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Barton Fink
(1991) [M]

New York, 1941. Socially conscious scriptwriter Barton Fink has made it big on Broadway. Now Tinsel Town is taking notice. Hired by Hollywood to write a wrestling picture, Barton quits the city smog for movie stardom. L.A. has got the Barton Fink feeling. Barton Fink has got writer's block....  More

Hammett
(1982) [M]

Based in part on detective-fiction writer Dashiell Hammett's early experiences as a Pinkerton detective, this moderately-noir film has Hammett (using his little-known first name, Sam) involved in an elaborate extortion plot by his former detective agency mentor, Jimmy Ryan. Ryan shows up at...  More

Twelfth Night (BBC)
(1980) [G]

Viola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino. Orsino sends her to help him woo the Lady Olivia, who doesn't want the Duke, but finds that she likes the new...  More

A Matter Of Life And Death
(1946) [PG]

It's night over Europe, the night of the 2nd of May 1945. A crippled Lancaster Bomber struggles home across the English Channel, all crew dead save for the young pilot (David Niven) desperately scanning the radio for signs of life. His prayers are answered, June (Kim Hunter), a young radio...  More

Caro Diario (Dear Diary)
(1994) [M]

CARO DIARIO (Dear Diary) is a warm, charismatic and intimate semi-autobiographical travelogue by Italian cult director Nanni Moretti. The story is split into three separate tales, all of which beautifully encapsulate Moretti’s penchant for whimsical observations and wry humour. The journey...  More

Meantime
(1984) [M]

This wry and amusing working class comedy is an early work by writer/director Mike Leigh. Frank (Jeff Robert) and his two deadbeat sons, Mark (Phil Daniels) and Colin (Tim Roth) are unemployed and living in a cramped apartment in London's East End. Wanting to escape the doldrums of his mediocre...  More

Jazz Singer, The (Neil Diamond)
(1980) [G]

Neil Diamond stars as Yussel in this tale of a young Jewish cantor who strives to make a career in music. Against the wishes of his rigid father and his loving wife, Yussel travels to California to play his music. Swept up by the excitement, he meets a woman who shares his dream. He grows apart...  More

A Streetcar Named Desire
(1995) [M]

A spoilt Southern belle is forced to stay with her poverty-stricken sister and her husband. There she is bullied and pilloried by her brother-in-law to the edge of sanity. Based on the play by Tennessee Williams. Winner of the Golden Globe Best Actress Award.  More

Heat (1995)
(1995) [MA]

When Al Pacino and Robert De Niro square off, Heat sizzles. Written and directed by Michael Mann, Heat includes dazzling set pieces and a bank heist that USA Today calls "the greatest action scene of recent times." It also offers "the most impressive collection of actors in one movie this year"...  More

The Negotiator
(1998) [MA]

Maverick hostage negotiator Danny Roman (Samuel L. Jackson) is framed for embezzlement and murder. Newly married and unjustly faced with prison, Roman turns hostage-taker to smoke out the guilty ones. Squaring off against him is respected, methodical negotiator Chris Sabian (Kevin Spacey). Under...  More