Frank Capra’s It Happened One Night (1934) A quintessential Capra movie, that even 92 years later has lost none of its ability to entertain. Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert make for a terrific on screen couple, with the both of them sharing excellent chemistry. Gable is especially great here, with his clear skill for comedy shining through, something the likes of Gone with the Wind (1939) doesn’t get the opportunity to do. Capra of course would go on to direct even greater

Made back in 1988 for BBC’s Screen Two, director Sandy Johnson’s Leaving (1988) is a sometimes bleak but poignant drama about three youngsters growing up in impoverished Scottish town Greenock at the tail end of the 1960’s. Having grown up in Greenock myself, the film has something of a tinge of nostalgia, but even those from other parts of the world should find much of this story relatable. Well that is if they can get past the strong Scottish accents, which I have seen many

The name Cliff Twemlow may not be exactly recognisable to most moviegoers. Something of a cult figure, especially in his native...

The list below isn’t really in any specific order, other than perhaps Limbo which comes first which was truly one of the best crime...