Double Indemnity (USA 1994) by Billy Wilder One of the most famous of all the American film noirs. A decent insurance agent (Fred Macmurray) is inveigled by a 'femme fatal' (Barbara Swanwick) into murdering her husband. It is the perfect murder, except that a shrewd collegue (Edward G. Robinson) has doubts about the whole affair. ... Read more
12th October, 2016 – “Hobson’s Choice”: this wonderful tale is of an oafish father (Charles Laughton) whose boot-making business is run by his eldest daughter (Brenda de Banzie) and depends on the skill of his shy boot maker (John Mills). Hobson’s life is thrown into chaos when his daughter decides she has other plans. Made ... Read more
9th November, 2016 – “Bad Day at Black Rock”: A “modern” western, with an exceptional cast, director John Sturges received his only Oscar nomination for this film. At the end of World War II a disabled soldier (Spencer Tracy) visits a small western town to give a medal to the parents of the man who ... Read more
Tuesday 13th December, 2015 – “The Wizard of Oz”: Nobody sings “Over the Rainbow” like Judy Garland. Made in 1939, it narrowly lost out to “Gone with the Wind” for best picture. Made in early telecolor, over seventy years later the film is still a delight to adults and children alike. Dorothy from Kansas (Garland) ... Read more