I find there is so much I don’t watch it every time, so it is a second chance to watch.
Put some films in usual TV as well.
I’ve purchased a lot of these, but there are some free ones.
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My Favourite Film
Robert Redford is Mister Straight. Jane Fonda is his new wife, who dedicates her life to the pursuit of fun. As the ecstasy of the honeymoon gives way to the reality of setting up housekeeping in a fiveflight walk-up, the harmony of marriage turns to comical discord.
The World Is Full of Married Men (1979)
Fabulously successful advertising executive David Cooper is a jet-setting philanderer who has a woman in seemingly every port of call. His long-suffering wife Linda finally gets fed up with his infidelities, and she sets out to even the score. Linda exacts her vengeance by having her own string of affairs at several exotic locations, and also by launching various nefarious schemes to entrap and embarrass her husband.
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The Green Man is a TV series in three parts which aired in 1990. It is an adaptation from a book, with the same title, written in 1969 by the British author Kingsley Amis.
The Terminator
A cyborg is sent from the future on a deadly mission. He has to kill Sarah Connor, a young woman whose life will have a great significance in years to come. Sarah has only one protector – Kyle Reese – also sent from the future. The Terminator uses his exceptional intelligence and strength to find Sarah, but is there any way to stop the seemingly indestructible cyborg ?
Added Termintor 2
James Cameron’s epic action, sci-fi masterpiece starring Schwarzenegger in his most iconic role, has been stunningly restored by Cameron himself. First hitting our screens in 1991 with ground-breaking special effects, this version will take the seminal blockbuster to the next level of effects and into the 21st century for a new generation of fans. It has been 10 years since the events of Terminator. Sarah Connor’s ordeal is only just beginning as she struggles to protect her son John, the future leader of the human resistance against the machines, from a new Terminator, sent back in time to eliminate John Connor while he’s still a child. Sarah and John don’t have to face this terrifying threat alone however. The human resistance have managed to send them an ally, a warrior from the future ordered to protect John Connor at any cost. The battle for tomorrow has begun…
A Woman’s Face is a 1941 American drama film noir directed by George Cukor and starring Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas and Conrad Veidt. It tells the story of Anna Holm, a facially disfigured blackmailer, who, because of her appearance, despises everyone she encounters.
When Countess Elizabeth Bathory (Ingrid Pitt) discovers that bathing in the blood of virgin girls will keep her eternally young and beautiful, she devises a master plan. She kidnaps her daughter, Ilona (Lesley-Anne Down), and takes over her persona. Then she goes to bed with a handsome young man, not caring about the mounting jealousy of her servant and lover, Capt. Dobi (Nigel Green). But Bathory’s plan goes awry when she runs out of blood and begins to change back into her former self.
Sean Connery is Edward Pierce, a master thief who conceives a brilliant plan to steal a fortune in gold bars from a railroad payroll car. But to pull off the most daring heist in history, Pierce must join forces with a safecracker (Sutherland) and his own beautiful girlfriend (Down) in a series of intricately plotted thefts that will test all of their nerve, camaraderie and larcenous skill.
After being falsely accused of robbing a bank, a writer seeks the help of his lawyer ex-wife to clear his name. However, hilarity ensues when he must hide from her husband.
When his girlfriend becomes dangerously obsessed with a ghost she contacted using a Ouija board, Jim reluctantly joins forces with her ex-his own estranged childhood best friend-to identify and exorcise the evil spirit.
Harlequin Enterprises, 1978. Starring Susan Penhaligon, Keir Dullea and Kenneth More. Home transfer from DVD original. A UK-Canada coproduction. This was the first film adaptation of one of the highly successful Harlequin/Mills & Boon paperback romances. The movie was not a success, and Harlequin did not try one again for many years. (imdb) “A beautiful young woman is driving through the English countryside during a terrible snowstorm. She wrecks her car, and is found by a bitter, reclusive former American racecar driver, who was crippled in an accident. He has some secrets of his own that are hidden. The two fall in love with each other, and he almost blows things with her. He had to learn that sometimes love doesn’t come easily, and when it does after a struggle, it is even more precious.” (imdb)
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One for the ladies!!!
Found Two versions of this film and a successful remake.
British mystery thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave. Written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, based on the 1936 novel The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White.
I think they pull this remake off
The Lady Vanishes is a 1979 British mystery comedy film directed by Anthony Page and written by George Axelrod, based on the screenplay of 1938’s The Lady Vanishes by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, in turn based on Ethel Lina White’s 1936 novel The Wheel Spins. The film stars Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Angela Lansbury, Herbert Lom, and Arthur Lowe and Ian Carmichael. A remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1938 film of the same name, the plot follows two Americans travelling by train across 1939 Germany. Together, they investigate the mysterious disappearance of an English nanny also travelling on the train. The remake’s setting is essentially similar to Hitchcock’s, but is openly set in pre-Second World War Germany rather than in the original fictional country. The Austrian fountain of Oberdrauburg by Hellmuth Marx is part of the setting. In addition, both leads have their nationality changed from British to American.
A man and his girlfriend plan to rob the mansion of the man’s eccentric but wealthy aunt. However, the aunt keeps dozens of cats in her home, and the man is deathly afraid of cats.
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Dying millionaire Rudolph Deutsch hires a group of four people to enter the notorious Belasco Mansion, the “Mt. Everest of haunted houses,” to investigate the possibility of life after death. The previous visitors to the mansion have either been killed or gone mad, and it is Deutsch’s dying wish that the team he assembled survive a week inside the cursed house and solve the riddle of its existence. Physicist Lionell Tanner leads the quartet, which includes his wife Ann Barrett and two psychic mediums. Upon entering the house, the younger psychic Florence Tanner immediately makes contact with what she perceives as a tortured spirit, while the more cautious Benjamin Franklin Fischer becomes deathly afraid of the malevolent forces that crushed his former colleagues who dared tread in… “Hell House.”
In this charming remake of THE MORE THE MERRIER, a middle-aged electronics expert (Cary Grant) in Tokyo during the Olympics, is forced to share an apartment with a young woman (Samantha Eggar), since his hotel suite will not be available for two days. Meanwhile, a young man (Jim Hutton) moves in and Grant plays Cupid, attempting to throw the two together. © 1966, renewed 1994 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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In order to secure a job at a mental institution, a young psychiatrist must interview four patients inside the asylum.
The Rebel is a 1961 comedy film starring Tony Hancock (Hancock’s Half Hour). Hancock plays a downtrodden London office clerk who gives up his job to pursue his dream of being an artist. With an enthusiasm far exceeding any artistic talent, he sets to work on his masterpiece Aphrodite at the Waterhole, moving to Paris where he expects his genius will be appreciated.
While his ideas and persona gain acceptance among the art set, legitimate critics scoff at his work. He manages, however to achieve success when the work of his former roommate, a genuinely talented painter, becomes confused with his own. Hancock was nominated for the BAFTA of most promising newcomer to leading film roles in 1962 for his performance.
A noblewoman begins to lead a dangerous double life in order to alleviate her boredom.
A group of nuns travels to a remote place in the Himalayas to serve the local people of the region. However, tensions develop when two of them fall for the same man.
Step into the bizarre and unsettling world of ‘The Baby’, a 1973 psychological thriller directed by Ted Post. This unique and provocative film explores the disturbing tale of a social worker named Ann Gentry (Anjanette Comer), who becomes obsessively involved with a deeply dysfunctional family. Ann’s client, Baby, is a grown man who lives his life entirely as an infant, never allowed to develop beyond the crib. As Ann delves deeper into Baby’s life and the twisted dynamics of his family, led by the tyrannical matriarch Mrs. Wadsworth (Ruth Roman), she uncovers dark secrets and hidden motives. The line between care and control blurs, leading to shocking revelations and violent confrontations. ‘The Baby’ is a chilling commentary on power, dependency, and the dark side of human nature, featuring standout performances and a climax that is as unexpected as it is shocking. Click to watch now and experience this cult classic that pushes the boundaries of conventional horror and thriller genres.
Free Online Version Highly recommend ~ never found a free version before. When Mary Hilton, a young salesgirl, sets her eyes on Jim Lancaster, she is helplessly smitten. However, upon discovering a certain truth about Jim, she takes drastic measures.
Yield to the Night (also titled Blonde Sinner in the US) is a 1956 British crime drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson. The film is based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Joan Henry. J. Lee Thompson’s gripping capital punishment drama Yield to the Night from 1956, a Brit noir classic and a unique career achievement for Diana Dors as Mary Hilton, a woman awaiting execution for murder. The events leading up to Mary’s crime are intercut with her jail ordeal.
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(This is also on at christmas ~ you might prefer to watch it then)
Fontaine (Dame Joan Collins) is the London wife of Benjamin (Walter Gotell), a wealthy Arab businessman. She spends his money on her nightclub, ‘The Hobo’, and partying. She hires a handsome manager, Tony (Oliver Tobias), to run her club, but it is understood that his job security is dependent on him satisfying her nymphomaniacal demands.
Fontaine (Dame Joan Collins) is the owner of a trendy disco who starts having problems with the men in her life and also the Mafia, which is trying to move in on her place.
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Experience the thrills of Psychomania, a vintage British horror film. Follow a motorcycle gang as they navigate a chilling supernatural mystery. Their quest involves a locked room and the secrets of the living dead.
Experience a Pre-Code melodrama following a young person’s passionate pursuit of a captivating waitress in Paris and London. Their complex relationship unfolds amidst a backdrop of artistic aspirations and medical studies. This 1934 film explores themes of love, loss, and self-discovery.
Manolo Blahnik’s Favourite Films
When an American composer and his family rent a foreboding house in England from an eccentric recluse, Mrs. Aylwood, a series of terrifying events occur, primarily to 17-year-old Jan. It turns out that the eerie experiences are connected to Mrs. Aylwood’s teenage daughter’s disappearance 30 years earlier. A reenactment of the disappearance unexpectedly reveals the secret of the unknown force. 1981.
Critics and audiences worldwide hailed PULP FICTION as the star-studded picture that redefined cinema in the 20th Century! Writer/director Quentin Tarantino (Academy Award® Winner — Best Original Screenplay, 1994) delivers an unforgettable cast of characters — including a pair of low-rent hit men (John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson), their boss’s sexy wife (Uma Thurman), and a desperate prizefighter (Bruce Willis) — in a wildly entertaining and exhilarating motion picture adventure that both thrills and amuses!
Three women, who are very frustrated with their boss, decide to take matters into their own hands. They kidnap him and run his business on their own.
Bless This House is a 1972 British comedy film directed by Gerald Thomas starring Sid James, Diana Coupland, Terry Scott, June Whitfield and Peter Butterworth. It is a spin-off from the television sitcom Bless This House.
Charles and Lucinda, two married strangers having an affair, are blackmailed by a criminal in exchange for his silence. But a demand for more money has Charles taking matters into his own hands.
Arthur is on the threshold of an arranged marriage with a simpering socialite, whom he does not love. Arthur would prefer to marry the lowly Morolla, but cannot do so because of his grandmother.
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Mrs Caldicot’s Cabbage War is a British comedy-drama film from 2002, directed by Ian Sharp and starring Pauline Collins, John Alderton and Peter Capaldi. It is based on a 1993 novel with the same name by Vernon Coleman. It is the story about a woman, Thelma Caldicot, who is coerced by her manipulative son Derek and daughter-in-law to move into a run-down nursing home, owned by Derek’s employer, after the death of her bullying husband. Derek also gets her to sign over her house to him. However, she doesn’t like it at the nursing home and shows her frustration. After having been medicated by the staff to stay calm, she finally incites her fellow inmates to revolt.
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Why Didnt They Ask Evans? (1980) Part 1 of 3.
Bobby Jones, the cheerful son of a vicar, discovers a dying man on the rocks at the foot of some cliffs. The man’s final, enigmatic words prompt Bobby to play amateur sleuth and resolve the mystery of the stranger’s death.
Conclusion
Obviously I have loads more favourite films ~ these are the ones saved from last year.
Enjoy!!!
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