The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972)
May 11, 1999Children's Ghost Story/Time Travel
This Victorian-set children's film has not been widely seen and has gained a small cult reputation for many years its ambitious plot involving a ghost story and time travel
Barry Levinson
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Sep 2, 2003Teenage Sherlock Holmes/Adventure Film
Steven Spielberg produced film about an adolescent Sherlock Holmes often feels like it is Holmes being pitched as an Indiana Jones adventure but comes with some beautifully made touches
Toys (1992)
Feb 18, 2002Toy-Maker Wars/Gonzo Fantasy
Genuinely eccentric Barry Levinson film that plays out as a post-Reaganite version of Willy Wonka and features some of the most amazing sets ever designed for a film.
Disclosure (1994)
Mar 22, 2001Michael Crichton Adaptation/Sexual Harassment Thriller/Virtual Reality
It is telling that the only film made about workplace sexual harassment up to this point is one that painted the male as a victim. This adaptation of a Michael Crichton book came mired in controversy
Sphere (1998)
Dec 16, 1999Crashed UFO Underwater/Michael Crichton Adaptation
Michael Crichton was hot property after the success of Jurassic Park but this was one flop. A by no means uninteresting film about a group of scientists in an underwater habitat making contact with an alien lifeform
The Bay (2012)
Jan 15, 2013Ecological Catastrophe/Found Footage
Barry Levinson becomes one of the few name directors to venture into the Found Footage genre and soberingly portrays the outbreak of an ecological catastrophe from multiple viewpoints