Butley 1974  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harold Pinter
Cast: Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy, Richard O'Callaghan, Susan Engel, Georgina Hale, Michael Byrne, Simon Rouse, John Savident, Oliver Maguire, Patti Love, Susan Wooldridge, Darien Angadi, Colin Haigh, Lindsay Ingram
Alan Bates reprises his Broadway role of English Literature Professor Ben Butley who returns to London University after a vacation weekend. On his first day back, Butley learns that his estranged wife Anne (Susan Engel) wants a divorce and plans to remarry. Then, his male lover Joey (Richard O'Callaghan) announces that he has a new boyfriend. The bad news continues with Edna (Jessica Tandy) complaining that Butley has stolen one of her tutorial students, and it goes on and on–making for one VERY BAD day.
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Galileo 1975  PG, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Losey
Cast: Topol, Edward Fox, Colin Blakely, Georgia Brown, Clive Revill, Margaret Leighton, John Gielgud, Michael Gough, Michael Lonsdale, Richard O'Callaghan, Tim Woodward, Judy Parfitt
When his findings about planetary movement contradict teachings of the Church, 17th-century scientist Galileo (Topol) renounces his theory but privately continues to believe in it and hopes that time will prove him right.
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The Pale Horse 1996  TV, 101 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
Director: Charles Beeson
Cast: Colin Buchanan, Jayne Ashbourne, Hermione Norris, Leslie Phillips, Michael Byrne, Jean Marsh, Andy Serkis, Wendy Nottingham, Johanna Kirby, Richard O'Callaghan, Tim Potter, Anna Livia Ryan
In this Agatha Christie tale, Mark Easterbrook (Colin Buchanan) discovers a priest dying and is handed a list of names by the priest. After being accused of murder by the police, Mark, with the help of Kate (Jayne Ashbourne) and the list of names, sets out to find the real killer. Made for TV.
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 Watership Down 1978 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Martin Rosin
Cast: Zero Mostel, Ralph Richardson, John Hurt, Richard Briers, Roy Kinnear, Denholm Elliott, Harry Andrews, Nigel Hawthorne, Michael Hordern, John Bennett, Michael Graham Cox, Simon Cadell, Terence Rigby, Richard O'Callaghan, Lynn Farleigh
This animated film tells the story of rabbits fleeing the effects of humans on their habitats. While finding new homes, they are subjected to attacks from dogs, hawks, and other rabbits. Excellent score, and overall, cleverly made.
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| 1. Butley (1974)
2. Galileo (1975)
3. The Pale Horse (1996)
aka: Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
4. Watership Down (1978)
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