A mother's haunting dreams lead her to another place, another time, and a mysterious past.
Nicely
produced TV drama which offers some very good period details in the
Ireland flashbacks, but is overly sentimental - and speculative
concerning the topic of reincarnation.
Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.
An
otherwise silly premise (and plot) is turned into a successful comedy
thanks to tongue-in-cheek direction and a valiant, good-humored cast of
characters.
Halliwell*: "Crude farce with expensive special effects. It took more money - millions more - than Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, which must say something about the age we live in."
Maltin***:
"The first multimillion-dollar scare comedy...Engagingly offbeat, even
subdued at times, with Murray's flippant personality nicely contrasting
Richard Edlund's eye-popping special effects. Great fun all the way..."
The story of British cook and
writer Nigel Slater's childhood.
Above-average TV biopic,
well produced and with a great cast, is initially heart-rendering and
endearing, but eventually evolves into a story of its protagonist's
coming of age.
Maltin**: "Flavorful film is a great showcase for Bonham Carter and Stott."
A woman sets out to regain the affections of her cheating husband
Donald Gibson after she returns from a trip to Paris, where she had to
look after her sick mother.
Slight comedy, well-made with
an adequate cast, quite modern in its depiction of sexual relationships,
but it shows that it's an adaptation of a stage play.
Maltin***: "Highly amusing, sophisticated comedy-drama of sexual politics."
The manager of a halfway house for female ex-cons takes action when a blackmailer threatens to expose her secret.
Likable, easy-going, but otherwise unremarkable little crime story with a good, almost all-female cast. Halliwell
(no star): "An interesting notion - a retirement home for genteel
female crooks - becomes mired in an uninteresting story of blackmail an
murder."
A huge, seemingly alien structure has been found jutting out of the
earth sending parasites from the center of the earth to
infiltrate the town, taking control of the authorities and workers.
Hilariously
bad Sci-fi shocker with a very limited entertainment value, even as a
baddie; notable for offering an early Leonard Nimoy in a small role -
and an extra point goes to the great movie poster.
Halliwell (no star): "Low-budget imitation of Invasion of The Body Snatchers, but with little evidence of intelligence in its making."
I'm an American living in Regensburg, Bavaria. Born in Munich I spent my first 10 years in Kirkwood, Mo. 1971 we moved to where I am now. Finished German school in 1981, afterwards studied philosophy and German literature and languages. 1982 I joined the management of the local film club's cinema Filmgalerie, and from 1991-2001 I co-owned an own arthouse cinema STALI (Stadtamhofer Lichtspiele). In between I also was partner of the cinema and music bookstore Angry Red Planet for a few years. In the 80s I co-founded the local industrial band and performance art group Lyssa humana that officially still exists, but currently doesn't perform (last time was for our retrospective exhibition in 2010) at the Kunstverein Graz. I was also member of the shortlived noise rock band Hammersmith. Since 2001 I work for the customer service of a large American online company.
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