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ECCENTRIC, enthusiastic French performance artist Philippe Petit s story of his successful attempt to evade security at the World Trade Centre and walk a tightrope between the twin towers in 1974. This is a gripping and often quirky documentary of one ma... Full Story »
11:52 - 08 January 2009
PLAYING on the media s hype about gangs of feral youths, two 30-somethings on a surprise engagement trip to a remote lake are terrorised by a group of nasty little hoodies. What begins as an innocuous confrontation escalates into terror as the gang membe... Read More »
09:32 - 07 January 2009
ACCLAIMED British filmmaker Shane Meadows steps outside his familiar Midlands surroundings for his first film set in London. Somers Town is a rites of passage drama that elaborates on the themes of the director s earlier A Room for Romeo Brass and This Is... Read More »
11:04 - 31 December 2008
VAL Kilmer stars as McPhearson, a troubled marine who is sought out by an old war buddy, and who travels to Arizona after being wounded in Iraq. When McPhearson arrives his friend has disappeared and nobody admits to knowing him. He notices the town and... Read More »
09:49 - 31 December 2008
JOE (Nicolas Cage) is a hitman who is sent on a mission to Thailand. While there he meets a street kid, Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm), who becomes his primary aide. When Kong is nearly killed he asks Joe to teach him all he knows. But when things don t go quit... Read More »
09:48 - 31 December 2008
GURU Pitka (Mike Myers) is an American raised in India by gurus and is now back in the USA. He seeks fame and fortune through self-help and spirituality and finds an ideal opportunity. Maple Leafs star hockey player Darren Roanoke (Romany Malco) has spli... Read More »
09:59 - 31 July 2008
A LIKEABLE tale of two very different boys making a movie inspired by a pirate copy of Rambo during an early 80s English summer. The school outcast and quiet son of an ultra-strict Christian family hit it off over their love of First B... Read More »
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