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Kim Jee-Woon directs this brutally visceral Korean revenge thriller. When his pregnant fiancee becomes the latest victim of maniacal serial killer Kyung-chul (Min-sik Choi), secret agent Dae-hoon (Byung-hun Lee) takes the law into his own hands and sets out on a merciless, bloodthirsty mission to make Kyung-chul's existence a living hell.
Pierre Boulez conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and pianist Daniel Barenboim in this opening concert from the Salzburg Festival of 2008. Featured works include Ravel's 'Valses nobles et sentimentales', Bartok's 'Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1' and Stravinsky's 'Firebird Suite'.
Rob Zombie's loose (and much more brutal) remake of the 1981 sequel to John Carpenter's classic horror. Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton) is taken to the hospital after it is thought that she has killed the man responsible for the string of murders in Haddonfield. But her stay at Haddonfield General is cut short when the supposedly-dead Michael (Tyler Mane) reappears, murdering everyone in sight as he seeks out his sister.
Swashbuckling fantasy adventure based on the ancient Persian legend of Sinbad the Sailor. When Sinbad (Shahin Sean Solimon)'s new love, the Sultan's daughter Froozeh (Sadie Alexandru), is kidnapped by an evil sorcerer (Said Faraj) the eponymous hero must embark on a dangerous voyage of the seven seas to save her. Along with his assembled party, the crew have 40 days and nights to save the princess before her soul is lost to The White Thief forever. Along the way the crew must battle legendary creatures such as the Cyclops as Sinbad races against time to rescue his love.
Documentary by French film-maker Georges Gachot about Argentine pianist Martha Argerich. The film features interview footage with Argerich in which she discusses her past, her doubts and her love of music. The pianist also performs works alongside fellow musicians such as Nelson Freire and Friedrich Gulda.
Paavo Järvi conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in these performances of Gustav Mahler's works. The performances featured are Mahler's Symphony No. 1, recorded in 2010, and Symphony No. 2, recorded in 2012.
Canadian comedy horror in which a police officer turns into a werewolf. Alcoholic cop Lou Garou (Leo Fafard) is used to feeling out of sorts but things take a turn for the worse when, after a number of bizarre, violent incidents, he becomes aware that he has been transformed into a werewolf. With his partner's help, he investigates the circumstances around his transformation.
Christian Thielemann conducts the Staatskapelle Dresden in a performance of Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 in B Flat Major.
Elia Kazan directs this 1950s crime drama starring Marlon Brando. Ex-boxer Terry Malloy (Brando) becomes involved in corrupt dockside politics through his lawyer brother Charley (Rod Steiger), who works for gangster union boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb). When Terry witnesses the murder of a union worker by Johnny's thugs, his conscience begins to trouble him. He meets the murder victim's sister (Eva Marie Saint), and learns from Father Barry (Karl Malden) that the dead man was about to expose Johnny's illegal activities. Father Barry then tries to convince Terry to provide the evidence required to put Johnny behind bars. The film won eight Oscars, including Best Picture, Director and Actor.
Comedy based on the 1939 film directed by George Cukor. Meg Ryan star as Mary Haines, a New York clothing designer who seems to have it all: a beautiful designer home, a rich financier husband, an adorable eleven-year-old daughter (India Ennenga) and glamorous friends in high places. But when Mary finds out that her husband is having an affair with perfume counter salesgirl Crystal Allen (Eva Mendes), her fabulous life starts to crumble into dust around her. The film co-stars Annette Bening, Debra Messing and Jada Pinkett-Smith, and features no men on screen.
Sir Simon Rattle conducts two El Sistema concerts at the 2013 Salzburg Festival. The National Children's Orchestra of Venezuela perform Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D Major, among other works, and the White Hands Choir of Venezuela perform Latin-American folk songs and music by Piazzolla, Mozart and Rutter.
Allegorical drama from director Lindsay Anderson in which a group of non-conformist students lead a revolt against their oppressive masters at an English private school. Parallels are drawn in the film between the bullying, inflexible and snobbish approach of the schoolmasters to their pupils, led by the rebellious Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell), and the dysfunction and injustice of the British class system at large. As Mick and his gang of cohorts indulge in acts of petty disobedience, such as heading into town to try and seduce a local waitress, the school's acts of retribution, led by Rowntree (Robert Swann), become increasingly cruel and malicious. Finally, the students are provoked into open rebellion, the bloody nature of which shocked a number of commentators at the time and led to claims that the film aimed to provoke a violent uprising in society as a whole.
Documentary about Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki. Director Anna Schmidt follows Penderecki over the course of a year as he travels to locations such as Munich and Vienna and journeys to his home in Luslawice. The film features extracts from his works, archive material and interviews with the composer and those who know him including Anne-Sophie Mutter, Julian Rachlin, Janine Jansen, Jonny Greenwood and Andrzej Wajda.
12-year-old Josh wishes he was 'big' and wakes up to find that overnight he has developed into an adult male (Tom Hanks). Kicked out of home by his mother, who doesn't believe his story, man-child Josh quickly gets a job developing new ideas for toys, with much success. He also finds himself successful with women - something he isn't quite ready to handle!
An epic aviation film, based on Tom Wolfe's book, which charts the history of flight from Chuck Yeager's (Sam Shepard) legendary sound barrier-breaking flight in the 1940s, to the first men in space in the 1960s. The story centres on the relentless efforts of several US pilots to break all records set before them, finalising in the US space exploration programme of the 1960s, in which seven pilots were chosen to represent America in the heated space race with the Russians.
A documentary following the acclaimed pianist on his 1957 trip to the Soviet Union. Featuring music by Bach, Berg, Webern and Shostakovich amongst others, the film includes previously unheard performances of Gould's concerts in Moscow and Leningrad, when, at the age of 24, he became the first North American to perform behind the Iron Curtain.
Sequel to the highly successful 2001 movie. Angelina Jolie again plays Lara Croft, trying to recover Pandora's Box, before Jonathan Reiss (Ciaran Hinds), a maniacal scientist, can use it as part of a mass annihilation plot. Lara needs some help, so she contacts her ex-partner Terry Sheridan (Gerard Butler). She knows he will give her the support needed, but can she trust him?
Together with one of the world's leading youth orchestras - the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester - Claudio Abbado performs Mahler's Fourth Symphony and Schoenberg's Pelleas und Melisande.
On Christmas Eve, New York cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) in Los Angeles, where she works. They are attending a party at Holly's high-rise office block when terrorists, led by the suave Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) break in, taking everyone hostage. McClane manages to evade capture, however, and sets out to rescue his wife and the other prisoners. It is not long before he is running barefoot over shattered glass (ouch!) in a sweaty vest, muttering 'Yippy kay aye' as he dispatches the baddies with bullets and a certain earthy wit.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks star in this crime-caper by Steven Spielberg, based on the true story of Frank W. Abagnale Junior. As a teenager, Abagnale (DiCaprio) discovers he has a talent for impersonating officials, beginning with posing as a substitute teacher. Finding solace in his new gift - his mother leaves his father (Christopher Walken) after she discovers he is heavily in debt to the IRS - Abagnale goes on to impersonate airline pilots, doctors and even a lawyer, whilst also managing to con banks out of over $2 million. However, his escapades soon attract the interest of FBI agent Carl Hanratty (Hanks) who seems to be always one step behind. That is until Abagnale decides to settle down and discovers that his future father-in-law (Martin Sheen) is the D.A of New Orleans. The real Abagnale appears in a cameo and, after serving time in prison, now works as a consultant for preventing forgery and fraud.
Billy Wilder directs this Oscar-winning classic exposé of the Hollywood studio system. Struggling Hollywood writer Joe Gillis (William Holden) is attempting to avoid his creditors when he pulls his car into the garage of an apparently deserted mansion. He soon discovers that it is in fact the home of Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson), an ageing actress who was once a star of silent films. Desperate for money, Gillis agrees to work on a screenplay adaptation of 'Salome' which Norma has written for her intended comeback. Gillis then gradually becomes trapped in Norma's bizarre fantasy world, and when he tries to leave her, she makes an attempt at suicide. The film also features silent screen legends Cecil B. DeMille, Buster Keaton and Erich von Stroheim in supporting roles.
Five strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. Led by cop Quentin (Maurice Dean Wint) and expert jailbreaker Rennes (Wayne Robson) they move from room to room, discovering several traps along the way. Maths student Leaven (Nicole De Boer) ascertains that the numbers on each room reveal which is safe, but this does not prevent the death of Rennes. The group are then joined by the autistic Kazan (Andrew Miller), who also has a gift for numbers. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape their prison, if they don't wind up dead first.
Trevor Pinnock conducts and performs alongside Berliner Philharmoniker flutist Emmanuel Pahud and the Kammerakademie Potsdam, in this performance celebrating the 300th birthday of Frederick the Great. Recorded live at the Royal Theater of the Neues Palais Potsdam, the works featured are: Frederick the Great: 'Flute Concerto No. 3 in C major'; Franz Benda: 'Flute Concerto in E minor'; Johann Joachim Quantz: 'Capriccio in G major'; 'Capriccio in B major'; 'Flute Concerto in G major'; 'Preludio in D major'; and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: 'Flute Sonata in A minor'.
Robert Pattinson and Uma Thurman star in this sumptuous Paris-set period drama based on the novella by Guy de Maupassant. Georges Duroy (Pattinson) is a suave and handsome young journalist using his wits and powers of manipulation to make his way in 1890s Paris. In order to ascend the social ladder, Duroy seduces a string of influential society beauties including Madeleine Forestier (Thurman), Virginie Walters (Kristen Scott Thomas) and Clotilde de Marelle (Christina Ricci). His peasant background has soon become a distant memory as he achieves dizzying success both in his career and in fashionable society.
In the 41st Century, renegade scientist Duran Duran (Milo O'Shea) threatens the peace when he develops a deadly positronic ray. Scantily-clad astronaut Barbarella (Jane Fonda) is dispatched to deal with the problem, and along the way she meets a blind angel, partakes of the essence of man, has her clothes eaten away by razor-toothed robot dolls, and falls into a hair-raising encounter with the hapless revolutionary Dildano (David Hemmings). Roger Vadim directs his then wife Fonda in this beautiful slice of space-age kitsch. |
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