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Kevin Bloody Wilson is the undisputed King of politically incorrect comedy. A master of bawdy ballads and dirty ditties, this outback outlaw has been 'Givin It' to audiences around the world for over 20 years. Live Down Under is Kevin Bloody Wilson at his unadulterated best and features Kev on top form as he bangs out a bunch of his classic, infamous hits as well as a whole lot of new songs from below the belt! Live Down Under was filmed on the Australian leg of Kev's hugely popular Givin' It World Tour. On the UK stretch Kev was cheered on by 60,000 fans over 45 barnstorming dates - taking them to a place no other performer dares, a place where culture and comedy collide! - Director:
- Kevin Bloody Wilson
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The Young Master (1980)Shi di chu ma
When two rival martial arts schools square off in an annual lion dance competition, the favourite, betrayed by their star pupil, Tiger (Wei Pei), exits in disgrace. When Tiger is expelled and joins up with a notorious gang of criminals, led by feared kicking expert Master Kim (Wong In-sik), Dragon (Jackie Chan) embarks on a dangerous mission to bring his 'brother' back to the school. Unfortunately, the situation is further complicated when he is mistaken for his criminal brother, and must fight to clear his name, while continually on the run from both the local police and the criminal gang. Unknown to Dragon, the ultimate challenge awaits him: a deadly one-on-one encounter with the formidable Master Kim. - Director:
- Jackie Chan
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- Jackie Chan, Barry Haigh, Pai Wei
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The Magnificent Butcher (1979)Lin Shi Rong
When Lam is framed for murder by students of a rival clan, he must race against the clock to track down the real assassin and clear his name. Sammo's trademark physique combined with his amazing speed and agility guarantee the definitive portrayal of the legendary Lam Sai-wing. The final showdown where Sammo matches his 'five animals' style's against Lee Hoi-san's 'five elements'. - Director:
- Woo-ping Yuen
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- Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Tak-Hing Kwan, Biao Yuen
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The Shinjuku Incident (2009)San suk si gin
Hundreds of Chinese refugees wash up on Japan's Wakasa Bay. One, a law-abiding farm-worker known as Steelhead (Jackie Chan), has come to find the woman he has loved since childhood (Xu Jinglei), but his quest ends in bitter rejection, when he discovers she has married Yakuza underboss, Eguchi (Masaya Kato). Heartbroken, his life descends into darkness, and petty crime quickly escalates to murder. With blood on his hands, he will risk everything to secure a future for his people, as they face an increasingly brutal onslaught from a criminal empire protected by a secret code. However, his defiance will lead to all-out war, as both factions fight for control of the infamous Shinjuku district in the heart of Japan's greatest city. Ultimately pursued by forces on both sides of the law, he must fight for redemption and the survival of those he loves in the darkest night he has ever known... - Director:
- Tung-Shing Yee
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- Jackie Chan, Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu
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Jackie Chan's: Who Am I? (1998)Wo shi shei
Left for dead after a brutal CIA double-cross, a lone commando (Chan) must struggle to regain his memory and expose an international espionage ring, before they can unleash a powerful and lethal new energy source. With the aid of two beautiful sidekicks, Jackie fights his way across continents and faces armed assassins and sinister plots at every turn. - Director:
- Benny Chan
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- Jackie Chan, Michelle Ferre, Mirai Yamamoto
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The Wailing (2016)Goksung
In this critically acclaimed and incredibly tense supernatural thriller, a foreigner's mysterious appearance in a quiet village causes suspicion among the locals - suspicion which quickly turns to hysteria, as the residents begin killing each other in brutal outbursts, seemingly without motive. As the hopelessly out-of-depth investigating officer watches his daughter fall under the same savage spell, he agrees to consult a shaman for answers - unknowingly escalating the situation. - Director:
- Hong-jin Na
- Cast:
- Jun Kunimura, Jung-min Hwang, Do Won Kwak
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Solar Warriors (1986)Solarbabies
In the future, a nuclear war has left Earth as a desert wasteland, where the ocean has dried up. The world is now ruled by a sinister corporation known as the E-Protectorate. Beyond ruthless, they hoard water and take children from their families to train them to work for the corporation. But when a group of young rebels discover an extraterrestrial sphere with healing powers, they set out to release the planet from the clutches of the oppressors. - Director:
- Alan Johnson
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- Richard Jordan, Jami Gertz, Jason Patric
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Sailor Bill Masen is in hospital for an eye operation. With his eyes bandaged, he is unable to witness a freak meteorite show that blinds the entire population of London. As spores from the shower develop into 'triffids' (vicious, man-eating plants), humans Seem powerless to resist. Along with a small group of seeing survivors, Masen begins the fight to save civilization. - Director:
- Steve Sekely
- Cast:
- Nicole Maurey, Howard Keel, Janette Scott
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Voice (2005)Yeogo gwae-dam 4: Moksori
Schoolgirl Young-eon (Ok-bin Kim) is killed, apparently by a mysterious voice that no-one else can hear. Her best friend, Sun-min (Ji-hye Seo), soon starts to hear her ghostly voice imploring her to investigate what it was that killed her. But soon others are starting to hear Young-eon's voice and things start getting out of hand... - Director:
- Equan Choi
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- Ye-ryeon Cha, Ok-bin Kim, Seo-hyeong Kim
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Have you ever had one of those days? One of those days when you get mugged by psychotic vagrants, boiled alive in vegetable soup, swept off your feet by a smelly old bag lady, mistaken for a toilet by a down and out and you lose your toupee! Rich and powerful Goddard Bolt is having just one of those days. And he's got twenty-nine more to come. All for a bet that he can live on the street...and survive. - Director:
- Mel Brooks
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- Mel Brooks, Lesley Ann Warren, Jeffrey Tambor
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The Twelve Chairs (1970)The 12 Chairs
Although the plot of 'The Twelve Chairs' is wild enough to have been created by Mel Brooks, it's actually based on a Russian story written by two Soviet journalists, Ilya Ilf and Yevgenni Petrov, in the 1920s. Set in Russia in 1927, this much-loved, hilarious Mel Brooks comedy classic is the tale of a former aristocrat who is now a Russian clerk under the new Soviet regime. When he learns that his dying mother-in-law sewed a fortune of family jewels into one of the twelve dining room chairs, he sets off across Russia to find it - with an opportunist, a priest and his former servant all in equal pursuit - Director:
- Mel Brooks
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- Mel Brooks, Ron Moody, Frank Langella
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A Blood Pledge (2009)Yeo-go-goi-dam 5 - Dong-ban-ja-sal
Strange rumours start to spread around a Catholic high school for girls after one of the students tragically commits suicide. The girl's younger sister, who also attends the same school, begins to doubt the cause of her sibling's death. After persistent investigation, she discovers that on the night of the incident, her sister and three friends had made a suicide pact - tied together by a gruesome blood pledge. With the remaining three still alive, the desire, jealousy and lies behind the pledge of death between the quartet is slowly revealed, along with the hidden truth behind that first fateful act. - Director:
- Jong-yong Lee
- Cast:
- Eun-seo Son, Kyeong-ah Jang, Min-jeong Song
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Whispering Corridors (1998)Yeogo Goedam
Life is what you'd expect for young teenagers in this seemingly normal private all-girls school, until a past alumni returns as a teacher. She strikes up a new friendship with two very different students and a horrific course of events ensues. A teacher is found dead, apparently having committed suicide, and circumstances that inextricably link both the past and the present are unveiled. As the body count rises, the memories of the deaths unleash the echoes of ghosts down the corridors. - Director:
- Ki-hyeong Park
- Cast:
- Kang-hee Choi, Gyu-ri Kim, Min-jung Kim
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Memento Mori (1999)Yeogo Goedam 2
When Min-Ah discovers a shared diary, she is soon fascinated to discover that two girls she assumed were little more than close friends, were engaged in a much closer, forbidden relationship. As she reads on, she is unable to tear her eyes away from the high drama of her classmates' lives as the allure of the secret diary begins to take over. When one of the diary's writers is found dead from an apparent suicide, rumours spread and Min-Ah begins to feel a strange presence. The once-tranquil school is transformed into a place of morbid terror, as the words written in the journal, "memento mori" (remember the dead), come to life... - Director:
- Tae-Yong Kim
- Cast:
- Gyu-ri Kim, Yeh-jin Park, Young-jin Lee
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The sins of the past are not forgotten. When the first body was discovered, it seemed a coincidence. But now homicide detective Jack Verdon (Ray Liotta) has cause to worry: the victims of a series of brutal sex murders are all his former girlfriends. Suspected by the FBI agent who's taken over the case (Christian Slater) and suspended by his captain (Ving Rhames), Jack must work outside the law if he's to find the killer, save his future and protect what's left of his past. - Director:
- Rich Cowan
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- Ray Liotta, Christian Slater, Ving Rhames
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