Movie Classics
Sunset Boulevard
Written and directed by Billy Wilder, Sunset Boulevard is a film that shows while Hollywood can make stars; it can just as easily destroy them – as Norma Desmond finds out.
The Big Sleep
When we think of film noir, we immediately think of films like Howard Hawks’ The Big Sleep, with its detective and femme fatale falling for each other as a case unfolds.
The Thin Red Line
Based on the James Jones novel, Keir Dullea stars as Private Doll, a man determined to stay alive at any cost, in a place that would drive anyone to insanity.
Poltergeist
A beautifully written and visualised story that’s heartbreaking, terrifying and so unique in the way it portrays the balance of nature and struggle between good and evil.
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Written by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman, the tension mounts in Manhattan Murder Mystery and the real mystery at its heart is who will end up sleeping with who.
Solaris
Based on Stanislaw Lem’s book, Andrei Tarkvosky’s Solaris is a profound and deeply moving classic of Soviet cinema which still maintains a lightness of touch.
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Adapted from Tennessee Williams’ play, Elizabeth Taylor dominates as Maggie the Cat, the frustrated wife whose husband harbours a secret he hopes to drown with liquor.
Nicholas Nickleby
Adapted from Charles Dickens’ novel, this Ealing classic sees a poor family falling into the scheming hands of a relative who swindles them out of their rightful inheritance.
Mr. Deeds Goes To Town
Frank Capra’s 1936 classic, starring Gary Cooper as Longfellow Deeds, is a great example of how you can still be a good person, even if you’re surrounded by vultures.
A King In New York
50 years old and still utterly relevant; A King in New York sees Chaplin as a deposded monarch having to deal with the pressures of celebrity after arriving in the USA.
The Wizard Of Oz
We’re off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz! Would you like to join us for an adventure? Don’t worry – the real world will still be waiting when we get back.
American Graffiti
Backed by a rock ‘n’ roll soundtrack we hear blaring out of the car stereos, American Graffiti delivers a genuine sense of nostalgia for an era that’s now long gone.
More American Graffiti
Change is inevitable. It keeps us alive, moving and learning. In this sequel to American Graffiti we catch up with the kids of ’62 and see how their lives have changed.
The Bridge On The River Kwai
Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle, The Bridge On The River Kwai is one of those films which really makes you wonder why we fight and what the sense of it is.
Outcast Of The Islands
Directed by Carol Reed and based on the novel by Joseph Conrad, Outcast Of The Islands studies a corrupt Dutch colonial’s slow descent into madness in deepest Asia.
Twice Round The Daffodils
Based on the play Ring For Catty, this British comedy takes us to a Tuberculosis ward where a group of men are recovering and falling for the nurses who work there.
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