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5
x 2 (Five Times Two)
-By:Francois
Ozon/Actors:Valeria Bruni Tedeschi ; Stéphane Freiss ; Géraldine Pailhas ;
Françoise Fabian ; Michael Lonsdale ; Antoine Chappey ; Marc Ruchmann ;
Jason Tavassoli ; Jean-Pol Brissart
All marriages are a
mystery to outsiders, they say, and Franois Ozon's new film succeeds in
shining a light on one such mystery while somehow keeping its essential core
of unknowability intact. 5x2 shows five scenes from a modern marriage in
reverse order, like Pinter's Betrayal. We see its disintegration from the
final calamity to its genesis, and gain a stunning insight into an ordinary
middle-class relationship: that of Marion (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) and
Gilles (Stphane Freiss). First, the divorce proceedings, then an unhappy
dinner party, the birth of the couple's only son, the wedding and finally
the first meeting. The result is a shrewd, compassionate and often quite
brilliant essay in the secret theatre of relationships.
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Ascent
To Heaven (aka: Subida Al Cielo / Mexican Bus Ride)
-By:Luis
Bunuel/Actors:Luis Aceves Castaneda ; Roberto Cobo ; Manuel Donde ; Leonor
Gomez ; Carmelita Gonzalez ; Esteban Marquez ; Roberto Meyer ; Lilia Prado ;
Beatriz Ramos
A newlywed couple dash
back from their honeymoon when the groom's mother falls ill. However, upon
their return they discover that his brothers have been neglecting their duty
to care for mum, preferring to plot the spending of the inevitable
inheritance. What follows is a long bus ride to get his old dear's will
changed to the contrary, where temptation faces him at every turn.
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Blood
Rain (aka: Hyeol-ui Nu)
-By:Dae-Sung
Kim/Actors:Suk-Won Chang ; Seung-won Cha ; Ji-na Choi ; Gyu-su Jeong ;
Ho-jin Jeon ; Seong Ji ; Hyeon-kyeong Oh ; Yong-woo Park ; Hae-jin Yu ;
Se-ah Yun
19th century Korea. A
time of feudal barons and superstition. An island community is shocked when
a ship bound for the imperial courts inexplicably bursts into flames. On
board was a cargo of handcrafted paper from the island's factory, a place
which harbours something sinister. Detective Won-kyu is dispatched to
investigate only to discover the community in the grip of terror. A series
of murders convinces them a malevolent spirit is responsible, taking revenge
for crimes that no-one wants to talk about, pronouncing predictions of doom
when the blood rain falls. Won-kyu follows an increasingly corpse-riddled
trail that not only threatens his life but also is set to reveal a dark
secret that links him to the village's shameful past.
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Downfall
(aka: Der Untergang) (1 Disc)
-By:Oliver
Hirschbiegel/Actors:Bruno Ganz ; Alexandra Maria Lara ; Ulrich Matthes ;
Corinna Harfouch ; Juliane Kohler ; Heino Ferch ; Matthias Habich ;
Christian Berkel ; Ulrich Noethen
April 1945, a nation
awaits its... Downfall Not since G.W. Pabst's 1956 effort, 'Letste Akt' (The
Last Act) has a German film attempted to tackle the subject of their most
famous leader, Adolf Hitler. Breaking a long-standing taboo, the director,
Oliver
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El
Topo -By:Alejandro Jodorowsky/Actors:Alejandro
Jodorowsky ; Brontis Jodorowsky ; Jos Legarreta ; Alfonso Arau ; Jos Luis
Fernndez ; Alf Junco ; Gerardo Zepeda ; Ren Barrera ; Ren Als ; Federico
Gonzles ; Pablo Leder ; Giuliano Girini Sasseroli ; Cristian Merkel ; Aldo
Grumelli
The gunfighter El Topo ('The Mole') and his young son ride
through a desert to a village, whose inhabitants have been massacred.
Bandits are nearby, torturing and killing the survivors. El Topo rescues a
woman (Mara), who leads him on a mission to find ...
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Genghis
Khan: A Proud Son Of Heaven
In a small Mongolian
tribe a young boy struggled to make his way in life. Known as Temujin, his
father had been murdered and his own future was precarious. In spite of the
odds he grew up to be one of the most feared military leaders of all time,
Genghis Khan. Hailed as a tactical genius, Genghis Khan molded his destitute
clan into a formidable army that would eventually conquer Asia, an empire
stretching from Persia to China. Despite his fearsome reputation Genghis
Khan was a wise politician who ruled his subjects fairly and left a rich
cultural heritage. Hailed as the father of an entire nation, this award
winning film about the life of Genghis Khan is a tribute to Asia's greatest
hero. Winner of Best Director at the 18 Golden Rooster awards and winner of
Best Film at the Philadelphia International Film Festival.
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Henri-Georges
Clouzot Box Set (3 Discs) -By:Henri-Georges
Clouzot/Actors:Pierre Larquey ; Pierre Fresnay ; Ginette Leclerc ; Micheline
Francey ; Yves Montand ; Charles Vanel ; Peter Van Eyck ; Vera Clouzot ;
Bernard Blier ; Louis Jouvet ; Simone Renant ; Suzy Delair
Quai Des Orfevres (1947): Blacklisted for his daring
"anti-French" masterpiece, Le Corbeau, Henri-Georges Clouzot
returned to cinema four years later with the provocative 1947 crime fiction
adaptation, Quai des Orfevres. Set within the vibrant dancehalls
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I
Am Curious: Yellow / I Am Curious: Blue
-By:Vilgot
Sjoman/Actors:Lena Nyman ; Vilgot Sjoman ; Peter Lindgren ; Borje Ahlstedt ;
Chris Wahlstrom ; Marie Goranzon ; Magnus Nilsson ; Ulla Lyttkens ; Maj
Hulten
Seized by U.S. customs
and subsequently the subject of a heated court debate, I am Curious: Yellow
is a cinematic landmark that caused a sensation for its explicit sexual
content. Its subsequent infamy saw it become the highest grossing foreign
film in the U.S. for 25 years. Combining fiction and documentary techniques,
Vilgot Sjoman's film tells the story of Lena, a radical young woman
exploring the social issues of Sweden in the 60's as well as her own sexual
identity. This disc also includes Sjoman's follow-up, I am Curious Blue,
which continues Lena's journey of self-discovery.
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Je
T'Aime Moi Non Plus -By:Serge
Gainsbourg/Actors:Jane Birkin ; Joe Dallesandro ; Hugues Quester ; Reinhard
Kolldehoff ; Gerard Depardieu ; Jimmy Davis
Serge Gainsbourg's directorial debut. The petite waitress
Johnny works and lives in a truck-stop, where she's lonely and longs for
love. She develops a crush on the garbage truck driver Krassky, although her
sleazy boss Boris warns her that he's gay. Maybe because of her boyish
looks, Krassky likes her too. Both don't notice the growing jealousy of
Krassky's boyfriend Padovan...
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Kagemusha
(Cinema Reserve) (2 Discs)
-By:Akira
Kurosawa/Actors:Tatsuya Nakadai ; Tsutomu Yamazaki ; Kenichi Hagiwara ; Kota
Yui ; Shuji Otaki ; Hideo Murota ; Takayuki Shiho ; Shuhei Sugimori
Also known as: 'The
Shadow Warrior'. In this exciting, visually dazzling epic from Akira
Kurosawa, a petty thief named Kagemusha gets saved from a death sentence
because he resembles the warlord Shingen Takeda. The warlord has been
fighting two other lead
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Knights
Of The Teutonic Order (aka: Krzyzacy)
-By:Aleksander
Ford/Actors:Urszula Modrzynska ; Grazyna Staniszewska ; Andrzej Szalawski ;
Henryk Borowski ; Mieczyslaw Kalenik
Based on the novel by
Nobel winner Henryk Sienkiewicz, this epic tale of Poland and Prussia in the
Miiddle Ages focuses on the plight of the Polish knight Jurand as he and his
family are tormented by the deadly, Teutonic Knights...
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Mediterraneo
-Actors:Diego Abatantuono ; Claudio Bigagli ;
Giuseppe Cederna ; Claudio Bisio ; Gigio A
Set during World War II, the story follows eight Italian
soldiers sent to guard a small Greek island. After their ship is sunk and
their radio breaks down, it seems as if they no longer exist. Eventually a
small Italian/Greek community is formed and the locals forget why they came.
The soldiers' characters and beliefs start to change and they have no desire
to return to the war. Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film,
1992.
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Nazarin
-Actors:Francisco Rabal ; Marga Lopez ; Rita
Macedo ; Jesus Fernandez ; Ignacio Lopez Ta
From acclaimed director Luis Bunuel, comes another tale about
morality and the church. Nazarin is one of Brunuel's quartet of adaptations
of the great 19th century Spanish writer Benito Perez Galdos, and, with
Simon Of The Desert forms the best of his explorations of religion. The
story, told in the manner of a Christian parable, is about a humble and
unworldly priest who attempts to live by the precepts of Christianity, but
is despised for his pains. The film was ambiguous enough to win the
International Catholic Cinema Office Award - a supreme irony for the
cinema's most famous anti-Catholic atheist - and also won the Grand Prix
Internationale at the 1959 Cannes film festival// The theme of the
impossibility of leading a pure Christian life was further explored in
Viridiana (1961).
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Offside
-Actors:Sima Mobarak-Shahi ; Shayesteh Irani ; Ayda Sadeqi ; Golnaz Farmani
; Mahnaz Zab
For a soccer-mad young girl, a crucial world cup qualifying
match for Iran's national football team at the Azadi stadium in Tehran is
the game of her dreams. But with women banned from the country's football
grounds, she and several other equally dedicated and rebellious girls have
only one way of infiltrating the crowd....by disguising themselves as boys.
But with sharp-eyed soldiers policing the event and obstacles such as the
lack of women's bathrooms to overcome, the street-smart girls find they have
to use their wits and every trick in the book to see the match. A hilarious
and engaging comedy, Offside entertainingly llustrates the fight for women's
rights in Iran. Winner of the Silver Bear award at the 2006 Berlin Film
Festival.
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Now -By:Hany
Abu-Assad/Actors:Kais Nashef ; Ali Suliman ; Lubna Azabal ; Hiam Abbass ;
Amer Hlehel
From the most
unexpected place, comes a bold new call for peace... Two Palestinian
childhood friends have been recruited for a suicide attack in Tel Aviv and
focus on their last days together. When they are intercepted at the Israeli
border and separated from their handlers, a young woman who discovers their
plan causes them to reconsider their actions... The first Palestinian film
to be Oscar-nominated, winner of the 2006 Golden Globe for Best Foreign
Language Film.
- Passenger
(aka: Pasazerka) -By:Andrzej
Munk ; Witold Lesiewicz/Actors:Aleksandra Slaska ; Anna Ciepielewska ;
Janusz Bylczynski
A German woman on a
ship coming back to Europe notices a face of another woman which brings
recollections from the past. She tells her husband that she has been an
overseer in Auschwitz during the war, but she has actually saved a woman's
life. Her vision is shown and then the actual events. The last film of
talented Polish director Andrzej Munk who was tragically killed during the
making of project.
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Tiger Run -By:John
Woo/Actors:Bin Bin ; Tsui Hark ; Teddy Robin Kwan ; Yin Tze Pan
When a couple of street
urchins come across a lonely rich kid, the three become friends when his
dubious uncle mistakes them all for his nephews... A change of pace from the
high-octane "bullet ballet" kinetics that characterise his Hong
Kong work, Run Tiger Run is ample demonstration of John Woo's comic talents,
creating a frothy funny culture-clash comedy for all the family!
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From Granada -By:Fernando
Colomo/Actors:Matthew Goode ; Veronica Sanchez ; Guillermo Toledo ; Consuelo
Trujillo ; Angela Molina ; Antonio Resines ; Laurence Fox ; Bebe Rebolledo ;
Jessica Kate Meyer ; James Fleet
He Went Looking For
Inspiration, But Found More Than He Bargained For. Fernando Colomo's
lighthearted romantic comedy is based on the real-life adventures of British
author Gerald Brenan ('The Spanish Labyrinth') who fled England in the 1920s
and settled down in a remote Spanish village for inspiration. A member of
the Bloomsbury group, writer Gerald Brenan (Matthew Goode) settled into a
small town near Granada armed with 2,000 books and no knowledge of the local
customs. Experiencing severe culture shock, he befriends local, Paco
(Guillermo Toledo) who introduces Gerald to the town where he eventually
falls in love with the village witch's daughter, the beautiful Juliana
(Veronica Sanchez).
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- The
Masters Of Horror Collection (3 Discs)
-By:William Beaudine ;
T. Hayes Hunter ; Jack Pollexfen/Actors:Bela Lugosi ; Wallace Ford ; Louise
Currie ; Minerva Urecal ; Boris Karloff ; Cedric Hardwicke ; Ernest Thesiger
; Dorothy Hyson ; Anthony Bushell ; Kathleen Harrison ; Lon Chaney Jr. ; Max
Showalter ; Marian Carr
A triple bill of
vintage B horror: Bela Lugosi stars in The Ape Man (1943), Boris Karloff
appears in The Ghoul (1934) and Lon Chaney Jr. top lines Indestructible Man
(1956). The Ape Man: Mad scientist Dr. Brewster, long thought dead, is
working away in ...
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Merchant Of Four Seasons (aka: Handler Der Vier Jahreszeiten)
-By:Rainer Werner
Fassbinder/Actors:Irm Hermann ; Hans Hirschmüller ; Hanna Schygulla ; Klaus
Löwitsch ; Karl Scheydt ; Andrea Schober ; Gusti Kreissl ; Ingrid Caven ;
Kurt Raab ; Heide Simon ; Peter Chatel ; Elga Sorbas
Famed German director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder typically portrays aspects of the human struggle
using an unwavering style that is often difficult to watch but provides a
refreshingly raw and honest narrative perspective. Merchant Of Four Seasons
is an eng...
- The
Sea Inside (aka: Mar Adentro)
-By:Alejandro
Amenabar/Actors:Javier Bardem ; Belen Rueda ; Lola Duenas ; Mabel Rivera ;
Celso Bugallo ; Clara Segura ; Tamar Novas ; Francesso Garrido ; Joan Dalmau
; Jose maria Pou
Winner of the 2004
Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, Javier Bardem gives a
remarkable, unforgettable performance in Alejandro Amenabar's gripping drama
about dying with dignity, 'The Sea Inside'. Thirty-five-year-old Bardem
plays 55-year-old R
- Time
To Leave (aka: Le Temps Qui Reste)
-By:Francois
Ozon/Actors:Melvil Poupaud ; Jeanne Moreau ; Valeria Bruni Tedeschi ; Daniel
Duval ; Marie Riviere ; Christian Sengewald ; Louise-Anne Hippeau ; Henri de
Lorme ; Walter Pagano ; Walter Pagano
One of Francois Ozon's
most intimate and lyrical work, 'Time to Leave' features a moving
performance from Melvil Poupaud as a 30 year-old man facing up to the
reality of his own mortality. With his perfect life thrown into chaos by the
shock diagnosis of a serious illness, fashion photographer Romain finds
himself unable to share the news with his boyfriend or family, confiding
instead only in his grandmother (affectingly played by screen legend Jeanne
Moreau). But anger and denial give way to an acceptance of sorts when a
chance encounter with a waitress (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi) offers Romain a
glimmer of hope and the unexpected chance to leave something of himself
behind.
- Treasure
Hunt (aka: American Shaolin)
-By:Jeffrey
Lau/Actors:Chow Yun-Fat ; Philip Kwok ; Gordon Liu ; Roy Chiao ; Han Chin ;
Jun Kunimura ; Michael Wong ; Chien-lien Wu ; George Saunders
Chang Ching (Chow
Yun-Fat) is a CIA operative who is commanded to return to his native China
and "recover" a Chinese national treasure for the US Government.
The treasure turns out to be Mei, a young girl with paranormal powers who is
the center of politicial intrigue and greed, hidden in the famed Shaolin
Temple from those who would seek to exploit her. When Chang Ching falls in
love with the innocent young woman, he is called upon to make sacrifices,
fight monsters and perform brave deeds to win the hand of his lady-love. As
it happens, the sacrifices are of his arrogance and selfishness, the
monsters are corrupt men and his brave deeds include leaving behind his
entire former life as a CIA operative, and enduring a long separation from
his beloved and waiting for her return, even if it lasts a lifetime...
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Unborn But Forgotten (aka: Hayanbang)
-Actors:Jeong Jun-ho ; Lee Eun-ju ; Kim Ji-yu ; Kye
Seong-yong ; Lee Kan-hie ; Lee So-ye
A website seemingly kills every woman who views it within 15 days. A
female reporter begins an investigation that leads to the discovery of the
site known only as "The White Room". Uncovering the secret has its price,
leaving her only 15 days to solve the mystery behind the cryptic portal and
break the curse before its too late....
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- Viridianaa
-By:Luis
Bunuel/Actors:Silvia Pinal ; Francisco Rabal ; Fernando Rey ; Jose Calvo ;
Margarita Lozano ; Teresa Rabal
Banned in Spain and
denounced by the Vatican, Luis Bunuel's hilarious vision of life as a
beggar's banquet is regarded by many as his masterpiece. In it, the young
novice Viridiana does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but
her lecherous uncle and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront
the limits of her idealism. Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Cannes Film
Festival, this anti-clerical free-for-all is as shocking today as ever.
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- War
And Peace: Collector's Edition (5 Discs)
-Actors:Sergei Bondarchuk ; Lyudmila Savelyeva ;
Gennadi Ivanov ; Antonina Shuranova
War and Peace is a portrait of Russia and her people, caught up in
the swirling and irresistible tides of history during the Napoleonic Era.
Director Sergei Bondarchuk's Oscar-winner flawlessly re-creates Tolstoy's
epic masterpiece, capturing not only the most minute historical details, but
also the emotion, essence, and atmosphere of the classic novel. Hailed as
the definitive marriage between literature and film, it took five years to
complete, costing over $100,000,000. It is estimated that a film of this
magnitude would cost over 1 billion dollars today, making this the most
expensive film ever made. Includes: Disc 1: Film 1 Andrei Bolkonsky, Parts 1
& 2 Disc 2: Film 2 Natasha Rostova Disc 3: Film 3 1812 Disc 4: Film 4 Pierre
Bezukhov Disc 5: Bonus
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