Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
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A celebration of the life and work of special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen.
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The Amazing Mr Blunden
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Siblings travel back in time to help right a 100-year-old wrong.
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Community
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Two student filmmakers investigate a run-down housng estate and get more than they bargained for.
Babette's Feast
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In an isolated village in Denmark, dominated by puritanism, two spinsters nostalgically recall their distant youth and the rigid upbringing that forced them to pass up their chance at Earthly happiness.
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The Naked Island
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The struggles of a family on an isolated island.
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From Beyond
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Scientists open a door to a parallel universe, with horrific consequences.
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Onibaba
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An impoverished mother turns to murder as a method of survival at a time of civil war.
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The Last Days Of Dolwyn
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Villagers mount a campaign after a water company threatens to flood them out.
Valley Of Song
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A village competition leads to rivalry and romance in a local choir.
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Santa Sangre
Blu-Ray Review
Upon leaving a psychiatric hospital, a young man becomes the arms of his mother, whose own were cut off by his philandering father, as she embarks on a campaign of holy retribution.
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