Following the fall of the Taliban Nogreh a young woman decides to resume her education so as to be to fulfil her ambitions to enter politics. Her fundamentalist father however feels that his world has collapsed. With refugees flooding to the city Nogreh and her father are forced to move from place to place for shelter as their living conditions become overcrowded.
Set in 1860 in New Orleans this is the story of Drum the son of a plantation owner's beautiful wife and her black slave... Based on the novel by Kyole Onstott.
Shy bookworm Ryan (Prinze) and the outgoing free-spirited Jennifer (Forlani) couldn't be more different. So when they first meet they can't stand each other. When they meet again they loathe each other. But when they finally reconnect in college all that friction eventually explodes into red-hot romantic fireworks! With hilarious co-starring roles for Jason Biggs Amanda Detmer and Alyson Hannigan to pump up the fun you'll laugh along as these irresistible boys and girls sort out all of love's confusing complexities.
Directed by Edmund T Greville a 1956 Gibraltar production based on Michael Gilbert's novel Death Has Deep Roots. Convinced that a wartime resistance heroine is innocent of a murder charge Nap Rumbold (John Justin) a solicitor / private detective travels to France searching for evidence to clear her name. Aided by the glamorous police agent (Barbara Laage) they also expose a counterfeit ring. Also stars Sydney Tafler and Norman Wooland in this well acted drama.
The world is cloaked in winter. Christian Adkins is a Renegade soldier longing for peace and the son of the famed Liberator. Jen is an orphaned nurse desperately trying to save children. When the two soul mates are trapped together at the end of World War III, their lives are forever entwined.
From Guillermo Arriaga ("Babel", "21 Grams", "Amores Perros"), "The Burning Plain" follows a woman on the edge who takes an emotional journey back to the defining moment of her life.
A writer visits his isolated family home to say goodbye to his dying father but memories of his beautiful twin sister awaken long buried secrets from their past. Beautiful Kate is based on the Newton Thornburg novel. Screenplay written and directed by Rachel Ward.
Come and See is one of the greatest war films ever made and one of the finest achievements of Soviet cinema. A devastating account of the Nazi occupation of Belarus during World War II, it tells the story of a young boy's abrupt loss of innocence when he joins the Soviet resistance and is thrust headlong into the brutal horrors of combat. Featuring terrifyingly authentic battle scenes and poetic, almost surreal imagery, director Elem Klimov has fashioned a vivid and unforgettably powerful portrait of the atrocities committed by men in the name of war.
Set in Chile in 1978 Tony Manero is the story of Raul Perata a fifty-something loser whose whole life revolves around impersonating John Travoltra's character in Saturday Night Fever. He spends his Saturday nights performing at an out-of-town bar living the dream for one night. His obsession is taken to new heights when a national competition is announced to find the best Tony Manero impersonator soon his life has taken a darker turn as he will go to any lengths to win the competition. A chilling portrayal of both a fetishistic obsession and of life under a repressive regime.
A woman attempts to escape her domestic problems by fleeing to New York in search of her father. She finds him and also new problems some friendship a romance and an unexpected career as pro-boxer to make ends meet.
Based on Victor Hugo's classic novel this is an epic tale of love honour and obsession against the dramatic background of the French Revolution. Jean Valjean (Liam Neeson) lives a life on the run for stealing a loaf of bread. Settling in a remote town he devotes himself to the care of the poor including the beautiful young and poverty stricken Fantine (Uma Thurman). When Fantine dies she leaves a daughter Cosette (Claire Danes) who Valjean raises. But they are haunted by Javert (Geoffrey Rush) a policeman whose lifelong search for Valjean has become an obsession. A hunt begins that will come to a final confrontation on the revolution torn streets of Paris.
Easy Rider (Dir. Dennis Hopper 1969): Originally released in 1969 Easy Rider is widely regarded as the original ""road movie"" and based on the cult following it developed it was soon copied by other Hollywood studios. Written by Dennis Hopper Peter Fonda and Terry Southern (Dr Strangelove) Fonda produced the low-budget production whilst Hopper took on directing duties receiving an award at Cannes for his first work. Since its release Easy Rider has been regarded as a symbol of free-spirited reaction against society and even for those too young to remember its original release it maintains its status as a classic film which characterises the attitude of a decade. Now after 30 years Easy Rider has been remastered and is presented here in High Definition with both clearer picture and sound quality. Taxi Driver (Dir. Martin Scorsese 1976): 'Taxi Driver' provoked fierce controversy when it was released running into censorship problems in America as some of the scenes of violence were described to be 'as gory as Clockwork Orange and Straw Dogs' (Evening News '76). In addition there was outcry at a 13-year-old schoolgirl actress (Jodie Foster) co-starring as a prostitute. It won Best Picture at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival and received Academy Award nominations for Best Film Best Actor (Robert De Niro) and Best Supporting Actress (Jodie Foster). Considered to be one of the most powerful films in motion picture history 'Taxi Driver' is a film which is '...a savage piece of work - and hellishly brilliant' (Evening News '76).
Oscar-winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe clash in this true life gangster story set in 1970s Harlem.
Mega Star Jack Nicholson (A Few Good Men, As Good As It Gets) and an outstanding, star-packed cast power this suspenseful, critically-acclaimed action thriller about a man with a vengeful obsession. For six long years, Freddy Gale (Nicholson) has waited to take his revenge on John Booth (David Morse, Twelve Monkeys) and the man jailed for a crime that stripped Freddys life of all happiness and meaning. Now, Booth is getting out of prison and Freddys giving him just three days to live before he returns to get even. Directed by Sean Penn and starring Hollywood favourites Angelica Huston (The Addams Family and Robin Wright (Unbreakable)
In The Adversary a young man newly graduated from college is unable to find meaningful employment. He lives in a crowded apartment with his widowed mother a revolutionary brother and a younger employed sister. Family frictions coupled with his mounting failure to find work place an unbearable strain on him - ultimately causing him to hallucinate. The pressure magnified by the tense and impersonal setting of Calcutta builds to a devastating crescendo.
""A project that explores how we remember how our sense of happiness can be triggered by seemingly insignificant things."" Apichatpong Weerasethakul Director
Based on Julie Powell's book "Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen." Julie recounts how she conquered every recipe in Julia Child's 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' and how she enlivened her spirit in the process!
Return to the disco days of the 1980s in this exclusive collection, featuring ALL NEW ARTWORK that celebrates Generation X's neon dream decade, and the movies that defined it. One of the most memorable romantic films ever and winner of two Academy Awards, Sam (Patrick Swayze), living as a ghost, discovers his death wasn't just a random robbery gone bad. To help him reconnect with the love of his life, Molly (Demi Moore), and solve his own murder, he enlists the talents of a sceptical psychic (Oscar-winner Whoopi Goldberg), who doesn't even believe her own abilities. Ghost is a supernatural mystery-thriller that will cross over into your heart and never leave.
Valerie Hobson, Norman Wooland, Janette Scott, Jeremy Spenser and BAFTA-nominated child star Mandy Miller feature in this moving drama which sensitively explores the emotional cost of a marital breakdown. Background is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Two years of deterioration sees John and Barbara Lomax's marriage reduced to bitter sniping and keeping up appearances for the sake of the children. When John's old friend Bill professes his love for Barbara, the marriage finally breaks up causing their three children to react in different ways and their son secretly determined to do Bill harm...SPECIAL FEATURES: Image Gallery Promotional Material PDFs
A young boy's friendship with a playful kangaroo leads him on the ultimate adventure in this fun-filled story for all ages. 12 year-old Billy McGregor lives on a ranch in the wild rugged Australian Outback with a loving mom and lots and lots of great animal friends - especially a baby kangaroo named ""Joey"". But when Joey's parents are kidnapped by poachers Billy knows he must do whatever it takes to help them and reunite Joey with his rightful family. Boarding a train for the big
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