In tribute to the screenwriter and playwright Horton Foote, who died yesterday March 4th aged 92, a look at the film for which he received an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay… To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962. Directed by Robert Mulligan. Starring Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, Brock Peters. SYNOPSIS: A young girl growing […]

Easy Rider, 1969. Directed by Dennis Hopper. Starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Jack Nicholson. SYNOPSIS: Two young bikers complete a drug deal and use their earnings to finance a trip from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of the American Dream. This epic journey takes them deep into the heart of the United […]

Day of the Dead, 2008. Directed by Steve Miner. Starring Mena Suvari, Nick Cannon and Ving Rhames. SYNOPSIS: When the population of a small town become infected by a flu-like virus that turns them into flesh easting zombies, an elite military force is sent in to clean up the mess in a re-imagining of George […]

With Inglourious Basterds released this week, we take a look at the cinema of Nazi Germany… Prior to 1933 the German film industry enjoyed a highly influential and critically acclaimed period of creativity and originality but the rise of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party would see many key figures emigrate from the country, including […]

Diagnosis: Death, 2009. Directed by Jason Stutter. Starring Raybon Kan, Jessica Grace Smith, Suze Tye and Rhys Darby. SYNOPSIS: Locked in a medical facility over a weekend as guinea pigs for a drug trial, two cancer patients discover that the clinic may pose more harm than good. Diagnosis: Death is a low-budget horror comedy from […]

Genova, 2008. Directed by Michael Winterbottom. Starring Colin Firth, Catherine Keener, Willa Holland, and Perla Haney-Jardine. SYNOPSIS: A haunting, eerie journey to a place where souls stir and hearts go to mend themselves, Genova is the dark, brooding voyage of discovery for one family, torn apart by tragedy. Acclaimed British director Michael Winterbottom continues to […]

The Transformers: The Movie, 1986. Directed by Nelson Shin. Featuring the voice talents of Peter Cullen, Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Stack, Frank Welker, and Orson Welles. SYNOPSIS: Beyond good. Beyond Evil. Beyond your wildest imagination… As the war between the Autobots and Decepticons rages on a new enemy emerges – Unicron, a giant, planet-devouring […]

City Rats, 2009. Directed by Steve M. Kelly. Starring Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Ray Panthaki and Susan Lynch. SYNOPSIS: A low-budget British drama focussing on eight interconnected characters who struggle to deal with their personal demons throughout the course of a single day. Looking at the DVD cover for City Rats it would be easy […]

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982. Directed by Nicholas Meyer. Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley and Ricardo Montalban. SYNOPSIS: After years in exile on a barren world, a genetically-engineered superhuman warrior seeks revenge against the man who sent him there. Following the cancellation of the Star Trek television series in 1969 […]

Commando, 1985. Directed by Mark L. Lester. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Vernon Wells. SYNOPSIS: In a race against time, a retired special forces commando must track down his daughter’s kidnappers and gain revenge on the exiled dictator of a small South American country. Catapulted to stardom following the success of James Cameron’s sci-fi […]