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Night of the Living Dead (1968)Laugh Track: Night of the Living Dead / Monster Flick / Night of Anubis
A deceptively simple tale of a group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse who find themselves fending off a horde of recently dead, flesh-eating ghouls, Romero's claustrophobic vision of a late-1960s America literally tearing itself apart rewrote the rules of the horror genre, combined gruesome gore with acute social commentary, and quietly broke ground by casting a black actor (Duane Jones) in its lead role. Stark, haunting, and more relevant than ever, 'Night of the Living Dead' is back. - Director:
- George A. Romero
- Cast:
- Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman
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America's Cold War fears are rekindled after the President of Russia dies and is succeeded by a man with a cryptic past. But East-West tensions erupt when the CIA suspects that renegade Russian scientists are developing more nuclear weapons. Mobilised into action by CIA Director William Cabot (Morgan Freeman), Jack Ryan (Ben Affleck) follows a danger-ridden trail to a shocking conclusion: terrorists plan to provoke a war between the U.S. and Russia – by detonating a nuclear bomb at a championship football game! - Director:
- Phil Alden Robinson
- Cast:
- Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ian Mongrain
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Shipwrecked and adrift, Edward Parker (Richard Arlen) finds himself a guest on Dr. Moreau's (Charles Laughton)'s isolated South Seas island, but quickly discovers the horrifying nature of the doctor's work and the origin of the strange forms inhabiting the isle: a colony of wild animals reworked into humanoid form via sadistic surgical experiments. Furthermore, Parker quickly begins to fear his own part in the doctor's plans to take the unholy enterprise to a next level. - Director:
- Erle C. Kenton
- Cast:
- Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen
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After UN interpreter Silvia Broome (Nicole Kidman) overhears a plot to assassinate an African head of state, the US Secret Service is brought in to investigate, in the shape of hard-bitten agent Tobin Keller (Sean Penn), who nonetheless suspects she may not be telling the whole truth. Realising she has become a target of the assassins as well, the interpreter is desperate to thwart the plot...if only she can survive long enough to get someone to believe her. - Director:
- Sydney Pollack
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- Nicole Kidman, Jossara Jinaro, Sean Penn
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Wendy (Lena Headey), a hardened immigration officer is offered a high-profile asylum case, judged on her ability to quickly and clinically reject applicants. Through her interrogation, she must uncover whether Haile (Ivanno Jeremiah) is lying and has a more sinister reason for seeking asylum. We follow Haile on his perilous 5000 KM journey over oceans, across borders, and amidst the flurry of the Calais Jungle to find solace and safety in the UK. But now he must cross the final hurdle. Based on multiple true stories, 'The Flood' is a thoughtful and timely reflection on the humanity within the refugee crisis. - Director:
- Anthony Woodley
- Cast:
- Lena Headey, Iain Glen, Arsher Ali
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The Honorary Consul (1983)Beyond the Limit
To all appearances the two men had nothing in common, but for the fact they were both residents of the Argentine outpost of Corrientes and shared an English background. Eduardo Plarr (Richard Gere) was a diligent, hardworking man of medicine; Charley Fortnum (Michael Caine) an alcoholic, good-for-nothing Honorary Consul. Taken captive when a terrorist plan to kidnap an American diplomat backfires, they both become prey to some very unwholesome revelations. For some time, both men have been sharing the favours of, and an obsession with the same woman. Only one has the capacity to love her. - Director:
- John MacKenzie
- Cast:
- Michael Caine, Richard Gere, Bob Hoskins
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At the age of 21, Tim is told an incredible family secret by his father: all the men in his family have the ability to relive their past. He can revisit any moment in his life to try things differently until he gets them perfectly right. He decides to use his special new gift to win the heart of the beautiful Mary, but finds that the course of true love can be hilariously difficult - even with the ability to try, try and try again. - Director:
- Richard Curtis
- Cast:
- Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy
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Joan Stanley (Judi Dench) lives in contented retirement until her tranquil life is suddenly disrupted. The dark secrets she's been hiding since her university days have been uncovered by M15. She finds herself in their custody, accused of providing intelligence to the KGB. Cut to 1938 where Joan is a promising physics student at Cambridge University. There she falls for a young communist named Leo Galich (Tom Hughes) and through him, begins to see the world in a new light. After graduation, Joan secures a job in a weapons research facility where she comes to the realisation that the world is on the brink of nuclear disaster. Now Joan is forced to answer an impossible question: exactly what price would she pay for peace? - Director:
- Trevor Nunn
- Cast:
- Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore
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Human Desire (1954)The Human Beast
Carl Buckley (Broderick Crawford) needs the intervention of his beautiful wife Vicki (Gloria Grahame) to keep his job, so Vicki meets with Carl's boss Owens, and secures Carl's job. Insanely jealous, Carl finds Vicki with Owens on board a train and brutally beats her and kills Owens. Jeff Warren (Glenn Ford), an off-duty engineer, protects Vicki and they begin an affair. Still obsessively jealous, Carl becomes an alcoholic and blackmails Vicki into staying with him. Vicki then comes up with a plan for Jeff to dispose of her violent husband... - Director:
- Fritz Lang
- Cast:
- Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford
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It's only a state of mind. Jonathan Pryce stars as Sam Lowry in this surrealistic spectacle about a daydreaming bureaucrat trapped in a future dystopia where love is forbidden from interfering with efficiency. But with the help of an underground superhero (Robert De Niro) and a beautiful mystery woman (Kim Greist), Sam learns to soar to freedom on the wings of his untamed imagination, or so he thinks. - Director:
- Terry Gilliam
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- Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro
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Whilst holidaying in Marrakech, ordinary English couple, Perry (Ewan McGregor) and Gail (Naomie Harris), befriend a flamboyant and charismatic Russian, Dima (Steilan Skarsgard), who unbeknownst to them is a kingpin money launderer for the Russian Mafia. Lured into a Russian mobsters plans to defect, the couple soon find themselves thrust between the Russian Mafia and British Secret Service agent Hector (Damian Lewis), neither of whom they can trust. - Director:
- Susanna White
- Cast:
- Carlos Acosta, Radivoje Bukvic, Stellan Skarsgård
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In 1943, two intelligence officers from the Royal Navy (Clifton Webb, Robert Flemyng) attempt to pull off the most daring espionage mission of the Second World War. The Allies are about to invade Sicily - but the Germans must be convinced that their real target is Greece. A briefcase containing plans for the fake invasion is attached to a body dressed as a British major and given an elaborate false identity. The 'man who never was' is then left at sea for the Germans to find. However, Nazi intelligence believes that the find may be just too good to be true - and a desperate cat-and-mouse game begins in the heart of war torn London... - Director:
- Ronald Neame
- Cast:
- Peter Sellers, Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame
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September 13th, 1999...a nuclear waste dump on the moon unexpectedly detonates, blasting the moon out of orbit and taking the inhabitant^ of Moonbase Alpha on a fantastic voyage of discovery to the stars, fraught with danger at every turn. On the thirtieth anniversary of its first showing on British television, Network is proud to present this series in a brand new digitally remastered format taken from new High Definition transfers. - Director:
- Bob Kellett
- Cast:
- Martin Landau, Barbara Kelly, Shane Rimmer
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Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955)Cesta do praveku / Journey to Prehistory
The films of Karel Zeman, one of the masters of 20th Century fantasy cinema, ingeniously combine live-action and animation. A joyous adventure that celebrates the wonders of nature, 'Journey to the Beginning of Time' sends four schoolboys on an epic and perilous voyage through prehistory, encountering cavemen, mammoths and dinosaurs along the way. Endlessly imaginative, Zeman uses a huge variety of innovative techniques to bring to life the lost worlds of the distant past, producing one of his most beguiling and magical works. - Director:
- Karel Zeman
- Cast:
- Vladimír Bejval, Kerry Mark Joels, Petr Herrman
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A powerful film about a ruthless journalist and an unscrupulous press agent who'll do anything to achieve success, this fascinating, compelling story crackles with taut direction and whiplash dialogue. Bristling with vivid performances by Curtis and Lancaster, this gutsy expose of big-city corruption is a timeless classic that cuts deep and sends a chilling message. It's late at night in the steamy, neon-lit streets of New York's Times Square, and everything's buzzing with nervous energy. But press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis) is oblivious to the whirlwind of street vendors, call girls and con men bustling around him as he nervously waits for the early edition of The Globe. Whose career did gossip columnist J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) launch today… and whose did he destroy? - Director:
- Alexander MacKendrick
- Cast:
- Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison
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