jarf's - Rented List

The story about a womanising New York executive Peter Loew (Nicolas Cage) who becomes convicted that he's a vampire when one of his conquests bites his neck in the throes of passion. Rachel (Jennifer Beats) sizzles as the femme fatale who sets Peter on his batty course...

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At a wild party during the 60's, baby Thomas Henry Butterfly Rainbow Peace (a.k.a the 15th Duke of Bournemouth) is accidentally "misplaced" by his rich hippie mum and dad.

When the wrong baby is claimed, the real heir winds up being raised by a poor Pakistani family, while the "heir apparent" grows upon America with a silver spoon in his mouth. Once Tommy Patel (Idle) learns that he, not Henry Martin (Moranis), is the true Duke of Bournemouth, He'll do anything to get back what he's lost! Fortunately for Henry, Tommy's a pretty inept assassin. Unfortunately for them both, Tommy's seedy lawyer Shadgrind (Cleese) is a tad more adept! Add to the mix a scandalous, nymphomaniacal Duchess(Hershey), a gorgeous gold digger (Zeta-Jones), plus a host of assorted loonies, and you have a Pythonesque cavalcade of silliness. Can Tommy regain his Dukedom, survive Shadgrind's schemes, avoid being seduced by his own unwitting mom, and marry the girl of his dream's? Find out for yourself. You'll split your sides laughing!

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Combining off-beat humour and nefarious suspense! Dr. Robert Thorndyke (Mel Brooks) is the newly appointed director of psycho-neurotic institute for the very, very nervous.

As he becomes aware of evil and sinister forces at work in the institution, he also becomes aware that he suffers from acrophobia making him almost as nervous as the patients he treats. Each new and hilarious, high-rise experience leads to his eventual conquest over his fear of heights and the apprehension of the culprits behind the plot to destroy him and the asylum.

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Rex Harrison reprises his signature role of Henry Higgins, the supremely assured phoneticist who wagers that under his tutelage, cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle can pass for a duchess at the Embassy Ball. In one of her best-loved roles, Audrey Hepburn plays Eliza.

If ever there were a face that the professor could grow accustomed to, it's hers. In Hartford, Heresford and Hampshire (and elsewhere) no one's fairer than 'My Fair Lady' on of the most irresistible musicals ever.

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The canals of Venice might have been the basis for a red-coated killer in the classic 'Don't Look Now' but that feels like a mere warm-up for the knife-play of 'Bloodstained Shadow', a certified giallo masterpiece! Directed by Antonio Bido and starring the sensational Stefania Casini, the story

focuses on a slew of slayings that all point towards someone harbouring some particularly horrifying past secrets. With all of the stylish black-gloved mayhem that the Italians specialise in, 'Bloodstained Shadow' is a crimson-caked crime-thriller in the tradition of Dario Argento - and its classy charms more than warrant this amazing update!

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Lambert plays a hipster thief who falls in love with the bored and beautiful wife of the millionaire he just robbed. She wants her stolen papers back and he wants her heart.

With gangsters and Metro police on their tail, the two seek refuge in the wild labyrinth beneath the subway, and team up with the strange characters, including a drummer (Jean Reno) who inhabit this subterranean world. The result is a hilarious, rocking adventure that never slows down.

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Ho, ho, no! The joyful spirit of Christmas is about to take one dark turn after another. From sadistic office parties and last-minute shopping nightmares, to vengeful stalkers and immortal demons, there's plenty to keep you from seeing what's under the tree this yuletide season.

Constance Wu (Hustlers) and Jonathan Kite (2 Broke Girls) headline a sensational ensemble cast in this Christmas comedy for horror fans.

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Hideaki is kidnapped and when he awakens the next day, finds himself in a recreation of his old schoolroom, along with his recently reunited classmates. Trapped and held captive by mysterious hooded figures, each of them must now play a brutally violent, version of the punishment game...

or face death. A twisty, horror/mystery 'mash-up' peppered with dark humor and inventive gore, director Yohei Fukuda shows how revenge is a dish best served cold and not very sweet - Japanese style.

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"Spasmo" - a slick and sick psycho-thriller that stands tall as one of the giallo genre's most colourful crime-capers.

Starring a cast of Euro-shock veterans, such as sexy Suzy Kendall and the chiselled-chinned Ivan Rassimov, Lenzi's carefully paced, and frequently surreal, murder-mystery shows that he is about more than just the gore. A genuinely accomplished achievement, with plot twists galore and a mind-boggling climax, 'Spasmo' is a must-see for anyone who misses the classic era of Rome-based bloodshed.

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After being convicted of killing a cop, street-tough Nikita (Anne Parillaud) must choose between her own execution or training with a top-secret government agency to become an assassin.

Given a new identity, new skills, and a new life by her mentor Bob (Tcheky Karyo), Nikita becomes "Josephine", a seductive, sophisticated knockout who's also a brutally efficient killing machine.

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The accent is on realism in this thoughtful portrait of one of the Old West's most unsual and colorful personalities. Born Martha Jane Canary, "Calamity Jane" (Jane Alexander) could ride, shoot, track and brawl as good as any man.

In fact she preferred the company of men over women, which often got her into trouble with the "proper ladies" of her time. Her busy life included stints as a stagecoach driver, army scout, farmer and prospector, as well as a possible relationship with Wild Bill Hickock. Trick rider, crack shot, expert poker player, wife and mother, Calamity Jane was one woman who insited on living life her way. With its focus on people, 'Calamity Jane' is a poignant story of a larger than life individual who became a legend in her own time. She's won her place in history...Now she'll take her place in your heart.

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Two thousand years ago: Alexander the great was conquering the world, he had his highest ranking general, Parmenion, assassinated. Before Parmenion died, he vowed that he would one day return to exact revenge. Present day: Andrew Garret is a cop with psychic abilities. He is assigned to investigate.

The play, a barbarous gladiatorial competition organised by the city's underworld. Andrew goes undercover and infiltrates the Play disguised as a fighter, calling himself the Gladiator. Parmenion, a gambler of the play, baits Andrew to enter the battle dome called the Arena of Death and fight the giant, Mongol.

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Extermination is not just a business. It's a way of life! When Ernest Trend (Edward R. Pressman) of Odegard-Trend Security decides to hire a pair of exterminators instead of a hit man to rid him of his business partner he thinks he has found the perfect solution.

But when they murder the wrong person accidentally and realise their crime has been witnessed, they seek to frame a poor video surveillance man for the murder, whatever the cost!

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This extreme splatter game - in the vein of Saw - centre's around a website called Death Tube: Broadcast Murder Show. Tragedy begins with curiosity. The on-line killer website broadcasts scenes of death in real time.

Viewers are drawn to the website through curiosity, and then are shocked by what they see. Against their will, random viewers are selected to enter the killing game. It is literally a life and death situation to survive in this cruelest of spectator sports.

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For Fujiwara, everything seems to be going well - he is doing well in high school, he is good looking and also a good fighter. One day, he is suddenly attacked by a group of students without any provocation.

He then discovers that there is a mysterious violent game being played out in the corridors and playgrounds of Tokyo's high schools. The game is being spread virally via the students' mobile phones! The victims are mysteriously hypnotized and become senseless killing machines. Fujiwara must fight for his survival and discover the game's terrifying secret.