Francis Ashby, a senior Oxford don on holiday alone in the Alps, meets holidaying American Caroline Read More »
Comedy
It Grows on Trees (1952) Arthur Lubin, Irene Dunne, Dean Jagger, Joan Evans
The Baxters are a typical happy American family trying to live on too little money. Read More »
Consuming Passions (1988) Giles Foster, Jonathan Pryce, Vanessa Redgrave, Tyler Butterworth
At his new job at Chumley’s Chocolates, Ian Littleton accidentally knocks several workers Read More »
The Tall Guy (1989) Mel Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Rowan Atkinson, Emma Thompson
Dexter King (Jeff Goldblum) plays straight man to unpleasant comedian Ron Anderson (Rowan Atkinson). Read More »
The Chinese Ring (1947) William Beaudine, Roland Winters, Warren Douglas, Mantan Moreland
Princess Mei Ling pays a visit to the Chan residence, where upon being admitted by man-of-all-work Read More »
The Mouse on the Moon (1963) Richard Lester, Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Bernard Cribbins
Sequel to The Mouse that Roared; The Tiny Country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in the castle. Read More »
In the Bleak Midwinter (1995) Kenneth Branagh, Michael Maloney, Richard Briers, Hetta Charnley
A group of theatre actors plays “Hamlet” in a provincial village Read More »
Holiday Dreaming / Meng you xia wei yi (2004) Fu-chun Hsu, Janine Chun-Ning Chang, Hui-ni Hsu, Anne Huang
Ah-Zhou, who is about to be honorably discharged from the military service, has a surreal dream. Read More »
Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) Robert Z. Leonard, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Raymond Walburn
Magazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues. Read More »
As Time Goes by (1988) Barry Peak, Bruno Lawrence, Nique Needles, Ray Barrett
A surfer who stops in for a bite to eat at a 1940s-type diner eventually realizes Read More »