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Disillusioned with life, celebrated artist Bradley Morahan (James Mason) retreats to the solitude of a tropical island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The island, however, turns out to be far from uninhabited.

Bradley soon stumbles upon Cora, played by Helen Mirren, a beautiful, highly spirited teenage girl who lives with her alcoholic grandmother. Cora dreams of escaping the island and running away to the bright lights of Brisbane. Inspired by the young girl, Bradley starts to paint naked portraits of her. To Cora, it's an innocent way to earn money and finally escape the island. To him, Cora is a fresh source of artistic inspiration. Others, though, may see their relationship differently...

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"Suntan" is a coming of 'middle-age' film, from Greek filmmaker Argyris Papadimitropoulos, that celebrates the beauty and strength of the youthful body, while simultaneously embracing its inevitable decay. For middle-aged Kostis (Makis Papadimitriou), life has passed him by.

As the newly appointed doctor of a tiny island, Kostis spends a dreary winter alone. By the time summer arrives, though, the island has turned into a thriving, wild vacation spot with nude beaches and crazy parties. When Kostis meets the beautiful and flirty Anna, he falls hard for her and goes out of his way to conquer and impress her. Before long, Kostis is spending nearly all of his time getting drunk, partying hard, and even making out with Anna (Elli Tringou). What starts as a rediscovery with his long-lost youth, though, slowly turns into an obsession as Kostis is willing to do whatever it takes to keep his Anna. The eternal Greek summer provides the perfect background for this extravagance of craving and everything that goes with it: flirting, casual sex, drugs, alcohol and pushing the boundaries to see how far your body can go.

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The healing powers of faith, hope and even magic hold sway in acclaimed writer/director Jim Sheridan's inspiring, loosely autobiographical crowd pleaser about a contemporary Irish family facing the adventure of a lifetime in New York City.

Uniquely told through the eyes of two exuberant youngsters, Christy and Ariel, this riveting, often funny and always compelling story looks at memory, secrets, love, loss and starting over. But before the children and their parents, Johnny (Paddy Considine) and Sara (Samantha Morton), can fully embrace the dizzying challenges and wonders of their new home, they must cope with and triumph over the emotional wounds of a past sorrow that haunts each of them.

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Ken Russell's sensuous film version of DH Lawrence's The Rainbow follows his Academy Award Winning adaptation of Women In Love and stars Sammi Davis, Paul McGann, Amanda Donohoe and Glenda Jackson.

Set in the Midlands of Victorian England, The Rainbow tells the story of a rebellious young woman who after defying her parents and society's morality, engages in an unbridled and passionate affair first with her beautiful school teacher, Then with a fascinating young soldier , before setting out on her own to capture the fuller sensuality of life itself.

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The enigma of Henry VIII, tyrant, womaniser and the man who changed England forever, continues to fascinate Britain centuries after his death.

Ray Winstone brings history's most beguiling monarch to life in this story of Henry VIII revealing the destruction Henry often left in his wake during his extraordinary 38 year reign. From the moment Henry Tudor casts aside his faithful wife Katherine of Aragon for the bewitching and determined Anne Boleyn (Helena Bonham Carter), he sets himself on course for a series of disastrous marriages. Violent conflict, both within the population and the church, left England reeling while its complex and charismatic King turned from handsome playboy to a bitter invalid desperate for a son and heir to the throne.

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Martin Shaw takes on the role of P.D. James' Adam Dalgliesh, one of the greatest detectives of English fiction. Dalgliesh is now a Commander at Scotland Yard running a squad dealing with sensitive, unsolved crimes.

A reclusive widower whose wife died during childbirth, the intense, solitary detective is nevertheless a ruthless pursuer of truth - his emotional detachment aiding his innate ability to crack the most complex of cases.

The Murder Room (2005)
The Dupayne museum with its gruesome murder room is the focus of Dalgliesh's murder investigation into the death of one of its co-directors. Discovering a family at war, the Commander is faced with series of murders which mimic the crimes from the notorious exhibition.

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'Malena' is an utterly unforgettable story of a boy's journey into manhood amid the chaos and intolerance of World War II.

In a sleepy Italian village, the most beautiful woman in town, Malena (Monica Bellucci) becomes the subject of increasingly malicious gossip among the lustful townsmen and their jealous wives. But only her most ardent admirer, young Renato Amoroso (Giuseppe Sulfaro), will learn the untold true story of the mysterious and elusive Malena. In a captivating motion picture nominated for two Academy Awards, the eventual struggles and hardships that Malena must bravely endure serve to inspire Renato to new heights of compassion, courage and independence.

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After the death of their father, Madeleine (Olivia Williams) invites her sister Dinah (Helena Bonham Carter) to stay in her elegant London home. Efforts to find a husband for the free-spirited Dinah seem to pay off at last when her engagement is announced.

However, Dinah is secretly told by her sister's charming husband Rockie (Paul Bettany) to call it off. So begins a wild affair, as Rickie and Dinah's illicit passion spirals into deception offering escapism and despair and an insight into the heart's capacity for forgiveness.

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This lavish autobiography, full of lush fantasy sequences and monumental pageantry, begins with Fellini as a youngster living in the Italian countryside.

In school he studies the eclectic but parochial history of ancient Rome and then is introduced as a young man to the real thing - arriving in this strange new city on the outbreak of World War II. Here, through a series of visually stunning vignettes brimming with satire and sparkling with life, the filmmaker comes to grips with a sprawling, boisterous, bursting-at-the-seams portrait of Rome, reinterpreting with his inimitable style an Italian history full of rich sensual imagery and extravagant perception.

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The celebrity panel show hosted by me Keith Lemon featuring the fittest team captains known to man, Holly Willoughbooby and Fearne Cotton with me old mate Rufus Hound All best bits from series 1 to 3 where we all look youngerer apart from Fearne who's always looked like an old lady (only joking

she's super FAF). Travel back in time to when it first started with appearances from John Bishop, Emma Bunton, Dermot O'Leary, Davina McCail, Paddy McGuinness and my 2 Irish offspring Jedward Potato!

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Master mechanic Rick (Ken Wahl) loses his brother to a homicidal maniac who kills motorists at random in his "Death Car". After a run in with a gang of punks who destroy his truck, Rick decides to become a vigilante. He converts his pick-up into an armed and dangerous vehicle.

Hunting down reckless drivers he leaves them handcuffed for the police to find. The police are after this 'Gladiator', but Rick won't let up until he finds his brother's assassin, 'Skull'. When the two meet, it's a duel to the death and maybe an end to Rick's career as the vigilante Gladiator.

Rellik gradually unravels the truth behind a string of gruesome murders. Damaged and charismatic detective, DCI Gabriel Markham, is on an obsessive hunt for a brutal killer. As his personal and professional lives unfurl, Rellik explores how our pasts make us who we are.

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The bestselling adult novel of all time has introduced bondage into the bedroom with sales surpassing both 'The Da Vinci Code' and the entire 'Harry Potter' series. The novels are classified as erotic fiction, but author E.L.

James calls it adult romance and its inspiration was to be erotic fan fiction for the 'Twilight' saga. 'Fifty Shades Uncovered' is a brand new feature documentary filmed in London and New York which explores the twilight zone of submissive romance and the power of the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' film and books. Featuring the latest interviews from authors, stars and fans, 'Fifty Shades Uncovered' lifts the lid on a cultural and sexual phenomenon that just won't be restrained anymore!

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Fuelled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie (Billy Bob Thornton) teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.

Along for the ride is 'the kid' - cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity. However things get complicated when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, making this one Christmas no one will ever forget!

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Based on true events, 'Female Agents' is a powerful, action packed World War II epic starring Sophie Marceau and Julie Depardieu.

Set in spring 1944, a five-woman commando unit parachutes into occupied France on a daring and dangerous mission to protect the secret of the D-Day Landings and eliminate Colonel Hendrich, Head of German counter-intelligence. Their dangerous mission to change the war becomes a desperate fight for survival.