Movies

Family drama about a disillusioned mother (Dana Delany, ‘Desperate Housewives’) returning to her childhood home for a Thanksgiving family reunion. As a tragic revelation comes to light, the whole family has to face reality and cease living their deluded existence.

Director
John Putch
Starring
Dana Delany, Doris Roberts, Megan Gallagher

Drama starring Samuel L Jackson as a police detective who investigates when a white single mother (Julianne Moore) reports that her young son has been kidnapped by a black man from the housing projects. Amidst the racial tension that erupts, the detective uncovers a web of deceit that leads back to the boy’s mother. Co-starring Edie Falco (‘The Sopranos’).

Director
Joe Roth
Starring
Samuel L Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco

Western about a sheriff (Patrick Duffy, ‘Dallas’) who persuades his old friend, a retired gunslinger (Stacy Keach, ‘Prison Break’), to join him in pursuit of a notorious gang. The band of outlaws counts the gunslinger’s son as one of its members.

Director
David Cass Sr
Starring
Patrick Duffy, Stacy Keach, David Rees Snell

Thriller starring Dolph Lundgren as a former government agent who uncovers corrupt practices within the FBI when he investigates the murder of an important witness. Pursuing the source of the assassination order, the agent is soon embroiled in a mission that is both complex and highly dangerous.

Director
Marc S Grenier
Starring
Dolph Lundgren, Maxim Roy, Brigitte Paquette

Lavish fantasy in which a young hero embarks on a weird and wonderful quest to recover the ‘Glaive’ – a lost talisman that will free his sweetheart and his kingdom from the clutches of an evil beast. En route he must overcome the fearful Slayers in order to reach his goal. The film features appearances from a young Liam Neeson, a post-‘Grange Hill’ Todd Carty and ‘Carry On’ favourite Bernard Bresslaw.

Director
Peter Yates
Starring
Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones

Bleak western starring James Stewart as a pacifist sheriff who is called upon to unshackle his six-gun and single-handedly defend a small town from a gang of desperados returning from the Missouri range wars. Henry Fonda co-stars as the leader of the villains.

Director
Vincent McEveety
Starring
James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens

Nautical adventure about a group of oppressed villagers who ask a merchant skipper (John Wayne) to guide their Chinese ferry to Hong Kong and freedom. But the skipper, a prisoner of the Chinese authorities, must first be sprung from captivity before he can ferry the stolen paddleship. Navigating the treacherous waters, the captain and his strange crew are hotly pursued by a gun boat and a destroyer. Co-starring Lauren Bacall.

Director
William Wellman
Starring
John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Paul Fix

Thriller starring Ryan Phillippe as a young software designer who goes to work for a powerful technology genius (Tim Robbins) and discovers an unethical drive behind his boss’s ambition. Although the designer thrives in his new role, his employer’s sinister motives cause him concern as he soon learns not to trust anyone but himself. Directed by Peter Howitt (‘Sliding Doors’, ‘Johnny English’) and co-starring Claire Forlani (‘Meet Joe Black’, ‘CSI:NY’).

Director
Peter Howitt
Starring
Ryan Phillippe, Rachael Leigh Cook, Claire Forlani, Tim Robbins

Critically acclaimed drama about a once talented pianist (Jack Nicholson) who rejects his promising career to live a relaxed, blue-collar life as an oil rigger. On discovering that his father is ill some years later, he reluctantly returns home, only to find that he no longer fits in with either his artistic family or his working-class friends.

Director
Bob Rafelson
Starring
Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy ‘Green’ Bush

Surreal children’s fantasy about a young boy who would rather play baseball than take piano lessons with his teacher Dr Terwilliker. The boy dreams he is chased by weird creatures into a landscape in which there is a castle run by Dr T, who teaches piano to 500 captive boys. The boy helps rescue imprisoned creatures who have gone mouldy because they refused to play the piano. Co-written by Dr Seuss.

Director
Roy Rowland
Starring
Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, Hans Conried