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German drama written and directed by Helma Sanders-Brahms charting a couple's relationship before, during and after the outbreak of the Second World War. After marrying his pregnant girlfriend Lene (Eva Mattes) the day before war breaks out, Hans (Ernst Jacobi) is conscripted to fight for his country in the Nazi army. Now alone in Berlin, Lene gives birth to their daugher Anna (Anna Sanders) but becomes increasingly frustrated with her absent husband's minimal visits home while on leave. After her house is destroyed during the frequent air raids, Lene takes Anna and leaves the capital to join her family in the countryside. Struggling to provide for her daughter, Lene is relieved when she is again reunited with Hans following the end of the war, but in its aftermath, the couple find it difficult to rekindle their love for one another.
Martial art expert Kurt Sloane (Jean-Claude van Damme) learns some unorthodox fighting techniques in preparation for a deadly competition in Thailand, where he hopes to avenge his brother who was paralysed in a previous match.
Ingo Metzmacher conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker and the Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor in this production of Schubert's opera, recorded at the 2014 Salzburg Festival. The cast includes Dorothea Röschmann, Michael Schade, Georg Zeppenfeld and Julia Kleiter.
Australian zombie horror. Following a meteor shower a vast number of the population turn into flesh-eating zombies. When his wife and daughter succumb to the apocalypse, mechanic Barry (Jay Gallagher) makes his way across the outback to rescue his sister Brooke (Bianca Bradey), though he is unaware she has been kidnapped by an experimental scientist known as The Doc (Berryn Schwerdt). Along the way Barry meets fellow survivor Benny (Leon Burchill) and the two team up as they battle their way through hordes of zombies.
Simone Young conducts the Hamburg Philharmonic and the Chorus of the Hamburg State Opera in this production of Aribert Reimann's opera based on Shakespeare's tragedy. Bo Skovhus leads the cast which includes Katja Pieweck, Hellen Kwon, Siobhan Stagg and Erwin Leder.
Andris Nelsons conducts the Lucerne Festival Opera in this performance of Brahms' works, recorded in August 2014. The works featured are: 'Serenade No. 2 in A Major', 'Alto Rhapsody' and 'Symphony No. 2 in D Major'.
An adaptation of Jacques Offenbach's opera by Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell. The story follows the poet Hoffman (Robert Rounseville) as he attends a performance of the ballerina Stella (Moira Shearer) and proceeds to tell tales of his love for three women: the doll Olympia (Shearer), the courtesan Giuletta (Ludmilla Tcherina) and the frail singer Antonia (Ann Ayars). But as the elder Hoffman recounts the tales from a tavern, his quest for the eternal woman is always thwarted by evil.
When media baron Rod McCain (Kevin Kline) buys Marwood Zoo in England, he sends over his son Vince (also Kline) and the sexy Willa Weston (Jamie Lee Curtis) to ensure that it turns over a 20% profit. The zoo is being run by McCain employee Rollo Lee (John Cleese), who has instigated a policy that only fierce creatures should be on display. When Vince sets up advertising hoardings and arranges bogus celebrity sponsorship, the zookeepers, led by insect specialist 'Bugsy' Malone (Michael Palin), revolt. John Cleese reassembles the cast of 'A Fish Called Wanda' for this film, described as an 'equal' rather than a sequel.
Hans Hulscher directs this documentary about choreographer Jirí Kylián. The film captures Kylián as he visits Prague and holds rehearsals in Stuttgart, and features footage of his ballets, interviews with his colleagues and a performance by the Nederlands Dans Theater in Paris.
Michael Bay produces and Jonathan Liebesman directs this big-budget reboot of the comic book series following the anthropomorphic ninjutsu-trained turtles Leonardo (Pete Ploszek/voice of Johnny Knoxville), Michaelangelo (Noel Fisher), Donatello (Jeremy Howard) and Raphael (Alan Ritchson). In New York, the evil Shredder (Tohoru Masamune) and his Foot Clan are quickly taking over control of the city by force under the direction of Eric Sacks (William Fichtner), a money-hungry businessman. Meanwhile, April O'Neil (Megan Fox), a journalist covering the rise in criminal activity with the help of cameraman Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett), is shocked to find that the city's only hope is four mutated sewer-dwelling turtles and their ninja master Splinter (Danny Woodburn/voice of Tony Shalhoub). Can the Turtles put an end to Shredder's evil plans and protect the city from total domination?
David Tennant, Rosamund Pike and Billy Connolly star in this family comedy written and directed by Andy Hamilton. As Doug (Tennant), his wife Abi (Pike) and their three children prepare to travel up to the Scottish Highlands for Doug's father Gordie (Connolly)'s 75th birthday, they give their children a list of things that are to be kept secret, including the fact that daddy lives in a different house to mummy. While their offspring set about telling Grandpa the ins and outs of their lives down in London, including intimate details of arguments their parents have had, Doug and Abi try to put aside their differences and have an enjoyable weekend.
Simon Pegg and Rosamund Pike star in this romantic comedy from director Peter Chelsom. Psychiatrist Hector (Pegg) is tired of helping other people fix their problems and sets off on a journey around the world to find his own true state of happiness. As he experiences the hidden delights of China, stays in a Tibetan monastery, gets kidnapped in Africa and concludes some unfinished business with ex-girlfriend Agnes (Toni Collette), he realises that true happiness actually lies much closer to home than he originally thought.
This semi-documentary, which made stars of Jack Hawkins and John Gregson, is a look at life in an RAF fighter station during the Battle of Britain. Set in the Summer of 1940, a squadron of Hurricanes are followed as they take on the massive wave of Luftwaffe fighters and bombers that are intent on breaking down Britain's defences as a prequel to a German invasion. Without the bravery of these pilots Britain may well have been invaded.
Adam Wingard directs this US thriller in which an ex-soldier causes mayhem within a family. David (Dan Stevens) knocks at the door of the Peterson family and informs mother Laura (Sheila Kelley) that he was a close friend of Caleb (Chris Harding), the son she lost in combat. Welcomed into the family home, David is initially granted a hostile reception by Caleb's brother and sister, Luke (Brendan Meyer) and Anna (Maika Monroe). However, David's handy ability to buy booze and deal out violent retribution to bullies quickly ingratiates him with the teenagers. That is, until an usual sequence of events raises suspicions that David may not be who he claims. Will any light be shed on the guest's mysterious past?
Collection of four critically acclaimed films by Danish director Lars von Trier.
Breaking The Waves (1996)
Antichrist (2009)
Melancholia (2011)
Nymphomaniac - Volumes 1 and 2 (2013)
French horror directed by Georges Franju. After his daughter Christiane (Edith Scob) is horribly disfigured in a car accident he caused, plastic surgeon Dr. Génessier (Pierre Brasseur) is driven mad with guilt. As atonement, the doctor, aided by his loyal assistant Louise (Alida Valli), kidnaps young women, takes them to his secret laboratory and surgically removes their faces with the hope of grafting them on to his daughter's ruined features and restoring her former beauty. But will Christiane allow him to succeed in his dangerous experiments?
Akira Kurosawa's hugely influential 1950 historical crime drama. Winner of the top prize at the 1952 Venice Film Festival and an Honorary Academy Award the same year, the film concerns a woodcutter (Takashi Shimura) who witnesses a horrific series of events - an ambush, the rape of a noblewoman (Machiko Kyo) and the subsequent murder of her samurai husband (Mayasuki Mori) by a bandit (Toshiro Mifune). Yet, in the recounting of the incidents at the trial, differing versions come from all involved, thus raising questions about the reliability of subjective 'truth'.
Val Guest writes and directs this sci-fi drama. After global nuclear testing knocks the world off its axis, temperatures begin to rise rapidly as the planet is sent careering towards the sun. In London the heat is causing the Thames to dry up as baffled Daily Express reporter Peter Stenning (Edward Judd), his colleague Bill Maguire (Leo McKern), and his girlfriend Jeanne Craig (Janet Munro), resolve to get to the bottom of the matter. After battling the Government for the truth, they are shocked to discover the fate of their planet and must search for a solution before it's too late.
Sumptuous period backdrops and a wildly melodramatic soundtrack add to the spooky gothic atmosphere of this classic slice of sex-fuelled gore from the Hammer House of Horror. Ingrid Pitt plays Camilla, a beautiful blood-sucking lesbian vampire with milky white skin and a thirst for the blood of pretty young virgins. When she attacks Laura (Pippa Steel), the daughter of General von Spielsdorf (Peter Cushing), the general enlists the help of Baron Joachim von Hartog (Douglas Wilmer) to overcome the vampiress and bring an end to the terror and bloodshed.
Choreographer Sébastien Lefrançois reinterprets Shakespeare's classic tragedy with hip hop for this live performance at the Théâtre de Suresnes Jean Vilar in 2008. Jann Gallois and Giovanni Léocadie lead the cast with original music from Laurent Couson.
Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Zurich Opera House in this performance of Johann Strauss's work filmed in 2001. David Poutney directs with Martin Zysset in the title role and the cast including Michael Volle, Elizabeth Magnuson and Piotr Beczala.
Gabriele Ferro conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro di San Carlo in this production of Bizet's opera, recorded in Naples in 2014. The cast includes Patrizia Ciofi, Dmitry Korchak, Dario Solari and Roberto Tagliavini.
Noir thriller directed by Jim Mickle and starring Michael C. Hall and Sam Shepard. Texan small-business owner Richard Dane (Hall) has been hailed as the town hero since he protected his wife (Vinessa Shaw) and child by fatally shooting a would-be burglar inside their home. Residual guilt from the encounter is quickly dissipated by the police who assure Richard that he was acting in self-defence and therefore cannot be held accountable for the murder. However, when the burglar's recently-paroled father, Ben (Shepard), arrives in town and begins making explicit threats towards Richard and his family, Richard is forced to step up once again to protect them from harm...
Jon Favreau directs, writes and co-produces this movie in which he also stars alongside John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Sofía Vergara, Robert Downey Jr and Dustin Hoffman. Restaurant owner Riva (Hoffman) refuses to let his chef Carl Casper (Favreau)'s creative juices flow, giving him an ultimatum - either cook the dishes on the menu or leave. Although Carl sticks to the menu, bad reviews criticising his lack of creativity result in a Twitter war and he loses his job. With the help of his friend Martin (Leguizamo), ex-wife Inez (Vergara) and son Percy (Emjay Anthony), Carl opens up a food truck and tours the country with his culinary delights, rediscovering his passion for cooking along the way. The cast also includes Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale and Amy Sedaris.
Disney animated version of the classic fairy tale. When a prince is turned into a hideous beast by a magical spell, he finds that the only way out of his predicament is to win the love of the beautiful Belle. Belle agrees to come and stay at his home in exchange for the freedom of her father, whom the Beast had previously captured. At first she is repulsed by his hideous features, but as time passes she learns to recognise his true inner beauty. |
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