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21 Days: The Heineken Kidnapping (2011)De Heineken ontvoering
As one of the richest men in the Netherlands, Alfred 'Freddy' Heineken was a prime target for kidnappers. Snatched one evening by a team of inexperienced, hot headed, young criminals and held for 21 gruelling days in a cold, cramped cell, Freddy finds himself rendered powerless for the first time in his life. The situation is exacerbated by the gang's youngest member, an individual who takes special pleasure in humiliating and frightening the business magnate at every opportunity. When the huge ransom is paid, Heineken devotes all of his energies to tracking down the perpetrators, whatever the ultimate cost. - Director:
- Maarten Treurniet
- Cast:
- Rutger Hauer, Reinout Scholten van Aschat, Gijs Naber
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Dennis Waterman stars as Thomas Gynn, a London gangland refugee who heads north to escape old demons and attempt to carve out a new life in this popular, light-hearted drama series from Yorkshire Television. This second series also features appearances by Warren Clarke, Stephen Marcus, Tony Melody and Shirley Stelfox. Thomas has formed an unlikely friendship with feisty local businesswoman Sally Hardcastle (Jan Francis), and the two continue to attract more than their share of drama. From saving the life of Europe's number-one hit-man to getting caught in the crossfire of a disastrous marriage, from taking on Big Business and corruption to meeting the other 'Mrs. Hardcastle', a series of unsought adventures confirms that a quiet life was never on the cards for Thomas and Sally... - Director:
- David Reynolds
- Cast:
- Dennis Waterman, Jan Francis, Niall Toibin
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The Undoing (2020)The Undoing: Series 1
Grace and Jonathan Fraser have the life they always wanted: She's a successful therapist, he's an acclaimed pediatric oncologist, and their son attends an elite private school in Manhattan. But for Grace, everything unravels overnight. A violent death. A missing husband. A series of unthinkable revelations. Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant star in this gripping HBO limited series from writer David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and director Susanne Bier (Bird Box). An edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller filled with shocking twists and turns, 'The Undoing' exposes the lies we tell ourselves - even when the truth is right in front of us. - Director:
- Susanne Bier
- Cast:
- Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Noah Jupe
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The Frozen Limits (1939)The Frozen Limits: The Crazy Gang
The Six Wonder Boys troupe set off to seek their fortunes in Alaska after reading of a gold rush in a newspaper. On arrival at Red Gulch, however, they find that the paper was 40 years old! The town is now poverty-stricken, so the boys concoct a plan to start a new gold rush, which is highly successful until their ruse is discovered. When the local villain becomes interested in them, the situation becomes even more complicated! Featuring 'The Crazy Gang' at the height of their fame, 'The Frozen Limits' is arguably their best film, with the continuous barrage of humour and antics for which they were rightly famous. - Director:
- Marcel Varnel
- Cast:
- Jimmy Nervo, Teddy Knox, Bud Flanagan
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Under the Tree (2017)Undir trénu
This dark suburban satire tells the story of a man who is accused of adultery by his ex-fiancée and forced to move in with his parents. While he fights for custody of his four-year-old daughter, he is gradually sucked into a bitter dispute between his parents and their neighbours regarding an old and beautiful tree that casts a shadow on the neighbours deck. As the dispute intensifies property is damaged, pets mysteriously go missing, security cameras are being installed and there is a rumour that the neighbour was seen with a chainsaw. - Director:
- Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
- Cast:
- Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson, Edda Björgvinsdóttir, Sigurður Sigurjónsson
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'Inside Llewyn Davis', the new film from Academy Award winners Joel and Ethan Coen, follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is at a crossroads. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles - some of them of his own making. Living at the mercy of both friends and strangers, scaring up what work he can find, Llewyn's misadventures take him from the baskethouses of the Village to an empty Chicago club - on an odyssey to audition for a music mogul - and back again. Brimming with music performed by Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan (as Llewyn's married Village friends), as well as Marcus Mumford and Punch Brothers, Inside Llewyn Davis - in the tradition of 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' - is infused with the transportive sound of another time and place. - Director:
- Ethan Coen
- Cast:
- Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman
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Dennis Waterman stars as Thomas Gynn, a London gangland refugee who heads north to escape old demons and attempt to carve out a new life in this popular, light-hearted drama series from Yorkshire Television. At a rain-lashed service station on the Al, Thomas meets widow Sally Hardcastle (Jan Francis), a feisty, independent local businesswoman; the sparks literally fly as he fixes Sally's broken-down car and is reluctantly offered a lift to Leeds. Together, Thomas and houseboat enthusiast Sally embark on a series of misadventures - becoming rather more reliant upon each other than either of them would care to admit...
1. A1 Rain Dancer
Thomas Gynn and Sally Hardcastle meet for the first time on the Al.
2. The Howling
Thomas and Sally, the unlikeliest of couples, can't seem to stay apart...
3. Fool's Gold
The couple are in danger after making a startling discovery on the houseboat.- Director:
- David Reynolds
- Cast:
- Dennis Waterman, Jan Francis, Chris Jury
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You're about to get personal with one of music history's greatest - and loudest - heavy metal bands...Spinal Tap! Whether or not you're a die-hard fan of the group, you'll love this a detailed "rockumentary" of England's legendary Spinal Tap. Acclaimed commercial director Marty DiBergi takes you behind-the-scenes for an intimate look at a band whose time has come...andgone...and come again...and...Through interviews, rare footage and lots of music - including classic Tap tunes like "Big Bottom" and "Hell Hole" - you'll get acquainted with David St. Hubbins (lead guitar), Nigel Tufnel (lead guitar), Derek Smalls (lead bass) and every drummer who ever lived - and died - for this renowned rock band. Be a part of the sights, sounds and smells of this celebrated heavy metal phenomenon. It's an experience you'll never forget. - Director:
- Rob Reiner
- Cast:
- Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest
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Having been told he has only two years to live due to a heart condition Henry Paulson (Charles Victor), a bored bank clerk, makes a decision about his life. Fed up with his job and feeling unloved by his wife (Phyllis Morris) Henry Paulson hits upon a plan to steal money from the bank and escape to South America to live out his days in a blaze of fun and wealth. Whilst stealing the money however Paulson is discovered by the bank manager who he proceeds to imprison in his own office. On the run Paulson seeks refuge in an Eastbourne hotel but will he escape and rebuild his shattered life? - Director:
- John Gilling
- Cast:
- Charles Victor, Zena Marshall, Cyril Chamberlain
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Jasper Pye is a perfect Civil Servant, polite and refined but to his girlfriend and even himself he is a bore. He decides to completely change his life, leave his safe job and become an artist in Paris. His superiors, instead of accepting his resignation, decide to send him on a mission; to dismantle a government statistical research unit which is headquartered in a country stately home. Lord Flamborough, the owner, lives in a train on his own 'branch line' while the research unit is running the stately home funded by the Government. Lord Flamborough's three daughters all make Jasper's life very comfortable and as his life is turned upside down he has to decide where his personal future will lie. - Director:
- Martyn Friend
- Cast:
- Michael Maloney, Leslie Phillips, Maria Aitken
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Set against the stunning backdrop of the Canadian Rockies in the idyllic but troubled town of Little Big Bear, 'Tin Star' unleashes a cinematic, sometimes blackly comic, thrill ride of a story. At the heart of the show is a virtuoso performance from Tim Roth, who plays Jim Worth - an expat British police chief who has come to Canada to start a new life. However, his much-longed-for peace and tranquillity is shattered when a family member is brutally murdered in a horrifying act of seemingly random violence. This one moment unleashes the demon of his dark alcoholic past as Worth embarks on a path of bloody vengeance, setting in motion a lethal chain of events with devastating consequences for those caught up in the wreckage of his former life. - Director:
- Rowan Joffe
- Cast:
- Tim Roth, Genevieve O'Reilly, Christina Hendricks
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"Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" is writer, producer and director Albert Lewin's lushly romantic visualisation of the often-told legend of the sea. A glamorous Ava Gardner is Pandora, who falls hard for the charismatic James Mason as Hendrik, a 17th-century seaman eternally condemned to sail the oceans. - Director:
- Albert Lewin
- Cast:
- James Mason, Ava Gardner, Nigel Patrick
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Sit back and enjoy all the fun of the ultimate animated colection from the creators of Morph, Wallace And Gromit, and Chicken Run. Together at last, on one video, is the complete collection of award winning short films from the world's best loved and most successful model animation studio - Aardman. Including Nick Park's Oscar-winning favourite 'Creature Comforts', the complete Heat Electric ad campaign it inspired, anarchic fun with Pib and Pog, medieval tales from BAFTA winning 'Wat's Pig' as well as 22 other classic films, there's no doubt this collection has something for everyone.
Animated Shorts:
- Creature Comforts (1989)
- Heat Electric Ads (1991)
- Pib and Pog (1994)
- Minotaur and Little Nerkin (1999)
- War Story (1989)
- Wat's Pig
- My Baby Just Cares For Me (1987)
- Stage Fright (1997)
- Pop
- Owzat (1997)
- Adam (1991)
- Al Dente (1998)
- Loves Me Loves Me Not (1986)
- Babylon (1986)
- Next (1989)
- On Probation
- Sales Pitch
- Palmy Days
- Early Bird
- Late Edition
- Confessions Of A Foyer Girl
- Down and Out
- Going Equipped (1989)
- Not Without My Handbag (1993)- Director:
- Nick Park
- Cast:
- Julie Sedgewick, Joanna Wake, Nigel Betts
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A Touch of Sin (2013)Tian Zhu Ding
Inspired by four shocking (and true) events in modern-day capitalist China, 'A Touch of Sin' focuses on four people, living in four different provinces, who are driven to violent ends. An angry miner, enraged by the corruption of his village, decides to take justice into his own hands. A rootless migrant discovers the infinite possibilities of owning a firearm; a receptionist working at a local sauna is pushed to the limit by a wealthy client; and a young factory worker goes from one discouraging job to the next, only to face increasingly degrading circumstances. - Director:
- Zhangke Jia
- Cast:
- Wu Jiang, Baoqiang Wang, Tao Zhao
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Robert Newton, Herbert Lom and Guy Middleton star in this devilish wartime tale of adventure, intrigue and suspense. Dastardly villains, evil Nazi spies, secret documents, kidnapped scientists and a thoroughly British hero all come together in this most ripping of yarns, The Night Boat To Dublin. Away from the frontline of WWII another kind of battle was commencing, a battle of intelligence, a battle where mysterious spies cunningly outwitted each other. It was a game of cat and mouse where science and progress were vital commodities. So when British intelligence gain information concerning a missing Swedish scientist developing an atomic bomb for the enemy there's no time to lose. Their first lead is a villainous perpetrator hiding undercover in Ireland. The night boat to Dublin awaits but is everything what it seems in this deceitful game of subterfuge? - Director:
- Lawrence Huntington
- Cast:
- Robert Newton, Raymond Lovell, Guy Middleton
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