Under Capricorn

He was football’s first rock and roll star – a handsome, charismatic Belfast boy who could thrill and excite the crowds with every turn of the ball. But George Best was also the lead in his own Shakespearean tragedy, a flawed genius, brought down by drink, temptation and depression. Director Daniel Gordon (Hillsborough, The Fall) […]

He was a boy from Tupelo who grew up to become the biggest star in music. Along the way, he absorbed a staggering range of influences, creating a revolutionary sound in his lifelong search for self-expression. Following his creative journey from childhood through the final 1976 Jungle Room recording sessions, two-part presentation Elvis Presley: The […]

Med uppsåt att lura Lady Hideko på hennes förmögenhet lyckas unga Sook-Hee få anställning hos henne som kammarjungfru. Men oväntade känslor uppstår mellan dem, samtidigt som mannen bakom komplotten visar sig ha helt andra planer för Sook-Hee. Alla lurar alla i sydkoreanske mästerregissören Park Chan-wooks queera thriller noir, baserad på Sarah Waters ”Fingersmith”. En psykologisk […]

Peter Turner met Hollywood legend Gloria Grahame at a London lodging in the late 1970s. They fell in love and embarked on an intense if short-lived affair. Paul McGuigan’s touching film, based on Turner’s memoir, recalls that time and their subsequent encounter in Liverpool a few years later. It’s a beautiful and evocative drama, with […]

På jakt efter rättvisa, efter att hans bror mördats, blir Mick (Robert Bronzi) oskyldigt anklagad och fälld för ett par riktigt grova brott. När domen fallit skickas han till Pleasant Hill Penitentiarys ökända avdelning 13 för dödsdömda.

Förspillda dagar är filmen som var nära att aldrig få biopremiär. Testpubliken förfasade sig över den starka realismen, så när Paramount erbjöds fem miljoner dollar (!) av spritlobbyister för att ”begrava” den alkoholkritiska filmen var

Twists, double-crosses and political intrigue abound in this classic thriller starring the golden couple of film noir, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd (The Blue Dahlia, This Gun For Hire). A crooked political boss, Paul Madvig (Brian Donlevy), falls for Janet Henry (Lake), daughter of a prospective Baltimore governor, and decides to mend his ways. However, […]

Madigan teams Hollywood legends Richard Widmark (Pickup on South Street, Two Rode Together) and Henry Fonda (Young Mr. Lincoln, Midway) in a brutal tale of crime set in Spanish Harlem. As Commissioner Russell tres to keep his precinct in order, detectives Madigan (Widmark) and Bonaro (Harry Guardino) struggle to balance their personal and professional commitments […]