Bloody Sunday 2002  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Greengrass
Cast: James Nesbitt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nicholas Farrell, Gerard McSorley, Kathy Keira Clarke, Allan Gildea, Gerard Crossan, Mary Moulds, Declan Duddy, Carmel McCallion, Christopher Villiers, James Hewitt
This one-sided version of the January 30, 1972 massacre of unarmed Irish Catholics is brought to the screen in a documentary style that gives the impression of archival footage. It should come as no surprise that the film's release was followed by controversy in England.
|  | |
Dead Man's Folly 1986  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Clive Donner
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Jean Stapleton, Constance Cummings, Ralph Arliss, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jonathan Cecil, Kenneth Cranham, Susan Wooldridge, Christopher Guard, Jeff Yagher, Nicollette Sheridan, Caroline Langrishe, Margorie Yates, Leslie Schofield, Jack Ellis
A detective novelist, Ariadne Oliver (Jean Stapleton), has been asked to create a "Murder Hunt" game with a pretend murder for a fair at Nass House. She calls in friend Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) when she suspects problems. It's a good thing she called him because people are found dead during the hunt. Now, Poirot and his assistant, Captain Hastings (Jonathan Cecil), set out to solve the real murders.
| | |
 Flyboys 2006   R, 134 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Tony Bill
Cast: James Franco, Martin Henderson, Jean Reno, David Ellison, Tyler Labine, Philip Winchester, Abdul Salis, Lex Schrapnel, Michael Jibson, Jennifer Decker, Mac McDonald, Tim Pigott-Smith, Augustin Legrand, Todd Boyce
Before the United States entered World War I, flyboys Blaine Rawlings (James Franco) and Reed Cassidy (Martin Henderson) volunteer to join the French squadron, Lafayette Escadrille, where their leader is Captain Thenault (Jean Reno). Through their courageous dogfights against the German pilots, Blaine and Reed become heroes in the Allied resistance. 1 User Review
| User Review |
| | OMG | ellie 03/05/2007 | | this movie was realy good loved it |
|
| | |
 The Four Feathers 2002  PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Cast: Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Sheen, Kris Marshall, Rupert Penry-Jones, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nick Holder, Lucy Gordon
Although not up to previous versions of A.E.W. Mason's adventure tale, this 2002 film is, nevertheless, entertaining. Mason's story revolves around a British officer, Harry Faversham (Heath Ledger), who resigns rather than fight in battle. After friends, including fiancee (Kate Hudson), send him four white feathers–signifying cowardice–Harry seeks to regain his reputation.
| | |
 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1982 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Romance
aka: Hunchback
Director: Michael Tuchner
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi, Lesley-Anne Down, Robert Powell, John Gielgud, David Suchet, Gerry Sundquist, Tim Pigott-Smith, Alan Webb, Roland Culver, Nigel Hawthorne, Rosalie Crutchley, David Kelly, Joseph Batchley, Dave Hill
This made-for-TV miniseries stars Anthony Hopkins as the hunchback Quasimodo who is the bell ringer at Notre Dame Cathedral. Quasimodo leaves the bell tower and attends a festival during which, through a series of unfortunate events, he ends up the victim of a flogging. The sensuous gypsy Esmeralda (Lesley-Anne Down) consoles him by bringing him water, and Quasimodo falls in love with her. Later, after she is falsely accused of murder, Quasimodo rescues Esmeralda and brings her to the safety of the cathedral. But, his love for Esmeralda is doomed because she is in love with handsome soldier Phoebus (Robert Powell). This film features an outstanding supporting cast to provide an enthralling version of Victor Hugo's novel.
| | |
Johnny English 2003 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Adventure
Director: Peter Howitt
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Natalie Imbruglia, Ben Miller, John Malkovich, Tim Pigott-Smith, Oliver Ford Davies, Kevin McNally, Douglas McFerran, Greg Wise, Steve Nicolson, Tasha de Vasconcelos, Terence Harvey
In this spoof on spy stories, Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson) takes on the unlikely assignment of protecting the crown jewels, which go on display during a party hosted by Pascal Sauvage (John Malkovich). Wouldn't you know it? The jewels are stolen, and now Johnny and his partner, Bough (Ben Miller), try to retrieve the gems.
| | |
Quantum of Solace 2008 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Jeffrey Wright, Gemma Arterton, David Harbour, Jesper Christensen, Anatole Taubman, Rory Kinnear, Tim Pigott-Smith, Joaquin Cosio, Jesus Ochoa, Fernando Guillen Cuervo
This story takes up where "Casino Royale" left off. James Bond's (Daniel Craig) girlfriend Vesper has died, and Bond and M (Judi Dench) question Mr. White (Jesper Christensen) and learn about the "Quantum" organization that had blackmailed Vesper. Now, Bond heads to Haiti and meets fellow traveler, agent Camille (Olga Kurylenko), who, after trying to kill Bond, leads him to the villain businessman Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a prominent force within the Quantum organization. As the story unfolds, Bond learns that Greene is plotting to control the world's natural resources, and he sets out to stop Quantum in its tracks.
| | |
The Remains of the Day 1993  PG, 134 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox, Christopher Reeve, Peter Vaughan, Hugh Grant, Michael Lonsdale, Tim Pigott-Smith, Peter Cellier, Peter Eyre, Caroline Hunt, John Haycraft, Paula Jacobs, Ben Chaplin, Patrick Godfrey
Years into his career as butler, James Stevens (Anthony Hopkins) looks back on younger days when he had choices concerning his future. Through flashbacks, James remembers Mary Kenton (Emma Thompson), the head housekeeper, who fell in love with him and provided the challenges to him concerning his employer, Lord Darlington (James Fox) and his devotion to the Nazi cause in pre-World War II Britain. There were eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actor, Actress, and Director.
| | |
 V for Vendetta 2006 R, 132 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: James McTeigue
Cast: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Rupert Graves, Roger Allam, Ben Miles, Sinead Cusack, Natasha Wightman, John Standing, Eddie Marsan
Set in the future after World War III resulted in Great Britain becoming a totalitarian state with Adam Sutler (John Hurt) in charge, this story involves the efforts of a masked man, V (Hugo Weaving), to ignite a revolution. With help from Evey (Natalie Portman) who he had rescued from an assault by government forces, V struggles against the oppressive forces of Britain's government.
| | |
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years 1981 N/R, 390 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax
Cast: Robert Hardy, Sian Phillips, Nigel Havers, Chloe Salaman, Tamsin Murray-Leach, Katherine Levy, Tim Pigott-Smith, David(2) Swift, Sherrie Hewson, Moray Watson, Paul Freeman
Based on a biography by Sir Martin Gilbert, this good made-for-British TV miniseries covers an important 10 years (1929-1939) before the start of World War II. Winston Churchill was out of power and was a lone voice trying to warn the population and leadership of the threat posed by Hitler's re-arming of Germany. He returned to power after his warnings were proven to be valid.
| | |
| 1. Bloody Sunday (2002)
2. Dead Man's Folly (1986)
3. Flyboys (2006)
4. The Four Feathers (2002)
5. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)
aka: Hunchback
6. Johnny English (2003)
7. Quantum of Solace (2008)
8. The Remains of the Day (1993)
9. V for Vendetta (2006)
10. Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
In The News
|
