List of the Forgotten
Just a couple of great films and shows that you may not have seen because they didn't get much air time or they could just be hiding behind someone's sofa with a packet of polos and a timid expression.
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- DirectorTarsem SinghStarsLee PaceCatinca UntaruJustine WaddellIn 1920s Los Angeles, a bedridden patient in a hospital captivates a young girl with a fantastic tale of heroes, myths, and villains on a desert island.Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru & Justine Wadell
You've probably never heard of it, but it's just plain beautiful, a touching story of a man and child both recovering from heartbreak it bursts off the screen with a vibrancy you won't find anywhere else. It's slightly surreal, but you'll soon find it's the perfect answer to a wet blustery day. (Plus Lee Pace in the black outfit with the mask!) - StarsKris MarshallDan JohnstonElla SmithA comedy about the world of estate agents. Bryan Dick plays Danny, who goes out of his way to help buyers secure their dream homes. He has to work alongside money mad Matt, played by Kris Marshall, and office bitch Mel, played by Christina Cole.Bryan Dick, Kris Marshall, Christina Cole & Anthony Stewart Head
This was a really clever little show that so should have gotten a second season but instead just disappeared into the ether - CreatorDaniel KnaufStarsMichael J. AndersonAdrienne BarbeauClancy BrownDuring the Great Depression, an Oklahoma farm boy and a charismatic minister learn that they are key players in a proxy war being fought between Heaven and Hell.Nick Stahl, Clancy Brown & Clea DuVall
Brilliant second season finale - it literally blew my breath away and then nothing - no next season just this massively huge plot left hanging in mid air! - CreatorJosh FriedmanStarsLena HeadeyThomas DekkerSummer GlauSet after the events in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Sarah Connor and her son, John, try to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon.Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau, Lena Headey & Brian Austin Green
Fantastic show that ended for no apparent reason after what was frankly an amazing season finale. - DirectorSandra GoldbacherStarsAnna FrielMichelle WilliamsElla JonesTwo best friends grow up on the Isle of Wight and in Brighton in the 1970s and 1980s.Oliver Milburn, Anna Friel & Michelle Williams
Deeply romantic, very relatable and a completely under rated little movie. Plus Oliver Milburn's "Do you want me to want you not to be?" - DirectorDan ZeffStarsGeraldine SomervilleJames PurefoyPatricia HodgeJoe and Olivia are childhood sweethearts, about to embark on their wedding day. But, the so-called happiest day of their lives is over faster than they anticipated. Olivia doesn't quite make it up the aisle, and Joe is left jilted at the altar. A decade later, Olivia and Joe are walking up the aisle again, but this time it's as bridesmaid and best man. They haven't seen each other since and they have changed. Olivia wears pleated skirts and designs multi-storey carparks; Joe is older, wiser, sexier and married to a Spanish model, Mariana. But all is not as it seems. Will first love get a second chance?James Purefoy, Gerladine Somerville & Tom Wilkinson
It's not even available on vhs, let alone dvd.
There is a talking sheep set to a soundtrack of ABC - what's not to love? - CreatorBryan FullerStarsLee PaceAnna FrielChi McBrideA pastry chef with the power to bring dead people back to life solves murder mysteries with his resurrected childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress.Lee Pace, Anna Friel & Kristin Chenoweth
Meet Ned, Ned can bring the dead back to life, but only for 60 seconds - after that someone else has to die. They oviously knew they were cancelled so the added an extra half an hour to the final episode but that only made things worse - there are so many things left unanswered, unknown - DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsChieko BaishôTakuya KimuraTatsuya GashûinWhen an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.Christian Bale, Billy Crystal, Emily Mortimor & Jean Simmons
One of the few Ghibli Studios productions to be based on a novel, Howl is usually brushed aside for the more popular Spirited Away, but the depth of emotion and 'spark' is far more enduring and wonderful than its counterpart. - CreatorJames CameronCharles H. EgleeStarsJessica AlbaMichael WeatherlyRichard GunnA group of genetically-enhanced children escape from a lab project. Years later we meet Max, one of the escapees who now works for a messenger service in the post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest.Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly & Jensen Ackles
Phenomenal ending, but you can't help feeling there's more to the story,
the fans need more - "Freak Nation" - DirectorRose TrocheStarsKevin McKiddJulie GrahamSimon CallowAt the suggestion of a straight friend, gay man Leo joins a men's group, where he causes some upsets by declaring his attraction to one of its members.James Purefoy, Kevin McKidd, Hugo Weaving & Tom Hollander
Endings a bit ridiculous, but other than that it's a great sample of a gay romcom from the late nineties. - DirectorPeter SchwabachStarsColin FirthNia LongDan LettA beautiful young single mother feels the pressure from the ex-pat Nigerian community to get married. Her precocious son has met his hero, a cynical English comic book writer and decides he is a match for his mum. The fall for each other but their love is tested by resistance from the community.