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- A live-action prequel feature film following a young Cruella de Vil.
- A set of circumstances makes Anna Scott, a famous actress, fall in love with William Thacker, owner of a bookstore in Notting Hill. But the paparazzi's fascination with her complicates their bond.
- A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.
- Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.
- Adam Jones is a chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.
- Based on the popular diary of the anonymous sex worker known only as Belle de Jour.
- A comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.
- Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley. Can his ex-boxer bodyguard Terry stay level-headed whilst working for the King of Dodgy Deals?
- What happened to the women at 10 Rillington Place? The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
- It's suspected that a peace/anti-nuke organization in UK has some extremists willing to use terrorism. The action will probably be against an embassy in London. The SAS/Special Air Service try to get the organization infiltrated.
- In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.
- A young man becomes attached to a family that's not his own, and casts himself into the life of plentiful riches and gay love affairs for which he seems destined.
- The daily routine of two London Policemen is interrupted by a killer.
- A female film crew journeys to Africa where a giant ape, Queen Kong, falls in love with the crew's male star.
- Somebody with very little Christmas spirit is killing anyone in a Santa suit one London holiday season, and Scotland Yard has to stop him before he makes his exploits an annual tradition.
- Two New York police detectives (Howard Hesseman, Ed Marinaro) recruit a gallery worker (Brooke Shields) to help them head off a jewel heist.
- For want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe... a young man's life is almost lost, which is exactly what this film is all about: a man barely twenty who wants desperately to pull out of London's drug world by taking a job as a waiter in a 'normal' restaurant. But to do this he must come up with a "sensible pair of shoes," an item that his homeless meanderings hasn't provided him. In fact, the shoes become a symbol of his striving to break away from those, like himself, who are caught up in the tragedy of drugs and lasciviousness which is so aptly described... sometimes graphically, always realistically... in this film.
- Gerald Otley, wannabe antiques dealer, is kicked out of his flat for failing to pay rent, sleeps at a friend's house for the night, wakes up two days later in an airport field, and finds himself entangled in international espionage.
- Frank is an unemployed, discontented and rebellious teenage, living at home with his mild-mannered father, domineering mother and sister Josie. Frank harbors a deep-seated resentment and hatred towards the black people he sees as flooding Notting Hill and taking all the jobs. He spends his time hanging around with a gang of similar youths who all share his racist views.
- Light the Rock n' Roll spark with a Flame in the guise of Dave, Noddy, Jim and Don and their showcase of the rise and demise of rock band Flame.
- U.S. Agent Novak and Scotland Yard Officer Thompson go undercover to infiltrate a counterfeit organization.
- Damon Miller is a filmmaker grappling with the pressures of an impoverished profession and a dissolving relationship. One routine assignment will change his life as he is involved in the disturbing research into Near-Earth Objects.
- Blue is a mother, a jazz singer, writer, an artist - struggling to keep custody of her daughter.
- Buzz, a young boy helps his drug-addict mother through the day, whilst dreaming of escape.
- A locksmith's first heist goes awry when his partner is killed by rival thieves after the theft. Betrayed by his girlfriend, he hides with the loot in a flat above a club, wary of its untrustworthy tenants while evading cops and crooks.
- Seven wayward juveniles (the "Green Bottles" of the title) spend their days truanting and thieving. One by one they are caught and made to face the consequences of the choices they have made. An educational film apparently made in association with the Metropolitan Police and intended to be shown in schools as a warning to those who might be tempted to stray from the straight and narrow. Included as an extra on the DVD for Bronco Bullfrog (1971).
- Through rare archive footage and exclusive interviews, "The Girl Who Would Be Queen" tells the story of the early life of Queen Elizabeth II, and the events leading to her accession and coronation.
- The Moon Over the Alley reunited Duffer writer/directors Joseph Despins and William Dumaresq, with this strange London-set musical, again scored by Galt MacDermont (Hair). The film explores the problems facing the multicultural residents in a Notting Hill boarding house of the early 1970s, destined for demolition. Dark and disturbing, yet also dreamlike and tender, this astonishing film defies all categorisation. This title is also available on DVD / Blu-ray in the BFI's Flipside collection.
- LONDON UNDERGROUND was a documentary feature film produced to promote a series of albums for the German market also called London Underground. Producer David Wilkinson, director Matt Lipsey and Associate Producer Richard Gooderick came up with a formula of taking a varied group of bands, party promoters and participants all involved in the underground music scene across London. The film starts with them at 6:00pm on a Friday and follows their progression through Friday night to Saturday morning, afternoon and night into the very early hours of Sunday morning. It had a high profile launch in Germany with the film, filmmakers and various bands and DJ's including Jerry Dammers visiting Munich, Frankfurt, Ulm, Koln, Hamburg etc. The film had a small release in the UK and was sold internationally by the Arts Council of Great Britain.
- John, a weedy young man, discovers a trunk with a mysterious message on it: Make a wish. So he wishes for a girlfriend. But he doesn't quite get what he had hoped for.
- Personality clashes occur when a French auteur and his American star, attempt to collaborate on a new film project.
- Margaret Drabble's paean to city life in general and London in particular. The density, mixed use neighbourhoods, cultural vibrancy and the walkability is recognisably the stuff of good urban design as we know it today.
- Winner of 'Best London Film' at the Portobello Film Festival, this 20-minute documentary provides a fascinating insight into the threat that Portobello Road and Market faces from high street stores seizing the street.
- Dominick Hide has a mission to study and report on the transport systems of the past, but only as an observer. Yet when his Great Aunt Mavis talks about one of his ancestors, Dominick begins to bend the rules and become involved.
- A siege situation develops when an attempted robbery of a restaurant goes wrong.
- Mr.Mukerjee, who runs a newsagent shop frequented by Arthur, has received death threats and had a brick thrown through his window. When Terry goes along to act as his minder, he discovers that this vendetta may well be down to the fact that he has promised his daughter in an arranged marriage to several other men.
- "This bloke's son is 13 , has an assessed age of 6, goes 11 stones on the scales and is a friend to every stranger he meets. What do you want me to do? Let him find his own way home in the cause of race relations?"
- George Webster cuts Eddie off, so he tries to escape from Customs And Excise but is chased into the London Underground. He commits suicide under a train. Gerry and Beverly are caught at Dover with the gold hidden in the car bumper..
- The decomposed remains of a murdered man is found in an abandoned tunnel formerly occupied by protesters during the 90s.
- The team discovers that the death of one of the group's members in 1995 and subsequent deaths can be attributed to a Navajo sweat lodge ritual attended by all the principles.
- Tony tests the mantra: "if you're tired of London, you're tired of life."
- Jemma, Kellie and David go shopping in Durtal, north-west France. Jemma thinks kids' furniture is hot, Kellie shows how to upcycle candlesticks, and an old leather chair is a money-spinner for David.
- In Nantes, Jess thinks her fortune lies with a retro Formica kitchen set. Terry gets lucky with a 70s coffee table. And Dan converts a vintage trunk into a kitsch cocktail cabinet.