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The biggest grossing movie ever! On a remote island, the owner of Jurassic Park has managed to grow his own dinosaurs from prehistoric DNA, and it's almost opening time! But can man and monster exist side by side without one facing extinction? Spectacular thrills with truly awesome special FX.

Clever psychological horror combining spooky atmosphere with brilliant FX. Cult horror writer Sutter Cane has vanished along with the only copy of his brand new book. Investigator Trent (Sam Neil) soon tracks him down to the little town of Hobbs End. But Hobbs End is only fictional........isn't it??

When their sailing holiday is interrupted by the sole survivor of a sinking schooner the high seas turn to terror for a husband and wife. His story of sickness and death is really of madness and murder and they must now throw their all into a battle to survive. A superb and unbearably tense thriller, with Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill and Billy Zane as the unhinged gooseberry.

In Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or affection for his frustrated duty bound son. But after the pair attend a lecture by a visiting swami about the transmigration of souls, Fisk Junior finds himself drawn to Dean Spanley's fantastical dinner party stories, and convincing Fisk Senior to entertain the experience may provide the two men with redemption from their loveless existence. 'Dean Spanley' is a delightfully whimsical period drama, beautifully performed and full of warm, gentle, quirky wit.

It's July 1969 and as Apollo 11 gets ready to land on the moon, the world holds its breath with anticipation. Deep in the outback of Australia sits an enormous, incongruous satellite dish, a vital part of the mechanism that will allow image and sound to be broadcast to earth. By NASA's standards , the dedicated souls at the dish are unorthodox to say the least and what should be the small towns brief moment of fame is in danger of becoming their greatest humilation. The Dish is a quirky and warmhearted comedy, about some ordinary people in a very remarkable situation, gentle and laid back, this is a feelgood gem.

Jane Campion's outstanding and acclaimed dramatic masterpiece. Hunter turns in an incredible performance as the mute Ada, sold into a marriage with Neill. Her piano is her voice and she must earn it back from Baines, key by key, in a moving emotional bargain. Stunning - the best film of the year.

Charting the conflict of ambition versus passion in a young girl in turn-of-the-century Austrailia. A beautiful film from an ambitious female director exploring the memoirs of a woman who wanted it all in a world that would not allow it and her struggle to achieve her dreams. Recommended viewing.

A disturbing psychological horror movie in which a bored wife creates a secret lover, a monster from her subconcious. Winner of awards at Cannes this film is also a powerful metaphor for the post war division of Germany. Made in English.

David Hare's brilliant screenplay is both a comment on the desperate results of a casual sexual encounter, the passion of a moment snatched in war-time France - the intensity of which can never be matched again, and a commentary on the post war decline of Britian. A brilliant movie!

A film version of the notorious events surrounding the demonization and media witchhunt of the religiously nutty mother of a baby who was gobbled by dingoes near Ayers Rock..... the famous 'dingo baby case'. Just shows that the Aussie press, owned by you know who, is as criminally irresponsible, ie full of lies, as the Pommie press, owned by you know who.

A successful writer makes waves when he returns to the family farm, after 22 years, with a beautiful young bride. Old grievances soon resurface, complicated by sibling rivalries, sexual subterfuge and romantic jealousies. It's just all too much for simple country folk! A darkly comic family drama and an adaptation of Chekov's "Uncle Vanya".

In 1917, two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory bond over a mutual love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song-collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.

Scientists have discovered how to 'hop' human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals. Animal lover Mabel seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined.

Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.

A man and his son arrive at a rave in a remote part of the country, searching for the mother who left them. What unfolds is a journey through grief, faith, and the unknown.