Roman Polanski's adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth remains one of the most infamous for a number of reasons: the copious amounts of bloody gore, its expert use of location settings (filmed in North Wales) and Lady Macbeth's nude sleepwalking scene. Despite its notoriety, though, this does remain one of the more compelling film adaptations of the Scottish tragedy, if one of the more pessimistic takes on the story of Macbeth and his overreaching ambition. If you think the play is normally a bit of a downer, you haven't seen Polanski's bleak version of it, made in reaction to the murder of his wife, Sharon Tate, by the Manson "family". Jon Finch (Hitchcock's Frenzy) is a forceful Macbeth, bringing out the Scot's warrior instincts, and Francesca Annis is a memorable Lady Macbeth but the main thrust of the film belongs to Polanski's and noted British playwright and critic Kenneth Tynan's take on the play: extremely violent, nihilistic and visceral; this is down-in-the-dirt, no-holds-barred Shakespeare, not fussy costume drama. Pay close attention to the end, a silent coda that puts a chilling twist on all the action that has come beforehand and foreshadows more tragedy to come. --Mark Englehart
Behind every tradition lies a revolution. Next Independence Day, witness the rise of our country's 12 hours of annual lawlessness. Welcome to the movement that began as a simple experiment: The First Purge. To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
Richard Ayoade returns for more awkward holidays with celebrity comedians in his offbeat travel show, to experience the most efficient 48-hour city break possible. First broadcast on Channel 4 in 2016. Ayoade explores Vienna in the company of his IT Crowd co-star Chris O'Dowd. They sample the city's finest sausages, cakes, spirits, cafes and sewers. Ayoade suffers an allergic reaction and Chris breaks something valuable. Mel Giedroyc joins Ayoade at the top of Montparnasse Tower to experience the best view of Paris, before indulging in calf's head casserole, obligatory snails, green fairy' absinthe, cookery school and an art tour. Noel Fielding shares a 48-hour break with Aoyoade in Copenhagen, where they cycle around the city, savour stunning sandwiches and Danish pastries and down pints at the Carlsberg Brewery. Greg Davies is Ayoade's travel companion in Moscow, where their appreciation of the Kremlin, St Basil's and Lenin's tomb is rudely interrupted by tanks. After eating space food at the Cosmonaut Museum they visit one of the strangest circuses on earth. Winner: Best Factual Programme RTS Midlands awards, 2017, 2016, 2015 Nominated: BATFA for Best Features, 2017
Behind every tradition lies a revolution. Next Independence Day, witness the rise of our country's 12 hours of annual lawlessness. Welcome to the movement that began as a simple experiment: The First Purge. To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
Behind every tradition lies a revolution. Next Independence Day, witness the rise of our country's 12 hours of annual lawlessness. Welcome to the movement that began as a simple experiment: The First Purge. To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
A struggling art student looks for quick money and finds some bad company and a dangerous situation.
Brakes is a raw, dark and unconventional comedy directed by Mercedes Grower and featuring an all-star cast of British talent. Split into two halves it follows the tumultuous stories of nine couples, plunging straight into the brutal and absurd endings of their relationships first, before travelling back to the moments when the spark of love between them first emerged. Using London as their match-maker, each of their stories is unique yet familiar to us all.
Eileen is a mother of two children, who are both about to fly the nest. A new relationship suddenly comes into her life, and briefly she blooms. However Bill the new boyfriend, a pot smoking ex-cricketer has his own problems.Their fling opens the door to insecurity and paranoia for Eileen and she lapses back to her troubled past and starts to unravel.This touching film treads between darkness, humour and pathos as it follows Eileen attempts to reunite her family and get her life back on track.
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