Tuesday, October 5, 2010

The Lion, The Witch and The Warthog.

This one didn't make it past the initial pitch. The film company exec's last words on the subject are well documented:

"That's no way for children to enter a magical land. You guys are sick. Get the hell out of my office."


Thursday, August 5, 2010

Yo! Jimbo

A wise talking black dude arrives in a small Japanese village that has been divided between two rival gangs.

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Jackets

A motley collection of cockneys pool their money in order to take part in a poker game, for which the top prize is a beautiful set of matching smoking jackets.

Things go horribly wrong when one of them spills cola on one of the jackets and they have just one week to remove the stain.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Mullet

Steve McQueen stars as a tough no-nonsense cop with a questionable haircut and a cool car, taking on the mob in San Francisco.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Jewrassic Park

Spielberg finally manages it: The Holocaust and dinosaurs in the one movie.

The scene with Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes in rubber raptor suits is unforgettable.

Monday, April 14, 2008

The Dam Dusters

The true story of a top secret RAF squadron in WWII. In 1944 the RAF hatched a brilliant and subtle plan to destroy the many dams that were dotted along the large rivers of Germanys’ industrial heartland. The plan was to repeatedly fly over the dams at night and drop a fine layer of dust. On each successive occasion the layer of dust would grow imperceptibly.
Eventually the combined weight of the dust layers would be enough to crack the dam, then water would start to flow through and widen the cracks until there was a catastrophic failure. The plan was abandoned when the Brits lost 223 bombers before the dust level had even reached 0.15 millimetres.

Monday, March 31, 2008

In Brogues

Two Irish hitmen travel through europe in sensible but heavy footwear.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Mr. Smith Goes To Wash

James Steward stars in the story of a politician so disgusted by dirty politics and the constant intrigues of the capitol, that he becomes obsessed with cleaning.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

The Drapes Of Wrath

Traces a families anger when they are forced to leave the dustbowl of depression America and move to California to sell soft furnishings.

The Mattress

Keaneu Reeves wakes up to discover that he wasted his whole life lying in bed and that what he imagined to be reality was in fact just a very vivid dream.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Look back in Angora

An anlysis of class divide in 1950's Britain, when the kind of jumper you wore said more about your background and upbringing than your accent ever could.

To Fill A Mockingbird

Racial discrimination and the rule of law are reflected in the work of a southern taxidermist.

The Third Manhole

Tense spy drama set in Vienna where Holly Martins, an American author tries to track down his old friend Harry Lime. During the search he learns that Lime always uses one particular manhole cover to emerge from and return to the cities sewers which provide a safe haven from the authorities. As the film develops Martins develops an obsession with finding the right manhole.

Paging Bull

A hapless waiter winds up in a boxing ring as he tries to tell one of the protagonists, named Mr. Bull that his wife wants him on the telephone.