The Bride 1985  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Franc Roddam
Cast: Sting, Jennifer Beals, Anthony Higgins, Clancy Brown, Geraldine Page, David Rappaport, Cary Elwes, Guy Rolfe, Tony Haygarth, Alexei Sayle
This remake of the 1935 classic pales in comparison as it tells the story of Dr. Frankenstein's second attempt to create life.
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Deeply 2000  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sheri Elwood
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Lynn Redgrave, Julia Brendler, Trent Ford, Brent Carver, Alberta Watson, Peter Donaldson, Tara Rosling, Anthony Higgins, Jessica Turner
Young Claire (Julia Brendler) travels to a remote island to recover from the untimely death of her lover and is taken under the wing of Celia (Lynn Redgrave), an eccentric writer. Celia shares her manuscript with Claire, which tells the story of another young woman, Silly (Kirsten Dunst), who lived there 50 years earlier and dealt with the curse that has haunted the island for hundreds of years. Average fare, with a fine performance by Redgrave.
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The Draughtsman's Contract 1982  R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Mystery
Director: Peter Greenaway
Cast: Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne-Louise Lambert, Hugh Fraser, Neil Cunningham, Dave Hill, David Gant, David Meyer, Tony Meyer, Nicolas Amer, Suzan Crowley, Lynda La Plante, Michael Feast, Alastair Cummings
Mr. Neville (Anthony Higgins) is an artist who accepts a commission from Mrs. Herbert (Janet Suzman) to make 12 drawings of her husband's (Dave Hill) estate while he is away. The commission has a condition: Neville will have sex 12 times with Mrs. Herbert. Sounds like a good deal to Mr. Neville, until Mr. Herbert's murdered body is found on the estate. Now, Neville realizes that he has no idea of what is really going on in this upper-crust world.
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 Indian Summer 1996  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Alive and Kicking
Director: Nancy Meckler
Cast: Jason Flemyng, Antony Sher, Dorothy Tutin, Anthony Higgins, Bill Nighy, Philip Voss, Diane Parish, Aiden Waters, Natalie Roles, Freddy Douglas
A young dancer, Tonio (Jason Flemyng), has AIDS, yet he refuses medication, fearing that it will hinder his dancing ability. Meanwhile, he must come to terms in his personal relationship with friend and lover Jack (Antony Sher).
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The Last Minute 2001 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Norrington
Cast: Max Beesley, Emily Corrie, Tom Bell, Anthony Higgins, Kate Ashfield, Ciaran McMenamin, Jason Isaacs, Joseph Bennett, Udo Kier, Ronnie McCann
Told in flashback, this film relates the story of Billy Byrne's rise and fall. Out to become a famous entertainer, he succeeds, but fame is fleeting, and Billy falls from grace into the crime world.
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Moses 1996 TV, 188 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Frank Langella, David Suchet, Christopher Lee, Anna Galiena, Enrico Lo Verso, Geraldine McEwan, Maurice Roeves, Anthony Higgins, Philippe Leroy, Philip Stone, Anton Lesser
This made-for-TV account of the Old Testament prophet Moses is highlighted by the fine performance of Ben Kingsley in the title role. The story begins with the baby Moses being placed in a basket by his mother and floated down the Nile to save him from the wicked pharaoh who called for the death of all Hebrew children. Found by a princess, he is raised in luxury, but his destiny is to lead his people out of Egypt to the promised land.
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Nostradamus 1994 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Christian
Cast: Tcheky Karyo, F. Murray Abraham, Rutger Hauer, Amanda Plummer, Julia Ormond, Assumpta Serna, Anthony Higgins, Diana Quick, Michael Gough, Maia Morgenstern, Magdalena Ritter, Bruce Meyers, Leon Lissek, Michael Byrne
Set in France during the 16th century, this story explores the life of doctor/scientist Nostradamus (Tcheky Karyo) whose Jewish family posed as Catholics to escape the Inquisition. As a student of scientist Scalinger (F. Murray Abraham), Nostradamus develops medical theories and creates herbal cures but loses his wife Marie (Julia Ormond) and their two children to the Black Plague. Nostradamus then moves to a remote village where he marries a widow, Anne (Assumpta Serna), with whom he begins a large family. At Scalinger's urging, Nostradamus begins writing and publishes a book of prophecies that includes the forecast of King Henry II's (Anthony Higgins) death. After seeing the book, Queen Catherine de Medici (Amanda Plummer) takes an interest and, later, after the King dies, gives Nostradamus lifelong protection from the Inquisition court, and he continues his prophecies.
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Quartet 1981 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Alan Bates, Maggie Smith, Isabelle Adjani, Anthony Higgins, Pierre Clementi, Suzanne Flon, Daniel Mesguich, Sheila Gish, Wiley Wood, Virginie Thevenet, Daniel Chatto, Bernice Stegers
Set in Paris during the 1920s, this film reveals the trials of homeless Marya (Isabelle Adjani) who struggles for survival while her husband, Stephan (Anthony Higgins), is in prison. Her chance comes when a wealthy, but odd, couple–H.J. (Alan Bates) and Lois (Maggie Smith)–offer her refuge. When Marya becomes the mistress of H.J., Lois barely tolerates their actions. The story is loosely based on the early life of Jean Rhys before she became a writer.
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 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Denholm Elliott, Ronald Lacey, Wolf Kahler, John Rhys-Davies, Paul Freeman, Anthony Higgins, Alfred Molina, Tutte Lemkow, Vic Tablian, Don Fellows, William Hootkins
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) battles the Nazis in an attempt to be the first to reach the lost ark containing the remains of the Ten Commandments. Indy suffers a host of adventures during the transformation from his quiet job as college professor to mercenary in South America. This was the first of three Indiana Jones films. In all, four Oscars were awarded for this film, including Best Special Effects; five other nominations included Best Picture and Director.
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Sweet Killing 1993  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Eddy Matalon
Cast: Anthony Higgins, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Ironside, Leslie Hope, Andrea Ferreol, Aron Tager, Kathleen Fee, Terry Haig, Ann Page, Robert Higden
Middle-aged banker Adam Crosse (Anthony Higgins) plots to kill his wife, Louise (Andrea Ferreol), and succeeds. But, his alibi proves suspicious, and it doesn't take long before the police are hot in pursuit–determined to convict Adam on a murder charge.
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Taste the Blood of Dracula 1970 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Peter Sasdy
Cast: Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Linda Hayden, Ralph Bates, Roy Kinnear, Peter Sallis, Michael Ripper, Anthony Higgins, Isla Blair
After a wizard is killed, Count Dracula (Christopher Lee) seeks revenge through the offspring of the three killers. Followed by "Scars of Dracula."
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A Walk with Love and Death 1969 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Anjelica Huston, Anthony Higgins, Assi Dayan, John Hallam, John Huston, Robert Lang, Michael Gough, Guy Deghy, George Murcell, Eileen Murphy, Anthony Nicholls, Joseph O'Conor
During the Hundred Years War in the 14th-century, Lady Claudia (Anjelica Huston) meets and falls in love with Heron of Foix (Assi Dayan). As lovers, they flee the country together and arrive at a monastery where they hope to be married. But more problems lie ahead for the doomed couple. This film marks Anjelica Huston's screen debut.
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Young Sherlock Holmes 1985 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Adventure / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins, Freddie Jones, Nigel Stock, Michael Hordern, Susan Fleetwood, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Earl Rhodes, Brian Oulton, Patrick Newell, Donald Eccles, Walter Sparrow, Vivienne Chandler
This film uses the premise that Sherlock Holmes (Nicholas Rowe) and Dr. John Watson (Alan Cox) met for the first time when they were young college students. Then the film explores what might have happened when those two characters first got together, updated with 1980s special effects and action, though different from the "old" Sherlock.
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| 1. The Bride (1985)
2. Deeply (2000)
3. The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
4. For Love or Money (1993)
5. Indian Summer (1996)
aka: Alive and Kicking
6. The Last Minute (2001)
7. Moses (1996)
8. Nostradamus (1994)
9. Quartet (1981)
10. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
11. Sweet Killing (1993)
12. Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
13. A Walk with Love and Death (1969)
14. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
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