Blog Archives

CD: Africa (BBC) (2013)

CD: Africa (BBC) (2013)

September 19, 2013 | By

Return to: Home / Soundtrack  Reviews / A . Rating: Very Good Label: Silva Screen Records / Released: March 18, 2013 Tracks & Album Length: 26 tracks / (68:02) . Special Notes: (none) . Composer: Sarah Class . . Review: Joining the BBC’s team of nature doc composers – which includes George Fenton (Frozen Planet [M]), Nitin […]

Read More

MP3: Frozen Planet (2011)

MP3: Frozen Planet (2011)

July 16, 2013 | By

Return to: Home / Soundtrack  Reviews / F . Rating: Excellent Label: Silva Screen / Released: March 18, 2013 Tracks & Album Length: 32 tracks / (73:30) . Special Notes:  n/a . Composer: George Fenton . . Review: The BBC’s ongoing nature series have been a boon for George Fenton, giving him a broad range of creature subjects […]

Read More

The Films of Stephen Boyd, Part I

The Films of Stephen Boyd, Part I

July 18, 2011 | By

Part 1 of this spanking new series examines the work of Stephen Boyd, one of Hollywood’s forgotten stars of the late fifties and early sixties. First up is a review of his pre-Ben-Hur co-starring role in Woman Obsessed (Twilight Time), plus a review of the new BBC documentary Stephen Boyd: The Man Who Never Was…

Read More

Film: Stephen Boyd: The Man Who Never Was (2011)

Film: Stephen Boyd: The Man Who Never Was (2011)

July 18, 2011 | By

Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / S . Film: Very Good/ DVD Transfer: n/a / DVD Extras: n/a Label: n/a / Region: n/a  / Released: n/a Genre: Documentary / Biography / Film History Synopsis: Documentary on Stephen Boyd, the Irish-born actor who made a huge impact in Hollywood as Messala in Ben-Hur (1959) before a slow but […]

Read More

BR: Human Planet (2011)

BR: Human Planet (2011)

June 2, 2011 | By

Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / H . Film: Excellent/ DVD Transfer: Excellent/ DVD Extras: Very Good Label: Warner Home Video/ Region: A / Released: April 26, 2011 Genre: Documentary / Mondo Synopsis: 8-part chronicle of man’s sometimes irrational struggle to survive in extreme environments. Special Features: Disc 3: Bonus 3 making-of “Behind the […]

Read More