City of the Dead 1960   R, 76 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Horror Hotel
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Cast: Patricia Jessel, Christopher Lee, Betta St. John, Dennis Lotis, Venetia Stevenson, Valentine Dyall, Ann Beach, Nickolas Grace, Tom Naylor, Fred Johnson
College student Nan Barlow (Venetia Stevenson) goes to a Massachusetts town to conduct research on witchcraft. She sure did come to the right place because the inn where she is staying is presided over by a witch that was burned at the stake in the late 17th century and had made a deal with the devil to return as an undead. The townsfolk are her coven, and it's time for the annual human sacrifice. Guess who has been chosen as the victim? A good film of this genre, with a spooky environment. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/24/2007 | | Great atmospheric movie. Great ending! |
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The Golden Bowl 2000  R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Uma Thurman, Jeremy Northam, Kate Beckinsale, Nick Nolte, Anjelica Huston, James Fox, Madeleine Potter, Nicholas Day, Peter Eyre, Nickolas Grace, Robin Hart, Mattia Sbragia, Francesco Giuffrida, Marta Paola Richeldi, Rossano Rubicondi
This film is based on Henry James' novel about impossible marriages in the midst of upper-crust British society. When U.S. billionaire Adam Verver (Nick Nolte) and his daughter Maggie (Kate Beckinsale) meet socialite Mrs. Assingham (Anjelica Huston) in Europe, she introduces Maggie to penniless Prince Amerigo (Jeremy Northam), and they make plans to marry. Mrs. Assingham also encourages Adam to marry Charlotte (Uma Thurman). All does not end happily because it turns out that Charlotte and Amerigo were once lovers, and now they enter an adulterous relationship.
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Heat and Dust 1982 R, 133 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Julie Christie, Greta Scacchi, Christopher Cazenove, Julian Glover, Susan Fleetwood, Shashi Kapoor, Madhur Jaffrey, Nickolas Grace, Zakir Hussain, Barry Foster, Patrick Godfrey, Jennifer Kendal
Fascinated by her Great-Aunt Olivia's (Greta Scacchi) letters, Anne (Julie Christie) heads to India to research Olivia's life and find out why she was a subject of scandal 60 years ago. As she investigates, Anne is pulled into India's culture as the film cuts back and forth from modern-day India and Anne's life to life in India as seen by Olivia.
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The Master Blackmailer 1992 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Peter Hammond
Cast: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Robert Hardy, Norma West, Gwen Ffrangcon Davies, Colin Jeavons, Nickolas Grace, Serena Gordon, David Mallinson, Sarah McVicar, Brian Mitchell, Hans Meyer, Sophie Thompson, Stephen Simms, Rosalie Williams
Based on Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverto," this made-for-TV offering brings Jeremy Brett back as master sleuth Sherlock Holmes. Art dealer Milverto (Robert Hardy) is also a master blackmailer who has high society Londoners under his control. Sherlock Holmes goes undercover as a plumber to get the goods on Mr. Milverto. Faithful to Doyle's story with some additional, but unnecessary, material added.
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The Master of Ballantrae 1984   TV, 150 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Douglas Hickox
Cast: Richard Thomas, Michael York, John Gielgud, Brian Blessed, Timothy Dalton, Nickolas Grace, Ian Richardson, Finola Hughes, John Hallam, Ed Bishop
Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson story, this is a remake of an earlier film starring Errol Flynn. In this made-for-TV version, Michael York takes on the Flynn role of the Scottish brother who fights the British king–and his own brother. 1 User Review
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| | cromwell and bonny prince charlie | all ever 08/12/2010 | Two brothers, which one will fight for the king and which one must be neutral and stay at home. One will be called a hero and one will be labelled a weakling.
An enthralling action adventure and human drama. |
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Shooting Fish 1997 PG, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Stefan Schwartz
Cast: Dan Futterman, Stuart Townsend, Kate Beckinsale, Nickolas Grace, Claire Cox, Ralph Ineson, Dominic Mafham, Peter Capaldi, Annette Crosbie, Jane Lapotaire, Rowena Cooper, Scott Charles, Antonia Corrigan, Myles Anderson, Harry Ditson
Con artists Dylan (Dan Futterman) and Jez (Stuart Townsend) set up an elaborate scam, armed at rich corporate types, to sell a nonexistent voice-activated computer. Plans fall apart after they hire their new secretary, Georgie (Kate Beckinsale).
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Tom & Viv 1994 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian Gilbert
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson, Rosemary Harris, Tim Dutton, Nickolas Grace, Clare Holman, Philip Locke, Joanna McCallum, Joseph O'Conor, John Savident, Geoffrey Bayldon
This film chronicles the marriage of famous poet T.S. Eliot (Willem Dafoe) and Vivienne (Miranda Richardson). It was not until after their marriage that Eliot found out that his wife had a "condition," a misdiagnosed hormonal disorder that caused mood swings. The diagnosis of "emotional problems" resulted in making the condition worse with her prescribed medications (including liquor). The troubled marriage, which included her being placed in a mental institution, had a great influence on T.S. Eliot's work and life. Miranda Richardson was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar and Rosemary Harris was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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| 1. City of the Dead (1960)
aka: Horror Hotel
2. The Golden Bowl (2000)
3. Heat and Dust (1982)
4. The Master Blackmailer (1992)
5. The Master of Ballantrae (1984)
6. Shooting Fish (1997)
7. Tom & Viv (1994)
8. Two Deaths (1996)
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