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Enigma is director Michael Apted's skillful adaptation of the best seller by Robert Harris. In March 1943 the code breakers at Bletchley Park, Britain's top secret intelligence station, are facing their worst nightmare. Nazi U boats have unexpectedly changed the code by which they communicate with each other and the German High Command. An Allied merchant shipping convoy crossing the Atlantic with 10,000 passengers and vital supplies is in danger of attack. The authorities turn for help to Tom Jericho, a brilliant young mathematician and code breaker. Unknown to his colleagues, Jericho (Dougray Scott) has another equally baffling enigma of his own to unravel. Claire (Saffron Burrows), the woman with whom he has fallen in love, has disappeared from Bletchley just when the authorities suspect there may be a spy at the Park. To get to the bottom of both mysteries he enlists the help of Hester (Kate Winslet), Claire's best friend. Together they keep one step ahead of the secret services (led by a suave Jeremy Northam) and investigate Claire's mysterious life, reaching a conclusion that uncovers international and personal betrayals. - Director:
- Michael Apted
- Cast:
- Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Saffron Burrows
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Audition (1999)Ôdishon
Recent widower Shigeharu Aoyama is advised by his son to find a new wife, so he seeks the advice of a colleague having been out of the dating scene for many years. They take advantage of their position in a film company by staging an audition to find the perfect woman. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu becomes enchanted by Asami, a quiet, 24-year-old woman, who is immediately responsive to his charms. But soon things take a very dark and twisted turn as we find that Asami isn't what she seems to be... - Director:
- Takashi Miike
- Cast:
- Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki
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The movie that started it all... In two versions, including the extended cut that you've never seen! Miramax Home Entertainment is proud to present this amazing, three-disc special edition that includes two versions of the original indie classic, a killer, brand-new, 90-minute documentary - "Snowball Effect: The Story of Clerks" - and more never-before-seen bonus material than you can shake a salsa shark at! - Director:
- Kevin Smith
- Cast:
- Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti
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Belfast is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy's childhood amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960's. Buddy's family lives in a largely Protestant district with a few Catholic families, but one day his community and everything he thought he understood about life is suddenly turned upside down. Buddy's family gets caught in the mayhem and must decide to stay or leave the only place they have ever called home. Through it all, his passionate parents (Caitriona Balfe and Jamie Dornan) and quick-witted grandparents (Academy Award winner Judy Dench and Ciaran Hinds) keep the joy alive through music and the magic of movies in this feel-good story that reminds us that no matter how far you go, you never forget where you came from. - Director:
- Kenneth Branagh
- Cast:
- Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitriona Balfe
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A Prophet (2009)Un prophète
A nineteen-year-old troublemaker starts a six year sentence in a notorious prison, a concrete hell where violence is the only language understood. Taken under the wing of a powerful mafia boss, he is initiated into a vicious and brutal way of life. As the years pass, he proves his worth, moving up the ranks within the prison. However, he has his own plans, and they don't involve taking orders from anyone. Using his ruthless cunning to extend his influence beyond the walls of the jail, he arranges drugs runs, hostage exchanges and violent assassinations. Once merely a petty criminal, he is soon on his way to establishing a criminal empire of his own. - Director:
- Jacques Audiard
- Cast:
- Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif
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A box-office sensation in France, comic star Jean Dujardin stars as secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, a.k.a. OSS 117 who in the tradition of Maxwell Smart and Inspector Clouseau somehow succeeds in spite of his ineptitude. After a fellow agent and close friend is murdered, Hubert is ordered to take his place at the head of a poultry firm in Cairo. This is to be his cover while he investigates Jack’s death, monitors the Suez Canal, checks up on the Brits and Soviets, burnishes France’s reputation, quells a fundamentalist rebellion and brokers peace in the Middle East. A blithe and witty send-up not only of spy films of that era and the suave secret agent figure but also neo-colonialism, ethnocentrism and the very idea of Western covert action in the Middle East - Director:
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Cast:
- Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, Aure Atika
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In 1961, Kempton Bunton (Jim Broadbent), a 60 year old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly - he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge - Kempton had spun a web of lies. The only truth was that he was a good man, determined to change the world and save his marriage - how and why he used the Duke to achieve that is a wonderfully uplifting tale. - Director:
- Roger Michell
- Cast:
- Jim Broadbent, Heather Craney, Stephen Rashbrook
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Morecambe And Wise: That Riviera Touch (1966)Playas de la Riviera
The duo star as a pair of traffic wardens who decide to go on holiday to the South of France after a mix-up with a member of the Royal Family. They set off in a vintage car but are spotted by a gang of jewel thieves who see an opportunity to Eric and Ernie as the perfect cover for their smuggling operation. As soon as the two settle into their villa, a rival gang begins to stalk them. Eric and Ernie must foil all the crooks who become most anxious when Eric wins in the casino and plans to buy a new car! - Director:
- Cliff Owen
- Cast:
- Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Suzanne Lloyd
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Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)Doctor Goldfoot and his Bikini Machine
The dastardly Dr. Goldfoot (Vincent Price) and his sidekick, Igor (Jack Mullaney), build a machine that mass-produces an army of bikini-clad beauties. Goldfoot programs the vixens to seduce the wealthiest men alive and convince them to sign their fortunes over to him so that he may take over the world! The manufactured women begin to succeed and one robot (Susan Hart) is sent to coax multimillionaire Todd Armstrong (Dwayne Hickman) into handing over his wealth. Hot on her tail is government spy Craig Gamble (Frankie Avalon), as he attempts to take down her and the other femme fatales and bring Goldfoot's plan to a screeching halt. But is the spy immune to her charms? - Director:
- Norman Taurog
- Cast:
- Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman
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Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the arch villain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.
Episodes Comprise:
11. The Dead Man Returns
12. Horror on the Highway13. Skyscraper Plunge
14. The Scarab Strikes
15. The Toll of Doom- Director:
- Elmer Clifton
- Cast:
- Dick Purcell, Lorna Gray, Lionel Atwill
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Something mysterious is leaving a path of destruction in the streets of 1926 New York, threatening to expose the wizarding community. Newt Scamander arrives in the city nearing the end of a global excursion to research and rescue magical creatures. When unsuspecting No-Maj Jacob Kowalski inadvertently lets some of Newt's beasts loose, a band of unlikely heroes must recover the missing beasts before they come to harm, but their mission puts them on a collision course with Dark forces. - Director:
- David Yates
- Cast:
- Eddie Redmayne, Scott Goldman, Katherine Waterston
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Romantic thriller in which murdered yuppie banker Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) returns to Earth as a ghost to solve his own murder and protect his grief-stricken wife Molly (Demi Moore). As he cannot communicate directly with his wife, he turns to fake medium Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) for help. Nobody is more shocked than Oda Mae to discover she has the genuine power to contact the dead. Includes the famous, much-parodied midnight pottery sequence. - Director:
- Jerry Zucker
- Cast:
- Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg
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Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the arch villain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.
Episodes Comprise:
6. Vault of Vengeance
7. Wholesale Destruction8. Cremation in the Clouds
9. Triple Tragedy
10. The Avenging Corpse- Director:
- Elmer Clifton
- Cast:
- Dick Purcell, Lorna Gray, Lionel Atwill
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Blade Runner (1982)Blade Runner: The Final Cut / Dangerous Days / Bladerunner
Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st century Los Angeles. He's a "Blade Runner" stalking genetically made criminal replicants. His assignment: kill them. Their crime: wanting to be human. A visual stunner, remastered for improved home presentation, director Ridley Scott's vision of this sci-fi cinema classic intriguingly differs from what 1982 moviegoers saw. This version omits Deckard's voiceover narration, develops in greater detail the romance between Deckard and Rachael (Sean Young) and removes the "uplifting" finale. Most intriguing of all is a newly included unicorn vision that suggests Deckard may be a humanoid. The result is a heightened emotional impact a great film made greater. - Director:
- Ridley Scott
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young
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