A long ago two baby girls were born in a kingdom at exactly the same time. One baby girl was born to a poor family and the other was the royal princess who was to grow up in the castle. The two girls led such different lives; Erika became an indentured apprentice dressmaker and worked […]

Directed by John Lemont;
This British production is a fairly standard but reasonably enjoyable crime drama based on protection racketeering in London, and Scotland Yard?s attempts to crack the ?game?.
The film commences with the bust-up of a bar for the non-payment of protection. The plot then moves to the office of Waldo […]

Directed by Sam Gallu (Theatre of Death)/Don Sharp (Rasputin);
This single disk package contains two movies that were released in 1966, with the main connection being the appearance of Christopher Lee in the lead role. The themes of each movie are quite different; so, to best summarise the package, I will deal with each […]

This is a double movie offering with the rag and bone men from Steptoe and Son branching out from their half hour episodes into full length feature films. The general plot remains the same. Harold is the single, late 30s son and Albert is the manipulative father who wants the best for his boy but […]

Directed by Michael Apted
Written for the screen by the great (and quite off-centre!) Dennis Potter, from a novel by Martin Cruz Smith; the main difference between this film and other crime thrillers of the era is that the setting is in Gorky Park, Moscow. But apart from the importing of Lada cars for the […]

Two brothers; Frank and Buster are The Koala Brothers; they live in the out back. They love to play with their friends and they are always available if anyone needs a helping hand. Frank and Buster own an aeroplane and usually they spend the day scouring the landscape for any signs of trouble. This disc […]

Bronson plays Joe Moran a man who got into trouble while in the Army and spent time in prison for beating someone up. When the chance for escape came he joined in as the getaway driver but he left the others when they killed a policeman. They did time while he went on to own […]

Directed by Paul Currie
I have recently read reviews of ?One Perfect Day? and they were quite complementary so I thought maybe I was being too harsh in not wanting to watch this Australian film so I bit the bullet and sat in front of the television and was deeply disappointed that I bothered. I thought, […]

Directed by David Koepp
?Secret Window? is based on a novella by Stephen King (Secret Window, Secret Garden) so you can pretty much imagine what sort of film you are in for, a psychological thriller, and a mighty fine one if you ask me. Huge fans of Stephen King may have higher expectations that I, and […]

Directed by Roger McIntosh and Kitty Taylor
Angelina Ballerina is a BBC children?s cartoon with a very limited target audience in my humble opinion. It is mainly targeted at young primary aged girls and that?s about it. If you have sons they will hate it unless of course they enjoy ballet because that is pretty much […]