Tom Hanks plays Ray Peterson, ostensibly taking a relaxing week off work, but in reality, driving his wife Carol (Carrie Fisher) slowly up the wall.…
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This lighthearted and bawdy British film recreates a true story about William Burke (Derren Nesbitt) and William Hare (Glynn Edwards), two infamous Irish body-snatchers in…
Even at the height of his stardom, Marlon Brando was prepared to take chances by accepting challenging roles. Here, he plays Sir William Walker, a…
This made-for-television movie from NBC was based on the true story of timid housewife Francine Hughes of Danville, Michigan, who was accused of murdering her ex-husband…
A group of teenagers at a summer camp (Camp Blackfoot) play a prank on their mean, alcoholic caretaker and groundskeeper, Cropsy (Lou David) but it…
College professor Ben Rolf (Oliver Reed), his wife Marian (Karen Black), and their young son David (Lee Montgomery) arrive at a somewhat dilapidated Victorian mansion…
Set in New York City in the late 1980s, this low-budget indie film presents a day in the life of Eppie’s Bar and Grill -…
As Bus Riley, Michael Parks shuffles and mumbles his way through this small-town melodrama. He’s a former sailor twice jilted by the voluptuous Ann-Margret, who…
This was the film that proved Marilyn Monroe was a considerable screen actress, and capable of much, much more than her sexpot image indicated. Whether…
Although he’s best known as a musician, Phil Collins actually began his showbusiness career as a child actor. Here, he takes on his first lead…
Georgia, 1948. Backward Billie (Joan Goodfellow) – who has been constantly abused by young men of the town – finally finds someone who will offer…
It was somewhat dispiriting to see the no-punches-pulled, hard-hitting comedian Richard Pryor lending his abrasive personality to a film as marshmallow gooey as Bustin’ Loose. Not…
Elliott Gould and Robert Blake are a splendid team as Michael Keneely and Patrick Farrel – Vice Squad detectives out to crack the underworld king…
Ah . . . the sepia-tinted fantasy world of the old west, South American getaways and a bicycle made for two. It hardly needs saying…
The petty, brilliant university tutor Ben Butley (Alan Bates) is festering in his own bile in a hope-forsaken corner of Cambridge University’s English department. Butley…
A lovely, melancholy little gem about lost love and fleeting friendships from director Robert Ellis Miller. The Buttercup Chain stars 60s icon Jane Asher and Hywel…
Elizabeth Taylor won the 1960 Best Actress Oscar for her role in Butterfield 8, although most Hollywood observers felt she was really being honoured (two…
Goldie Hawn stars as cheerful irresponsible hippie Jill Tanner in this light-hearted film as a flighty actress who falls in love with Don Baker (Edward Albert),…
This obscure hybrid of concert footage, live-action scenes, and a single animated vignette is a musical extravaganza intended for children but featuring several hard-rock singers.…
Travel writer turned master sleuth Scholar Fong (Lau Siu-Ming) is among a group of guests at Shum Castle when the grounds are swarmed by deadly…