Murphy’s War, 1971. Directed by Peter Yates. Starring Peter O’Toole, Siân Phillips, Philippe Noiret, and Horst Janson. SYNOPSIS: Arrow Video has issued Peter Yates’ 1971 film Murphy’s War, based on the novel by Max Catto, on Blu-ray with a new restoration of the print, a new bonus feature, three archival extras, and a booklet with […]
Movie Review – Dream Horse (2021)
Dream Horse, 2021. Directed by Euros Lyn. Starring Toni Collette, Damian Lewis, Owen Teale, Joanna Page, Karl Johnson, Steffan Rhodri, Anthony O’Donnell, Nicholas Farrell, and Siân Phillips. SYNOPSIS: Dream Alliance is an unlikely racehorse bred by small-town Welsh bartender Jan Vokes. With no experience, Jan convinces her neighbours to chip in their meager earnings to […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Dune (1984)
Dune, 1984. Directed by David Lynch. Starring Francesca Annis, Leonardo Cimino, Brad Dourif, José Ferrer, Linda Hunt, Freddie Jones, Richard Jordan, Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Silvana Mangano, Everett McGill, Kenneth McMillan, Jack Nance, Siân Phillips, Jürgen Prochnow, Paul Smith, Patrick Stewart, Sting, Dean Stockwell, Max von Sydow, Alicia Roanne Witt, and Sean Young. SYNOPSIS: David […]
Movie Review – Dream Horse (2021)
Dream Horse, 2021. Directed by Euros Lyn. Starring Toni Collette, Damian Lewis, Owen Teale, Joanna Page, Nicholas Farrell, Siân Phillips, Karl Johnson, Peter Davison, Raj Paul, Katherine Jenkins, Darren Evans, Anthony O’Donnell, Di Botcher, Alan David, Alex Jordan, Rhys Horler, and Asheq Akhtar. SYNOPSIS: Dream Alliance is an unlikely racehorse bred by small-town Welsh bartender […]
Movie Review – Summerland (2020)
Summerland, 2020. Written and Directed by Jessica Swale. Starring Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton, Sian Phillips and Tom Courtenay. SYNOPSIS: Isolated academic Alice Lamb (Gemma Arterton & Penelope Wilton) shuns convention, frowns on slovenliness and keeps people at a distance. Wartime brings its own responsibilities and soon her icy demeanour is compromised by Frank […]
