The Name Of The Rose
on DVD
(1986) Starring:Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Lonsdale Director:Jean-Jacques Annaud Certificate:
Based on Umberto Eco's best-selling novel, THE NAME OF THE ROSE is a medieval whodunnit set in a 14th-century Italian monastery. Franciscan monk William of Baskerville (Sean Connery) and a young novice (Christian Slater) arrive for a conference to find that several monks have been brutally murdered...read more »
Hilarious! All that I can say is that it is hilarious!
Murder By Death
on DVD
(1976) Starring:Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, Peter Falk Director:Robert Moore Certificate:
Neil Simon's screenplay is a clever spoof on murder mysteries in which eccentric millionaire Lionel Twain (Truman Capote) invites the world's greatest detectives to his home and challenges them to solve the perfect murder. Among the sleuths that try to solve the case are Milo Perrier (James Coco), ..read more »
Death On The Nile
on DVD
(1978) Starring:Simon MacCorkindale, Jack Warden, Angela Lansbury Director:John Guillermin Certificate:
A deluxe version of Agatha Christie's favourite mystery story, published in 1937, and a thematic follow-up to her Murder on the Orient Express. Set aboard a steamship cruising down the Nile, an extremely unpopular heiress is murdered and everyone on the ship is suspect. The passengers include the ..read more »
Good film. Typical Hitchcock. Turns at every corner.
Rear Window
on DVD
(1954) Starring:Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter Director:Alfred Hitchcock Certificate:
The weather is getting hotter, and photographer L.B. Jefferies (James Stewart) is stuck in his apartment with a broken leg and nothing to do--that is, nothing to do but spy on his neighbours through their open windows across the way in the apartment complex. There's an attractive and scantily clad ..read more »