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Fourteen-year-old Robbie lives in New Brighton across the River Mersey from Liverpool with his mum Lynda and 'pain-in-the-arse' nine-year-old sister Katie. Ever since his dad Joe walked out when Robbie was just four-years-old Robbie is a boy defined by the absence of a father. Ten years on Robbie still feels hurt angry and lost. Despite Lynda's failed relationship with Katie's dad Katie at least gets to see her dad every weekend - a part-time relationship which Robbie covets. All Robbie has ever wanted in life is a dad. Instead he gets something very different...a son.
When two brothers are left home alone for the summer they take to the surrounding countryside with a friend to discover a brave new world of adventure. Through the scrapes scratches and moments of elation they encounter they will discover that growing up is not all it's cracked up to be in this charming witty and subversive tale of the trials of youth.
'Another Life' is a version of the true-life scandalous tale of Percy Thompson's 1922 murder by Freddy Bywaters lover of Percy's wife Edith. To follow-up the clever disturbing 'Intimate Relations' writer-director Philip Goodhew once again taps into a true-crime story. The story begins in 1913 with the lively Edith (Little) and her family celebrating Christmas. Despite her driving ambition Edith has agreed to marry her quite dull and nerdy boyfriend Percy (Moran) and at first
Love jealousy greed deception happiness and grief. 'Ek Rishtaa' is a moving story of the irrevocable bond between father and son...
Everything can be connected to something else if you dig hard enough, and when you're investigating a crime, it usually doesn't take too long before you start finding the clues you need, if you know where to look. When Public Prosecutor Zen Seizaki starts investigating a case of apparent fraud by a major pharmaceutical company, however, he quickly finds himself entangled in a nightmarish web of lies, intrigue and murder on a global scale. And even worse, how can he fight a foe without a face, one that's protected by members of the highest echelons of society and government, and seems to be able to convince its own victims to kill themselves? The nightmares of modern science are powered by old-fashioned corruption and greed, and one man may be the only force that can stop them in BABYLON. BONUS Clean openingClean endingContains: Episodes 1 - 12 Image: 1080p Audio: Japanese, English Subtitles: English Runtime: 300 minutes approx
The story of Erica French who falls pregnant while in high school. She decides to keep the baby but faces a battle from the father as she is not trusted to look after Molly safely.
Director Tony Kaye's (American History X) long-awaited film Detachment stars Academy Award winner Adrien Brody as Henry Barthes, a substitute teacher who conveniently avoids any emotional connections by never staying anywhere long enough to form a bond with either his students or colleagues. A lost soul grappling with a troubled past, Henry finds himself at a public school where an apathetic student body has created a frustrated, burned-out administration. Inadvertently becoming a role model to his students, while also bonding with a runaway teen who is just as lost as he is, Henry finds that he's not alone in a life and death struggle to find beauty in a seemingly vicious and loveless world.Kaye has molded a contemporary vision of people who become increasingly distant from others while still feeling the need to connect. Detachment features a stellar ensemble cast, including Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden, Christina Hendricks, William Petersen, Bryan Cranston, Tim Blake Nelson, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner, James Caan, and newcomers Sami Gayle and Betty Kaye.
Originally rejected outright by the BBFC in 1976 and then released with nearly 5 minutes of cuts in 1981 Maitresse is now finally released uncut on DVD. Bulle Ogier plays a professional dominatrix who indulges in a conventional romance with Gerard Depardieu on the ground floor but satisfies more demanding clients in her 'dungeon'. Director Barbet Schroeder apparently cast genuine masochists in this wickedly funny fable on the foibles of sex and love...
Respect Is Something You Earn. Turn It Up is an explosive contemporary drama about a gifted musician's struggle to rise above the crime-plagued urban streets and realize his dream. Diamond (""Pras"" of the Fugees and Mystery Men) is unwittingly drawn into the world of drug-running by his childhood friend Gage (rapper Ja Rule Backstage). The sudden death of Diamond's mother and the untimely pregnancy of his girlfriend force Diamond to make hard choices about his life and the people
Purshottam Sathe is a very honest constable in a small town. His only ambition is that his elder son Shiva should become an inspector and he should retire after saluting him. Shiva is being groomed for the job and is engaged to be married to a rich girl Vidya after he gets the job. Everything is working out fine until a small incident disrupts the peace of the entire family. One day Purushottam does not allow the son of a local MLA to park his car in a no parking zone. As a punishment he is transferred to Kala Chowk - a basti in Mumbai where Billa Gilani is the underworld lord. Purushottam sees a man being beaten by the henchmen of Billa. As a lawman he intervenes. Billa starts beating him in the presence of entire basti. No one dares to stop him. Shiva cant stand his father beaten. He joins the fight and beats Billa and his men. They land in a hospital. Purushottam is worried. A police case against his son Shiva will jeoparadise his chances of a government job. However Billa does not identify Shiva & crisis is temporarily averted. This incident changes the life of Shiva he is hailed as a new DADA. Inspite of his efforts local criminals and his own brother-in-law start collecting Hafta in his name. One thing leads to the other and though Shiva is running away from crime he finds himself being dragged into it. What happens when Billa and his men return from Hospital? Does Shiva becomes a police inspector? Gardish has all the answers...
A brother and sister return to their home town on a remote Greek island and discover that they are not brother and sister at all. They soon fall in love but can their love survive the obstacles put in their way?
Diplomats soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion in China. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions overwhelming odds delayed relief and the support of the Boxers by the Chinese Empress and her generals.
Emily (Sarah Paulson, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) and Ben (Eric Mabius, Ugly Betty) met on Christmas day two years ago and now plan to marry on this Christmas day which is only a month away. When Emily, who has always dreamt of a perfect wedding, gets called away for work it is up to Ben to deal with all the plans. Misunderstandings and problems arise as procrastinator Ben gets sucked into the world of bridal shows and seating charts, while perfectionist Emily tries to keep tabs from afar but sees her perfect day spinning out of control. When a freak storm threatens to strand Emily, she realizes nothing else matters but making it home to Ben for their Christmas Wedding.
What Richard Did follows Richard Karlsen, golden-boy athlete and undisputed alpha-male of his privileged set of South Dublin teenagers, through the summer between the end of school and the beginning of university. Richard's world is bright and everything seems possible, until one summer night when love, pride and jealousy cause Richard to commit an act that will destroy it all and shatter the lives of those closest to him... Featuring extraordinary performances from its mainly young cast, What Richard Did is a quietly devastating study of a boy confronting the gap between who he thought he was and who he proves to be.
Akira Kurosawa's The Idiot is his only adaptation of a Fyodor Dostoevsky novel and was a cherished project on which it is claimed he expended more effort than on any other film. A darkly ambitious exploration of the depths of human emotion it combines the talents of two of the greatest Japanese actors of their generation - Toshiro Mifune and Setsuko Hara. The Idiot is perhaps the most comprehensive of all of Kurosawa's works a tone which is heightened b
The Other Woman Cameron Diaz leads a knockout cast in this irreverent comedy about love lust and the laws of karma. New York attorney Carly Whitten (Diaz) is nobody’s fool. So when she accidentally discovers that her too-good-to-be-true boyfriend Mark (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is married she’s less than thrilled. Not only that she and Mark’s wife Kate (Leslie Mann) learn about yet another mistress (Kate Upton)! Before long however the betrayed beauties become unlikely pals who decide to teach their three-timing man a lesson. The more the trio learns about Mark the worse he seems and the more fun they have without him! The Heat Oscar® Winner Sandra Bullock and Oscar® Nominee Melissa McCarthy are a “dynamite duo” (George Pennacchio KABC-TV) in this outrageously funny comedy from the director of Bridesmaids Paul Feig. Uptight FBI special agent Sarah Ashburn (Bullock) and foul-mouthed Boston cop Shannon Mullins (McCarthy) couldn’t be more incompatible. But when they join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord they become the last thing anyone expected...buddies. This Means War 2 spies. 1 girl. No rules. Chris Pine (Star Trek) and Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) co-star with OSCAR® Winner Reese Witherspoon in this fast-paced mix of explosive action and laugh-out-loud comedy. FDR (Pine) and Tuck (Hardy) both fall for the charming and lovely Lauren (Witherspoon). As Lauren struggles to choose between them — with help from her friend Trish (Chelsea Handler) — FDR and Tuck wage an epic battle for Lauren’s affection. Using their surveillance skills and an array of high-tech gadgetry — may the best spy win!
Eddie Marsan (Vera Drake, The Disappearence Of Alice Creed) and Romola Garai (The Hour, Atonement) star in this gritty urban drama about life on the harsh streets of London.Frank is an ex-soldier plagued by disturbing memories of an unspeakable past whose life collides with a young homeless girl which blossoms into an unlikely friendship. As the pair's relationship develops, their association is disrupted by the appearance of Lynette's psychotic drug-dealing boyfriend Danny (played by rising star Tom Sturridge, The Boat That Rocked, On The Road). After insinuating himself into Frank's flat, it becomes apparent that things are going to get a lot worse before they get better.Junkhearts is the debut feature film from BAFTA winning film-maker Tinge Krishnan, and a striking example of British independent film-making.
Lionel Atwill, Lucie Mannheim and James Mason (in an early breakout role) star in this memorable Colonial tale of honour and betrayal between the wars. Oscar-nominated Thorold Dickinson's feature debut as a solo director, The High Command is presented here as a High Definition remaster from original film elements in its as-exhibited aspect ratio. West Africa, 1937. When a medical officer attached to a military garrison is found murdered, a fellow officer is suspected. The subsequent court martial rakes up the past, uncovering secrets best left dead and buried...
Raju the only child of a multi millionaire wants only for a Mother. His Father with this knowledge marries Nagmani who Raju becomes obsessed by. Later when Raju marries Saraswati she discovers his Stepmother is only after Raju's wealth. What happens when Raju finds out?
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