In The League of Gentlemen ex-soldiers use their expertise in a new career – as gentlemen bank robbers. A witty, cool comedy starring Jack Hawkins… Read More »The League of Gentlemen (1960, Jack Hawkins, Richard Attenborough)
An astronaut turns into a giant cactus monster in Val Guest’s classic sci-fi thriller, based on the BBC TV serial by Nigel Kneale. The film… Read More »The Quatermass Xperiment (1955, Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner)
Adapted from the award-winning series “John Cardinal Mysteries” by author Giles Blunt, Cardinal is a Canadian crime drama thriller series that follows Detective John Cardinal… Read More »Cardinal (CTV 2017-2020, Billy Campbell, Karine Vanasse)
The Blue Lamp introduces PC George Dixon (Jack Warner), charged with showing new boy Andy Mitchell (Jimmy Hanley) the ropes. There is helping old ladies… Read More »The Blue Lamp (1949, Jack Warner, Dirk Bogarde)
Author: Jerzy Kosinski Screenplay: Jerzy Kosinski It’s rumored that after the 1971 release of Kosinski’s novel, the author received a message from a man claiming… Read More »The Film of the Book: Being There (1979)
In the year 1995 in New-Mexico a top secret project called Quantum Leap was invented and constructed by a brilliant quantum physicist Dr. Sam Beckett.… Read More »Quantum Leap (1989-1993, Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell)
Alan Bates and Hayley Mills star in enduring childhood fable Whistle Down The Wind. Three Lancashire children find a criminal hiding out in their barn… Read More »Whistle Down The Wind (1961, Alan Bates, Hayley Mills)
Kenneth More’s undeniable talent was underrated, probably because he always seemed to be enjoying himself so much. He made modest-budget social drama The Comedy Man… Read More »The Comedy Man (1963, Kenneth More)
His name is Thomas Sullivan Magnum, and the edges to his personality are as rough as the rocks of his island Hawaii. Portrayed by handsome… Read More »Magnum, P.I. (1980-1988, Tom Selleck, John Hillerman)
Peter Sellers was one of the world’s greatest comic actors. He was recognised as a comic genius and was perhaps best known and loved for… Read More »The Paranormal Peter Sellers