Left Field Cinema

Miklos Jancso's 1966 excellent film about Hungarian prisoners unwittingly engaged in a deadly game of chess with their captors. A forgotten gem which has now resurfaced and has prompted a new evaluation of the directors works.

Paul Greengrass and Oliver Stone directed two of the first 9/11 feature films. This week we take an extended look at the fundamental differences between their cinematic approaches and the drastic difference in quality which resulted.

The first adaptation of Stanislaw Lem's novel, produced in 1972, it was Tarkovsky's third feature film and his first attempt at directing an anti-science fiction film.

Surprisingly the first and latest Star Trek feature films have a lot in common. From Robert Wise's slow and thoughtful odyssey to J.J Abrams sexed up high octane action bonanza.