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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | 1971 | French Petite

1Dec2017

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | 1971 | French Petite

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 film directed by Mel Stuart. It was co-produced by Stan Margulies and David L. Wolper. The screenplay is an adaptation of the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. He was credited with writing the film's screenplay; however, David Seltzer, who went uncredited in the film, was brought in to re-work Dahl's original screenplay against his wishes. It stars Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear, Julie Dawn Cole, Leonard Stone, Denise Nickerson, Dodo Denney and Paris Themmen. The storyline is set around Willy Wonka, for years a recluse in his factory, announces that five lucky people will be given a tour of the factory, shown all the secrets of his amazing candy, and one will win a lifetime supply of Wonk...

The Running Man | 1987 | German A1

1Nov2017

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The Running Man | 1987 | German A1

The Running Man is a 1987 film directed by Paul Michael Glaser. It was produced by George Linder and Tim Zinnemann with Steven E. de Souza writing the screenplay. The film is based on the 1982 novel The Running Man by Richard Bachman who is a pseudonym for Stephen King. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Jesse Ventura, Jim Brown and Richard Dawson. The storyline is based around a television show called “The Running Man”. Set in the dystopian United States between 2017 and 2019, the show is about convicted criminals who are called ‘Runners’ and the hunters, a gang of professional killers who are called ‘Stalkers’. The prize should the runners win and escape a near-certain death is a chance to be pardoned by the totalitarian police state that the United States has beco...

Beverly Hills Cop | 1984 | Japanese B2

5Oct2017

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Beverly Hills Cop | 1984 | Japanese B2

Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 film directed by Martin Brest. It was produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. The screenplay and story were written by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie, Jr. The film stars Eddie Murphy in the lead role playing Axel Foley, who is a street-smart Detroit police officer who heads to Beverly Hills following the murder of his friend. Supporting roles are played by Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff and Jonathan Banks. The first in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise further propelled Eddie Murphy to international fame following the film Trading Places. Eddie Murphy was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Beverly Hills Cop was also nominated for an Academy Awards for Best Screenplay, Golden Globe f...

The Graduate | 1967 | German A1

3Oct2017

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The Graduate | 1967 | German A1

The Graduate is a 1967 film directed by Mike Nichols and produced by Lawrence Turman. The screenplay was co-written by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry based on the 1963 novel by Charles Webb, who wrote it shortly after graduating from Williams College. The Graduate stars Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross, William Daniels, Murray Hamilton and Elizabeth Wilson. The storyline follows Ben, having recently graduated from Williams College and with his parents now expecting great things he is becoming increasingly uncomfortable. At a party to celebrate his graduation, he meets Mrs Robinson who is the wife of his father's business partner. Ben drives her home, leading to an affair between the two. When the affair ends he finds himself falling for Elaine, Mrs Robinson's daughter. ...

Mad Max | 1979 | German A1

2Oct2017

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Mad Max | 1979 | German A1

Mad Max is a 1979 film directed by George Miller and was produced by Byron Kennedy. The screenplay was co-written by James McCausland and George Miller based on the story written by Byron Kennedy and George Miller. Mad Max stars Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns and Roger Ward. Originally, Rosie Bailey was cast as Max's wife but four days into filming she was injured in a bike accident and replaced by Joanne Samuel. The storyline is set in a dystopian Australia and tells the story of a highway patrolman cruises the squalid back roads that have become the breeding ground of criminals foraging for gasoline and scraps. When his wife and child meet a grisly end at the hands of a motorcycle gang, Max sets out across the barren wastelands in search of reveng...

Das Boot | 1981 | Final | German A1

26Sep2017

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Das Boot | 1981 | Final | German A1

Das Boot (also known as The Boat) is a 1981 film directed by Wolfgang Petersen. It was co-produced by Günter Rohrbach. The screenplay was written by Wolfgang Petersen and is an adaptation of the 1973 novel of the same name by Lothar-Günther Buchheim. Das Boot stars Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Martin Semmelrogge, Bernd Tauber, Erwin Leder, Martin May, Heinz Hoenig and Uwe Ochsenknecht. The storyline follows the crew of U-96 as they are engaged in the Battle of the Atlantic to destroy the British transatlantic fleet. It shows both the excitement and the boredom of the fruitless hunt, examining how they maintained their complete professionalism while attempting to understand and obey the ideology of the government under which they served. Wolf...

Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 1956 | R2013 | Dutch One Sheet

21Jun2017

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 1956 | R2013 | Dutch One Sheet

Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1956 film directed by Don Siegel and was produced by Walter Wanger. Daniel Mainwaring adapted the screenplay from Jack Finney's science fiction novel The Body Snatchers released in 1954. The film stars Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan and Carolyn Jones. Invasion of the Body Snatchers was filmed in Superscope which used a larger image frame by using the negative space usually reserved for the optical analogue soundtrack and was partially shot in the film noir style. It was released in 1956 by Allied Artists Pictures on a double bill with the British science fiction film The Atomic Man. The storyline is based on an extraterrestrial invasion that begins in the fictional California town of Santa Mira. Alien plant spores have falle...

Nightmare On Elm Street | 1984 | Montage Style | Japanese B2

16Jun2017

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Nightmare On Elm Street | 1984 | Montage Style | Japanese B2

A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 film directed by Wes Craven. It was produced by Robert Shaye with the screenplay being written by Wes Craven. The film stars John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund. A Nightmare on Elm Street provided Johnny Depp with his acting debut film. The storyline follows several teenagers who are stalked and killed in their dreams (and thus killed in reality) by Freddy Krueger. The teenagers are unaware of the cause of this strange phenomenon, but their parents hold a dark secret from long ago. A Nightmare on Elm Street is credited with carrying on many tropes found in low-budget horror films of the 70s and 80s which started in John Carpenter's 1978 horror film Halloween. It highlights the moral...

Dawn of the Dead | 1978 | R1994 | Japanese B2

29May2017

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Dawn of the Dead | 1978 | R1994 | Japanese B2

Dawn of the Dead (also known internationally as Zombi) is a 1978 film directed by George A. Romero. It was co-produced by Richard P. Rubinstein, Claudio Argento and Alfredo Cuomo. The screenplay was written by George A. Romero in collaboration with the Italian filmmaker Dario Argento. Dawn of the Dead was the second film made in Romero's Living Dead series, but contains no characters or settings from Night of the Living Dead, and shows in a larger scale the apocalyptic effects on society. The film stars David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger and Gaylen Ross. The storyline is based on a group of survivors who barricade themselves in a shopping mall following the outbreak of a mysterious phenomenon which reanimates recently deceased human beings as flesh-eating zombies. The history of D...

Dawn of the Dead | 1978 | 1979 1st Release | Japanese B2

27May2017

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Dawn of the Dead | 1978 | 1979 1st Release | Japanese B2

Dawn of the Dead (also known internationally as Zombi) is a 1978 film directed by George A. Romero. It was co-produced by Richard P. Rubinstein, Claudio Argento and Alfredo Cuomo. The screenplay was written by George A. Romero in collaboration with the Italian filmmaker Dario Argento. Dawn of the Dead was the second film made in Romero's Living Dead series, but contains no characters or settings from Night of the Living Dead, and shows in a larger scale the apocalyptic effects on society. The film stars David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger and Gaylen Ross. The storyline is based on a group of survivors who barricade themselves in a shopping mall following the outbreak of a mysterious phenomenon which reanimates recently deceased human beings as flesh-eating zombies. The history of D...

Escape from New York | 1981 | Plissken Style | Japanese B2

25May2017

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Escape from New York | 1981 | Plissken Style | Japanese B2

Escape from New York is a 1981 film directed by John Carpenter. It was co-produced with Larry Franco and Debra Hill. The screenplay was co-written by John Carpenter and Nick Castle who collaborated with Carpenter previously by portraying Michael Myers in Halloween. Escape from New York stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton and Adrienne Barbeau. The storyline is set in dystopian crime-ridden United States of 1997. Manhattan Island in New York City has been converted into the country’s sole maximum security prison. Following a crash involving Air Force One, the US President is captured by prisoners currently held on Manhattan Island. An ex-soldier and federal prisoner Snake Plissken is given 24 hours to find and save the US P...

Escape from New York | 1981 | Liberty Style | Japanese B2

23May2017

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Escape from New York | 1981 | Liberty Style | Japanese B2

Escape from New York is a 1981 film directed by John Carpenter. It was co-produced with Larry Franco and Debra Hill. The screenplay was co-written by John Carpenter and Nick Castle who collaborated with Carpenter previously by portraying Michael Myers in Halloween. Escape from New York stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton and Adrienne Barbeau. The storyline is set in dystopian crime-ridden United States of 1997. Manhattan Island in New York City has been converted into the country’s sole maximum security prison. Following a crash involving Air Force One, the US President is captured by prisoners currently held on Manhattan Island. An ex-soldier and federal prisoner Snake Plissken is given 24 hours to find and save the US P...

The Wild Geese | 1978 | Final | Japan B2

1May2017

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The Wild Geese | 1978 | Final | Japan B2

The screenplay written by Reginald Rose is based on an unpublished novel called The Thin White Line by Daniel Carney. The novel was based on speculative rumours of a 1968 landing by a mysterious aeroplane in Rhodesia. It was said to have been loaded with mercenaries and an African President which was believed to have been a dying Moise Tshombe. Daniel Carney's novel was subsequently published by Corgi Books under the same title as the film. The film's title, The Wild Geese, came from the Wild Goose flag and shoulder patch used by Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare's Five Commando, ANC. He was hired as a technical advisor with Col. Alan Faulkner being modelled on him. One of the actors, Ian Yule, had been an actual mercenary under Hoare's command and before working as a mercenary served in the Bri...

Blade Runner | 1982 | Japan B2

11Apr2017

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Blade Runner | 1982 | Japan B2

Blade Runner is a 1982 film directed by Ridley Scott. It was produced by Michael Deeley. The screenplay was co-written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples based on an adaptation of the 1968 book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick. The film stars Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young and Edward James Olmos. The film is based in a dystopian Los Angeles. Genetically engineered replicants, indistinguishable from human are made by Tyrell Corporation. However, the use of replicants is banned on Earth and they are utilised in dangerous or metal work in other world colonies. Replicants who defy the ban and return to Earth are hunted and are retired by special police operatives known as Blade Runners. The plot is based on a group of escaped replicants led by Roy Batty (R...

Carrie | 1976 | Style C | German A1

20Jan2017

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Carrie | 1976 | Style C | German A1

Carrie is a 1976 film directed by Brian De Palma. It was produced by Paul Monash and the screenplay was written by Lawrence D. Cohen. The film is based on Stephen King’s 1974 novel, Carrie. It stars Sissy Spacek, John Travolta and Piper Laurie in the lead roles. Carrie was the first novel by Stephen King to be adapted into a feature film. At the time when the film was made Stephen King was 26 years old and he was paid just $2,500 for the film rights however he said “I was fortunate to have that happen to my first book”. It became one of many film or television adaptions of his books and since Carrie more than 100 have been made. In the final scene which Sue reaches towards Carrie’s grave, was filmed backwards in order to give it a dreamlike feel. The scene was inspired by the final s...

Carrie | 1976 | Split Photo Style | German A1

19Jan2017

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Carrie | 1976 | Split Photo Style | German A1

Carrie is a 1976 film directed by Brian De Palma. It was produced by Paul Monash and the screenplay was written by Lawrence D. Cohen. The film is based on Stephen King’s 1974 novel, Carrie. It stars Sissy Spacek, John Travolta and Piper Laurie in the lead roles. Carrie was the first novel by Stephen King to be adapted into a feature film. At the time when the film was made Stephen King was 26 years old and he was paid just $2,500 for the film rights however he said “I was fortunate to have that happen to my first book”. It became one of many film or television adaptions of his books and since Carrie more than 100 have been made. In the final scene which Sue reaches towards Carrie’s grave, was filmed backwards in order to give it a dreamlike feel. The scene was inspired by the final s...