Cert PG | 247 mins | 1916, 25, 26
5 Star
Fantasy, Drama and Comedy from the Silent Silver Screen.
From the time when cinemas would be packed for the feature of the day, the 1920s, a time before the speaking films. The orchestra would convey the mood of the film as the intertitles show the dialogue. These films have been deemed as significant and have been restored for posterity, this…more
Cert PG | 110 mins | 1954
4 Star
Before Helen Ripley, There Was Vienna!
Based on the novel by prolific writer Roy Chanslor (Bengal Tiger, Cat Ballou) comes a gripping western that shows off the talents of its main star Joan Crawford, delivering in a very clipped fashion that gives every one of her dialogues gravitas. Directed by Nicholas Ray (Flying Leathernecks, Rebel Without a Cause, 55 Days…more
Cert PG | 204 mins | 1926, 1927, 1929
4 Star
The Voice of Silence.
#250-252 in Eureka’s Masters of Cinema releases comes a true look back in time to the silent Silver-screen, with three very different films in this, the first volume of classic films from that golden era of the roaring 1920’s. The Boom before the Bust of the 1930’s.
Firstly we have a classic comedy from director William A.…more
Cert 15 | 88 mins | 2003
4 Star
One Cop, One Gun, One Deadly Night.
Seasoned director Johnnie To (Election, Election 2, Mad Detective, Exiled) brings a Hong Kong tale of how one little mistake can easily start a string of events that totally change the participants lives forever, in this cop loses his gun story Hong Kong style.
PTU (Police Tactical Unit) are a division connected to the…more
Cert PG | 114 mins | 1965
4 Star
Cat and Mouse Behind the Iron Curtain.
From the pen of spy thriller master John le Carré (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV Mini-Series), Smiley’s People (TV Mini-Series), The Constant Gardener) comes a classic spooks film, directed by Martin Ritt (Hud, The Brotherhood, Norma Rae). He takes us into the underbelly of what we never see, but read about in the…more
Cert 12 | 107 mins | 1917-18
4 Star
A Cowboy From the Silver Screen.
From the screen legend that was John Ford (The Grapes of Wrath, Two Rode Together, Rio Grande, My Darling Clementine, The Quiet Man, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance) comes two films from his early career, thanks to the NBC Universal Studio Post for recovering these two silent screen horse operas. Apart from them…more
Cert PG | 102 mins | 1955
4 Star
Death in the Orient.
Following his successes with Hell and High Water Samuel Fuller (Forty Guns, Fixed Bayonets) follows it up with this gripping tale of crime and death in Japan. A Film-Noir, so you know that they are going to die in the end, but it is the journey that matters and who gets their comeuppance in the end. This…more
