The final installment of Clarke’s Odyssey series is a stronger read than the previous entry, and features yet another character from the first novel. The solar system is easier to move around in now with advancements in engineering and spacecraft, and a ship recovers a body spinning in space, that of astronaut Frank Poole……
Trailer Tracks: An American Tail (1986) – Don Bluth
Don Bluth paired up with Steven Spielberg in the mid-80s to give us the story of a family emigrating to America, and how their son got lost along the way… Oh, and he’s a mouse, named Fievel.
The Rockford Files (1976) – The Fourth Man & The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit
The third season of The Rockford Files got underway on 24 September, 1976, with The Fourth Man written by Juanita Bartlett. The phone gag features someone calling him about his found address book, not to worry, it’s in the mail, but one of the girls he has in it, he should be careful about….
Trailer Tracks: Aliens (1986) – James Cameron
Yet another sequel that holds its own with the original, and could be argued exceeds it… this trailer is fantastic, and doesn’t contain a single line of dialogue, but conveys all the tension, horror and action that we can expect when the film chestburts its way onto the screen…
Deliver Us From Evil (2014) – Scott Derrickson
It’s tough to find a good horror movie these days, one that gets under your skin and unnerves you, makes you anxious to look in dark corners, makes you wonder about that strange sound you don’t recognize in your home. And who doesn’t love a good story of the supernatural to share around that…
Traielr Tracks: The Hunt For Red October (1990) – John McTiernan
To pair up with my look at Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit today, I thought it would be nice to go back and have a look at the original trailer for the first film in the series, the still amazingly brilliant techno-thriller, The Hunt For Red October. Starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Sam Neill, Scott…
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) – Kenneth Branagh
To round out the remake/reboots I’ve been watching this week I thought I’d take a look at the latest Jack Ryan film. Based on the characters (not any of the books) created by Tom Clancy, Chris Pine steps into the shoes previously filled by Ben Affleck, Harrison Ford and Alec Baldwin. What starts out fairly decently,…
Trailer Tracks: Field Of Dreams – Phil Alden Robinson
Still another entry on my Top 10 of All Time list is Field Of Dreams. I saw this in the theatre almost by accident. Wasn’t sure what to see that night, and someone came out of an earlier screening and told me to go see that one, so in we went. From the opening…
Doctor Who (William Hartnell) – The Celestial Toymaker
Michael Gough menaces the Doctor (Hartnell) in this week’s story! Written by Brian Hayles and airing in 4 parts, The Celestial Toyroom, The Hall of Dolls, The Dancing Floor, and the Final Test, from 2 April to 23 April, 1966, this story was originally planned to be Hartnell’s exit as the Doctor. The TARDIS…
Trailer Tracks: Fried Green Tomatoes – Jon Avnet
Yet another entry from my Top 10 Films of All Time list is this wonderful film, based on the novel by Fannie Flagg, which spans generations to tell the story of the Whistle Stop Café and how events of the past can shape the lives of the future. A lonely, unhappy housewife Evelyn Couch (Kathy…
The Mind Reels 