At the turn of the century, Henri Gauthier-Villars, a notorious bachelor Read More »
Tag Archives: UK
Escort for Hire (1960) Godfrey Grayson, June Thorburn, Pete Murray, Noel Trevarthen
An unemployed actor hires out as a bodyguard-companion for a woman and finds himself involved in murder. Read More »
The Capote Tapes (2019) Ebs Burnough, Truman Capote, George Plimpton, Kate Harrington
Answered Prayers was meant to be Truman Capote’s greatest masterpiece Read More »
Casanova (1987) Simon Langton, Richard Chamberlain, Faye Dunaway, Sylvia Kristel
A very long, beginning-to-end life story of an eighteenth century womanizer Read More »
Follow the Boys (1963) Richard Thorpe, Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, Dany Robin
Bonnie, Toni, Michele and Liz are on the Riviera to visit their respective husbands Read More »
Ill Met by Moonlight (1957) Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Dirk Bogarde, Marius Goring, David Oxley
Based on the true story of how, during World War II, a gang of desperados Read More »
Into the Storm (2009) Thaddeus O’Sullivan, Brendan Gleeson, Clive Mantle, Adrian Scarborough
Winston Churchill is named Prime Minister on the very day the Nazis launch their invasion of the low countries and France. Read More »
In the White City / Dans la ville blanche (1983) Alain Tanner, Bruno Ganz, Teresa Madruga, Julia Vonderlinn
A Swiss sailor jumps ship in Lisbon, tired of the noisy engine room Read More »
A Simple Plan (1998) Sam Raimi, Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda
Three diverse characters, for the most part intellectually challenged Read More »
Playing Away (1987) Horace Ové, Norman Beaton, Robert Urquhart, Helen Lindsay
To mark the conclusion of their “Third World Week” celebration, a cricket team Read More »