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Comedy drama directed by Roman Polanski starring Donald Pleasence
and Francoise Dorleac. George (Pleasence) and Teresa (Dorleac) are
an eccentric couple who have retreated to an island off the
north-east coast of Britain, where they live an isolated existence
in a large, dank castle. Their peace, however, is disrupted when
the island is visited by two gangsters. The cast also features
Lionel Stander, Jack MacGowran and William Franklyn.
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Wonderwall (DVD)
Jack Macgowran, Jane Birkin, Irene Handl, Richard Wattis, Iain Quarrier, …
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Psychedelic late 1960s pop fantasy released by the Beatles' Apple
films, with music by George Harrison and surreal brightly-coloured
sets. Jack MacGowran plays Oscar Collins, an eccentric butterfly
scientist who becomes obsessed with his neighbour, Penny Lane (Jane
Birkin) after discovering a secret peephole in the wall between
their flats. Penny is a young and beautiful fashion model, who
spends her days in her rainbow painted pop apartment smoking dope,
cavorting around in various states of undress and making love to
her sexy boyfriends. Collins is soon overcome by his delusional
fantasies about her, and repeatedly loses himself in trippy musical
daydreams.
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Cul-de-sac (DVD, Remastered)
Donald Pleasence, Francoise Dorleac, Lionel Stander, Jack Macgowran, Robert Dorning, …
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George (Donald Pleasence) and Teresa (Francoise Dorleac) are an
eccentric couple who have retreated to an island off the northeast
coast of Britain, where they live in a large, dank castle. Their
isolated existence is disrupted when the island is visited by two
gangsters. Roman Polanski's film is bleak but comic - the overall
sense of menace occasionally giving way to black humour.
Frantic (1988)
American doctor Richard Walker checks into a Paris hotel with his wife Sondra to attend a conference and celebrate their wedding anniversary. However, shortly after arriving at the hotel Sondra disappears and soon Richard is plunged into a nightmare kidnap scenario, roaming the streets of Paris trying to find a lead in the search for his missing wife. His only clue comes in the form of drugged-up young punk Michelle.
Presumed Innocent (1990)
Based on the bestseller by Scot Turow, Rusty Sabich is an attorney who finds himself charged with murder. The victim was a colleague of his with whom he had a brief but intense affair and Rusty finds himself in need of a defence lawyer.
The Fugitive (1993)
Based on the 1960s American television series, eminent Chicago surgeon Dr Richard Kimble, married to wealthy heiress Helen, arrives home one night to find his wife murdered and a one-armed man in his house. Due to incriminating evidence and prime motivation, Kimble is wrongly convicted for murder. However, on his way to death row he is involved in a spectacular train crash that precipitates his escape. Kimble then strives to prove his innocence whilst staying one step ahead of the dogged US Marshal Sam Gerard.
Firewall (2006)
Jack Stanfield is an average family man in Seattle who heads up the hi-tech security team at his local bank. But following a seemingly trivial case of identity theft, Jack's life is turned upside down when his wife and two children are kidnapped. The ransom is $100 million which the kidnappers, led by Bill Cox, want Jack to obtain for them via his expert computer skills. Initially compliant, Jack is soon irked by Cox and his cronies to the point where he decides to risk everything to get his family back and bring the bad guys to justice.
42 (2013)
A biographical drama about African-American baseball player Jackie Robinson, here portrayed by the late Chadwick Boseman. In 1945, having been spotted by a scout, Robinson is signed by Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey and becomes the first black man to play in the Major League. Despite his talent, Robinson is met with opposition, even from his fellow players, because of his race. As he tries to keep his own frustrations in check, he excels in his sport and gradually receives the recognition he deserves.
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