World In Action: Volume 1
DVD Review
Hard-hitting documentary series.
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King Kong
DVD Review
Still the big daddy of all monster movies.
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Real Fiction
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A repressed and bullied street artist takes his revenge.
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Alias: Season 4
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The continuing story of the beautiful spy and her lovable, detestable, sexy and deceitful friends.
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Crash
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Slice of Los Angeles paranoia, incorporating fear, anger, racial tension and a miracle.
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Sunrise
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A man is seduced by a flapper who wants him to murder his wife.
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Nightmare Alley
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The rise and fall of a con man in one of the darkest film noirs of the American genre.
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Capricorn One
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The first manned mission to Mars may not be entirely what it seems.
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Hearts And Minds
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Documentary expose of Vietnam-era US politics.
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The 40 Year Old Virgin
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American Pie for grown ups.
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News

Inviting curiosity Ildikó Enyedi on the value of science, perception, discovery and Silent Friend

Streaming Spotlight: the rites of Spring We shine our Beltane spotlight on films in which the old ways linger

Fighting fit for a debut feature Valéry Carnoy talks toxic masculinity, memory, confidence and Belgian 'soft-power'

Collective power We look ahead at the programme of this year's Folk Film Gathering

Writing hidden messages Arnaud Desplechin on guilt, melodrama, feeling haunted, and Two Pianos

Clever crafting with Idiots Chris Barfoot on his six-camera set up and three-day shoot of his debut feature

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