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QUANTUM OF SOLACE continues the high octane adventures of James Bond (DANIEL CRAIG) in CASINO ROYALE. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M (JUDI DENCH) interrogate Mr White (JESPER...
Vin Diesel reprises his star-making Pitch Black role of enigmatic anti-hero Richard B. Riddick in the new science fiction action-adventure epic, The Chronicles of Riddick. Riddick has spent the last five years on the move among the forgotten worlds on the outskirts of the galaxy, eluding mercenaries...
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
For nine months prior to World War II, in an act of mercy unequalled anywhere else before the war, Britain conducted an extraordinary rescue mission, opening its doors to over 10,000 Jewish and other children from Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia. These children, or 'kinder,' as they came to be known...
Vianne Rocher and her 6-year-old daughter move to a small village in southern France, near Toulouse, and open a chocolate shop across from the church, just as the town is preparing to observe Lent. The parish priest is horrified, especially since Vianne keeps her tempting shop open on Sundays. In...
Mrs. Henderson Presents is set in pre World War II London and tells the remarkable truly life story of one of England’s most prominent and eccentric society figures, Laura Henderson (Judi Dench) who founded the historic Windmill Theatre legendary for its "nude revue" musical extravaganza...
The glorious world of Jane Austen is at last brought back to the big screen in all its romance, wit and emotional force in "Pride & Prejudice". Faithful to the setting and period of the beloved novel and filmed entirely on location in the U.K., this is the first movie version of the story...
Iris Murdoch, Professor of Philosophy and celebrated author and her husband, Professor of Literature John Bayley, are guests-of-honour at a banquet at Somerville College. Iris Murdoch gives a brilliantly witty speech and finishes with an Irish folk song, "The Lark in the Clear Air". As she...
A witty, fast-moving romantic comedy set in London in 1593, follows the trials and tribulations of Will Shakespeare, a struggling young playwright suffering from a dreadful bout of writer's block. No matter how hard he tries, he just can't seem to make any headway with his latest work, "Romeo and...
Casino Royale introduces James Bond before he holds his licence to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional in quick succesion, he is elevated to "00" status. Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Magadascar, where he is to spy on a terrorist, Mollaka (Sebastien Foucan...
Two women caught up in a drama of need and betrayal are at the heart of this psyhological thriller, Notes on a Scandal. The twists and turns of the noted in the acerbic diary of Barbara Covett (Dame Judi Dench), a dimineering and solitary teacher who rules with an iron fist over her classroom at a decaying...