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| Getting It Right |
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| Home-video release | ||
| Synopsis: | Comedy about a 31-year-old virgin who finds his life turned around when he meets a garish divorcee at a party | |
| Starring: | Lynn Redgrave, Sir John Gielgud, Peter Cook, Helena Bonham Carter, Jessie Birdsall and Jane Horrocks | |
| Directed by: | Randal Kleiser | |
| Produced by: | Jonathon D. Krane and Randal Kleiser | |
| Executive producer: | Rusty Lemorande | |
| Screenplay by: | Elizabeth Jane Howard based on her novel of the same name | |
| Jonathon D. Krane/Randal Kleiser Production | ||
| Daughter Of Darkness | ||
| Home-video release. Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | Dark visions, bizarre vignettes? For Cathy Steven these are more than just recurring dreams. She believes them to have a hidden meaning that will shed light on the truth about her father. A man she has never met. Disappearing without trace, the only token he left behind was a mysterious pendant of a gold dragon set in a cross. Determined to find answers, Cathy sets out to Romania where her parents met 30 years ago, and where her dreams are about to become her worst nightmare. Aware of her presence, a deadly colony of men and women have gathered. Her arrival in their homeland has given them new hope. They are children of the night and Cathy, a direct descendant, is the key to their eternity | |
| Starring: | Anthony Perkins, Mia Sara, Robert Reynolds, Dezsu Garas and Jack Coleman | |
| Directed by: | Stuart Gordon | |
| Produced by: | Andras Hamori | |
| Executive producers: | Harry Chandler and Gerald W. Abrams | |
| Written by: | Andrew Laskos | |
| Hearst Entertainment Distribution | ||
| Fellow Traveller |
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| Originally broadcast on BBC TV. Home-video release | ||
| Synopsis: | The intimate world of Hollywood is woven into government intrigue when a matinee idol kills himself and the psychiatrist who knew too much comes to the realisation that he cannot trust anyone, even the star's girlfriend | |
| Starring: | Ron Silver, Imogen Stubbs, Daniel J Travanti, Jonathan Hyde and Richard Wilson | |
| Directed by: | Philip Saville | |
| Produced by: | Michael Wearing | |
| Written by: | Michael Eaton | |
| BBC Television / Home Box Office Production | ||
| The Fifteen Streets |
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| Video and DVD release | ||
| Synopsis: | Adapted from Catherine Cookson's best-selling novel. John, a docker and the oldest son of an ill-reputed family, falls in love with Mary, a school teacher and daughter of the local shipyard owner. What chance do the lovers have in the North East of 1910? | |
| Starring: | Owen Teale, Clare Holman, Ian Bannen, Sean Bean, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Windsor and Jane Horrocks | |
| Directed by: | David Wheatley | |
| Produced by: | Ray Marshall | |
| Executive producers: | Geraint Davies and Ray Marshall | |
| Screenplay by: | Rob Bettinson based on the novel by Catherine Cookson | |
| A World Wide International Television Production for Tyne Tees Television | ||
| A Master Of The Marionettes | |
| Starring: | David Bradley, Sean Chapman, Kenneth Colley, Kenneth Cranham, Carol Drinkwater and John Duttine |
| Directed by: | Pedr James |
| Produced by: | Michael Wearing |
| Written by: | Guy Hibbert |
| BBC Television Production | |
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| Vampire's Kiss |
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| Cinematic release. Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | Horror film about a successful literary agent who meets the woman of his dreams. However, his life falls apart when he becomes convinced that he is turning into a vampire | |
| Starring: | Nicholas Cage, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Beals, Kasi Lemmons, Bob Lujan and Elizabeth Ashley | |
| Directed by: | Bob Bierman | |
| Produced by: | Barry Shils and Barbara Zitwer | |
| Written by: | Joseph Minion | |
| Hemdale Film Corporation | ||
| The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase |
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| Cinematic release, later on home-video release | ||
| Synopsis: | Fantasy drama based on Joan Aiken's classic tale, set in a fictitious 19th-century England in which ravenous wolves overrun the land and surround 'Willoughby Chase' - a home of young Bonnie and her loving parents. But when Lord and Lady Willoughby are obliged to travel overseas, Bonnie and her timid cousin Sylvia face an even more dangerous predator, a fearsome governess | |
| Starring: | Stephanie Beacham, Mel Smith, Geraldine James, Richard O'Brien, Emily Hudson, Aleks Darowska and Jane Horrocks | |
| Directed by: | Stuart Orme | |
| Produced by: | Mark Forstater | |
| Screenplay by: | William M Akers based on the book by Joan Aiken | |
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| Bellman & True | ||
| Home-video release. Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | Hiller, a computer genius, finds his life on the rocks with a broken marriage, a drinking problem and desperately in need of money. When a ruthless gang of criminals force him into using his technical knowledge to help commit a daring bank robbery, his problems become more serious. After the kidnapping of his young stepson, Hiller's world spirals into a vicious circle of blackmail, violence and fear, placing not only his life in danger, but that of his boy too | |
| Starring: | Bernard Hill, Derek Newark, Richard Hope, Ken Bones, Frances Tomelty and Kieran O'Brien | |
| Directed by: | Richard Loncraine | |
| Produced by: | Michael Wearing and Christopher Neame | |
| Executive producers: | George Harrison and Denis O'Brien | |
| Screenplay by: | Desmond Lowden based on his novel of the same name | |
| Handmade Films/Euston Films Production | ||
| The Dumb Waiter | |
| Synopsis: | Tense short film about a woman trapped in her flat by a stalker |
| Starring: | Geraldine James and John White |
| Directed by: | Bob Bierman |
| Produced by: | Maggi Randall |
| Written by: | Bob Bierman |
| Paramount Production | |
| Rocking Horse Winner | |
| Originally broadcast on Channel 4 (UK) | |
| Directed by: | Bob Bierman |
| Screenplay by: | Desmond Lowden based on his novel of the same name |
| Paramount Production | |
| Born Of Fire | |
| Originally broadcast on Channel 4 (UK) | |
| Starring: | Jean Ainlie, Suzan Crowley, Peter Firth and Nabil Shaban |
| Directed by: | Jamil Dehlavi |
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| Knights & Emeralds |
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| Cinematic and home-video release | ||
| Synopsis: | Kevin is a gifted drummer who taps the skins for the off-key, out-of-step, all-white Windyvale Marching Band. Melissa is a drummer too, but she marches to the more natural rhythms of Windyvale's rivals, the all-black Crusaders. Kevin, drawn both to Melissa and to the Crusaders' spirited musicianship, switches bands. But will the town's small-minded bigots let the switch go unchallenged? | |
| Starring: | Warren Mitchell and Christopher Wild | |
| Directed by: | Ian Emes | |
| Produced by: | John Dark and Gower Frost | |
| Screenplay by: | Trevor Preston based on the novel by Richard Stark | |
| Enigma/Goldcrest Production | ||
| Rawhead Rex |
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| Cinematic release. Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | Sometimes the past should stay buried. A king of death and darkness, imprisoned in ancient times, has unleashed a blood-thirsty reign of terror on the present. The string of bizarre killings have the local constabulary chasing shadows, while a local Irish priest fears that deep in the minds of his congregation fester primitive Pagan beliefs. Could an American visitor, his enchanting wife and their young son hold the key to the bloody slayings? | |
| Starring: | David Dukes, Kelly Piper, Gerry Walsh and Peter Donovan | |
| Directed by: | George Pavlou | |
| Produced by: | Kevin Attew, Al Burgess, Graham Ford and Don Hawkins | |
| Executive producer: | Al Burgess | |
| Written by: | Clive Barker | |
| Alpine/Empire Production | ||
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| Shadey |
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| Originally broadcast on Channel 4 (UK), later released on home-video | ||
| Synopsis: | On the surface there appears to be nothing odd about car repair man Oliver Shadey, in fact some would consider him ordinary - that is those who do not share in his secret. Shadey has the bizarre ability to transmit images from his mind onto film - a gift which he is prepared to sell. In his search for a buyer, fate introduces him to a wealthy businessman, who in turn passes Shadey on to MI5. Shadey is suddenly hot property and real danger enters his already precarious existence as the world's major intelligence agencies vie to steal his secrets. But Shadey's gift has been underestimated by all but one, and using his manipulative skills, he manages to turn the situation shockingly to his favour | |
| Starring: | Anthony Sher, Leslie Ash, Jesse Birdsall, Jon Cartwright, Larry Lamb, Patrick Macnee, Billie Whitelaw, Bernard Hepton and Katherine Helmond | |
| Directed by: | Philip Saville | |
| Produced by: | Otto Plaschkes | |
| Screenplay by: | Snoo Wilson | |
| Film Four International | ||
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| Slayground |
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| Cinematic and home-video release. Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | Thriller in which an inexperienced getaway driver causes the death of a young girl when a robbery goes tragically wrong. The girl's millionaire father vows revenge and hires a vivious hit man to track him down. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues as the killer realises he is being hunted | |
| Starring: | Peter Coyote, Mel Smith and Billie Whitelaw | |
| Directed by: | Terry Bedford | |
| Produced by: | John Dark and Gower Frost | |
| Screenplay by: | Trevor Preston based on the novel by Richard Stark | |
| Thorn EMI Films Limited | ||
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| The Terminal Game | |
| Directed by: | Geoff Lowe |