robert-bucknor's - FAVOURITES List
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Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese and the world's greatest rock n' roll band, The Rolling Stones, unite to bring audiences the year's most extraordinary film event, 'Shine A Light'. 'Shine A Light' will show the world Rolling Stones as they've never been seen before. Filmed at the famed Beacon Theatre in New York City in Fall 2006, Scorsese assembled a legendary team of cinematographers to capture the raw energy of the legendary band. - Director:
- Martin Scorsese
- Cast:
- Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts
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When Jess (Melissa George) sets sail with a group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling that there is something wrong. Then the yacht hits a storm and the group is forced to board a passing ocean liner, a ship Jess is convinced she's been on before. Although it appears deserted, they soon find they are not alone... someone is intent on hunting them down, one by one. And Jess unknowingly holds the key to end the terror. - Director:
- Christopher Smith
- Cast:
- Melissa George, Joshua McIvor, Jack Taylor
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A middle-class schoolteacher, stuck in a government-enforced teaching post in an arid backwater, stops off in the mining town of Bundanyabba on his way home for the Christmas holidays. Discovering a local gambling craze that may grant him the financial independence to move back to Sydney for good, the opportunity proves irresistible. But the bad decisions are just beginning and a reliance on local standards of hospitality in "the Yabba" may take him on a path darker than ever expected. - Director:
- Ted Kotcheff
- Cast:
- Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty
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Funeral in Berlin (1966)Finale in Berlin
Michael Caine stars as Harry Palmer, the ex-army corporal, who unwillingly serves as a spy for Her Majesty rather than serve a long stint behind bars. Palmer is sent to Berlin where he is to extricate a Russian general who wants to defect. After reluctantly accepting the assignment, he arranges for an escape plan which includes a fake funeral…unfortunately, the wrong body is transported out of Russia. Caine keeps his cool and there's plenty of scenery as Caine wanders about Berlin and in and out of the arms of some beautiful women. - Director:
- Guy Hamilton
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- Michael Caine, Nikki Van der Zyl, Oskar Homolka
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When, for no apparent reason, a small town police chief arrests a vagrant hitch-hiker, little does he realise that he has set in motion a catastrophic series of events. The vagrant in question is in fact John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone), Congressional Medal of Honour winner and Vietnam war hero. Responding to the harassment of his captors with sudden ferociousness, Rambo makes daring escape from the small town jail, steals a motorcycle and roars off to the shelter of the nearby mountains. As the manhunt begins Rambo is in his element preparing himself for a One Man War. - Director:
- Ted Kotcheff
- Cast:
- Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna
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Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)Das Geld liegt auf der Straße
George Segal and Jane Fonda star in this hilarious send-up of upper middle-class mores and the price people are willing to pay to maintain a comfortable lifestyle. Just as they're putting in a new pool at the house that has sunk them deep into debt, Dick is fired from his high-paying job as an executive. Housewife Jane isn't too worried at first, figuring she'll go to work and they'll just tighten their belts for awhile but it quickly becomes apparent that Dick's unemployment isn't going to go very far, and she isn't really good at anything besides spending. So when Jane inadvertently gets away with stealing $2,000, the entrepreneurial spirit takes over and the two come up with a new solution: they'll steal the money they need to live on. There's only one thing they didn't count on: being a robber is actually hard work! - Director:
- Ted Kotcheff
- Cast:
- Jane Fonda, George Segal, Ed McMahon
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Zulu (1964)Zulu - Die Schlacht von Rorke's Drift
Zulu is one of the great movies, an epic adventure of courage in the face of incredible odds. Based on a true story it tells the amazing tale of 100 British soldiers who stood fast against an overwhelming force of 4000 of the Zulu nation's mightiest warriors in the defence of Rorkes Drift in 1879. Set amongst the stunning South African scenery, 'Zulu' is a landmark action film and a fitting tribute to some of the most magnificent acts of heroism in the history of warfare. Michael Caine's role as the arrogant but courageous Lt. Bromhead brought him international fame, and there are powerful performances from other great British actors including Stanley Baker and Jack Hawkins. - Director:
- Cy Endfield
- Cast:
- Richard Burton, Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins
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Richard Burton stars as Henry VIII in this historical drama, with Genevieve Bujold playing his tragic wife, Anne Boleyn. Amidst the splendour of the Tudor court, Henry and Anne's tempestuous marriage mirrors the political and religious intrigues that threaten to divide the kingdom, as Henry grows ever more desperate for a male heir to continue his line. - Director:
- Charles Jarrott
- Cast:
- Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas
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The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2005)The Assassination of L.B.J.
He dreams of rebuilding his life, but when those dreams are shattered time and time again, Bicke begins to fall apart, Desperate to blame someone else for his failings, one villain looms large in a country in the grip of political corruption and the Vietnam War - Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States of America. And so an American Everyman sets out on his chilling date with destiny.... - Director:
- Niels Mueller
- Cast:
- Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Don Cheadle
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This spectacular action adventure is set in the wilds of th Australian outback at the beginning if the 1940s. English aristocrat Lady Ashley must save her newly inherited cattle ranch from a dangerous rival businessman. Forced to drive her stock north to safety, she enlists the help of the rugged Drover and a mysterious orphaned Aboriginal boy. Together, they embark on an emotional and dangerous journey across a breathtaking terrain where only the strongest can survive. - Director:
- Baz Luhrmann
- Cast:
- Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Shea Adams
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Jefferson Steel (Burt Reynolds) is an ageing Hollywood action hero. He's vain, insecure and out of work. In a final attempt to find Jefferson work, his incompetent LA agent stumbles upon the perfect role playing King Lear at Stratford-upon-Avon. But, Jefferson arrives in the UK to discover that instead of an RSC production, he is booked to tread the boards with an amateur dramatic society in sleepy English village Stratford St John. A clash of cultures with comic complications ensues in this funny and ultimately moving comedy. - Director:
- Andy Cadiff
- Cast:
- Burt Reynolds, Alexandra Weaver, Elesia Marie
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Originally intended to be a 68-minute student film, 'Dark Star' was the creation of University of Southern California film students John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon. It is the twenty-first century story of four bored astronauts in deep space, whose mission is to destroy unstable planets in star systems which are to be colonised. The late commander Powell is stored in deep freeze, where he is still able to offer advice. As their mission nears completion, they must cope with a runaway alien which resembles a beach-ball, faulty computer systems, and a "smart bomb" who thinks it is God. - Director:
- John Carpenter
- Cast:
- Dan O'Bannon, John Carpenter, Dre Pahich
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Barbershop: A Fresh Cut (2016)Barbershop: The Next Cut
It's been more than 10 years since our last appointment at Calvin's Barbershop. Calvin (Ice Cube) and his longtime crew, including Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer), are still there, but the shop has undergone some major changes. Most noticeably, our once male-dominated sanctuary is now co-ed. The ladies bring their own flavour, drama and gossip, challenging the fellas at every turn. Despite the good times and camaraderie within the group, the surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, forcing Calvin and his crew to come together to not only save the shop, but their neighbourhood. - Director:
- Malcolm D. Lee
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- Ice Cube, Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson
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Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)Beverly Hills Cop 2
The heat's back on! Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back-back where he doesn't belong! He's going "deep, deep, deep undercover" into the chic wilds of Southern California, unleashing his arsenal of blazing gunfire and rapid-fire gags against a gang of international munitions smugglers. Back, too, are Judge Reinhold and John Ashton as Murphy's crime-busting sidekicks. - Director:
- Tony Scott
- Cast:
- Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Jürgen Prochnow
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No-nonsense combat veteran Captain Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman) and his newly-instated first officer Ron Hunter (Danzel Washington) are caught in the middle of a global crisis. On board a nuclear submarine, they're heading for Russia where radical nationalists are threatening to start World War III. But when they receive an unverified message to launch their missiles, Ramsey and Hunter clash over the validity of the orders. With nuclear holocaust close at hand, mutiny erupts on the sub - pitting the entire crew against each other in a showdown that will decide the fate of the world. - Director:
- Tony Scott
- Cast:
- Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, Matt Craven
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