tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90273454160784188522024-03-14T15:37:37.577+01:00THIERRY ATTARD'S DOUBLE FEATURETelevision & CinemaThierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.comBlogger1178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-74443825507730752252023-12-12T09:48:00.008+01:002023-12-12T19:18:57.768+01:00ÇA RETOURNE! (PHILIPPE LOMBARD, ÉDITIONS LA TENGO)Film and TV specialist Philippe Lombard wrote books on The Persuaders, Starsky and Hutch, The Pink Panther, OSS 117, Tintin, Michel Audiard, Louis de Funès, Quentin Tarantino and many more. In Ça retourne!, published by Éditions La Tengo, he achieves the impossible: to take his readers on an exciting journey through the eternal repetition of cinema history.After Ça tourne mal!, Ça tourne mal... àThierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-11393380533672960742023-11-30T10:09:00.013+01:002023-11-30T15:19:46.133+01:00PANDA - SEASON 1, EPISODES 1 & 2: RETOUR DE KARMA & POLY-KILLER (TF1) [Spoiler-free review] A stressed police captain teams up with a chilled-out former cop in Panda. Singer, songwriter, musician and actor Julien Doré (1) and Ophélia Kolb (Tapie, Dix pour cent) star in this brilliant 6 x 52-minute French crime-comedy series which premieres tonight on TF1. The bottom line: HPI in paradise.Julien Doré is Victor "Panda" Pandaloni, a laidback pacifist and a veganThierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-4398404954331684082023-11-23T09:07:00.002+01:002023-11-23T09:29:13.686+01:00LE FIL D'ARIANE - PILOT (TF1)A retired crime journalist gets involved in the latest investigation of her son, a police commander.The bottom line: The Chantal Ladesou Mysteries.Le fil d'Ariane is a 2 x 52-minute crime-comedy pilot for a potential series created for TF1 by Clara Bourreau and Cécile Lugiez (both worked on Sam) and starring the popular comedian, actress and television/radio personality Chantal Ladesou. Written Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-88080582287807732822023-11-01T10:05:00.001+01:002023-11-03T10:11:46.041+01:00MASTER CRIMES - SEASON 1 (TF1)[Spoiler-free review] French channel TF1 is the happy home of HPI, the ratings juggernaut crime-comedy series starring Audrey Fleurot. This month the private broadcaster tries its luck with Master Crimes, a 6 x 52-minute crime/mystery drama from one the makers of HPI.Comedian and actress Muriel Robin stars as Louise Arbus, a (mandatorily) nonconformist criminologist and unorthodox Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-5583297637354392032023-10-13T13:07:00.017+02:002023-10-19T10:20:55.243+02:00LES ENQUÊTEURS ASSOCIÉS (ORTF, 1970)An eccentric countess who runs a detective agency solves cases in France and abroad with her three young collaborators.Les Enquêteurs associés is a light-hearted French 13 x 26-minute colour detective series shown from September, 30 to October, 21 1970 on the Deuxième chaîne of ORTF (1) and co-produced by Gaumont Télévision International, Mafilm (for Magyar Televízió), Studio Hamburg, Onyx Films Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-27824108728889525302023-08-30T15:25:00.003+02:002023-08-30T15:50:42.248+02:00THE DANCING DETECTIVE: A DEADLY TANGO (HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES, 2023)An American police detective and a British dance teacher must work together in Malta. The Dancing Detective: A Deadly Tango is a charming and humorous TV movie which premiered in June 2023 on U.S. channel Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Constance Bailey is a tenacious New York State police detective but she prefers to work alone. She's sent to Malta where the CEO of a global ballroom dancing Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-88331134410369093152023-08-21T18:43:00.011+02:002023-08-22T14:30:24.523+02:00ALLMEN: THE SECRET OF EROTICISM (ALLMEN UND DAS GEHEIMNIS DER EROTIK - DAS ERSTE, 2021)A philosophical dandy turned art detective and his loyal butler are in trouble again, because of the former (as usual). Allmen und das Geheimnis der Erotik is the fourth of a very enjoyable and stylish German feature-length comedy/detective series aired on Das Erste since 2017.« Verzeihen Sie mir die peinliche Formulierung. Don John, wir sind pleite. » Johann Friedrich von Allmen
lives in Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-9227922268113017422023-08-01T16:31:00.005+02:002023-08-03T16:53:39.767+02:00THE VIRGINIAN - SEASON 3 ON DVD (ELEPHANT FILMS)The Virginian, the classic western series starring James Drury and Doug McClure, ran for 9 seasons and 249 75-minute episodes on U.S. network NBC from 1962 to 1971. It is available on DVD (All Zone) from Elephant Films, which first released the fully restored series in its entirety from 2014, including episodes never shown on French television. Since May, Elephant makes The Virginian available Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-69816968730786803862023-07-18T10:36:00.011+02:002023-07-25T15:37:42.355+02:00THE VIRGINIAN - SEASON 2 ON DVD (ELEPHANT FILMS)The Virginian, the classic western series starring James Drury and Doug McClure, ran for 9 seasons and 249 75-minute episodes on U.S. network NBC from 1962 to 1971. It is available on DVD (All Zone) from Elephant Films, which first released the fully restored series in its entirety from 2014, including episodes never shown on French television. Since May, Elephant makes The Virginian Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-28275249690551493732023-06-26T09:26:00.027+02:002023-07-19T17:15:55.566+02:00THE VIRGINIAN - SEASON 1 ON DVD (ELEPHANT FILMS)The Virginian, the classic western series starring James Drury and Doug McClure, ran for 9 seasons and 249 75-minute episodes on U.S. network NBC from 1962 to 1971. It is available on DVD (All Zone) from Elephant Films, which first released the fully restored series in its entirety from 2014, including episodes never shown on French television.Now Elephant makes The Virginian available again, Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-5150477847408453932023-06-01T13:25:00.014+02:002023-06-05T21:13:38.408+02:00DERRICK - SEASON 5 ON DVD (ELEPHANT FILMS) Derrick, the German crime drama starring Horst Tappert and Fritz Wepper, ran for 281 episodes from 1974 to 1998 on ZDF and aired in over 100 countries. Season 5 (13 one-hour episodes) is now available in France on DVD (All Zone) in the "Inspecteur Derrick - Intégrale saison 5" boxset released by Elephant Films.Derrick was devised by producer Helmut Ringelmann and scriptwriter Herbert Reinecker asThierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-743423220639394782023-05-26T08:50:00.006+02:002023-05-27T14:48:48.606+02:00A CASE FOR TWO (EIN FALL FÜR ZWEI) - SEASON 4 ON DVD (ELEPHANT FILMS) To Monique Planson. The cult German crime drama A Case for Two (Ein Fall für zwei) ran for 300 episodes between 1981 and 2013 on ZDF. Its fourth season is available in France on DVD since last month in the "Un cas pour deux - Intégrale saison 4" boxset (All Zone, 10 one-hour episodes) from Elephant Films.Ein Fall für zwei was born from an idea by scriptwriters/producers Georg Althammer and Karl Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-13464156569535333002023-05-09T14:05:00.003+02:002023-05-10T08:49:16.011+02:00HPI - SEASON 3, EPISODES 1 & 2: SYMÉTRIE RADIALE & 18 CARATS (TF1) [Favourite of the Month][Spoiler-free review] The fabulous Audrey Fleurot (Les combattantes, Spiral) is back in HPI. The brilliant 8 x 52-minute third season of French private channel TF1's record-breaking comedy/crime drama starts this thursday with episode 1.Created for TF1 by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot and Nicolas Jean — two of the creators of La Mante — with Stéphane Carrié (1), HPI established Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-523416856257365572023-05-02T16:49:00.005+02:002023-06-05T21:18:49.145+02:00DERRICK - SEASON 4 ON DVD (ELEPHANT FILMS) Derrick, the German crime drama starring Horst Tappert and Fritz Wepper, ran for 281 episodes from 1974 to 1998 on ZDF and aired in over 100 countries. Season 4 (10 one-hour episodes) is now available in France on DVD (All Zone) in the "Inspecteur Derrick - Intégrale saison 4" boxset released by Elephant Films.Derrick was devised by producer Helmut Ringelmann and scriptwriter Herbert Reinecker asThierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-49808579125730804352023-04-25T15:52:00.011+02:002023-04-26T13:01:43.053+02:00GORRI LE DIABLE (ELEPHANT FILMS)Gorri le diable is an excellent 1968 French adventure/period drama starring Robert Etcheverry as the title character. It is now available on DVD (All Zone) in the remarkable collection Les joyaux de la télévision from Elephant Films. In 1820, Louis XVIII is the king of France and Napoleon is in exile. The director of customs complains about smuggling at the border between France and Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-61203063363842899852023-04-17T08:35:00.013+02:002023-04-18T14:49:41.254+02:00 MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS (COMBO BLU-RAY + DVD, ELEPHANT FILMS) In the 16th century, Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I of England, two queens with different temperaments, are engaged in a remote yet merciless confrontation. Mary, Queen of Scots is an outstanding 1971 historical film, starring Vanessa Redgrave as the title character and Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth. It is now available in France in a combo Blu-Ray/DVD (All Zone)
from Elephant Films.Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-17316315183248443492023-04-03T08:54:00.010+02:002023-04-11T10:53:39.618+02:00FOLLOW ME/THE PUBLIC EYE (COMBO BLU-RAY + DVD, ELEPHANT FILMS) [Favourite
of the Month] Follow Me is a delightful British romantic comedy film released in 1972 and led by the brilliant Mia Farrow, Topol and Michael Jayston. This gem, titled Sentimentalement vôtre in French, is now available in France in a combo Blu-Ray/DVD
(Region B)
from Elephant Films. Follow Me is based on a short play by English playwright and screenwriter Peter Shaffer (Equus,Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-31611498909727558752023-03-21T10:54:00.034+01:002023-04-03T14:08:58.735+02:00THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (COMBO BLU-RAY + DVD, ELEPHANT FILMS)
[Favourite
of the Month] Thoroughly
Modern Millie (1967)
is a joyfully entertaining American musical film directed by George
Roy Hill and starring the great
Julie Andrews. It
is now available in France in an indispensable combo Blu-Ray/DVD
(All Zone)
from Elephant Films.
Thoroughly
Modern Millie was born from an idea of Ross Hunter, a
Hollywood mogul associated with Universal. For Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-67502151923744480332023-03-08T13:17:00.004+01:002023-03-08T20:11:28.100+01:00THE OLD FOX (DER ALTE) - SEASON 12 ON DVD (ELEPHANT FILMS)Season 12 of the long-running German crime drama The Old Fox (Der Alte) is now available in France on DVD in the "Le Renard - Intégrale saison 12" boxset from Elephant Films (All Zone, 12 episodes).Der Alte ("The Old Man") was launched in 1977 on ZDF by producer Helmut Ringelmann as the successor to Der Kommissar, the popular series made by his company Neue Münchner Fernsehproduktion for the Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-14940382219698996532023-02-27T10:07:00.003+01:002023-02-27T18:12:58.178+01:00BEYOND PARADISE - SERIES 1, EPISODE 1 (BBC ONE)[Favourite of the Month] Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman, formerly posted in the Carribean and in London, settle on the Devon coast with his fiancee Martha Lloyd in the enjoyable premiere of the spin-off from Death in Paradise.Death in Paradise, the much loved BBC One detective drama filmed in Guadeloupe, was launched in 2011. Created by Robert Thorogood and produced by Red Planet Pictures, Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-9507494545707755262023-02-17T08:14:00.011+01:002023-02-17T19:56:41.628+01:00OSS 117 TUE LE TAON (ORTF, 1971)Secret agent OSS 117 and a female colleague are on a mission in Belgium. OSS 117 tue le taon ("OSS 117 kills the gadfly") (1) is a black and white 75-minute French film for television aired by the Première chaîne of ORTF (Office de radiodiffusion-télévision française) on November 13, 1971. It is based on the book of the same title published in 1957 in the long-running OSS 117 series of spy Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-78358517838030570092023-02-09T14:09:00.011+01:002023-02-10T13:45:54.379+01:00LE TROMPETTE DE LA BÉRÉSINA (ELEPHANT FILMS)Le trompette de la Bérésina, a 1966 French period drama, is now available on region 2 DVD in the collection Les joyaux de la télévision from Elephant Films. This is an excellent occasion to rediscover this gripping story of love, injustice, war, bravery and betrayal whose main protagonist is portrayed by the talented Dominique Paturel. Le trompette de la Bérésina is a 8 x 15 to Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-81237607416518745562023-01-26T14:01:00.025+01:002023-10-19T09:15:16.266+02:00UN CURÉ DE CHOC (ORTF, 1974)The new priest of a small French town doubles as an amateur sleuth.Un curé de choc is a French 26 x 13-minute black and white detective series produced in 1973 by pubcaster ORTF (Office de radiodiffusion-télévision française) and shown daily on its Première chaîne from July to August 1974. In January 1975, the 1st channel was renamed TF1 after ORTF was dismantled and switched to colour (1). Un Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-14593724680116069632023-01-17T11:12:00.004+01:002023-01-17T14:10:22.714+01:00ICE BLUES: A DONALD STRACHEY MYSTERY (2008, HERE TV) Donald Strachey is the quintessential private eye, a worthy heir to Philip Marlowe, but with a difference... He's gay. Ice Blues (2008) is the last of four excellent made-for-TV movies based on a literary series. Donald Strachey was created by American journalist and author Richard Lipez, who died in March 2022. He was openly gay and wrote 16 Donald Strachey Mystery novels (published between 1981Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027345416078418852.post-11139556044099274742022-12-28T11:28:00.000+01:002022-12-28T11:28:37.562+01:00BEST WISHES Thank you for your interest, your fidelity and your trust. We wish you in advance all the best for 2023.Thierry Attardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486520486178999779noreply@blogger.com0