Written, produced and directed by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy and Rob Sitch
?Current affairs is not about facts. Facts are a pain in the arse ? they get in the way of a good story.?
This is a defining statement from executive producer Brian Thompson (played by the late Bruno Lawrence) that underscores this […]

Directed by Akira Kurosawa
A year or so ago I had the privilege to review the movie Kagemusha by the master director, Akira Kurosawa. I found the production a little confusing and rated it two stars for synopsis and extras, but five stars for its overall effect! The simply stunning evocation of the time […]

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 […]

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 […]

Directed by Andrew V McLaglen
This is a film that follows the life of a Virginian family during the American Civil War.
Charlie Anderson (James Stewart) is the proud patriarch of a Virginian family of largely young men - his wife has long since died. The family has worked hard to build up their […]

Directed by Anthony Mann
Based on a story by Stuart N Lake; this is a classic western of the old school involving Indian wars, gun battles, a blood feud, a manhunt and a final showdown in a rocky outcrop.
The film revolves around the ?travels? of a famous Winchester repeating rifle, 1873 model; and the lengths to […]

Directed by James Nielson;
Based on a story by Norman A Fox; this James Stewart vehicle revolves around a railroad building settlement and the regular robbery of its payroll. This film contains a few twists and oddities, most notably that one of the members of the robbery gang is played by one of Hollywood?s […]

Directed by Anthony Mann
Based on the novel Bend of the Snake by William Gulick; this is fairly typical ?goodies and baddies/shoot ?em up? western stuff that follows the trials and tribulations of a wagon train of new settlers led by Glen McLintock (Jimmy Stewart) to Oregon around 1880. During their early travels from Missouri, […]

Produced and Directed by Richard Sylbert
This long-lauded and revered film opens with the homecoming of a feted new college graduate (Benjamin, played by Dustin Hoffman) to a celebration party. During these proceedings a family friend ? Mrs Robinson, played by Anne Bancroft ? who is much older than he is, seduces Benjamin. I […]