 1984 1984  R, 123 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Romance / Thriller
aka: Nineteen Eighty-Four
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher, James Walker, Peter Frye, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Andrew Wilde, Phyllis Logan, David Trevena, David Cann, Anthony Benson, Corinna Seddon, Rupert Baderman
"Big Brother is watching you." That is the theme of George Orwell's story of life in a totalitarian society. The lack of incentive for improving the quality of life is vividly depicted in this thought-provoking story in which Winston Smith (John Hurt) is a Party official in the Ministry of Propaganda. He meets and falls in love with Party member Julia (Suzanna Hamilton), and they engage in a sexual affair. Sex is forbidden in this society, and when they are caught, Winston is beaten and starved under the orders of his former friend O'Brien (Richard Burton). Later, Winston is exposed to rats that gnaw at his face, and Winston admits to his affair with Julia. Meanwhile, Julia, has also confessed and turns against Winston. Previously made in 1956.
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Another Time, Another Place 1983  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: Phyllis Logan, Giovanni Mauriello, Gianluca Favilla, Claudio Rosini, Paul Young, Gregor Fisher, Tom Watson, Jennifer Piercey, Denise Coffey, Yvonne Gilan
In Scotland during World War II, a local woman, Jamie (Phyllis Logan), falls in love with an Italian POW, Luigi (Giovanni Mauriello).
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 B. Monkey 1999  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: Asia Argento, Jared Harris, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Tim Woodward, Ian Hart, Bryan Pringle, Julie T. Wallace, Clare Higgins, Marc Warren
Alan (Jared Harris), a very proper British schoolteacher, falls head over heels for a London jewel thief, Beatrice (Asia Argento), who provides more excitement in his life than he is prepared for.
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Dancing at the Blue Iguana 2000 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: Daryl Hannah, Sandra Oh, Jennifer Tilly, Robert Wisdom, W. Earl Brown, Sheila Kelley, Charlotte Ayanna, Elias Koteas, Vladimir Mashkov, Christina Cabot, Kristin Bauer, Chris Hogan, Rodney Rowland
Events in the personal lives of four strippers–Jessie (Charlotte Ayanna), Angel (Daryl Hannah), Stormy (Sheila Kelley), and Jo (Jennifer Tilly)–are followed as they ply their trade at the San Fernando Valley club, Blue Iguana.
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Flawless 2007  PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Lambert Wilson, Nathaniel Parker, Shaughan Seymour, Nicholas Jones, David Barrass, Joss Ackland, Silas Carson, Derren Nesbitt, Rosalind March, Kevan Willis, Jonathan Aris, Simon Day
Laura (Demi Moore) works as an executive for the London Diamonds Corporation but has been passed over for many promotions in favor of less-qualified men. She is frustrated and even faces being fired. Scheming janitor Hobbs (Michael Caine) needs a partner to carry out a diamond heist and convinces Laura to join him as a way to get even with those who have hurt her career. The plan is set, but will Hobbs and Laura's edgy relationship prove to be their downfall, will the London Diamonds Corporation executives catch on, or will Laura and Hobbs be successful in stealing the diamonds?
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Il Postino 1994  PG, 116 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Postman
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Massimo Troisi, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Linda Moretti, Renato Scarpa, Anna Bonaiuto, Mariano Rigillo
Chilean exile Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret) writes love lyrics solely to create romantic interest in himself. Then one day the postman (Massimo Troisi) explains to Pablo that "Poetry doesn't belong to those who write it, but to those who need it." Sadly, Massimo Troisi died of heart failure the day after this film was completed. Louis Bacalov won the Oscar for Best Original Dramatic Musical Score. Nominations were received for Best Picture, Actor (Troisi), Director, and Writing.
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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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White Mischief 1987 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: Greta Scacchi, Charles Dance, Sarah Miles, Joss Ackland, John Hurt, Hugh Grant, Trevor Howard, Geraldine Chaplin, Susan Fleetwood, Alan Dobie
England was at war in 1940 when a newly wed couple Jock and Diana Broughton (Joss Ackland and Greta Scacchi) left for diplomatic duty in Kenya. Once there, they participate in a carefree lifestyle that seems to contain little morality.
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| 1. 1984 (1984)
aka: Nineteen Eighty-Four
2. Another Time, Another Place (1983)
3. B. Monkey (1999)
4. Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)
5. Flawless (2007)
6. Il Postino (1994)
aka: The Postman
7. The Merchant of Venice (2004)
aka: William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
8. White Mischief (1987)
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