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1 Jan 0001

Untouchables, The (1987): Well–cast and generally classy update of the adventures of Elliot Ness, the earnest law enforcer who took on Al Capone during the prohibition…; 1 Jan 0001
How I Won the War (1967): John Lennon and Michael Crawford do service in this black satire on military lunacy.; 1 Jan 0001
Singles (1992): Despite the grungy soundtrack and the Seattle setting, this ain't a gritty depiction of long–hairs trying to put their anarchic stamp on the…; 1 Jan 0001
Avengers, The (TV Series) (1961-1969): The impossibly hip secret agent show is a high–camp classic and a nostalgic pleasure. Well–devised scripts, quirky dialogue and playful…; 1 Jan 0001
Amateur (1995): Hal Hartley approaches the conventions of a thriller in further probing his fixation with dysfunctional romance and relationships, and thus checks in…; 1 Jan 0001
Broadway Bound (1992): Third film in the trilogy based on the Neil Simon's memoirs remains faithful to its stage origins. His alter–ego aspires to write successful…; 1 Jan 0001
Drowning by Numbers (1987): Blackly comic tale of three women who each drown their husbands. Peppered with references to game–playing, you can take part by counting to…; 1 Jan 0001
Indian Runner, The (1991): Sean Penn's interesting directing debut is a sly throwback to '70s road movies, even using a Springsteen ditty as the basis for its plot.; 1 Jan 0001
Naked (1993): David Thewlis gives a bravura performance in a difficult role, somehow bringing humility to a complex yet unpleasant character – misogynist,…; 1 Jan 0001
Raging Bull (1980): Robert De Niro gives new meaning to 'method acting' in his portrayal of hot–blooded boxer, Jake La Motta. The film chronicles his violent world…; 1 Jan 0001
Simple Men (1992): Hartley's third feature re–visits his deadpan, sexy and intellectual world in which two brothers set off to find their estranged father.; 1 Jan 0001
Speaking Parts (1989): Bizarre and striking work about a video–obssesed laundry worker's fixation on an aspiring actor who in turn has obsessions of his own. A slick…; 1 Jan 0001
Taxi Driver (1976): Robert De Niro stalks the decaying streets of the Big Apple to Bernard Herrmann's haunting score before flipping his lid and enacting brutal revenge…; 1 Jan 0001
To Sir with Love (1966): Sidney Poitier instructs a class of cheeky, wayward teenagers in this feel–good classic of British cinema.; 1 Jan 0001
Vincent and Theo (1990): This biopic charts the relationship between the tortured artist and his patron brother, with sympathetic direction and Tim Roth's performance as…; 1 Jan 0001
Blue Kite, The (1993): Emotive and honest account of the realities of daily life under chairman Mao's regime as witnessed by one Beijing family from the 1950s through…; 1 Jan 0001
Fiorile (1992): The brothers' Taviani spin three torrid tales of hot–blooded Italians at love and war, recounted by a father to his children about family myths…; 1 Jan 0001
Mapantsula (1988): A disturbingly accurate evocation of township unrest in Soweto, as a young black petty criminal is throne into jail with a militant fraternity whom…; 1 Jan 0001
Cleopatra (1963): Magnificent sets and Rex Harrison's dynamic Caesar are the saving graces of this, Hollywood's most extravagant turkey. Both Liz Taylor and Richard…; 1 Jan 0001
How Green Was My Valley (1941): Memories of childhood in a Welsh mining village are vividly portrayed in this highly emotive drama. Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture.; 1 Jan 0001
Only Angels Have Wings (1939): Quintessential Hawks fare in which men are men and women have to be equally tough. At a South American outpost, mail pilot Cary Grant becomes…; 1 Jan 0001
Patton (1970): George C. Scott is unnervingly convincing as the real life WW2 General with whose military convictions were indeed unnerving. Co–written by…; 1 Jan 0001
Burlesque On Carmen (1916): A twist ending highlights Chaplin's second 'feature' in which his forlorn soldier is loved and left by a gypsy girl.; 1 Jan 0001
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969): This light and tasty yarn enjoyed huge popularity, partly due to the abounding charisma of Paul Newman and Robert Redford who together have lots of…; 1 Jan 0001
Henry V (1989): A remarkable achievement from Kenneth Branagh both as actor and first–time director, he brings a new vitality to Shakespeare's most energetic…; 1 Jan 0001
Dreamchild (1985): The real–life Alice who inspired Lewis Carroll's stories, reflects upon her life and offers some insight into his eccentric and fantasiacal…; 1 Jan 0001
Chocolat (1988): Quietly rewarding autobiographical work follows a young woman to West Africa where she reminisces her childhood. Early work by the director of BEAU…; 1 Jan 0001
Life and Nothing But (1990): Philippe Noiret plays a Missing–in–Action chief officer whose obsession to account for the anonymous casualties of WW1 draws him to a…; 1 Jan 0001
Olivier Olivier (1991): After disappearing from his country home six years earlier, a boy's mysterious return brings with it a mix of salvation and suspicion to his…; 1 Jan 0001
Day of the Beast (1996): If Almodovar made a horror movie it might look like this – beautifully shot and designed, funny and exciting. Though he can't quite sustain the…; 1 Jan 0001

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