A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.
American Movie is the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences don’t matter and they become best friends and love each other.
En fattig gutt vinner en tur til verdens mest uvanlige og vidunderlige godterifabrikk. Historien om Charlie Bucket, en liten gutt uten penger, men med et godt hjerte, som drømmer om å kunne kjøpe godteriet som andre barn nyter. Charlie trer inn i en magisk verden da han vinner en av fem gullbilletter til å besøke den mystiske sjokoladefabrikken som eies av den eksentriske Willy Wonka, og som drives av hans dyktige besetning av umpa-lumpaer. Innenfor portene får Charlie og bestefaren Joe selskap av en rekke karakterer på en reise hvor de oppdager at det er langt viktigere å ha et godt hjerte enn å være godtegris. Basert på Roald Dahls roman ved samme navn.
Handlingen i Les Miserables er lagt til 1800-tallets Frankrike. Filmen er en oppslukende fortelling om brustne drømmer og ugjengjeldt kjærlighet, om lidenskap, offer og frelse - et tidløst testament til menneskets overlevelsesvilje. Eksfangen Jean Valjean som jaktes på i flere tiår av den nådeløse politimannen Javert. Når Valjean tar på seg ansvaret for å passe på den unge datteren til fabrikkarbeideren Fantine, endres livene deres for alltid.
Ben (Nicolas Cage - vinner av 1 Oscar® for Beste Mannlige Hovedrolle) er en utgått Hollywood manusforfatter og en uhelbredelig alkoholiker. Når han mister familien, jobben og enhver sjanse til å bygge seg opp en fremtid, reiser han til Las Vegas hvor han har tenkt å drikke seg til døde. Her møter han den prostituerte Sera (Elisabeth Shue) som er på desperat leting etter kjærlighet, og som har stukket av fra halliken sin. Ben og Sera starter et forhold til hverandre, og finner gjennom dette tilflukt fra sine så ellers håpløse liv.
Nancy har uhyggelige mareritt. Samtidig blir vennene hennes fra skolen, som har akkurat de samme drømmene, slaktet av den fryktelige djevelen fra deres felles mareritt mens de sover. Siden politiet ikke fester lit til Nancys forklaring, må hun selv konfrontere drapsmannen i hans mørke verden.
The Shape Of Water er et romantisk fantasy-drama regissert av Guillermo del Toro, med Sally Hawkins i hovedrollen. Bakteppet for filmen er den kalde krigen, og vi befinner oss i ca. 1962. Den ensomme Elisa (Hawkins) jobber som renholder i et laboratorium drevet av myndighetene, og lever et liv i isolasjon. Hennes liv forandrer seg for alltid når hun og hennes kollega Zelda (Octavia Spencer) kommer over et topp-hemmelig eksperiment på arbeidsplassen.
This film is released as part of the ongoing 50th anniversary celebration of the Rolling Stones. It tells the story of the Stones' unparalleled journey from blues obsessed teens in the early 60s to their undisputed status as rock royalty. All of the Stones have been newly interviewed and their words form the narrative arc that links together archive footage of performances, news coverage, and interviews, much of it previously unseen. Taking its title from a lyric in "Jumpin' Jack Flash," this film gives the viewer an intimate insight into exactly what it's like to be part of the Rolling Stones as they overcome denunciation, drugs, dissensions, and death to become the definitive survivors. Over a year in the making and produced with the full cooperation and involvement of the Stones, this film is and will remain the definitive story of the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band
An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous.
Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.
Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to find them and kill them. The boy is taken in by a gun merchant. The gun merchant shows him how to shoot and to shoot on time and correct.
Everyone has a skeleton or two in his or her closet, but what about the director behind some of the most successful thrillers ever to hit the silver screen? Could M. Night Shyamalan be hiding a deep, dark secret that drives his macabre cinematic vision? Now viewers will be able to find out firsthand what fuels The Sixth Sense director's seemingly supernatural creativity as filmmakers interview Shyamalan as well as the cast and crew members who have worked most closely with him over the years. Discover the early events that shaped the mind of a future master of suspense in a documentary that is as fascinating as it is revealing.
Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she despises. Aaron Altman, a talented but plain correspondent, carries an unrequited torch for Jane. Sparks fly between the three as the network prepares for big changes, and both the news and Jane must decide between style and substance.
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
Internationally Sweden is seen as a perfect society, a raw model and a symbol of the highest achievements of human progress. The Swedish Theory of Love digs into the true nature of Swedish life style, explores the existential black holes of a society that has created the most autonomous people in the world.
A fidgety, wisecracking video store clerk develops a fixation on a particularly reclusive customer, a frequent visitor to the pornography section of Cinefile, the video store where he works in Los Angeles. After multiple failures to impress her during their brief daily transactions, he finds her street address in the store's database, drives to her apartment building and initiates an unconventional campaign to win her affections.
The Rolling Stones' record-breaking 1981 North American arena tour documented by director Hal Ashby. Featuring the biggest Rolling Stones songs from the first 20 years - in the words of Mick Jagger, "a feel of what it's like to be there", as 20 cameras take you onstage with the band in this groundbreaking, dynamic tour.