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Spartacus
(1960) [PG]
This presentation of the powerful film classic features an additional five minutes of footage cut from the film's original release, plus the original overture and extended soundtrack. Director Stanley Kubrick tells the tale of Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), the bold gladiator slave and Varinia (Jean... More
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Girl Interrupted
(1999) [MA]
Set in the turbulent world of the late 1960's, this is the searing true story of a young woman (LITTLE WOMEN, DRACULA and REALITY BITES star WINONA RYDER in the most powerful performance of her career) who finds herself prescribed a "short rest" at a renowned mental institution. Rebelling against... More
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Dogma
(2000) [MA]
The plot is set in motion by two banished angels, Loki (Matt Damon) and Bartleby (Ben Affleck). After a few millenia in Wisconsin, they've discovered a loophole in Catholic doctrine that would allow them back into heaven - but prove the fallibility of God and destroy the universe. Unaware of the... More
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The Insider
(1999) [M]
Russell Crowe and Al Pacino come together for 'The Insider' -a film nominated for six Academy Awards, including best Actor (Crowe) and Best Director (Mann). This suspense drama is based on the true story of Lowell Bergman's (Pacino) battle with CBS media executives to air an interview with... More
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Boys Don't Cry
(1999) [R]
In Falls City, Nebraska, Brandon Teena (Hilary Swank) was a newcomer with a future, who had the small, rural community enchanted. Women adored him and almost everyone who met this charismatic stranger was drawn to his charming innocence. But Falls City's hottest date and truest friend had one... More
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Down By Law (2 disc set)
(1986) [M]
Jim Jarmusch's quirky follow-up to his groundbreaking STRANGER THAN PARADISE is a comic fable about finding the American dream in the most unlikely of places. After being thrown out of the house by his girlfriend, Zack (Tom Waits), an out-of-work DJ, takes a job driving a stolen car with a body... More
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Eat Drink Man Woman
(1995) [PG]
In this delicously heart-warming comedy, director Ang Lee cooks up a feast of emotional twists and surprises as traditional family ties comically unravelled. Trouble is brewing for old Mr. Chu, taipei's greatest chef. He's losing his sense of taste and his patience with his three ungrateful... More
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Amadeus(2 Disc Set)
(1984) [PG]
It's 1781 and Antonio Salieri is the competent court composer to Emperor Joseph II. When Mozart arrives at court, Salieri is horrified to discover that the godlike musical gifts he desires for himself have been bestowed on a bawdy, impish jokester. Maddened by envy, he plots to destroy Mozart by... More
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Small Faces
(1996) [M]
Teenage brothers: gang-member Bobby, troubled mama’s boy Charlie and self-assured prankster Lex, live in a slum suburb of Glasgow, Scotland circa 1968. While Bobby and Charlie are beginning to experience the power of raging hormones, the story focuses on Lex’s downward spiral after he... More
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The Final Cut (House of Cards Trilogy-Part Three)
(1995) [M]
Francis Urquhart is too experienced a politician not to know that everything must end, even his long career as British prime minister. In order to secure his retirement and establish monument to himself, he takes part in negotiations aimed at ending the Cyprus conflict. However, that same island... More
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A Pure Formality
(1994) [M]
Onoff is a famous writer who hasn't published any new books for quite some time and has become a recluse. When he is picked up by the police one stormy night, without any identification, out of breath and running madly, without clear memory of recent events, the Inspector is suspicious. Through... More
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Suite 16
(1996) [R]
When Chris, a thief, meets the wealthy and paraplegic Glover, he soon realizes that Glover gets off on observing sexual encounters -- and will pay well for the thrill. A video camera is set up in a bedroom of Glover's lavish apartment, and a television in the adjoining room. At first, Chris... More
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Die Hard
(1988) [M]
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists have seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. But one man has managed to escape detection... an off-duty cop. He's alone, tired and the only chance anyone has. Bruce Willis stars in Die Hard as New York City detective John McClane,... More
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Kids
(1995) [R]
An amoral, HIV-positive skateboarder sets out to deflower as many virgins as possible while a local girl who contracted his disease tries to save his next target from her same fate. More
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Dead Man Walking
(1995) [MA]
Inspired by the true story of a nun's relationship with a condemned man, this provocative examination of crime, punishment and redemption earned Susan Sarandon the 1995 Oscar for Best Actress and Sean Penn and Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Sister Helen Prejean (Sarandon), a compassionate New... More
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Il Postino (The Postman)
(1994) [G]
On a remote Mediterranean island, Mario Ruoppolo (Massimo Troisi), a shy and simple-minded fisherman's son, is hired to deliver mail to exiled "poet of love" Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret). As the two develop an improbable but tender relationship, Mario enlists Neruda's help to win the heart of a... More
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Crush
(1992) [M]
A passionate story of lives turned upside-down. Crush is a darkly comic tale of seduction, betrayal and revenge. Wreaking havoc is brash Lane (Marcia Gay Harden), whose reckless driving leaves her friend Christina hospitalised. Fleeing the scene, Lane then crashes into the lives of a novelist and... More
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To Play The King (House of Cards Trilogy-Part Two)
(2007) [M]
Francis Urquhart, unscrupulous but cunning Conservative politician, managed to become the British prime minister and crush all significant opposition. But his survival on the top is threatened by a liberal monarch and some skeletons in the closet.
Part 3: The Final Cut is available on... More
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The Jigsaw Man
(1983) [M]
In return for betraying his country a man is given a new face and identity. Now he can come back from the dead to claim the 'insurance' he needs to survive. More
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The Basketball Diaries
(1995) [R]
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in... More
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That Eye The Sky
(1994) [M]
Ort Flack is 12 years old and lives with his mother and his sister Tegwyn in the Australian outback. The three of them also have to take care of their old grandma and their paralyzed father. It is not easy for one mother to take care of everybody. But one day a mysterious stranger, Henry, comes... More
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The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes
(1970) [PG]
When a beautiful woman claims that her dear husband has disappeared, the investigation takes Sherlock Holmes (Robert Stephens) and Dr. Watson (Colin Blakely) to Scotland, where to their surprise they uncover a plot involving clandestine society. Her Majesty's Secret Service and the Loch Ness... More
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Once Upon A Time In China 2
(1992) [M]
In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend Dr. Sun Yat Sen, a revolutionary, from the military. With his... More
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An Awfully Big Adventure
(1995) [MA]
Stella leaves the doldrums of Liverpool and looks for life in the theatre. She soon meets the heartless director, Meredith Potter, and falls in love. She also charms the rest of the cast and observes their sordid lives... More
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The Unforgiven
(1960) [PG]
From director John Huston and screenwriter Ben Maddow, The Unforgiven is a thrilling Western starring Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn and Lillian Gish. The Zachary family and the other white settlers in their community are supposedly peace-loving, but behind their benevolent facade lies resentment... More
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The Heroes Of Telemark
(1965) [G]
Physics Professor Dr Pederson (Kirk Douglas) and underground leader Straud (Richard Harris) must convince British Intelligence that the Nazis are planning to build the A-bomb. The Norse Hydro Plant at Telemark is central to enemy strategy and the Allies decide to send in a task force to destroy... More
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The Secret Of Roan Inish
(1994) [G]
10 year old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a selkie -- a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother washed out to sea in a cradle, and some think... More
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Sweetie
(1989) [M]
Oscar®-winning director Jane Campion's stunning debut feature is a feast of colourful photography and captivating, idiosyncratic characters. Tough and tender, Sweetie heralded the emergence of this gifted director as well as the breakthrough of antipodean cinema, which would take the... More
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Ernest Hemingway's The Killers
(1964) [M]
The Killers, sometimes marketed as Ernest Hemingway's The Killers, is a 1964 crime film released by Universal Studios. It is the second Hollywood adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's short story of the same name, following a version made in 1946. It was directed by Don Siegel and stars Lee Marvin. It... More
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