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When "The Jazz Singer" was released in theatres, the future of Hollywood changed. For the first time in a feature film, an actor spoke on screen, stunning audiences and leaving the silent era behind. Al Jolson was the history-making actor, playing the son of a Jewish cantor who must defy his rabbi father in order to pursue his dream of being in show business. - Director:
- Alan Crosland
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- Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland
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When a space shuttle crew finds a mysterious spacecraft containing three human-looking creatures in a state of suspended animation, they bring them back to Earth for further investigation. It's only then that scientists discover that they are in fact a race of space vampires that feed off people's life-force rather than their blood. So when they escape and run amok in London, the consequences are apocalyptic - and the shuttle crew's only survivor (Steve Railsback) seems to be the only man who can stop them. - Director:
- Tobe Hooper
- Cast:
- Steve Railsback, Patrick Jordan, Kerry Shale
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Set in the world of contract killers. A group of young, raw and undisciplined assassins hire a docu-craw at gun point, to have undeniable proof that they're the ones who will kill the most infamous hitman of all time, Gunther (Arnold Schwarzenegger). But Gunther is on to them before they know it and he makes it his personal mission to make their lives a living hell. It becomes a race against time of kill or be killed as the hunters quickly become the prey. - Director:
- Taran Killam
- Cast:
- Taran Killam, Dave 'Squatch' Ward, Bobby Moynihan
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A decade after a tragic mistake, family man Chas Chandler (voice of Damian O'Hare) and occult detective John Constantine (voice of Matt Ryan) set out to cure Chas's daughter, Trish, from a demonically induced coma. With the help of the mysterious Nightmare Nurse, the influential Queen of Angels and brutal Aztec God Mictlantecuhtli (voice of Rick D. Wasserman), the pair just might have a chance at outsmarting the demon Beroul (voice of Jim Meskimen) to save Trish's soul. In a world of shadows and dark magic, not everything is what it seems and there's always a price to pay. The path to redemption is never easy, and if Constantine is to succeed, he must navigate through the dark urban underbelly of Los Angeles, outwit the most cunning spawns of hell and come face to face with arch-nemesis Nergal - all while battling his own inner demons! - Director:
- Doug Murphy
- Cast:
- Matt Ryan, Damian O'Hare, Laura Bailey
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Witnessing the tragic and apparent suicide of an elderly woman, Mia (Jodie Whittaker) is left shattered and unnerved as she finds on the deceased a photograph of herself and her former lover (Dougray Scott). Persuading a building's custodian (David Warner), Mia gains access to the woman's flat hoping to find some answers to explain the tragedy. However, when inside, she finds only more questions as she is surrounded by her own possessions and an eerie familiarity. Confused and disturbed, Mia is left fighting her past to see if she can change the future... - Director:
- Dana Lustig
- Cast:
- Jodie Whittaker, Dougray Scott, Emilia Fox
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When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter Annie (Toni Colette) and her husband (Gabriel Byrne) and their two children begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. - Director:
- Ari Aster
- Cast:
- Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Toni Collette
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Allure (2017)A Worthy Companion
Plagued by the abuse of her past and the turmoil of failed intimate encounters, Laura (Evan Rachel Wood) struggles to find a lover and a sense of normalcy. Her beacon of hope comes in sixteen year-old Eva (Julia Sarah Stone), a talented pianist disillusioned by the life her mother imposes upon her. An unlikely relationship is formed between the two and Eva becomes an obsession to Laura. In light of Eva's unhappiness, Laura convinces her to runaway to her house and they soon find themselves caught within an intense entanglement. Manipulation, denial and codependency fuel what ultimately becomes a fractured dynamic that can only sustain itself for so long. - Director:
- Carlos Sánchez
- Cast:
- Evan Rachel Wood, Jonathan Shatzky, Maxim Roy
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Primatologist Davis (Dwayne Johnson) shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent silverback gorilla who has been in his care since he was young. When a greed-fueled corporation's genetic experiment goes awry, George and other animals across the country are mutated into aggressive super-creatures who destroy everything in their path. In this adrenaline-filled ride, Davis tries to find an antidote, not only to halt a global catastrophe but also to save the fearsome creature who was once his friend. - Director:
- Brad Peyton
- Cast:
- Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Åkerman
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Starring Russell Crowe and Olga Kurylenko, 'The Water Diviner' is an epic adventure set in the aftermath of the devastating battle of Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. Australian farmer Joshua Connor travels to Istanbul to discover the fate of his sons, reported missing in action. Battling against government bureaucracy, foreign traditions and armed forces in the still war-torn country, Connor embarks on a perilous journey to find the truth about his sons. 'The Water Diviner' is an extraordinary tale of love, hope and heroism. - Director:
- Russell Crowe
- Cast:
- Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney
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Broadchurch: a town in shock, after the revelation of the identity of Danny Latimer's killer. Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller find themselves drawn back into the case as it goes to court Ellie, estranged from family and friends, only has Hardy to turn to. But Hardy is a man still haunted by illness and the case he never could solve - Sandbrook. As the trial proceeds, battle lines are drawn: between legal teams, between the residents of the town, and even between family members. Lives will be thrown under the spotlight, and the deepest secrets laid bare for all to see. As the trial and the Sandbrook casa collide, no-one will emerge unscathed. - Director:
- James Strong
- Cast:
- Hollie Burgess, Eliza Bennett, David Tennant
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A family must navigate their lives in silence to avoid mysterious creatures that hunt by sound. Knowing that even the slightest whisper or footstep can bring death, Evelyn (Emily Blunt) and Lee (John Krasinski) are determined to find a way to protect their children at all costs while they desperately search for a way to fight back. - Director:
- John Krasinski
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- Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds
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Long before the 'gross-out' comedies 'Something About Mary", "Dumb And Dumber", "American Pie", etc Bruce Beresford's film of Barry Humphries and Nicholas Garland's Private Eye comic strip The Adventures Of Barry Mckenzie (the world's first gross-out comedy) shocked it's financier's the Australia Government with it's portrayal of Australian's as drinking, shagging, vomiting, urinating vulgarians. The British press were equally horrified with the English portrayed as upper class perverts, poofters, lezza's swindlers and idiots. Barry McKenzie a loud-mouthed sex crazed innocent travels to London to get a cultural education. His Aunt Edna Everidge accompanies him to keep out of harms way. Barry's adventures take him from the Australian colony of Earl's Court to Rickmansworth and the strange perversions of England's upper classes, along the hippie trail meeting the thieves of the British music industry before landing him back in London this time among the sexual deviants of Notting Hill. - Director:
- Bruce Beresford
- Cast:
- Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, Spike Milligan
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Police Academy 7 (1994)Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Addled Cmdt. Lassard (George Gaynes), motor-mouth Jones (Michael Winslow), gun fanatic Tackleberry (David Graf), curvaceous Callahan (Leslie Easterbrook) and human steam vent Harris (G.W. Bailey) join forces with Moscow's Chief of Police (Christopher Lee) and an icy-as-a-tundra translator (Claire Forlani). They take on the Godfather of the Russian mob (Ron Perlman), whose computer program plays like a video game but can actually steal money and goods planetwide without a trace. - Director:
- Alan Metter
- Cast:
- G.W. Bailey, George Gaynes, Michael Winslow
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After 6-year-old Andy Barclay's (Alex Vincent) babysitter is violently pushed out of a window to her death, nobody believes him when he says that "Chucky", his new birthday doll, did it! Until things start going terribly wrong...dead wrong. And when an ensuing rampage of gruesome murders lead a detective (Chris Sarandon) back to the same toy, he discovers that the real terror has just begun...the deranged doll has plans to transfer his evil spirit into a living human being - young Andy! - Director:
- Tom Holland
- Cast:
- Catherine Hicks, Edan Gross, John Franklin
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A harried workaholic, Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) doesn't have time for his wife (Kate Beckinsale) and children, not if he's to impress his ungrateful boss and earn a well-deserved promotion. So when he meets Morty (Christopher Walken), a loopy sales clerk, he gets him to bypass life's little distractions with increasingly hysterical results. But as Michael gleefully mutes, skips and scans past his family and his friends, the remote gradually takes over his life and begins to program him, in this fast, funny and out-of-control comedy adventure. - Director:
- Frank Coraci
- Cast:
- Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken
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