Back in 1951, Ealing Studios produced the classic comedy movie The Lavender Hill Mob. Set on the street of the same name in Battersea near London’s Clapham Junction, the film follows Alec Guinness’ clerk responsible for transporting a bank’s gold supplies for the last two decades. But now he’s decided to steal £1 million of … Read more
Back in 1951, Ealing Studios produced the classic comedy movie The Lavender Hill Mob. Set on the street of the same name in Battersea near London’s Clapham Junction, the film follows Alec Guinness’ clerk responsible for transporting a bank’s gold supplies for the last two decades. But now he’s decided to steal £1 million of … Read more
Classic British noir The Third Man can be yours to rent for under a fiver on both Amazon Prime Video and AppleTV+. The iconic post-war drama starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli and Hollywood legend Orson Welles frequently tops lists of the best films ever made. Originally released in 1949, British director Carol Reed’s thrilling and … Read more
Directed by David Lean from a screenplay by Noël Coward, based on his 1936 one-act play Still Life, Brief Encounter is considered one of the greatest films of all time. The 1945 romantic drama starring Celia Johnson (who was Oscar-nominated for her role) and Trevor Howard was ranked second in the BFI’s 1999 ranking of … Read more
