Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

The provocative Italian filmmaker Elio Petri’s most internationally acclaimed work is this remarkable, visceral, Oscar-winning thriller. Petri maintains a tricky balance between absurdity and realism in telling the Kafkaesque tale of a Roman police inspector (A Fistful of Dollars’ Gian Maria Volonté, in a commanding performance) investigating a heinous crime—which he committed himself. Both a […]

A pair of siblings from London (Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey) purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price—and soon they’re caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave. Rich in atmosphere, The Uninvited, directed by Lewis Allen, was groundbreaking for […]

Efter att ha skapat två av alla tiders bästa filmer, Citizen Kane och De magnifika Ambersons, regisserade Orson Welles thrillern Främlingen, och visade sig bemästra även denna genre till fulländning. Edward G. Robinson spelar en nazijägare på jakt efter den ökände Franz Kindler (Orson Welles), en av de högst ansvariga bakom folkmordet på judarna. Nu […]

Äntligen e’ den här! Vår mest efterfrågade filmsamling: DEN (S)THORE SKOGMAN-BOXEN. Den västmanländske ordekvilibristen Thore Skogman var känd för att spruta ur sig texter och melodier. I Stims register står han som upphovsman till otroliga 1243 låtar! Den store Thore medverkade även i radio, tv och på film, skrev barnböcker och var till och med […]

A mind-blowing ‘acid-western’ which shocked and bedazzled audiences upon its controversial original release, El Topo single-handedly invented the American midnight movie phenomenon… Jodorowsky’s most violent and notorious film sees the director play ‘The Mole’ of the title: a black-clad. master gunfighter. In the first half, El Topo journeys across the desert dreamscape with his young […]

Hapless family man Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom, in this wickedly entertaining comedy from writer-director Kristoffer Borgli (Sick of Myself) and producer […]

Described by Steven Spielberg as one of our great filmmakers, not just for the art and passion he put on screen, but for the impact he has made on the conscience of the world , the films of producer and director Stanley Kramer ( The Defiant Ones, Guess Who s Coming to Dinner) frequently confronted […]

A psychological thriller (based on a true story) in which Jeremy Irons plays both Elliot and Beverly Mantle, a pair of gynaecologist twins who have always shared everything – until Claire (Genevieve Bujold) walks into their clinic. Initially toying with her affections, sibling rivalry gradually increases until the two threaten to pull each other apart. […]