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TAXI, AN ENCOUNTER (2001)
There are similarities with Michael Mann's
Collateral, but while
Taxi, an Encounter appears to follow a predictable path, what starts out as a thriller slowly changes into a romantic tale of redemption.
TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE (2004)
'South Park' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have already proved that nothing is sacrosanct when it comes to satire. Here the American war on terror (as well as actors, bleeding liberal hearts and Hollywood) gets the finger from Parker's one-third scale cast.
TELL THEM WHO YOU ARE (2006)
A documentary portrait of a legendary Hollywood cinematographer. Now in his eighties, Academy Award-winner Haskell Wexler could be said to be in his dotage, enjoying the sort of adoration that comes with lifetime achievement awards and a star on Hollywood Boulevard.
TENACIOUS D (2006)
This hilarious epic follows JB (
Jack Black) and KG (
Kyle Gass) as they journey across California in search of the mystical key that will open the doors to complete and total rock-and-roll super-stardom.
TERMINAL. THE (2004)
A sentimental fantasy grounded in the real world,
The Terminal tells the story of Viktor Navorski, (Tom Hanks) who flies to America only to find on landing that war has broken out in his home country and he's effectively in limbo, unable to fly home, and unauthorised to leave the airport.
TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES (2003)
Stepping into James Cameron's rather large director's chair, Jonathan Mostow (
Body Snatchers) takes up the reigns on
Terminator 3. The special effects remain stunning, but ultimately the real star is the legacy created by Cameron.
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003)
Arguably a pointless remake but nonetheless one with high production values. 2003's
Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a revisiting of blood-lust and cannibalism as some hapless young hippies encounter the myth of Leatherface for themselves.
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING (2006)
Based on Christopher Buckley's acclaimed 1994 novel of the same title and adapted for the screen by Jason Reitman,
Thank You For Smoking is a fiercely satirical look at today's "culture of spin". This hilarious satire with a stellar cast is now available on DVD.
THE BLACK DAHLIA (2006)
Adaptation of
LA Confidential writer James Ellroy's novel, inspired by the most notorious unsolved murder in California history, about two 1940s L.A. cops who head up the hunt for the killer of starlet Elizabeth Short, who was brutally murdered.
THE BREAK-UP (2006)
An unconventional romantic comedy, starring Hollywood A'listers
Jennifer Aniston and
Vince Vaughn, that follows a couple's often comical, sometimes painful, but always entertaining journey into the deconstruction of a once solid and loving relationship.
THE BRIDGE (2006)
The Bridge is an account (based on a New Yorker article 'Jumpers') of the numerous suicides that took place from the Golden Gate Bridge in 2004. The icon of San Francisco has a dual existence of serene beauty and eerie melancholy whilst the filmmakers capture most of one years 24 suicide attempts.
THE CAIMAN (2006)
Entangled in debts and his own weaknesses, struggling with a capsizing marriage and his wayward kids, Bruno is going under. By chance, he meets a young director who gives him her script,
The Caiman.
THE DA VINCI CODE (2006)
One of the biggest selling books of all time, from author Dan Brown, and now a box office smash with a stellar cast, which includes Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou and Sir Ian Mckellen,
The Da Vinci Code is now available to buy and rent on DVD.
THE DEPARTED (2006)
Oscar winning crime drama from eight-time Academy Award nominee
Martin Scorsese, starring
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and
Jack Nicholson set in South Boston where the state police is waging war on organized crime.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006)
Based on the internationally best-selling novel by Lauren Weisberger,
The Devil Wears Prada, starring Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep, is about the all-time most impossible boss in the history of impossible bosses in the wonderful world of fashion.
THE FAMILY FRIEND (2005)
A highly original, gripping and occasionally grotesque suspense drama,
The Family Friend intensely explores extreme emotions, whilst playing out a clever crime confidence-trick plot.
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT (2006)
From the producer of the worldwide blockbuster hits
The Fast and the Furious and its sequel,
2 Fast 2 Furious, comes the latest instalment of the adrenaline-inducing series built on speed.
THE GOLDEN COMPASS (2007)
The Golden Compass is an exciting fantasy adventure, set in an alternative world where people�s souls manifest themselves as animals, talking bears fight wars, and Gyptians and witches co-exist.
THE GOOD GERMAN (2007)
Based on the novel by Joseph Kanon and directed by Steven Soderbergh,
The Good German, starring George Clooney, Cate Blanchett and Tobey Maguire, a mystery, a romance and a thriller in the classic film noir tradition, its intimate human dramas playing out against the turbulence of political intrigue.
THE GOOD SHEPHERD (2006)
Directed by Robert de Niro, the tumultuous early history of the CIA is viewed through the prism of one man's life in this espionage drama,
The Good Shepherd. Interviews with Academy Award winners
Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie and
Robert De Niro now running online.
THE GRUDGE 2 (2006)
The Grudge 2 is Takashi Shimizu�s sixth film about the never-ending grudge of ghostly mother-son duo Kayako and Toshio.
THE GUARDIAN (2006)
After losing his crew in a fatal crash, legendary Rescue Swimmer, Ben Randall (Kevin Costner), is sent to teach at 'A' School, an elite training program for Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers.
THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2 (2007)
A team of National Guards decide to embark on a rescue mission into the hills in order to locate some missing scientists. Little do they know that these are the very hills that the ill-fated Carter family once visited, and that a tribe of cannibalistic mutants lie in wait.
THE HOLIDAY (2006)
In Nancy Meyers'
The Holiday, a romantic comedy from the director of
Something's Gotta Give and
What Women Want, two women (Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet) trade homes only to find that a change of address can change their lives.
THE ILLUSIONIST (2006)
Based on a Pulitzer Prize winners short story, and from the Producers of
Crash,
The Illusionist is a gripping mystery thriller in which nothing is as it seems. We speak with Academy Award nominee
Edward Norton about his role as enigmatic stage magician Isenheim.
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND (2006)
When a handsome naive young doctor, Nicholas Garrigan (McAvoy) arrives in 1970's Uganda � hoping for fun, sun and to lend a helping hand - he finds himself instead on a shocking ride into the darkest realm on earth: the human heart.
THE LAST KISS (2006)
Adapted from soapy Italian melodrama
L'Ultimo Bacio (2003) by Oscar-winner Paul Haggis (
Million Dollar Baby, Crash)
The Last Kiss, starring Zach Braff, manages to be more than just another chick flick.
THE LIVES OF OTHERS (2006)
The Lives of Others is a precise and gripping snapshot of the omni-present and much feared secret service of communist East Germany, the Stasi.
THE MESSENGERS (2007)
There is evidence to suggest that children are highly susceptible to paranormal phenomenon. They can see what adults cannot. They believe what adults deny. And they are trying to warn us.
THE NAMESAKE (2006)
Based on Jhumpa Lairis Pulitzer Prize winning novel 'The Namesake', the film takes an engaging look at a three generation Bengali family, following a newly wedded couple on the heels of their arranged wedding, transported from their tradition bound life in Calcutta to the winter in New York.
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS 3D (1993)
The first full-length stop motion animated feature was celebrated for its groundbreaking accomplishments. The film has now been digitally re-mastered in stunning Disney Digital 3D.
THE PAINTED VEIL (2006)
The Painted Veil, based on W Somerset Maugham's much-adapted book of the same name, is a gripping and intelligent melodrama with a powerhouse cast. Ed Norton speaks about his experience making the film.
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST: DIRECTOR'S EDITION (2004)
The Passion of the Christ concerns the final 12 hours of Jesus (Caviezel) as he is betrayed by Judas (Lionello) and taken to Jerusalem. There he is accused by religious leaders of blasphemy, scourged and finally crucified on the cross.
THE PLAGUE (2004)
An adrenaline filled weekend of party's, drugs, and violence seen through the eyes of four multicultural friends living in the melting pot that is Londons' inner city estates.
THE PRESTIGE (2006)
From acclaimed filmmaker
Christopher Nolan comes a mysterious story of two magicians (Jackman and Bale) whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with deadly consequences.
THE QUEEN (2006)
Stephen Frears's feature film
The Queen, starring Oscar and BAFTA winner Helen Mirren, is an intimate and revealing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family, in turmoil during the days immediately following the death of Princess Diana.
Out on DVD
THE SENTINEL (2006)
The Sentinel is a perfect example of the best of Douglas' work. A suspense film, based on the novel by former Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich. When a plot to assassinate the President rears its ugly head, Garrison finds himself a prime suspect.
THE SIMPSONS MOVIE (2007)
It takes a wide screen to fully capture Homer Simpson's stupidity, and
The Simpson's Movie does it. In the eagerly-awaited animated feature film based on the hit TV series, Homer must save the world from a catastrophe he himself has created.
The Simpsons Movie will arrive in all it's yellow glory across UK cinemas nationwide on July 27th.
THE TRIALS OF DARRYL HUNT (2006)
When a young black man, accused of the brutal rape and killing of a white woman, was sentenced to life imprisonment in North Carolina in 1984, filmmakers Ricki Stern and Anne Sudberg recorded over ten years of the subsequent twenty-year battle against racism, injustice, and police corruption, resulting in this impressive documentary.
THE US V JOHN LENNON (2006)
In this powerful documentary,
The U.S vs John Lennon, filmmakers David Leaf and John Scheinfeld trace Lennon's metamorphosis from lovable "Moptop" to anti-war activist to inspirational icon as they reveal the true story of how and why the U.S. government tried to silence him.
THEM (2006)
A young French couple live peacefully in a large house tucked away in the middle of a forest. One night, their quiet lives are turned upside down. Somebody or something is watching them. They don�t know it, but they are being surrounded. Cl�mentine and Lucas will come up against THEM.
THEY'VE GOT KNUT (SIE HABEN KNUT) (2003)
They've Got Knut hints modestly at the renaissance that's overdue in German cinema. A film primarily about relationships, it's a deeply intelligent and sensitive ensemble drama with a nostalgic glance back at the 1980s.
THIRD MAN, THE (1949)
Often topping the best of the UK film charts
The Third Man is the quintessential espionage thriller, a noirish search through the rubble of war-torn Vienna for the elusive rotter of the title.
THIS IS ENGLAND (2006)
This Is England is the story of a summertime school holiday, those long weeks between terms where life changing events can take place.12-year-old Shaun is an isolated lad growing up in a grim coastal town who finds fresh male role models when those in the local skinhead scene take him in.
THREE BURIALS (2005)
Melquiades Estrada's body is found hastily buried in a shallow grave near the American/Mexican border. When authorities on both sides show no interest, ranch foreman Pete promises justice.
THREE TIMES (2005)
Time stands still in this hypnotic triptych from Taiwanese director, Hou Hsiao-Hsien. A gallery of memory fragments, slowly drifting in and out of black,
Three Times does not so much tell a story as offer a series of glimpses at one.
THUMBSUCKER (2005)
At 17, Justin Cobb still sucks his thumb. Enter othodontist Dr Lyman (Keanu Reeves) with a prescription for Ritalin - which transforms Cobb into an extroverted over-achiever. Not just about the modern panacea that is Ritalin,
Thumbsucker is a restrained and enduring piece of story-telling.
THUNDERBALL (2006)
The thrills never let up as James Bond dives into this riveting adventure filled with explosive confrontations and amazing underwater action sequences! Sean Connery brings his characteristic style, humour and magnetism to Agent 007 as he travels to Nassau to track down villainous criminal Emilio Largo, who is threatening to plunge the world into a nuclear holocaust.
THUNDERBIRDS (2004)
Thunderbirds is a movie for kids now, children who do not have the fond memories about the TV series. Essentially this is a lot like
Spy Kids - but with no added layer of innuendo for the parents.
TICKETS (2004)
A professor dreaming about the assistant he's infatuated with; a widow travelling to her husband's funeral; and three Scottish lads on their way to a football match: these are three strands of life interwoven by three noted directors into this arthouse anthology film.
TIDELAND (2005)
Described by Director
Terry Gilliam as
Alice in Wonderland meets
Psycho, and based on the critically acclaimed novel of the same name,
Tideland depicts the world of Jeliza-Rose, where fireflies have names, squirrels talk, and the heads of four dolls, separated from their bodies, keep her company.
TIME TO LEAVE (2005)
Time to Leave marks yet another cinematic departure for the prolific Francois Ozon, who has directed such diverse films as the documentary on French politician Lionel Jospin, Jospin s'eclaire, the singing 8 femmes (
Eight Women) and sexy thriller
Swimming Pool (with Charlotte Rampling).
TIMELINE (2003)
Michael Crichton's boys-own adventure about archaeologists travelling back to 14th-century France to rescue their professor gets the big screen treatment from
Lethal Weapon director Richard Donner.
TMNT (2007)
Created in 1984 by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman to spoof the world of superhero characters, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return to the big screen as never seen before in this all-new CGI action adventure
TMNT, with voices by Sarah Michelle Gellar, Patrick Stewart and Ziyi Zhang.
TOMORROW NEVER DIES (2006)
Pierce Brosnan returns as the fearless, cunning and devastatingly cool secret agent 007 in this thrilling adventure! When a ruthless media tycoon tries to destabilise the world economy by orchestrating a deadly standoff between world superpowers in an attempt to achieve high ratings for his media conglomerate, Bond must step in to prevent World War III!
TOOTH (2004)
Nammour's
Tooth is a capricious fantasy centring on the eponymous hip, wingless tooth fairy (Paige) who relies on James Bond style gadgetry to complete her missions and evade evil fairy hunter Plug (Enfield).
TORN CURTAIN (1966)
While Hitchcock's largely forgotten fish-out-of-water thriller
Torn Curtain is executed with all the elegance and precision you'd expect of its director, the film comes up short in many of the departments that makes his similarly plotted
North By Northwest such a winner: action, humour, suspense and sex appeal.
TORREMOLINOS 73 (2003)
As if life weren't already hard enough for ailing encyclopaedia salesman Alfredo Lopez, he's given a somewhat surprising ultimatum by his boss: get into the home-made porn industry, or be out of a job.
TOUCHING THE VOID (2003)
The dilemma which launched a thousand 'what ifs...': what would you do if you had to choose between cutting a rope which is the only lifeline a friend has, or risking your own death by not?
Touching the Void examines the true-life tale of mountaineers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, who faced such a dilemma in 1985.
TRANSAMERICA (2006)
Take the most unique journey of your film-watching life with the heart-warming and hilarious
Transamerica. With a critically acclaimed lead performance from
Desperate Housewife Felicity Huffman,
Transamerica is released on DVD on 24th July by Path� Distribution Ltd.
TRANSPORTER 2 (2005)
Frank Martin is the best in the business. The ex-Special Forces operative hires himself out as a mercenary �transporter� who moves goods � human or otherwise. Very simply, he delivers�no questions asked.
TRAUMA (2004)
Frightening psychological horror, or just frighteningly unoriginal?
Trauma has much to live up to in the burgeoning state of British horror. But is it a worthy successor to the Hammer crown?
TRIGGERMEN (2003)
British con artists, Andy and Pete, are in Chicago, skint and bored. Pete thinks he can sort it out by stealing a briefcase stashed with cash. So far, so cushty - except they're then mistaken for hitmen by the local crime lord, whom they connive to swindle out of even more money.
TRILOGY: THE WEEPING MEADOW (2004)
The first part of Theo Angelopoulos's expansive
Trilogy, in which he seeks to span the whole of the 20th Century, from its dawn in Odessa to its close in New York City.
TRIPLE AGENT (2003)
Loosely based on true events,
Triple Agent is a quietly fascinating account of espionage and ideology, set against the fermenting storm of approaching war in late 30s Paris.
TROPICAL MALADY (SUD PRALAD) (2004)
Bold and experimental on the one hand, Apichatpong Weerasethakul's third feature is also the apex of challenging and uncomfortable cinema. Ostensibly a film about love transcending the world, it may also require considerable viewer patience.
TROY (2004)
Studded with spectacular fight scenes and wall-to-wall CGI effects,
Troy is not so much a faithful rendition of Homer's 'Iliad', on which it's based, as a cut-and-paste version of history. Biceps and Brad Pitt maketh this movie.
TRUE ROMANCE (1993)
Vintage Tarantino:
True Romance is essentially a variation on the young lovers on the run story - comic geek Clarence (Slater) and call girl Alabama (Arquette) meet, fall in love and embark on a short-lived crime spree that almost tears them apart.
TRUST THE MAN (2005)
Trust the Man is a great example of a good modern drama-com that deals with issues that are common to all following the complicated love lives of two couples.
TSOTSI (2006)
The Academy Award winning
TSOTSI is a riveting drama of the triumph of love over rage. Based on the acclaimed book by the author and playwright Athol Fugard and directed by
Gavin Hood, this truly exceptional film is evocative, dramatic and compassionate.
TURTLES CAN FLY (2004)
Set in the Spring of 2003 and against the backdrop of the impending war on Saddam Hussein's Iraq, Bahman Ghobadi's
Turtles Can Fly tells the stories of several of the children of a small Kurdish village near the Iranian and Turkish borders, where the legacy of decades of conflict is heartbreakingly visible.
TWIST OF FAITH (2004)
Vulnerability and raw emotions abound in Kirby Dick's documentary about sexual abuse of children by priests, featuring candid to-camera pieces by men whose childhoods - and continuing lives - were torn apart by abuse at the hands of men they had trusted implicitly.
TWISTED (2004)
Newly promoted to homicide, tough-girl cop Jess Shepherd (Judd,
Kiss the Girls) discovers men she's bedded keep turning up dead. Increasingly unable to remember where she was at the time of the murders, she begins to doubt not only her sanity, but also her innocence.
TWO BROTHERS (2004)
Sangha and Kumal, two tiger cubs, enjoy secluded lives with their parents deep within the Southeast Asian jungle. When their home is invaded by Aidan McRory, a stiff-lipped British adventurer, (Guy Pearce,
LA Confidential) paradise is lost.
TWO FOR THE MONEY (2005)
Two for the Money depicts the excitement and dangers confronting those whose lives depend on predicting the future � at least when it comes to sports and gambling. Sports betting might be illegal in 49 US states, but giving tips isn't. It's that fine moral line each character must explore in the course of this film.
TZAMETI (13) (2005)
13 employs one of those central ideas that is so simple that you cannot believe it has not been done before, and like many such films it is an extremely powerful and hard to forget experience.
