Classic Movies 2023, Film Reviews

Classic Movie: Dead of Night (1945)

Starring: Mervyn Johns, Michael Redgrave, Googie Withers, Roland Culver, Director: Cavalcanti, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer, Charles Chrichton In this Ealing Studios 1940's horror movie, a man goes to a country home and has a dark presentiment of impending doom. To ease his distress, members of the household tell him some stories of their own odd… Continue reading Classic Movie: Dead of Night (1945)

Classic Movie Of The Week 2017

Classic Movie Of The Week: Get Carter (1971)

Starring: Michael Caine, Britt Eckland, Ian Hendry Director: Mike Hodges Jack Carter (Caine) is a London gangster who, following the sudden and suspicious death of his brother, travels to Newcastle for the funeral and to find out what really happened. But he soon finds that there's a lot more going on than meets the eye.… Continue reading Classic Movie Of The Week: Get Carter (1971)

Film Reviews

The Girl With All The Gifts (2016)

Starring: Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close, Paddy Considine Director: Colm MacCarthy This film has a rating of 7.3 on IMDB and many of my friends who attended previews of this film loved it. But why? It's a terrible film. It follows the story of a girl who has grown up in a facility with other children like… Continue reading The Girl With All The Gifts (2016)

105 Must See Films

105 Must See Films: Secrets & Lies (1996)

Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Timothy Spall Director: Mike Leigh A movie about class and race relations in Britain, this film is from acclaimed director Mike Leigh. It follows the story of two women, a successful black woman who is in search of her biological mother, and the woman who gave birth to her, a lower class… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Secrets & Lies (1996)

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Starring: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, John Hurt, Beneditch Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, Tom Hardy Director: Tomas Alfredson British spy movie, set in the cold war and based on the best selling novel by Le Carré, in which a retired member of the Secret Service elite is tasked with investigating a possible double agent in the top… Continue reading Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

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BAFTA 2015 Nominations announced.

Speaking of nominations, as we were yesterday, the BAFTA nominations have come out today, and the strongest player is The Grand Budapest Hotel with 11 nominations, closely followed by Birdman and The Theory Of Everything with 10, and The Imitation Game with 9. The awards take place on February 8th, in London. Check out the full list of nominations here: http://awards.bafta.org/award/2015/film… Continue reading BAFTA 2015 Nominations announced.