05 Mar 2014 USA 2012 130 min Director: Jeff Nichols Mud is an exhilarating adventure about the experience of growing up close to the American landscape in Arkansas.Fourteen-year-old Ellis and his friend, Neckbone, find a man named Mud hiding out on an island in the Mississippi.Mud describes fantastic scenarios: he killed a man in Texas… Continue reading Mud
Tag: USA
Winter’s Bone
05 Oct 2011 USA 2010 100 min Director: Debra Granik Gritty yet poetic, Debra Granik’s portrait of life in the poverty-stricken Ozark Mountains is remarkable for the central performance of Jennifer Lawrence in her first film role. Ree Dolly (Lawrence) is the stoical youngster who embarks on a mission to find her absentee father before… Continue reading Winter’s Bone
My Dog Tulip
28 Mar 2012 USA 2009 83 min Directors: Sandra & Paul Fierlinger A charming story of one man and his German Shepherd, My dog Tulip has an appeal broader than one might first expect. Animated in a highly stylised manner and, with a voiceover (by Christopher Plummer) full of dry humour that draws the viewer… Continue reading My Dog Tulip
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
29 Feb 2012 Director: Mike Nichols USA 1966 131min Deserved winner of 5 Oscars and 3 BAFTAs, the film of Edward Albee’s play is considered by many to be a near-perfect piece of movie-making. Anyone who needs a reminder of the greatness of the late Elizabeth Taylor need spend just a few minutes in the… Continue reading Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
We’re No Angels
18 Dec 2024 Director: Michael Curtiz 1955 106 min After breaking out of prison on Devil’s Island, Joseph (Humphrey Bogart) and his two cohorts flee to a nearby town and hide in a shop run by kindhearted Felix (Leo G. Carroll), his wife, Amelie (Joan Bennett) and their daughter. The three men plan to rob… Continue reading We’re No Angels
Annie Hall
11 Sep 1987 Director: Woody Allen USA 1977 93 min Woody Allen’s best known comedy which made him and Diane Keaton into superstars. ‘Brilliantly funny’.
The Wild Angels
18 Nov 1987 Director: Roger Corman USA 1966 93 min Much banned, cheaply made, but vigorously handled, depicting a 60’s Californian motorcycle gang, their exploits and their alienation from society. Starring Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra and Michael J. Pollard.
Chinatown
2 Dec 1987 Director: Roman Polanski USA 1974 131 min Oscar-winning detective story, starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston
Play It Again, Sam
9 Mar 1988 Director: Herbert Ross USA 1972 87 min An extremely enjoyable comedy, starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton again – and a convincing impersonation of Humphrey Bogart.
A River Runs Through It
17 Nov 1993 Director: Robert Redford USA 1992 123 min The story traces the relationship between Norman and his younger brother, Paul, whose family is bound together by a love of nature and fly-fishing. Problems arise when the brothers’ futures diverge. Norman pursues an academic career and Paul becomes a journalist who drinks and gambles.… Continue reading A River Runs Through It