As young archaeologist Mike Thompson prepares to marry Margaret Goreham, the daughter of a wealthy and influential publisher Read More »
Tag Archives: UK
Ladies Who Do (1963) C.M. Pennington-Richards, Peggy Mount, Robert Morley, Harry H. Corbett
The “Ladies Who Do” are office cleaners. One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make a fortune. Read More »
Knife Edge (2009) Anthony Hickox, Hugh Bonneville, Natalie Press, Matthieu Boujenah
A successful Wall Street trader returns to England with her new husband and five-year-old son Read More »
The Wild and the Willing (1962) Ralph Thomas
Harry Brown (Ian McShane in his introductory film role) is a somewhat rough student Read More »
High Fidelity (2000) Stephen Frears, John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso
Rob Gordon is the owner of a semi-failing record store in Chicago where he sells music the old fashioned way- on vinyl. Read More »
All for Mary (1955) Wendy Toye, Nigel Patrick, Kathleen Harrison, David Tomlinson
In a Swiss Alpine resort shortly after the War an army officer and upper-class Humpy Miller both set their sights on Mary, the landlord’s daughter. Read More »
Alive and Kicking (1959) Cyril Frankel, Sybil Thorndike, Kathleen Harrison, Estelle Winwood
Three elderly ladies tire of living in an old people’s home and when they heard that they are about to be separated, they make a bid for freedom. Read More »
An Elephant Called Slowly (1970) James Hill, Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Vinay Inambar
This African adventure presents many interesting sights as it tells the story of a tourist Read More »
The Truth About Women (1957) Muriel Box, Laurence Harvey, Julie Harris, Diane Cilento
A man recalls his relationships with the women he loved as he tries to help another man try to understand them as well. Read More »
Under Milk Wood (1972) Andrew Sinclair, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O’Toole
This is a delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called “Llareggub” (read it backwards). Read More »