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12 Years a Slave
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(2013 Steve McQueen) 30:-
From director Steve McQueen comes the incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom.
It is 1841 and Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender) and must find the strength within to survive. In his twelfth year in captivity, a chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist (Brad Pitt) forever alters his life. [SF]Region 2
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13 snart 30
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(2004 Gary Winick) 30:-
originaltitel: 13 going on 30
Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo star in this hilarious flash-forward romance about a pre-teen girl who goes from geek to glamorous. With the help of some magic wishing dust, 13 year-old Jenna Rink (Garner) becomes 30 and gorgeous overnight, with everything she ever wanted, except for her best friend Matt (Ruffalo). Now, this grown woman must create some magic of her own to help the little girl inside find the true love she left behind. [SF]Region 2
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2001: A Space Odyssey
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(1968 Stanley Kubrick) 80:-
svensk titel: 2001: Ett Rymdäventyr
"2001: A Space Odyssey" is a countdown to tomorrow, a road map to human destiny, a quest for the infinite. It is a dazzling, Academy Award-winning visual achievement, a compelling drama of man vs. machine, a stunning meld of music and motion. It may be the masterwork of director Stanley Kubrick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke) and it will likely excite, inspire and enthrall for generations. To begin his voyage into the future, Kubrick visits our prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millennia (via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever conceived) into colonized space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Keir Dullea) into uncharted realms of space, perhaps even into immortality.
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24 Hour Party People
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(2002 Michael Winterbottom) 50:-
This witty and compelling portrait of the eighties music scene is viewed through the eyes of Tony Wilson: a young Cambridge graduate and TV presenter, who, inspired by the Sex Pistols first Manchester gig, founds the now world-famous Factory Records and the hacienda night-club.
The bands he signs include Joy Division and The Happy Mondays - who became seminal artists of their time - whilst the Hacienda transforms Manchester - a declining industrial city into "Mad-Chester" - the place to be. All this is built on Wilson's anarchic business philosophy: no contracts, just passion, music and hedonism - if the bands don't like it they are free to leave. [MGM]Region 1
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Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
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(1931 F W Murnau) 150:-
In 1929, F. W. Mufnau, one of the greatest of all film directors, invited leading documentarist Robert Flaherty to collaborate on a film to be shot on location in Tahiti, a Polynesian idyll in which Murnau imagined a cast of island actors would provide a new form of authentic drama and offer rare insight into their "primitive" culture. The result of their collaboration was Tabu, a film that depicts the details of indigenous island life to tell a mythical tale that is rich in the universal themes of desire and loss. Subtitled "A Story of the South Seas", Tabu concerns a Tahitian fisherman and his love for a young woman whose body has been consecrated to the gods, rendering her tabu as far as mortal men are concerned. The lovers flee their island and its restrictive traditions, but will their love prevail in the "civilised" world? [Eureka!]Region 2
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Taking Woodstock
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(2009 Ang Lee) 50:-
It is 1969. and Elliot Tiber, a failing interior designer in Greenwich Village, New York, has moved back home to help his parents run their dilapidated motel. The bank is about to foreclose; his father wants to burn the place down, but hasn't paid the insurance; and Elliot is still deciding how to "come out" to his parents. When Elliot hears that a nearby town has withdrawn the permit on a hippie music festival, he calls the organisers, thinking he could drum up some business for the motel. Three weeks later half a million People turn up at his neighbour's farm and Elliot finds himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change his life, and American culture, forever. [Focus]Region 2
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Tale of Two Sisters, A
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(2003 Jee-woon Kim) 80:-
originaltitel: 장화, 홍련
Following the death of their mother, sisters Su-mi and Su-yeon are sent to convalesce in a mental hospital. When they are released, they are greeted by their father and taken home. Once there, it becomes obvious that this isn't the wholesome family unit that the girls' new step mother wishes it was.
On their first night home disturbing and seemingly unexplainable events - footsteps on the stairs, doors opening of their own accord - begin to occur, and strange hallucinations plague the family. It soon becomes impossible to tell whether it is the sisters' unstable mental health, the cruel mind games played by the step mother, or the dark presence of a supernatural force which is at work within the house. [Tartan Asia]Region 2
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Tales from the Darkside
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(1990 John Harrison) 50:-
From the makers of the cult classic 'Pet Sematary', these are tales that will test your nerves to the limit and twist your faith about what is real or unreal: Betty (Deborah Harry) prepares a dinner party with a very special main course; Peston (James Remar) breaks a 10 year old promise and a seemingly happy marriage shatters; Mr Halston (David Johansen) is confident, some might say too confident; What young Timmy (Matthew Lawrence) is reading might just save his life and Andy (Christian Slater) is forced to decipher 3000 year old hieroglyphics to reveal details of his own fate. [Atlantic]Region 2
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Tall Guy, The
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(1989 Mel Smith) 50:-
svensk titel: En Lång En
Awkward and out-of-place, Dexter (Jeff Goldblum) is a hard-luck American actor struggling to get by on the theatrical stages of London. His dreary personal life, however, gets a much-needed shot in the arm when he meets a pretty nurse (Emma Thompson) during one of his many visits to the local clinic! Together they find love... but when your life is like Dexter's, it's hard to know a good thing when you get it! [Atlantic]Region 2
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Tanz der Vampire
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(1967 Roman Polanski) 80:-
originaltitel: The Fearless Vampire Killers
It's the living end, a fancy-dress ball for blood fiends in Count Von Krolock's (Ferdy Mayne)'s Transylvanian castle. Surely no mortal would be foolish enough to infiltrate this hemogobbling horror of a soiree. But partygoers notice something in the ballroom mirrors: the reflections of humans - vampire killers - dancing among them.
Roman Polanski spoofs vampire movies with this droll balancing act of shocks and laughs. He also portrays Alfred, mousy apprentice to a doddering researcher of vampirism (Jack MacGowran)...and the lovestruck defender of gorgeous Sarah (Sharon Tate) when the Count (Ferdy Mayne) tries to make her the ghoul of his dreams. It's all fang-tastic fun! [Warner]Region 2
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Tartuffe
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(1925 F W Murnau) 150:-
originaltitel: Herr Tartüffe
A devious housekeeper convinces her master to cut his worthy grandson out of his will and to leave the riches to her instead. The grandson, disguised as the projectionist of a travelling cinema show, flatters his way into the home to project a film of Tartuffe in an attempt to open his grandfather's eyes.
Emil Jannings plays Tartuffe with creepy panache in a tour-de-force turn alongside Lil Dagover and Werner Krauss. Unjustly neglected for decades, perhaps because of its low-key nature compared with Murnau's more grand masterpieces, this delightful curiosity is more than a mere trifle. Tartuffe affirms Murnau as a master of multifarious cinematic disciplines. [Eureka!]Region 2
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Teenagers from Uranus
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(2006 Will Carsola & Dave Stewart) 50:-
Far, far away on the Planet Uranus, an evil Lord reigns. All hell breaks loose when he sends two Teenagers from Uranus to Earth to take control of the media airwaves in attempt to destroy the world.
Written and created by Will Carsola and Dave Stewart, this is a twisted sketch comedy movie guaranteed to blow your head off. [Daybyday]Region 2
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Tenet
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(2020 Christopher Nolan) 50:-
Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time. [Warner]Region 2
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Terminator Salvation
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(2009 McG)
In the aftermath of Judgment Day and the takeover by the machines, John Connor the destined leader of the human resistance, must counter Skynet's devastating plan to terminate mankind. As Connor rallies his underground street fighters for a last, desperate battle, he realizes that to save the future he must rescue his own father, Kyle Reese. But the most shocking discovery comes with the arrival of Marcus Wright, a mysterious loner from the past who challenges Connor with an impossible choice that will determine the future of the human race - leading them both on a brutal journey into the very heart of the enemy. [Warner]Region 1
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Terminator, The
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(1984 James Cameron)
In 2029, giant super-computers dominate the planet, hell-bent on exterminating the human race! And to destroy man's future by changing the past, they send an indestructible cyborg - a Terminator - back in time to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), the woman whose unborn son will become mankind's only hope. Can Sarah protect herself from this unstoppable menace to save the life of her unborn child? Or will the human race be extinguished by one mean hunk of mutant metal? [Hemdale]Region 1
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There be Dragons
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(2011 Roland Joffé) 50:-
The story traces the lives of two young men, childhood friends who become separated by the political upheaval of pre-war Spain to find themselves on opposite sides as war erupts. Jose (Charlie Cox) becomes a priest, founding the Opus Dei movement; Manolo (Wes Bentley) chooses war, becoming a spy for the fascists. As personal and national battles rage, the characters' lives collide and their deepest struggles are illuminated through the fateful choices they make. [Sunrise]Region 2
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Thesis
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(1996 Alejandro Amenábar) 50:-
When Angela begins researching her thesis on violence in TV and Cinema she enlists the help of her tutor, Figueroa, who searches through the University library for violent material for her to watch. Upon finding Figueroa dead in the University projection room, Angela takes the tape he has been viewing and, too shocked to watch what she glimpses of it, forces herself to play it back with the contrast turned down, only allowing her to hear the bloodcurdling screams that fill the soundtrack. When a fellow student, Chema, persuades her to view the tape properly, they discover the horrifying truth of what she has in her possession: a "snuff" movie. [Atlantic]Region 2
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Thief of Bagdad, The
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(1924 Raoul Walsh) 80:-
svensk titel: Tjuven i Bagdad
Douglas Fairbanks stars as the impious thief Ahmed who has made a reputation as Baghdad's premiere plunderer. When he falls in love with a beautiful princess (Julanne Johnston) and the two determine to marry, her father the caliph intervenes, forbidding the union. Thus erupts a chain of circumstances involving a crystal ball, a magic apple, a pegasus, an invisibility cloak... and, of course, a flying carpet. [Alpha]Region 1
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Thirteen
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(2003 Catherine Hardwicke) 80:-
Anxiously trying to fit into the peer pressure cooker environment of junior high, thirteen-year-old Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood) goes to shocking lengths in order to befriend Evie (Nikki Reed), the most popular girl in school.
Now the two are inseparable (and incorrigible) leaving Tracy's desperate mother (Holly Hunter) powerless to rescue her from a whirlwind of drugs, sex and crime. [Universal]Region 2
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Thirteen Days
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(2000 Roger Donaldson)
For thirteen extroardinary days in October 1962, the world stood on the brink of an unthinkable catastrophe. Across the globe, people anxiously awaited the outcome of a harrowing political, diplomatic and military confrontation that had threatened to end in apocalyptic nuclear exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union. In "Thirteen Days", the power and the peril of the American presidency is dramatically explored capturing the urgency, suspense and paralysing chaos of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The alarming escalation of events during those fateful days brought to the fore such public figures as Robert McNamara, Adlai Stevenson, Theodore Sorenson, Andrei Gromyko, Anatoly Dobrynin, McGeorge Bundy, Dean Acheson, Dean Rusk, and General Curtis LeMay. In addition, many others - politicians, diplomats and soldiers were on the front line of the showdown. In "Thirteen Days", we see all of these people, and, above all, President John F. Kennedy and his brother Bobby, through the eyes of a trusted presidential aide and confidante, Kenneth P. O'Donnell (Kevin Costner). [InfiniFilm]Region 1
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Three came Home
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(1950 Jean Negulesco)
svensk titel: Kvinnorna bakom Taggtråd
An immensely compelling movie starring Claudette Colbert as American author Agnes Newton Keith on whose autobiography the film is based. It depicts how the author and her husband, a British administrator were trapped in Borneo when the Japanese forces invaded. The Keith's were taken prisoner but because of their different nationalities are separated and sent to separate camps. The camp commander Colonel Suga (Sessue Hayakawa) takes a particular interest in the authoress but his humanitarian tendencies cannot help the stricken Agnes as she is subjected to torture, starvation and humiliation at the hands of the guards. [Joan]Region 0
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Three Kings
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(1999 David O Russell)
Absurdly comic, highly kinetic, at times shockingly emotional, "Three Kings" begins when the Gulf War is over. Amid the partying and confusion, four American soldiers (George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube and Spike Jonze), determined to take home more than sand fleas, go off into the Iraqi desert to find millions in stolen Kuwaiti bullion. They are plunged into the heart of a democratic uprising that spins the day and their lives out of control. [Warner]Region 2
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Throne of Blood
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(1957 Akira Kurosawa) 175:-
originaltitel: 蜘蛛巣城
Kurosawa's transposition of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' to sixteenth century Japan is immensely successful in capturing the spirit of the original.
A truly remarkable film combining beauty and terror to produce a mood of haunting power. 'Throne of Blood' also shows Kurosawa's familiar mastery of atmosphere, action and the savagery of war. [Criterion]Region 1
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Tienda de Locos
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(1935 Charles Reisner)
originaltitel: The Big Store
The Marx Brothers go east in "The Big Store", becoming detectives-cum-bodyguards for a department store.
Crime is afoot in the store or, if in the fabrics department, by the yard. Still, our sleuths don't have a clue except in laughing matters. Chico and Harpo share a piano keyboard, beds disappear into walls, roller skates provide in-store mobility and Groucho warbles "Sing While You Sell". Sold! [Warner]Region 2
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Tjuren från Bronx
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(1980 Martin Scorsese) 50:-
originaltitel: Raging Bull
This is arguably the finest work from the Scorsese and De Niro partnership. De Niro gives an amazing portrayal of a man whose animal side lurks just beneath the surface, ever ready to erupt.
Vivid and unremitting in its uncompromising brutality and honesty, the fight sequences are famed for their realism. Violent throughout, this film is a testament to Scorsese's and De Niro's skills, creating a thoroughly absorbing film about such an unlikable character.
2-Disc Special Edition [MGM]Region 2
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To the Shores of Tripoli
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(1942 H Bruce Humberstone) 50:-
svensk titel: Stridskamrater
When a carefree playboy (John Payne) joins the Marine Corps, he tests the skill and patience of the tough veteran sergeant (Randolph Scott) who tries to whip him into a real Marine. But, as his training proceeds, the recruit's cocky selfishness is replaced by selfless valour and he eventually earns the love of a beautiful Navy nurse (Maureen O'Hara). [20th Century]Region 2
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To the Shores of Tripoli
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(1942 H Bruce Humberstone) 80:-
svensk titel: Stridskamrater
When a carefree playboy (John Payne) joins the Marine Corps, he tests the skill and patience of the tough veteran sergeant (Randolph Scott) who tries to whip him into a real Marine. But, as his training proceeds, the recruit's cocky selfishness is replaced by selfless valour and he eventually earns the love of a beautiful Navy nurse (Maureen O'Hara). [20th Century]Region 2
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Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle of Life
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(2003 Jan de Bont)
Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) is back in action and faces her most perilous mission: to recover what ancient civilisation believed to be the essence of all evil, Pandora's Box.
She must travel the globe, from Greece to Hong Kong to Kenya and beyond to get to the box before it's found by a maniacal scientist (Ciarán Hinds) whose plan is to use it for mass annihilation. For this adventure, Lara recruits her ex-partner - Terry Sheridan (Gerlald Butler) - a dangerous mercenary who has previously betrayed Lara and their country. She knows he's the best for the mission, but can she trust him again? Join her as she races through furious hand-to-hand battles, blazing shoot-outs and breathtaking sky-diving escapes to try to save the ancient artifact... and mankind's future. [Paramount]Region 1
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Tomorrow never Dies
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(1997 Roger Spottiswoode)
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now 007 (Pierce Bosnan) must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium! [MGM]Region 1
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Tower of Death
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(1981 See-Yuen Ng) 30:-
Traveling to Japan to investigate the mysterious murder of his brother, Bobby Lo discovers a secret trail, which leads to the mysterious Tower Of Death. A forbidden fortress, buried hundreds of feet under the earth, it's deadly secret is guarded by different style of combat. To bring his brother's killer to justice, and discover the Tower's secret, Lo must first run the gauntlet of death, from which no-one has ever returned alive! [Atlantic]Region 2
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Traffic
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(1971 Jacques Tati) 50:-
originaltitel: Trafic
Monsieur Hulot (Jacques Tati), the designer of an experimental camper van, takes it on the motorways of France and Belgium en route to the Amsterdam motor show where his prototype is to be exhibited. But, with numerous breakdowns and mechanical problems, not to mention a customs search and an accident, the road to Amsterdam is long and perilous. Will Hulot and his camper van ever make it to the show? [Atlantic]Region 2
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Training Day
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(2001 Antoine Fuqua)
Ethan Hawke stars as Jake Hoyt, a fresh-faced Los Angeles Police Department rookie anxious to join the elite narcotics squad headed up by 13-year veteran Detective Sergeant Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington). Harris has agreed to give Hoyt a shot at joining his team with a one-day ride-along during which Hoyt must prove his mettle. As the day wears on, however, it becomes increasingly clear to the greenhorn that his experienced mentor has blurred the line between right and wrong to an alarming degree, enforcing his own morally compromised code of ethics and street justice. As he struggles with his conscience, an increasingly alarmed Hoyt begins to suspect that he's not really being given an audition at all; he's being set up as the fall guy in an elaborate scheme. [Warner] Region 1
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Trainspotting
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(1996 Danny Boyle) 80:-
"Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family..." This is the story of Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) and his so-called friends - a bunch of losers, liars, psychos, thieves and junkies. Hilarious but harrowing, the film charts the disintegration of their friendship as they proceed seemingly towards self-destruction. Mark alone has the insight and opportunity to escape his fate - but then again does he really want to "choose life"?
2-Disc Special Edition in Slipcase [Universal]Region 2
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Transformers
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2 Movie Collection 100:-
TRANSFORMERS (2007) From director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg comes a thrilling battle between the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. When their epic struggle comes to Earth, all that stands between the Decepticons and ultimate power is a clue held by Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf).
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (2009) The battle for Earth continues in this action-packed blockbuster from director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg. When college-bound Sam Withwicky (Shia LaBeouf) learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers, he must accept his destiny and join Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in their epic battle against the Decepticons, who have returned stronger than ever with a plan to destroy our world. [Paramount]Region 2
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Travolta Collection
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Saturday Night Fever Grease Staying Alive [Paramount]Region 2
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Treachery
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(2013 Travis Romero) 50:-
An estranged father and son are re-united at a wedding party. However, a thunderstorm traps them in a cabin, forcing the family to reveal deeper secrets. [TakeOne]Region 2
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Tuntematon Sotilas / Talvisota
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"2-DVD Box Set" 175:-
TUNTEMATON SOTILAS (1955 Edvin Laine) svenks titel: Okänd Soldat
Summer of 1941. An Eastern Finland Regiment machine-gun company is ordered to leave out all unnecessary equipment and the company is moved to the Russian border. The next morning the men wakes up to the sound of cannons roaring - the war has begun. The Finnish troops attack the enemy and advances quickly across the border.
TALVISOTA (1989 Pekka Parikka)
svensk titel: Vinterkriget
In the winter of 1939/40, tiny Finland held back the might of the Soviet army which stormed Finland's borders with massive tank and artillery firepower, a large air force and well armed infantry. The war continued relentlessly for 105 days, in extreme conditions, through an exceptionally cold and hostile winter. Against all the odds the Finns held strong and this historic battle has come to be known as the Finnish Miracle. [FinnKino]Region 2
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Turner & Hooch
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(1990 Roger Spottiswoode) 50:-
Tom Hanks stars as Scott Turner, a compulsively neat detective whose tidy world goes to the dogs when he's forced to team up with a drooling slob of a junkyard dog named Hooch.
Not exactly man's best friend, Hooch turns Turner's life upside down, wrecking Turner's home, career and budding romance. It's a hilarious non-stop test of wills between this mismatched duo, leading to the most unlikely friendship you've ever seen. [Touchstone]Region 2
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Twelve o'Clock High
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(1949 Henry King) 80:-
svensk titel: Luftens Örnar
At the height of World War II, the 918 Bomb Group suffers devastating losses and Brigadier General Frank Savage (Gregory Peck) is sent to take command. Because of his strong discipline his men resent him, and although Savage remains impersonal under heavy attack and unrelenting firefights, he becomes personally involved in his troops' well-being - a dangerous position for any leader, especially in the middle of a war! [20th Century]Region 2
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Tyrannosaur
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(2011 Paddy Considine) 50:-
Joseph (Peter Mullan) is an unemployed widower, drinker, arid man stifled by his own volatile temperament and furious anger. Hannah (Olivia Colman) is a Christian worker at a charity shop, a respectable woman who appears wholesome and happy. When the pair are brought together, Hannah appears to be Joseph's potential saviour, someone who can temper his fury and offer him warmth, kindness and acceptance.
As their story develops Hannah's own secrets are revealed — her relationship with husband James (Eddie Marsan) is violent and abusive — and as events spiral out of control. Joseph becomes her source of comfort. [Warner]Region 2
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