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The Bonfire Of The Vanities
(1990) [M]
Sherman McCoy was Wall Street's Master of the Universe - and everything in his life was right. Then one night he took a wrong turn at the wrong place with the wrong woman. And nothing has gone right since. Tom Hanks as McCoy, Bruce Willis as a jaded journalist, Melanie Griffith as McCoy's... More
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Les Fugitifs
(1986) [M]
Pierre Richard returns as Francis Veber's walking accident, Francois Pignon, alongside Gerard Depardieu's straight-guy, Jean Lucas, in the huge international hit, Les Fugitifs.
On release from prison, reformed bank-robber Lucas visits a bank-only to be taken hostage by bumbling would-be-bank... More
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Rosalie Goes Shopping
(1989) [M]
Rosalie loves to shop too much to let a little thing like no money stop her. When the local shopkeepers no longer take her bad checks or bad credit cards, she's reduced to stealing from one family member to buy presents for others. It's looking pretty bleak until her daughter pushes her into... More
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Proof (1991)
(1991) [M]
Celia (Genevieve Picot) is a young female housekeeper who becomes malicious towards her blind photographer employer, Martin (Hugo Weaving - Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Matrix) when he spurns her advances. To retaliate she befriends Andy (Russell Crowe - L.A. Confidential, Gladiator), the... More
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Flying High
(1980) [M]
Voted "one of the 10 funniest movies ever made" by the American Film Institute, "Flying High" is a masterpiece of off-the-wall comedy. Featuring Robert Hays as an ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning; Julie Hagerty as his... More
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Spaceballs (2 Disc Set)
(1987) [PG]
The gags fly faster than laserblasts in a hilarious, out-of this-world comedy about a band of intergalactic freedom fighters who face off against the forces of darkness. The farce is with you in this hilarious oddity from comic genius Mel Brooks that'll send you into hyperspace with fits of... More
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Porridge: Series 1
(1974) [PG]
'Porridge’ is slang for a jail sentence, and habitual offender Norman Stanley Fletcher (Barker) is doing five years.
Six episodes of cynicism, self-preservation and bare-faced cheek as Fletcher takes on the Slade prision system.
New Faces, Old Hands
"Twenty-three and you want to go... More
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Phantom Of Liberty
(1974) [M]
Luis Bunuel's dreamlike comedy of irony, composed of surreal, randomly connected anecdotes. Highlights include a dinner party in which the openness of eating and the privacy of defecating are reversed and adults fretting over a young girl's disappearance - even though she's present all along.... More
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Parenthood
(1989) [M]
Director Ron Howard teams up with an all star cast to create a hilarious, touching and unforgettable portrait of life's most rewarding occupation: Parenthood. The Buckman's are a modern-day family facing an age-old dilemma of trying to raise children the "right" way. At the centre of the storm is... More
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The Best Of John Belushi
(1985) [G]
Live from New York… its Saturday Night Live!
During his time at ANL, original cast member John Belushi created some of the most memorable characters in television history.
One of the most brilliant comedic performers of all time, Belushi's rebellious presence and intensity changed the... More
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Blazing Saddles
(1974) [M]
The railroad's bound to run through the sleepy town of Rock Ridge. Land there will be worth a fortune - but the townfolk already own the land. How do you drive them out? Send the roughest, toughest, meanest, leanest gang you've got... and appoint a new sheriff you figure will last about 24 hours.... More
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(1986) [PG]
Ferris is a street-wise kid who knows all the tricks. Today he decides to take the day off school. When Ferris takes the day off, so must his best friends, Cameron and Sloane. Cameron is reluctantly persuaded to borrow his father's Ferrari, and together they hatch a plan to get Sloane out of... More
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The Milky Way
(1969)
Two men making a religious pilgrimage through France form the basis for string of Luis Bunuel `jokes', parables, and surrealistic visions. Heretical, funny and haunting. French dialogue with subtitles. *MR More
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The Accidental Tourist
(1988) [PG]
A bitter-sweet but ultimately life affirming, tragi-comedy from William Hurt, Kathleen Turner and director Lawrence Kasdan. Macon Leary (William Hurt), is the creator of The Accidental Tourist – a travel guide for businessmen who would rather stay at home. His marriage to Sarah (Kathleen... More
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Newsfront
(1978) [PG]
An insight into Australia in the 1950's, whilst portraying the turmoil through the tangled love affairs and business ambitions of two brothers in the news media.
The lives, loves and loyalties of the newsreel cameraman. When the news ran out... they made their own.
Newsfront is the story of... More
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Hairspray
(1988)
Forever interested in the kitsch built into past eras, director John Waters chooses the TV dance show craze of the early '60s for his playful focus in Hairspray. Ricki Lake plays Tracy Turnblad, just one of several alliteratively named characters coming of age in 1962 Baltimore, where "The Corny... More
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High Hopes
(1988) [M]
Set in and around King’s Cross and London’s suburbs in the early weeks of 1988, ‘High Hopes’ examines the contrasting lives and personalities of an assortment of characters.
Wayne left home because of an argument about pies. Cyril would like to machine-gun the Royal Family and... More
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Mystery Train
(1989) [M]
A young Japanese couple, obsessed with 1950s America and the music of Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley, visits Memphis. Chance encounters link three different stories in the city, with the common thread being the seedy hotel where they are all staying. Screamin' Jay Hawkins plays a cameo as the... More
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Playtime
(1967) [G]
Jacques Tati's spectacular cinematic art reached its peak in the gargantuan achievement of this film, PLAYTIME. Marking the third appearance of Tati's Mr. Magoo-like character, Mr. Hulot, PLAYTIME takes as its subject modern technology and its sometimes disastrous and always hilarious effects on... More
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
(1990) [PG]
From Tom Stoppard the Oscar Winning Writer/Director of "Shakespeare in Love" comes another unique twist on the work of William Shakespeare. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Gary Oldman & Tim Roth) are two incidental characters in "Hamlet", summoned to the court of the King of Denmark. This story is... More
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The Producers (1968)
(1968) [G]
Low-rent Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his high-strung accountant Leo Bloom discover that, with the help of a few gullible investors, they can make more money on a flop than on a hit! Armed with the worst show ever written and an equally horrific cast, this double-dealing duo is banking on... More
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The Trouble With Harry
(1955) [PG]
Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock directs a delightful comedy-mystery set in New England. It stars John Forsythe, Academy Award-winner Edmund Gwenn, Mildred Natwick, and little Jerry Mathers. In addition it marks the noteworthy screen debut of Academy Award-winner Shirley MacLaine. What is The... More
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Jesus Of Montreal
(1989) [M]
'Jesus of Montreal' is a surprising and dazzling tragi-comic satire on modern life, based around a group of actors who gather together to perform a new interpretation of the Passion Play. Awarded the Grand Prix at Cannes in 1989, Denys Arcand's film has been a major success throughout the world,... More
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My Mother's Castle (Le Chateau De Ma Mere)
(1990) [G]
Part 2 of the popular French classics based on author Marcel Pagnol's childhood memoirs. In 'La Gloire De Mon Pere' Marcel looks back at a perfect summer spent as a child in a cottage at the foot of the Provence Mountains. In 'Le Chateau De Ma Mere' Marcel remembers his family's trip to the... More
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Postcards From The Edge
(1990) [M]
Suzanne Yale (Meryl Streep) struggles with her drug addictions as she attempts to build an acting career that doesn't lie in the shadow of a famous show-business mother (Shirley MacLaine) in this wicked comedy adapted by Carrie Fisher from her semi-autobiographical novel. More
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Milagro Beanfield War
(1988) [M]
"Milagro, New Mexico. Population 426. Nothing had changed here for 300 years. But there's something about this day..." When a Chicano handyman from the Milagro Valley decides to irrigate his beanfield by 'borrowing' some water from a large, potentially destructive, development site, he... More
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(1982) [M]
As the private eye of private eyes, Steve Martin is Rigby Reardon. He's tough, rough and ready to take on anything when Juliet Forrest (Rachel Ward) appears on the scene with a case: her father, a noted scientist, philanthropist and cheesemaker has died mysteriously. Reardon immediately smells a... More
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Bend It Like Beckham
(2002) [PG]
If you're 18, love Beckham and can bend a ball like him the world's your oyster, right? Wrong. If you're Jess (Parminder K. Nagra) - 18, Indian and a girl - forget it. Do you think your marriage-obsessed folks will let you play a man's game? If you're Jules (Keira Knightley) - 18, English and a... More
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The Mr. Bean Collection: Volume 1 of 3
(1990) [G]
This Special Edition box set contains all 14 episodes from the original television series. Relive Mr. Bean's hilarious antics and memorable mishaps with over 6 hours of Bean disasters and fun!
Disc 1:
* Mr. Bean
* Goodnight, Mr. Bean
* Mind The Baby Mr. Bean
* The Curse... More
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