“Military Wives” (2020) Drama/Comedy Running time: 112 minutes Written by: Rachel Tunnard and Rosanne Flynn Directed by: Peter Cattaneo Featuring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan, Jason Flemyng and Greg Wise Lisa: [about the singing at the very first choir rehearsal] “It was like incantations of a bunch of witches.” Released recently on both DVD and Blu-ray is the English drama “Military Wives” (2020), …
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“Hammer House of Horror” (1980) Television/Horror Thirteen Episodes Created by: Roy Skeggs Featuring: Jon Finch, Warren Clarke, James Cosmo, Denholm Elliott, Geoffrey Beavers, Nicholas Ball, Janet Fielding, Peter Cushing, Brian Cox, Diana Dors, Pierce Brosnan, Barbara Ewing and Gareth Thomas Narrator: “Have you ever spent the night in an empty theatre?” Recently released on Blu-ray and DVD …
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“Hard Eight” (1996) Drama Running Time: 102 minutes Written and directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson Featuring: Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow and Samuel L. Jackson Sydney: “Hey. Hey!” John: [raises his head] “What?” Sydney: “You want a cup of coffee? You want a cigarette?” John: [groggily] “What?” Sydney: “I'm a guy that's offering to give you a cigarette... buy you a cup …
“Radioactive” (2019) Drama Running time: 109 minutes Written by: Jack Thorne based on Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout by Lauren Redniss Directed by: Marjane Satrapi Featuring: Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley, Aneurin Barnard and Anya Taylor-Joy Pierre Curie: “Your main problem, Marie, is your arrogance.” Marie Curie: “My main problem is you. And the fact that I love you so utterly.” Released recently …
"Westside - Season 1 - 6" (2015-2020) TV series/Drama 44 Episodes Created by: James Griffin & Rachel Lang Featuring: Antonia Prebble, David de Lautour, Dan Musgrove, Esther Stephens, Todd Emerson, Pana Hema-Taylor, Xavier Horan, Sophie Hambleton, Reef Ireland, Ashleigh Cummings Ted: "No rhinos around here mate: just a pig dressed as a ponce." Released on …
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“Greed” (2019) Drama Running time: 104 minutes Written and Directed by: Michael Winterbottom Featuring: Steve Coogan, David Mitchell, Asa Butterfield, Dinita Gohil, Sophie Cookson, Jonny Sweet, Asim Chaudhry, Shirley Henderson, and Isla Fisher Samantha: “No one reads the Mail Online, it's cleavage clickbait!” Sir Richard McCreadie: “Yeah, except I'M the tit this time.” Released on DVD is the latest collaboration between director Michael Winterbottom and …
“El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” (2020) Drama/Thriller 122 Minutes Written & directed by: Vince Gilligan Featuring: Aaron Paul, Jesse Plemons, Krysten Ritter, Charles Baker, Matt Jones, Robert Forster, Jonathan Banks and Bryan Cranston Walter White: “You’re really lucky, you know that? You didn’t have to wait your whole life to do something special.” Released recently on DVD and Blu-ray is the followup …
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“She Dies Tomorrow” (2020) Horror Running time: 84 minutes Written and directed by: Amy Seimetz Featuring: Kate Lyn Sheil, Jane Adams, Kentucker Audley, Katie Aselton, Chris Messina, Tunde Adebimpe, Jennifer Kim, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Michelle Rodriguez, Josh Lucas and Adam Wingard Jane: "Humans are the only animal or creature that pretends to be what it's not." Released this week on DVD is the drama/horror “She …
“Follow Me” (2020) Horror Running time: 88 minutes Written and directed by: Will Wernick Featuring: Holland Roden, Keegan Allen, Pasha Lychnikoff, Denzel Whitaker and George Janko Alexei: [addressing the group before they enter the escape room] “Ok, now remember, as real as everything might seem, you're safe.” Recently released on DVD and Blu-ray is the social media based horror “Follow Me” (2020) …
“Queens of Mystery: Series One” (2019) Television Three Episodes Created by: Julian Unthank Featuring: Julie Graham, Rebecca Grant, Andrew Leung, Siobhan Redmond, Martin Trenaman, Olivia Vinall and Sarah Woodward “Queens of Mystery” concerns Matilda Stone, a young detective who has been assigned to the constabulary in her fictional hometown village of Wildemarsh in England. There, Matilda is also reunited with her three crime novelist aunts Cat, Beth, and …
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“The Darling Buds of May” (1991-1993) Drama Twenty Episodes Created by: H.E. Bates Featuring: David Jason, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks and Catherine Zeta-Jones Sidney Charles 'Pop' Larkin: “This calls for a cocktail!” Once again recently released on DVD is the now constant favorite David Jason starring “The Darling Buds of May” (1991-1993), a relatively short lived television show that is now …
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“The Duellists” (1977) Drama Running time: 100 minutes Written by: Gerald Vaughan-Hughes based on "The Duel" by Joseph Conrad Directed by: Ridley Scott Featuring: Keith Carradine, Harvey Keitel, Albert Finney and Tom Conti Narrator: “The duellist demands satisfaction. Honour, for him, is an appetite. This story is about an eccentric kind of hunger. It is a true story and begins in the …
“The Bill: Series 1 - 4” (1983-1988) Television Eighty-four Episodes Created by: Geoff McQueen Featuring: Mark Wingett, Gary Olsen, Trudie Goodwin, Peter Dean, Robert Pugh, Colin Blumenau, Jon Croft, Gary Hailes, Colin McCormack, Chris Jenkinson, Richard Huw, John Salthouse, Jon Iles and Paul McKenzie PC Jim Carver: “Bradford? She's got about as much community spirit as Adolf Hitler.” Re-released recently in repackaged cases is the …
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“A Place in the Sun” (1951) Drama Running time: 122 minutes Written by: Michael Wilson and Harry Brown based on An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser Directed by: George Stevens Featuring: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Anne Revere and Raymond Burr George Eastman: “I love you. I've loved you since the first moment I saw you. I guess maybe I've even loved you …
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“Night Falls on Manhattan” (1996) Drama Running time: 109 minutes Written by: Sidney Lumet based on the novel Night Falls on Manhattan by Robert Daley Directed by: Sidney Lumet Featuring: Andy Garcia, Ian Holm, James Gandolfini, Lena Olin, Ron Leibman and Richard Dreyfuss Sean Casey: “You were a cop, Joe. Now you're a garbage! You are nothing!” Released recently on blu-ray is …
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“When Worlds Collide” (1951) Science Fiction Running time: 83 minutes Written by: Sydney Boehm based on the book When Worlds Collide by Edwin Balmer and Philip Wylie Directed by: Rudolph Maté Featuring: Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen and John Hoyt Dr. Emery Bronson: “If our calculations prove to be correct, this will be the most frightening discovery of all time.” Released on Blu-Ray …
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“Ava” (2020) Action/Thriller Running time: 96 minutes Written by: Matthew Newton Directed by: Tate Taylor Featuring: Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Common, Geena Davis, Colin Farrell, Ioan Gruffudd and Joan Chen [to Ava, referring to the next assassination job]Duke: “So this one could be tricky. The approach should be flirty but classy. Anything aggressive is going to scare the General off.” Released recently on Blu-ray/DVD is …
“Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” (2020) Action Running time:109 minutes Written by: Christina Hodson Directed by: Cathy Yan Featuring: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong and Ewan McGregor Harley Quinn: “Oh hey, you're that singer no one listens to.” Dinah Lance: “Oh hey, you're the asshole no one likes.” Critical Commentary …
“Ghost Story (Circle Of Fear)” (1972-1973) Television Twenty-three Episodes Produced by: William Castle Featuring: Helen Hayes, Jason Robards, Patricia Neal, William Windom, Gena Rowlands, Carolyn Jones, Melvyn Douglas, Tyne Daly, David Soul, Karen Black and Jodie Foster Released recently on Blu-ray and DVD is the short lived anthology series “Ghost Story (Circle Of Fear)” (1972-1973) that dipped its toes into horror and fantasy with some truly great character actors appearing …
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“Foyle's War” (2002-2015) Television Twenty-eight Episodes Created by: Anthony Horowitz Featuring: Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks and Anthony Howell Samantha Stewart: [to Foyle and Milner] "What you both need is a jolly good murder!" Recently re-released on DVD is the television series “Foyle's War” (2002-2015), it was essentially a murder mystery series taking place mostly in England during World War II. …
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