MOVIES Page 14

Independents' Day

Independents' Day (2016)

Aliens invade Earth and give humans a choice to emigrate to a new planet or be killed. When most of humanity gives in to the demands, the president of the United States and a rogue militia fight back to expose the...

The Chase

The Chase (1946)

Returning a lost wallet gains unemployed veteran Chuck Scott a job as chauffeur to Eddie Roman, a seeming gangster whose enemies have a way of meeting violent ends. The job proves nerve-wracking, and soon Chuck finds...

Johana: Make Up and Motor Oil

Colombia is the third largest exporter of coffee in the world. The main status symbol of its flourishing regions is the Willys Jeep. We met Johana, the only Willys female driver, who is entering this year's Willys...

Pool of London

Pool of London (1951)

When their ship docks, the crew disembark as usual to pick up their lives in postwar London. For one of them his petty smuggling turns more serious when he finds himself caught up with a robbery.

The Philadelphia Experiment

The Philadelphia Experiment (2012)

An experiment to turn a ship invisible during the Second World War led to it disappearing without trace. Decades later, an attempt to repeat the procedure brings the vessel back. A surviving crew member is found on...

The Condor Man From Argentina

Patagonia, a land of eternal winds and unspoilt nature, is home to the world's largest bird - the Andean Condor, with its average wingspan of 3 meters. In many places, the species has already become extinct....

Frieda

Frieda (1947)

RAF pilot Robert Dawson returns home from World War II with his new bride, Frieda, the German girl who helped him escape from a prisoner-of-war camp. They have to deal with the venomous bigotry of both Robert's family...

The best sheepdogs from Wales

The film follows Nigel and his dogs throughout the summer. Nigel Watkins is a farmer and vice-world champion sheepdog handler. Together with his partner, Janet, he runs his little farm Llanddeusant in the Brecon...

Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express (1965)

Ryan, an American POW, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the Germans in Italy. Having seemingly made errors of judgement, Ryan has to win the support of the mainly British soldiers he is commanding.

It's a Joke, Son!

It's a Joke, Son! (1947)

Claghorn gets into some financial difficulties and is forced by a machine-political gang to enter a race for state senator against his wife (Una Merkel) who appears to have a good chance to beat the political hack...

Roll On Cinema

This film endeavours to show how the invention of cinema was in no way inevitable, and how it may well have been a mere accident. To pinpoint the start, it all began in the heart of Paris, in the depths of darkened...

Breath

Ses souffles (2015)

Lizon has just attended her friend Marie's birthday. The friends around the birthday cake, the candles to be blown, the wish to be made amazed her. For her ninth birthday, Lizon wants to have the same thing. A...

An Argument for Old Age

Omsch (2013)

A full-length documentary, which is a record of an extraordinary, long-term relationship of a middle-aged artist with his aged neighbor. A lonely, solitary old lady with a wicked sense of humor turns out to be a great...

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels (2019)

Sabina Wilson (Kristen Stewart), Elena Houghlin (Naomi Scott), and Jane Kano (Ella Balinska) are working for the mysterious Charles Townsend (Robert Clotworthy), whose security and investigative agency has expanded...

Banjo Farid

Banjo Farid (2015)

Twelve-year-old Farid remains desperately secretive and opens up to no one. Quiet, out of sync, attracted by nothing, he seems to suffer everyday life without feeling the slightest emotion. One day, however, against...