Buffalo Soldiers (2002, Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris)

Germany, 1989, and at an American army base, Private Ray Elwood (Joaquin Phoenix) survives the peacetime boredom by leading a thriving black market, trading everything from surplus detergent to hard drugs. A new commodity – weapons – falls into Elwood’s lap after a road accident, and he arranges a sale to Turkish gangsters in return... Read More

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January 23, 2021

Absolute Power (1997, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman)

When the home of a political heavyweight is raided by top burglar Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood), he witnesses the owner’s wife in flagrante with the US President, Alan Richmond (Gene Hackman). As the seduction turns violent, Secret Service agents over-react and kill the woman but in the ensuing chaos Whitney is able to steal a... Read More

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January 23, 2021

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984, William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, )

The third outing for the Star Trek crew on the big screen was with Leonard Nimoy at the helm, providing a safe pair of hands for a film that proved more philosophical and character-led than the first two, while still offering up enough SFX to satisfy the action buffs. The film opens with a flashback... Read More

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January 23, 2021

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957, Richard Todd, William Hartnell, )

Two years after making The Dam Busters together, director Michael Anderson and actor Richard Todd teamed up once more for another real-life tale of British heroism. This time the action takes place in China, on board a Royal Naval frigate, HMS Amethyst . The movie recreates a tense international incident that lasted for three months... Read More

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January 23, 2021

Prince Valiant (1954, James Mason, Janet Leigh)

Veteran director Henry Hathaway’s Arthurian adventure is based on the popular newspaper cartoon strip by Hal Foster. Robert Wagner plays the eponymous prince, a Viking invited to join King Arthur’s court. But the evil Sir Brack (James Mason) plans to oust the king and then invade Valiant’s Scandanavian home; only Valiant can stop him. Janet... Read More

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January 23, 2021

The Last Wagon (1956, Richard Widmark, Felicia Farr)

Delmer Davies’ fascinating western stars Richard Widmark in one of his most underrated roles. He plays Todd, the orphaned son of white settlers bought up by the Comanche. When his wife and children are killed by three brothers, he exacts appropriate revenge. Caught and charged with murder, he’s sent by wagon train to face justice.... Read More

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January 23, 2021

Forrest Gump (1994, Tom Hanks, Robin Wright)

At a bus stop in the Deep South, Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) recounts his role as witness to many of the century’s key moments. As a child in calipers and with no educational talent, he is cherished by his mother (Sally Field) and has one friend, his classmate Jenny. He’s also persecuted by bullies, but... Read More

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January 23, 2021

Lullaby of Broadway (1951, Doris Day, Gene Nelson)

Melinda Howard (Day) returns to New York after a trip abroad with her musical troupe. She is keen to be reunited with her mother (George), who she thinks is still a big name on Broadway. Unbeknown to Melinda, since she’s been away, mum has hit the bottle and the skids. Two friends of Melinda’s mother... Read More

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January 23, 2021

Lucky Lady (1975, Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds)

An offbeat offering from ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ man Donen which bombed at the box-office and was the subject of much critical scorn. It has its good points but remains more of a curio than anything else. Minnelli, Hackman and Reynolds star as the amateur rumrunners who are involved in an open love triangle. The... Read More

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January 23, 2021

Lucky Jim (1957, Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas)

Not really a good adaptation, considering Kingsley Amis’s superior satiric novel, this take by the Boulting Brothers ditches the book’s finer points in favour of farce and plenty of physical humour. Nevertheless, judged on its own merits, Lucky Jim is often very enjoyable, following Ian Carmichael as the young university lecturer with an uncanny knack... Read More

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January 22, 2021

Great Directors: Francois Truffaut

Quote: “A film director’s total work is a diary kept over a lifetime.” Known as: The romantic of the French New Wave. Captivated by cinema from a very young age, Francois Truffaut began his professional career as a film critic. His 1959 classic, The 400 Blows, is considered the seminal film of the New Wave.... Read More

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January 22, 2021

The Pink Panther (1964, Peter Sellers)

The Pink Panther was the film that launched the bumbling, incompetent Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) on the world but actually has him playing second fiddle to David Niven and Robert Wagner. But such was the comedy appeal that Sellers and Blake Edwards were to literally franchise the character, with Edwards even squeezing a further... Read More

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