 Alfie 1966  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Julia Foster, Shirley Anne Field, Jane Asher, Vivien Merchant, Eleanor Bron, Denholm Elliott, Alfie Bass, Graham Stark, Sydney Tafler, Murray Melvin, Harry Locke, Bryan Marshall
A young Cockney, Alfie Elkins (Michael Caine), is an unsurpassed womanizer who flits from one love interest to another. Alfie impregnates his common-law wife Gilda (Julia Foster) and then has an affair with Lily (Vivien Merchant) who also becomes pregnant by Alfie, and he arranges an abortion. All the while, Alfie engages in sexual affairs with others, including wealthy Ruby (Shelley Winters) and young Siddie (Millicent Martin). Even though disillusioned at the end of the film, Alfie is still "flitting." Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actress (Merchant), Writing, and Song.
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Beat Girl 1960  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Wild for Kicks
Director: Edmond T. Greville
Cast: David Farrar, Noelle Adam, Gillian Hills, Christopher Lee, Adam Faith, Shirley Anne Field, Peter McEnery, Claire Gordon, Nigel Green, Oliver Reed, Delphi Lawrence, Michael Kane
Teen beatnik rebel Jennifer (Gillian Hills) is not at all happy when her widowed father, Paul (David Farrar), marries young Nichole (Noelle Adam) who is not much older than Jennifer. Finding out that Nichole may have been a stripper, Jennifer becomes a stripper at the sleazy club where Nichole worked. But problems loom when the lecherous club owner (Christopher Lee) takes an interest in Jennifer.
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The Entertainer 1960  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Brenda De Banzie, Joan Plowright, Roger Livesey, Albert Finney, Alan Bates, Daniel Massey, Shirley Anne Field, Thora Hird, Miriam Karlin
This is the screen adaptation of John Osborne's insightful play about the vaudeville era coming to an end. In this case, Archie Rice (Laurence Olivier) is a man of high expectations but not much talent who, upon hearing that his son (Albert Finney) is dead, must confront the truth about his life.
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Kings of the Sun 1963  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Yul Brynner, George Chakiris, Shirley Anne Field, Richard Basehart, Brad Dexter, Barry Morse, Leo Gordon, Ford Rainey, Armando Silvestre, Victoria Vetri, Rudy Solari, Angel Di Steffano, Jose Moreno, James Coburn, Chuck Hayward
After his father is killed in battle, King Balam (George Chakiris) leads his Mayan tribe out of Mexico for safety reasons. But, now they are confronted by Black Eagle (Yul Brynner) and his Native American tribe. Black Eagle is captured, but during his captivity, he becomes friends with King Balam and will lead the Mayans in their flight to Texas in the attempt to keep their civilization alive. Problems do lie ahead when Hunac Ceel (Leo Gordon) and his troops attack, but will Black Eagle and King Balam be able to fight together and save their civilizations?
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Lady Chatterley 1992 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Russell
Cast: Joely Richardson, Sean Bean, James Wilby, Shirley Anne Field, Amanda Murray, Ken Russell, Ben Aris, Judith Paris, David Sterne, Soo Drouet, Brian Blessed
Based on three related D.H. Lawrence novels, this is the story of Lady Chatterley (Joely Richardson) who is married to the sickly, old Sir Clifford Chatterley (James Wilby). Bored with her life, she starts an affair with hired hand Mellors (Sean Bean). Originally a British TV miniseries, the film was cut for theatrical release.
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My Beautiful Laundrette 1985 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon Warnecke, Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Shirley Anne Field, Rita Wolf, Richard Graham, Colin(3) Campbell, Derrick Branche, Souad Faress, Winston Graham, Charu Bala Chokshi
Omar (Gordon Warnecke), a young Pakistani, is given a run-down launderette in London. With help from his White friend Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis), the launderette is turned into a very successful establishment. As luck would have it, a racist gang decides to ruin their playhouse and shut them down.
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 Peeping Tom 1960 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Powell
Cast: Karl Boehm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey, Maxine Audley, Brenda Bruce, Martin Miller, Nigel Davenport, Esmond Knight, Shirley Anne Field, Michael Goodliffe
While this film was denounced when first shown, it now has a cult following. The gruesome story is about a psychopathic killer (Karl Boehm) who photographs his victims immediately prior to murdering them–he gets his kicks out of viewing the helpless terror on their faces.
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning 1960 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Karel Reisz
Cast: Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field, Rachel Roberts, Hylda Baker, Bryan Pringle, Norman Rossington, Avis Bunnage, Edna Morris, Colin Blakely, Peter Madden, Robert Cawdron, Irene Richmond, Anne Blake
This was Albert Finney's vehicle for stardom in which he plays Arthur Seaton, an unhappy factory worker in Nottingham. Brenda (Rachel Roberts) becomes his mistress–an unwise move–but finally Arthur's reason prevails and he opts for Doreen (Shirley Anne Field).
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 Shag 1989 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Zelda Barron
Cast: Phoebe Cates, Scott Coffey, Bridget Fonda, Annabeth Gish, Shirley Anne Field, Page Hannah, Robert Rusler, Jeff Yagher, Tyrone Power Jr., Paul Lieber
Despite its plot, this is a surprisingly good comedy. The story takes place during the summer of 1963 at Myrtle Beach where four Southern high-school girls partake of the Summer Fun Festival.
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The War Lover 1962 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Shirley Anne Field, Gary Cockrell, Michael Crawford, Bill Edwards, Chuck Julian, Robert Easton, Al Waxman, Bob Kanter, Ed Bishop, George Sperdakos
Two pilots–daredevil, World War II bomber pilot Capt. Buzz Rickson (Steve McQueen) and his co-pilot, 1st Lt. Ed Bolland (Robert Wagner)–fall in love with Daphne Caldwell (Shirley Anne Field) who adds to their list of hoped-for conquests in the air and on land.
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| 1. Alfie (1966)
2. Beat Girl (1960)
aka: Wild for Kicks
3. The Entertainer (1960)
4. Kings of the Sun (1963)
5. Lady Chatterley (1992)
6. My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
7. Once More, with Feeling (1960)
8. Peeping Tom (1960)
9. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
10. Shag (1989)
11. The War Lover (1962)
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