skc's - Rented List

Show moreShow less

In a time of turmoil for Ecuador, Juan, 16, travels to the family hacienda in the Andes, where his uncle, facing a corruption scandal, has taken refuge with his wife and teenage children.

There he meets Juano, 17, an enigmatic, self-assured black-metal fan from the nearby pueblo, who opens his eyes to a new, liberating universe. As his country and family is heading for the abyss, the two boys' budding friendship develops into a fragile romance and Juan is forced to define himself against his chaotic surroundings. A sweet romantic fable of young love against the odds, 'Holiday' bubbles with tension.

Show moreShow less

Len is a lifesaving champion, a legend in his lifetime. But when the younger, faster and fitter Phil arrives at the club and saves a young boy on his first day, it seems Len is no longer on top of his game.

His confused feelings for Phil cause him to react violently but when Phil wins the annual Sydney Lifesaving competition; a competition Len has previously won five times, he finally comes face to face with a fundamental question, will he accept his own identity? Drown is a bold, eye catching, energetic gem, which explores the male body, sexuality and the consequences of same-sex attraction in a masculine environment, all through the lens of an Australian hero.

Show moreShow less

China is the third largest country in the world and, with more than a billion people is home to 20% of the world's population.

Traveller Justine Shapiro explores the traditional Southwest China, the autonomous region of Guangxi and the provinces of Guizhou, Yunnan and Sichuan, while Megan McCormick journeys through Central China from Shanghai to the Yellow Mountains, and from the Yangzi River to Xi'an the ancient capital of China. Along the way Attend a traditional Long Horn Miao ceremony and listen to their amazing singing. Visit the Huangguoshu Waterfalls, the largest in Asia. See the endangered Giant Panda. Visit the silk factory in Suzhou, the silk capital of China, and attend the temple fair celebrating the end of the silk harvest. Walk among the 8,000 terracotta warriors built to guard the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.

Show moreShow less

Long time no Z. When a mystery assassin starts killing the world's most beautiful people, haute-shot Interpol agent Valentina Valencia (Pendlope Cruz) learns the key to this deadly plot lies with former models Derek (Ben Stiller) and Hansel (Owen Wilson).

Recruited for a top-secret mission, they must return to the world of high fashion, reclaim their fame, and save the day. The only things standing in their way: the criminal mastermind Mugatu (Will Ferrell) and his evil fashion protege (Kristen Wiig).

Show moreShow less

Psychologist Peter Bower's (Adrien Brody) life is thrown into turmoil when he discovers that the patients he has been seeing are the ghosts of people who died twenty years ago.

Risking his own sanity and with the help of his colleague Duncan (Sam Neill), Peter delves into his past to uncover a terrifying secret which only he can put right.

Show moreShow less

A poignant depiction of family dynamics and small town life. Chet (Mark Strano) and Todd (Frankie Valenti aka former adult star Johnny Hazzard) are estranged gay brothers who grew up in a small town in Central California.

While bad boy Todd ran off to Los Angeles and is now out and proud, Chet stayed at home (and mostly closeted) to run the family store and to care for their dying father. When Todd returns home broke and homeless, long-simmering resentments boil to the surface as the brother confront their differences and similarities.

Show moreShow less

Set in Los Angeles in the slight future, 'Her' follows Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix), a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people.

Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive and unique entity in its own right. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet "Samantha", a bright, female voice (Scarlett Johansson) who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other.

Show moreShow less

Val is the kind of live-in housekeeper who takes her work seriously. She serves her wealthy Sao Paolo employers day in and day out while lovingly nannying their teenage son whom she's raised since toddlerhood.

Everyone and everything in the elegant house has its place until one day, Val's ambitious, clever daughter Jessica arrives from Val's hometown. Jessica's confident, youthful presence upsets the unspoken yet strict balance of power in the household; Val must decide where her allegiances lie and what she's willing to sacrifice.

Show moreShow less

When sadistic young thugs senselessly attack John Wick, a brilliantly lethal ex-assassin, they have no idea that they've just awakened the boogeyman.

With New York City as his bullet-riddled playground, Wick embarks on a merciless rampage, hunting down his adversaries with the skill and ruthlessness that made him an underworld legend.

Show moreShow less

Regarded as the finest work from the first great era of Chinese filmmaking, Fei Mu's quiet, piercingly poignant study of adulterous desire and guilt-ridden despair is a remarkable rediscovery, often compared to David Lean's Brief Encounter.

After eight years of marriage to Liyan - once rich but now a shadow of his former self following a long, ruinous war - Yuwen does little except deliver his daily medication. A surprise visit from Liyan's friend Zhang re-energises the household, but also stirs up dangerously suppressed longings and resentments. Director Fei Mu's deft use of locations, dissolves and camera movements makes for a fraught, febrile mood of hesitant passion, entrapment and ennui.

Show moreShow less

Hold onto your chimichangas, folks. From the studio that brought you all 3 taken films comes "Deadpool", the block-busting, fourth-wall-breaking masterpiece about Marvel Comics' sexiest anti-hero: Me! Go deep inside (I love that) my origin story...typical stuff...

rogue experiment, accelerated healing powers, horrible disfigurement, Red Spandex, imminent revenge.

Show moreShow less

Summer in Berlin. Jonas is planning a trip through the little know area of the Uckermark In preparation for a photography project. He invites his best friend, Phillip, to come along. They've only seen each other a few times since their time together in London.

So they pack up their Mercedes camper and take off across uncharted territory, stopping when they see something nice, taking pictures and generally enjoying a laid-back road trip. That Phillip's gay is not an issue for either of them. When they pick up a hitchhiker named Boris who shows Jonas interesting spots and starts to make moves on Phillip. The friendship of the two starts to fray. Maybe three's a crowd after all? By the end of the summer, things between Jonas and Phillip will never be the same. "You and I" is a road movie across an unknown area of Germany, a romantic comedy about friendship, with little baggage, but spontaneous humor and wit. In short: images of a summer you're not likely to forget.

A Super-Secret Organisation recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training programme just as a dire global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

Show moreShow less

A passionate exploration of love, sex and destiny from acclaimed director Julián Hernández, Raging Sun Raging Sky is a rich, transcendent film experience worthy of its great critical acclaim.

Kieri and Ryo, two young, handsome Mexican men have an unquestioning love for each other; a love expressed through an intense sexual bond that gives meaning to both their lives. But when Ryo is abducted, Kieri embarks a journey to reunite with his soul mate under the watchful eye of a female spirit. But the voyage is not an easy one and when Ryo escapes, a chain of events will test the lovers' true devotion to each other. Raging Sun, Raging Sky is a visually stunning ode to the nude male form and power of desire.

Show moreShow less

Shockingly explicit, blurring the lines between art and pornography, Catherine Breillat's critically acclaimed 'Romance' is one of the most controversial films of modern cinema.

A young schoolteacher Marie (Caroline Ducey), frustrated by the lack of intimacy shown by her boyfriend Paul (Sagamore Stévenin), begins to look elsewhere for physical affection and embarks on a series of increasingly extreme sexual encounters.