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The unlikely detective duo return in this quirky crime drama, packed with corpses, comedy and cracking mysteries. Frank (Mark Benton) and Lu (Jo Joyner) are not alike. Frank is a talented but decidedly grumpy detective. Lu is an ex-hairdresser with masses of charm and a keen sense of trouble. The two shouldn't work together yet, somehow, they do. The highly unlikely and hugely entertaining detective duo are back on the case in pretty tourist town Stratford-Upon-Avon. Foul play festers at the local tennis club and a pedigree pooch is held for ransom. Fraud, extortion, vice, identity theft and corruption lurk beneath the town's idyllic surface. Welcome to the birthplace of the Bard - where fact is stranger than fiction and low-life criminals get caught up in deliciously high drama. - Director:
- Ian Barber
- Cast:
- Mark Benton, Jo Joyner, Patrick Walshe McBride
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Bruce Willis is Eddie "The Hawk" Hawkins, the world's most famous cat burglar, who, after 10 years in prison, is ready to go straight. But it's not going be easy for the Hawk. The mob and the CIA have conspired to blackmail Eddie and his partner (Danny Aiello) into stealing three da Vinci masterpieces from the most heavily guarded museums in the world. Sounds simple, right? Wrong! While trying to steal the goods, Hawk falls in love with a beautiful but schizophrenic nun (Andi MacDowell) and is relentlessly pursued by the greedy and powerful Minerva and Darwin Mayflower (Sandra Bernhard and Richard E. Grant), who want the artworks as part of their twisted plot to ruin the world's economy. It's wall-to-wall action os the wisecracking Hawk saves the world, wins the girl and gets the last laugh! - Director:
- Michael Lehmann
- Cast:
- Bruce Willis, Frank Welker, Danny Aiello
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Black Sheep (2006)Ovejas asesinas
Terrified of sheep and dosed up on therapy, Henry Oldfield returns to his family's farm to sell out to his brother Angus, unaware that something baaaad is going on: Angus' reckless genetic engineering program. When a pair of inept activists release a mutant lamb from Angus' laboratory onto the farm, thousands of sheep are turned into bloodthirsty predators. Along with farmhand Tucker and greenie girl Experience, Henry finds himself stranded deep on the farm as his worst nightmare comes to life. - Director:
- Jonathan King
- Cast:
- Oliver Driver, Nathan Meister, Tammy Davis
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Stalin Is Dead! And with The Soviet Union's top job now up for grabs, the men in Stalin's council are about to enter an 'interview' process unlike any other. With the prospect of absolute authority over the nation within grasp, in the days that follow, devious plotting and farcical backs tabbing are fair play, and one man will emerge with supreme power over the USSR. The question is: who? - Director:
- Armando Iannucci
- Cast:
- Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Jeffrey Tambor
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Hidden deep beneath the burning city of Berlin in the final days of World War Two, three German generals embarked on an audacious plan to correct the wrongs perpetrated by the Nazi party. A sacred pact was signed, funds allocated and events put into motion that, 40 years later, would see the first sons of the three generals head a foundation "The Holcroft Covenant" now worth $4.5 billion. Such a vast sum of money is bound to attract some unwanted attention. Murder, conspiracy and danger are at the heart of this compelling thriller based on the novel by best-selling author Robert Ludlum. - Director:
- John Frankenheimer
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- Michael Caine, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Tennant
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Cliff Richard, the most successful British recording artist ever, stars in this gritty kitchen-sink drama. Set in London's Swinging Sixties, Cliff Richard plays Jamie Hopkins, an art student whose desperate need for money leads him to dabble in the underworld of drug dealing. Cliff has stated that 'Two a Penny', his most dramatically challenging movie role ever, is the film he is proudest of. He has stated, "if I did want to send a film as a CV, I would send that one". It is certainly his most demanding and controversial role; cynical, self-centred and highly manipulative, Jamie Hopkins lies, steals and double-crosses his mother (Dora Bryan), forces himself on his girlfriend (Ann Holloway) and gets involved in fist fights with criminals. Through the influence of his girlfriend, a born again Christian, is the possibility that he may reform, yet in the mystery of the film's by-line "He promised to love her forever... today" lies the possibility that he may well not. - Director:
- James F. Collier
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- Cliff Richard, Dora Bryan, Avril Angers
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James Bond: From Russia with Love (1963)From Russia with Love
James Bond (Sean Connery) squares off against the evil Spectre organisation in a pulse-pounding race to seize the Soviet Lektor decoding machine. His mission thrusts him into a thrilling boat chase, a brutal helicopter attach and a deadly brawl aboard the Orient Express, proving once again that Agent 007 can't be stopped! - Director:
- Terence Young
- Cast:
- Barbara Jefford, Sean Connery, Eric Pohlmann
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Written by multi-award-winning playwright Jack Rosenthal one of Britain's best-loved and most consistently successful screenwriters - "Sadie, It's Cold Outside" is a wry and sympathetic comedy starring Rosemary Leach and Bernard Hepton as Sadie and Norman Potter, a world-weary middle-aged couple lamenting their lost dreams in an exhausting, increasingly hostile world. When Sadie was a little girl, her one ambition was to be a housewife. Now, having spent the last 23 years cooking, cleaning and sleeping with her leg in an elastic bandage, her one ambition is to take all her clothes off in Tesco, stick a Green Shield Stamp on her navel and scream herself sick. When Norman was a little boy, his ambition was to single-handedly thrash Australia in every Test Match or possibly win a Nobel Prize. Sadly, he's never had the time; he s been busy every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday watching television...and Sunday's his day of rest! - Director:
- Mike Vardy
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- Rosemary Leach, Bernard Hepton, Yvonne Ball
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The great Walter Matthau stars as Henry, a once-rich playboy who has obliviously spent his entire inheritance. Desperate to marry into further financial support, he meets Henrietta (Elaine May), a shy, awkward, though independently wealthy botany professor. What follows is a giddy tale of dubious legal advice, ruthless skullduggery and ferns. - Director:
- Elaine May
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- Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Jack Weston
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The Birling family are rich, pampered and complacent. It is 1912, and the shadow of the impending war has yet to fall across their lives. As they sit down to dinner one night, celebrating the engagement of the eldest child, Sheila (Eileen Moore), to prosperous business man Gerald (Brian Worth), a knock at the door announces the arrival of a visitor who will change their lives forever. - Director:
- Guy Hamilton
- Cast:
- Alastair Sim, Arthur Young, Olga Lindo
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Fun at the Funeral Parlour Series (2002)Monttubileet
Recently voted Number One Best Sitcom of All Time and winner of No Baftas 'Fun at the Funeral Parlour' attracted tens of viewers worldwide over its 2 year run and finally both series of this underrated gem come to DVD for those who want it. Following the hilarious adventures of 'Thomas Thomas Thomas and Thomas', Wales' worst undertakers, 'Fun at the Funeral Parlour' is a sitcom without rules, where anything can and often does happen... Oh and series 2 even features a theme tune by Brian May from Queen! Oh and it came out before 'Six Feet Under', so don't go accusing it of plagiarism... Oh and there was one more thing... no it's gone. - Director:
- Christine Gernon
- Cast:
- William Thomas, Alex Lowe, Rhys Thomas
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Paris, 1871. In Paradis, a luxury brothel, three women try to escape from their troublesome circumstances. Vera is 35 years old, the end of her career as a prostitute drawing nearer. She puts all her hopes on her main client, the only one rich enough to redeem her debt. Hortense is the Madame of Paradis. She must hold on to her girls whilst dealing with an extortionist from the Parisian suburbs. Rose, a much younger woman, arrives in search of her mother, a former prostitute. She is trapped with a pimp and forcibly conscripted into the Paradis. - Director:
- Mabrouk El Mechri
- Cast:
- Jemima West, Anne Charrier, Valérie Karsenti
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We Are the Best! (2013)Vi är bäst!
Lukas Moodysson returns with this raucous coming-of-age comedy set in 1982, Stockholm. Klara and Bobo are united as misfits by their love of music, ignoring their own lack or talent and the people who tell them punk is dead, the pair form their own band with shy classmate Hedvig. Between fighting over boys and provoking their metal-head nemeses, the three begin preparing for their debut live gig. - Director:
- Lukas Moodysson
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- Serina Björnbom, Mira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin
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My Life as a Dog (1985)Mitt liv som hund
The year is 1959. A young boy, Ingemar (Anton Glanzelius), is obsessed by two things - his namesake fighting for the World Heavyweight boxing title and the fate of Laika, the dog sent in to space by Russia. As his mother's health deteriorates and she no longer has the strength to cope with him, Ingemar is sent to stay with relatives in the country, much like Laika's journey into the unknown. - Director:
- Lasse Hallström
- Cast:
- Anton Glanzelius, Olle Björklund, Folke Olhagen
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Starring Vincent Lindon and Sandrine Kiberlain, Mademoiselle Chambon is an elegant and moving tale of an unexpected romance between a married man, Jean (Vincent Lindon), and his son's school teacher. Veronique Chambon (Sandrine Kiberlain). As their feelings for each other slowly take hold, Jean and Veronique, who come from vastly different worlds, reach a painful turning point that will affect their lives forever. - Director:
- Stéphane Brizé
- Cast:
- Vincent Lindon, Geneviève Mnich, Sandrine Kiberlain
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