One of the most invigorating period adventures to hit the big screen in decades, this lavish, brilliantly directed film drew critical and audience raves when it was released in 1995. Inspired by historical fact and larger-than-life legend, the intelligently scripted story takes place in Scotland in 1713, when Highland farmer and clan leader Rob Roy MacGregor (Liam Neeson) is forced to borrow money ...
Manufacturer: MGM EntertainmentStarring: Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Eric StoltzDirected By: Michael Caton-Jones
Much like Richard Adams' wonderful novel this animated tale of wandering rabbits is not meant for small children. It is, however, rich storytelling, populated with very real individuals inhabiting a very real world. The animation is problematic, sometimes appearing out of proportion or just below par; but it seems to stem from an attempt at realism, something distinguishing the film's ...
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UKStarring: John Hurt, Richard Briers, Ralph Richardson, Michael Graham Cox, John BennettDirected By: Martin Rosen
If you're a fan of brooding comic-book anti-heroes, got a nihilistic jolt from The Crow (1994) and share director Alex Proyas's highly developed preoccupation for style over substance, you might be tempted to call Dark City an instant classic of visual imagination. It's one of those films that exists in a world purely of its own making, setting its own rules and playing by them ...
Manufacturer: Entertainment in VideoStarring: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Richard O'BrienDirected By: Alex Proyas
Captured at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, Shaolin--Wheel of Life is the complete stage event featuring the undoubtedly unique touring group of oriental monks who present a show that mixes a martial arts display with theatre and music. Rather than simply providing a glorified circus, however, the show itself is based on the monks' own history, focusing on the less-than-obvious story of ...
Manufacturer: Vision Video Ltd.Starring: John HurtDirected By: Nick Morris
Manufacturer: ITV DVDStarring: Matt Hill, Sally Ann Marsh, John Hurt, Rik Mayall, Michael YorkDirected By: Jean-François Laguionie
The irrepressible Tigger bounces into the Disney spotlight in The Tigger Movie. While everyone else is busy preparing for winter, Tigger just seems to get in the way until Rabbit suggests that he go and find other Tiggers to play with--but surely "the most wonderful thing about tiggers" is that he's the only one? Tigger sets off to find out. The Tigger Movie may not be a Disney ...
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home VideoStarring: Jim Cummings, Nikita Hopkins, Ken Sansom, John Fiedler, Peter CullenDirected By: Jun Falkenstein
Almost the last of the millennial blip of disappointing Devil movies, Lost Souls is a scrambling of themes from The Omen, The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby. It is more serious and stylish than End of Days, Stigmata and Bless the Child, but stuck with a screenplay that manages to be just as ridiculous. Maya Larkin (Winona Ryder), a disturbingly ...
Manufacturer: Entertainment in VideoStarring: Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, Sarah Wynter, Philip Baker Hall, John HurtDirected By: Janusz Kaminski
Manufacturer: Digital Video DreamsStarring: J. Michael Esposito, Beth Tegarden, Marie Caldare, John Hurt, Brandy CarsonDirected By: David Wheeler
Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is a bold, colourful, ambitious failure. Severely truncated, this two-hour version tackles only about half the story, climaxing with the battle of Helm's Deep and leaving poor Frodo and Sam still stuck on the borders of Mordor with Gollum. Allegedly, the director ran out of money and was unable to complete the project. As far ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Christopher Guard, William Squire, Michael Scholes, John Hurt, Simon ChandlerDirected By: Ralph Bakshi
