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Daniel Plainview and son are independent oil men, looking for prospects in California at the turn of the 20th century. They are challenged by a young preacher, Eli Sunday (Paul Dano), whose own ambition is matched by Plainview's. Their battle forms the centre of a scary, darkly-comic historical journey into an abyss of madness. - Director:
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Cast:
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciarán Hinds
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Tim Burton and Johnny Depp: two legendary talents team again. The director and star of five remarkable films now add a razor-sharp sixth with this gripping thriller based on Stephens Sondheim's worldwide stage sensation. This tale of a 19th century London Barber with revenge on his mind and a blade in his hande has it all: blood, mystery, romance, wit, exhilarating music and stunning visual design. Co-stars Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman and Sacha Baron Cohen add more menace to the masterpiece as Sweeney's partner and victims in crime. Need a shave? A close shave? Sweeney's waiting. - Director:
- Tim Burton
- Cast:
- Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman
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Private Lessons (1981)Philly
Here's the film that answers the question, what happens when you leave a sex-obsessed 15-year-old in the care of a seductively beautiful housemaid (Sylvia Kristel)? With Dad away on a business trip, Philly Filmore (Eric Brown) gets some private lessons on the facts of life - but not without getting himself in some very hot water - like a dead body and a deadly game of blackmail. - Director:
- Alan Myerson
- Cast:
- Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown
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From Academy Award nominated director Lasse Hallstrom, The Hoax is a slick, smart and funny escapade with an acclaimed cast including Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Julie Delphy and Hope Davis. Set in the early 1970s and based on an unbelievable true story, The Hoax stars Richard Gere as Clifford Irving, a failed writer whose career is going nowhere until he embarks on one of the greatest cons of the century. Claiming that he has conducted a series of top-secret interviews with the legendary billionaire and recluse Howard Hughes, Irving's hoax biography fools both his publishers and the entire world. However, in doing so he sparks a media frenzy that threatens to spiral out of control. - Director:
- Lasse Hallström
- Cast:
- Richard Gere, Jonathan Freeman, Alfred Molina
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Tell No One (2006)Ne Le Dis A Personne
Relentless edge-of-your-seat suspense, jaw-dropping, high-octane action and a powerful love story combine in what has been hailed by many critics as the best film of the year. 'Tell No One' follows one man's frantic race against time when his tragic past is suddenly and unexpectedly unearthed. Dr. Alex Beck (François Cluzet) is left unconscious after his wife, and childhood sweetheart, Margot (Marie-Josée Croze) is brutally murdered. 8 years on and still unaware of the truth, Alex receives an anonymous e-mail. Clicking on the link he sees a woman's face in a crowd - Margot's face...But before this can sink in, Alex is thrown headlong into a deadly chase - running from both the Police and a team of killers who will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden. - Director:
- Guillaume Canet
- Cast:
- François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze, André Dussollier
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After cleaning up his hometown, Nick (Sorbo) retires as county sheriff and heads to Dallas where he hopes to start a new life with an FBI Agent and her twelve-year old daughter. Just being "the boyfriend" is tough enough for Nick. When a ruthless drug lord targets several key witnesses to a Federal case, Nick finds himself in the middle of a war with nobody to trust. This time Nick is on their turf and he is pitted against a ferocious local mob. Nick's brand of country justice just doesn't seem to cut it on the rough city streets but he will stop at nothing to protect his own. - Director:
- Tripp Reed
- Cast:
- Kevin Sorbo, Yvette Nipar, Haley Ramm
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When a committee declares that sex is ruining the country, New York madam Xaviera Hollander is called to Congress to testify. Accompanied by her lawyer, Xaviera tells the whole truth and nothing but as she recounts several escapades while answering their questions. But when she is recruited by the CIA to help with a "special" mission that she just happens to be well-trained for, she learns a secret that may expose them all. Do sex and politics mix? You betcha! And That's the whole truth and nothing but. - Director:
- William A. Levey
- Cast:
- Joey Heatherton, George Hamilton, Ray Walston
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Television's sexiest investigative duo - forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and FBI Special Agent Seely Booth (David Boreanaz) - is back, combining her uncanny ability to decipher clues found hidden in the remains of victims, his hard-hitting investigative techniques, and state-of-the-art forensic technology to solve some of the most baffling and bizarre crimes ever. In Season Two, as Brennan gets a new boss and takes on a new partner, tensions mount, passions flare and a shocking conspiracy forces her to confront her troubled past. Packed with intrigue, drama, and just the right touch of dark humor, Bones is the show that has it all! - Director:
- Kate Woods
- Cast:
- Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin
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They are The Unit, a covert Special Forces team operating outside the usual military chain of command. Whether Stateside of abroad, these heroes are on the front lines protecting U.S. citizens and foreigners alike, slipping in under the radar and risking their lives to save the day, then leaving just as quietly without any well-deserved credit or thanks. - Director:
- David Mamet
- Cast:
- Amy Acker, Jillian Difusco, Dennis Haysbert
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They are The Unit, a covert Special Forces team operating outside the usual military chain of command, risking their lives on undercover missions at home and abroad. Their identities are highly classified, a secret that's also fiercely guarded by their wives. But despite the men's determination to protect their families from the dangers of the job, they've learned that the enemy they have defeated in the field is also capable of bringing the fight right back to their own front door. - Director:
- Steve Gomer
- Cast:
- Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick
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The action heats up as JAG returns for all 15 episodes of its explosive second season! JAG lawyer "Harm" Rabb (David James Elliott) gets a personal and professional boost when he's partnered with a beautiful, by-the-book marine, Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie (Catherine Bell). This classic duo, a fan favourite, will investigate crimes in the military for many seasons to come. And with Admiral Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) now anchoring the JAG office, budding lawyer Bud Roberts (Patrick Labyorteaux) will have to work even harder - just to stay out of the line of fire! - Director:
- Ray Austin
- Cast:
- David James Elliott, Catherine Bell, Patrick Labyorteaux
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Get ready for action, adventure and suspense in Season One of TV's longest-running military drama, JAG. The first season of its 10-year reign introduces former flying ace Harmon "Harm" Rabb of the Navy's Judge Advocate General. Now an attorney, Harm investigates, prosecutes and defends military criminals in cases that often take him behind enemy lines... both in Washington and overseas. - Director:
- Ray Austin
- Cast:
- Richard Crenna, David James Elliott, Andrea Parker
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Lady of the Night (1986)La signora della notte
Simona (Serenda Grandi) is married to Marco who neglects her. Growing dissatisfied. she provokes her husband by readily accepting the many sexual advances of friends and strangers. Then, to satisfy her increasingly depraved and perverse desires, she seeks night-time partners leading to ever riskier and sometimes violent encounters. On one such night, Marco catches Simona in the act, and the couple separate. Marco is immediately consoled by his beautiful young neighbour but soon Simona and Marco find that they cannot live without each other. Then one night Simona is attacked by a masked man. But is he a stranger... - Director:
- Piero Schivazappa
- Cast:
- Serena Grandi, Fabio Sartor, Francesca Topi
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Fellini's Casanova (1976)Il Casanova di Federico Fellini
In an astonishing piece of screen acting, Donald Sutherland portrays Casanova in his waning days, engaging in various amorous and political adventures with an air of bored detachment as he travels through a disease-ridden Europe. Imbued with a romantic pessimism, the film debunks the myth of Casanova as a great lover and instead presents him as an ordinary man swept along by extraordinary circumstances. - Director:
- Federico Fellini
- Cast:
- Donald Sutherland, Tina Aumont, Cicely Browne
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New Orleans has the highest per capita murder rate in the United States. In the wake of hurricane Katrina the city is a battle zone, drugs and violence control the streets which are rife with powerful drug lords. Federal agent Mayor Padial (Lou Diamond Phillips) assembles a crack team of local and federal agents to do what has never been done before - go head to head with a series of crime lords including the vicious "The Dog" (DMX). - Director:
- Phenomenon
- Cast:
- Lou Diamond Phillips, DMX, Keshia Knight Pulliam
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