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RAGE IN PLACID LAKE

RAGE IN PLACID LAKE

Placid Lake isnt your usual rebel. He wants to work in insurance.

Precocious, bohemian teenager Placid Lake, finishes high school and decides to do the one thing that will annoy his new age parents the most go straight! With a few weeks spent reading a library of self help manuals, Placid has it all sorted out and he has the haircut and the cheap suit to prove it. Can Placid Lake retire his rage in the pursuit of beige; embrace conformity and leap on the fast track to corporate success. Will his brainiac friend Gemma be able to talk him out of this economic rationalist madness? And will poor Doug and Sylvia survive the ignominy of having a son with a burgeoning future in insurance? Never underestimate the evil of banality



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RAINMAKER / SCHOOL TIES

RAINMAKER / SCHOOL TIES

The Rainmaker:
Matt Damon plays Rudy Baylor, a rookie lawyer in over his head on a high-profile case. Opposing him: an army of seasoned legal sharks (led by Jon Voight). On Rudy's side: Deck Shifflet (Danny DeVito), a feisty "paralawyer" who specialises in flunking the bar exam. Rudy's chances are slim to none - until he uncovers a trail of corruption that might lead to the one thing that could win his case: the truth.

School Ties:
Brendan Fraser leads an all-star cast including Matt Damon and Chris O'Donnell in this acclaimed coming-of-age drama. After receiving a scholarship to an exclusive prep school, working-class teen David Green (Fraser) becomes a star athlete and wins the attention of a beautiful debutant (Amy Locane). But the ties of his newfound friendship are broken when a student reveals the secret David has tried to conceal - he is Jewish. Now David must take the most important stand of his life, one that will touch the lives of many and forvever change the course of his future.

 



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RANG DE BASANTI

RANG DE BASANTI is a story about the youth of India today.

A young London based film-maker chances upon the diaries of her grandfather, who served in the British police force in India during the freedom struggle. Excited about these memoirs, she makes plans to shoot a film on the Indian revolutionaries mentioned in the diaries. She comes down to Delhi, and casts a group of five friends to play the pivotal roles of these revolutionaries.

However, products of modern India, the five youngsters initially refuse to be part of the project, as they don't identify with these characters from the past. Not surprising, considering that they're part of a generation of Indians that believes in consumerism. To them issues like patriotism and giving one's life for one's beliefs is the stuff stuffy text-books are made of. They would rather party than be patriots.

In the film both the 1930's British Indian and the India today run parallel and intersect with each other at crucial points. As the film reaches it resolution the line between past and present blur's, as they become one in spirit.



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RAT RACE

RAT RACE

An all-star comedy cast brings laughs from start to finish when a casino tycoon gives six money-crazed contestants the chance to win $2 million in a race from Las Vegas to New Mexico. Who will wins this dash for the cash is anybody's guess, but one thing is for sure - it's going to be a hilarious ride.

Running time - 107 minutes     Rated - M

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RATS AND CATS

RATS AND CATS

Never Meet Your Heroes

Actor Darren McWarren was a soap, TV and film star before destroying his career with a series of indiscretions. Now out of the industry and living in a small town in Western Victoria he can do whatever he wants. When a journo comes to write a Where Are They Now? piece on him, he finds McWarren has become a modern day Errol Flynn. The local girls want to shag him and their fellas want to fight him. He hasnt found love, just the next best thing.



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RAZZLE DAZZLE

RAZZLE DAZZLE

A hilarious and heart-warming look into the world of competitive dance. "Razzle Dazzle" follows the eager members of Mr Jonathon's Dance Academy as they compete for Grand Final success at Australia's most prestigious competition... only Mr Jonathon's routines aren't like the other schools. Amidst parental politics, petty rivalry, creative controversy and the hysterics of pushy stage mothers, the film takes you behind the glamour and the glitter to a world where, sometimes, winning is everything!



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REALITY BITES

REALITY BITES

Wiona Ryder, Ethan Hawke and Ben Stiller (directing his first feature film) star in this wildly romantic comedy that looks at life, love and the persuit of gainful employment throught the eyes of a generation sandwiched somewhere betewwn The Brady and Melrose Place! As her college valeedictorian, Lelaina Pierce (Ryder) should be destined for greatness. In reality she is a lonely production assistant for an obnoxious TV morning show host (John Mahoney). In her free time, Lelaina is making a biting, often outrageous video documentary about her peers Sammy ( Steve Zahn) and her best friend Tray (Hawke), a brillant but unmotivated rebel. Meanwhile, Lelaina meets Michael (Stiller) , an ambitious video executive who wants to showcase her documentary on " In Your Face TV". Suddenly, she finds herself at the centre of a very odd love triangle with dependable, fast- track Michael on the one side and a sexy , brooding Tray on the other.

Running time - 95 minutes     Rating -M

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REALITY BITES / MALLRATS

REALITY BITES / MALLRATS

Reality Bites:
It's graduation day, 1994, and Lelaina Pierce is taking her first, bold step into the final frontier - reality. Unfortunately, her future seems to have moved away without leaving a forwarding address. Wynona Rydera and Ethan Hawke star with Janeane Garofalo and Steve Zahn as a circle of friends, who, facing some hard facts about life and love after college, are mapping out their own offbeat survival guide for the 1990s. Ben Stiller makes his feature directing debut with Reality Bites, a fresh, irreverant romantic comedy about life and love for post-Baby-Boomers.

Mallrats:
T.S. and Brodie are two high-school friends, both of whom are dumped by their respective girlfriends on the same day. Needing to get away, they do what they always do...go to the mall and hang out. Meeting up with punk troublemakers Jay and Silent Bob (played by director Kevin Smith), they collectively hatch a plan to wreak mall havoc and win their loves back. Battling security guards, Asshole store attendants and their girlfriends fathers, these four have a series of unbelievable moments and discover some amazing things, such as whether Superman could have babies with anyone bar Superwoman, what is really behind those ‘Optical Illusion’ Pictures. Invo Smith's film is filled with sophomoric and scatological humor, hip 'alternative' music, and pop cultural icons ranging from video games and film (Star Wars and Batman) to comics (including Stan 'The Man' Lee, as himself).



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REBOUND

REBOUND

 In this irresistible family comedy, hothead college basketball coach Roy McCormick (Martin Lawrence) is more interested in endorsement deals than in winning games.
After an on-court meltdown, Roy is about to lose everything unless he can prove he can win games without losing his cool. Enter the Smelters, a wise-cracking junior high squad that's never won a game. Reluctantly taking on the team of hapless hoopsters, Roy uses his coaching magic to teach the kids the importance of dedication and teamwork on the hilarious road to the championship. Roy finds new love along the way, and rediscovers his first true love—basketball!


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RENO 911 THE MOVIE (UNCUT)

RENO 911 THE MOVIE (UNCUT)

The brave men and women of the Washoe County Sheriffs Department the thin khaki line that keeps Reno, Nevada on the straight and narrow star in their first feature film, based on the hit Comedy Central television series. The deputies of the Reno Sheriffs Department attend a law enforcement convention in Miami Beach, where the motley crew is charged with protecting the city after bioterrorists attack the convention.



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REPLACEMENTS, THE

REPLACEMENTS, THE

Underdogs become top dogs in this fun-filled, rough-and-fumble comedy centred around the NFL player strikes of 1987. Keanu Reeves plays Shane Falco, a washed-out all-American QB who guides a team of misfits assembled by veteran coach Jimmy McGinty (Gene Hackman) to replace striking pro players. A motormouth receiver (Orlando Jones), a merciless linebacker (Jon Favreau), a nicotine-wired kicker (Rhys Ifans) and more line up alongside Falco for a drive to the playoffs. For sultry support, there's cheerleader Annabelle Farrell (Brooke Langton) and her ex-stripper squad. "Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory lasts forever," Falco tells his team. It's a game plan that works to perfection.

Running time - 114 minutes     Rated - M

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REPO MAN

REPO MAN

The youth cult classic from 1984, Repo Man is a dark comedy thriller that explores the seamy, seedy LA underworld. Otto (Emilio Estevez The Breakfast Club) is a disaffected punk wandering the LA streets before Bud (Harry Dean Stanton Paris, Texas), a repossession man, offers him money to drive a car out of a bad neighbourhood. Soon enough, Otto is earning big money under Buds tutelage but their latest repo job lands them in hot water when a nuclear physicist leaves something toxic a nuclear device, an alien in the trunk of a 1964 Chevy



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RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER, THE

RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER, THE

For the first time on DVD, Peter Sellers returns in 'The Return Of The Pink Panther'.
The "Pink Panther" diamond is stolen again from Lugash and a white glove is left making everybody think that the famous jewel thief "The Phantom" has stolen it. This surprises everyone as "The Phantom" (aka Sir Charles Lytton) has retired.
The infamous French detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau is called in to find the diamond and he immediately goes to the South of France to check up on Sir Charles.



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REVENGE OF THE NERDS 1

REVENGE OF THE NERDS 1

Close friends Lewis and Gilbert are freshmen at their new college. Unfortunately, they are also nerds to the extreme: horn-rimmed glasses, ill-fitting, mismatched clothes, intelligence galore, etc. Naturally, the curvaceous coeds, juvenile jocks, and infantile frat brothers make their lives, and the lives of their fellow outcasts, a misery. But when the nerds decide to create their own fraternity, sexual and comedic hijinks ensue as the nerds seek vengeance against those who've done them wrong.


 



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REVENGE OF THE NERDS 2

REVENGE OF THE NERDS 2

Everyone's favourite nerds are back! This time Lewis, Wormser, Poindexter, Lamar and Booger are off to the United Fraternity Conference in Ft. Lauderdale. Unfortunately, the hotel manager and Alpha Betas join forces, leaving the Tri-Lambs with no place to stay but the Ricky Ricardo Wing of the dilapidated Hotel Coral Essex. But even though the boys are misled, mistreated and misused, they once again strike back, proving the importance of self-respect in a wild and wacky lesson you'll never forget.

 

 

 



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REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER

REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER

Number six in the continuing "Pink Panther" series opens with the funeral of Inspector Clouseau. Of course, we soon learn that the lovable bungler isn't dead at all; he's merely faking it so he can pursue, incognito, a ring of international drug smugglers through exotic Hong Kong.Employing a repertoire of ludicrous disguises, the bungling police inspector is back again, and this time Clouseau is looking for his own would-be murderer.



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RICE RHAPSODY

After being abandoned by her husband twelve years earlier, Jen (Sylvia Chang. "Best Actress" of Hong Kong Film Awards 2002 - FOREVER AND EVER), raised her three sons alone. Using her mother's secret Hainan Chicken Rice recipe, she opens a restaurant to support the family. When she realizes her two older sons, Daniel and Harry, are gay, Jen is fretful that she will have no grandchildren if her third son, Leo, also turns out to be gay. Together she and best friend, Kim Chui (Martin Yan, famous Chinese cuisine TV Chef YAN CAN COOK) devise a plan to keep Leo straight by bringing in a French exchange student to live with them. She is Leo's age and her name is Sabine. Leo develops a strange but intriguing relationship with her, which greatly pleases Jen. However, things begin to crumble for her again when Kim Chui becomes "the toast of the town" with his invention of a new dish deeply challenging her Chicken Rice. Kim Chui becomes a national celebrity overnight, and Jen's self-esteem is threatened. Finally, their conflicts come to a head when Jen participates in a cooking contest with Kim Chui and other chefs from Singapore. Food unexpectedly becomes a medium that not only nourishes their bodies but also opens their hearts.



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RICHARD PRYOR PACK: STIR CRAZY / SEE NO EVIL HEAR NO EVIL / LIVE ON THE SUNSET STRIP / ANOTHER YOU

RICHARD PRYOR PACK: STIR CRAZY / SEE NO EVIL HEAR NO EVIL / LIVE ON THE SUNSET STRIP / ANOTHER YOU

Stir Crazy
Would-be playwright Skip Donohue and would-be actor Harry Monroe must outwit wardens, sadistic guards and fellow prisoners after they find themselves incarcerated in a Sun Belt prison for a robbery they didn't commit.

See No Evil, Hear No Evil
It was murder! The blind guy couldn't see it. The deaf guy couldn't hear it. But now they're wanted for it. Meet Wally and Dave - Wally is blind, Dave is deaf. When a man is murdered outside the newstand where they work, the police collar these two unlikely buddies as their main suspects. A hilarious chace ensues as Wally and Dave hightail it from the New York Police Department to snake the real bad guys - the wickedly beautiful Eve and her cold-blooded cohort, Kirgo.

Live on Sunset Strip:
One of comedian Richard Pryor's live performances caught on film. Pryor talks about most of his standard subjects, including rascism and the differences between blacks and whites, along with talking about some of his recent film roles.

Another You
George and Eddie are a couple of liars who just can't seem to kick the habit. What begins as a few harmless lies leads them into a labyrinth of hilarious complications involving a missing millionaire, his beautiful wife, a dangerous estate executive and a major mistaken identity crisis. As the lies pile up, so do the laughs!



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RIDE THE WILD SURF

RIDE THE WILD SURF

A classic surfing flick starting with a clambake in late December and a super surf contest to see who is the king of surf.

 



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RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS (COLLECTORS EDITION)

RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS (COLLECTORS EDITION)

From celebrated director Penny Marshall (A League of Their Own, Big) comes the story of a girl who did everything wrong, but got everything right. Make way for Beverly (Drew Barrymore), a smart, beautiful young woman who can't wait to grow up, much to the frustration of her police sergeant father (James Woods from Any Given Sunday). Her life takes its first detour when she gets pregnant at age sixteen. The baby's father, her husband (Steve Zahn from You've Got Mail), turns out to need more mothering than her newborn son. But through all the trouble, Beverly makes a life that's more than she ever imagined and lives a story that's waiting to be told. Join the ride and watch Beverly kick life where it counts.

 



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RINGER, THE

RINGER, THE

 THE RINGER will keep you smiling all the way to the finish line in this hilarious comedy about the thrill of VICTORY – and the agony of deceit. Pressured by a greedy uncle (Brian
Cox) and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker (Johnny Knoxville) resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-enough-to-work scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged to right the upcoming Special Olympics and bring home the gold. But when Steve’s fellow competitors get wise to the con, they inspire him to rise to the greatest challenge of all: BECOMING A BETTER PERSON.


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RISKY BUSINESS

RISKY BUSINESS

 Meet Joel Goodsen. Industrious, college-bound 17-year-old. Responsible, trustworthy son. But he's been good for too long. Joel's parents are away and he's in charge of the house. They trust him. Maybe they shouldn't. "One of the best American comedies of recent years" (Roger Ebert), Risky Business slyly explores the teen dilemma of growing up good-hearted but guilt-ridden. In his starmaking role as Joel, Tom Cruise is a charmer-with-conscience that foreshadows Jerry Maguire. Rebecca de Mornay makes a dynamic movie debut as liberated call girl Lana. They and writer/director Paul Brickman make Risky Business "a first-class affair" (People).

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ROAD TRIP: UNSEEN AND EXPLICIT

ROAD TRIP: UNSEEN AND EXPLICIT

THE RULES OF CHEATING

When you're in a committed relationship and have sex with another person it's not cheating if....

You're in different area codes.

You're with two people at the same time, because they cancel each other out.

But it is definitely cheating if you videotape it and someone accidentally mails the tape to your girlfriend, which to his horror is exactly what happened to Josh. Discovering the mistake, Josh tows two of his college buddies and one not so eager kid who happens to own the car on a raucous 1,800 mile road trip from Ithaca, New York to Austin, Texas to save his lifelong romance.

Road Trip Unseen & Explicit shows you what they didn't dare show at the cinema.

Running time - 94 minutes     Rated - MA

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ROBIN WILLIAMS  PACK: GOOD MORNING VIETNAM / DEAD POETS SOCIETY

ROBIN WILLIAMS PACK: GOOD MORNING VIETNAM / DEAD POETS SOCIETY

GOOD MORNING VIETNAM

Academy Award-winner® Robin Williams shakes up 1965 Saigon in the role the critics agree he was born to play - irreverent, nonconformist deejay Adrian Cronauer. Imported by the Army for an early a.m. radio show, Cronauer blasts the formerly staid, sanitized airwaves with a constant barrage of rapid-fire humour and the hippest tunes from back home. The G.Is love him - but the top brass is outraged! Riddled with sidesplitting comic bombshells and studded with hot '60s hits, the film depicts Cronauer's raucous Saigon adventures amid a world gone mad. GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM is a direct hit - the classic Robin Williams comedy!

DEAD POETS SOCIETY

When charismatic English professor John Keating (Oscar® winner Robin Williams) arrives at a strict boys academy, his unconventional teaching methods breath new life into the curriculum steeped in tradition. With his wit and wisdom, Keating inspires his students to pursue individual passions and make their lives extraordinary. DEAD POETS SOCIETY, one of the most compelling box office triumphs in recent years, touched audiences and critics alike with brilliant acting, uplifting story and superb filmmaking!


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ROGER AND ME

ROGER AND ME

In 1989, Michael Moore, winner of 2002's Best Documentary Feature Academy Award and Cannes Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Bowling for Columbine,triumphantly burst upon the American moviemaking scene with Roger & Me,a hilarious, penetrating forerunner of the independent film movement to follow. Moore doggedly and hilariously tried to do what every working stiff dreams of: talk to the man at the top. His efforts to meet General Motors Chairman Roger Smith and persuade him to visit Flint, Michigan, frame a film that uses humor to devsatating effect. Roger & Me champions people over profits and slyly lampoons corporate America as it shows how the Flint folks cope with economic setbacks.



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ROLL BOUNCE

ROLL BOUNCE

It's the late 70's when roller skating to soul tunes and disco was a way of life for teen skater Xavier (Bow Wow) and his pals. But when their local rink closes, "X" and his crew must pull together as a team to try and win big money at a rival's Roller Jam skate off!

 

 



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ROMANTIC COMEDY BOX

ROMANTIC COMEDY BOX

Five (5) Disc Digipak
Bridget Jone's Diary, Bridget Jone's Edge of Reason, Notting Hill, Love Actually, About a Boy.
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ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

 Big laughs and hot stars make this a can’t miss comedy in the hilarious tradition of Clueless and Dumb And Dumber! Romy (Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino) and Michele (Emmy Award winner Lisa Kudrow) are carefree party girls who reinvent themselves for their 10-year high school reunion!

With new wardrobes and wild stories of success, they make a big impression...until a former classmate (Janeane Garofalo) blabs their real story to everyone! But that’s when Romy and Michele let loose with a surprise of their own...and outrageous results! Featuring a sizzling hit soundtrack of favorite hits from the ‘80s, it’s the comedy treat The New York Times calls "Cheerful, Giddy Fun!"



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ROOM WITH A VIEW

ROOM WITH A VIEW

For the First time on DVD! Winner of 5 Oscar’s and Nominated for 3.
Lucy Honeychurch, a young Englishwoman, makes her first visit to Florence, Italy in the early 1900's.
There, she meets a quiet yet eccentric young man named George Emerson. Upon her return to
England, Lucy must decide whether to follow through with her marriage to her stotic fiancé, Cecil, or
follow her heart and her growing attraction to George.
Starring: Judi Dench , Helana Bonham, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott

 



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ROXANNE

ROXANNE

 Small-town fire chief C.D. Bales (Steve Martin) falls madly in love with the new girl in town, a gorgeous astronomer named Roxanne (Daryl Hannah). But there's an enormous problem. C.D. has an amazingly big nose, and is convinced that such a beauty could never love a man with such a gargantuan appendage.

 



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