Whatever became of the American dream? In Blue Collar Paul Schrader's strong directorial debut three assembly-line auto workers (Richard Pryor in one of his only serious dramatic roles Harvey Keitel and Yaphet Kotto) are equally angry and disenchanted at factory management and their own union. They are also as the film reveals in long detailed vignettes struggling just to make ends meet. As they ruminate together on their dead-end jobs and the fears of a de
Luis Bunuel Box Set featuring: That Obscure Object of Desire / Discreet Charm of The Bourgeosie / Diary of A Chambermaid / Phantom Of Liberty / Milky Way / Tristana / La Joven (Also called La Jeune Fille) / Belle de Jour
The aftermath of a police killing of a black man, told through the eyes of the bystander who filmed the act, an African-American police officer and a high-school baseball phenom inspired to take a stand.
Based on a true story King Of Devil's Island tells the unsettling tale of a group of young delinquents banished to the remote prison of Basty. Under the guise of rehabilitation the boys' daily regime is dictated by mental and physical abuse at the hands of their wardens. The arrival of new boys Erling (Helstad) and Ivar (Magnus Langlete) spark a chain of events that ultimately ignite rebellion. King of Devil's Island explores a sinister moment in Norwegian history that won't be forgotten.
A young psychotic man returns to his old neighbourhood after he is released from prison. He seeks the young lady he previously tried to rape and the young man who protected her.
Acclaimed singer K D Lang makes and impressive acting debut in Percy Adlon's (Bagdad Caf'') moving tale of two lost souls searching for love. Stunningly shot in north-western Alaska the film sees Kothebue (Lang) an androgynous Alaskan pipeline worker search out her family origins in a small town library. There she meets Roswitha (Rosel Zech) a quiet East German who retreated to Alaska after her husband was shot escaping across the Berlin Wall. As the women help each other come to terms with their pasts Roswitha rejects a sexual relationship despite the obvious desire developing between them.
Set in post-9/11 America, "Sleeper Cell" capitalizes on the country's fear and paranoia about terrorist organizations.
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A group of white US city kids aspire to the black hip hop lifestyle, but only encounter conflict.
Titles Comprise:Remember Me: Tyler (Robert Pattinson, Twilight), a rebellious young man, meets Ally (Emilie de Ravin, Lost) through a twist of fate. Her spirit helps him heal after a family tragedy, though soon the circumstances that brought them together threaten to tear them apart.An unforgettable love story, Remember Me is directed by Allen Coulter (Hollywoodland) and also stars Pierce Brosnan, Academy Award winner Chris Cooper (Adaptation) and Academy Award nominee Lena Olin (Chocolat).Charlie St. Cloud: Based on an acclaimed novel, Charlie St. Cloud is a romantic drama starring Zac Efron as a young man who survives an accident that lets him see the world in a unique way. In this emotionally charged story, he begins a romantic journey in which he embraces the dark realities of the past while discovering the transformative power of love.Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud (Efron) has the adoration of mother Claire (Oscar winner Kim Basinger) and little brother Sam (newcomer Charlie Tahan), as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when a tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it.After his high-school classmate Tess (Amanda Crew) returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. And as he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.
Muscan and Suraj meet at college and fall in love but things go wrong when Suraj mistakes Muscan's brother for a boyfriend and begins a fight. His hopes for redemption comes when he's invited back to the home of Thakur who he saves in a car crash. Only when he reaches Thakur's home does he realise the family connection between Thakur and Muscan. However the families of each are planning the weddings of other partners....
A gritty adaptation of John Grisham's best-selling novel. Former Ku Klux Klan member Sam Cayhall (Gene Hackman) has been on death row for nearly thirty years after pleading guilty to bombing a civil rights leader and killing his children. With just 28 days until his execution, Sam's grandson Adam Hall (Chris O'Donnell) takes on his case. Although Sam is unrepentant, Adam is convinced that he did not act alone in the bombing, and is determined to find out who his grandfather is protecting.
Given up for adoption as a baby Barbara Ann (Gloria Reuben) a child of mixed race is facing a life of confusion prejudice and isolation. Raised by a loving foster mother in a black neighbourhood she is suddenly torn from this happy existence and placed in a world with no friends no joy and no sense of family. But she survives and grows up to become the mother of five children. And it is then that Barbara Ann finds the courage to face her past to meet with the woman who gave bir
Albie Kinsella (Robert Carlyle) is at his father's funeral. This death compounded by Albie's marriage breakdown triggers some kind of post traumatic stress disorder and when an Asian newsagent refuses him 4p credit something snaps and Albie murders him. Initially shocked by his actions Albie tries to justify this needless killing with a twisted logic a logic which threatens the whole community. Convinced that this murder bears all the hallmark of a racist attack the police centre their investigation around local fascist sympathisers. However when all leads prove fruitless and another psychologist's profile is undermined Fitz's expertise is required. Fitz has to unlock the force that drives Albie to commit murder a philosophy that has no reason and is potentially explosive.
Kate Layton the wife of high-flying workaholic Robert throws herself into helping at her daughter's school when she realises that her family is drifting apart. When the music teacher is diagnosed with a life-threatening condition however Kate is forced to take control of the choir. As the two families intertwine Robert comes to discover that there is more to life than money and status.
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky - based on Chris Greenhalgh's 'Coco & Igor' - pays tribute to the life of Coco after Chanel and as revealed in the title explores the electric relationship between the French fashion icon and the radical Russian-born composer. The two meet at the disastrous premier of Stravinsky's controversial The Rite of Spring a performance that mesmerises Chanel but due to a riot like reception leaves Stravinsky inconsolable. It takes 7 years before they meet again in Paris - now Chanel is both rich and respected whereas Stravinsky is living in exile as a penniless refugee. There is an immediate powerful attraction and she decides to shelter Stravinsky offering him her villa 'Bel Respiro' as a sanctuary for his composing as Chanel herself begins creating the revolutionary iconic perfume No5. Stravinsky moves in straight away with his children and consumptive wife. And so a passionate fiery love affair between two creative giants commence...
The Brigette Bardot Collection (3 Discs)
A story of a man who thought he was the greatest lover in the world and the people who tried to cure him of it...
"12 and Holding" explores the complexities of children losing their innocence and adults struggling to guide them.
When Criminologist Lisa Moore decides to return to her hometown of Milford to join the local police force she finds that even 15 years away have not healed the painful scars of her best friend's brutal murder.Teamed with her ex-boyfriend and new boss Joe O'Connor Lisa is horrified to discover that the man responsible for the murder Jake Mitchell is soon to be released. And when townspeople with a special connection start dying mysteriously all fingers point to Mitchell.
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