Classic Cinema
The Prince And The Showgirl (1957)
6.7/10
Director: Laurence Olivier
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike
A handsomely mounted romantic comedy of a suave European prince and a simple chorus girl who meet in London during the 1911 Coronation. Fascinating pe... Read more
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
7.3/10
Director: John Ford
Starring: Warner Baxter, Gloria Stuart, John Carradine, Harry Carey
Dr. Samuel Mudd (Warner Baxter) is arrested for being an accomplice to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (Frank McGlynn Sr.) when he unknowingly ai... Read more
The Private Life Of Henry VIII (1933)
7.2/10
Director: Alexander Korda
Starring: Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Merle Oberon
Charles Laughton is brilliant as the British monarch, set amid the indulgent atmosphere of the 16th century. Politics, statesmanship and international... Read more
The Private Lives Of Elizabeth And Essex (1939)
7.2/10
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale, Vincent...
A colourful and elaborate costume drama featuring fine performances from Bette Davis as an aging Queen Elizabeth I, and Errol Flynn as her flamboyant... Read more
The Producers (1968)
7.7/10
Director: Mel Brooks
Starring: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars, Dick Shawn
Mel Brook's hilarious hit about a producer who comes up with a surefire scheme for making money... on a musical production that he is absolutely cert... Read more
The Public Enemy ( Blu-ray ) (1931)
7.7/10
Director: William A Wellman
Starring: Edward Woods, James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Joan Blondell
The charismatic James Cagney in the role that rightly made him a star! He plays a small-time hood who claws his way to the top, only to find it's furt... Read more
The Queen of Spades (1949)
7.3/10
Director: Thorold Dickinson
Starring: Anton Walbrook, Dame Edith Evans
An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fan... Read more
The Quiet American (1958)
6.8/10
Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Starring: Audie Murphy, Bruce Cabot, Michael Redgrave, Georgia Moll, Claude Dauphin
1952 Saigon is a hotbed of political turmoil and espionage as the corrupt colonial powers tangle with the Communist uprising. An idealistic American c... Read more
The Quiet American (Blu-ray) (1958)
6.7/10
Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Starring: Audie Murphy, Bruce Cabot, Michael Redgrave, Georgia Moll, Claude Dauphin
1952 Saigon is a hotbed of political turmoil and espionage as the corrupt colonial powers tangle with the Communist uprising. An idealistic American c... Read more
The Quiet Duel (1949)
7.5/10
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Kenjiro Uemura, Miki Sanjo, Chieko Nakakita
Toshiro Mifune's second film with director Akira Kurosawa casts him in the role of a young war-time doctor, who accidentally contracts syphillis while... Read more