A veritable masterpiece of French cinema, Henri-Georges Clouzot's (The Wages of Fear, Les Diaboliques) Le Corbeau is a dark and subversive study of human nature starring Pierre Fresnay and Ginette Leclerc. A wave of hysteria sweeps the small provincial town of St. Robin when a series of poison-pen letters signed Le CorbeauĀ (The Raven) appear, denouncing several prominent members of society. Starting with the village doctor, the slow trickle of sinister letters soon becomes a flood and no one is safe from their mysterious accusations. Condemned by the political left and right and the church upon its release in 1943, Clouzot was banned from filmmaking for two years after making the film. This Classic noir is essential viewing from the director often dubbed the French Hitchcock. Features: The Cursed Masterpiece Of Henri Georges Clouzot
This intriguing wartime thriller adapts Vernon Sylvaine's stage play imagining a Nazi plot to kidnap Winston Churchill – a plotline famously revisited more than three decades later in The Eagle Has Landed. Blending keen suspense and defiant humour in equal measure Warn That Man sees professional Cockney and box office favourite Gordon Harker starring alongside Canadian-born Raymond Lovell and British film stalwart Finlay Currie. Made in 1943 the film is presented here in a brand-new High Definition transfer from the original elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. At the height of World War II the Germans discover that a certain British personage is to stay at the country house of Lord Buckley. They devise a plan whereby they will kidnap the real Lord Buckley and send to England an actor who will masquerade lie in wait for the visitor with a number of gunmen and take him back to Germany... Special Feature: Original Theatrical Programme PDF
Based on a story by Terence Rattigan, Bond Street is a compelling portmanteau drama which tells the secret story of a wedding day with four vignettes revealing the hidden tales behind each of its most essential items. Presented as a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, Bond Street features a strong cast which includes Jean Kent, Kathleen Harrison, Hazel Court, Roland Young and Derek Farr.There is romance in every wedding, but more so, perhaps, in that of Julia Chester-Barratt and Frank Moody. The bride's dress, her veil, her pearls, her flowers all must be perfect, but all have tales to tell. Tales of birth, death, love and deception...SPECIAL FEATURE:Image GalleryPromotional Material PDFs
An explosive love story of two women who lead a reclusive professor (Lancaster) into a complex web of sexual intrigue...
The Robin Hood Of Modern CrimeThat was how The Saint was often promoted to entice readers, and it's a theme that his creator Leslie Charteris returns to a number of times in his books and stories. It was the publication of The Saint In New York in 1935 that made Charteris an international name. The film rights were sold even before publication and - despite some problem with the American censors over its violent content - became a hit picture for RKO in 1938. Charteris wanted Ronald Colman, Cary Grant or Douglas Fairbanks Jr for the role of Simon Templar. Instead, after Louis Hayward premiered the character, the much-respected George Sanders took on the role in four of the films, with Hugh Sinclair taking the lead in The Saint's Vacation and The Saint Meets The Tiger.The Saint Meets The Tiger:A man murdered at the Saint's doorstep manages to utter a few words to Simon Templar before he dies, sending him off to the quaint resort village of Baycombe where he confronts crime mastermind 'The Tiger' and his gang as they plan to smuggle gold bullion out of the country.
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In 1992 two of the world's most popular action superstars were brought together to create one of the most unforgettable martial arts/action/sci-fi cult classics of its time. The film was Universal Soldier the stars were Jean-Claude Van Damme (JCVD Legionnaire Bloodsport Kickboxer) and Dolph Lundgren (Rocky IV The Punisher Direct Contact). In 2010 director John Hyams (NYPD Blue One Dog Day The Smashing Machine) has brought these legends of action cinema together again for the ultimate future killing machine showdown Universal Soldier: Regeneration. The world is in danger and the government is being threatened. Crazed terrorists are on the loose and will stop at nothing to cause death and destruction. Using stolen technology they have created their own version of the Universal Soldier: a lethal robot warrior whose only programme is to kill and kill again. The government's only hope is to regenerate Luc Deveraux a decommissioned Unisol and expert assassin. His mission: to infiltrate a highly armed fortress slaughter the enemy and save the world from nuclear disaster. But somebody - or something - is waiting for him something intent on crushing the future into oblivion. Let the combat commence.
Australian TV show The Saddle Club is based on the novels by author Bonnie Bryant. The much-loved series follows the adventures of teen girls who want nothing more than to be horse riders but they face challenges along the way.
From acclaimed director Abbis Kiarostami (Taste of Cherry The Wind Will Carry Us) comes the story of a couple's apparent chance meeting in beautiful Tusccany. He (William Shimell) is a British author in town to talk about his new book. She (Juliette Binoche) is a French gallery owner in search of originality. Together they tour the local galleries cafes and museums and discover that nothing is quite what it seems and truth like art is always open to interpretation. A captivating film Certified Copy marries post-modern reality games with mature romantic comedy in a single playful and provocative package.
Mike Leigh's superlative drama at once hysterically funny and profoundly sad examines a wounded contemporary British family. Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) a young black optometrist has just buried her beloved adoptive mother. In her sorrow she embarks on a search for her birth mother who turns out to be Cynthia (Brenda Blethyn) a white factory worker living a lonely life with her surly daughter Roxanne (Claire Rushbrook). No one in the family except Cynthia's brother Mauri
Titles include: The Colour of Lies (1999): In a small Breton town a 10-year-old girl is found murdered. Ren'' her art teacher a professional painter is the last person to have seen her alive. Masks (1987): Roland Wolf wants to write a book about a TV game-show host the hail-fellow-well-met Christian Legagneur who invites Wolf to his country estate promising several days of lengthy interviews. The Story Of Women (1988)
When Kay hears of a renowned couple's specialist in the small town of Great Hope Springs, she attempts to persuade her sceptical husband, Arnold, a steadfast man of routine, to get on a plane for a week of marriage therapy.
Jimmy Bancroft (Niall MacGinnis) is a fighter pilot convalescing in the country from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain. Along with his nurse Hazel (Rosamund John) they spend their summer days lazing in the Cotswold meadows until they discover a pair of nesting Tawny Pipits known to have bred only once before in England. Helen's ornithologist uncle arrives to confirm that the birds are actually Tawny Pipits but the word soon spreads around the egg-collecting community that there is a rare and lucrative nest in an English backwater village. Afraid of having the birds' eggs stolen or destroyed the villagers band together under the leadership of the barmy Colonel Barton-Barrington and vow to defend the nest against egg thieves the army and the Ministry of Agriculture!
The complete first three seasons of Olivier Marchal's French police thriller. The series follows a group of police led by Eddy Caplan (Jean-Hugues Anglade) who use violent and unorthodox methods in their criminal investigations. When this is brought to the attention of Internal Affairs the department is faced with the difficult and dangerous task of exposing the group's methods and putting a stop to them.
In New Orleans, a mysterious man looks to unite to warring gangs against the lawmen who have been using them to advance their corrupt agenda.
Titles Comprise: It's A Wonderful Life (1946) This collectors edition of Frank Capra's masterpiece is the ultimate feel good film. Starring the unforgettable James Stewart as George Bailey the man who receives the greatest Christmas gift of all. A superb ensemble cast includes Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore this high spirited Christmas tale is directed by the immortal Frank Capra and ranks as an all-time favourite of fans and critics alike. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) James Stewart Jean Arthur and Claude Rains star in this award-winning 1939 classic about an idealistic small-town politician who heads to Washington and suddenly finds himself single-handedly battling ruthless politicians out to destroy him... You Can't Take It With You (1938) James Stewart Jean Arthur Lionel Barrymore and Edward Arnold star in this screwball comedy. Arthur stars as Alice Sycamore the stable family member of an offbeat clan of free spirits who falls for Stewart the down-to-earth son of a snooty wealthy family. Amidst a backdrop of confusion the two very different families rediscover the simple joys of life... It Happened One Night (1934) Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert team up for laughs as mismatched lovers in this 1934 screwball comedy classic. Spoiled Ellie Andrews (Colbert) escapes from her millionaire father (Walter Connolly) who wants to stop her from marrying a worthless playboy. En route to New York Ellie gets involved with an out-of-work newsman Peter Warne (Gable). When their bus breaks down the bickering couple set off on a madcap hitchhiking expedition. Peter hopes to parlay the inside story of their misadventures into a job. But complications fly when the runaway heiress and brash reporter fall in love.
Episodes 14-20 from the second series of the Australian kids' TV show following the adventures of the saddle club girls: Lisa (Lara Jean Marshall) Carole (Keenan Macwilliam) and Stevie (Sophie Bennett). These girls may have it all: a riding stable complete with coach beautiful horses and acres of trails to ride on - but the simplicity of childhood is beginning to come under threat from the pleasures and pressures of adolescence. Episodes comprise: 'Fillies vs Colts' 'Blind Faith' 'Join Up' 'Tenderfoot' 'Bloodlines' 'Foster Horse: Part 1' and 'Foster Horse: Part 2'.
Jamaica land of sand sea and sun... and a prime example of the complexities of economic globalisation on the world's developing countries. With twenty-five years of help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank intended to bring Third World nations such as Jamaica into the fold of free market economies these restructuring policies have crippled Jamaica's efforts toward self-reliant development while enriching the lenders. This scathing film is an unapologetic look at the new world order from the point of view of Jamaican workers and farmers as well as government and policy officials. Featuring a dynamic reggae soundtrack and a searing voice-over based on text by Jamaica Kincaid as well as interviews with former Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley former Deputy Director of the IMF Stanley Fischer and former President of Haiti Jean-Bertrand Aristide Life And Debt portrays the relationship between Jamaican poverty and the practices of international lending agencies while driving home the devastating consequences of globalisation.
The backstabbing criminals in the shadowy underworld of Jean-Pierre Melville's Le doulos have only one guiding principle: Lie or die. A stone-faced Jean-Paul Belmondo stars as enigmatic gangster Silien who may or may not be responsible for squealing on Faugel (Serge Reggiani) just released from the slammer and already involved in what should have been a simple heist. By the end of this brutal twisty and multilayered policier who will be left to trust? Shot and edited with Melville's trademark cool and featuring masterfully stylized dialogue and performances Le doulos (slang for an informant) is one of the filmmaker's most gripping crime dramas.
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