy spotlight: ‘The Good Fight’ wages satiric war, blazes exciting new path in audacious 3rd Season
At the start of its first season, CBS All Access’s “The Good Fight” seemed like a smart, if not comfortable, extension of CBS’s original Emmy-winning series “The Good Wife.” Creators Robert King and Michelle King shrewdly elevated the criminally-unrewarded Christine Baranski to the lead role of a show designed to bring the duo’s sharp writing to a cast of new and familiar faces. Now three full seasons into its run, “The Good Fight” has shed any semblance of that initial comfortability, blazing a bold and exciting new path as a legal and political thriller.
While the brilliant second season of “The Good Fight” never pulled its political punches, the third season that just wrapped on May 15 smartly paired the show’s signature, nuanced storylines with experimental and audacious changes to its form. Firing on all cylinders, this season of “The Good Fight” proves beyond a reasonable doubt...
While the brilliant second season of “The Good Fight” never pulled its political punches, the third season that just wrapped on May 15 smartly paired the show’s signature, nuanced storylines with experimental and audacious changes to its form. Firing on all cylinders, this season of “The Good Fight” proves beyond a reasonable doubt...
- 6/7/2019
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
A report Kim Jong Un demanded from the U.S. and President Donald Trump approved $2M for hospitalization costs of Otto Warmbier weighed on Trump Friday morning. He took to Twitter:
No money was paid to North Korea for Otto Warmbier, not two Million dollars, not anything else. This is not the Obama Administration that paid 1.8 Billion Dollars for four hostages, or gave five terrorist hostages plus, who soon went back to battle, for traitor Sgt. Bergdah!
and….
“President Donald J. Trump is the greatest hostage negotiator that I know of in the history of the United States. 20 hostages, many in impossible circumstances, have been released in last two years! No money was paid.” Cheif Hostage Negotiator, USA!
“Cheif’ shot up to top-trending worldwide on Twitter, wiith most responders agreeing the position of “Cheif Hostage Negotiator, USA!” doesn’t actually exist, though others speculated the post might be held by John Barron,...
No money was paid to North Korea for Otto Warmbier, not two Million dollars, not anything else. This is not the Obama Administration that paid 1.8 Billion Dollars for four hostages, or gave five terrorist hostages plus, who soon went back to battle, for traitor Sgt. Bergdah!
and….
“President Donald J. Trump is the greatest hostage negotiator that I know of in the history of the United States. 20 hostages, many in impossible circumstances, have been released in last two years! No money was paid.” Cheif Hostage Negotiator, USA!
“Cheif’ shot up to top-trending worldwide on Twitter, wiith most responders agreeing the position of “Cheif Hostage Negotiator, USA!” doesn’t actually exist, though others speculated the post might be held by John Barron,...
- 4/26/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Stephen Colbert joked on “The Late Show” that Donald Trump talking about ending the Russia investigation “about 20 times” Sunday sounds like the Trump definition of insanity.
During his opening monologue, Colbert mentioned an NBC News story about Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who said he played golf with Trump over the weekend, and that Trump repeatedly talked about ending the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
“According to Lindsey, during the outing, Trump brought up ending the Russia probe about 20 times,” Colbert said. “You know what they say: Trying the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of a ‘very stable genius.’ “
Also Read: Colbert: Trump Campaign Collusion 'Only a Crime If You Enforce the Laws of the United States'
The “very stable genius” joke was a reference to Trump’s tweets from January — another time he was talking about the Russia probe. In those tweets,...
During his opening monologue, Colbert mentioned an NBC News story about Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who said he played golf with Trump over the weekend, and that Trump repeatedly talked about ending the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
“According to Lindsey, during the outing, Trump brought up ending the Russia probe about 20 times,” Colbert said. “You know what they say: Trying the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of a ‘very stable genius.’ “
Also Read: Colbert: Trump Campaign Collusion 'Only a Crime If You Enforce the Laws of the United States'
The “very stable genius” joke was a reference to Trump’s tweets from January — another time he was talking about the Russia probe. In those tweets,...
- 8/9/2018
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
Donald Trump is reportedly a man of few friends — and he may have one less than he claims.
The president’s trip to Paris this week has raised questions about the existence of “Jim,” a City-of-Light-loving friend whom Trump referenced repeatedly on the campaign trail and who seemed to serve as a cautionary tale that leaders must be tough on terrorism or risk scaring off tourists.
Like Jim.
According to Trump, Jim used to visit Paris every year but he doesn’t go anymore because he came to believe that “Paris is no longer Paris.”
Trump shared Jim’s story...
The president’s trip to Paris this week has raised questions about the existence of “Jim,” a City-of-Light-loving friend whom Trump referenced repeatedly on the campaign trail and who seemed to serve as a cautionary tale that leaders must be tough on terrorism or risk scaring off tourists.
Like Jim.
According to Trump, Jim used to visit Paris every year but he doesn’t go anymore because he came to believe that “Paris is no longer Paris.”
Trump shared Jim’s story...
- 7/13/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Political terror scenarios were a bit simpler in the 1950s, and movies about them fairly rare. Frank Sinatra gives a strong performance as the villain John Baron, in a tense tale of presidential assassination by high-powered rifle. Suddenly Blu-ray The Film Detective 1954 / B&W / 1.75 widescreen / 75 min. / Street Date October 25, 2016 / 14.99 Starring Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason, Nancy Gates, Willis Bouchey, Cinematography Charles G. Clarke Art Direction Frank Sylos Film Editor John F. Schreyer Original Music David Raksin Written by Richard Sale Produced by Robert Bassler Directed by Lewis Allen
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Some disc companies do well by refurbishing movies in the Public Domain, using various methods to bring what were once bargain-bin eyesores nearer the level of releases made from prime source material in studio vaults. As I've reported with efforts by HD Cinema Classics and Vci, the results vary dramatically -- did the company do a professional job,...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Some disc companies do well by refurbishing movies in the Public Domain, using various methods to bring what were once bargain-bin eyesores nearer the level of releases made from prime source material in studio vaults. As I've reported with efforts by HD Cinema Classics and Vci, the results vary dramatically -- did the company do a professional job,...
- 10/8/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
You may have heard that Back to the Future villain Biff Tannen was based on Donald Trump - but did you know that the billionaire businessman was also the "real-life inspiration" for Marvel superhero Iron Man? So said Trump's "publicist," Joey Pepperoni, anyway, in Saturday's SNL spoof poking fun of the presumptive Gop nominee for masquerading as his own spokesperson in 1991 to boast about himself to then-people reporter Sue Carswell. Stephen Colbert got in on the Trump bashing, too, hopping on a call with "Barron McJohnington" (a play on John Miller and John Barron, the two names Trump reportedly used...
- 5/17/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
You may have heard that Back to the Future villain Biff Tannen was based on Donald Trump - but did you know that the billionaire businessman was also the "real-life inspiration" for Marvel superhero Iron Man? So said Trump's "publicist," Joey Pepperoni, anyway, in Saturday's SNL spoof poking fun of the presumptive Gop nominee for masquerading as his own spokesperson in 1991 to boast about himself to then-people reporter Sue Carswell. Stephen Colbert got in on the Trump bashing, too, hopping on a call with "Barron McJohnington" (a play on John Miller and John Barron, the two names Trump reportedly used...
- 5/17/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Donald Trump adamantly denied ever posing as his own spokesperson on Friday, but the presumptive Gop nominee told People a different story in 1991. The businessman insisted on Today that a newly surfaced recording that sounds like him acting as a Trump publicist was "one of the many scams," noting, "I have many, many people that are trying to imitate my voice." Amid his divorce from wife Ivana Trump and eventual engagement to Marla Maples, however, it appears that Trump did make at least one call as a man named John Miller in the early '90s. Then-people reporter Sue Carswell interviewed Miller,...
- 5/15/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Donald Trump adamantly denied ever posing as his own spokesperson on Friday, but the presumptive Gop nominee told People a different story in 1991. The businessman insisted on Today that a newly surfaced recording that sounds like him acting as a Trump publicist was "one of the many scams," noting, "I have many, many people that are trying to imitate my voice." Amid his divorce from wife Ivana Trump and eventual engagement to Marla Maples, however, it appears that Trump did make at least one call as a man named John Miller in the early '90s. Then-people reporter Sue Carswell interviewed Miller,...
- 5/15/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Donald Trump on Friday said he doesn't "know anything about" a newly surfaced recording that sounds like the billionaire businessman posing as his own spokesman, calling it "one of the many scams" targeting him. "No, I don't know anything about it. You're telling me about it for the first time and it doesn't sound like my voice at all," he told the Today show on Friday after the recording was played for him during a live interview. "And it doesn't sound like me on the phone, I'll tell you that, and it was not me on the phone." "I have many,...
- 5/13/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Donald Trump on Friday said he doesn't "know anything about" a newly surfaced recording that sounds like the billionaire businessman posing as his own spokesman, calling it "one of the many scams" targeting him. "No, I don't know anything about it. You're telling me about it for the first time and it doesn't sound like my voice at all," he told the Today show on Friday after the recording was played for him during a live interview. "And it doesn't sound like me on the phone, I'll tell you that, and it was not me on the phone." "I have many,...
- 5/13/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
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Ground-breaking, intelligent, prescient 1970s drama Doomwatch, now out on DVD, is a British television classic...
Playing on the public's fear that 'this could actually happen', Doomwatch had a veneer of credibility unusual in the escapist television drama landscape of the late 60s/early 70s. This spring sees the most comprehensive haul of Doomwatch episodes released on DVD for the first time. The nickname for the "Department for the Observation and Measurement of Scientific Work", the series first appeared on BBC1 on Monday 9th February 1970 at 9.40pm. It followed half an hour of comedy from Kenneth Williams, which must have surely heightened its dramatic impact.
The series would run in tandem with the early Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who; the first episode made its debut two days after part two of Doctor Who And The Silurians. The two shows undoubtedly shared a synergy of ideas - not to mention cast and crew.
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Ground-breaking, intelligent, prescient 1970s drama Doomwatch, now out on DVD, is a British television classic...
Playing on the public's fear that 'this could actually happen', Doomwatch had a veneer of credibility unusual in the escapist television drama landscape of the late 60s/early 70s. This spring sees the most comprehensive haul of Doomwatch episodes released on DVD for the first time. The nickname for the "Department for the Observation and Measurement of Scientific Work", the series first appeared on BBC1 on Monday 9th February 1970 at 9.40pm. It followed half an hour of comedy from Kenneth Williams, which must have surely heightened its dramatic impact.
The series would run in tandem with the early Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who; the first episode made its debut two days after part two of Doctor Who And The Silurians. The two shows undoubtedly shared a synergy of ideas - not to mention cast and crew.
- 3/31/2016
- Den of Geek
Documentaries investigating Australia.s war in Afghanistan, the fight against the country.s ice epidemic and the state of the heath and school systems will screen on the ABC next year.
The comedy slate includes two series starring Utopia.s Luke McGregor and six pilots, with viewers voting to determine which pilot goes to a series.
The ABC also confirmed its flagship channel will be available to live-stream on iview from December and that it plans to broadcast all content in HD from next June.
ABC director of TV Richard Finlayson said at the upfronts launch: .As the national broadcaster we will continue our commitment to Australian content, delivering a high-quality, deep and diverse slate..
The factual slate includes Essential Media and Entertainment.s Afghanistan: Inside Australia.s War, which chronicles the raw experiences of Australia.s longest war, from private soldiers to prime ministers, written and directed by Victoria Pitt...
The comedy slate includes two series starring Utopia.s Luke McGregor and six pilots, with viewers voting to determine which pilot goes to a series.
The ABC also confirmed its flagship channel will be available to live-stream on iview from December and that it plans to broadcast all content in HD from next June.
ABC director of TV Richard Finlayson said at the upfronts launch: .As the national broadcaster we will continue our commitment to Australian content, delivering a high-quality, deep and diverse slate..
The factual slate includes Essential Media and Entertainment.s Afghanistan: Inside Australia.s War, which chronicles the raw experiences of Australia.s longest war, from private soldiers to prime ministers, written and directed by Victoria Pitt...
- 11/24/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Suddenly
Written by Richard Sale
Directed by Alan Lewis
USA, 1954
An often amusing and enlightening result of a film buff’s tendency to explore movies of the past is discovering how differently people behaved and understood the world and the shifting circumstances around them. After all, common sense and zeitgeists are known to change with the times. The more years and decades elapse, the more or less people can grow accustomed to major or minor world events. In 2013, rumour and threats of presidential assassinations, in the United States or abroad, are sadly more common than was the case in 1954, the year Lewis Allen’s Suddenly was released, at least so far as can be assessed by how some of its characters react.
The quiet town of Suddenly, snuggly ensconced in what looks to be Anywhere, U.S.A., is on the verge of having its tiny world turned upside down.
Written by Richard Sale
Directed by Alan Lewis
USA, 1954
An often amusing and enlightening result of a film buff’s tendency to explore movies of the past is discovering how differently people behaved and understood the world and the shifting circumstances around them. After all, common sense and zeitgeists are known to change with the times. The more years and decades elapse, the more or less people can grow accustomed to major or minor world events. In 2013, rumour and threats of presidential assassinations, in the United States or abroad, are sadly more common than was the case in 1954, the year Lewis Allen’s Suddenly was released, at least so far as can be assessed by how some of its characters react.
The quiet town of Suddenly, snuggly ensconced in what looks to be Anywhere, U.S.A., is on the verge of having its tiny world turned upside down.
- 9/27/2013
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Like much of the very best of classic British comedy, the likes of Steptoe and Son (remade for the Us as Sanford and Son) and `Till Death Us Do Part (remade as All In The Family), The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin was a zeitgeist television program that effectively captured the idiosyncrasies of a cultural and political climate on the verge of a major shift in values.
Adapted by writer David Hobbs from his own darkly comic series of novels, the short, sharp shock of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin comprised three seasons, and effectively a beginning, middle and end that encompassed one ordinary man’s complete mental breakdown brought about by the suffocating monotony of the everyday.
A comedy of manners that slighted both the middle class and the rise of consumerism in English society, each episode began with the now iconic title sequence that showed...
Adapted by writer David Hobbs from his own darkly comic series of novels, the short, sharp shock of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin comprised three seasons, and effectively a beginning, middle and end that encompassed one ordinary man’s complete mental breakdown brought about by the suffocating monotony of the everyday.
A comedy of manners that slighted both the middle class and the rise of consumerism in English society, each episode began with the now iconic title sequence that showed...
- 5/12/2009
- by Neil Pedley
- JustPressPlay.net
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