The Halfway House (1944)
Nov 12, 2002Haunted Inn
A very nicely made British Wartime film about an ensemble of varied characters gathered at a ghostly inn that comes to have an effect on all of them
Ealing Studios
Dead of Night (1945)
Sep 2, 2003Horror Anthology
Celebrated British horror anthology, which tells five ghost stories and tales of the supernatural. All are strong stories with The Ventriloquist's Dummy segment in particular having become regarded as a classic
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
Apr 19, 2009London Suburb Becomes a Foreign Country Comedy
Charming post-War Ealing Studios comedy where the London suburb of Pimlico declares themselves a separate country
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Nov 1, 2002Imperishable Suit Invention Comedy
Classic Ealing comedy where Alex Guinness causes social disruption when he invents a suit that never wears out or gets dirty
Meet Mr Lucifer (1953)
Jul 12, 2010The Devil Stirs Mischief Via TV
One of the forgotten comedies from UK's Ealing Studios, this rails against the evils of the then new medium of television where The Devil contrives to make people miserable by getting them to watch tv
Valiant (2005)
Jan 7, 2006Animation/Talking Carrier Pigeons
Amiable British animated film set amongst the Allied Resistance during World War II, all cast with talking carrier pigeons
Dorian Gray (2009)
Jan 28, 2011Eternally Youthful Libertine
Beautifully produced version of the Oscar Wilde story about a libertine who becomes immortal by transferring his soul into a portrait. This easily stands out as one of the best film versions of the story to date
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2014)
Jun 22, 2015Shakespeare Adaptation/Fairy Enchantments
A filmed version of Julie Taymor's staging of the Shakespeare play about fairt enchantments. Forget standard interpretations, Taymor opens the play up with an extraordinary visual flair