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The Godfather (1972)Mario Puzo's The Godfather
In late 1940's New York, Mafia 'Godfather' Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) gathers his three sons around him for daughter Connie (Talia Shire)'s wedding; the hot-headed Sonny (James Caan), ineffectual Fredo (John Cazale) and war hero Michael (Al Pacino), who chooses to distance himself from the family 'business'. When Vito is shot and wounded for refusing to sanction a rival family's heroin sales on his territory, Sonny temporarily takes over and embarks on bloody gang warfare. This results in him being killed in an ambush, and Michael finds himself nominated to succeed the ailing Vito. - Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast:
- Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan
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Winner of three Academy Awards including best picture, "Moonlight" is a breath-taking coming-of-age story and the best reviewed film of the year. "Moonlight" follows the story of Chiron (Ashton Sanders) from his early childhood in his depressed Miami neighbourhood to adulthood in Atlanta as he navigates the dangers of drugs, violence, family, love and sexuality. - Director:
- Barry Jenkins
- Cast:
- Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson
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"2001: A Space Odyssey" is a countdown to tomorrow, a road map to human destiny, a quest for the infinite. It is a dazzling, Academy Award-winning visual achievement, a compelling drama of man vs. machine, a stunning meld of music and motion. It may be the masterwork of director Stanley Kubrick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke) and it will likely excite, inspire and enthrall for generations. To begin his voyage into the future, Kubrick visits our prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millennia (via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever conceived) into colonized space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Keir Dullea) into uncharted realms of space, perhaps even into immortality. - Director:
- Stanley Kubrick
- Cast:
- Keir Dullea, Douglas Rain, Gary Lockwood
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New Fist of Fury (1976)Xin jing wu men
There's only one action legend that could ever star in a sequel to a Bruce Lee movie and get away with it and he is Jackie Chan. In this follow-up to the screen sensation that was 'Fist of Fury' we see a young Jackie take up the fight against another Japanese martial arts school hell bent on crushing rival Chinese academies in Taiwan. Only problem is at the outset he's no match against multiple fighters so that means we get the bonus of watching him endure grueling training before he heads out to dispense justice! Here's a chance to catch Jackie Chan in his formative years fighting his way through a tougher, bloodier and more vengeance-filled role than we've become used to seeing him play. This time there's no Mr. Nice Guy! - Director:
- Wei Lo
- Cast:
- Jackie Chan, Nora Miao, Sing Chen
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In the early 1970's, there emerged from the brutal streets of New York the voice for a new generation of youth disillusioned by the lost promises of the 60's. The voice belonged to Jim Carroll, whose unflinching, compelling and corrosive memories of adolescence exploded into the worlds of literature and music. Travelling desperate roads Jim (Leonardo DiCaprio) keeps writing, but his spiralling descent into drug addiction causes his journal entries to turn surreal, mirroring a life of mindless crime, depravation and despair. Finally a stint in Riker's Island juvenile reformatory and his written account of a life spinning out of control rescue him from annihilation. - Director:
- Scott Kalvert
- Cast:
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Marilyn Sokol
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The strongest comedic cast in history has united to become the strangest superhero team ever in 'Mystery Men'. They're a ragtag team of superhero wannabes that includes Mr. Furious (Ben Stiller), The Shoveler (William H. Macy), The Blue Raja (Hank Azaria), The Bowler (Janeane Garofalo), The Spleen (Paul Reubens), Invisible Boy (Kel Mitchell) and The Sphinx (Wes Studi). When Captain Amazing (Greg Kinnear) falls into the hands of evil madman Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush) and his disco-dancing henchmen, there's suddenly a chance for the aspiring superheroes to show what they can do in this hilariously funny and thoroughly original misadventure. - Director:
- Kinka Usher
- Cast:
- Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy
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Where Eskimos Live (2002)Tam, Gdzie Zyja Eskimosi
In the course of his travels, Vlado meets Sharkey (Bob Hoskins) a rough-hewn Englishman who claims to be a caseworker for UNICEF. Actually, Sharkey is rounding un children for a black market adoption ring in Poland. Sharkey persuades Vlado to join him, assuming the boy would fetch a fair price and Vlado, unaware of Sharkey's true intentions, says yes. Sharkey and Vlado soon become unlikely friends hut Sharkey soon learns getting Vlado out of the country may not be so simple; Sharkey is working in cahoots with a corrupt military officer (Krzysztof Majchrzak) who is convinced that a gang of pre teen hoodlums are responsible for the death of his daughter a gang that claims Vlado as a member. - Director:
- Tomasz Wiszniewski
- Cast:
- Bob Hoskins, Sergiusz Zymelka, Krzysztof Majchrzak
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During a manned mission to Mars, American astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead and left behind by his crew. But Watney is still alive, and he must now find a way to contact Earth - and survive on a barren planet with meagre supplies - in the hope that an international team of scientists can devise a near-impossible rescue plan to bring him home! - Director:
- Ridley Scott
- Cast:
- Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig
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Directed by Darren Doane, this tense action packed thriller of urban survival follows the life of Nathan (Rick Rodney), a streetwise young man who moves from new York to the suburbs of Los Angeles to try to leave his sordid past of crime, drugs and violence behind him in search of a clean, simple and honest life. Soon life becomes desperate for Nathan and he falls to his past for survival when he meets a small-time dealer with insatiable ambitions. This leaves Nathan with a number of predicaments: When the rules start changing, can you outrun the past? When walking on the edge, can you pull the trigger? 'Godmoney' ...it's the cost of living. - Director:
- Darren Doane
- Cast:
- Rick Rodney, Bobby Field, Christi Allen
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Nightmare at Noon (1988)Death Street USA
Something strange is afoot in a small remote town in Utah, as a series of sinister state experiments in the surrounding desert leads to the contamination of its water supply, transforming the residents into lethal brainless maniacs. Enter vacationing lawyer Ken Griffiths (Wings Hauser), his sassy wife Cheri (Kimberly Beck), and Reilly (Bo Hopkins), the mysterious hitchhiker they pick up on the road, who find themselves thrust into the midst of this madness when they stop for a drink atthe local diner. - Director:
- Nico Mastorakis
- Cast:
- Wings Hauser, Bo Hopkins, George Kennedy
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Episodes Comprise:
1. Bell Textron Jet Pack (as seen in Thunderball)
2. "Little Nellie" Wallis Autogyro (as seen in You Only Live Twice)
3. Q Boat (as seen in The World Is Not Enough)4. Aston Martin DB5 and V12 Vanquish (as seen in Thunderball and The World Is Not Enough)
5. Freedom Jet (as seen in Octopussy)
6. Aqua Tow Sleds (as seen in Thunderball)
7. 360 Barrel Roll (as seen in The Man With The Golden Gun)
- Director:
- Carl Hindmarch
- Cast:
- Not Available
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Based on the bestselling fantasy book series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R.R. Martin, this drama is set in a world where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime. From the scheming south and the savage eastern lands, to the frozen north and ancient Wall that protects the realm from the mysterious darkness beyond, the powerful families of the Seven Kingdoms arc locked in a battle for the Iron Throne. This is a story of duplicity and treachery, nobility and honour, conquest and triumph. In the 'Game of Thrones', you either win or you die. - Director:
- Timothy Van Patten
- Cast:
- Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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Fireworks (1997)Hana-Bi
Former Police officer Nishi (Takeshi Kitano) feels responsible for the shattered lives of his loved ones. His partner Horibe (Ren Ôsugi) has been crippled in a disastrous stakeout, a colleague is shot dead by the same villain, and his own wife has a terminal illness. In debt to a yakuza loanshark, Nishi conceives a bank robbery to provide for his partner, help the dead cop's widow, and take one last holiday throughout Japan with his wife and share a final taste of happiness... - Director:
- Takeshi Kitano
- Cast:
- Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi
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Based on the hilariously unintelligible character who first appeared on "The Chris Rock Show," Pootie Tang (Lance Crouther) is a hit-record-singing, criminal-empire-busting, rabbit-fur-shirt-wearing superhero idolized by kids and love-starved women everywhere. But when Pootie's one-man war against greed, injustice and unwholesome consumer products starts cutting into profits at LecterCorp, the company's demented CEO (Robert Vaughn) plunges the super-dude into a super-funk by swiping his magical villain-whupping belt! Can our hero pull himself up by the Poot-straps? Will he buckle under the pressure? Will his new single go platinum? - Director:
- Louis C.K.
- Cast:
- Chris Rock, Lance Crouther, J.B. Smoove
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This modern-day twist on the legendary detective finds Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) as a recovering drug addict, starting a new life in New York City as an NYPD consultant. By his side is his trusty "sober companion", Dr. Joan Watson (Lucy Liu), hired by Sherlock's dad to keep the investigator on the straight and narrow. Sherlock rejects Watson's attempts to have him participate in group therapy and makes her life and job as challenging as possible. Meanwhile, Watson develops a flair for detective work, and discovers that following Sherlock's instincts leads her down a frustrating yet fascinating path. For these two strong-willed partners in crime-fighting, justice is elementary. - Director:
- Michael Cuesta
- Cast:
- Jonny Lee Miller, Adam Godley, Lucy Liu
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