A double bill of animated Shakespeare plays abridged and adapted by Leon Garfield. Set in Denmark Hamlet is the story of a young man's revenge of his father's murder. The Tempest is tells the story of Prospero the Duke of Milan who is overthrown by his wicked brother and together with his baby daughter cast adrift in the ocean. The pair come upon a strange enchanted island - and with the aid of his magic books Prospero becomes the chief of the island.
Filmed in the stark environs of Derek Jarman's coastal home in the shadow of Dungeness power station 'The Garden' is a powerful and moving series of allegorical dreamscapes. The narrative unfolds to find Jarman asleep at his desk surrounded by Christian imagery. His dreams transpose New Testament events into a contemporary context examining repressive attitudes towards homosexuality the AIDS crisis and Jarman's own feeling towards the Church.
A teenager tries to break his addiction to his thumb in this quirky comedy / drama.
Study for a portrait of Francis Bacon. John Maybury's searing portrait of the English painter Francis Bacon (Derek Jacobi) at the height of his fame in the 1960s is one of the nastiest and most truthful portraits of the artist-as-monster ever filmed. It tells the story of the colossally self-absorbed painter and his self-destructive younger lover George Dyer (Daniel Craig) and begins when Bacon awakens in his studio one night to discover a burglar on the premises. Sizing up
Titles Comprise: Burn After Reading: When a disc filled with some of the CIA's most irrelevant secrets gets in the hands of two determined but dim-witted gym employees the duo are intent on exploiting their find. But since blackmail is a trade better left for the experts events soon spiral out of everyone's and anyone's control resulting in a non-stop series of hilarious encounters! From Joel and Ethan Coen the Academy Award winning directors of No Country For Old Men and The Big Lebowski comes this brilliantly clever and endlessly entertaining movie that critics are calling smart funny and original. The Big Lebowski: 'The Dude' Jeff Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) is unemployed and laid-back. That is until he becomes a victim of mistaken identity two thugs breaking into his apartment in the errant belief that they are accosting Jeff Lebowski the Pasadena millionaire. In hope of getting a replacement for his soiled carpet 'the Dude' visits his wealthy namesake and with buddy ex 'Nam' vet. Walter Sobchak (John Goodman) he is swept into a labyrinthine comedy/thriller of extortion embezzlement sex dope German Nihilists White Russians mysterious cowboys Shomer Shabbos bowling and severed toes... Intolerable Cruelty: Divorce attorney Miles Massey has got it all. Serial gold-digger Marilyn Rexroth wants it all. A hilarious battle of deceit and cunning ensues when Miles falls for Marilyn with each one trying to outsmart the other. Underhand tactics deceptions and an undeniable attraction escalate as Marilyn and Miles square off in this classic battle of the sexes...
This boxset contains the following films: Adaptation (Dir. Spike Jonze) (2003): Lovelorn screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Cage) turns to his less talented twin brother Donald (also Cage) for help when his efforts to adapt a non-fiction book go nowhere... Being John Malkovich (Dir. Spike Jonze) (1999): While between jobs master puppeteer Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) takes a job as a filing clerk in an office building in New York City. One day he discovers a strange door behind a filing cabinet a door which takes him into the mind of John Malkovich for 15 minutes then dumps him out on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike. But what can one do with such a portal? Soon Craig is telling others sharing this unique experience. For an admission fee perhaps.
Female Perversions is the provocative and stimulating story of Eve Stephens a successful attorney struggling under the tremendous pressures of power promiscuity and a destructive sister. Consumed by wild sexual fantasies she is unable to feel satisfied by either her male or female lovers. She uses them to fuel her all consuming desire for sexual fulfilment regardless of the damage she is doing to those around her. In a truly shocking exploration of female perversion Swinton delivers a riveting performance that ranks alongside her stunning portrayal of `Orlando'. Dare to let yourself go... where you've never been before.
One day in 1994 two schoolboys decided to commit the PERFECT CRIME... They carried out the brutal and motiveless murder of a man in his car in London. THE PROTGONISTS is an original attempt to tell the story of this crime and depict the characters of those involved… the film attempts to break the boundaries of conventional drama and documentary filmmaking... In places The Protagonists is disturbing and difficult to watch; in others it has an impressive honesty and imagination… its bravery and imagination are laudable and it deserves to be seen.
Derek is an insightful imaginative and loving appreciation of Jarman from filmmaker Isaac Julien (Looking for Langston Young Soul Rebels) and actress Tilda Swinton who appeared in many of Jarman's films and here acts as an executive producer screenwriter and narrator. This documentary is a very good introduction to both Jarman the man - born during World War II reveler in the swingin' '60s and mature artist from the '70s until his death from AIDS in 1994 - and Jarman the multi-talented painter theatre and film designer author activist and filmmaker.
CS Lewis's timeless novel comes to life in this big budget adaptation.
Female Perversions is the provocative and stimulating story of Eve Stephens a successful attorney struggling under the tremendous pressures of power promiscuity and a destructive sister. Consumed by wild sexual fantasies she is unable to feel satisfied by either her male or female lovers. She uses them to fuel her all consuming desire for sexual fulfilment regardless of the damage she is doing to those around her. In a truly shocking exploration of female perversion Swinton delivers a riveting performance that ranks alongside her stunning portrayal of 'Orlando'. Dare to let yourself go... where you've never been before.
The critically acclaimed documentary When Bj rk Met Attenborough will be released on DVD and Blu-ray via One Little Indian. Originally screened in the UK on Channel 4, When Bj rk Met Attenborough follows Bj rk and Attenborough as they investigate and discuss the connection which exists between music and nature. Narrated by Tilda Swinton and inspired by Bj rk's technological project 'Biophilia', which Attenborough provided a spoken introduction for, the film is a unique encounte.
Sunshine (2007): Fifty years from now the sun is dying and mankind is dying with it. Our last hope: a spaceship and a crew of eight men and women. They carry a device which will breathe new life into the star. But deep into their voyage out of radio contact with Earth their mission is starting to unravel. There is an accident a fatal mistake and a distress beacon from a spaceship that disappeared seven years earlier. Soon the crew is fighting not only for their lives but their sanity. The Beach (2000): Richard (DiCaprio) a young American backpacker is willing to risk his life for just one thing: that mind-blowing rush you can only get from braving the ultimate adventure. But on a secret deceptively perfect beach Richard will discover that ""heaven on earth"" can instantly change into a jungle of seduction and danger. 28 Days Later (2002): In this film from director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland a powerful virus is unleashed on the British public following a raid on a primate research facility by animal rights activists. Transmitted in a drop of blood and devastating within seconds the virus locks those infected into a permanent state of murderous rage. Within 28 days the country is overwhelmed and a handful of survivors begin their attempts to salvage a future little realising that the deadly virus is not the only thing that threatens them...
A teenager tries to break his addiction to his thumb in this quirky comedy / drama.
Not quite ready to surrender himself to responsibility or mainstream society, a young American travels to Asia and discovers he is not alone in his feelings
When 16-year-old Stephanie Daley is accused of murdering her newborn she claims she never knew she was pregnant and that the child was stillborn. A forensic psychologist Lydie Crane is hired to determine the truth behind Stephanie's continuing state of denial. Lydie is pregnant herself and grappling with a shaky marriage as well as a growing intuition that something may go wrong with her own unborn child. Her encounters with Stephanie soon lead her to believe that unraveling the
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