 The Adventures of Pinocchio 1996  G, 88 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Genevieve Bujold, Udo Kier, Rob Schneider, Bebe Neuwirth, John Sessions, Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Carlo Callodi's classic tale is retold in this live-action film about the woodcutter, Gepetto (Martin Landau), who carves the figure of a boy that becomes the real-life Pinocchio (Jonathan Taylor Thomas).
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The Bounty 1984  PG, 130 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox, Daniel Day-Lewis, Bernard Hill, Philip Davis, Liam Neeson, Wi Kuki Kaa, Tevaite Vernette, Philip Martin Brown, Simon Chandler, Malcolm Terris, Simon Adams, John Sessions
In this remake of the Clark Gable classic "Mutiny on the Bounty," Mel Gibson portrays seaman Fletcher Christian with Anthony Hopkins as a strict, but this time more humane, Captain Bligh. Bligh's cruelty, which includes flogging, results in a mutiny led by Fletcher Christian as they sail around Cape Horn. After the mutiny, they seek refuge on Tahiti where even more problems lie ahead.
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Five Children and It 2004 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy
Director: John Stephenson
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Zoe Wanamaker, Freddie Highmore, Tara Fitzgerald, Jonathan Bailey, Jessica Claridge, Poppy Rogers, Alex Jennings, Eddie Izzard, John Sessions, Norman Wisdom
During World War I when their father leaves to fight in the war, five children remain in England and move into their uncle's estate where they discover "It," a magical fairy that makes their dreams come true.
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Freddie as F.R.O.7 1992 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Jon Acevski
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Jenny Agutter, Billie Whitelaw, Brian Blessed, John Sessions, Nigel Hawthorne, Michael Hordern, Jonathan Pryce, Prunella Scales, Phyllis Logan, James Earl Jones, Victor Maddern
In this animated film, French secret agent Freddie (a human-sized frog) is called onto a case in England. His mission is to prevent an evil takeover of the world.
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The Lost Prince 2003 TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Poliakoff
Cast: Daniel Williams, Matthew James Thomas, Brock Everitt-Elwick, Rollo Weeks, Gina McKee, Tom Hollander, Miranda Richardson, Bill Nighy, Bibi Andersson, Frank Finlay, Ron Cook, David Westhead, John Sessions, Michael Gambon, David Barrass
King George V (Tom Hollander) and Queen Mary's (Miranda Richardson) son, Prince John (Daniel Williams and Matthew James Thomas), suffered from epilepsy and was hidden away for most of his 14 years. Away from family, Prince John forms a bond with his loving nurse, Lalla (Gina McKee), in this BBC historical drama.
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The Merchant of Venice 2004 R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
aka: William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, Zuleikha Robinson, Kris Marshall, Charlie Cox, Heather Goldenhersh, Mackenzie Crook, John Sessions, Gregor Fisher, Ron Cook
Al Pacino takes on the role of Jewish moneylender Shylock who loans a Christian, Antonio (Jeremy Irons), money to help friend Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes) woo Portia (Lynn Collins). There is one stipulation in the deal: if, after three months, Antonio cannot repay the loan, he must sacrifice one pound of his flesh. Shylock prepares to collect on the debt.
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Princess Caraboo 1994  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Austin
Cast: Phoebe Cates, Jim Broadbent, Wendy Hughes, Kevin Kline, John Lithgow, Stephen Rea, Peter Eyre, Jacqueline Pearce, Roger Lloyd-Pack, John Sessions, John Wells, John Lynch, Kate Ashfield, Arkie Whiteley, Ewan Bailey
Supposedly based on a true story, this is the tale of a young woman (Phoebe Cates) who shows up in an English village during the early 1800s speaking a strange language. She is taken in by the Worralls (Jim Broadbent and Wendy Hughes) whose butler, Frexos (Kevin Kline) convinces them to have her tried for vagrancy. During the trial, she uses pantomime to convince the magistrate that her name is "Caraboo" and that she is a princess who was kidnapped by pirates but managed to escape by swimming ashore. The Worralls take her back to their home, but a reporter, Gutch (Stephen Rea), still thinks she is a fraud and investigates to find out whether or not Caraboo is telling the truth. Fun, with a good cast and story.
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Stella Street 2004 R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Richardson
Cast: Phil Cornwell, John Sessions, Ronni Ancona
In this mockumentary, three impressionists (Phil Cornwell, John Sessions, and Ronni Ancona) play the roles of A-list stars–such as Michael Caine, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, and Mick Jagger–who move onto Stella Street, in a London suburb, where life is not happy ever after.
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Sweet Revenge 1990 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charlotte Brandstrom
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Carrie Fisher, John Sessions, Francois-Eric Gendron, John Hargreaves, Bruno Madinier, Myriam Moszko, Consuelo De Haviland, Carina Barone, Yves Brainville
Tired of paying alimony to her ex-husband, a lawyer (Carrie Fisher) works on a plot to marry him off to a beautiful actress (Rosanna Arquette).
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| 1. The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
2. The Bounty (1984)
3. Five Children and It (2004)
4. Freddie as F.R.O.7 (1992)
5. The Lost Prince (2003)
6. The Merchant of Venice (2004)
aka: William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
7. Princess Caraboo (1994)
8. Stella Street (2004)
9. Sweet Revenge (1990)
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