Tag Archives: Sam Neill

Thought for the Day from Jurassic Park

Posted on 25 September 2011 by Beth Williams

“If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us it’s that life will not be contained. Life breaks free, expands to new territories, and crashes through barriers, painfully, maybe even dangerously, but, ah, well, there it is.” … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Isabelle Adjani’s cult 1980 masterpiece Possession

Posted on 24 October 2010 by peter

If you like your films dark, twisted and arty then 1981’s Possession might be just the ticket. Set in the former West Berlin, this once controversial arthouse thriller stars Aussie actor Sam Neill as a government agent called Mark and … Continue reading →

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Dean Spanley Competition Winners

Posted on 12 May 2009 by Jason Best

  Our competition to win a copy of the charming period comedy drama Dean Spanley on DVD is now closed. Thanks to Icon Home Entertainment for supplying the prizes. And well done to all our entrants who answered correctly that … Continue reading →

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Out On DVD | Dean Spanley

Posted on 27 April 2009 by Jason Best

Does cross-species reincarnation exist? That’s the idea entertained by the period comedy drama Dean Spanley, which comes out on DVD today. Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill and Peter O’Toole star in this sweetly charming tale about an Edwardian cleric who believes he … Continue reading →

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Win a copy of Dean Spanley on DVD

Posted on 24 April 2009 by Jason Best

This competition has now closed. Does cross-species reincarnation exist? That’s the idea entertained by the period comedy drama Dean Spanley, which comes out on DVD on Monday 27th April.  Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill and Peter O’Toole star in this sweetly … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Dean Spanley

Posted on 12 December 2008 by Jason Best

A shaggy dog story if ever there was, Dean Spanley is a slight but sweetly charming tale about an Edwardian cleric who believes he has had a past life as a dog. The film opens in 1904 in London, where … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings – Dead Calm

Posted on 20 September 2008 by Beth Williams

Since my couch potato post last Saturday was about Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, you’d expect me to be picking The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers today, wouldn’t you? Well, I’m not going to, but … Continue reading →

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