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Adapted from Jerome K.

Jerome's classic comic novel and produced by Romulus Films, 'Three Men in a Boat' follows the whimsical journey of three London gentlemen - George (Laurence Harvey), Harris (Jimmy Edwards) and J (David Tomlinson) - who decide to escape from their woman problems by going boating on the Thames River. With Oxford as their destination, they set out for the trip of a lifetime. Their idyllic cruise soon becomes anything but when they encounter, among other problems, heavy rain and a sailing regatta. But the gloomy outlook brightens when they meet three young and wealthy women.

Towering ominously among the shadows of the Carpathian Mountains, Castle Dracula strikes fear in the hearts of the Transylvanian villagers below.

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Dustin Hoffman stars as Dorsey, a dedicated actor with a reputation for being difficult. Having antagonised every producer in New York nobody will hire him. But Michael is desperate for work, so desperate he's willing to pretend to be a woman.

Passing himself off as 'Dorothy Michaels' he lands himself a part on a TV Soap Opera and soon becomes a national phenomenon. But when he falls for the leading lady of the show things get complicated. How can he tell her he loves her when she thinks he's a woman and so does the rest of America....

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It's the 1950's and ambitious Hollywood screenwriter, Peter Appleton, (Jim Carrey) has everything going for him. That is until the FBI discover he attended a communist meeting during college and blacklist him.

Drunk and desperate, Peter drives aimlessly through the streets of California, finally crashing into a stormy river and waking to find himself in a small coastal town, minus his memory. The tiny town of Lawson, however, go wild and embrace Peter as local missing-in-action war hero, Luke Trimble, with whom he shares an uncanny resemblance. Injecting new life and hope into the community, Peter goes about restoring the Majestic, a crumbling movie palace owned by 'his father', Harry Trimble (Martin Landau) and rekindling the passion of old flame Adele Stanton (Laurie Holden). However, when Peter's memory starts returning, he has even bigger dilemmas to face. With the FBI closing in on his trial, does he run or brave his accusers back in Hollywood once and for all? And more importantly, will he find the courage to tell the town who he really is?

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The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse) finds that diabolical Weimar name resurfacing in the Cold War era, linked to a new methodology of murder and mayhem.

Seances, assassinations, and Nazi-engineered surveillance tech - all abound in Lang's paranoid, and ultimate, filmic labyrinth. One of the great and cherished "last films" in the history of cinema, 'The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse' provides a stylistic glimpse into the 1960's works on such subjects as sex-crime, youth-culture, and LSD that Lang would unfortunately never come to realise.

The tale of a rakish duke whose lifestyle has dried up his noble coffers. When word arrives about the existence of valuable sulphur deposits on his tiny duchy of Abacco, a comic adventure of high-seas intrigue, "animal impersonators", and the Crown Princess of Russia unreels at a sprightly pace.

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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.

David Lean directed this stylish film presentation of Charles Dickens' heart warming story of a young man befriending an escaped convict who becomes his unknown benefactor, and of the consequences for the young man as he establishes himself in the world.

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Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck) is a brilliant computer engineer hired for work on top-secret projects. After each job, Jenning's short-term memory is erased so he can not recount any project information.

Emerging from his latest assignment - a three-year contract with an eight-figure paycheck, given to him by an old friend (Aaron Eckhart) - Jennings is shocked to be told that he agreed to forfeit all payment. It appears he is left with no comeback - until he receives a mysterious envelope containing clues to his forgotten past. With the help of a beautiful scientist (Uma Thurman), Jennings must race to solve the puzzle of his past... whilst avoiding a terrifying discovery which awaits him in the future.

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Alan Crabbe (Michael Crawford) is 19 - and as gauche as they come. Every time he tries a manful stride into the jungle of sex, his two left feet turn the attempt into a stumble.

But then he meets Eileen (Nyree Dawn Porter), the new waitress in the corner cafe, who signals unmistakable messages at Alan with her large, inviting eyes...

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Rudolf Klein-Rogge plays Dr. Mabuse, the criminal mastermind whose nefarious machinations provide the cover for - or describe the result of - the economic upheaval and social bacchanalia at the heart of Weimar-era Berlin.

Initiated with the arch-villain's diabolical manipulation of the stock-market, and passing through a series of dramatic events based around hypnotism, charlatanism, hallucinations, Chinese incantations, cold-blooded murder, opiate narcosis and cocaine anxiety, Lang's film maintains an unrelenting power all the way to the final act...which culminates in the terrifying question: "Where is Mabuse?!"

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Fans of screen swashbuckling found a successor to the legendary Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and Errol Flynn when Burt Lancaster brought a unique blend of exuberance and swagger to this exciting Robin Hood-like yarn.

In medieval Lombardy, wily Dardo the Arrow (Lancaster) leads the peasantry in revolt against a vile Hessiam warlord /Frank Allenby) and wins the hand of a lady (Virginia Mayo). Lancaster's former circus partner Nick Cravat plays Dardo's comical sidekick. Amid the Technicolor array of mammoth sets, elaborate costumes and vivid pageantry, the pair puts on a rollicking display of acrobatic roughhousing. They leave earthbound foes looking like 90-pound weaklings - and will leave you breathlessly dazzled.

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A fast-paced comedy that's also an engaging slice of Americana, Rogers stars as Dr. John, the proprietor of a travelling waxworks cum medicine show aboard an old steamboat on the Mississippi. Along for the ride is a skeleton crew, including the wonderfully named Fleety Belle (Anne Shirley).

Their mission? To raise funds to pay the legal fees that may save Dr. John's nephew from the gallows. Also featuring the comedic talents of Irvin S. Cobb, 'Steamboat Round the Bend' has all the charm of a Mark Twain novel and is equally full of colourful characters and outrageous (mis) adventures.

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Cher is devastatingly funny, sinuous and beautiful as Loretta, an unlucky-in-love Italian widow who finds romance through the intervention of the Manhattan moon.

With her wedding to a close friend just weeks away, she meets - and falls hopelessly in love with - his younger brother (Nicolas Cage)! Her dilemma - and her equally passionate and hilariously eccentric family - make for an unforgettable film you'll find beguiling, enchanting and irresistible.

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In a fascinating departure from the austere moral drama in which he specialised, D.W. Griffith demonstrates his talent for warm-hearted comedy in 'Sally of the Sawdust'. Fresh from the 'Ziegfield Follies', W.C.

Fields made his third screen appearance as Professor Eustace McGargle, a lovable disruptable confidence man who becomes the unlikely guardian of an orphaned circus waif (Carol Dempster). lntending to return Sally to her grandparents, McGargle learns that her wealthy and esteemed grandfather (Erville Alderson) is a stern judge who harbors a deep contempt for shysters and shoe people. Faster than a sucker can say "three-card monte" McGargle finds himself wanted by the police and chased by bootleggers while trying to protect his cherished Sally, who has won the affection of a slumming socialite (Alfred Lunt).