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Shame
(1968) [M]
On a remote island far removed from a raging civil war, Jan and Eva (Max von Sydow, Liv Ullman) retreat to their apolitical fortress: a small vegetable farm. But their serene existence is shattered when soldiers violently invade their home. Now caught in the crosshairs of a brutal and inhuman... More
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The Passion of Anna
(1970) [R]
Ingmar Bergman's penetrating sudy of four lost souls seeking solace in one another. On a windswept, barren island, Andreas (Max Von Sydow) lives simply and quietly until he becomes entangled with Anna (Liv Ullmann), a beautiful, mysterious widow and a neighbouring couple (Bibi Andersson, Erland... More
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Mrs Henderson Presents
(2005) [M]
London, 1937: Mrs Laura Henderson (Judi Dench), a woman of wealth and connections, has just buried her beloved husband and finds herself widowed, alone... and bored! Her friends suggest she take up a hobby and, to their surprise, she buys the derelict Windmill Theatre in London’s West End. She... More
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Besieged
(1998) [PG]
A young African woman takes lodgings with a reclusive English pianist in the heart of Rome. She is slowly drawn into his life within the elegant and delapidated house and alive with the music of Bach, Mozart and Grieg. More
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La Dolce Vita (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
(1960) [PG]
Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg star in Federico Fellini's best-loved masterpiece, which was awarded a Best Foreign Film Oscar and the Palme D'Or. La Dolce Vita explores the life of a gossipy newspaper columnist who becomes involved in the decadent lifestyles of Roman society in the 1960s. More
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Gladiator (2 Disc Set)
(2000) [M]
Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus, and a power struggle leaves Maximus and his family condemned to death. The powerful general is unable to save... More
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Heart Of Glass
(1976) [PG]
An allegoric tale told through some of the most intense performances seen on film, Heart Of Glass is a bizarre and compelling story told in a unique way by a master film-maker. The cast were put into a hypnotic trance each day to try and re-create a felling of mass hysteria. This film is crammed... More
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Blood Simple
(1984) [R]
Deep in the heart of Texas, a jealous bar owner hires a private eye to kill his wife and her lover. The sleazy hitman double-crosses the husband, killing him instead and pocketing the cash. The perfect crime, or so it seems, but disposing of the corpse is not so simple. Blood Simple uncoils its... More
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Flirting
(1991) [M]
Danny has been sent to boarding school, in this sequal to The Year My Voice Broke, set in rural Australia. Against a backdrop of bullying and sadistic teachers Danny strikes up an affair with an African girl, Thandiwe, studying at a nearby girls school. Their affair blossoms while everone tries... More
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Kwaidan
(1964) [PG]
Kwaidan is a quartet of compelling Japanese ghost stories based on the writings of Lafcadio Hearn, the 19th century English Orientalist who helped to publicise Janpanese art and culture in the 1890's and early 1900's. Masaki Kobayashi(Harikiri)- one of four outstanding and formative directors to... More
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A Very British Coup
(1988) [PG]
The complete television drama series 'A Very British Coup.' A steel worker is elected as Prime Minister. Based on the novel by Chris Mullen MP. More
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The Boys
(1998) [MA]
Brett Sprague is a violent and psychopathic man, who is released on parole after serving a sentence for assault. As he returns to his family house and we watch him and his brothers, Stevie and Glenn, for the next 24 hours, it becomes clear this day will not end well. More
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1984
(1984) [M]
After The Atomic War the world is divided into three states. London is the capital of Oceania, ruled by a party who has total control over all its citizens. Winston Smith is one of the bureaucrats, rewriting history in one of the departments. One day he commits the crime of falling in love with... More
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The Virgin Suicides
(1999) [MA]
Based on the novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, then adapted for the screen and directed by Sofia Coppola, The Virgin Suicides is a story about five sisters and their mysterious existence, told in the words of the neighborhood boys who worshiped them from a distance. It is a solitary story of the girls... More
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Amelie (Le Fabuleux Destin D'Amelie Poulain)
(2001) [M]
This tells the story of Amelie Poulain, a young French girl who has been brought up by overprotective parents. As soon as she is old enough, Amelie leaves the suburbs for Paris where she finds work as a waitress in a cafe. Life is pretty uneventful until her chance discovery of a tin box... More
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City Of God
(2002) [R]
Celebrated with international acclaim, this powerful true story of crime and redemption has won numerous awards including the American Film Institute's Audience Award and the Visions Award at the Toronto International Film Festival! The streets of the world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's... More
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Edge Of Darkness: BBC TV (2 disc set)
(1985) [M]
Groundbreaking environmental-espionage shocker Edge of Darkness (1985) begins routinely enough but then ratchets the suspense to levels that would have turned Hitchcock green with envy. Emma Craven (Joanne Whalley in her first starring role) is a young environmental activist killed in mysterious... More
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Thirteen
(2003) [MA]
"Brace yourself" (Rolling Stone) for a raw, revealing insight into urban adolescence that's so intense and realistic, "it's possible to turn away" (Interview Magazine). Anxiously trying to fit into the peer pressure cooker environment of junior high, thirteen-year-old Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood)... More
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Volver
(2006) [M]
Pedro Almodovar makes a triumphant return to the screen in this rich tale of three generations of women who manage to survive everyday life by means of goodness, occasional lies and boundless vitality. Raimunda (Penelope Cruz) is struggling to make ends meet, holding down several jobs while... More
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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2 disc set)
(2005) [M]
The body of Mexican Melquiades Estrada is found in a shallow grave in the desert, where it was hastily buried after being fatally shot by a Border Patrolman, Mike Norton (Barry Pepper). Making no attempt to solve the crime, the local Texan authorities rapidly transfer the corpse to a pauper's... More
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The Road to Guantanamo
(2006) [MA]
Michael Winterbottom's The Road To Guantanamo is the story of four friends who set off from the Midlands in September 2001 for an innocent wedding and holiday in Pakistan. Two and a half years later, only three of them returned home. Through their epic journey we hear the story of their... More
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The Departed
(2006) [MA]
Rookie cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) grew up in crime. That makes him the perfect mole, the man on the inside of the mob run by boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). It's his job to win Costello's trust and help his detective handlers (Mark Wahlberg and Martin Sheen) bring Costello down.... More
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Across the Universe (2 disc set)
(2007)
Set in America during the Vietnam war at the height of political and social unrest, this powerful love story from award-winning director Julie Taymor (TITUS) uses music by the Beatles to tell its heart-felt story. Part Moulin Rouge, part Hair and starring Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess, Across... More
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The Bourne Supremacy
(2004) [M]
A CIA agent is killed during an operation, and $3 million of the agency's money is stolen. A partial fingerprint of Jason Bourne is found at the scene. There is only one small problem; there is no Jason Bourne, because the name is only a cover for their agent, David Webb (Matt Damon). Someone has... More
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The Door in the Floor
(2004) [MA]
Successful children's writer and illustrator Ted Cole (Jeff Bridges) invites 16-year-old writing intern Eddie (Jon Foster) to summer in the privileged beach community of East Hampton, where he lives with his beautiful wife Marion (Kim Basinger) and their young daughter Ruth. Ted and Marion are... More
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Mala Noche
(1985)
Made for $25,000, the debut film from Gus Van Sant, MALA NOCHE, tells the story of Walt, a convenience store worker at the bad end of town. Walt likes the Mexican boys, and meets Johnny, a sexy illegal migrant who speaks no English. Walt harbours not only sexual but romantic feelings for Johnny,... More
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The Merchant of Four Seasons
(1972) [MA]
Hans is a born loser. After returning from a year in the Foreign Legion, his aspirations of becoming an engineer cave in to his reality as a humble street fruit peddler, a career choice which upsets both his domineering wife and his middle-class family. Due to his family's lack of respect and... More
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Frontier(s)
(2007) [R]
In the not-too-distant future in France, the districts are over-run with violence. A group of small-time crooks use the riots to set up a heist; but when things go horribly wrong, the gang splits up and arranges to meet at a seedy hotel on the French border.
Unknown to the crooks, is... More
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Super 8 1/2
(1995) [R]
From renowned gay provocateur Bruce La Bruce his rarely seen debut film. A down on his luck adult film star sees a chance to make a comeback via a lesbian documentary film maker. But she is exploiting him to get financial backing for her pet project. More
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The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
(1976) [M]
Some little girls can be murder! Thirteen-year-old Rynn (Foster) is a gifted prodigy who lives in a big old house with her reclusive father...all alone. Or does she? When Rynn's nosy landlady and a lecherous neighbor (Sheen) begin to susupect that this little girl is hiding a dark and dangerous... More
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