Blood from the Mummy's Tomb 1971  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Seth Holt, Michael Carreras
Cast: Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, James Villiers, Hugh Burden, George Coulouris, Mark Edwards, Rosalie Crutchley, Aubrey Morris, David Markham, Joan Young
Based on Bram Stoker's tale, "Jewel of the Seven Stars," this is a typical Hammer film–but the director, Seth Holt, died shortly before completion of the film. An archeologist (Andrew Keir) searches for, and finds, the tomb of a wicked Egyptian queen. The sarcophagus is taken to London where it is noted that the queen is perfectly preserved. His daughter now appears to have inherited the wicked traits of the queen, and revenge for defiling the tomb begins. Remade as "The Awakening."
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Day for Night 1973  PG, 116 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Comedy
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese, Alexandra Stewart, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Francois Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Nathalie Baye, Dani, Jean Champion, Maurice Seveno, David Markham, Bernard Menez
This film provides an excellent satire on the art of filmmaking. While filming at the Victorine Studio in Nice, chaos reigns on the set, which is filled with personal dilemmas as well as technical problems. At the center of all the turmoil is the director, Ferrand (Francois Truffaut), who attempts to keep his cast in line at least long enough to complete the project. The cast includes temperamental Alphonse (Jean-Pierre Leaud), emotionally unstable Julie (Jacqueline Bisset), closet homosexual Alexandre (Jean-Pierre Aumont), alcoholic Severine (Valentina Cortese), and pregnant Stacey (Alexandra Stewart)–all of whose problems affect Ferrand's effort to keep the filming on track. Winner of Best Foreign Film Academy Award.
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Murder in the Family 1938  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Albert Parker
Cast: Barry Jones, Jessica Tandy, Evelyn Ankers, Donald Gray, Jessie Winter, David Markham, Glynis Johns, Roddy McDowall, Annie Esmond, Rani Waller
A weak mystery of a man accused of murdering his rich aunt after she refused to give him money that he needed. But–he didn't do it, and neither did the butler
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Tess 1979  PG, 192 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, John Collin, Tony Church, Rosemary Martin, David Markham, Richard Pearson, Arielle Dombasle, Carolyn Pickles, Leigh Lawson, Pascale de Boysson, Suzanna Hamilton, Caroline Embling, Lesley Dunlop, Sylvia Coleridge
Set in 19th-century England, this is a fine adaptation of Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles." Beautiful peasant Tess (Nastassja Kinski) is sent to live with her relatives, the D'Urbervilles. It turns out that the family living there is not her family; they have bought the family's name. "Cousin" Alec (Leigh Lawson) becomes Tess' lover, and Tess becomes pregnant but loses the baby. Now, Tess goes to work on a dairy farm where she falls in love with Angel Clare (Peter Firth), but more problems lie ahead. This film was nominated for Best Picture, Director, and Musical Score Oscars–and it won for Best Art Direction, Costume Design, and Cinematography.
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| 1. Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)
2. Day for Night (1973)
3. Murder in the Family (1938)
4. Tess (1979)
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