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The extraordinary life of Jean Dominique, an educated Haitian who ran Radio Haiti, which, by broadcasting the truth, provided the focus of opposition to various venomous and corrupt regimes, Papa Doc, Baby Doc, the US run military et al, across a period of over 30 years. Jean is a charismatic protagonist, his personal history colourful not only for his long, evidently satisfying career, his family and his similarly courageous and committed wife Michèle Montas, but for how it intersects with and
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Produced by Spike Lee, CSA is a wickedly clever 'mockumentary' that attempts to show what life in America may have been like if the South had won the civil war. The film is peppered with fake adverts, together with some that are rooted in reality and manages to be satirically humorous as well as genuinely thought provoking.
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After the unexpected death of the vice president of the USA, Senator Laine Hanson is nominated by the president to take his place, but her path to this position is about to be seriously hampered by a powerful enemy, Senator Sheldon Runyon, who will go to any lengths to prevent such a left of centre politician becoming the second most powerful person in the country . As the accusations fly and the skeletons in the closet are aired Hanson's chances are looking slimmer and slimmer. The Contender is
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There were people out to bring Bill Clinton ‘down', did you know that? Did you even suspect it? The Hunting of The President is an intriguing documentary adapted from the bestselling book, a litany of dodgy dealings and attempts to discredit a president that, for all his likeability, had more than his fair share of skeletons stuffed in the closet. The story deals principally with the campaigns of old enemies from Arkansas and newer ones from the right-wing press and Washington establishment, but
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Dr David Gale is an impassioned campaigner for the abolishment of capital punishment, a man of peace and humanity. When Gale is tried and convicted to death for the rape and murder of a fellow campaigner one begins to understand his incentive. An investigative reporter, Bitsy Bloom is increasingly fascinated by the man and through a series of interviews begins to believe in his innocence, but can she prove it before he's helped off his mortal coil. The Life Of David Gale is a tense race against
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War hero Raymond Shaw returns from North Korea after being seized, brainwashed by the enemy and programmed to assassinate key establishment figures. He arouses the suspicions of former colleague Major Marco, but who really controls him? A brilliantly plotted conspiracy thriller with a sterling cast - an unmissable treat.
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An investigative journalist finds himself in a bizarre nightmare as he tries to find out if there is any pattern behind the series of deaths of witnesses to the assassination of a US Senator. The clues he follows lead to the Parallax Corporation, a business that our man (Beatty) believes is secretly recruiting sociopathic types and training them as assassins. He enrols in their therapy programme......... A very smart conspiracy thriller with numerous 'parallels' to the JFK assassination. Top no
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Winner of the 2003 Grierson Awards for Best International Documentary and Best Newcomer. "When a coup was launched in April 2002 against Hugo Chavez, the elected President of Venezuela, some young Irish filmmakers were lucky enough to be on hand to witness the events. They were actually inside the Presidential Palace - a filmmakers' dream - when the soldiers came to take Chavez away. But they were also there 48 hours later when the same soldiers switched sides reinstalling the president. The res
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One of Hollywood's greatest love stories with Streisand and Redford making a dashing, if unlikely couple. As college sweethearts they defy their all too obvious differences to be together, but, as the marriage progresses, Redford's easy success as a writer threatens to destroy the idyllic union. One of the most referenced final moments in film (see Sex and the City). A classic romance.
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