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New movies added to the site

Not had much chance to post here but now the site has had many major additions here is a chance to list a few of the films we have added.

Unspeakable Acts (1990) : The married couple Laurie and Joseph Braga are doctors specialized in interviewing sexual abused children. With a lot of energy they track down a pedophile who has abused many toddlers.

Dulcima (1971) : A farmer who has the reputation of drinking most of his money away, lives on farm which is in a poor state of repair. A pretty young girl, Dulcima, takes pity on him and decides to help him by cleaning the place. One of John Mills' rarest films.

Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) : A noblewoman doomed to a loveless marriage falls into a scandalous affair with the dashing Lord Byron.

No Time To Die (1958) : Daniel Thatcher is an American sergeant serving with a British tank corps in North Africa. He and most of his unit are captured by the Germans, who learn his identity as a man who once tried to assassinate Josef Goebbels, Hitler's right-hand man. Thatcher's wife was killed in the concentration camps, and now, after his failed attempt to kill the Nazi leader, Thatcher is a real prize for his captors. But Thatcher prefers not to go back to Germany as a prize, so he leads his fellow tankers in an escape attempt.

Boy On A Dolphin (1957) : Sophia Loren stars as Phaedra, a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold stature of a boy riding a dolphin, which is said to have the magical power to grant wishes. Her shiftless boyfriend wants to sell it to an unscrupulous art collector (Clifton Webb), but Phaedra wants to give it to anthropologist Jim Calder (Alan Ladd), who would return it to the Greek government. This film is famous for the beginning of the film when Sophia climbs onto the boat from the water and her costume leaves very little to the imagination.

Up The Junction (1968) : Movie version of the BBC TV play that first addresses some of the major social issues of the day. A girl from a rich family in Chelsea is bored and decides to go "slumming" in depressed Battersea. She gets a flat and starts working in a factory and makes some friends there. One of her friends is pregnant but abortion is illegal ...

Passport To Shame (1958) : Cabdriver Constantine falls for a French girl mixed up with the white slave ring and eventually helps to liberate her. Stars Diana Dors.

Angels One Five (1953) : 'Septic' Baird has just joined a front line RAF squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. This is the story of "The Few" and how they managed to fight off the might of the Luftwaffe despite overwhelming German air power.

A Taste Of Evil (1971) : On her way home from a stay at a mental institution after a traumatic rape, a woman realizes that someone is deliberately trying to drive her insane. Fantastic performance by Barbara Stanwyck.

posted by Chris @ 10:43 AM