Adapted from the classic, absurdist, anti-war novel by Joseph Heller. "Catch-22" is the story of Yossarian, a pilot who trys to opt out of flying bombing missions by being declared insane, the catch being that anyone trying to avoid bombing missions by being insane must be sane. This dark classic catches much of the flavour of the book, the insanity, the corruption and the absurdity of war. Think MASH, but non-linear - flawed but awesome.
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HONOUR OF THE KNIGHTS (2006)
CertificationPG Our Rating
An art-house re-imagining of Cervantes' classic novel, 'Don Quixote'.
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LOVE IS STRANGE (2013)
Certification15 Our Rating
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ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (1990)
CertificationPG Our Rating
Tom Stoppard made his debut as a director with his most famous stage play. The story is a clever re-working of Hamlet based around two minor characters from the play stumbling through a land where reality and illusion overlap, unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them. This is an award winning and inspired transition from stage to screen.
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THE BROTHERS GRIMM (2005)
Certification12 Our Rating
Will and Jake Grimm travel the land collecting and imparting magical tales to the villages they visit, but their real money spinner is the age old con, creating elaborate scenarios whereby they rid the locals of various imagined demons of the night. This being the 19th Century and a Terry Gilliam film it is inevitable that the two are eventually confronted by the dark tales of fear and superstition that they weave. When Will and Jake arrive at one particular village they find the folk under the
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THE CANTERBURY TALES (1972)
Certification15 Our Rating
The middle part of Pasolini's trilogy of Life is a suitably bawdy adaption of Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales', a series of stories that pretty much wanders through all the 'Seven Sins' and, in particular, the cast of characters sexual peccadillos. Lush and enjoyable.
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THE DEAD (1987)
CertificationU Our Rating
Not a horror film, but the late John Huston's adaptation of a novella by James Joyce. A comedy-drama set in turn of the century Dublin and detailing the changing fortunes of a married couple. Beautifully capturing the charm and wit of the Irish, this is a fine version, and the last film, from a brilliant director.
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THE TEMPEST (DEREK JARMAN) (1979)
Certification15 Our Rating
Derek Jarman, of controversial "Sebastian" and "Carravaggio" fame, gives Shakespeare an unusual makeover on a shoestring budget, focusing far more on visual imagery than the bard's words, which operate, with the exception of that last speech, more like signposts........but this is cinema and the poetry should be visual. Critically approved.
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