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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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The Eel (1997)Unaqi
With 'The Eel', the late Shohei Imamura became the only Japanese filmmaker to have twice won the Cannes Film Festival's coveted Palme d'Or. After an eight-year prison sentence for murder, Tajuro (Kôji Yakusho) chooses to start a new life as a barber in a small town, which offers perfect isolation from his fears. As a favour to the town priest he agrees to help a young woman with a troubled past by offering her job as his assistant. However, when he least expects it, her past will collide with his. - Director:
- Shôhei Imamura
- Cast:
- Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baishô, Kôji Yakusho
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The Housemaid (2025)La asistenta
"The Housemaid" is a wildly entertaining thriller starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, based on the best-selling book. From director Paul Feig, the film plunges audiences into a twisted world where perfection is an illusion, and nothing is as it seems. Trying to escape her past, Millie (Sweeney) accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar). But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous - a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power. Behind the Winchesters' closed doors lies a world of shocking twists that will leave you guessing until the very end. - Director:
- Paul Feig
- Cast:
- Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar
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R1865. The American civil War is over and the Confederacy is in flames. Embittered and disillusioned, Southern soldier Private O'Meara (Rod Steiger) heads west to find his destiny on the Frontier, accompanied by his old Indian friend, Walking Coyote. Attacked by a renegade band of Sioux Indians, O'Meara and Walking Coyote are forced to suffer a terrifying endurance test - the Run of the Arrow. His companion dies but O'Meara lives and becomes accepted into the Sioux Nation. As all-out war looms on the Frontier, O'Meara tries to negotiate a treat) between the Indians and Cavalry - but the bitter legacy of the Civil War threatens to poison O'Meara's judgment... - Director:
- Samuel Fuller
- Cast:
- Rod Steiger, Angie Dickinson, Sara Montiel
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Katharine Hepburn stars as Lady Cynthia Darrington, a pioneering female aviator. When she meets distinguished - and married - politician Sir Christopher Strong (Colin Clive) at a party, she is immediately drawn to him. Unable to resist each other, they undertake an intense and emotional affair. But as their passions escalate, so too does the risk of discovery - and if polite society ever learns of their liaison then they could be very badly hurt... - Director:
- Dorothy Arzner
- Cast:
- Katharine Hepburn, Colin Clive, Billie Burke
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Clockers (1995)Clockers: Hermanos de sangre
A clocker is a 24-hour drug dealer, and Strike (Mekhi Phifer) is the hardest-working one on the streets. But for Strike, time is running out. When the local drug kingpin (Delroy Lindo) tips Strike off about an opportunity for advancement, a rival dealer ends up dead, and Strike finds himself caught between two homicide detectives. One is Mazill (John Turturro), who's only looking for an easy bust. The other Rocco (Harvey Keitel), who's looking for something much harder to find the truth and when Strike's law-abiding brother confesses to the murder, Rocco vows not to rest until he's sure the real shooter is behind bars. - Director:
- Spike Lee
- Cast:
- Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo
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Bulk (2025)Όγκος
When a scientist's brane explodes agent Corey Harlen (Sam Riley) is sent in to the multiverse to investigate.- Director:
- Ben Wheatley
- Cast:
- Alexandra Maria Lara, Mark Monero, Sam Riley
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