Orphan
Kate and John are experiencing strains in their marriage after a family tragedy. They adopt Esther, a nine year old Russian girl from the local orphanage. Kate grows suspicious about
Fame
A reinvention of the original 1980 hit film Fame follows a talented group of dancers, singers, actors and artists over four years at the New York City High School of
The Burning Plain
The past and the present have a curious way of affecting one another as several people separated by time and space are about to discover. A 16-year-old girl, Mariana, is
Lesbian Vampire Killers
Slackers Jimmy and Fletch are enjoying a walking holiday on the Yorkshire Moors. Thanks to a series of events, they find themselves stuck in a cottage in a remote village
What Just Happened
Ben is a powerful Hollywood producer and is juggling negotiations with a studio head so that his newest picture can open at Cannes in two weeks time. Problems in his
District 9
In 1990 a huge starship containing an alien population, nicknamed The Prawns, appears over Johannesburg in South Africa. Twenty years later, the initial welcome by the human population has faded
Cheri
It is the turn of the century in Paris and a scandalous romp is about to take place. The ravishing Lea contemplates retirement from her renowned stature as Paris’s most
Stepping into the new season
By LIZ GRIFFITHS features@algarveresident.com Liz Griffiths recently moved to the Algarve, after finishing her degree in Journalism and Editorial Design in the UK. She joined the Algarve Resident to assist
The Gropes by Tom Sharpe
Just out after a lengthy dry spell is the new, hilarious novel from Tom Sharpe, The Gropes. Published posthumously, The Gropes will delight Sharpe’s millions of fans and the deep belly
Taking Woodstock
An interior designer, Elliot Tiber, from New York has to move back to the country to help his parents run their motel, The El Monaco, which is in need of

