A drama centered on the relationship between Elliot (Gambon) a strange and wealthy Londoner and Joe (Wynter) a teenager who who takes care of an empty house Elliot owns.
During WW II, a young German woman is separated from her family and imprisoned by the Nazis. After being freed she falls in love with and marries a German officer. When Berlin falls to the Russians, and her husband killed, she flees to America, carrying his unborn child, all the while not giving up hope that she will find her family, tied together by her mother's ring.
Burn Up is a gripping two part TV action thriller from the team behind Spooks Hustle Life On Mars and Clocking Off in which two friends and power players in the international oil industry face a series of violent and shocking events that could tear their world apart. Climaxing around a tense summit on climate change this high-octane drama takes no prisoners with the conflicting agendas around this ultra-topical hot issue.
It earned Oscar nods, yet this cinematic look at a genius--that of English cellist Jacqueline du Pré, who enraptured audiences with her bold, emblazoned and wholly unconventional playing style, and who died at age 42--was criticised for its "lapses" in truth by people who purportedly knew du Pré. Some of the controversy revolved around the other main character in Anand Tucker's gorgeous, involving movie--du Pré's sister, Hilary, whose book,A Genius in the Family (cowritten with brother Piers), dished some dirt on Jackie's sleeping with Hilary's husband. But don't let that deter you from this ebullient movie experience. Hilary and Jackie is a bisected story (each sister's tale is told in the same amount of screen time) teeming with heartfelt drama that belies the cheap shots it received from its detractors. It's stirring, reckless, loving, involving, and rife with unconventional passion; passion for music, life, art, and the delicate relationship between these two synchronous, extraordinary sisters as played by brilliant actors Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths (both of whom earned Oscar nods). Though Watson got the juicy, showy role as Jackie, it's Griffiths who provides the heart, soul, and spine of the film. And director Tucker has that gift of being able to explain through the visual medium what is happening inside of his character's heads. He's helped by a fine screenplay by Frank Boyce Cottrell. No matter what the truth of Hilary and Jackie might really be, this is an exceptional, rare film that is defined and graced by fine acting and writing. --Paula Nechak
Virtual Sexuality: Seventeen year old Justine (Laura Fraser) feels like she's the last virgin on earth. It seems as though boys have a far easier deal. But now she's ready to take that big step.. First she needs to find that perfect match - her Mr Barcode. School stud Alex (Keiran O'Brien) fits the bill so with the help of best friend Fran (Marcelle Duprey) and geeky mate Chas (Luke de Lacey) Justine hatches a plan to set up a date at a Computer Exhibition. Alex however has other ideas and abandons Justine to go out with the man-eating Hoover (Natasha Bell). A dejected Justine decides to cheer herself up by trying out the Narcissus make-over machine and has a great time creating her perfect man on screen. But just as she finishes a huge explosion rips through the exhibition. Clambering out of the rubble something seems very different..somehow Justine has morphed into Jake (Rupert Penry - Jones) - her dream guy! Chaos ensues with hilarious consequences as Jake deals with life as a girl trapped in a (gorgeous) guy's body and Justine continues her search for true love in this hip sexy Brit flick! Evil Woman: The story of a group of young guys who will do anything to save their friend (Jason Biggs) from marrying the wrong girl even if it means kidnapping his ex-girlfriend his true love in order to bring them back together before she becomes a nun... Dick: The year is 1972 and like most high-school students Betsy Jobs (Kirsten Dunst) and Arlene Lorenzo (Michelle Williams) just want to have a good time. However during a class field trip to the White House they cluelessly wander into a behind-closed-doors top secret shredding session. It's time to both wag the dog and walk it. Seeking to uncover just how much the witless duo discovered the Commander-In-Chief appoints them 'Official White House Dog Walkers ' and it isn't long before the girls go from walking Checkers to taking out Tricky Dick in this fun-raising comedy of historic distortions.
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