An ex-con searching for a hidden jewel is assumed, by various parties, to be investigating their indiscretions. Read More »
Tag Archives: UK
The Feast of the Goat AKA La fiesta del Chivo (2005) Luis Llosa, Tomas Milian, Isabella Rossellini, Paul Freeman
Based on the best-selling novel by Mario Vargas Llosa, this is the story of Urania Cabral Read More »
Carmilla (2019) Emily Harris, Hannah Rae, Devrim Lingnau, Jessica Raine
An atmospheric, coming-of-age love story steeped in eerie mystery Read More »
Wadi 1981-1991 (1992) Amos Gitai
Gitai visits a valley outside Haifa in 1981 to document Arab and Jewish squatters on the margins Read More »
The Boat That Rocked (2009) Richard Curtis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost
This movie is an ensemble comedy in which the romance takes place between the young people Read More »
Out of the Fog (1962) Montgomery Tully, David Sumner, Susan Travers, James Hayter
An ex-con is the prime suspect when a series of murders occur Read More »
In the Doghouse (1961) Darcy Conyers, Leslie Phillips, Peggy Cummins, Hattie Jacques
After 10 years of failure a bumbling vet finally graduates and takes on his own practice. Read More »
Broken Blossoms (1936) John Brahm, Arthur Margetson, C.V. France, Basil Radford
The spiritual and peace-loving Chen resides in London’s Limehouse district, where he teaches and promotes peaceful Buddhist concepts. Read More »
Fascination (1931) Miles Mander, Madeleine Carroll, Carl Harbord, Dorothy Bartlam
The film is the story of Marian Martin, a factory worker who rises to the top as the mistress of a wealthy attorney. Read More »
The Drum AKA Drums (1938) Zoltan Korda, Sabu, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey
The Drum is an opulent Technicolor “British India” epic, based on a story by A.E.W. Mason (of Four Feathers fame). Read More »
Silent Cry (1977) Stephen Dwoskin, Ernest Brightmore, Beatrice Cordua, Cosey Fanni Tutti
An English girl has a basic inability to have relationships, especially sustained relationships, with men. Read More »
The Great Game (1953) Maurice Elvey, James Hayter, Thora Hird, Diana Dors
The wealthy chairman of First Division Football Club, Burnville United, makes an unethical Read More »
The Lost Prince (2003) Stephen Poliakoff, Daniel Williams, Matthew James Thomas, Brock Everitt-Elwick
British empire monarch George V (Tom Hollander) and his wife Queen Mary Read More »
It’s a Free World… (2007) Ken Loach, Kierston Wareing, Juliet Ellis, Leslaw Zurek
Angie gets the sack from a recruitment agency for bad behaviour in public. Read More »
Burlesque Fairytales (2009) Susan Luciani, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lindsay Duncan, Jim Carter
“A night of revelation at the Chapel Theatre.” At least that’s what it says on the flyer. Read More »