Turnbottom Round prides itself as the village without crime; there has not been an arrest recorded by the local police for years. Unfortunately, this is more to do with the corruptibility of Sergeant Dudfoot and his constables Jerry and Harbottle. With their jobs on the line, the trio attempt to make their first arrest before deciding it might be easier to stage a crime of their own, only to inadvertently uncover a smuggling ring and a headless horseman. Ask a Policeman is a classic British come
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BRITAIN IN THE 20S (HISTORY OF AVANT-GARDE) (1920)
CertificationE Our Rating
The collection opens with Len Lye's modernist abstraction ‘Tusalava’, which, heavily influenced by Maori and Aboriginal art, shares an interest in ‘primitive’ cultures that was typical of the Modernist movement of the time. It was almost refused a certificate by the puzzled British Board of Censors who suspected that the dancing abstract shapes might be about sex. Lye's own explanation was that it showed the beginnings of organic life.
‘Crossing the Great Sagrada’, is a lowbrow spoof on travel
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OUT OF SIGHT (1998)
Certification15 Our Rating
A sexy, stylish thriller, starring two of Hollywood's hottest properties in an exhilirating adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel. Taking in locations from Miami to Detroit, and set to a fast and funky soundtrack, this is a crime caper with a forbidden, sizzling romance at its core. Habitual bank robber Jack Foley (Clooney) is the original lovable rogue, newly escaped from jail, who's got a $5 million diamond stash in his sights, and drop-dead gorgeous Deputy Marshal Karen Sisko (the awesome Lope
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PINK PANTHER: A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964)
CertificationPG Our Rating
The inimitable Sellers in the second of the Pink Panther farces. Although the overall standard is high, it would be worth watching just to see Clouseau impersonating a dentist with a wax nose, or to see him get the girl in the end without even taking his socks off.
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THE PINK PANTHER (1963)
CertificationPG Our Rating
Peter Seller's first movie as bumbling Inspector Closeau. Not only is his wife double-crossing him but she is doing it with his arch enemy the jewel thief. This is the version with all those people dressed up in gorilla suits.
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THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER (1975)
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The classic film of the series; The Pink Panther is stolen in a daring robbery and naturally Clouseau is put on the case. Peter Sellers brings mayhem with his comic genius. I don't know how many times I've seen this film but it still makes me laugh out loud.
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