robert-bucknor's - FAVOURITES List
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Farewell My Lovely (1974)Adiós, mi amor
The neon-drenched, smoke-filled LA of 1941 forms the background for this acclaimed adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel. Philips Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) has two cases on his books - and they may not be as unconnected as they seem. Giant-sized Moose Malloy is straight out of jail and looking for Velma, his chorus-line girlfriend. Marlowe takes sympathy on him and agrees to track her down but all he finds is a dead-end. Meanwhile, smooth gigolo Lindsay Marriott is eager to buy back a rare jade necklace from thieves and hires Marlowe as protection during the transaction. Before he knows it, Marlowe finds himself surrounded by murder, intrigue and a secret but deadly connection... - Director:
- Dick Richards
- Cast:
- Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland
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"If you build it, he will come!' With these words, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife Annie (Amy Madigan), Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true. Along the way he meets reclusive activist Terence Mann (James Earl Jones), the mysterious "Doc" Graham (Burt Lancaster) and even the legendary "Shoeless Joe" Jackson (Ray Liotta). - Director:
- Phil Alden Robinson
- Cast:
- Kevin Costner, Ed Harris, James Earl Jones
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A Bit of a Do is a classic British comedy series about the coming together of two families when their children marry and how their interactions become less than civil when a member of each family start having an affair. The series follows Ted Simcock (David Jason) and his family as well as the Rodenhurst family. When Ted starts an affair with the matriarch of the Rodenhurst family, Liz (Nicola Pagett) during his sons wedding things go from bad to worse as the families do everything to each other but declare war. - Director:
- David Reynolds
- Cast:
- David Jason, Gwen Taylor, Nicola Pagett
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Forty Guns (1957)Samuel Fuller's Forty Guns
Jessica Drummond (Barbara Stanwyck) is a despotic landowner who, with a posse of hired guns, has made herself the law of Cochise County, Arizona. However, Griff Bonnell (Barry Sullivan), a one-time gunslinger turned United States Marshall arrives to restore democratic law and order and soon all roads lead to a violent stand off. Exploring the sexual attraction between Drummond and Bonnell, Fuller (Shock Corridor) takes a characteristically singular approach to the genre, giving it a thrillingly personal and uncompromising vision. Handsomely shot and with knockout performances from Stanwck and Sullivan, this is an essential viewing experience ripe for rediscovery. - Director:
- Samuel Fuller
- Cast:
- Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Dean Jagger
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Ae Fond Kiss (2004)A Fond Kiss
Casim (Atta Yaqub) is a second generation Pakistani from Glasgow. Working as a DJ in Glasgow's coolest venues, Casim dreams of buying his own club. His parents Tariq (Ahmad Riaz) and Sadia (Shamshad Akhtar) are devout Muslims and plan for him to marry his beautiful cousin Jasmine (Sunna Mirza), who is soon to arrive in the UK. Plans go awry when Casim meets Roisin (Eva Birthistle). A teacher at his sister Tahara's school, Roisin is different from any girl he's ever met. She's gorgeous, intelligent and definitely possesses a mind of her own. She and Casim soon fall deeply in love. But Casim knows all too well that, even if he wasn't due to marry, his parents would never accept a 'goree' - a white girl. As a Catholic, Roisin finds that her own community isn't very supportive either. When their relationship is discovered, the repercussions of the scandal reach far and wide and sparks fly as cultures clash and personalities collide. - Director:
- Ken Loach
- Cast:
- Atta Yaqub, Eva Birthistle, Ahmad Riaz
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Award-winning stars Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet and Dustin Hoffman bring to life the story of a man who awakened the world's imagination, and the people who inspired him. Finding Neverland is a tale about James M. Barrie's extraordinary journey to create the classic, Peter Pan... from his first inspiration to the night of the play's premiere. - Director:
- Marc Forster
- Cast:
- Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie
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Although a brilliant, classical pianist from an intellectual, well-to-do family - Robert Dupea (Jack Nicholson) has made a career out of running from job to job and woman to woman. Presently working in an oil field, Dupea spends most of his free time downing beers, playing poker and being noncommittal with his sexy but witless girlfriend Rayette (Karen Black). But when he is summoned to his father's deathbed, Dupea returns home with Rayette, where he meets and falls for a sophisticated woman. Now caught between his conflicting lifestyles, the gifted but troubled Dupea must face issues that will change his life forever. - Director:
- Bob Rafelson
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- Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush
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Flash Gordon (Sam J. Jones) is zapped from Earth into a sci-fi adventure on planet Mongo with his beautiful companion Dale (Melody Anderson). In an attempt to put an end to Ming the Merciless' plans to destroy the Earth, Flash battles Ming's goons and declines the advances of the luscious Space Princess Aura (Ornelia Muti). With the help of Prince Barin (Timothy Dalton) and Prince Vultan (Brian Blessed) Flash Gordon takes the Ming empire by storm... - Director:
- Mike Hodges
- Cast:
- Sam J. Jones, David De Keyser, Melody Anderson
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When a scientist (David Al Hedison) attempts to transfer matter through space, things go horrifically wrong and two grotesque man-fly hybrids are created. Now, with the head of a fly and a wing in place of one of his arms, the scientist desperately hopes that he, his wife (Patricia Owens) and his brother (Vincent Price) can capture the other mutant and reverse the experiment. . - Director:
- Kurt Neumann
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- David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price
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Funny Bones (1995)Los comediantes
Struggling in the shadow of his famous comedian father (world-renowned entertainer Jerry Lewis), a young comic (Oliver Platt) retreats to his hometown when his act bombs in Las Vegas. Searching for a new comedy routine, he uncovers some not-so-funny secrets about his family - and discovers their own eccentricities may be just the material he's looking for. - Director:
- Peter Chelsom
- Cast:
- Jerry Lewis, Oliver Platt, Lee Evans
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Caught in a loveless Manhattan marriage, Wally obsesses over Wallis Simpson, the stylish American divorcee who captured the heart of Edward VIII. In order to marry the love of his life, Edward VIII had to abdicate the throne as King of England. As the Duchess of Windsor Wallis spends the rest of her life in celebrity exile. Inspired by Wallis and Edward, Wally escapes into the arms of another man, whose love sets her free. - Director:
- Madonna
- Cast:
- Abbie Cornish, James D'Arcy, Andrea Riseborough
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Computer hacker David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) can bypass the most advanced security systems, break the most intricate secret codes and master even the most difficult computer games. But when he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war computer, he initiates a confrontation of global proportions - World War 3! Together with his girlfriend (Ally Sheedy) and a wizardly computer genius (John Wood), David must race against time to outwit his opponent...and prevent a nuclear Armageddon. - Director:
- John Badham
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- Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, John Wood
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Wild Side (1995)Donald Cammell's Wild Side
Alex Lee (Anne Heche) is a loan officer at an international bank who is forced into moonlighting as a hooker when her own debts begin to mount. One night, Alex encounters a new client, financial racketeer Bruno (Christopher Walken), who becomes obsessed with Alex's dominating sexual performance. Fearing she may be working for the FBI, Bruno sends his bodygaurd, Tony (Steven Bauer), to check her out. Meanwhile, Bruno's estranged wife, Virginia (Joan Chen), meets Alex at her bank and the two women become instantly attracted to each other, spawning a secret, lustful and risky relationship. In a heated finale, these four people must face the secrets, lies and truths of their entangled lives. - Director:
- Donald Cammell
- Cast:
- Christopher Walken, Joan Chen, Steven Bauer
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Regarded as the most popular of Laurel & Hardys feature-length films, not least for the Trail of the Lonesome Pine song, 'Way Out West' sees Stan and Ollie visiting the town of Brushwood Gulch to deliver the deed of a gold mine, only to be deceived by James Finlayson, playing a villainous saloon-keeper. A great favourite among Laurel & Hardy admirers, Finlayson is featured elsewhere in this compilation through the classic L&H shorts 'One Good Turn' and 'Thicker Than Water'.
Episodes Comprise:
- Way Out West (b/w)
- Way Out West (colourised)
- One Good Turn (b/w)
- One Good Turn (colourised)
- Thicker Than Water (b/w)
- Thicker Than Water (colourised)- Director:
- James W. Horne
- Cast:
- Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson
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When a young Amish boy (Lukas Haas) inadvertently witnesses a brutal murder while en route to Philadelphia with his recently widowed mother, Rachel (Kelly McGillis), Detective John Book (Harrison Ford) is assigned to the case. With the perpetrators desperate to silence the sole witness, Book and his two wards are forced to hide out in the heart of the Amish community. As passions between Book and Rachel ignite, the killers close in, culminating in a dramatic, life-and-death clash of cultures that while change the lives of those involved forever. - Director:
- Peter Weir
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas
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