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Monthly Archives: November 2019
Dakota (1974) Wim Verstappen, Kees Brusse, Monique van de Ven, Willeke van Ammelrooy

A Dutch pilot with a real passion for flying risks everything to keep his DC3/Dakota plane in the air. Read More »
Great Expectations (1974) Joseph Hardy, Michael York, Sarah Miles, James Mason

Charles Dickens’ classic tale of Pip, a poor orphan who befriends an escaped convict Read More »
Outsider in Amsterdam (1979) Wim Verstappen, Rijk de Gooyer, Rutger Hauer, Willeke van Ammelrooy

When a hanged man is found, the question is whether it is suicide or murder. Read More »
Abigail’s Party (1977) Mike Leigh, Alison Steadman, Tim Stern, Janine Duvitski

Beverly has invited her new neighbours, Angela and Tony, over for drinks. Read More »
Man-Thing (2005) Brett Leonard, Jack Thompson, Matthew Le Nevez, Steve Bastoni

When a greedy oil baron sets his sights on drilling in a Louisiana swamp, a monstrous creature is awakened. Read More »
Sanchu Uprising: Voices at Dawn (2015) Juichiro Yamasaki, Naohisa Tanaka, Kano Kajiwara, Yoshitomo Fujihisa

1726, Sanchu, Okayama Prefecture: farmers negotiate with the feudal domain in order to seek exemption from rising taxes. Read More »
Taxi Hunter (1993) Herman Yau, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Rongguang Yu, Man-Tat Ng

Mild mannered businessman Anthony Wongs life is shattered when his pregnant wife is run over by a busy taxi driver. Read More »
Looks and Smiles (1981) Ken Loach, Graham Green, Carolyn Nicholson, Tony Pitts

Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick Read More »
Loser Takes All (1956) Ken Annakin, Glynis Johns, Rossano Brazzi, Robert Morley

Bertrand is an accountant employed by a large London firm. Read More »