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Believe In Me
There's a very simple recipe for sport films that most directors working in the genre...
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Burn
In his long and winding career, Marlon Brando has made obvious classics...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:32
Eddie & The Cruisers
One of the great all-time Hollywood mysteries is why actor Michael Pare didn't become an...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:32
Flashbacks Of A Fool
Daniel Craig leaves behind the 007 role that made him a household name to star...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:31
Forever Mine
Paul Schrader is amongst the greatest film writers of all time...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:31
Gypsy
Gypsy is considered by many Broadway aficionados to be one of the greatest musicals ever...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:31
Marley And Me
A comedy-drama has the potential to be an uneven affair, with the dramatic elements occasionally...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:30
Lorna's Silence
All that illegal immigrant Lorna (Arta Dobroshi) wants is to build a life in a...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:30
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
In a transformation reminiscent of Sandy's in Grease, comedian Catherine Tate plays Dorothy Ratcliffe, a...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:29
Mississippi Masala
After making a big international splash in 1988 with her vibrant arthouse hit...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:29
Passion And Power: The Technology Of Orgasm
This 2007 doco is a classic example of the return to the obvious. Women have...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:29
Soul Men
Soul Men centres on two ageing former soul singers, criminal Louis Hinds (Samuel L. Jackson)...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:28
Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture Collection
On September 8, 1966, a new science fiction series went to air on American television,...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:28
Sam And Piccolo
This animated Australian short may start off light and cutesy but it's actually a dark,...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:28
Frost Nixon: The Original Watergate Interview
Hot on the heels of Ron Howard's excellent Frost/Nixon comes the actual TV interview around...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:27
The Hotel New Hampshire
For writer/director Tony Richardson - already twenty years removed from his best work (Look Back...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:27
The Coca-Cola Kid
Though now largely forgotten, The Coca-Cola Kid is a flawed but fascinating Aussie film. Directed...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:27
The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie
The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie is indie godfather John Cassavetes' re-think of the American...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:26
Yes Man
Jim Carrey's latest vehicle isn't a bad film. Neither is it a particularly good one,...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:26
The Wrestler
The best kind of performance is the one that feels as if it has been...
Uploaded May 18, 2009 09:26