This week’s travels in the TARDIS brings us back to England in the year 1977. Image of the Fendahl is four-part story written by Chris Boucher, that originally aired from 29 October to 19 November, 1977. The story finds a Professor Fendelman (Denis Lill) working on a fossilized human skull, an artifact that should…
Month: November 2015
Spectre (2015) – Sam Mendes
The new James Bond film opens today, with Daniel Craig’s fourth outing as Ian Fleming’s special agent, 007. And as an avid Bond fan, I had to be there. So what did I think? Gorgeous locations… check. Beautiful women… check (though Monica Bellucci is extremely under-used, as well as Naomi Harris’ Moneypenny). Style… check….
Theeb (2014) – Naji Abu Nowar
Opening today at the Lightbox here in Toronto, as well as Vancouver and Calgary, with additional locations to follow on December 18, is the latest work from award-winning director Naji Abu Nowar. Shot in Jordan, and being submitted as their official Oscar Entry for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2016 Academy Awards, comes this…
The Belles of St. Trinian’s (1954) – Frank Launder
The exploration of family titles continues in my time with the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book. This one is one of the recommendations for my viewing of Way Out West, and it has the luxury of introducing me to an Alastair Sims film that I didn’t know about (though admittedly my…
Magnum, p.i. (1984/1985) – Kiss of the Sabre and Little Games
We start out with something really fun this week, with this episode, Kiss of the Sabre, written by Jay Huguely with an original air date of 13 December, 1984. Magnum (Tom Selleck) is being seriously put-upon by author Betty Windom (Cassie Yates) who has been given leave to stay at the estate by Robin…
The 5th Wave (2013) – Rick Yancey
I’m not often disappointed by a book, and can usually let things slide when I’m not completely wowed by something, but this one just let me down. I didn’t know much about it until I saw the trailer for the upcoming film, and decided to read it. I like most of the premise, the…
Game of Thrones – Season 1 & 2 Steelbook Collector Sets
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you are well aware of the pop culture phenomena that is Game of Thrones, based on the colossal novels by George R.R. Martin the series has found a home at HBO, and legions of fans worldwide have taken this bloody, sexy, political…
The A-Team (1983) – Diamonds ‘n Dust and Recipe For Heavy Bread
It’s time for Season 2!! The A-Team is back, and they are all here, Hannibal Smith (George Peppard), Face (Dirk Benedict), Murdock (Dwight Schultz), B.A. (Mr. T) and Amy Allen (Melinda Culea)… and they are on their way to Africa in Diamonds ‘n Dust. Written by Patrick Hasburgh, this episode originally aired 20 September,…
The Prestige (2006) – Chrisopher Nolan
The Sci-Fi Chronicles book has been a welcome addition to my library, and I was delighted to see that the next subject for me to cover is director Christopher Nolan. I’ve written about most of his other films, and all the ones the book recommends previously, but for The Prestige, and one other film….
The Paleface (1948) – Norman Z. McLeod
The family titles continue in the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book, following my screening of Way Out West. This time around, Bob Hope stars as a cowardly dentist, ‘Painless’ Peter Potter, working in a frontier town, and consulting his book on dentistry to get through his patients ails. He doesn’t realize…
The Mind Reels 