The Orphanage
on DVD
(2007) Starring:Belen Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Princep Director:Juan Antonio Bayona Certificate:
A haunting and heartbreaking plot full of unimaginable scares and creeping, undefined dread; Juan Antonio Bayona's astounding debut The Orphanage stands as one of the most beautiful and moving horror movies in recent history.
Adopting seven-year-old, sweet natured, and imaginative Simon (Roger ..read more »
The English Patient
on DVD
(1996) Starring:Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe Director:Anthony Minghella Certificate:
Set during the Second World War, this epic romance tells the story of a mysterious Englishman found badly burned in the Sahara. His nurse transports him across war-torn Europe taking him to a deserted Tuscan monastery where he can die in peace. There they become friends and she begins to read to ..read more »
Secretary
on DVD
(2002) Starring:James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies Director:Steven Shainberg Certificate:
The masochist says to the sadist, "Hurt me." The sadist replies, "No." Everybody's happy. This strange balance plays heavily into the Steven Shainberg-directed SECRETARY, based on a short story by Mary Gaitskill. Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is a troubled young woman with a secret, destructive ..read more »
Frankie And Johnny
on DVD
(1991) Starring:Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hector Elizondo Director:Garry Marshall Certificate:
In this adaptation of Terrence McNally's play, Johnny (Al Pacino), an ex-con turned short order cook, woos Frankie (Michelle Pfeiffer), a reluctant plain jane waitress. Set in a dingy Manhattan diner, the story revolves around Johnny's eager, won't-stop-at-anything attempt to draw the embittered, ..read more »
Edward Scissorhands
on DVD
(1991) Starring:Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest Director:Tim Burton Certificate:
In Tim Burton's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, a suburban fairy tale with incredibly imaginative sets, an Avon lady, Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest), discovers the half-finished experiment--a man/monster named Edward (Johnny Depp)--of a mad scientist (played magically by Vincent Price) living in the neighborhood's ..read more »
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
on DVD
(2005) Starring:Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Emily Watson Director:Tim Burton, Mike Johnson Certificate:
In the same vein as Edward Scissorhands and Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton continues to combine wholesome comedy and creepy horror with this tale of a mild-mannered Victorian gentleman, Victor (Johnny Depp), who accidentally marries a mysterious corpse bride (Helena Bonham-Carter) instead ..read more »
Leon(1994) Starring:Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Natalie Portman Director:Luc Besson Certificate:
A murder on the streets of New York leads to a deadly game of cat and mouse while an orphaned twelve-year-old girl becomes caught in the middle...
The Illusionist
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti Director:Neil Burger Certificate:
Director Neil Burger's screen adaptation of Steven Millhauser's short story 'Eisenheim the Illusionist'. Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is a magician in early 1900's Vienna, who falls in love with a woman well above his social standing. When she becomes engaged to a Crown Prince, Eisenheim uses his ..read more »
Million Dollar Baby
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman Director:Clint Eastwood Certificate:
Released a little over a year after the grand success of his Oscar-winning feature 'Mystic River', Clint Eastwood returns to the director's chair for 'Million Dollar Baby'. Eastwood also stars in the role of Frankie Dunn, a down-on-his-luck former boxing manager who spends the twilight years of his ..read more »