Jane Campion's The Piano struck a deep chord (if you'll excuse the expression) with audiences in 1993, who were mesmerised by the film's rich, dreamlike imagery. It is the story of a Scottish woman named Ada (Holly Hunter), who has been mute since age 6 because she simply chose not to speak. Ada travels with her daughter Flora (Anna Paquin) and her beloved piano to a remote spot on the coast of New Zealand for an arranged marriage to a farmer (Sam Neill). She gives piano lessons to a gruff neighbor (Harvey Keitel) who has Maori tattoos on his face, and, well, things develop from there. The picture takes on a powerful dream logic that simply defies synopsis. It's a breathtakingly beautiful and original achievement from Campion, a unique stylist. The Piano won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and Oscars for Hunt, Paquin and Campion's screenplay. --Jim Emerson
Australian crime caper set in 1969 Sydney. Local crime boss Barry Ryan's life is sweet but when two mobsters from America turn up to muscle in on his patch, he decides its time to teach them a lesson in outback hospitality.
Drawing from Andrei Tarkovsky's heady science fiction meditation Solaris by way of Alien and Hellraiser, this visually splendid but pulpy piece of science fiction schlock concerns a mission in the year 2047 to investigate the experimental American spaceship Event Horizon, which disappeared seven years previously and suddenly, out of nowhere, reappeared in the orbit of Neptune. Laurence Fishburne stars as mission commander Captain Miller and Sam Neill is Dr Weir, the scientist who designed the mystery ship. Miller's T-shirt-and army-green-clad crew of smart-talking pros finds a ship dead and deserted, but further investigations turn up blood, corpses, dismembered body parts, and a decidedly unearthly presence. It turns out that the ship is really a space-age haunted house where spooky (and obviously impossible) visions lure each of the crew members into situations they should know better than to enter. The ship is gorgeously designed, borrowing from the dark, organic look of Alien and adding the menacing touch of teeth sprouting from bulwark doors and clawlike spikes inexplicably shooting out of the engine room floor. Unfortunately the film is not nearly as inventive as the production design--it turns into a woefully inconsistent psychic monster movie that sacrifices mood for tepid shocks--but the special effects are topnotch, and ultimately the movie has a trashy B movie charm about it. --Sean Axmaker
During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok.
In Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok, Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarokthe destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilizationat the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avengerthe Incredible Hulk! Thor: Ragnarok thunders into U.K. theaters on October 24th, 2017.
A horror film like no other Possession is an intense shocking experience that was banned in the UK as a 'Video Nasty'. At the Cannes Film Festival however the film was nominated for the palm d'Or and Isabelle Adjani won Best Actress for her mesmerising performance. With their marriage in pieces and Anna and Mark's tense relationship has become a psychotic descent into screaming matches violence and self- mutilation. Believing his wife's only love is sinister Heinrich Mark is unaware of the demonic tentacled creature that Anna has hidden away for liaisons in a deserted apartment and will stop at nothing to protect. Special Features: The other side of the wall: The making of Possession Audio Commentary with Director Andrzej Zulawski Audio Commentary with Co-Writer Frederic Tuten Andrzej Zulawski Interview Repossessed - The film's UK and US Reception the 'Video Nasties' furore and the U.S. recut A Divided City - The Berlin Locations The Sounds of Possession - Interview with Composer Andrzej Korszynski Our Friend in the West - Interview with the legendary Producer Christian Ferry Basha - Featurette on the artist who created the famed poster of the film Theatrical Trailer
The fairy tale is over.If you thought Snow White was only a fairy tale, you're about to discover the truth, but lock up your children first. The real tale of Snow White, is a tale of relentless terror and unimaginable horror. When young Lillian's mother dies during childbirth, the father soon remarries the well-intentioned Lady Claudia. However, Claudia's heart is ruled not by her husband, but by an evil mirror with the power to make Claudia Queen over all living things until they are dead.A failed attempt to murder young Lillian leaves her wandering lost in a deep dark forest where she comes across seven dwarfs - but wait, you think you know the rest of this story? Far from it. Handsome princes and dwarfs cannot always save the day.This movie will prove once and for all that blood is thicker than water, and evil, like an apple, comes around!
From director Chris Columbus comes this original funny and heart-warming film. When Richard Martin (Sam Neill) introduced a robot named Andrew (Robin Williams) to the family nobody expects anything more than an ordinary household appliance. But this is no ordinary robot! Andrew is a unique machine with real emotions a sense of humour and a burning curiosity to discover what it means to be human. Over the course of his service with the Martins spanning two hundred years and several
The amazing true story of the world's first international super spy. The true-life adventures of Sidney Reilly a British secret agent whose 25-year spying career came to an end when he unsuccessfully tried to overthrow the Bolsheviks in post-revolutionary Russia.
Ethan Hawke stars as a researcher in a near-future world where the entire population has been turned into vampires by a new virus. And the last remaining humans find themselves on the bottom of the food chain!
Before Harrison Ford assumed the mantle of playing Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan hero in Patriot Games, Alec Baldwin took a swing at the character in this John McTiernan film and hit one to the fence. If less instantly sympathetic than Ford, Baldwin is in some respects more interesting and nuanced as Ryan, and drawing comparisons between both actors' performances can make for some interesting post-movie discussion. That aside, The Hunt for Red October stands alone as a uniquely exciting adventure with a fantastic co-star: Sean Connery as a Russian nuclear submarine captain attempting to defect to the West on his ship. Ryan must figure out his true motives for approaching the US. McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard) made an exceptionally handsome movie here with action sequences that really do take one's breath away. --Tom Keogh
Ronald Colman and Jane Wyatt star in this lavishly produced classic about the enchanted paradise of Shangri-La where time stands still. Frank Capra's enduring masterpiece Lost Horizon (based on the best-selling novel by James Hilton) had a running time of 132 minutes upon its initial release in 1937. For a World War II re-issue 24 minutes were cut to tone down the film's pacifist message. Film preservationist Robert Gitt working over a period of 25 years has utilized footage fo
Reverend Anthony Campion (Hugh Grant) is sent with his wife Estella (Tara Fitzgerald) to take over at a church in Australia. The Bishop asks them to visit eccentric artist Norman Lindsay (Sam Neill), whose work is prone to sexual depictions and blasphemous erotica, to ask him to withdraw the controversial work Crucified Venus from his show. The minister, who considers himself a progressive, is shocked at the amoral atmosphere surrounding the painter, his wife, and the three models living at his estate. The minister's wife is troubled also, and has to deal with latent sexual urges while trying to remain loyal to her husband.
Peaky Blinders is an epic gangster drama set in the lawless streets of post-war Birmingham on the cusp of the 1920s. Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later, Inception) stars as Thomas Shelby, the controller one of the city's most feared and successful criminal organisations, the Peaky Blinders, known for their practice of sewing razor blades into the peaks of their caps. But Shelby's ambitions go beyond running the streets. Crime pays, but business pays better. Featuring a specular cast that includes Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), Helen McCrory (Skyfall, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Paul Anderson (Legend), Annabelle Wallis (Annabelle), Charlotte Riley (Edge of Tomorrow), Noah Taylor (Game of Thrones) and Tom Hardy (The Revenant, Mad Max).
From Nobel Laureate William Golding's (Lord of the Flies) epic sea-voyage trilogy comes the story of an ambitious British aristocrat, humbled by the lives of his fellow passengers, as he embarks on an ocean voyage for Australia where he is to be an official in the colonial government.
Liam Neeson (Taken) and Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows) team up again after RUN ALL NIGHT and NON-STOP for an exhilarating race-against-time thrill ride with explosive twists around every bend. Insurance salesman Michael (Neeson) is on his daily commute home when he is contacted by a mysterious stranger (Vera Farmiga, The Conjuring, The Departed), and forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on his train before the last stop. As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realises a deadly plan is unfolding and is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy. One that carries life and death stakes, for himself and his fellow passengers.
Based on the powerfully moving true story of the challenging relationship between old tom and young tommy morris, tommy's honour recounts the life of the dynamic father-son team who ushered in the modern game of golf. as their fame grew, tom and tommy, considered by many to be scotland's golf royalty, were touched by drama and personal tragedy. at first matching his father's success, tommy's talent and fame grew to outshine his father's accomplishments and respect as founder of the open championship in 1860 with a series of his own triumphs. but in contrast to tommy's public persona, his personal turmoil ultimately led him to rebel against both the aristocracy who gave him opportunity, and the parents who shunned his passionate relationship with his wife. directed by jason connery, and starring peter mullan (war horse), jack lowden ('71), ophelia lovibond (guardians of the galaxy) and sam neill (jurassic park), this poignant drama serves as both a deeply affecting tribute to a true sporting pioneer, and a testament to the unique bond between father and son.
Set in Oxford during the 1960s, against a backdrop of revolutionary social change, ENDEAVOUR chronicles the early criminal casebook of a young detective who will grow to be Colin Dexter's immortal Inspector Morse. Together with friend and mentor, the gruff yet kindly Detective Inspector Fred Thursday, the crime-solving pair investigate murder and dark deeds in the eternal city of dreaming spires. As Oxford's Finest unravel a collection of unique and thrilling cases, writer Russell Lewis continues to reveal the hidden and secret history of Endeavour Morse.
Experience one of the biggest movie sagas of all time with the Jurassic Park Collection! From Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg (Jurassic Park The Lost World: Jurassic Park) Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park III) and Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) dinosaurs once again roam the Earth in an amazing theme park on a remote island. The action-packed adventures find man up against prehistoric predators in the ultimate battle for survival. Featuring visually stunning imagery and groundbreaking filmmaking these epic films are sheer movie-making magic which were 65 million years in the making. Welcome to Jurassic Park.
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