An Irish “oracle” foretells the next day’s track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar. Read More »
Tag Archives: UK
Mystery Submarine (1962) C.M. Pennington-Richards, Edward Judd, James Robertson Justice, Laurence Payne
During WWII, the British Royal Navy uses a captured German submarine to trick the enemy and protect their supply convoy. Read More »
The Mummy (1959) Terence Fisher, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux
In the 1890s a team of British archaeologists discover the untouched tomb of Princess Ananka Read More »
Last Resort (2000) Pawel Pawlikowski, Dina Korzun, Artyom Strelnikov, Paddy Considine
Tanya arrives in London with her son Artyom, expecting to be met by her boyfriend. Read More »
The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967) Tony Richardson, Jeanne Moreau, Ian Bannen, Vanessa Redgrave
Alan, after quarreling with his girlfriend Sheila, becomes intrigued by Anna, a mysterious widow who’s searching for a sailor she had known many years before. Read More »
Bluebeard’s 10 Honeymoons (1960) W. Lee Wilder, George Sanders, Corinne Calvet, Jean Kent
A golddigger inspires her older lover to murder wealthy women for the finances to keep her happy. Read More »
Human Resources AKA Ressources humaines (1999) Laurent Cantet, Jalil Lespert, Jean-Claude Vallod, Chantal Barré
The 35-hour work week has all of France in its thrall. This film turns it into a feature about economic and familial politics. Read More »
The Brute (1977) Gerry O’Hara, Sarah Douglas, Julian Glover, Roberta Gibbs
Glamour model Diane Shepherd is routinely being beaten by her husband Tim, who accuses her of infidelity. Read More »
Colin (2008) Marc Price, Alastair Kirton, Daisy Aitkens, Leanne Pammen
Our hero Colin is bitten by a Zombie; he dies and returns from the dead. Read More »
Libel (1959) Anthony Asquith, Dirk Bogarde, Olivia de Havilland, Paul Massie
A Canadian commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interview with Sir Mark Lodden at his home. Read More »
Michael Collins (1996) Neil Jordan, Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Julia Roberts
After the disastrous defeat of Irish rebels by superior UK forces during the Easter Rising Read More »
The Intelligence Men (1965) Robert Asher, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, William Franklyn
A chance meeting with a Schlecht agent forces a humble coffee shop manager into the secret world of spies in Swinging London. Read More »
Nora (2000) Pat Murphy, Ewan McGregor, Susan Lynch, Andrew Scott
In 1904, in Dublin, James Joyce chats up Nora Barnacle, a hotel maid recently come from Galway. Read More »
Daniel (1983) Sidney Lumet, Timothy Hutton, Mandy Patinkin, Lindsay Crouse
The fictionalized story of Daniel, the son of Paul and Rochelle Isaacson Read More »
And the Same to You (1960) George Pollock, Brian Rix, William Hartnell, Leo Franklyn
Stuck with the name “Dickie Dreadnought,” Rix feels he has no choice but to pursue a career as a boxer. Read More »