The Sound Barrier (1952)
Feb 2, 2003The Quest to Break the Sound Barrier
David Lean conducts a fictional account of the efforts to build a plane that breaks the sound barrier
British Lion
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
Feb 13, 2009The End of the World
Classic British end of the world movie that presents with enormous conviction a fundamentally implausible scenario in which nuclear tests tilt the Earth off its axis causing a massive heatwave and the attempts to right it
Fright (1971)
May 10, 2009Psycho-Thriller
A modest and well directed psycho-thriller from the Anglo-horror cycle with Susan George as a babysitter stalked by a deranged Ian Bannen
I, Monster (1971)
Jul 5, 2002Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Adaptation
The title and names are changed, otherwise this is an extremely faithful adaptation of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde starring Christopher Lee. Not very successful at the time, this interestingly opens the story out with Freudian psychology
The Wicker Man (1973)
Aug 20, 2003Pagan Religion
Classic horror film that imagines a secret world of pagan rites existing into the modern day. As much a classic for its colourful creation of a folk culture as it is for an unforgettable ending
The Land That Time Forgot (1974)
May 6, 2000Prehistoric Lost World
The first in a trilogy of prehistoric lost world adventures based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novels, all starring Doug McClure. Despite variable effects, this is a well-made adventure with a strong script
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Jun 3, 2001Alienated Alien Visitor
Nicolas Roeg's film featuring David Bowie as an alienated alien visitor to Earth, a film that is equal amounts brilliance and pretentious distractions
Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
Aug 31, 2005Lost World Adventure
Not one of the Doug McClure Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations but by the same people and in the same vein. Thanks to a particularly inventive script this is the best of these lost world adventures
The Awakening (1980)
Jul 21, 2000Resurrected Mummy Queen
Adaptation of Bram Stoker's Jewel of the Seven Stars about the spirit of an Ancient Egyptian queen possessing a modern day woman. Lavishly produced with a series of novelty deaths modeled on The Omen. Also the first mummy film to actually shoot in Egypt
The Wicker Tree (2011)
Mar 5, 2012Pagan Religion
Sold as a sequel to The Wicker Man, although works as more of an update and expansion of its themes. Received a muted reception but is a not entirely uninteresting film, if nowhere near the league of the original