Directed by Martin Scorsese with a screenplay by Paul Schrader, this controversial and rather stylish film is based on Nikos…
This unnecessary remake, directed by Robert Zemeckis, was entertaining but not a patch on Nicolas Roeg’s 1990 film. I’m unsure…
A brilliant TV show about a group of teenagers who run The Junior Gazette, a newspaper for young people, Press…
I felt that I should give this film another try. When I saw it well over a decade ago, I…
Richard Llewellyn’s bestselling 1939 novel was quickly adapted for film, directed by John Ford. It actually beat Citizen Kane in…
One of those classic films so famous that it eclipses the original book, Breakfast at Tiffany’s is based on Truman…
David Lean’s atmospheric and generally faithful adaptation of Dickens’ novel is a classic film in its own right. It has…
Based on S J Watson’s very popular thriller, this film has the same concept but many changes were made. Sadly…
A couple of years after Simon explored the challenges faced by people living in Cornwall, he returns to see how…
This famous film is a faithful adaptation of Keith Waterhouse’s 1959 novel, a gritty ‘kitchen sink’ drama with some laugh-out-loud…