Irréversible
Date of viewing: February 1, 2013 ‘Irréversible’ is a movie that is designed to pummel its audience, but one soon finds out that there more beneath the surface. A velvet […]
Tag Archives: Foreign films
Serial Experiments: Lain
Synopsis: Close the World. Open the Next. Decades before the internet was something people carried around in their pockets, these words introduced anime fans to a surreal existence where computer […]
Notting Hill
Synopsis: Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) is the world’s most famous movie star. Her picture has been plastered on the cover of every magazine, and every time she makes a movie, […]
A Fish Called Wanda
Synopsis: Four conniving jewel thieves…three Yorkshire terriers…two heaving bosoms and one proper British barrister. It all adds up to “a non-stop barrage of …outrageous plot twists and over-the top performances” […]
Privates on Parade
Synopsis: They’re going to put on the show of a lifetime…even if it kills them! Famed British comedian John Cleese (A Fish Called Wanda) leads a hilarious ensemble in this […]
A Private Function
Synopsis: You are invited to the funniest affair of the year An ambitious couple and a V.I.P. (Very Important Pig) collide in this outrageous comedy of manners! During a time […]
Les Saveurs du palais
Synopsis: Hortense Laborie (Catherine Frot), a renowned chef from Perigord, is astonished when the President of the Republic (Jean d’Ormesson) appoints her his personal cook, responsible for creating all his […]
Doctor in Trouble
Synopsis: Last in the ‘Doctor’ series. Troubles befall Dr Burke (Leslie Phillips) when he stows away on an ocean liner and poses as a female photographer. Once more the young […]
El espinazo del diablo
Synopsis: From The Director of Hellboy THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE is a stylish and unpredictable supernatural chiller from director Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Blade 2) which deftly mixes horror, suspense and […]
A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman
Synopsis: Graham Chapman, probably best remembered as “the dead one from Monty Python”, writes and stars in the story, A Liar’s Autobiography. He was born, he went to Cambridge and […]
Not the Messiah: He’s a Very Naughty Boy
Synopsis: In 1979, Monty Python’s Life Of Brian turned the biblical epic on its head. Now, the makers of Spamalot turn classical music on its ear! Prepare for Not The […]
And Now for Something Completely Different
Synopsis: The Best of Monty Python’s Flying Circus England was such a proper place – until the day the Python arrived. Monty Python, that is, a Flying Circus that slithered […]
Remember the Secret Policeman’s Ball?
Synopsis: A celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Secret Policeman’s Ball in aid of Amnesty International. Some of Britain’s best known entertainers, including John Cleese, Sir Bob Geldof, Alan […]
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