★★☆☆☆ The latest in a long line of north-of-the-border, 'gritty' British crime dramas, Ray Burdis' The Wee Man (2013) has arguably more charm and invention than most, yet still stumbles into the same routine clichés and pitfalls that have blighted the gangster movie over the last few decades. "When you're trying to tell a true story, all versions are never truthful, so I wouldn't try to control that argument, and some of the facts around this tale are still sketchy, Ferris was sensationally cleared of killing Thompson's son in 1991, after one of Scotland's longest-running criminal trials, and emotions still run high, two decades later. Hannah (right) stars with Martin Compston in ' The Wee Man' telling the story of Paul Ferris Hannah plays Tam McGraw, a rival gangster to Ferris's underworld mentor Arthur Thompson Snr (Patrick Bergin in the film). According to the actor, he was "charming, and pleased with the film". "A negative reaction was inevitable from the Scottish press," reflects Hannah, unperturbed, who only met Ferris, after production was completed. John Hannah has defended his controversial new film, ' The Wee Man', which tells the real-life story of Glasgow gangster turned best-selling writer, Paul Ferris. The "Lost" "Witchfinder General" Soundtrack Discovered And Released On CD! The second half of the 1960s saw a general depression in the horror field, with Hammer losing touch with its audience and continental fare turning to sex content to generate interest. The movies are uneven but promising, and certainly the artistic equal (or better) than most of the work being turned out at the time by American-International and the majority of the Euro-horror crowd. Reeves has persisted as a cult figure far longer than most directors with only three credited feature films. Il lago di Satana, La sorella di Satana, The She- Beast / Street Date Janu/ 29.95 Starring: Barbara Steele, John Karlsen, Ian Ogilvy, Mel Welles, Lucretia Love Cinematography: Gioacchino Gengarelli Film Editor: Nira Omri Original Music: Paul Ferris Produced by: Paul Maslansky, Michael Reeves Written and Directed by Michael Reeves It’s back into the genre argument pits with the interesting director Michael Reeves. Revenge of the Blood Beast Blu-ray Rarovideo 1966 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 79 min.
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