His & Hers is an American independent comedy film which premiered at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Hal Salwen, it is a modern screwball comedy, the plot of which centers around the accidental amputation of a finger.Read More »
Extract from the Radio Times for the broadcast:
We begin tonight with the comedy – Ken Russell’s version of The Diary Of A Nobody by the Brothers Grossmith. Ken Russell, who will be remembered from his many Monitor films, including those on Elgar and Bartok, has been an ardent admirer of this Victorian novel for many years. The film he has made of it is unusual, hilarious, and, at heart, very tender. It is an account, in the style of the early movies, of the life of a Victorian City clerk, Mr Pooter. We see Mr Pooter’s fervent desires for the well-being of his family coming to fruition – and sometimes coming to grief. (Radio Times, December 10, 1964 – Article by John McGrath).Read More »
A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.Read More »
A black and bloody Irish comedy about a sad train journey where an older man, whose wife has died that morning, encounters a strange and possibly psychotic young oddball….Read More »
El Jockey is a visionary take on the sports drama genre, taking the audience on a once in a lifetime adventure. Loud & Clear
“He seems lost in time and space,” says one of the characters in El Jockey when talking about the protagonist. This is easily the best way to describe the main character, with his erratic behaviour and tendency to disappear right before our eyes. He is our way into the story for the most part…Read More »
Talented Anny returns to her struggling family which run a little venue at the town fair. She not only enchants artist Hannes and singer Ordini but also agent Horbes who hires them for the celebrated Apollo theatre in Berlin.Read More »
Nearly twenty years after the events of “The Girl of Your Dreams.” in the 1950s, Macarena Granada, who has become a Hollywood star, returns to Spain to film a blockbuster about Queen Isabella I of Castile.Read More »
Marcelo has devoted his life to teaching philosophy at the Public University of Buenos Aires. When his mentor Professor Caselli dies unexpectedly, Marcelo expects to become the new head of Department. However, his plans turn upside down with the unexpected arrival of Rafael Sujarchuk. Charismatic and seductive, Rafael returns from his pedestal in European universities to claim the vacant position for himself. Marcelo’s clumsy efforts to prove he is the right candidate will trigger a philosophical duel, while his life -and the country- enter a spiral of chaos.Read More »
The manager of a service agency for the wealthy clashes with–and falls for–an inventor who is seeking funding for a new kind of tractor.Read More »