The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Nov 12, 2002Killer Plant Black Comedy
The original, Roger Corman's zero budget film about a killer plant is an hilarious black comedy that has become a cult favourite and remains his most well remembered film
Jack Nicholson
The Terror (1963)
Dec 18, 2000Haunting/Mysterious Woman
Roger Corman film legendarily cobbled together on leftover sets and extra shooting time for Boris Karloff. The result emerges surprisingly well despite
The Raven (1963)
Sep 5, 2002War Between Magicians Comedy
The fifth of the Roger Corman Edgar Allan Poe films. By this point, there was a clear desire for some novelty so this one is played as a comedy between duelling magicians
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
Feb 2, 2001Reincarnation and Clairvoyance Musical
Romantic musical in Barbra Steisand discovers psychic powers and her reincarnated past lives. Despite being a flop, this is a film of oddball charms and features an effervescent Stresiand
Tommy (1975)
Feb 27, 2003Demented Rock Musical/Messianic Pinball Player
Ken Russell's adaptation of The Who's hit album is filled with gloriously mad, glitter rock excess and wildly over the top acting in the ways that only Russell ever managed
The Shining (1980)
Mar 18, 2001Haunted Hotel/Cabin Fever/Stephen King Adaptation
Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's novel throws much of the book out but has duly become a classic. Jack Nicholson goes grandly mad amid Kubrick's stupendous production and unsettling set-pieces
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Jun 19, 2003Witches vs the Devil/War of the Sexes Comedy
Deliriously frothy and enjoyable George Miller film with Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer as three witches who conjure forth Devil figure - Jack Nicholson in full barnstorming mode
Batman (1989)
Mar 26, 2000Comic-Book Superhero
The origins of the dark brooding superhero on film. Tim Burton borrows from the graphic novels of the era and gives us a beautiful, stunningly designed film that digs deep inside the psychological recesses of the masks and funny faces
Wolf (1994)
Feb 15, 2002Werewolf Film
Reasonable box-office hit that offers a stripped-back werewolf film with minimalist effects as milquetoast Jack Nicholson suddenly discovers the beast within
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Mar 17, 2001Gonzo Alien Invasion
In this film based on the old Topps gum card series, Tim Burton makes an affectionately goofy tribute to 1950s alien invasion cinema
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
May 2, 2001Genre Director Documentary
Documentary about the life of Stanley Kubrick made by his brother-in-law that lifts the veil on the mystique that surrounded Kubrick in his later years and gives a good deal of insight into his working processes
The Pledge (2001)
Jan 19, 2001Psycho-Thriller
Slow and subtle Sean Penn directed thriller where Jack Nicholson plays a retired detective haunted by a child murder case