the wolves of willoughby chase (1989)

"If you eat in the kitchen you will talk like a servant."
Gothic tale of Willoughby Chase, the grand but remote home of Sir Willoughby (Jonathan Coy) and Lady Green (Eleanor David) and their daughter Bonnie (Emily Hudson), who is in the care of a scheming governess (Stephanie Beacham) and devious lawyer (Mel Smith).
Atmospheric Children's drama.

you're big boy now (1966)

"Don't eat too much, don't stay out too late, don't go to suspicious places to play cards, and stay away from girls. But most of all, Bernard, try to be happy."
Bernard (Peter Krastner) is a socially awkward young man trying to get away from his over-bearing parents (Geraldine Page & Rip Torn), and chooses go-go dancer Barbara (Elizabeth Hartman) to help him do so.
Breakaway feature after many years under the wing of Roger Corman, shot on location on 42nd Street, this gives a great insight into the area of the time.

a zed and two noughts (1985)

aka Zoo.
"In the land of the legless the one-legged woman is queen."
Twin Brothers (Eric & Brian Deacon) have some very distinctive hobbies, that get stranger when their wives die in a car crash and they become obsessed with the driver (Andrea Ferreol)...
Distinctive art house fare, with even more distinctive music by Michael Nyman.

lunch hour (1961)

"Very nice wine."
A girl (Shirley Anne Field) instigates an affair with a married colleague (Robert Stephens), but are constantly interrupted as they only have lunchtimes in which to meet.
An understated comedy that soon goes off the rails.

midnight at madame tussaud's (1936)

aka Midnight At the Wax Museum.
"He'll never hand over her money!"
Whilst Nicholas Frome (Kim Peacock) plans to releave Carol Cheyne (Lucille Lisle) of her inheritance, Explorer Sir Clive Cheyne (James Carew) plans on spending a night alone in Madame Tussauds Chamber of Horrors for a bet.
Dated melodrama, with very stagey acting.

hannie calder (1971)

"What the hell's this all about?"
Following her rape and the murder of her husband Hannie Calder (Raquel Welch) vows revenge on the gang. In order to do so she hires bounty hunter Thomas Price (Robert Culp) to instruct her in the fine art of killing. Revenge movie, that has just enough twists to make it entertaining, with a fine characterisation from Culp.

don't talk to strange men (1962)

"All alone at then end of the lane."
Jean Painter (Christina Gregg) is a young girl, who dreams of romance. Then one day whilst waiting for a bus, it seems to arrive, when she answers a public telephone that is ringing. She gets into conversation with a suave young man, and as the relationship grows she decides to meet him, but who is this man on the end of the phone, and what is his reason or wanting to meet?
A subdued drama, with the one aim, which it does with aplomb.

the glitterball (1977)

Max (Ben Buckton) finds a tiny ball, which reveals itself to be an alien trying to get back to its mother-ship. so obviously with his new friend Pete (Keith Jayne) he sets about helping. Unfortunately a crook is also after them...
Quirky kids film, that trots along without much thought.

blind date (1959)

aka Chance Meeting.
"I just thought she had gone out for a few seconds."
Jan-Van Rooyer (Hardy Krüger) is found in a woman's apartment by Inspector Morgan (Stanley Baker), who accuses him of murder. Rooyer denies everything, and the detective realizes that there is more to this than he initially thought...
Stagy but well played film noir.