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Blood and Black Lace - A Mario Bava Film
Mario Bava directs this cult giallo. Blood and Black Lace is a stylish horror film and one of the earliest examples of the slasher sub-genre.
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Carry On Emmannuelle- Starring Kenneth Williams
In the last outing for the Carry On team Kenneth Williams and co make fun of the Slyvia Kristel movie Emmanuelle.
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Oliver Postgate - A Life in Small Films
BBC 4 Documentary about the creator of fondly remembered children's TV shows such as The Clangers, Noggin the Nog and Bagpuss.
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Batman - Big Screen Version of the TV Show
Movie Spin-off from the hit 60's Batman tv show with Adam West and Burt Ward starring as Batman and Robin.
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Alternative Christmas Movies
A list of alternative movies for Christmas viewing for those who hate slushy, sentimental tales. All have a Christmas setting or a moment set during this time.
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Greystoke - Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes
Dull epic based on the adventures of Edgar Rice Burrough's hero Tarzan. Not even the fine performances of Ralph Richardson and Christopher Lambert can save Greystoke.
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Robin Hood Onscreen - From Fairbanks to Crowe
Since Douglas Fairbanks became the first actor to play Robin Hood back in 1922 there have been many many different approaches to the Robin Hood legend.
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Fist of Fury or The Chinese Connection
Bruce Lee stars as Chen Zhen, a young martial artist intent on avenging the death of his master in Fist of Fury.
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Giallo - A Film by Dario Argento
Dario Argento returns to the Giallo in this disastrous horror film starring Adrien Brody and Elsa Pataky.
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Gamer - A Neveldine/Taylor Film
Action movie from the writer/director team of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor Gerard Butler stars as prisoner competing in an online computer game.
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The Crying Game - A Neil Jordan Film
Neil Jordan's thriller about an ex-IRA volunteer and his tentative relationship with the girlfriend of a British soldier.
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Thierry Henry Cheats Irish with Double-Handball
Thierry Henry's ball-juggling skills during France's World Cup play-off win over Ireland have strengthened the calls for video evidence to be used in matches.
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The Swashbuckler - The Adventure Movie
In the 1930's Errol Flynn starred in Captain Blood and became the natural successor to Douglas Fairbanks, the man who had pioneered the swashbuckler.
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Inglorious Bastards - Starring Fred Williamson
'Macaroni' Combat movie with a motley crew of soldiers undertaking a mission to blow up an armoured train carrying V8 rockets. Bo Svenson and Fred Williamson star.
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The Iron Mask - Starring Douglas Fairbanks
Entertaining version of the Dumas tale The Man in the Iron Mask, with Douglas Fairbanks reprising his role as the Musketeer D'Artagnan.
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The Signal - Film Review
A mysterious transmission turns people into violent lunatics in this excellent low-budget horror film. The Signal is surely destined for cult status.
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Lisa and the Devil - A Film by Mario Bava
Mario Bava's haunting masterpiece restored. Initially released in butchered form as part of The House of Exorcism, Lisa and the Devil is one of Bava's best films.
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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Sam Peckinpah's bleak thriller in which a musician agrees to deliver the decapitated head of a Mexican philanderer.
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Days of Being Wild - A Wong Kar Wai Film
Days of Being Wild, Wong Kar-Wai's second film as a director sees him developing his considerable style and a recurring interest in the subject of unrequited love.
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Un Flic - A Film by Jean-Pierre Melville
Also known as Dirty Money, Un Flic is the last film by the great French director Jean-Pierre Melville. Alain Delon plays a cop hunting a gang of robbers.
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The Limits of Control - A Jim Jarmusch Film
Jim Jarmusch directs this dream-like movie about a mysterious hitman. Isaac de Bankole, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray and Gael Garcia Bernal star in The Limits of Control.
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Marilyn Forever Blonde!
Sunny Thompson gives a remarkable performance as Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn Forever Blonde! It's 1962 and Marilyn talks about her Hollywood career and her love life.
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White Material - A Film by Claire Denis
Shown at the London Film Festival, White Material sees Isabelle Huppert starring as a coffee plantation owner refusing to leave her property as civil war breaks out..
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Bluebeard - A Film by Catherine Breillat
Catherine Breillat's wonderful adaptation of Charles Perrault's fairy tale Bluebeard proved to be one of the highlights of the 2009 LFF.
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The Enforcer - Starring Clint Eastwood
Inspector Harry Callahan battles a radical terrorist organisation with the help of his new partner Inspector Kate Moore (Tyne Daly) in The Enforcer.
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Highlander II - The Quickening
Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery and director Russell Mulcahy return for this science-fiction sequel to Highlander.
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Robin Hood - Starring Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks became the first actor to play Robin Hood on film in this 1922 swashbuckler directed by Allan Dwan.
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The Mark of Zorro Starring Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks stars as Zorro in this classic from 1920. Fred Nibla directs The Mark of Zorro, the first movie to feature the masked hero.
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The Action Movie - Early Days and the Silent Era
A look at how the action movie was influenced by literature and how Douglas Fairbanks became cinema's first action star.
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The Sicilian Clan - Film Review
A master thief (Alain Delon) and a Sicilian gangster (Jean Gabin) team up to rob a Trans-Atlantic flight in The Sicilian Clan.
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Action Directors - Luc Besson
Luc Besson is an action producer/director and boss of the prolific Europacorp Studio. Besson's best work appeared in the 80's and late 90's though.
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LEXX - Cult TV Show Overview
Cult science fiction with its own unique style. LEXX mixed high camp with subversiveness to become one of the strangest TV shows ever broadcast.
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Marlowe Starring James Garner
Modern updating of Raymond Chandler's The Little Sister with James Garner starring as private eye Philip Marlowe investigating the blackmail of a TV star.
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Magnum Force - Starring Clint Eastwood
San Francisco cop Harry Callahan is back in Magnum Force battling vigilante cops in this sequel to Dirty Harry.
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Six Entertaining Movie Rip-Offs
A list of films that borrow heavily from other sources but still manage to be highly watchable and occasionally surpass the films they are ripping off.
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Stuck - A Stuart Gordon Film
Stuart Gordon directs this lean thriller about a young woman who hits a homeless man while driving under the influence.
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Dead of Night - Brandon Routh is Dylan Dog
Brandon Routh stars as Dylan Dog in the movie Dead of Night. But will it match the brilliance of Michele Soavi's Dellamorte Dellamore?
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Dominick Dunne - After the Party
Dominick Dunne recalls his remarkable life as he reports on the trial of Phil Spector in this fascinating documentary by Kirsty de Garis and Timothy Jolley.
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Les Demoiselles de Rochefort - Film Review
Real-life sisters Catherine Deneuve and Francoise Dorleac star alongside Hollywood legend Gene Kelly in Jacques Demy's Les Demoiselles de Rochefort.
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Off Kilter - Jonathan Meades on BBC Four
Jonathan Meades visited the Scottish city of Aberdeen, 'The Granite City,' to present the first in a series of shows about Scotland.
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The Bourne Identity - Film Review
Doug Liman directs The Bourne Identity and turns Matt Damon into an action hero with this entertaining spy thriller.
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The Terminal Man - A Mike Hodges Film
George Segal stars as a psychotic undergoing a new procedure to curb his violent tendencies in Mike Hodges bleak science-fiction movie.
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Pulp - A Mike Hodges Film Starring Michael Caine
Michael Caine stars as Mickey King, a writer of crime novels who finds himself caught up in a murder mystery while visiting an ageing Hollywood star.
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The Spirit of the Beehive - Film Review
Erice's remarkable movie starring Ana Torrent as a young girl whose imagination is inspired by James Whale's Frankenstein and her own growing sense of identity.
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The Cinephile's Guide to Inglourious Basterds
Tarantino has shown his love for the movies by filling Inglourious Basterds with references to film history. Here is a brief list.
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Video Killed the Radio Star - Russell Mulcahy
Sky Arts premiered Video Killed the Radio Star, a show about music video directors working during the early days of MTV. The first show focused on Russell Mulcahy.
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Four Flies on Grey Velvet - Review
One of Dario Argento's lesser known works, Four Flies on Grey Velvet is a flawed, but visually stunning Giallo with a haunting score from Ennio Morricone.
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A Perfect Getaway - Film Review
Director David Twohy plays with audience perceptions and provides plenty of thrills in A Perfect Getaway. Milla Jovovich, Steve Zhan and Timothy Olyphant star.
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Christopher Lambert Films on DVD Guide
A handy guide designed to help anybody seeking to purchase or rent a Christopher Lambert movie on DVD. These are the ones worth watching.
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Douglas Coupland at the Edinburgh Book Festival
Cult novelist Douglas Coupland appeared at the Edinburgh Book Festival and entertained the audience with readings from his new novel Generation A.
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Diagnosis Death - Review
Horror-comedy from New-Zealand featuring cameos by Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement and Rhys Darby from the cult sitcom Flight of the Conchords.
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OSS 117 Cairo Nest of Spies
OSS 117 (Jean Dujardin) is sent to Egypt to investigate after an old friend goes missing. Spy genre parody based on a character created by the novelist Jean Bruce
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Caprica - Battlestar Galactica Prequel
Caprica is a spin-off from Battlestar Galactica taking place 58 years before the Cylons wiped out most of humanity, starring Eric Stoltz and Esai Morales.
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Angel of Death - Starring Death Proof's Zoe Bell
Based on an original script by comics writer Ed Brubaker, Zoe Bell stars as a deadly assassin who turns on her masters after suffering a gruesome head injury.
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Lady Oscar - A Jacques Demy Film
Jacques Demy's adaptation of the Japanese Manga 'The Rose of Versailles,' about a woman raised to be a man and serving in the court of Marie Antoinette.
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The Miracle - A Neil Jordan Film
Neil Jordan directs this charming little movie from 1990 about a young would-be writer meeting an older woman (Beverley D'Angelo) and hoping for romance.
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Ms 45 aka Angel of Vengeance - Film Review
Abel Ferrara, the cult New York film director showed a growing cinematic aesthetic with this revenge flick about a mute seamtress on a vigilante killing spree.
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The Pied Piper - Fairytale Film by Jacques Demy
Jacques Demy directs a flawed, but interesting adaptation of the popular children's fairytale. Folk singer Donovan takes the leading role.
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We're No Angels - A Neil Jordan Film
Neil Jordan directs this comedy about a couple of escaped convicts who are mistaken for priests and hide out in a monastery.
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Trapped Ashes - Horror Movie by Cult Directors
An eclectic bunch of cult film directors combine their talents for Trapped Ashes, a portmanteau Horror movie based around a notorious house of horrors.
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Coraline - Animated Film by Henry Selick
An animated film that may disturb and delight children in equal measure, as Coraline travels to another world where her Other Mother awaits her.
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Six Actors Who've Played The Devil
A look at some of the actors who've played The Devil in films such as Bedazzled, The Company of Wolves and The Last Temptation of Christ.
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Rupert Everett on Lord Byron
Rupert Everett concluded Channel 4's The Scandalous Adventures of Lord Byron with a trip to Lake Geneva, then travelled to Greece where Byron died of fever.
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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Universal bring two of their biggest franchises together, Abbott and Costello and the monsters from their legendary horror films in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.
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The Blue Max - War Film Starring George Peppard
World War I drama about about an obssessive pilot whose quest to win the Blue Max medal awarded for twenty confirmed kills brings him into conflict with his colleagues.
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Comparing the Films Dillinger and Public Enemies
Michael Mann's recent Public Enemies tells essentially the same story as John Milius's 1973 movie Dillinger, but there are differences in approach between them.
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The Scandalous Adventures of Lord Byron
In 1809 Lord Byron undertook a journey that would see him publish one of his greatest works Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. Rupert Everett followed after him for Channel 4.
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Donkey Skin - Film Starring Catherine Deneuve
Jacques Demy directs Catherine Deneuve in an adaptation of the Charles Perrault fairytale story Donkey Skin.
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High Spirits - A Neil Jordan Film
Director Neil Jordan made his Hollywood debut with High Spirits, a supernatural comedy about ghostly happenings in an Irish castle.
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Mona Lisa - A Neil Jordan Film
Neil Jordan's romantic thriller about an ex-con drawn into the world of a prostitute and the search for a missing girl.
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The Company of Wolves - A Neil Jordan Film
Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire) directs this imaginative reworking of Little Red Riding Hood.
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The Alexandrian Library – by Don Paterson
A review of Don Paterson's poem 'The Alexandrian Library' taken from his award-winning first collection Nil Nil.
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Public Enemies - A Michael Mann Film
1933, John Dillinger's (Johnny Depp) bank robbing spree turns him into a celebrity. Young FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) is ordered to hunt down Dillinger.
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The Hurt Locker - A Kathryn Bigelow Film
Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq War drama is a nerve-shredding drama about a team of bomb disposal experts featuring cameos from Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce and Evangeline Lilley.
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Joe Dante at the Edinburgh Film Festival
Cult filmmaker Joe Dante described his career from its beginnings under the tutelage of B-movie king Roger Corman, to making hits like Gremlins and The Burbs.
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The Girlfriend Experience - Starring Sasha Grey
Director Steven Soderbergh's low-budget film The Girlfriend Experience, starring adult movie star Sasha Grey, had its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival.
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Ted Levine - Actor Profile
A profile of Ted Levine, the gifted character actor whose CV includes a recurring role in the TV show Monk as well as the films The Silence of the Lambs, and Heat.
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Bruce Lee - The Big Boss Film Review
The film that launched Bruce Lee's career, The Big Boss showcases 'The Little Dragon's' explosive fighting style and his remarkable screen presence.
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Review of Kafka Starring Jeremy Irons
Playful biopic mixing fact with fiction as the writer Franz Kafka investigates the death of a colleague.
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Cinemania - Review
Documentary following five obsessive film fans as they plan their daily visits to New York's arthouse cinemas.
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The Secret Life of Us - Overview
The Secret Life of Us follows the fortunes of a group of friends living in the St. Kilda area of Melbourne as they deal with life, love and alcohol.
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Cria Cuervos aka Raise Ravens - Review
Cria Cuervos is Saura's finest film. As well as being a condemnation of fascism, it is a fascinating study of childhood and memory.
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Bones - 4x 26 The End in the Beginning
Bones finished its run with a fantasy episode in which Brennan and Booth own a nightclub. There is still a murder to be solved though. Some things never change.
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Nightmaster aka Watch the Shadows Dance - Review
Seriously, it's a martial arts film with Nicole Kidman in it. She should have stuck at it, Kidman could have been the Australian Cynthia Rothrock.
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg- Review
Jacques Demy pays homage to the American musical, but replaces the sugar-coated romance of Hollywood with a realistic storyline about a failed relationship.
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S. Darko - Film Review
Richard Kelly's cult movie Donnie Darko really does not need a sequel. 20th Century Fox have decided to make one anyway and it is better than expected.
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Edinburgh Film Festival Programme 2009
This year's Edinburgh Film Festival boasts an impressive line-up with new films by Steven Soderbergh, Sam Mendes, Kathryn Bigelow and Dario Argento on show.
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Yo Yo Girl Cop - Review
Kenta Fukasaku's follow-up to the 80's Sukeban Deka franchise sees the daughter of a former undercover cop following in her mother's footsteps.
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Save Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Fox are apparently ready to Terminate The Sarah Connor Chronicles despite it being one of the most entertaining and thoughtful shows on the box.
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James Bond Director Guy Hamilton Interview
Guy Hamilton, the director of four James Bond films, appeared at an event organised by the city's university.
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Crank High Voltage - Review
Chev Chelios (Statham) returns from the dead in a hilariously over-the-top follow-up to Crank. It has to be seen to be believed; it really does.
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Mad Detective - Review
The directorial team behind the cult hit Fulltime Killer reunite for this mind-bending thriller about a disturbed cop with supernatural abilities.
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Franz Kafka Museum, Prague
The Kafka Museum seeks to give visitors an insight into the life and work of one of Europe's greatest writers.
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More Great Films About Scotland
A brief celebration of some of the best films made in Scotland; The Wicker Man, My Way Home, Gregory's Girl, Highlander and Morvern Callar.
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Five Great Films About Scotland
A brief celebration of some of the best films made in Scotland; I Know Where I'm Going, Whisky Galore, Culloden, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Macbeth.
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Sunday at the Skin Launderette
Life in London, seen through the eyes of a poet capable of finding transcendence in the smallest detail.
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Five Actors in Films about Christ
Few roles can be harder than playing the Son of God. Here are five actors who starred in films inspired by, or based on works inspired by the Gospels.
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Mean Creek - Review
Ignore the title; it makes the film sound like a slasher movie, but this is a moving coming-of-age drama, reminiscent of Rob Reiner's Stand By Me.
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