Kwaidan
Synopsis: Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Kwaidan features four nightmarish tales in which terror thrives and demons lurk. Adapted from traditional Japanese ghost stories, this lavish production draws […]
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La frusta e il corpo
Synopsis: Nevenka’s ex-lover, who is her husband’s brother, Kurt, has come back to claim her and he does so by engaging in a forbidden rendezvous. The next day Kurt is […]
X: The Erotic Treasury
X: The Erotic Treasury, by various authors 7.5 I was given this gorgeous anthology by my partner some three years ago, for Christmas. It’s such a beautiful, almost velvety, book and […]
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Synopsis: In a world ruled by pleasure, love is the ultimate seduction. Passion. Pleasure. Power. Kama Sutra brings the legends to life as it follows the fortunes of Maya (Indira […]
Zwartboek
Synopsis: In the darkest days of World War II, Jewish fugitives attempt to escape occupied Holland – only to face a Nazi ambush. Rachel Stein (Carice van Houten) alone survives the […]
Das Leben der Anderen
Synopsis: This critically-acclaimed, Oscar-winning film (Best Foreign Language Film, 2006) is the erotic, emotionally charged experience Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly) calls “a nail-biter of a thriller!” Before the collapse of […]
Dazed and Confused
Synopsis: America, 1976. The last day of school. Bongs blaze, bell-bottoms ring, and rock and roll rocks. Among the best teen films ever made, Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused eavesdrops […]
Stand by Me
Synopsis: In a small woodsy Oregon town, a group of friends — sensitive Gordie (Wil Wheaton), tough-guy Chris (River Phoenix), flamboyant Teddy (Corey Feldman), and scaredy-cat Vern (Jerry O’Connell) — […]
Across the Universe
Synopsis: Across The Universe from director Julie Taymor, is a revolutionary rock musical that re-imagines American in the turbulent late 1960s, a time when battle lines were being drawn at […]
Un chien dans un jeu de quilles
Synopsis: In this rural comedy Pierre Cohen (Pierre Richard) is a sophisticated Parisian psychologist who travels to his brother’s farm in Britanny to save it from a hostile takeover by […]
Pleasantville
Synopsis: In the black-and-white ’50s sitcom realm of Pleasantville, mom always has a yummy meatloaf in the oven, the home team never loses and romance is a shy peck on […]
The Sword in the Stone
Synopsis: Humor, spectacle and magic rule in Walt Disney’s legendary classic tale The Sword In The Stone. Embark on an adventure-filled quest for an unlikely hero! According to legend, only […]
Fables, vol. 1
Fables, vol. 1, by Bill Willingham, Lan Medina, Steve Leialoha and Craig Hamilton 7.5 ‘Fables’ is a long-standing series of comic books that revolves around classic fairytale characters. It modernizes […]
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