Movies: Stephen Woolley

An in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain....

When a courier at the D-Day Courier Service mistakenly finds a pile of money in his regular delivery, he does some digging only to discover that the messenger company is a front for a drug ring. A reformed drug user himself, he sets out to crack the ...

A journey through the career of the British writer/director best known for his film "Withnail & I" (1987). Robinson reveals how he writes, reads from his screenplays, and revisits the town of his birth where his first novel "The Peculiar Memories of ...

Helene Moskiewicz, a young Jewish woman living in pre-World War II Belgium, is forced to suffer through German occupation by watching her parents arrested and her life destroyed. To fight back, Regine joins the underground resistance movement and str...

Documentary about the making of Nagisa Oshima's 1983 film MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE....

The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain....

A film about the London repertory cinema the Scala, noted for its eclectic and sometimes controversial programmes, which changed daily. Management, staff and audience members are interviewed about the cinema's history and notable events, which includ...

New featurette, writer/director Brad Bird, writer/director Andrew Haigh, director Danny Boyle, and cinematographer Anthony B. Richmond, amongst others, discuss the Nic Roeg's diverse body of work and his visual style as well as Don't Look Now....

A 2008 documentary and debut feature film of Bafta-Award nominated director Jamie Jay Johnson. It follows the lives of the participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007, specifically the entrants from Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Georgia. ...

A young woman sits down in a chair. Only her mouth is visible as she begins to speak at a rapid clip, describing events that she insists did not really happen to her....

An hour of interviews about the iconic British cinema....

Scottish Television's film on the 40th Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1986, starring Robbie Coltrane (a former EIFF chauffeur) and featuring interviews with Bill Forsyth, Samuel Fuller and Barry Norman, among many others....

New featurette, David Cronenberg, cinematographer Anthony B. Richomond, and professor Sarah Street (University of Bristol), amongst others, discuss the use of color in Don't Look Now as well as the manner in which it affects the film's tone and atmos...

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Stories of how the film Evil Dead, The (1981) rose up very high against the accusations of the 'Video Nasties' of the 1980's in the UK. Many controversial films are referenced here to give us an example of how Evil Dead, The (1981) didn't belong in t...

Documentary exploring the harassment charges against Harvey Weinstein and his relationship with the UK film business....

A look at the last days of James Ferman's rule as Chief Censor of the British Board of Film Classification....