A landmark in the history of the cinema; it was ranked Number 1 in the American Film Institute's 100 greatest films of all time in two polls (1998 and 2007) of more than 1,500 film industry movers and shakers and again by UK directors in a BFI poll. "Citizen Kane" narrates the rise and fall of a newspaper tycoon driven by a childhood obssession and is loosely based round the life of William Randolph Hurst, who tried to have it banned, but incorporates elements from the lives of other fat cats il
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PEEPING TOM (1959)
Certification18 Our Rating
Critically maligned on its release, this tale of a twisted lens-man who lures unsuspecting female victims to their grisly death is an interesting study in the voyeuristic implications of cinema. The killer is an eternal victim whose crimes are cries of rage against his father and stepmother and, at the same time, pathetic rehearsals for his own inevitable death. A Freudian script of notable maturity teases limitless implications from this premise, while maintaining a healthy sense of humour.
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SHORTBUS (2006)
Certification18 Our Rating
If you thought Hedwig and the Angry Inch was a film unlike any other you'd seen before, get ready for Shortbus: a frank and fun film about the sex lives of humans, ostensibly set in New York, but relevant to every one of us. The plot plays a supporting role in what is, in many ways, a beautifully disguised self-help documentary. Sex therapist Sofia (played by Canadian radio star, Sook-Yin Lee) has frequent, athletic (yet frustratingly unfulfilling) intercourse with her boyfriend. Her seeming ina
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THE MOGULS (2005)
Certification15 Our Rating
In a 'nothing' bar in a 'nowhere' industrial town, sits Andy - a nice guy who's down on his luck. Moneymaking enterprises have crumbled to dust. His ex-wife has married a rich guy who can buy his only son all the things that he can't. What Andy does have is a bunch of loving loser friends and a desire to do something to change his destiny, which is when the idea to make a ‘nice' porn movie with his mates comes to mind….as it would! Moguls is a quirky, monsterously feel-good comedy drama with a b
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THE PLAYER (1991)
Certification15 Our Rating
Highly acclaimed spoof introspective of Hollywood, and the film industry in general. Robbins is superb as the arrogant and offish film mogul, Griffin Mill, who is starting to lose grip of reality, and his job. Too many good scenes to mention, too many stars to name. Superb comedy of showbiz in-jokes
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