The 39 Steps, 1935. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle, Peggy Ashcroft and Wylie Watson. SYNOPSIS: Wrongfully accused of the murder of a counterespionage agent, a man (Robert Donat) must go on the run to clear his name whilst preventing a spy ring from stealing top secret information. […]

The Exterminator, 1980. Directed by James Glickenhaus. Starring Robert Ginty, Samantha Eggar, Christopher George and Steve James. SYNOPSIS: When his best friend is left paralysed by thugs, a Vietnam veteran sets out to clean the streets of low-lifes, thugs and gangbangers in a crusade of vigilante vengeance. Somewhere between the end of the 70s era, […]

Five Minarets in New York, 2010. Written and Directed by Mahsun Kirmizigül. Starring Haluk Bilginer, Danny Glover, Gina Gershon, Mahsun Kirmizigül, Robert Patrick and Mustafa Sandal. SYNOPSIS: The FBI arrests Hadji Gumush, a well-respected Muslim scholar and family man who has been named as a dangerous Islamic leader. His family and friends are convinced he […]

One from the Heart, 1982. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Staring Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia, Nastassja Kinski, Lainie Kazan, Allen Garfield and Harry Dean Stanton. SYNOPSIS: In Las Vegas, a couple break up on their fifth anniversary and both go on to find whom they believe to be their perfect match. From the […]

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, 2010. Directed by Jalmari Helander. Starring Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, Tommi Korpela, Rauno Juvonen, Per Christian Ellefsen, Ilmari Jarvenpaa, Peeter Jakobi, Jonathan Hutchings. SYNOPSIS: On Christmas Eve, something is unearthed in an archaeological dig, leading to a series of strange events. Reindeer are found slaughtered, children disappear, and a young […]

Presenting our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… Christopher Nolan and the cast and crew of The Dark Knight Rises have been busy filming in New York this past week, and as you’d expect, it’s been tough to keep track of all the spy photos and set videos […]

In the second of a two-part feature (see part one here), Gary Collinson looks at 23 actors who could have found themselves uttering the iconic line, “The name’s Bond. James Bond…” (see part one here)… With Daniel Craig about to embark on his third outing as 007 alongside Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem, Naomie […]

Bill Cunningham New York, 2010. Directed by Richard Press. SYNOPSIS: A profile of the veteran New York fashion photographer Bill Cunningham. You may not have heard of the stellar documentary Bill Cunningham New York, but it has deservedly won more audience awards at film festivals than you can poke a stick at. The film is […]

In Time, 2011. Written and Directed by Andrew Niccol. Starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Shyloh Oostwald, Johnny Galecki, Colin McGurk, Olivia Wilde and Cillian Murphy. SYNOPSIS: In a future where the rich can live forever, a man falsely accused of murder must try to figure out a way to bring down the system. Andrew Niccol’s […]

Steven Spielberg’s first directorial effort since 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn – enjoyed a healthy opening this past weekend, topping the UK box office with £6.7m and banking a combined European opening of $56.2m. Although the film isn’t set to […]