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jeanpaulhansford
In 1985 J-P left the Island to study for a Post-Graduate Diploma in Radio Journalism at the acclaimed London College of Communication.
Since then he’s helped run some of the UK’s leading BBC & Independent radio stations, including setting up and launching the multi award-winning Isle of Wight Radio.
In 2008, J-P moved to Amman in Jordan helping develop Mood 92, the country’s first independent radio station.
In 2015 he established TIBA Radio, serving residents and guests in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada in Egypt. He llives at homes in Egypt and the Isle of Wight.
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Bane v Superman: The Movie (2016)
A supreme fan-film giving a cheeky kick in the pants to 21st Century Hollywood
OMG. POW/WOW. HEE-HEE, BOO-HOO.
I adored this ding-dong of a tribute and sideways look at some of the world's favourite superheroes and villains. It is 35 minutes of entertaining joy, written, directed and starring one of Hollywood's lesser known stalwarts, Keith Stahle.
I have only recently started following Keith Stahle's career after first seeing him in the 2006 film 'Wounded.' His unfamiliar surname is almost a metaphor for his career so far.
His versatility reminds me of the first time I watched Rami Malek in 'Band of Brothers.' That versatility is clear to witness in 'Bane v Superman'
Keith Stahle reveals a link between strength and sensitivity. There's a depth in himself and all his characters, but I feel he has even more to offer given the chance.
Bane v Superman left me with a smile of joy and wonderment. As any good film does.
Squirrel Trap (2004)
A perfectly paced hidden gem of a thriller.
Reading the synopsis, I thought, oh no, here we go again. Yet another predictable, 'college kids get methodically slaughtered on a school outing' type of movie. How wrong I was.
Like a tightening noose, 'Squirrel Trap' starts to allure and fascinate, slowly tempting you, teasing and increasing the tension. You never quite know what is going to happen. The protagonist is David, (actor Keith Stahle) who plays the gently shy, slightly unnerving student genius in a grounded, intense and nuanced performance.
I enjoyed everything about this unusual, thoughtful and emotional film. Great writing and direction, five fascinating main characters, and if that
wasn't enough, magnificent sound and music.
In Medias Res (2011)
Watching this, you will wish there was a purgatory. Maybe there is...?
Growing up in the Catholic religion, I vividly remember my boyhood choice of either 'being good,' leading to a joyful, everlasting life in Heaven, or being 'bad,' and eternal damnation in the fires of Hell. But I often felt sanctuary in another place, between Heaven and Hell, called Purgatory, where you are allowed to atone for your sins.
Watching 'In Medias Res,' purgatory could very well be the place a recently deceased man arrives on a desolate beach. It might almost be idyllic, except for the burning steps.
I wonder where this movie's recently passed director, Joe Perry is now? If you've never heard of him, you are not alone. To date, his work is largely unrecognised.
Back to the beach, and the burning steps. 'In Medias Res' is Latin for 'In the midst of things.' Exactly where actor Keith Stahle finds himself, a desperate man, Redondo, fighting for his soul.
In any successful creative field, there is always an 'X-Factor.' Something indescribable and impossible to teach. Keith Stahle has it. Watch him and you will see what I mean.
Life after death is one thing. A battle between Heaven and Hell is quite another.
Cobra Kai: Vietnam Vengeance (2020)
A powerful tongue-in-cheek performance from actor Keith Stahle
Certainly no 'Apocalypse Now' but perhaps a little better character than the series canon effort.
I am a great admirer of the acclaimed 2017 documentary 'The Vietnam War' the most comprehensive analysis of this sometimes shameful and
always troubling time in American history.
Both the hugely successful, martial-arts comedy drama 'Cobra Kai' series, and this low-budget tribute fail to impress me of the reality as the documentary did.
Still, Keith Stahle's 'John Kreese' and Anotolli Reeves' 'Terry Silver' look and sound more like the original Karate Kid actors than the unknowns in the official series.
Stahle's performance in Vietnam Vengeance is typically powerful, but I just felt uncomfortable watching something using humour at such a sensitive subject matter.
Romantic Weirdos and the Land of Oddz (2007)
Raw, quality film-making from an under-valued director and lead actor
There are few questions deeper than, "What is the meaning of life?"
And to this reviewer, even fewer movies attempting to answer it,
particularly through the growing pains of four dysfunctional children. It's the first question one of these youngsters, (John), asks at the start of 'Romantic Weirdos,' just before he's knocked over in a car crash, leaving him crippled and confined to a wheelchair.
No spoilers here, but the film's director, the late Joe Perry, uses his film-making craft to take you on the growing boy's journey in life, through the streets of Hollywood. The movie is often dark and sometimes off putting, strewn with political American history, nuclear threats and the drug-fuelled parents of these outsiders whose ruins of lives are spinning out of control.
Shining throughout 'Romantic Weirdos' is actor Keith Stahle who plays
the grown-up John, still constrained by both his wheelchair, and
neurological 'Dr. Strangelove' issues, infecting his brain from boyhood.
The first time I watched 'RW' I was mesmerized, but slightly bemused.
But the film kept niggling in my own brain to watch it again. I am very
glad I did.
Tenet (2020)
Dreadful waste of time and money
$200,000,000 of great editing and special effects, ruined by a weak plot and often incomprehensible, mumbled spoken audio.