Alien 1979  R, 116 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Harry Dean Stanton, Yaphet Kotto, Veronica Cartwright, Helen Horton, Bolaji Badejo, Eddie Powell
While returning to Earth, the spaceship Nostromo responds to an S.O.S. from a distant planet. Capt. Dallas (Tom Skerritt) and his crew explore the planet and discover a pod field. They approach the field for a closer look, and a creature leaps out and attaches itself to Kane (John Hurt). Despite Warrant Officer Ripley's (Sigourney Weaver) objections, Kane reenters the spaceship. Soon after, an offspring of the alien erupts from Kane's stomach and runs off. Dallas leads his group in a search for what they now see as an alien killing machine. Incredibly scary film (not for kids) that was justifiably awarded the Best Visual Effects Oscar in 1979.
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Endless Night 1971  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
aka: Agatha Christie's Endless Night
Director: Sidney Gilliat
Cast: Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Britt Ekland, George Sanders, Per Oscarsson, Lois Maxwell, Peter Bowles, Walter Gotell, Helen Horton, Robert Keegan, Aubrey Richards, David Healy, David Bauer, Ann Way
Based on an Agatha Christie novel that is different from her usual hero/heroine sleuth, this unusual psychological thriller begins with Michael (Hywel Bennett) pining over a beautiful estate that he would never be able to afford. Now working as a chauffer, he meets a beautiful young American, Ellie (Hayley Mills), who is vacationing in England. They hit it off, and when he finds that she is one of America's richest people, he convinces her to buy the estate. They also fall in love and move into their new home. All is happy for the couple until strange things begin to happen, and friends, relatives, and neighbors continue to pop up. Where this all leads is not revealed until late in the film.
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The Mark of the Hawk 1957  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Accused
Shaka Zulu
Director: Michael Audley
Cast: Eartha Kitt, Juano Hernandez, Sidney Poitier, John McIntire, Helen Horton, Marne Maitland, Gerard Heinz, Bill Nagy, Earl Cameron, Patrick Allen, Clifton Macklin, Ewen Solon, Lockwood West, Philip Vickers, Francis Matthews
Obam (Sidney Poitier) returns to his colonial African country where he tries to enact peaceful means for racial equality. Beset by many problems, he must choose between continuation of his peaceful approach or violence. His wife Renee (Eartha Kitt) and missionary Bruce Craig (John McIntire) come to his aid, but is it too late?
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Reunion at Fairborough 1985  TV, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert Wise
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr, Red Buttons, Judi Trott, Barry Morse, Ed Devereaux, Don Fellows, Helen Horton, Shane Rimmer
American ex-flyer Carl Hostrup (Robert Mitchum) travels to England for a reunion with his wartime bombing squadron. The real reunion occurs with Sally Wells Grant (Deborah Kerr), a local whom he had seduced and left behind during the war, 40 years before. She greets him with the news that he's a father and grandfather. The two stars are together for the fourth time and the film is ok, but as good as their previous films. 2 User Reviews
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| | WW2 Reunion In England | Anonymous 05/05/2009 | | |
| | Anonymous 02/19/2007 | | Excellent emotional recap of war veterans returning for a reunion! Not intended to be War and Peace! |
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| 1. Alien (1979)
2. Endless Night (1971)
aka: Agatha Christie's Endless Night
3. The Mark of the Hawk (1957)
aka: Accused
aka: Shaka Zulu
4. Reunion at Fairborough (1985)
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