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2) Threads
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Description
A docudrama about the effects of a nuclear attack on the working-class city of Sheffield, England as the fabric of society unravels. In 1984, it was aired on the BBC and shocked tens of millions of UK viewers. Four months later, it was broadcast in America and became the most watched basic cable program in history. It remains one of the most acclaimed made-for-television movies ever. Nominated for seven prizes, winner of four awards, including Best...
3) Ray & Liz
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
“Richard Billingham’s blisteringly honest photos of his alcoholic dad and his mountainous, tattooed mom – RAY AND LIZ, as they have come to be intimately known – were the toast of Charles Saatchi’s epochal late ‘90s exhibition Sensation.” – Elizabeth Fullerton, British art critic. One of Britain’s most celebrated artists, Billingham has made an autobiographical debut feature that immerses the viewer in his Midlands childhood of...
4) Glitterbug
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
A stunning collage of ecstatic Super-8 fragments, GLITTERBUG is a loving tribute to Derek Jarman posthumously assembled by friends from his prolific filming of everyday events and his experimental investigations of the format. Jarman’s vibrant photography combined with dynamic cutting reveals glimpses into his picaresque life, from London streets to Spanish countryside—with visions of dances, performances, intimate moments and quiet observations....
5) Mrs. Brown
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Dramatisation of one of history's most unusual love stories. Queen Victoria is grieving over her husband's death and finds herself unable to carry out public duties. John Brown is summoned from Balmoral to walk the Queen's pony in the hope that she will start to become herself again. The confident Highlander displays a distinct lack of respect for court protocol and quickly becomes the Queen's most trusted companion.
6) Listen
Publisher
Under the Milky Way
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
LISTEN portrays the tireless battle of Portuguese immigrant parents in the UK against the law to keep their family together.
7) Trust Me
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
Harry delights in conning people, but comes gloriously unstuck when he poses as a hitman trying to sell his memoirs. With irate reporters and two real hitmen after him, and his brother's marriage and career to salvage, can Harry's glib tongue save his skin?
Publisher
Juno Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Peter Sellers debut film. Madcap comedy about a pools winner on holiday at the seaside. Sellers plays 2 parts. The pools winner - Harry Secombe - and his friend - Spike Milligan - are beset by gold digging girls and con men trying to part him from his money.
10) Ali & Ava
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Sparks fly as two lonely people develop a deep connection despite the lingering legacy of past relationships. A compelling love story enveloped in music and imbued with humor. BAFTA nominee for Best British Film.
11) The Souvenir
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this exquisite story of first love, a woman falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man. Enigmatic and enrapturing, The Souvenir is a lush, dreamlike portrait of young adulthood. World Cinema - Dramatic Grand Jury Prize winner at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Nominated for a C.I.C.A.E. Award at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. "*Remember the name Honor Swinton Byrne. In Joanna...
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
Description
“He has other reputations as well—as an academic, as a maker of curious artifacts, as a cataloguer of the bizarre and as a librarian of the absurd.” Peter Greenaway might well have been describing himself in this thumbnail sketch of Canton Remodell, a character in an unmade project. Before his international arthouse hits like THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE AND HER LOVER, Greenaway made a series of highly inventive films that established all the...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1951.
Language
English
Description
Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness), laboratory dishwasher at a textile mill, is secretly at work on the invention of a new fabric that will never get dirty and never wear out. After many trials, the invention succeeds and it is brought to the notice of his employer, who invests money and facilities to develop it. However, when the news of Stratton's invention breaks, industry is threatened with chaos. The trade unions and the mill owners find themselves...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1950.
Language
English
Description
Professor Willingdon is a scientist engaged on highly secret Government research. When he sends a letter to 10 Downing Street threatening to blow up the Houses of Parliament within 7 days unless the Prime Minister agrees to his demands, it is at first dismissed as a hoax. When Willingdon disappears, however, alarm bells ring, and soon all of London is hunting for this modern day Guy Fawkes. Winner of Best Screenplay at the **Academy Awards**. Nominated...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A Sikh, a Muslim and an Irish Catholic take stock of their lives in contemporary London in Atul Malhotra’s coming of age romantic comedy drama. The title is an homage to a 70’s Bollywood classic and sets the tone for a unique film marrying the storytelling styles of British Independent cinema with that of the Bollywood narrative as ‘AMAR AKBAR & TONY’ come of age, cause chaos and fall in love in multicultural London.
16) Still Life
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A government worker (Eddie Marsan) charged with finding the family members of those who have died alone is assigned to his final case - and finds himself on a liberating journey that allows him to finally start living his own life to the fullest. Winner of four prizes at the **Venice Film Festival**. "*It's an old-fashioned film in a good way -- almost like an Ealing comedy.*" - Paul Byrnes, ***Sydney Morning Herald***
17) The Ring
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1927.
Language
English
Description
Jack 'One Round' Sanders is a young boxer traveling the country with a boxing booth in a fair. After his ex wife dumps him for the reigning champion, he falls in love with the beautiful cashier, his only goal being to beat all challengers, in and off the ring. *"Arguably the finest of Hitchcock's silent films." Geoff Andrew, **Time Out***
18) Connecting Rooms
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1970.
Language
English
Description
The touching story of two older people (Bette Davis and Michael Redgrave) whose lives are linked when they become lodgers in the same seedy boarding house in London. Both are down on their luck. James has been wrongfully dismissed from his post at a British public school. Good-hearted Wanda is a cello player driven to busk on the streets. They find sympathy and understanding as they share their misfortunes. "*...a compelling and often heartbreaking...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1952.
Language
English
Description
The story of aviation exploration and of the human problems which beset those on earth who can only sit and wait. John Ridgefield, pioneer airman and visionary, manufactures jet planes designed to fly faster than sound into a new world, where speeds of two thousand miles an hour may be commonplace. But his daughter, Susan, believing that human life is more important than human progress, condemns her father's aims and endeavors as senseless ambition....
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