The greatest movie ever made? A soldier is sent into the Heart of Darkness to retrieve a commander gone AWOL in an insane reality of tin-pot power, paranoia and inglorious killing. The horror of war is stripped naked in a surreal twilight world. The crew nearly went mad making it, Martin Sheen suffered a heart attack and Coppola flew so far beyond budget that the word 'bankrupt' was nearly redefined. See "Heart of Darkness"...
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APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX (1979)
Certification18 Our Rating
The definitive 'Apocalypse Now' (as if the original wasn't pretty definitive) this has nearly an hour of extra footage fleshing out the surreal journey of our central protagonists and, though it brings the film to a whisker short of three and a half hours, much of it explains what happens to the eclectic characters we meet. The cut version of 'Apocalypse Now' stands as one of the most awesome films of modern cinema, anyone who has seen it will inevitably see it again, it's just that now you have
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BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON 3 DISC 1 (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
The dark, brutal and apocalyptic spawn of the cheesy original 80's TV series is back for its third season, and shows little sign of flagging. There is no letting up on the beleaguered remnants of humanity as they struggle to survive the onslaught of the Cylons and find a way to earth, but they're frequently in as much danger from each other as they are from their robotic nemeses and, as the Cylons discover compassion, so the humans begin to lose it. Occupation;
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BLACK BOOK (2006)
Certification15 Our Rating
The Netherlands towards the end of WWII and Jewess Rachel Stein must abandon her hiding place and make a break for freedom. After escaping the massacre of a boat load of refugees fleeing toward Allied lines, Rachel, alone, bereft and terrified, joins the Resistance and, using her feminine wiles and intelligence, infiltrates the lair of those responsible for her grief. Black Book is a cracking thriller; tense, gripping, and full of irony, Dutch resistance heroes aren't all models of virtue and we
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CATCH-22 (1970)
Certification15 Our Rating
Adapted from the classic, absurdist, anti-war novel by Joseph Heller. "Catch-22" is the story of Yossarian, a pilot who trys to opt out of flying bombing missions by being declared insane, the catch being that anyone trying to avoid bombing missions by being insane must be sane. This dark classic catches much of the flavour of the book, the insanity, the corruption and the absurdity of war. Think MASH, but non-linear - flawed but awesome.
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CONTROL ROOM (2004)
Certification15 Our Rating
An Egyptian-American reporter 'embedded' with Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet, gives a fascinating insight into their coverage of the Iraq War and the personalties who made it, as well as face to face chats with American liasion officers and other members of the press corps. Roundly criticized by Cabinet members and Pentagon officials, eventually bombed for failing to follow the American line and strongly condemned for frequently airing civilian causalities as well as foota
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DOG SOLDIERS (2002)
Certification15 Our Rating
A platoon of soldiers are sent out on manoeuvers in the wilds of Scotland and at first their only worry is that they're missing the England Germany match, but when they discover the remains of a special operations unit things take a distinct turn for the worse, a misery compounded by the fact that the farm they've taken refuge in is home to a family of werewolves. Dog soldiers teeters dangerously between horror, comedy and just plain cheese but it never lets up the pace or the tension. All told
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DOWNFALL (2004)
Certification15 Our Rating
Germany 1945; in a bunker complex buried deep within the bowels of Berlin
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GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
CertificationPG Our Rating
The original big screen romantic epic that fired the hearts of generations to come. Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and telling the tale of the love between Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler, it's the history of a selfish woman who doesn't want to admit her feelings about the man she loves, and finally loses. Won Best Picture at 1939 Academy Awards.
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HOTEL RWANDA (2004)
Certification15 Our Rating
In 1994 in the East African state of Rwanda long simmering resentment between the 2 largest ethnic groups erupted into one of history's worst ever bloodbaths. In the midst of this emerged a hero, the manager of Rwanda's only four-star hotel, who, armed with little more than his wit and tremendous courage, succeeds in keeping the fascist killing hordes from slaughtering him, his family, and the over 1,000 refugees sheltering in his hotel. An awesome indictment of racism, mass murder and the poli
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