16 Apr
The Monty Pyton team tells the life, death and resurrection (?) of Brian from Nazareth, an unwilling prophet who wants to free his land from the oppression of Rome. When Brian covers a huge wall with the writing “ROMANI ITE DOMUM” (Romans go home), a local revolutionary group begins to take him seriously…
Posted in 1979, Comedy, UK by: admin
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28 Mar
A WWII paint set on a Pacific island. Japanese and allied forces please different parts of the island. When a devise of British soldiers are sent on a lesson behind rival lines, things don’t progress exactly to ambition. This coat differs in that some of the ‘heros’ are extremely reluctant, but they appear good when […]
Posted in 1970, Action, Drama, USA, War by: admin
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14 Mar
In ancient China, before the reign of the first emperor, warring factions throughout the Six Kingdoms plot to assassinate the most powerful ruler, Qin. When a minor official defeats Qin’s three principal enemies, he is summoned to the palace to tell Qin the story of his surprising victory.
Posted in 2002, Action, Adventure, China, Drama, Hong Kong by: admin
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11 Mar
Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, also known as Papillon, which is French for ‘butterfly’ (the character even sports a large tattoo of a butterfly. A petty criminal, Papillon is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in a French penal colony in ‘Guiane’ (French Guiana, South America). Papillon is determined to […]
Posted in 1973, Adventure, Biography, Drama, USA by: admin
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11 Mar
China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai (Jay Chou). His pretext is to celebrate the holiday with his family, but given the chilled […]
Posted in 2006, Action, Adventure, China, Drama, Hong Kong, Romance by: admin
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26 Feb
Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men’s lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Posted in 1998, Crime, Drama, Germany, Romance, UK, USA by: admin
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26 Feb
Truman Capote wrote the ‘non-fiction novel’ from which the film is drawn, using the novelist’s craft to render reality. The reality was that at two a.m. on November 15, 1959 in the rural town of Holcomb, Kansas, the four members of the Clutter family were roused from their sleep, bound and gagged, and then brutally […]
Posted in 1967, Crime, Drama, USA by: admin
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22 Feb
The Cooler is Bernie Lootz, and THE COOLER is a love story about the changing fortunes of this down-at-heels loser who has made a career out of spreading his virulent bad luck on the floor of Las Vegas’ aging Shangri-La casino. When Bernie falls for a gorgeous cocktail waitress his bad luck is thrown into […]
Posted in 2003, Comedy, Drama, Romance, USA by: admin
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21 Jan
A group of security analysts are offered a job by the CIA and when they are reluctant, pressure is brought to bear by the threat to disclose the identity of their leader, a 60s radical with outstanding warrants. A chip exists that will allow any computer to be cracked, and organized crime will soon control […]
Posted in 1992, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, USA by: admin
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21 Jan
Death Row guards at a penitentiary, in the 1930’s, have a moral dilemma with their job when they discover one of their prisoners, a convicted murderer, has a special gift.
Posted in 1999, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, USA by: admin
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