With stunning performances from Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen and Marion Bailey this film also gave several of a new generation of British actors their first lead roles on the big screen including: Sally Hawkins, James Corden and Daniel Mays. Following different tales of melancholy, alcoholism, a violent abusive boyfriend and a frustrated unemployed youth - there seems to be no hope for a brighter future and no chance of escape yet glimmers of joy and humour still prevail. An authentic and deeply enjoyable Mike Leigh classic.
When the Dragon's Claw gang from Taiwan attempts a take-over of the dope, extortion and gay prostitution rackets run by the ruling Japanese Yakuza, a lone cop predicts carnage. In a crusade against the gangs, the cop single-handedly attempts to stem the growing tide of violence. But, when he discovers that his younger brother is in fact the lover of one of the gang-leaders, chaos ensues...
Garlanded with awards, Apichatpong's visionary film exists in dual realms, exploring connected themes of love and desire in a radically different way. A fractured love story is interrupted by a feverish night-time odyssey into the heart of the jungle where shape-shifting spirits and tigers abound. The conscious and the subconscious, the modern and the ancient, reality and myth; all become magically entwined in this hypnotic, mysterious drama.
In Claude Chabrol's superior thriller Ludivine Sagnier plays an independent ambitious TV weather girl torn between her love of a distinguished author several decades her senior (Francois Berleand) and the attentions of a headstrong, potentially unstable young suitor (Benolt Magimel). An unspoken past between the two men heightens tensions, and though she's initially certain of her love for one of them, the see-saw demands and whims of both men keep confusing—and darkening-matters. Before long she's encountering emotional and societal forces well beyond her control, inexorably leading to a shocking clash of violence and passion.
Innovative and enigmatic, Blissfully Yours is a languid celebration of the pleasures of the moment. In Apichatpong's heady, sensual and playful film, a leisurely road trip and a picnic in the jungle give way to uninhibited emotion and eroticism. A meditation on happiness, superstition, politics and sexuality, nothing really happens except that it happens with a purpose. Blissfully Yours confirms the reputation of one of the most distinctive new filmmakers in world cinema.
Wagner is an assassin. A contract killer. He's a professional who works by a strict set of rules, principles and ethics. But Wagner's getting old and wants to pass on all his skills and knowledge to a protege. So he chooses Max - a directionless young petty thief - to be his student in the art of murdering for money.
Winner of the 2010 Cannes Palme d'Or, Thai artist and filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul is recognised as one of contemporary cinema's most unique voices. 'Mysterious Object at Noon' is his hallucinatory debut feature, an extraordinary mix of experimental documentary and fiction. The film is structured as a surrealist game; a small film-crew travel the Thai countryside asking people they encounter along the way to invent the next chapter of a story. The daisy-chain structure of interlocking vignettes - alternately fantastical, comic and workaday - result in a boldly original debut that looks and feels like nothing else.
Charlie Sheen plays Bobby Bishop, a key presidential advisor who finds he's been targeted for murder by a ruthless professional killer Suddenly Bishop is running for his life and is left with only two people he can trust: his longtime mentor Jake Conrad (Donald Sutherland) and his former girlfriend, investigative reporter Amanda Givens (Linda Hamilton).
To her friends, Halla (Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir) leads a quiet and routine life. But her happy and upbeat exterior hides a secret double life as a committed environmental activist. Known to others as "The Mountain Woman", she wages a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry to protect the stunning highland landscape that is under threat. Just as she begins planning her biggest and boldest operation yet, she receives an unexpected letter that will change everything. She will be forced to choose between her environmental crusade and the chance of fulfilling her dream of becoming a mother. Funny, moving and utterly unique, 'Woman at War' follows Halla as she juggles the adoption of a beautiful little girl whilst planning her final act of industrial sabotage.
Homicide detective Jung Jae-gon (Kim Nam-gil) is chasing after a suspect of a murder case (Park Sung-woong). He knew his suspect would get in touch with his lover Kim Hye-kyung (Jeon Do-yeon), a madam at a third-rate bar. Jung goes undercover as the suspect's former cellmate and becomes the floor manager at the bar where Kim works, and watches her every move. But as Jung spends more time with her, he feels a strange sense of guilt and his resolve to catch the suspect is shaken. Having dedicated his life to police work, Jung doesn't understand the feeling he feels towards Kim. On the other hand, Kim waits tirelessly for her lover to come back to her, but she begins to open up to Jung, who is always by her side.
Cool and charismatic English teacher Seiji Hasumi (ITO) is popular with students and teachers alike. He inspires trust and respect from his class, greeting many with an affectionate, if irritating, ruffle of the hair. But his actions soon take a turn, revealing something dark behind that charming smile. Students become suspicious when friends slowly start to disappear, but little do they know that absolute jaw-dropping carnage is just around the corner.
Shadowboxer is an emotionally-charged, full-throttle thriller which delves deep into the harsh underworld of organized crime and uncovers the complex lives of trained assassins Mikey (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) and Rose (Helen Mirren). But when a brutal crime boss wants his wife dead, Rose has a change of heart when they find her pregnant. And so, the three begin a harrowing life on the run. Driven by fierce love, Rose and Mickey, protect their adopted family from present danger - looking to redeem their tragic past.
What begins as a passionate crusade to save a landmark building turns into a passionate love affair with dire consequences. Nick (Kevin Anderson), a professor of architecture who's come home to visit his dying mother (Kim Novak), knows he must preserve a cast-iron building marked for demolition by Paul (Bill Pullman), a ruthless developer and former friend. But when he falls for Paul's wife, Jane (Pamela Gidley), Nick unwittingly tempts fate with his own life. For buried within the wails of the landmark lies a dark secret - a murderous history which is linked to Nick and now may find him as its next victim!
Five Films, Five Countries, Five World Renowned Directors, One Compelling Video! From Steven Spielberg, and Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation comes Broken Silence, a series of five films about human courage, heroism, and triumph over extreme adversity during World War II. This critically acclaimed series was produced by filmmaker James Moll.
Dennis Peck knows his way around the law. He can launder money, run a scam, fix a bad rap. He can even, for the right price, arrange a murder. "Trust me" he says, "I'm a cop". Richard Gere is Peck and Andy Garcia is Raymond Avila, the investigator determined to bring Peck to justice in this supercharged police thriller. Peck isn't going down without a fight. The slick, cold-blooded manipulator intends to take Avila's career, his marriage and even his sanity with him in 'Internal Affairs'.
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