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This stylish black-comedy thriller stars Ralph Fiennes as Harry, a vicious London crime-boss, who send his two hit-men to the picturesque Belgian City of Bruges - to lay low and wait for orders. While Ken (Brendan Gleeson) is happy just to sight see (!), his fast-talking partner, Ray (Colin Farrell) sets out for an adventure. Before long, Ray is experiencing hilariously surreal encounters with tourists, skinheads, dwarves and prostitutes! When, at last, the call comes from Harry, the fun turns to a life-and-death struggle of darkly comic proportions. - Director:
- Martin McDonagh
- Cast:
- Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ciarán Hinds
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Quantum of Solace (2008)James Bond: Quantum of Solace
On a nonstop quest for justice that crisscrosses the globe, Bond meets the beautiful but feisty Camille (Olga Kurylenko), who leads him to Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a ruthless businessman and major force within the mysterious Quantum organisation. When Bond uncovers a conspiracy to take control of one of the world's most important natural resources, he must navigate a minefield of treachery, deception and murder to neutralise Quantum before it's too late! - Director:
- Marc Forster
- Cast:
- Daniel Craig, Guillermo Del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón
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Last Mistress (2008)Une vieille maitresse
Two of cinema's most thrilling and dynamic female talents - the provocative Asia Argento and the controversial director Catherine Breillat - join forces in this audacious and sexually-charged tale of lust and seduction. Argento gives an electrifying performance as Vellini, the beautiful and headstrong mistress of Ryno de Marigny, an aristocrat who has just taken the young and innocent Hermangarde (Roxane Mesquida) as his bride. Lacking the emotional connection and carnal passion in his marriage that he shared with Vellini, Ryno attempts to resist temptation but eventually succumbs to desire, rekindling the illicit affair with tragic consequences... - Director:
- Catherine Breillat
- Cast:
- Asia Argento, Fu'ad Aït Aattou, Roxane Mesquida
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Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is a cube-dwelling hypochondriac; with a boss who humiliates him and a cheating girlfriend. His life is going nowhere. Wes discovers that his estranged father has been brutally murdered and finds himself thrust into a secret society of assassins, called The Fraternity. During his training, at the hands of a skilled mentor named Fox (Angelina Jolie), this once office-bound wimp develops lightning-fast reflexes and superhuman dexterity. However, with his first assignment, Wes finds out that the only thing more difficult than ending the lives of others, is summoning the courage to take control of his own. - Director:
- Timur Bekmambetov
- Cast:
- Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman
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Princesses (2005)Princesas
Caye is a middle-class prostitute whose family are unaware of her profession. While many of Gaye's days are spent hanging out with her fellow prostitutes cursing the rapid proliferation of cheaper immigrant prostitutes on the city streets, a chance encounter with Zule, who hails from the Dominican Republic, soon prompts Caye to re-evaluate her condemnation. A dedicated mother who sells her body in order to send money back to her son back home, Zule is taken to hospital by Caye after being badly beaten and left for dead. Now, as a warm bond begins to develop between the two women whose dreams of financial stability and kind companionship help to ease the pain of familial separation, the resulting discovery of self-determination leads Caye and Zule in a journey of self-discovery that will leave both women changed forever. - Director:
- Fernando León de Aranoa
- Cast:
- Candela Peña, Micaela Nevárez, Mariana Cordero
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The men and women of the Navy's Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps are back for 24 more action-packed episodes in the third season of the long-running hit series JAG. Commander Harm Rabb and Major Mac MacKenzie both find romance this season, but also suffer heartache. And while they might take on Cuban terrorists, they still manage to make it to the wedding between Bud and Harriet! Co-starring John M. Jackson as Admiral A.J. Chegwidden, JAG digs deep to portray the human side of the military experience and show the bravery of those who give all for their country! - Director:
- Donald P. Bellisario
- Cast:
- Richard Crenna, David James Elliott, Catherine Bell
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Come aboard for more military justice and non-stop action as all 24 episodes of JAG's fourth season arrive on DVD for the very first time! Their search for the truth takes the JAG team of lawyers around the world, but what happens at home this season rivals any investigation. Harm Rabb (David James Elliott) considers leaving "Mac" (Catherine Bell) behind when his dream of becoming a pilot is realised, just as Admiral Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) welcomes a new attorney to the JAG team. But it's Bud (Patrick Labyorteaux) and Harriet (Karri Turner) with the biggest news of all — the birth of their son! JAG is back and ready for action! - Director:
- Tony Wharmby
- Cast:
- David James Elliott, Catherine Bell, Patrick Labyorteaux
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This season, Harm (David James Elliott) and Mac (Catherine Bell) are reunited when Harm leaves his flying career behind and returns to the JAG office... and not a moment too soon, as cases aboard carriers, submarines, and even a hijacked plane demand their attention! And as Admiral Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) finds romance, and Bud (Patrick Labyorteaux) and Harriet (Karri Turner) adjust to parenthood, the whole gang travels to Australia. - Director:
- Alan J. Levi
- Cast:
- David James Elliott, Catherine Bell, John M. Jackson
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That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)Cet obscur objet du désir
Recounted in flashback to a group of railway travellers, the story wryly details the romantic perils of Mathieu, a wealthy, middle-aged French sophisticate who falls desperately in love with his 19-year-old former chambermaid Conchita. Thus begins a surreal game of sexual cat-and-mouse, with Mathieu obsessively attempting to win the girl's affections as she manipulates his carnal desires, each vying to gain absolute control of the other. - Director:
- Luis Buñuel
- Cast:
- Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina
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This spectacular action adventure is set in the wilds of th Australian outback at the beginning if the 1940s. English aristocrat Lady Ashley must save her newly inherited cattle ranch from a dangerous rival businessman. Forced to drive her stock north to safety, she enlists the help of the rugged Drover and a mysterious orphaned Aboriginal boy. Together, they embark on an emotional and dangerous journey across a breathtaking terrain where only the strongest can survive. - Director:
- Baz Luhrmann
- Cast:
- Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Shea Adams
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When a routine murder investigation unearths the ghastly trail of a cannibalistic serial killer, forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Bones Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and F.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) must face the most baffling and gruesome case of their careers. While cracking caseloads full of underground extremists, sexual fetishism and charred corpses, the duo relies on Brennan’s uncanny scientific ability, Booth's infallible instincts and a brilliant investigative team known as squints. Now, in the thrilling Season Three of Bones, Brennan and Booth must uncover the shocking truth behind a centuries-old secret society and stop the Gormogon Killer...before it's too late! - Director:
- Ian Toynton
- Cast:
- Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin
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An All-star cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, And John Malkovich, come together in this outrageous spy comedy about murder, blackmail, sex addition an physical fitness! When a disc filled with some of the CIA's most irrelevant secrets gets in the hands of two determined, but dim-witted, gym employees, the duo are intent on exploiting their find. But since blackmail is a trade better left for the experts, events soon spiral out of everyone's and anyone's' control, resulting in a non-stop series of hilarious encounters! - Director:
- Ethan Coen
- Cast:
- George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt
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Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son; but he isn't her boy. Driven by one woman's relentless quest for the truth, the case exposes a world of corruption, captivates the public and changes LA forever. - Director:
- Clint Eastwood
- Cast:
- Angelina Jolie, William Brent, Colm Feore
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Thick as Thieves (2008)The Code
Keith Ripley (Morgan Feeman) a cool calculating master thief who lives by the Thieves’ Code: do the job, watch your partner’s back, don’t hold out, and never co-operate with the cops. Unfortunately, his former partner didn’t live by that code. He sang to the cops and now he’s dead, killed by the Russian mob. Can Keith pull off the heist of his lifetime to steal the last two original Faberg Eggs ever created in order to save his own life? - Director:
- Mimi Leder
- Cast:
- Rade Serbedzija, Morgan Freeman, Robert Forster
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009)Flickan som lekte med elden
Back at Millennium's helm, Blomkvist is intent on exposing a billion dollar sex trafficking ring but when two of his researchers are murdered, he realises there's more to this story than he first thought when Salander is framed for the crimes. Unconvinced that she is involved, he attempts to clear her name and uncover the real killers. But secretive hacker Salander goes on the run and soon stumbles upon secrets of her own past. Secrets that people would kill to keep hidden. - Director:
- Daniel Alfredson
- Cast:
- Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre
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