 Hidden Agenda 1990  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Frances McDormand, Brian Cox, Brad Dourif, Mai Zetterling, Bernard Bloch, Des McAleer, Jim Norton, Patrick Kavanagh, Bernard Archard, Maurice Roeves, Maureen Bell, Michelle Fairley, Kim Dyson, Oliver Maguire, Ian McElhinney
Set in the war-like environment of Northern Ireland in the early 1980s, this thriller follows a British investigator (Brian Cox) and an international amnesty group activist (Frances McDormand). They investigate possible cover-ups at Britain's highest level that have also resulted in murder. Good performances make this worth a look.
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The Horror of Frankenstein 1970  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Jimmy Sangster
Cast: Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Graham James, Veronica Carlson, Dennis Price, David Prowse, George Belbin, Jon Finch, Bernard Archard, James Hayter, Joan Rice, Stephen Turner, Neil Wilson, James Cossins, Glenys O'Brien
After killing his father, Victor Frankenstein (Ralph Bates) inherits the castle–complete with housekeeper Alys (Kate O'Mara) who is also his mistress. Frankenstein is soon busy murdering people to use as body parts for his Monster. Unfortunately, the Monster (David Prowse) didn't get much of a brain in this horror/comedy version of Mary Shelley's tale.
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Krull 1983  PG, 122 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Francesca Annis, Freddie Jones, David Battley, Liam Neeson, Robbie Coltrane, Alun Armstrong, Bernard Bresslaw, John Welsh, Graham McGrath, Tony Church, Bernard Archard, Belinda Mayne, Dicken Ashworth
The wizard Ynyr (Freddie Jones) sends our young hero Prince Colwyn (Ken Marshall) on a mission to rescue the young maiden, Princess Lyssa (Lysette Anthony). Along the way, he must find the magic boomerang that he needs to fight the Beast that holds the Princess hostage.
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Macbeth 1971  R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Tragedy of Macbeth
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Terence Bayler, John Stride, Nicholas Selby, Stephen Chase, Paul Shelley, Bernard Archard, Maisie MacFarquhar, Andrew Laurence, Frank Wylie
This is, perhaps, the best of the films made about the William Shakespeare play, which tells the story of Scottish nobleman Macbeth (Jon Finch) who wants power and is driven in his quest by his mad wife Lady Macbeth (Francesca Annis) and many prophecies. Violent, but well told.
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Play Dirty 1969 PG, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green, Harry Andrews, Bernard Archard, Daniel Pilon, Patrick Jordan, Aly Ben Ayed, Martin Burland, George McKeenan, Bridget Espeet, Enrique Avila, Takis Emmanuel
When a British petroleum executive, Douglas (Michael Caine), is given the assignment of working with the British Army in North Africa, he is given the official rank of Captain. He must accompany a small band of ex-convicts on a mission 400 miles behind the German lines, and the inexperienced Capt. Douglas immediately comes into conflict with his men but eventually earns their respect–as well as that of the company's real leader Capt. Cyril Leech (Nigel Davenport).
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The Sea Wolves 1980  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Robert Moore, Trevor Howard, Barbara Kellerman, Patrick Macnee, William Morgan Sheppard, Patrick Allen, Bernard Archard, Martin Benson
During World War II, middle-aged British businessmen in India put together a successful mission to knock out a Nazi radio transmitter in the Goa harbor.
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| 1. Hidden Agenda (1990)
2. The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
3. Krull (1983)
4. Macbeth (1971)
aka: The Tragedy of Macbeth
5. Play Dirty (1969)
6. The Sea Wolves (1980)
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