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BBC2:
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Mean Streets (Film)
A graphic portrayal of life in the underworld of the Little Italy district in New York City. The episodic narrative deals with the experiences and relationships of a petty hoodlum, his epileptic lover, and her unstable cousin who is on the run from a loan shark. Widely acknowledged as one of director Martin Scorsese's best films and a landmark of 1970s cinema.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert de Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval, Amy Robinson, Richard Romanus, Cesare Danova
(Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles, 1973, 18, 5 Star) (Get more information on this movie)
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The King of Comedy (Film)
Poignant black comedy about an aspiring comedian who decides that he can only get a shot at the big time with the help of America's top chat show host. But when the star fails to cooperate with his plan, the desperate comedian kidnaps him. A tale examining the successes and pitfalls inherent in the pursuit of the American dream.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert de Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott, Sandra Bernhard, Shelley Hack, Ed Herlihy
(Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles, 1983, PG, 4 Star) (Get more information on this movie)

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The Commitments (Film)
Alan Parker's joyous comedy about the rise and fall of a working-class soul band in contemporary Dublin. Unemployed Jimmy Rabbitte is asked by his friends 'Outspan' Foster and Derek Scully to manage their dismal band. He starts by sacking their keyboard player and, advertising for real musicians, ends up with a ten-piece band. The new members include 'Deco' Cuffe, found singing blind-drunk at a wedding, and 45-year-old trumpeter Joey 'The Lips' Fagan, who claims to have played with Elvis, Otis, James Brown and The Beatles, and is accepted as the band's musical director and inspiration. Calling themselves The Commitments, they immerse themselves in soul classics and gain a local following but Jimmy wants one decent paying gig. Then he hears that Wilson Pickett is in town for a one-man show.
Director: Alan Parker
Starring: Andrew Strong, Robert Arkins, Bronagh Gallagher, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle-Kennedy, Glen Hansard
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1991, 15, 4 Star) (Get more information on this movie)

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Paul Merton's Weird and Wonderful World of Early Cinema (Documentary)
Paul Merton goes in search of the origins of screen comedy in the forgotten world of silent cinema - not in Hollywood, but in pre-1914 Britain and France. Revealing unknown stars and lost masterpieces, he brings to life the pioneering techniques and optical inventiveness of the virtuosos who mastered a new art form. With a playful eye and comic timing, he combines the role of presenter and director to recreate the strange world that is early European cinema in a series of cinematic experiments.
(Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described) -- again at,
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Trumbo (Documentary)
Documentary charting the story of America's highest-paid screenwriter whose career took him from Hollywood royalty to blacklisted writer. Featuring Michael Douglas and Liam Neeson.
(Stereo, Widescreen, 2007)
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Street of Crocodiles (Arts)
The Brothers Quay direct a surreal tale rooted in the writings and drawings of Polish author and painter Bruno Schulz. Disconnected puppets and dolls explore the world around them.
Director: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Starring: Feliks Stawinski
(Stereo, Widescreen, 1986, PG, 4 Star)

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The White Horse (Film)
Albert Lamorisse's eloquent and beloved film set in Camargue in the South of France. A wild white stallion refuses to be caught by ranchers, yet is tamed by the love of a young boy.
Director: Albert Lamorisse
Starring: Alain Emery, Laurent Roche, Clan-Clan, Pascal Lamorisse, Francois Perie, Charles Guillaume
(Widescreen, 1953, 4 Star) (Get more information on this movie)

17:40


The Red Balloon (Film)
Oscar-winning short film by Albert Lamorisse, elegantly capturing the adventures of a boy who befriends a seemingly sentient balloon and follows it through the streets of Paris.
Director: Albert Lamorisse
Starring: Pascal Lamorisse, Georges Sellier, Vladimir Popov, Paul Perey, René Marion, Sabine Lamorisse
(Widescreen, 1956, 4 Star) (Get more information on this movie)

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