“Damage” (1992) Drama Running Time: 111 minutes Written by: David Hare Directed by: Louis Malle Featuring: Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson, Rupert Graves, Ian Bannen and Leslie Caron Anna Barton: “What would you win by leaving Ingrid?” Dr. Stephen Fleming: “You. I'd win you.” Anna Barton: “Then you'd win something you already have.” "Damage" is a 1992 erotic drama film directed by Louis Malle and based …
“Omar Khayyam” (1957) Adventure Running Time: 101 minutes Written by: Barré Lyndon Directed by: William Dieterle Featuring: Cornel Wilde, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, John Derek and Edward Platt Omar Khayyam: “They call you Chosen One... the Seventh Excellent Creature.Are you also to be appointed Caliph, interpreting the Will of God, Supreme Ruler above all earthly kings?" Hasani Sabah: If it were not so, I …
“A Thousand and One Nights” (1945) Adventure Running Time: 94 minutes Written by: Richard English and Jack Henley Directed by: Alfred E. Green Featuring: Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, Adele Jergens and Cornel Wilde "A Thousand and One Nights" (1945) is a captivating film that takes viewers on a mesmerizing journey into the enchanting world of Arabian Nights. Directed by Alfred E. Green and produced …
Continue reading Blu-ray review: “A Thousand and One Nights” (1945)
“Zarak” (1956) Adventure Running Time: 96 minutes Written by: Richard Maibaum Directed by: Terence Young Featuring: Victor Mature, Michael Wilding and Anita Ekberg Zarak Khan: “Hanging's too fast. It's for the weak. My father once said I should be flogged to death. He tried, cousin, but he failed.” Ahmad: “We shall not fail.” Critical Commentary Released in 1956, "Zarak" is a British adventure …
“The Desert Hawk” (1950) Adventure Running Time: 77 minutes Written by: Gerald Drayson Adams Directed by: Frederick De Cordova Featuring: Yvonne De Carlo and Richard Greene Omar: “Wench or princess, a woman is only a woman, and always needs a master.” Critical Commentary In the realm of captivating cinema, certain films manage to transport audiences to distant lands, offering an immersive …
Adventure Running Time: 87 minutes Written by: Michael Hogan Directed by: John Rawlins Featuring: Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Sabu, Leif Erikson, Billy Gilbert, Edgar Barrier, Shemp Howard, Thomas Gomez, Turhan Bey, Elyse Knox, Acquanetta and Carmen D'Antonio Scheherazade: “I would swear I have seen this man before. But where?” Ali Ben Ali: “Maybe in your dreams.” Critical Commentary "Arabian Nights" (1942), directed by John Rawlins, is a classic adventure fantasy film …
“Billion Dollar Brain” (1967) Drama Running Time: 111 minutes Written by: John McGrath Directed by: Ken Russell Featuring: Michael Caine, Karl Malden, Ed Begley, Oscar Homolka and Françoise Dorléac Col.Stok: “I suppose a young man like you wouldn't know the pleasure of removing a tight collar.” Harry Palmer: “I thought Lenin called such comforts "momentary interest."” Col.Stok: “Don't tell me what Lenin said. I touched Lenin. …
Continue reading Blu-ray review: “Billion Dollar Brain” (1967)
Trailer: "Futurama: Season 11” (2023) Hulu has released the official trailer for the highly anticipated return of the beloved adult animated series “Futurama,” with ten all-new episodes which will be released weekly on Mondays on Hulu from July 24th. There are developments in the epic love story of Fry and Leela, the mysterious contents of …
“Funeral in Berlin” (1966) Drama Running Time: 102 minutes Written by: Evan Jones Directed by: Guy Hamilton Featuring: Michael Caine, Paul Hubschmid, Oskar Homolka, Eva Renzi, Guy Doleman and Hugh Burden Samantha Steel: “My name is Samantha Steel. Some people call me Sam.” Harry Palmer: “Edmund Dorf. Some people call me Edna.” Critical Commentary “Funeral in Berlin” is a 1966 British spy film directed by Guy …
“The Ipcress File” (1994) Drama Running Time: 109 minutes Written by: Bill Canaway Directed by: Sidney J. Furie Featuring: Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman and Sue Lloyd Major Dalby: “The next time you use CC1 authority, just you make sure you have it!” Palmer: “You know, it's funny... If Radcliffe had been here, I'd have been... a hero.” Major Dalby: “He wasn't. And you're …
“Agatha Christie's Poirot” (1999 - 2000) Television Twenty-One Episodes Created by: Agatha Christie Featuring: David Suchet Poirot: “There are many things not called poison which can kill a man,” Hercule Poirot is a British television series based on the works of Agatha Christie. It stars David Suchet as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The series ran for 13 …
“The Passengers of the Night” (2022) Drama Running Time: 111 minutes Written by: Mikhaël Hers, Maude Ameline and Mariette Désert Directed by: Mikhaël Hers Featuring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Quito Rayon-Richter, Noée Abita, Megan Northam, Thibault Vinçon, Emmanuelle Béart, Laurent Poitrenaux and Didier Sandre Elisabeth: “I prefer to be understood.” “The Passengers of the Night” is a 2022 French drama film directed …
Continue reading DVD review: “The Passengers of the Night” (2022)
“My Old School (2022) Documentary Running Time: 115 minutes Directed by: Jono McLeod Featuring: Alan Cumming, Clare Grogan and Lulu Narrator: “So, many of us would think, if we had our time over again, what would we do? In fact, he tried to do exactly the same thing he had done the first time.”"My Old School" is a 2022 documentary …
“Broker” (2022) Drama Running Time: 129 minutes Written and directed by: Hirokazu Kore-eda Featuring: Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Bae Doona, Lee Ji-eun and Lee Joo-young Dong-soo: “It might rain. Take an umbrella.” Moon So-young: “Come and get me if it rains. With an umbrella.” Critical Commentary Broker is a 2022 South Korean drama film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. The film stars Song Kang-ho, …
“Pearl” (2022) Horror Running Time: 103 minutes Written by: Ti West and Mia Goth Directed by: Ti West Featuring: Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, Emma Jenkins-Purro and Alistair Sewell Pearl: [yelling in distress after being rejected] “No, I'm a star! Please, I'm a star! Please, somebody help me! Please help me! Help me!” Critical Commentary “Pearl” is a 2022 …
“Magpie Murders” (2022 - Present) Television Six Episodes Created by: Anthony Horowitz Featuring: Conleth Hill, Lesley Manville, Tim McMullan and Ian Lloyd Anderson Sue: “You must know that feeling when it's raining outside and the heating's on and you lose yourself, utterly, in a book. You read and you read and you feel the pages slipping through your fingers until suddenly there …
“Triangle of Sadness” (2022) Drama Running Time: 147 minutes Written and directed by: Ruben Östlund Featuring: Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Dolly de Leon, Zlatko Burić, Iris Berben, Vicki Berlin, Henrik Dorsin, Jean-Christophe Folly, Amanda Walker, Oliver Ford Davies, Sunnyi Melles and Woody Harrelson The Captain: “'How people perceive themselves is nothing that interests me.. There are very few that are gonna look in the mirror and say: The …
Continue reading Blu-ray review: “Triangle of Sadness” (2022)
“Stargate” (1994) Science Fiction Running Time: 121 minutes Written by: Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich Directed by: Roland Emmerich Featuring: Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson and Viveca Lindfors Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neil: “Give my regards to King Tut, asshole.” Critical Commentary Released in 1994, "Stargate" is a science fiction adventure film directed by Roland Emmerich. It serves as the introduction to the Stargate …
Television/Comedy Eighteen Episodes Created by: Paul Feig Featuring: Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Martin Starr, Becky Ann Baker, Joe Flaherty and Busy Philipps Neal Schweiber: “The dance is tomorrow. She's a cheerleader, you've seen Star Wars 27 times. You do the math.” "Freaks and Geeks" is a highly acclaimed television series that originally aired in 1999 and has since gained …
“Private Hell 36” (1954) Running Time: 81 minutes Drama Written by: Collier Young and Ida Lupino Directed by: Don Siegel Featuring: Ida Lupino, Steve Cochran, Howard Duff, Dean Jagger and Dorothy Malone Lilli Marlowe: “Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamed I'd meet a drunken slob in a bar who'd give me fifty bucks and we'd live happily ever after.” Critical Commentary "Private …
spryfilm.com 