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Dernier Combat, Le (The Last Battle) & Subway
Dernier Combat, Le (The Last Battle) & Subway (M)  1985
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Dernier Combat, Le Director Luc Besson's (THE FIFTH ELEMENT, LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL) first feature tells the tale of a bleak post-nuclear war world where survival is a day-to-day struggle. One man (known only as The Man) struggles to build an airplane so that he can fly about in search of...   more
Living and the Dead, The
Living and the Dead, The (TBC)  2006
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Close to bankruptcy, ex-Lord Donald Brocklebank (Roger Lloyd-Pack- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) is forced to sell the sprawling mansion he lives in with his wife and schizophrenic son James (Leo Bill - 28 Days Later). Lady Nancy Brocklebank (Kate Fahy) has taken seriously ill and Donald must...   more
I'm Not Scared
I'm Not Scared (MA15+)  2003
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While playing outside one day, nine-year-old Michele discovers Filippo, who is chained to the ground at the bottom of a hole. Michele witnesses town baddie Felice nearby and suspects something bad is happening. Michele is unsure whom he should tell about his discovery, eventually spilling the beans ...   more
Criminal Lovers (Amants Criminels, Les)
Criminal Lovers (Amants Criminels, Les) (R18+)  1999
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Once upon a time in the suburbs, there lived a teenage girl named Alice. A pretty girl who liked to play games. Games of seduction. Games of violence. When Alice convinces her naive boyfrind Luc to prove his love for her by helping her murder a cocky classmate; the stage is set for a cross-country c...   more
Shoot the Piano Player (Tirez sur le Pianiste)
Shoot the Piano Player (Tirez sur le Pianiste) (PG)  1960
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François Truffaut's second feature is the tender but tragic story of a man embroiled in past betrayals. Charlie, a once-renowned concert pianist, is unable to forgive or forget his former wife’s infidelity and now plays background music in a run-down bar. Having rejected the love of a waitress, his ...   more
Shoot the Piano Player (Tirez sur le Pianiste)
Shoot the Piano Player (Tirez sur le Pianiste) (PG)  1960
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François Truffaut's second feature is the tender but tragic story of a man embroiled in past betrayals. Charlie, a once-renowned concert pianist, is unable to forgive or forget his former wife’s infidelity and now plays background music in a run-down bar. Having rejected the love of a waitress, his ...   more
Urbania
Urbania (MA15+)  2000
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A darkly humorous portrayal of urban legends and one man’s plunge into mania. Charlie (Dan Futterman) is a tormented young gay man who has recently split from his long-time companion. Unable to reconcile himself to his loss, Charlie decides to live on the edge. One night, as he aimlessly wanders the...   more
Ax, The
Ax, The (M)  2005
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The cold-blooded dispatch of career rivals has become an essential corporate skill in this sardonic comedy thriller. Proving he hasn’t lost the edge that made him a counter-cultural hero in the 70s (Z, State of Siege), director Costa-Gavras plays murder for cool Hitchcockian suspense, daring us to c...   more
I Stand Alone
I Stand Alone (R18+)  1998
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«My life today is very simple, it's a losers life. The story of an ordinary man. Only today I am starting my life over. Yes, ladies and gentlemen. Today I reset the meter at zero.» France 1980. Returning to Paris with his life in tatters, a horse meat butcher wanders the unforgiving stree...   more
Living and the Dead, The
Living and the Dead, The (TBC)  2006
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Close to bankruptcy, ex-Lord Donald Brocklebank (Roger Lloyd-Pack- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) is forced to sell the sprawling mansion he lives in with his wife and schizophrenic son James (Leo Bill - 28 Days Later). Lady Nancy Brocklebank (Kate Fahy) has taken seriously ill and Donald must...   more
Living and the Dead, The
Living and the Dead, The (TBC)  2006
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Close to bankruptcy, ex-Lord Donald Brocklebank (Roger Lloyd-Pack- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) is forced to sell the sprawling mansion he lives in with his wife and schizophrenic son James (Leo Bill - 28 Days Later). Lady Nancy Brocklebank (Kate Fahy) has taken seriously ill and Donald must...   more
I Stand Alone
I Stand Alone (R18+)  1998
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«My life today is very simple, it's a losers life. The story of an ordinary man. Only today I am starting my life over. Yes, ladies and gentlemen. Today I reset the meter at zero.» France 1980. Returning to Paris with his life in tatters, a horse meat butcher wanders the unforgiving stree...   more
Urbania
Urbania (MA15+)  2000
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A darkly humorous portrayal of urban legends and one man’s plunge into mania. Charlie (Dan Futterman) is a tormented young gay man who has recently split from his long-time companion. Unable to reconcile himself to his loss, Charlie decides to live on the edge. One night, as he aimlessly wanders the...   more
Pickup on South Street
Pickup on South Street (PG)  1953
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How the law took a chance on a B-girl... and won! Writer-director Samuel Fuller's film about a low-life, petty criminal is a nominally Anti-Communist B-pic and an American noir classic. Petty crook Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark) has his eye on the big score but ends up with some top-secret...   more
Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets (PG)  1950
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Film noir, a classic film style of the '40s and '50s, is noted for its dark themes, stark camera angles and high-contrast lighting. Comprising many of Hollywood's finest films, film noir tells realistic stories about crime, mystery, femme fatales and moral conflict. In this suspenseful me...   more

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