The Miniver Story
The Miniver Story opens with shots of London on VE Day, war-torn and weary, but tremendously glad that fighting is over at last. But we…
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Ace in the Hole
Chuck Tatum is a big city reporter: whip-smart, but as contemptible and unscrupulous as they come. His tangled history of libel, adultery, alcoholism –…
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Tokyo Story
An elderly couple, Shukichi and his wife Tomi Hirayama, decide to visit their grown-up children. They make the long journey from their sleepy little…
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The Browning Version (1951)
The Browning Version follows the final days of term for a classics schoolmaster. Due to his ill health, Andrew Crocker-Harris is forced into an…
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Shane – Exploring a Hero
A man rides into a quiet little valley, possessing nothing but a six-shooter and a mysterious past. His name, we are told, is Shane….
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Caged
To celebrate the wonderful Eleanor Parker, I had originally planned to write a piece on her most famous creation: the Baroness Schraeder of The Sound…
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Favourite Film Stars: Audrey Hepburn
I do not believe there is anyone out there that doesn’t admire Audrey Hepburn, if only a little. Some perhaps know her best as…
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Miracle in Milan & the Meaning of Realism
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Heaven Knows, Mr Allison
Heaven Knows, Mr Allison is probably one of the few films I would hasten to reference as ‘perfectly executed’. Yet, in my book it is…
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My Cousin Rachel
I had tried initially to resist the temptation of mentioning Rebecca, but, on a purely superficial level, My Cousin Rachel is unbelievably similar to Rebecca, practically begs…
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