Johnny Jackson, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager Bert Rudge singing in a coffee house. Read More »
Tag Archives: UK
Soursweet (1988) Mike Newell, Sylvia Chang, Danny Dun, Jodi Long
Just married Hong Kong couple Chen & Lily emigrate to England, soon to become parents to a little baby boy and generally struggle through life. Read More »
Circle of Danger (1951) Jacques Tourneur, Ray Milland, Patricia Roc, Marius Goring
Clay Douglas an American, comes to Britain, to find out the truth behind his brothers death during a commando operation in occupied France. Read More »
Silent Scream (1990) David Hayman, Iain Glen, Andrew Barr, Kenneth Glenaan
In London 1963, Larry Winters (Iain Glen) murders a bartender. Sentenced to life Winters has fits of rage Read More »
Beautiful Thing (1996) Hettie Macdonald, Glen Berry, Linda Henry, Scott Neal
Jamie is a shy teenager, often bullied at school. His neighbour Ste has a rough time at home Read More »
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972) Peter Medak, Alan Bates, Janet Suzman, Peter Bowles
A couple uses extremely black comedy to survive taking care of a daughter who is nearly completely brain-dead. Read More »
Blood of the Vampire (1958) Henry Cass
A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Read More »
The Odd Job (1978) Peter Medak, Graham Chapman, David Jason, Diana Quick
When his wife leaves him, a neurotic husband hires an “odd job man” to kill him, but when she returns Read More »
The Last Grenade (1970) Gordon Flemyng, Stanley Baker, Alex Cord, Honor Blackman
Two soldiers of fortune, Harry Grigsby and Kip Thompson, used to be the best of friends when they fought side by side in the Congo. Read More »
Oliver Twist (1982) Clive Donner, George C. Scott, Tim Curry, Michael Hordern
The classic Dickens tale of an orphan boy who escapes the horrors of the orphanage only to be taken in by a band of thieves and pickpockets. Read More »