Demons of the Mind 1972  R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Blood Evil
Nightmare of Terror
Director: Peter Sykes
Cast: Patrick Magee, Paul Jones, Yvonne Mitchell, Robert Hardy, Gillian Hills, Michael Hordern, Kenneth J. Warren, Shane Briant, Virginia Wetherell, Thomas Heathcote
A 19th-century baron (Robert Hardy) keeps his grown children locked up because he thinks they are possessed by demons–which were passed on from their deceased mother. But the good baron has more skeletons in the closet, and Dr. Falkenberg (Patrick Magee) tries to find out what is going on. Another Hammer Films mood piece.
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The Last Man to Hang 1956 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Tom Conway, Elizabeth Sellars, Eunice Gayson, Freda Jackson, Anthony Newley, Raymond Huntley, Thomas Heathcote, Ronald Simpson, Victor Maddern, Margaretta Scott
Following a fatal overdose by his "wife," Roderick (Tom Conway) is tried for her murder and acquitted, but then his wife, Daphne (Elizabeth Sellars), turns up alive in the hospital registered under an alias.
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Luther 1973  PG, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Guy Green
Cast: Stacy Keach, Patrick Magee, Hugh Griffith, Robert Stephens, Alan Badel, Judi Dench, Julian Glover, Leonard Rossiter, Maurice Denham, Peter Cellier, Thomas Heathcote, Malcolm Stoddard
John Osborne's play is adapted to the screen in this biography of 16th-century religious leader Martin Luther (Stacy Keach). The story covers Luther's growing issues with the Catholic Church and his decision to lead the Reformation movement.
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The Malta Story 1953 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Brian Desmond
Cast: Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Steel, Muriel Pavlow, Flora Robson, Ralph Truman, Peter Bull, Nigel Stock, Renee Asherson, Hugh Burden, Reginald Tate, Rosalie Crutchley, Thomas Heathcote, Maurice Denham, Noel Willman
During World War II, a member of the Royal Air Force, British Lieutenant Pete Ross (Alec Guinness), performs camera reconnaissance missions and hands over evidence to his senior officer (Jack Hawkins) that Italy is planning a major invasion of Malta. Now, Ross finds himself stranded on Malta. Although low on supplies, Ross is determined to defend the island fortress against the Italian army's attack and practices survival techniques. Meanwhile, he has a romance with a Maltese girl, Maria (Muriel Pavlow), but fate steps in as Ross carries out his duties that lead to the ultimate sacrifice.
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A Man for All Seasons 1966  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw, Leo McKern, Orson Welles, Susannah York, Vanessa Redgrave, Nigel Davenport, John Hurt, Corin Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Cyril Luckham, Jack Gwillim, Thomas Heathcote
This historical epic of a turning point in English history centers on Catholic Cardinal Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield), who disputes Henry VIII's (Robert Shaw) desire to divorce Anne Boleyn. Once Henry sets himself up as head of his new Church of England, More stands up for his principles and resigns. This film won six Academy Awards; among them were Best Picture, Director, and Actor (Scofield). Wendy Hiller and Robert Shaw were also nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Actor.
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Quatermass and the Pit 1967  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Five Million Years to Earth
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: James Donald, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, Julian Glover, Duncan Lamont, Bryan Marshall, Peter Copley, Thomas Heathcote, Grant Taylor, Robert Morris
Workers excavating a subway line under London discover the remains of an ancient beast that could lead to the secret of the ancestry of human beings.
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The Shooting Party 1985 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Bridges
Cast: James Mason, Edward Fox, Dorothy Tutin, John Gielgud, Cheryl Campbell, Gordon Jackson, Judi Bowker, Robert Hardy, Thomas Heathcote, Sarah Badel
Invited for a weekend shooting party as guests of their host (James Mason), members of the British aristocracy personify a myriad of destructive behaviors.
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 Village of the Damned 1960 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Mystery
Director: Wolf Rilla
Cast: George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens, Michael C. Gwynne, Laurence Naismith, John Phillips, Richard Vernon, Richard Warner, Thomas Heathcote, Jenny Laird, Sarah Long, Charlotte Mitchell, Pamela Buck, Rosamund Greenwood, Susan Richards
Twelve children are born the same night in a British village. Strangely, they seem to display no emotions, and all look alike. They are very bright and have telekinetic powers. Gordon Zellaby's (George Sanders) wife Anthea (Barbara Shelley) has given birth to one of the babies, and, a few years later, Gordon educates them but becomes skeptical when he finds that they make people do strange things. Finally, Gordon sets out to destroy the children but loses his own life in the process.
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| 1. Demons of the Mind (1972)
aka: Blood Evil
aka: Nightmare of Terror
2. The Last Man to Hang (1956)
3. Luther (1973)
4. The Malta Story (1953)
5. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
6. Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
aka: Five Million Years to Earth
7. The Shooting Party (1985)
8. Village of the Damned (1960)
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