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Classic late period film noir directed by virtuoso Orson Welles. A sweaty thriller set in a hellish border town, it stars Charlton Heston as Mike Vargas, the self-righteous Mexican cop who goes up against Welles' monumental Hank Quinlan, an old-time detective who fabricates evidence in order to mount a case based on gut-instinct. Famous for its incredibly choreographed seven-minute opening shot, Henry Mancini's powerful score, and the faded magnificence of the Quinlan character, it is often considered to be Welles' second masterpiece.
Complete series of the original television drama written by Paolo Sorrentino. The Archbishop of New York, Lenny Belardo (Jude Law), has been elected to the papacy as Pope Pius XIII, the first American pope in history. He brings an unorthodox approach to the heart of Catholocism. A revolution may be at hand.
Live performance of Shakespeare's tragedy at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Wealthy, self-assured Hamlet (Paapa Essiedu)'s world is turned upside down when news reaches him that his father, the King of Denmark, has died whilst he is studying abroad in Germany. Hamlet returns home to find everything in chaos. It's not long before Hamlet's mother Gertrude (Tanya Moodie) has announced her intention to his uncle Claudius (Clarence Smith), elevating him to the throne. When the ghost of Hamlet's father appears to him and claims Claudius was responsible for his death, Hamlet is spurred to seek revenge.
Thea Sharrock directs this adaptation of the novel by Jojo Moyes. Emilia Clarke stars as Louisa 'Lou' Clark, a quirky, cheerful waitress who suffers a crisis when she loses her job. Struggling to find a position in her area of expertise, Lou reluctantly applies for a job as a carer for a wheelchair-bound man called Will (Sam Claflin). After a motorbike accident left him paralysed, Will has found daily tasks difficut and often wonders why he tries to carry on, but when Lou enters his life, both lost souls find common ground and help each other see the light at the end of the tunnel. The cast also includes Jenna-Louise Coleman, Charles Dance, Matthew Lewis and Janet McTeer.
Live recording of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre from their recent productions at the Lincoln Centre as the second instalment in the Centre's 'Great American Dance' movie series. The ballet troupe performs some of their classics including 'Chroma' choreographed by Wayne McGregor, Ronald K. Brown's 'Grace', Robert Battle's 'Takademe' and 'Revelations' choreographed by Alvin Ailey himself. The feature also includes behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the performers.
Roland Emmerich directs this special effects-laden sci-fi blockbuster starring Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum. When massive spaceships appear, hovering above planet Earth, the world stands in awe and wonder. But this soon turns to terror as the aliens launch an all-out attack, devastating the planet's major cities. As the Earth's survivors try to come to terms with what has happened, a group of Americans including President Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman), fighter pilot Steve Hiller (Smith) and computer boffin David Levinson (Goldblum) decide to fight back.
Double bill of children's animated features from Disney Pixar. In 'Monsters, Inc.' (2001) Sulley (voiced by John Goodman) and sidekick Mike (Billy Crystal) are the top scaring team on the job at an energy firm where their task is to keep Monstropolis ticking over, running it on the power generated by children screaming. Believing children are toxic, dangerous creatures who must be kept out of Monstropolis at all costs, Mike and Sulley are terrified when they realise that a little girl called 'Boo' (Mary Gibbs) has followed them back through a door. Slowly they realise that little Boo isn't actually dangerous at all and uncover a sinister plot that exists behind the company's happy facade, involving creepy arch-rival scarer Randall (Steve Buscemi). The prequel 'Monsters University' (2013) chronicles the college years of Sulley and Mike. After meeting at university, the pair soon become rivals. When they are rejected from the 'Scare' programme, however, they put their differences aside and work together in order to fulfil their ambition to become scarers. In the process they join a fraternity of fellow rejects and compete in the Scare Games to prove their worth.
Arthur Fleck is struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured society. A clown-for-hire by day, he aspires to be a stand-up comic at night…but finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty, Arthur soon makes one bad decision that brings about a chain reaction of escalating events. (Winner of 2 Academy Awards: Best Actor (Joaquin Phoenix), Best Musical Score. Also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up & Hairstyling, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing)
Valery Gergiev leads the World Orchestra for Peace in this performance of Mahler's fourth and fifth symphonies, recorded live at the 26th BBC Prom in August, 2010. The featured artist is soprano Camilla Tilling.
Peter Bogdanovich directs this comedy drama set during the Great Depression. At her mother's funeral nine-year-old Addie Loggins (Tatum O'Neal) meets Moses Pray (Ryan O'Neal), a man who many of the locals suspect of being her long-absent father. Although he denies the allegations, Moses is persuaded to take Addie to her new home with her aunt in Missouri. Along the way, the young orphan discovers that Moses is a travelling conman who preys on recently widowed women by selling them a personalised Bible. The pair form a formidable partnership after Addie demonstrates a natural talent for confidence tricks and joins Moses on the road to execute his scams. But their success and friendship is threatened when Moses becomes fascinated with an exotic dancer named Trixie Delight (Madeline Kahn), leaving Addie to devise a plan to bring him back to his senses.
Peter Greenaway directs this black comedy which revolves around three generations of women called Cissie Colpitts (Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson and Joely Richardson). When each of the women decides to drown their husband, they enlist the assistance of Coroner Madgett (Bernard Hill), who finds his job seriously compromised as a result. Meanwhile, Madgett's adolescent son Smut plays obscure folk games and becomes obsessed with collecting animal corpses.
Director's cut of the violent action thriller from Luc Besson starring
Jean Reno and Natalie Portman. In New York City, 12-year-old Mathilda
(Portman) witnesses her family being gunned down by psychotic
government official Norman Stansfield (Gary Oldman) and his team of
corrupt cops. She seeks shelter with lone hitman Leon (Reno) and, when
she learns his profession, demands he train her so she can avenge the
slaying of her family.
After boxer Swede (Burt Lancaster) is gunned down by a pair of contract killers, insurance investigator Jim Reardon (Edmond O'Brien) sets about piecing together the motives behind the murder. Swede's story is revealed in flashback - how he became involved in the crime world of Big Jim Colfax (Albert Dekker), only to be seduced into armed robbery by Colfax's glamorous moll, Kitty Collins (Ava Gardner).
Christian Thielemann conducts the Staatskapelle Dresden in a performance of Bruckner's Symphony No. 8, recorded in 2012 at the Semperoper.
Christian Thielemann conducts the Staatskapelle Dresden in these performances of Wagner's works featuring tenor Jonas Kaufmann. The works included are: 'Die Fliegende Holländer - Overture', 'Rienzi - Allmächt ger Vater' and 'Tannhäuser - Inbrunst im Herzen'.
Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer star in this Academy Award-winning musical drama adapted from the Broadway stage show. A neighbourhood in Manhattan, New York, provides the setting for a love affair between Tony (Beymer) and Maria (Wood), a young man and woman caught on opposite sides of a gang war. Maria is the sister of Bernardo (George Chakiris), leader of the Sharks, and Tony is the best friend of Riff (Russ Tamblyn), leader of the Jets. The two gangs are sworn enemies, and nothing Maria or Tony can say will dissuade them from the violence which leads to the film's heartbreaking finale. The film won ten Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Score.
Gerard Butler stars in this surfing drama. Santa Cruz teenager Jay Moriarty (Jonny Weston) discovers that the Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists only a few miles from his home. Instantly gripped by the dream of surfing the wave, he begs local surfing legend Frosty Hesson (Butler) to help him achieve his goal. But with tide patterns dictating that the Mavericks is due to reappear in just 12 weeks, has Jay got what it takes to conquer this epic wave?
Valery Gergiev leads the Wiener Philharmoniker in this Russian-themed opening night of the 2012 Salzburg Festival. Alongside performances of Stravinsky's 'Symphony of Psalms' and Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony, Russian tenor Sergei Semishkur gives a passionate interpretation of Mussorgsky's 'Songs and Dances of Death'.
Hans Christophe von Bock's documentary follows the attempts to stage an edited, one day version of Wagner's epic opera cycle at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Arriving in Buenos Aires to prepare the groundwork for the production, Wagner's great-granddaughter, Katharina Wagner, who now runs the Bayreuth Festival, discovers that the rehearsal conditions are not what she expected. At short notice, she decides to entrust the staging of the production to Valentina Carrasco, who has previously worked with the Catalan theatrical group 'La Fura dels Baus'.
Roberto Paternostro leads the Orchestra of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires in an edited version of Wagner's 'Ring' cycle. Staged in one day, the production was directed by Valentina Carrasco, who has previously worked with the Catalan theatrical group 'La Fura dels Baus'. The cast members include Linda Watson, Jukka Rasilainen, Leonid Zakhozhaev and Andrew Shore. The set also includes the documentary 'The Colón Ring - Wagner in Buenos Aires'.
Ambitious animated epic from Disney studios, which includes sequences set to music by - amongst others - Bach, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Mussorgsky, Schubert and Beethoven. Also featured is the famous 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' routine, in which Mickey Mouse (voiced by Walt himself for the last time) creates magical mayhem when he tries to get his chores done with the aid of a spell or two.
The complete eight seasons of the US comedy drama following the ups and downs of Hollywood newcomer Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) as he hits the big time. Along for the ride are his best friends, Eric (Kevin Connolly) and Turtle (Jerry Ferrara), his half-brother, Johnny (Kevin Dillon), and his agent, Ari (Jeremy Piven). The episodes comprise: 'Entourage', 'The Review', 'Talk Show', 'Date Night', 'The Script and the Sherpa', 'Busey and the Beach', 'The Scene', 'New York', 'The Boys Are Back in Town', 'My Maserati Does 185', 'Aquamansion', 'An Offer Refused', 'Neighbours', 'Chinatown', 'The Sundance Kids', 'Oh, Mandy', 'I Love You Too', 'The Bat Mitzvah', 'Blue Balls Lagoon', 'Good Morning, Saigon', 'Exodus', 'The Abyss', 'Aquamoon', 'One Day in the Valley', 'Dominated', 'Guys and Doll', 'Crash and Burn', 'Three's Company', 'Strange Days', 'The Release', 'Vegas Baby, Vegas!', 'I Wanna Be Sedated', 'What About Bob?', 'Sorry, Ari', 'Less Than 30', 'Dog Day Afternoon', 'Manic Monday', 'Gotcha', 'Return of the King', 'The Resurrection', 'The Prince's Bride', 'Adios Amigos', 'Welcome to the Jungle', 'The First Cut Is the Deepest', 'Malibooty', 'Sorry, Harvey', 'The Dream Team', 'The Weho Ho', 'The Day F*ckers', 'Gary's Desk', 'The Young and the Stoned', 'Snow Job', 'No Cannes Do', 'The Cannes Kids', 'Fantasy Island', 'Unlike a Virgin', 'The All Out Fall Out', 'Fire Sale', 'Tree Trippers', 'ReDOMption', 'Gotta Look Up to Get Down', 'First Class Jerk', 'Pie', 'Seth Green Day', 'Play'n With Fire', 'Return to Queens Blvd.', 'Drive', 'Amongst Friends', 'One Car, Two Car, Red Care, Blue Car', 'Runnin' On E', 'Fore!', 'Murphy's Lie', 'No More Drama', 'The Sorkin Notes', 'Security Briefs', 'Berried Alive', 'Scared Straight', 'Give a Little Bit', 'Stunted', 'Buzzed', 'Dramedy', 'Tequila Sunrise', 'Bottoms Up', 'Hair', 'Tequila and Coke', 'Sniff Sniff Gang Bang', 'Porn Scenes from an Italian Restaurant', 'Lose Yourself', 'Home Sweet Home', 'Out With a Bang', 'One Last Shot', 'Whiz Kid', 'Motherf*cker', 'The Big Bang', 'Second to Last' and 'The End'.
Horror sequel in which a species of violent prehistoric piranha continue to terrify a small town. The chaos unleashed in 'Piranha' (2010) by a group of the omnivorous fish, set free by an earthquake that split the floor of a lake, may only have been the beginning. The tests of marine biologist Carl Goodman (Christopher Lloyd) indicate that these fish were only adolescents, suggesting their parents would be even fiercer adversaries. When the piranha make their way into the town's plumbing system, the terror spreads. Soon swimming pools and even the town's brand new waterpark are infested by the bloodthirsty critters. Can the town's residents, marshalled by survivor of the first movie Deputy Fallon (Ving Rhames), find a way to combat their sharp-teethed tormentors?
Peter Gabriel's extraordinary 1993 live show filmed in Modena, Italy. The setlist contains many of Gabriel's best-loved songs, including 'Solsbury Hill', 'Sledgehammer', 'In Your Eyes', 'San Jacinto' and 'Don't Give Up'. |
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