"Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger " (1977) Fantasy Running Time: 113 minutes Written by: Beverley Cross Directed by: Sam Wanamaker Starring: Patrick Wayne, Taryn Power, Margaret Whiting, Jane Seymour and Patrick Troughton Melanthius: "Extraordinary, a normal babboon wouldn't have reconised its reflection and attacked it thinking it was another babboon." Ray Harryhausen’s final Sinbad adventure, Sinbad and …
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"Bewitched: Seasons 3 & 4" (1966 - 1968) Comedy / Television Sixty Episodes Created by: Sol Saks Featuring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Dick Sargent and David White Uncle Arthur: [to Endora] "When I think of you as a blood relative, I long for a transfusion." The gradual high-definition restoration of Bewitched has been one of …
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"Bewitched: Seasons 5 & 6" (1968 - 1970) Comedy / Television Sixty Episodes Created by: Sol Saks Featuring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Dick Sargent and David White Uncle Arthur: [to Endora] "When I think of you as a blood relative, I long for a transfusion." With the high-definition restoration of Bewitched continuing across its later …
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"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Series One" (1962) Mystery / Television Running Time: 3000 minutes Created by: Alfred Hitchcock Featuring: James Mason, Robert Redford, Vera Miles, Peter Falk, Jayne Mansfield, Angie Dickinson, Tony Randall, John Forsythe, Peter Graves, Gene Barry, William Conrad, Bob Crane, Dean Stockwell, Diana Dors, Dabney Coleman, Gig Young, Christopher Lee, Martin Landau, …
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“Upstart Crow Series 1 - 3” (2016 - 2020) Television Series / Comedy Twenty Two Episodes Created by: Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith Featuring: Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith Edward: "Hello, hello. What's going on? What's all this shouting? We'll have no trouble here." When The League of Gentlemen first aired on the …
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"In Which We Serve" (1942) Drama Running Time: 115 minutes Written by: Noël Coward Directed by: David Lean Starring: Noël Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles and Celia Johnson Mrs. Alix Kinross: [Christmas dinner toast] "Ladies and gentlemen. I'll begin by taking my husband's advice and wishing you all a very happy Christmas. I'm sure Elizabeth and June …
"This Happy Breed" (1944) Drama Running Time: 115 minutes Written by: David Lean, Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan Directed by: David Lean Starring: Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, Stanley Holloway and John Mills Frank Gibbons: "She didn't pass on, pass over, or pass out! She died!" David Lean’s This Happy Breed may not have the sweeping romantic grandeur of Brief Encounter or …
"Blithe Spirit" (1945) Drama Running Time: 96 minutes Written by: David Lean and Ronald Neame Directed by: David Lean Starring: Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond and Margaret Rutherford Charles Condomine: "It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit." David Lean’s Blithe Spirit remains one of the most curious entries in …
"Oh, Canada" (2024) Drama Running Time: 95 minutes Written & Directed by: Paul Schrader Starring: Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi, Uma Thurman, Victoria Hill, Michael Imperioli, Penelope Mitchell and Kristine Froseth Cornel: "All creation starts with a single cell of energy that explodes with a bang and becomes the universe. Cancer starts the same way. A single rogue …
"Brief Encounter" (1945) Drama Running Time: 87 minutes Written by: Noël Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan, David Lean and Ronald Neame Directed by: David Lean Starring: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey and Cyril Raymond Laura Jesson: "It's awfully easy to lie when you know that you're trusted implicitly. So very easy, and so very degrading." Few …
"Great Expectations" (1946) Drama Running Time: 118 minutes Written by: David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan and Ronald Neame Directed by: David Lean Starring: John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Bernard Miles, Francis L. Sullivan, Anthony Wager and Jean Simmons Mr. Jaggers: "Now, Pip: put the case that this legal advisor has often seen children tried at the criminal bar. Put …
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"Oliver Twist" (1948) Drama Running Time: 116 minutes Written by: David Lean and Stanley Haynes Directed by: Stanley Haynes Starring: Alec Guinness, Robert Newton, Kay Walsh, John Howard Davies, Anthony Newley and Diana Dors Mr. Bumble: "Cry your hardest now, it opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes and softens down the temper. So cry away." …
“Doctor Who: The Collection Season 7 (Limited Edition)” (1970) Science Fiction Twenty Five Episodes Produced by: Barry Letts Starring: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney and John Levene Lethbridge-Stewart: "In the last decade, we've been sending probes deeper and deeper into space. We've drawn attention to ourselves, Miss Shaw." The Blu-ray release of Doctor Who: The Collection …
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"The Gamma People" (1956) Science Fiction Running Time: 76 minutes Written by: John Gilling and John Gossage Directed by: John Gilling Starring: Paul Douglas, Eva Bartok, Leslie Phillips, Walter Rilla, Martin Miller and Philip Leaver Mike Wilson: "Sinister looking dump isn't it." A relic of the mid-20th century, "The Gamma People" (1956) is a curious little B-movie that …
"Devil Girl from Mars" (1954) Science Fiction Running Time: 77 minutes Written by: James Eastwood and John C. Mather Directed by: David MacDonald Starring: Patricia Laffan, Hugh McDermott, Hazel Court, Peter Reynolds and Adrienne Corri Michael Carter: "Mrs. Jamieson, may I introduce your latest guest. Miss Nyah. She comes from Mars." Mrs. Jamieson: "Oh, well, that'll mean another …
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“This Island Earth” (1955) Science Fiction Running Time: 86 minutes Written by: Franklin Coen and Edward G. O'Callaghan Directed by: Joseph Newman Starring: Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue and Rex Reason Dr. Ruth Adams: [the cat appears] "It's only Neutron. We call him that because he's so positive." "This Island Earth," released in 1955 by Universal-International, stands as a …
“The Night the World Exploded” (1957) Science Fiction Running Time: 64 minutes Written by: Jack Natteford and Luci Ward Directed by: Fred F. Sears Starring: Kathryn Grant and William Leslie Dr. David Conway: "We better do more than hope, gentlemen. We better pray!" In the annals of 1950s B-movie sci-fi, The Night the World Exploded often finds itself overshadowed by …
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“The 27th Day” (1957) Science Fiction Running Time: 75 minutes Written by: Robert M. Fresco Directed by: William Asher Starring: Gene Barry, Valerie French, George Voskovec and Arnold Moss Jonathan Clark: “People hate because they fear, and they fear anything they don't understand, which is almost everything.” "The 27th Day" (1957), directed by William Asher and based on John Mantley's novel, is a …
“UFO – The Complete S.H.A.D.O. Files” (1970 - 1971) Television Series / Science-Fiction Twenty-six Episodes Created by: Gerry & Sylvia Anderson and Reg Hill Featuring: Ed Bishop, Michael Billington, Gabrielle Drake, George Sewell, Vladek Sheybal, Wanda Ventham, Ayshea Brough, Antonia Ellis, Keith Alexander, Harry Baird, Peter Gordeno, Dolores Mantez, Gary Myers, Norma Ronald and Grant Taylor Ed …
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“Flow” (2024) Animated Drama Running Time: 114 minutes Written by: Gints Zilbalodis and Matīss Kaža Directed by: Gints Zilbalodis Music by: Gints Zilbalodis and Rihards Zaļupe Gints Zilbalodis' 2024 animated feature, Flow, is a truly unique and mesmerising cinematic experience that stands apart in the contemporary animation landscape. Eschewing dialogue entirely, the film tells a profoundly affecting …
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