The Trollenberg Terror
Synopsis: Scripted by Hammer stalwart Jimmy Sangster and starring Forrest Tucker, this British chiller was based on a popular TV series. A scientist, Alan Brooks (Forrest Tucker) arrives at the […]
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Synopsis: A wavering bride, a stranger, an earnest groom: “romantic triangle,” right? Think again. To that set-up, filmmaker Matthew Parkhill adds twist after twist to shape a surprising romantic thriller. […]
Terror-Creatures from the Grave
Synopsis: This tale of betrayal and gruesome vengeance is based on the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. An attorney arrives at a gothic castle to settle the estate of a […]
Auftauchen
Synopsis: Having just landed a gig with a trendy magazine, young photographer Nadja celebrates at the local disco, where she bumps into Darius, a 20-year-old skateboarder. Although her frankness at […]
Love
Synopsis: Murphy is an American living in Paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged relationship with the unstable Electra. Unaware of the seismic effect it will have on […]
Spirits of the Dead
Synopsis: Three giants of world cinema conspire to bring the dark prose of Edgar Allan Poe to the screen in Spirits Of The Dead. Roger Vadim, Louis Malle, and Federico […]
Somersault
Synopsis: Love Can Turn You Upside Down. After making a misjudged advance towards her mother’s boyfriend, 16-year-old Heidi (Abbie Cornish) flees her home for the small Australian ski town of […]
Histoires extraordinaires
Synopsis: Federico Fellini, Louis Malle and Roger Vadim adapt works by macabre author Edgar Allan Poe in the anthology film Histoires extraordinaires. Dealing with tormented characters experiencing a personal hell, […]
À Deriva
Synopsis: While spending summer vacation with her family on the idyllic southeast coast of Brazil, 14-year-old Filipa (newcomer Laura Neiva) discovers that her father (Vincent Cassel of Black Swan), a […]
Coupling: Series 4
Synopsis: It’s better than foreplay! London’s sexiest sextet are back for a fourth season of farce! Susan and Steve are now pregnant (well, mostly Susan), Patrick and Sally are discussing […]
Extraordinary Tales
Synopsis: Five of Edgar Allan Poe s best-known stories are brought to vivid life in this heart-pounding animated anthology featuring Sir Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi, Julian Sands, Roger Corman and […]
Shame
Synopsis: “Driven by a brilliant and ferocious performance by Michael Fassbender,” (Hollywood Reporter) Shame tells the riveting story of Brandon, a handsome New York businessman with a dark and destructive […]
Coupling: Series 3
Synopsis: Up for a Threesome? At the end of Coupling’s outrageous second season, Steve and Susan have split up; Jeff and Julia are living in a state of perpetual arousal; […]
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