A homage to the memory of events that took place on September 11, 2001 in New York. Eleven Directors from around the world put together a series of shorts each one 11 minutes, nine seconds and one frame in length and all based around the consequences of that fateful day. 11'09"01 is a thought provoking and often moving experience that covers many cultures and provides a refreshingly honest and diverse breadth of opinions.
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11:14:00 (2003)
Certification15 Our Rating
At 11:14 the lives of five initially unrelated characters collide with murderous consequences, an unfortunate meeting that unleashes a labyrinth trip for all concerned. 11:14 is a darkly comic and twisted thriller reminiscent of pre- ‘Jackie Brown' Tarantino.
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21 GRAMS (2003)
Certification15 Our Rating
A tragic accident brings three unlikely people together, all already dealing with a past deeply scarred by their own misdemeanours or the vagaries of fate. Obsession, revenge, loneliness, and redemption are all themes dealt with in Inarritu's English language debut, a remarkably powerful and deeply effecting drama, 21 Grams is a grimly beautiful film, carried along by three spellbinding performances.
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84 CHARING CROSS ROAD (1986)
CertificationU Our Rating
A very unusual romance, between a New York lady who loves English literature and the owner of a London antiquarian bookshop. Gradually, her orders for books turn into letters, food parcels, and a massive correspondence which goes on for over 20 years. Eventually she has to go and see the shop for herself.
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A BEAUTIFUL MIND (2001)
Certification12 Our Rating
John Nash is a brilliant, though socially awkward, mathematician and with his latest work he has achieved the acclaim that he so needed, but John is also prone to delusional behaviour, and when a mysterious stranger asks him for his help to thwart a conspiracy against the Stars and Stripes, John becomes increasingly obsessive, a state of mind that begins to push away all those he holds dear, even his loving wife. Very loosely adapted from a true story "Beautiful Mind" is the bog standard slickly
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A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992)
CertificationPG Our Rating
Madonna doesn't try to steal the show and consequently this turns out to be an excellent film. In 1943, with the males away fighting, The All American Girls' Professional Baseball League was formed to keep the National Baseball League running. Hanks is the real star as the cynical manager/coach who learns to love his team. A comic and touching story highlighting many of the contradictions that working women face. High slush factor.
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A LOT LIKE LOVE (2005)
Certification12 Our Rating
Some movies just ooze fun and this is surely one of them. Ashton and Amanda shine on as different, yet compatible, goofballs in this gentle and well-written romantic comedy. Meeting accidentally in an airport 7 years ago (accompanied by a timely 90s soundtrack) Emily and Oliver hit it off but part ways. And at the end of each relationship they stumble upon and/or find each other again. It should be cheesier than it is but the chemistry and obvious fun shared by Peet and Kutcher make this film be
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A PRIVATE FUNCTION (1984)
Certification15 Our Rating
Winner of three British Academy Awards. A satire on post-war Britain as food-rationing gives way to a new materialism. Michael Palin steals a pig destined for the table of the town's top folk. The screenplay is by Alan Bennet and the whole reminiscent of the best of Ealing farce.
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AE FOND KISS (2004)
Certification15 Our Rating
Casim is a second generation Pakistani living in Glasgow, and while he may have fully embraced the culture into which he was born, his parents still have certain expectations of him. Casim is due to marry his cousin, Jasmine; a wedding expected and condoned by his Muslim family. But their son has fallen in love with a white Glaswegian Catholic, Roisin, and as their relationship develops so the inevitability of their discovery looms. Ken Loach's film is a thoughtful and, as always, uncompromising
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AIMEE AND JAGUAR (2000)
Certification15 Our Rating
Juliane is a true Arian mother while Maria is a politically and socially staunch Jewess, the two unlikely friends become lovers, a striking mismatch of ideologies even today but this takes place at the height of Nazi Germany, and the consequences of their affair coming to light will cause an outrage that will cost them their lives. Aimee and Jaguar is a deeply moving and beautifully performed drama, which deservedly won a number of awards at the 1999 Berlin Film Festival.
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