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Inspired by the Italian sex scandals of the Berlusconi era. Pier is a powerful and important Mogul who holds the power in his country. Elegant, ironic and well educated, he has bizarre sexual instincts which are satisfied by his employee and once girlfriend, Romy. For him, she recruits men and women, with aspirations of success (musicians, directors, writers and businessmen), willing to become sex slaves. In Pier's childhood villa, they spend a few days satisfying his weird fantasies of sadism and bizarre perversion, in exchange for his advice and support to achieve their dreams of success. Like a Decameron, a group of people in a house trade their pride and for power and money. Eva Braun is Pier and Romy's daughter, the Symbol behind the compromises of Love. - Director:
- Simone Scafidi
- Cast:
- Andrea Riva, Susanna Giaroli, Federica Fracassi
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Beloved singer Olivia Newton-John and acclaimed director/actor Bill Duke share powerful personal stories about challenges they've faced, which have nonetheless placed them firmly on the path towards experiencing life's fullest potential. Their compelling narratives are intertwines with Deepak's essential teachings, distilled into seven simple, yet profound principles that anyone can employ to create success and abundance in all areas of life. - Director:
- Ron Frank
- Cast:
- Deepak Chopra, Olivia Newton-John, Bill Duke
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The Wind Rises (2013)Kaze Tachinu
Jiro (voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni (voiced by Stanley Tucci). Nearsighted from a young age and thus unable to become a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the world's most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events including The Great Kanto earthquake of 1923, the Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic, and Japan's plunge into war. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko (voiced by Emily Blunt) and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo (voiced by John Krasinski). - Director:
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast:
- Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto
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This highly-praised debut feature from the Irish documentarist Pat Collins takes the form of a trip through the West of Ireland as a sound-recordist returning from Berlin seeks to capture the sound of silence, but after meeting the local inhabitants is drawn back to his own roots on Tory Island off the coast of Donegal. (The video also includes an earlier documentary by Pat Collins about Tory Island).
Influenced by elements of folklore and archive, Silence unfolds with a quiet intensity, where poetic images reveal an absorbing and ultimately moving meditation on themes relating to sound and silence, history, memory and exile.- Director:
- Pat Collins
- Cast:
- Andrew Bennett, Marie Coyne, Tommy Fahy
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Curse of the Crows (2013)Wrath of the Crows
In hell's prison, inmates fear their vicious guards. A new prisoner, 'Princess', is no exception. She arrives seemingly out of nowhere, dressed only in a crow's feathers coat, and reveals her dark and supernatural nature, moving objects with the power of her mind and displaying feats of supernatural strength. The prisoner's dream of escape but in the end, they realise that the entire prison, inside and out, is a terrifying mirror game, where reality and illusion collide, and nightmares become real, throwing them into an endless vortex of terror and madness. - Director:
- Ivan Zuccon
- Cast:
- Tiffany Shepis, Debbie Rochon, Tara Cardinal
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When an atheist philosophy professor (Kevin Sorbo) plans to forego "dusty arguments" in his class, he insists the new students declare that "God is dead". Unable to do this, Josh (Shane Harper) is challenged to defend his faith and prove to the class that God's Not Dead. Against all odds, Josh stands up for his faith and takes on the challenge. Let the debate begin. - Director:
- Harold Cronk
- Cast:
- Shane Harper, Bethel Kurchner, Franklin Graham
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Leviathan (2014)Leviafan
The new film from Andrey Zvyagintsev, the visionary director of "The Return" and "The Banishment", tells the tragic tale of Kolya, who employs a lawyer friend to help fight his case for ownership of the land on which he and his family live when the nefarious town mayor attempts to seize it. But standing up against such men begins a whirlwind of dire consequences, infusing every area of Kolyas life and all he holds dear. A visually arresting epic which takes an unflinchingly direct look at modern day Russia and the corruption that seethes in even its quietest corners, "Leviathan" will not only open your eyes but also stay in your mind for years to come. - Director:
- Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Cast:
- Aleksey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova, Roman Madyanov
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"Harry Brown" is a powerful, fresh and gritty British action thriller following one man's (Sir Michael Caine) journey through a chaotic world where drugs are the currency and guns run the streets. Modest law-abiding citizen, Harry Brown, is forced to dispense his own brand of justice as he bids to clean up the run-down estate he calls home. - Director:
- Daniel Barber
- Cast:
- Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, David Bradley
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James Van Der Beek , Ian Somerhalder and Shannyn Sossamon star in this scathingly insightful satire on life and love among the young and privileged. This is the domain of Camden College, a small, affluent liberal arts college somewhere in New England. With endless rounds of drug-alcohol-and-sex-drenched campus fetes, attended by sparsely-dressed Camden students, life is one big drug-induced trip. But human nature determines that in a highly imperfect world, the rules of attraction always apply and among the co-eds at Camden College, the first rule is: there are no rules. - Director:
- Roger Avary
- Cast:
- James Van Der Beek, Ian Somerhalder, Shannyn Sossamon
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The Way He Looks (2014)Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho
Leonardo and Giovana are best friends. Like all teenagers they yearn for more independence and, being blind, Leonardo even more so. They dream of going abroad and of experiencing love's first kiss. Gabriel, the new boy at school, becomes fast friends with them both, but ultimately three becomes a crowd. If love happens at first sight, who will Leonardo give his first kiss to? Told from a unique perspective, 'The Way He Looks' is a universal story of first love that redefined the genre and captured the adoration of cinema audiences the world over. - Director:
- Daniel Ribeiro
- Cast:
- Fabio Audi, Ghilherme Lobo, Tess Amorim
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300: Rise of an Empire (2014)300 2 / 300: Battle of Artemisium
This new chapter of the epic saga 300, told in the breathtaking visual style that defined the original blockbuster, brings the fight for glory to a challenging new battlefield: the sea. Greek general Themistokles is pitted against massive invading Persian forces, who are ruled by the god-king Xerxes and led by Artemisia, the vengeful commander of their navy. Knowing his only hope of defeating the Persian armada is to unite Greece, Themistokles leads the charge that will change the course of the war. - Director:
- Noam Murro
- Cast:
- Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey
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The story of the unbreakable bond between two brothers from their childhood in rural Devon to the battlefields of the First World War. When young Tommo Peaceful (George MacKay) volunteers to fight, his protective older brother Charlie (Jack O'Connell) follows him to Flanders. But it is here that both experience the brutal nature of war, far removed from family life and their rivalry for the love of Molly Monks (Alexandra Roach). Feature is a searingly powerful and emotional tale of adolescence, heroism and fierce family loyalties which would never be broken. - Director:
- Pat O'Connor
- Cast:
- Jack O'Connell, Gregg Lowe, Frances De La Tour
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Renowned performance artist David Hoyle stars in the title role in this unsettling tale of an uncle and his nephew, (porn star turned actor Ashley Ryder), played out in the confines of a caravan and against the brutal beauty of the Isle of Sheppey. This is a compelling tale, relishing in an eerie sensibility that defies political correctness, genre or categorisation. By turns, comedy, love story, art-house and horror movie, the film takes on ever more transgressive twists with highly original, uncommonly funny and shocking results. - Director:
- David Hoyle
- Cast:
- David Hoyle, Ashley Ryder
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An alien entity inhabits the earthly form of a seductive young woman who combs the Scottish highways in search of the human prey it is here to plunder. It lures its isolated and forsaken male victims into an otherworldly dimension where they are stripped and consumed. But life in all its complexity starts to change the alien. It begins to see itself as 'she', as human, with tragic and terrifying consequence. 'Under the Skin' is about seeing ourselves through alien eyes. - Director:
- Jonathan Glazer
- Cast:
- Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay
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From the makers of the hit series The Take, the latest tale of crime and corruption from best-selling crime writer Martina Cole follows the lives of two childhood sweethearts. Set in the seedy East London and sleazy London's Soho in the 1960's plus the mean streets of New York in the 1970's, The Runaway has an outstanding cast including Keith Allen, Alan Cumming, Ken Stott and a host of hot new talent. Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty were brought up together in the heart of gangland East London. Separated by violent circumstances their lives take strikingly different directions until they meet again as adults... - Director:
- David Richards
- Cast:
- Keith Allen, Burn Gorman, Jack O'Connell
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