Average rating: 4.25   85% from 4 members


2001 - A Space Odyssey

Quite simply, my favourite film ever. It just hits the spot for me. Not to everyone's taste, I know, but I love it.

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Possibly the most mindblowing film I have ever seen. When I first watched this at an arthouse cinema in Central London I had to walk around for half an hour afterwards to clear my head. Unfortunately not available on DVD over here, but worth getting a multi-region player and buying a US import copy. See it, whatever you do.

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Stunning, and the best thing Jack Nicholson has ever done - by a country mile.

Kwaidan

This is the kind of film the Japanese do SOOO WELL. A series of adaptations of ghost stories by Lafcadio Hearn, a Japanophile writer who really gets into the Japanese psyche. 'Yuki no Onna' is the standout one, but it's phenomenal from start to finish.

One From The Heart

I stumbled across this gem in my local video store, and it has been one of my absolute favourites ever since. The performances are tremendous, and the songs by Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle will tear you apart, if you have any soul.

Diva

Saw this in Paris on release. Another excellent example of the French mastery of the silver screen. This time a classic 'flic' story, full of moody cops and creepy villains - and some ruddy good singing!

Betty Blue

You'll never send a pizza back again! So typical of French cinema - a thoroughly enthralling tale of doomed love in the inimitable French style.

Regeneration

Wow, I was just blown away by this film from the very beginning. Gut wrenching drama from the first frame. An absolute must - see.
  • Regeneration (1997)
    Starring: Jonathan Pryce,  James Wilby,  Jonny Lee Miller
    Director: Gillies Mackinnon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Jonathan Pryce stars as Dr. William Rivers, an army psychologist who treats mentally disturbed patients so that they can return to the front, in this adaptation of Pat Barker's moving World War I novel. Dr. Rivers begins to doubt the morality of his occupation when he begins treating a bizarre trio ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 1,052 member
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Insignificance

This is a film for which the phrase 'weird and wonderful' could have been coined. I mean, how can someone come up with a fictional meeting between Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joe Di Maggio and Senator McCarthy?

Night Of The Demon

Damn scary, a superb adaptation of MR James' story 'Casting the Runes' (Plus, there's a brief appearance by 'Foggy' Dewhurst from 'Last of the Summer Wine')
  • Night Of The Demon (1957)
    Starring: Peggy Cummins,  Reginald Beckwith,  Richard Leech
    Director: Jacques Tourneur
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Dr. Holden (Dana Andrew), a psychologist knowledgeable about the occult, is dismayed by a friend's strange death, leading him to investigate a demon-worshipping cult in England. But the leader of that sect, Prof. Karswell (Niall MacGuinness), resists Holden's inquiries by calling up an actual demon ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 78% from 249 members




Average rating for this collection: Average rating: 4.25   85% from 4 members

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