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Fashionable Manhattan therapist Dr. Robert Elliott (Michael Caine) faces the most terrifying moment of his life, when a psychotic killer begins attacking the women in his life (Angie Dickinson and Nancy Allen) - with a straight razor stolen from his office.

Desperate to find the murderer before anyone else is hurt, Elliott is soon drawn into a dark and disturbing world of chilling desires. And as the doctor edges closer to the terrible truth, he finds himself lost in a provocative and deadly maze of obsession, deviance and deceit - where the most harmless erotic fantasies… can become the most deadly sexual nightmares!

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With a touch of glamour, gutsy humour and an overwhelming desire to improve their lot in life, four women in early '80s Sheffield juggle the pressures of family, husbands and making ends meet, striving for happiness and fulfillment.

A chance meeting between Steph (Sophie Rundle) and Nita (Angela Griffin) kick starts a transformation as they grasp the opportunity to become Ann Summers party organisers. Pauline (Penelope Wilton), for whom Steph is a cleaner, agrees to host a party, inviting amongst others the bubbly and confident Dawn (Sharon Rooney). Via exotic lingerie the four unlikely friends blossom, gaining confidence and independence as their ambition is ignited.

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Feature is an intimate portrait and vibrant celebration of one of the most influential women of the 20th Century, an enduring icon whose influence changed the face of fashion, beauty, art, publishing and culture.

A vivacious and larger-than-life character, Vreeland was the groundbreaking fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar (1936-1962) and editor in chief at Vogue (1962-1971), where she dazzled the world with her imaginative and exotic fashion spreads, weaving glamour, fantasy and personality into these once stagnant magazines. Vreeland helped launch and advance the careers of many cultural icons including Oscar de la Renta, Diane von Furstenberg, Manolo Blahnik, Missoni, Richard Avedon, David Bailey and Twiggy, and was instrumental in shaping Jackie O's signature look. Feature follows Vreeland's fabled and inspiring global journey to becoming "The Empress of Fashion", from the Belle Epoque of Paris, Roaring Twenties in New York, Swinging Sixties in London and beyond.

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Double Academy Award winners Kevin Costner and Clint Eastwood confront each other from opposite sides of the law in A Perfect World, an acclaimed, multilayered manhunt saga that rumbles down Texas backroads toward a harrowing collision with fate.

Costner plays Butch Haynes, a hardened prison escapee on the run with a young hostage who sees in Butch the father figure he never had. Eastwood is wily Texas Ranger Red Garnett, leading deputies and a criminologist (Laura Dern) in a statewide pursuit/ Red knows every road and pothole in the Panhandle. What's more, he knows the elusive Haynes - because their paths have crossed before.

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Combining romance, drama, music and comedy, the film chronicles the tentative love affair that springs up between Jack and Susie, both of whom have already had their past illusions about life and love somewhat flattened by past experience, and it depicts the filial love between Jack and Frank,

which is both a support and constraint for each brother and their mutual love for music.

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A vain sports reporter (Leon Niemczyk) and his beautiful but frustrated wife are on their way to the lake, for a days sailing, when they nearly run over a young hitch-hiker (Zygmunt Malanowicz).

The couple invite the hitch-hiker to join them on their boat which triggers a battle of wits between the two men as they jostle for superiority. But will the hitch hikers obession with his knife cause the tension to end in tragedy...

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Deported gangland boss Nick Ferraro has hatched a scheme to re-enter the States and take charge of his crime racket. Dan Milner is a professional gambler who is roughed up by Ferraro's hoods and then offered $50,000 to leave America and head to the remote Mexican resort of Morros Lodge.

En route, Milner bumps into the beautiful Lenore Brent, a nightclub singer and mistress of Hollywood star Mark Cardigan. As Milner settles into the rich playground of Morros Lodge, his every move is watched by Thompson, one of Ferraro's henchmen. Realising that he may be in over his head, Milner decides to make his own enquiries as to the identity of his paymaster. But Nick Ferraro is not the type of man to be investigated...

James Mason is Johnny McQueen, the idealistic leader of an illegal organisation in Northern Ireland. Shot during an armed raid he is badly wounded. Stumbling through the back streets of Belfast his friends, enemies and the police begin to close in as he tries to find a place to hide...

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Karamakate, a warrior shaman and last of his tribe, transcends the worlds of men and seeks truth through their dreams. He alone knows how to find the mysterious and psychedelic Yakruna plant; for some it has life-saving properties, for others it is a commodity waiting to be exploited.

Two scientists, in two different times enlist Karamakate on their individual quests in an epic adventure into the heart of the Colombian Amazon to find this mythical plant. This Oscar nominated film is seen through Karamakates eyes and bears witness to the effects of colonialism, religion and the exploitation of rubber on indigenous traditions and the environment to which they arc inextricably linked.

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An irreverent, uplifting comedy about friendship, trust and human possibility.

Based on a true story of friendship between handicapped millionaire (Francois Cluzet) and his street smart ex-con caretaker (Omar Sy), "Untouchable" depicts an unlikely camaraderie rooted in honesty and humour between two individuals who, on the surface, would seem to have nothing in common.

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Dr. Jeff Cameron (Robert Mitchum) breaks the golden rule when he falls in love with his patient, the beautiful heiress Margot Lannington (Faith Domergue). After a whirlwind romance, he goes to confront her father who seems determined to separate them.

Five minutes later he receives the biggest shock of his life - and Edward Lannington (Claude Rains) lies dead...
Now Jeff and Margot are on the run for murder, with 500 miles of bad road between them and the Mexican border. It's a road with many sudden twists and chilling revelations - as Jeff begins to realise that Margot has more secrets she's keeping from him...

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Married at a very early age to her cousin, Therese Raquin (Simone Signoret) leads an uneventful and joyless existence void of romance with her selfish husband and authoritarian aunt.

The arrival of the handsome Italian Laurent (Raf Vallone) to whom Camille (Jacques Duby) has taken a liking, turns her life upside down. Straight away, sparks of love and passion fly between Thérèse and Laurent, however Camille refuses to agree to a divorce and plans to take Thérèse to Paris, away from temptation. En route, Camille is pushed off the train after a violent dispute with Laurent. The inquiry draws the conclusion of accidental death. However, a young sailor who witnessed the entire scene starts blackmailing Laurent...

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One dark summers night, Francesca Cunningham (Ann Todd), a once world-famous concert pianist, escapes from her hospital room and tries to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. Rescued by Dr. Larsen (Herbert Lorn), Francesca is taken back to the hospital in order to undergo psychological treatment.

Desperate to know what events drove her to this state of mind, Dr Larsen hypnotises Francesca and uncovers a traumatic relationship with her domineering guardian, Nicholas (James Mason). Forced to endlessly practice the piano, Francesca's deep psychological traumas have become hidden behind The Seventh Veil...

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Irena Dubrovna (Simone Simon), a beautiful and mysterious Serbian-born fashion artist living in New York City, falls in love with and marries average-Joe American Oliver Reed (Kent Smith).

But Irena believes that she suffers from an ancient curse and whenever she is emotionally aroused she will turn into a panther and savage her victims. Oliver thinks that is absurd and sends her to psychiatrist Dr. Judd (Tom Conway) to cure her. But truth is sometimes stranger than fantasy...

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Dutch painter Jan-Van Rooyer (Hardy Kruger) hurries to keep a rendezvous with Jacqueline Cousteau (Micheline Presle), an elegant, sophisticated Frechwoman, slightly his elder, whose relationship with him had turned from art student into one of love trysts.

He arrives and is confronted by Detective Police Inspector Morgan (Stanley Baker) who accuses him of having murdered Jacqueline.