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Pretty Poison (1968)Juventud irresponsable
Psychotic arsonist Dennis Pitt (Anthony Perkins) is not long out of jail when he befriends young high school student Sue Ann (Tuesday Weld). He explains he is a secret agent on a mission and she is thrilled to team up with him. But it soon becomes unclear who is manipulating who, as Sue Ann has some psychological issues and a murderous intent of her own. - Director:
- Noel Black
- Cast:
- Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld, Beverly Garland
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Hellzapoppin' (1941)Hellzapoppin - In der Hölle ist der Teufel los
Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson star in this ground-breaking comedy classic. Way ahead of its time, it's been described as 'Pythonesque' and has influenced generations of comedians. Somewhere amid the non-stop gags and hysterical mayhem there's a plot involving the staging of a musical, a romance, a bumbling private eye and a man who keeps wandering on with a pot plant for 'Mrs Jones'! But any plot is incidental to the speed, imagination and sheer craziness that has been said to outstrip the Marx Brothers (Time Out Film Guide). And there's even room for the greatest Lindy Hop dance routine ever filmed. - Director:
- H.C. Potter
- Cast:
- Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Martha Raye
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Send Help (2026)Untitled Sam Raimi Project
When two business colleagues (Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien) become stranded on a deserted island as the only survivors of a plane crash, they must overcome past grievances and work together to stay alive. But they're not in the office anymore, and an unsettling, wryly humorous battle of wills and wits begins in this original, darkly comedic psychological thriller. - Director:
- Sam Raimi
- Cast:
- Rachel McAdams, Dylan O'Brien, Edyll Ismail
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Superbly directed by Frank Perry (The Swimmer, Play It as It Lays), with a scathing screenplay by Eleanor Perry (David and Lisa, Ladybug Ladybug), 'Diary of a Mad Housewife' tells the story of Tina Balser (Carrie Snodgress) a frustrated housewife trapped in an unhappy marriage to an insufferably controlling, status-obsessed bore (Richard Benjamin). Tina seeks solace in a fling with an abusive lover, the arrogant writer Georg Prager (Frank Langella), who treats her like a sex object, leading to therapy and further unhappiness. - Director:
- Frank Perry
- Cast:
- Richard Benjamin, Frank Langella, Carrie Snodgress
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After antiwar activists Annie and Arthur Pope (Christine Lahti and Judd Hirsh) blew up a napalm lab in 1971, they became lifelong fugitives. They and their children have stayed just one step ahead of the law, running from state to state, job to job, identity to identity. But now elder son Danny (River Phoenix) wants to stop running from a past not his. And to do so, he might never see his on-the-lam family again. - Director:
- Sidney Lumet
- Cast:
- River Phoenix, Christine Lahti, Judd Hirsch
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Coming Home (1978)Buffalo Ghosts
When Marine Captain Bob Hyde (Bruce Dern) leaves for Vietnam, his wife Sally (Jane Fonda) volunteers at a local hospital. There she meets Luke Martin (Jon Voight), a former sergeant whose war injury has left him a paraplegic. Embittered with rage and filled with frustration, Luke finds new hope and confidence through his growing intimacy with Sally. The relationship also transforms Sally's feelings about life, love and the horrors of war. And when, wounded and disillusioned, Sally's husband returns home, all three must grapple with the full impact of a brutal, distant war that has changed their lives forever. - Director:
- Hal Ashby
- Cast:
- Jane Fonda, Jon Voight., Bruce Dern
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Spanking the Monkey (1994)Çavuşa Tokat
Looking forward to a prestigious summer internship in Washington, D.C., pre-med college student Raymond (Jeremy Davies) has his dreams put on hold when he's forced to stay at home caring for his invalid mother. Constantly harassed by his domineering, traveling salesman father, Raymond struggles to deal with his mother's bed-ridden anxieties and his first, stumbling attempts to romance the naive girl next door. - Director:
- David O. Russell
- Cast:
- Jeremy Davies, Alberta Watson, Elizabeth Newett
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Tarzan And His Mate Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan legendary lovers of the silver screen, star in this epic story of jungle romance. Tarzan, the handsome, strong, king of the Apes and Jane, the beautiful, sophisticated English girl, prove that social barriers disappear when hearts beat like native drums.
Tarzan Finds A Son
John Sheffield is introduced as ‘Boy’, the infant son of a couple whose plane has crashed in the jungle, in this exciting installation in the popular film series- Director:
- W. S. Van Dyke
- Cast:
- Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, C. Aubrey Smith
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Time of the Gypsies (1988)Dom za vesanje / Cigani lete u nebo
Perhan (Davor Dujmovic) is a Gypsy teenager with the ability to move objects with his mind. A criminal named Ahmed (Bora Todorovic) convinces him to leave his devoted grandmother (Ljubica Adzovic) and loving girlfriend, and to use his powers to make some money illegally. While becoming a man and learning the trade of crime, the boy searches for his sister (who was supposed to have a leg operation) and tries to save money to realize his fantasy of returning home to marry the woman of his dreams. - Director:
- Emir Kusturica
- Cast:
- Davor Dujmovic, Bora Todorovic, Ljubica Adzovic
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Daddy Long Legs (1955)Daddy Langbein
Daddy Long Legs is a magical musical, following a young French girl (Leslie Caron) through college, her education sponsored by a mysterious man with long legs. Although millionaire Jervis Pendleton III (Fred Astaire) is generous with his wealth, he has to learn how to be as free with his emotions. Amid sparkling musical numbers and dream sequences, comic relief comes from Fred Clark as Griggs, Jervis' assistant, and Thelma Ritter as Jervis' secretary. - Director:
- Jean Negulesco
- Cast:
- Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore
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Czech Dream (2004)Cesky Sen
The film follows a fictitious, and fraudulent, ad campaign around the opening of a new store called Czech Dream - the Hypermarket for a Better Life. Ad agency BBDO get involved, Hugo Boss donate suits, Tesco products are re-branded and the city of Prague is covered with the Czech Dream logo through JC Decaux billboards, ads and pamphlets. There's even a catchy jingle broadcast nationally on radio and television. No one could have predicted what happened on May 31, 2003, when some 4000 people turned up in hopes of being the first through the door and getting the best deals in town on everything from toilet paper to white goods. What they really found was an open field with a huge shop facade. - Director:
- Vít Klusák
- Cast:
- Varhan Orchestrovich Bauer, Jaromír Kalina, Vít Klusák
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I'm No Angel / Belle of the Nineties (1934)I'm No Angel / Belle of New Orleans (Belle of St. Louis / That St. Louis Woman / The Constant Sinner / It Ain't No Sin)
When Mae West went to Hollywood in the early 1930's, she was already a major star. Having sensationalised Broadway, it was time for the movies to receive the same.
I'm No Angel (1933)Mae West plays Tira in this fascinating comedy romance. Come on this entertaining journey with Tira who works as the divine dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair. Needing some money to pay to defend herself in a court case, Tira agrees to take part in a show where she has to put her head in the mouth of a lion as the big climax of a stunt. Tira's new act is a tremendous success and offers come to perform in the Big Show. She continues flirting with rich men. Is her future meant to be chasing an endless string of lavish men or is Tira's fate sealed with tall, dark and handsome Jack Clayton played by Cary Grant? A fortune-teller has all the answers as Tira becomes a victim of intrigue and this means much more romantic madness from the entire cast of this angel-less flick.
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
Tiger Kid (Roger Pryor) is an up-and-coming boxer who's concentrating on the wrong kind of "knockout" - the electrifying Ruby Carter (Mae West). When Tiger's manager tricks Ruby into leaving town, she travels to New Orleans to headline with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra at Ace Lamont's Sensation House. But Ace has eyes for Ruby's plentiful diamonds and plots a robbery. As always, Mae out-smarts her adversaries and proves she has no intention of losing her jewels, or her man. This Mae West classic features a spectacular opening act in which the enchanting temptress performs in a variety of unique costumes, ending with Mae as the Statue of Liberty.- Director:
- Wesley Ruggles
- Cast:
- Mae West, Cary Grant, Gregory Ratoff
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Stanley T. Banks (Spencer Tracy) is the father and Kay Banks (Elizabeth Taylor) the bride in this lively Vincente Minnelli-directed classic. Taylor is glowingly showcased - and reflected in three mirrors when first seen in a wedding gown. Tracy's performance captures every loving father's exasperations and joys as the day approaches. Here comes the bride, there goes dad's wallet... and everyone's heart. What sparkling fun! - Director:
- Vincente Minnelli
- Cast:
- Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor
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Trespass (1992)The Looters
While attending a blaze, two Arkansas firefighters, Don (William Sadler) and Vince (Bill Paxton), acquire a map identifying the whereabouts of a hoard of stolen gold hidden years earlier in an abandoned East St. Louis building. Unbeknown to the treasure hunters, the location lies within the territory of a ruthless gang, led by the notorious King James (Ice-T) and his lieutenant Savon (Ice Cube). While searching for the treasure, Vince witnesses the gang murder of an enemy and inadvertently alerts the gangsters to his presence, leading to a tense standoff. As the gang call in reinforcements, the trespassers must use every means at their disposal if they're to escape with the treasure, and their lives. - Director:
- Walter Hill
- Cast:
- Bill Paxton, William Sadler, Ice-T
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Three Idiots (2009)3 Idiots
Two friends (R Madhavan and Sharman Joshi) embark on a quest for a lost buddy. On this journey, they encounter a long forgotten bet, a wedding they must crash, and a funeral that goes impossibly out of control. As they make their way through the perilous landscape, another journey begins: their inner journey through memory lane and the story of their friend - the irrepressible free-thinker Rancho (Aamir Khan), who in his unique way, touched and changed their lives. It's a story of their hostel days that swings between Rancho's romance with the spirited Pia (Kareena Kapoor), and his clash with and oppressive mentor, Viru Sahastrabudhhe (Boman Irani). And then one day, suddenly, Rancho vanishes... Who was he? Where did he come from? Why did he leave? The friend who influenced and inspired them to think creatively and independently, even as the conformist world called them three idiots. Where is the original idiot now? Finally, in misty mountains of unparalleled beauty, they find the key to the secret. 3 Idiots is comedy of ideas that is as provocative as it is funny, as wildly entertaining as it is insightful. A laugh-riot that talks about the most important of human pursuits: self-actualization. - Director:
- Rajkumar Hirani
- Cast:
- Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh
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