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A Bigger Splash
Rock legend Marianne Lane is recuperating on the island of Pantelleria with her partner Paul when iconoclast record producer and old flame Harry unexpectedly arrives. Stars Tilda Swinton.
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Dirty Dancing
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze).
Beau Is Afraid
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home.
Roman Holiday
A modern-day princess explores Rome on her own when she meets Joe Bradley, an American newspaperman who, seeking an exclusive story, pretends ignorance of her true identity. But his plan falters as they fall in love.
Black Narcissus
This Powell and Pressburger classic is set in a community of nuns high in the Himalayas. Their spiritual aims are hampered by the arrival of a beautiful girl and a young general.
Fried Green Tomatoes
During one of housewife Evelyn Couch's (Kathy Bates) Wednesday nursing home visits, she encounters Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy), a colourful old woman who brightens Evelyn's outlook.
The Way Back
Inspired by an incredible true story, The Way Back begins in 1940 when seven prisoners attempt the impossible: escape from a brutal Siberian gulag. Thus begins a 6000 kilometre trek to freedom.
55 Steps
A workaholic lawyer takes on an uphill legal battle to help a psychiatric patient sue a hospital for mistreating its patients. Stars Hilary Swank and Helena Bonham-Carter.
My Sailor, My Love
My Sailor My Love is a heart-warming drama on timeless love and forgiveness by Director Klaus Haro.
Hook
A lawyer who has lost any memory that he was once the legendary Peter Pan must travel to Neverland, aided by Tinker Bell, to rescue his children from his nemesis, Captain Hook.
Django Unchained
Set in the south two years before the Civil War, a freed slave is on a mission to rescue his wife from the notorious Calvin Candie, the proprietor of Candyland, an infamous and brutal plantation.
The Girlfriend Experience
A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centred on a high-end Manhattan call girl meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work.
A Bigger Splash
Rock legend Marianne Lane is recuperating on the island of Pantelleria with her partner Paul when iconoclast record producer and old flame Harry unexpectedly arrives. Stars Tilda Swinton.
Priscilla
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments
Living
This is the story of an ordinary man, reduced by years of oppressive office routine to a shadow existence, who at the eleventh hour makes a supreme effort to turn his dull life into something wonderful.
55 Steps
A workaholic lawyer takes on an uphill legal battle to help a psychiatric patient sue a hospital for mistreating its patients. Stars Hilary Swank and Helena Bonham-Carter.
Hook
A lawyer who has lost any memory that he was once the legendary Peter Pan must travel to Neverland, aided by Tinker Bell, to rescue his children from his nemesis, Captain Hook.
Priscilla
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments
Big Fish
Big Fish is a wondrous and fantastical film from Tim Burton. The story follows a son who seeks to separate truth from fiction in his father's tall tales. (Ewan McGregor, Helen Bonham Carter)
Black Narcissus
This Powell and Pressburger classic is set in a community of nuns high in the Himalayas. Their spiritual aims are hampered by the arrival of a beautiful girl and a young general.
The Fifth Element
In the 23rd century, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep a great extra-terrestrial evil and Zorg at bay. (Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman)
Vengeance: A Love Story
After a brutal attack on a mother, a Marine vet detective struggles with the failed justice system and takes matters into his own hands. Starring Nicolas Cage.
Sin City
Set in the dark and miserable town Basin City, this film noir follows three different people, all caught up in violent corruption. Stars Josh Hartnett, Mickey Rourke and Jessica Alba.
Django Unchained
Set in the south two years before the Civil War, a freed slave is on a mission to rescue his wife from the notorious Calvin Candie, the proprietor of Candyland, an infamous and brutal plantation.
Evil Does Not Exist
Evil Does Not Exist is a quiet and thought-provoking masterpiece about the delicate balance between humanity and nature.
The Fifth Element
In the 23rd century, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep a great extra-terrestrial evil and Zorg at bay. (Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman)
Big Fish
Big Fish is a wondrous and fantastical film from Tim Burton. The story follows a son who seeks to separate truth from fiction in his father's tall tales. (Ewan McGregor, Helen Bonham Carter)
Yolngu Boy
A drama about the coming-of-age of three Aboriginal boys in Arnhem Land who are caught between two cultures - traditional Aboriginal culture and western culture.
Manganinnie
Through lyrical images, Manganinnie journeys across mountains towards the coast with Joanna, a white girl, in search of Manganinnie's vanished tribe.
Under The Cover Of Cloud
A recently-fired journalist returns to his hometown in Tasmania and sets out to write a piece of non-fiction about the game of cricket and legendary Australian batsman, David Boon.
The Caine Mutiny
An inept World War II Navy commander falls victim to a mutiny. When his offending crew members are court martialled, they are forced to endure a bitter trial that exposes the real culprit.
Shin Ultraman
When Japan's SSSP kaiju defence taskforce finds itself in the midst of a particularly challenging kaiju encounter, a giant silver robot descends from the sky to rescue the country.
The Nugget
Three friends stumble across a huge nugget of gold. After the three friends argue over how to split their findings, they encounter even bigger problems when other prospectors come to steal it.
Atlantis Inferno
When an undersea expedition stirs the long-buried ruins of Atlantis, a savage force emerges to wreak havoc. As civilization crumbles, a small group of survivors fights back against the invaders.
Sky Pirates
Flight Lt. Harris, a thrill-seeking pilot, teams up with a clergyman's daughter to rescue her father and find a mystical tablet. Hot on their trail is a villainous savage, desperate for ultimate power
Sky Pirates
Flight Lt. Harris, a thrill-seeking pilot, teams up with a clergyman's daughter to rescue her father and find a mystical tablet. Hot on their trail is a villainous savage, desperate for ultimate power
Vengeance: A Love Story
After a brutal attack on a mother, a Marine vet detective struggles with the failed justice system and takes matters into his own hands. Starring Nicolas Cage.
Vengeance: A Love Story
After a brutal attack on a mother, a Marine vet detective struggles with the failed justice system and takes matters into his own hands. Starring Nicolas Cage.
Seeking Justice
After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score. Then he discovers they want a 'favour' from him in return.
The Movie Show
The Movie Show was an Australian film review program which was broadcast on SBS TV. Its history is divided into three parts, until it finally wound up in 2008.Reviews and interviews from the movie world.An attraction of the programme were the occasional disagreements of the hosts. Stratton and Pomeranz presented the show for the last time on 12 May 2004 and left SBS because of a perceived "dumbing down" of the broadcaster, and joined the ABC where they hosted from July of that year until the end of 2014 At the Movies, which had a very similar format
The Movie Show
The Movie Show was an Australian film review program which was broadcast on SBS TV. Its history is divided into three parts, until it finally wound up in 2008.Reviews and interviews from the movie world.An attraction of the programme were the occasional disagreements of the hosts. Stratton and Pomeranz presented the show for the last time on 12 May 2004 and left SBS because of a perceived "dumbing down" of the broadcaster, and joined the ABC where they hosted from July of that year until the end of 2014 At the Movies, which had a very similar format
Shin Ultraman
When Japan's SSSP kaiju defence taskforce finds itself in the midst of a particularly challenging kaiju encounter, a giant silver robot descends from the sky to rescue the country.
Under The Cover Of Cloud
A recently-fired journalist returns to his hometown in Tasmania and sets out to write a piece of non-fiction about the game of cricket and legendary Australian batsman, David Boon.
Moonlighting
Jeremy Irons stars as a Polish foreman in London hiding his country's turmoil from his crew while renovating a house, in Jerzy Skolimowski's tense drama of exile and deception.
Moonlighting
Jeremy Irons stars as a Polish foreman in London hiding his country's turmoil from his crew while renovating a house, in Jerzy Skolimowski's tense drama of exile and deception.