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There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

(M)

2008

Daniel Day Lewis in his Oscar winning performance as oil magnate Daniel Plainview. When ambition meets faith. A sprawling epic of family, faith, power and oil, There will be blood is set on the incendiary frontier of California's turn-of-the-century petroleum boom. The story chronicles the life and times of one Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), who transforms himself from a down-and-out silver miner raising a son on his own into a self-made oil tycoon. Even as the well raises all of their fortunes, nothing will remain the same as conflicts escalate and every human value - love, hope, community, belief, ambition and even the bond between father and son - is imperilled by corruption,...

There Will Be Blood (M)

2008

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The Last King Of Scotland

The Last King Of Scotland

(MA15+)

2006

Charming. Magnetic. Murderous. It was supposed to be a wild adventure in a far-off country, but when a naive young doctor arrives in 1970's Uganda - hoping for fun, sun and to lend a helping hand - he finds himself instead on a shocking ride into the darkest realm on earth: the human heart. This is the story of The Last King of Scotland, a powerful thriller that recreates on screen the world of Uganda under the mad dictatorship of Idi Amin. Deftly mixing fact and fiction and startlingly resonant with today's world, the film features a tour de force performance from Forest Whitaker as Amin and carves two unforgettable portraits: one of a charismatic but psychopathic ruler who ravaged his...

The Last King Of Scotland (MA15+)

2006

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Capote

Capote

(M)

2005

In November, 1959, the shocking murder of a smalltown Kansas family captures the imagination of Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman), famed author of "Breakfast at Tiffany's". With his childhood friend Harper Lee (Catherine Keener), writer of the soon-to-be published "To Kill a Mockingbird", Capote sets out to investigate, winning over the locals despite his flamboyant appearance and style. When he forms a bond with the killers and their execution date nears, the writing of "In Cold Blood", a book that will change the course of American Literature, takes a drastic toll on Capote, changing him in ways he never imagined.

Capote (M)

2005

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Ray

Ray

(M)

2004

Jamie Foxx stars as the one-of-a-kind innovator of soul who overcame impossible odds to become a music legend. Ray is the triumphant and remarkable story of one of America s true musical geniuses, Ray Charles. From his humble beginnings in the South through his meteoric rise to the top of American music charts, Ray s inspirational journey is a tale of hope, redemption and the power of the human spirit. "Ray is Electrifying" hails Peter Travers of Rolling Stone. Witness the incredible true story of a musician who fought harder and went further than anyone could imagine.

Ray (M)

2004

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Mystic River

Mystic River

(MA15+)

2003

In Clint Eastwood's MYSTIC RIVER, a murder mystery in South Boston unites three men who have been friends since childhood. Grippingly powerful performances from the entire cast--Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Marcia Gay Harden, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, and Laura Linney--combined with gritty photography, an exceptionally emotional script, and a convincing working-class Boston setting make this film one of Eastwood's most consistent and penetrating works. Though they live in the same houses where they grew up, Jimmy (Penn), Dave (Robbins), and Sean (Bacon) have drifted apart over time. Their distance is due to a disturbing and violent episode that occurred when they were children....

Mystic River (MA15+)

2003

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The Pianist

The Pianist

(MA15+)

2002

Nominated for 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and winner of 3, The Pianist stars Oscar winner Adrien Brody in the true-life story of brilliant pianist and composer Wladyslaw Szpilman, the most acclaimed young musician of his time until his promising career was interrupted by the onset of World War II. This powerful, ultimately triumphant film follows Szpilman's heroic and inspirational journey of survival with the unlikely help from a sympathetic German officer. A truly unforgettable epic, testifying to both the power of hope and the resiliency of the human spirit, The Pianist is a miraculous tale of survival masterfully brought to life by visionary filmmaker Roman...

The Pianist (MA15+)

2002

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Training Day

Training Day

(MA15+)

2001

He's got just one day to prove himself and he's a little anxious. He should be. Today is going to be the toughest of his life. Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) has been assigned to Detective Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington), the head of an elite narcotics team and he's got about 8 hours to prove his worth to him. Fresh-faced and idealistic, Hoyt is keen to make an impression but it is Harris who will be doing all the impressing. After 13 years on the streets, Harris walks a blurred line between right and wrong. When he pushes Hoyt into trialing some of the drugs they have just seized, Hoyt discovers that the law according to Harris is not the same one he has been taught to uphold. As the day wears...

Training Day (MA15+)

2001

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Gladiator

Gladiator

(M)

2000

Discover the unparalleled power and glory of GLADIATOR, a dazzling combination of vivid action and extraordinary storytelling that critics called a "stunning, explosive, breathtaking epic!" (Bill Diehl, ABC Radio Network). Masterfully directed by Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner), GLADIATOR features a riveting performance from Academy Award-nominated star Russell Crowe, hailed by Newsweek as "a genuine larger-than-life hero!"

Gladiator (M)

2000

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As Good as it Gets

As Good as it Gets

(M)

1997

James L. Brooks is back in the saddle again with this delightful comedy of unusual tricks and characters. He creates a climate for three rich characterizations of people on the edge. Certainly Jack Nicholson as Melvin will be the most despised and loved character this season. That the actor could restrain himself as the obnoxious bully is a big plus for him. His obsessive-compulsive, bigoted novelist will really turn you off, than he spends the remainder of the movie winning you over with his lethal charm. His two big problems to overcome are Helen Hunt in a winning performance of mother and waitress and would be lover. She matches him every step of the way and shows us why she is such an...

As Good as it Gets (M)

1997

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Shine

Shine

(PG)

1996

Shine is based on the true story of Australian pianist David Helfgott. We see the early, traumatic years of David, a child prodigy whose father abuses him and his siblings with the memory of his childhood in Europe and the loss of his family in concentration camps. Eventually breaking away from his father, David goes to study overseas. He returns to Australia only after suffering a breakdown and is institutionalised. Many years later he is released and through several twists of fate he starts playing a piano in a bar before finally returning to the concert hall.

Shine (PG)

1996

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Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

(M)

1994

Forrest Gump is the movie triumph that became a phenomenon. Tom Hanks gives an astonishing performance as Forrest, an everyman whose simple innocence comes to embody a generation. The winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Robert Zemeckis), and Best Actor (Tom Hanks).

Forrest Gump (M)

1994

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Scent Of A Woman

Scent Of A Woman

(M)

1992

Al Pacino won his first "Best Actor" Oscar for his brilliant portrayal of an overbearing, blind retired Lieutenant Colonel who hires a young guardian (Chris O'Donnell), to assist him. It's a heart-wrenching and heartwarming tale of opposites attracting when they embark on a wild weekend trip that will change the lives of both men forever.

Scent Of A Woman (M)

1992

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The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

(MA15+)

1991

Oscar winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay. The Silence of the Lambs is definitely an experience that gets better and better each time you watch it, and it paved the way for some of the greatest sickos of 1990s cinema. Hopkins' Hannibal Lecter has entered the annals of pop culture and will never be forgotten, but it's really Jodie Foster's frail-yet-foolhardy protagonist that carries the film.

The Silence of the Lambs (MA15+)

1991

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Rain Man

Rain Man

(M)

1988

Often in life the greatest thing you have is that which you have yet to even know existed. In Rain Main, Charlie Babbage(Tom Cruise) discovers he has a brother Raymond (Dustin Huffman). At first Charlie sees Raymond as an obstacle to inheriting his father's fortune but with time learns to love Raymond his mentally challenged savant brother. Charlie has run into financial difficulties and is about to lose his exotic car dealership. As he attempts to claim his inheritance he discovers for the first time that he has a brother. At first this greatly alarms him. But he ultimately decides to take his brother Raymond on a great adventure.

Rain Man (M)

1988

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Raging Bull

Raging Bull

(M)

1980

Raging Bull is arguably the finest work from the Scorsese and De Niro partnership. De Niro gives an amazing portrayal of a man whose animal side lurks just beneath the surface, ever ready to erupt. Vivid and unrelenting in its uncompromising brutality and honesty, the fight sequences are famed for their realism.

Raging Bull (M)

1980

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The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

(PG)

1933

Charles Laughton essays another of his many larger-than-life roles -- that of the infamous English patriarch, Henry VIII. The King is presented here as a mostly genial sort. But fear not, while the story covers only five of his six marriages, heads still roll.

The Private Life of Henry VIII (PG)

1933

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It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

(PG)

1934

Spoiled Ellie Andrews (Colbert from SINCE YOU WENT AWAY) escapes from her millionaire father (Walter Connolly from TWENTIETH CENTURY), who wants to stop her from marrying a worthless playboy. En route to New York, Ellie gets involved with an out-of-work newsman, Peter Warne (Gable from GONE WITH THE WIND). When their bus breaks down, the bickering couple set off on a madcap hitchhiking expedition. Peter hopes to turn the inside story of their misadventures into a job. But complications fly when the runaway heiress and brash reporter fall in love. Directed by Frank Capra (IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE), IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT was the first movie to be honoured with all five major Oscars including...

It Happened One Night (PG)

1934

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Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous

(G)

1937

Spencer Tracy won the Best Actor Oscar(R) for his role as a Portuguese fisherman who teaches life's values to a spoiled boy in this supurb Rudyard Kipling classic that also stars Mickey Rooney and Lionel Barrymore.

Captains Courageous (G)

1937

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Goodbye Mr Chips

Goodbye Mr Chips

(G)

1939

A moving and much-loved drama, Goodbye Mr Chips earned Robert Donat the 1940 Academy Award for Best Actor. Charles Chipping, a retired English schoolmaster, recalls the events of his life, from his arrival at his first teaching post at the age of 24, to his courtship of a beautiful woman (Greer Garson) during an Alpine vacation...

Goodbye Mr Chips (G)

1939

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The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

(PG)

1940

Here comes the bride! And the ex-husband. And a gossip-rag columnist on assignment. Here comes Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart in one of the great comedy romances, a witty, luminous tale about a faultfinding, bride-to-be socialite who gets her comeuppance and an unexpected Mr. Right. The stories behind The Philadelphia Story (directed by George Cukor) are Hollywood legend. After being labeled box-office poison, Hepburn rekindled her stardom with a beguiling reprise of her 1939 Broadway role. Top-billed Grant demanded and got a then-colossal $137, 000 salary - donating it to British War Relief. And Stewart won his only Best Actor Academy Award as the wisecracking and...

The Philadelphia Story (PG)

1940

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