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Abstract/Sommario: Ace Ventura è uno strampalato detective, specializzato nel recupero di animali smarriti: il suo appartamento sembra l'Arca di Noè, la sua automobile sembra uscita dallo "sfascia carrozze", ed i suoi modi e metodi sono alquanto bizzarri. A questi l'allenatore della squadra di football dei Dolphins, su consiglio della graziosa manager Melissa Robinson, decide di affidare le indagini sul rapimento, alla vigilia del Super Bowl, del delfino mascotte: Snowflake. Nonostante l'atteggiamento os ...; [Leggi tutto...] Ace Ventura è uno strampalato detective, specializzato nel recupero di animali smarriti: il suo appartamento sembra l'Arca di Noè, la sua automobile sembra uscita dallo "sfascia carrozze", ed i suoi modi e metodi sono alquanto bizzarri. A questi l'allenatore della squadra di football dei Dolphins, su consiglio della graziosa manager Melissa Robinson, decide di affidare le indagini sul rapimento, alla vigilia del Super Bowl, del delfino mascotte: Snowflake. Nonostante l'atteggiamento ostile del tenente della polizia Einhorm, una bella brunetta, Ace, avvia le indagini e scopre nel filtro della vasca del delfino un'ambra, caduta dall'anello di uno dei rapitori, risulta che i Dolphins hanno un anello con quattro pietre identiche incastonate.

Abstract/Sommario: The film focuses on the perpetrators of the Indonesian killings of 1965–66 in the present day; ostensibly towards the communist community where almost a million people were killed. When Suharto overthrew Sukarno, the President of Indonesia, following the failed coup of the 30 September Movement in 1965, the gangsters Anwar Congo and Adi Zulkadry in Medan were promoted from selling black market movie theater tickets to leading the most powerful death squad in North Sumatra. They also ex ...; [Leggi tutto...] The film focuses on the perpetrators of the Indonesian killings of 1965–66 in the present day; ostensibly towards the communist community where almost a million people were killed. When Suharto overthrew Sukarno, the President of Indonesia, following the failed coup of the 30 September Movement in 1965, the gangsters Anwar Congo and Adi Zulkadry in Medan were promoted from selling black market movie theater tickets to leading the most powerful death squad in North Sumatra. They also extorted money from the ethnic Chinese as the price for keeping their lives. Anwar is said to have personally killed 1,000 people. Today, Anwar is revered by the right wing of a paramilitary organization, Pemuda Pancasila, that grew out of the death squads. The organization is so powerful that its leaders include government ministers who are openly involved in corruption, election rigging and clearing people from their land for developers. Invited by Oppenheimer, Anwar recounts his experiences killing for the cameras, and makes scenes depicting their memories and feelings about the killings. The scenes are produced in the style of their favorite films: gangster, Western, and musical.

Abstract/Sommario: The first of three deluxe double-disc box sets presenting all the key films of the GPO Film Unit on DVD for the first time. The GPO Film Unit was one of the most remarkable creative institutions that Britain has produced. A hotbed of creative energy and talent, it provided a springboard to many of the best-known and critically acclaimed figures in the British Documentary Movement. Addressing the Nation contains 15 films from the period 1933-1935 and provides a fascinating exploration ...; [Leggi tutto...] The first of three deluxe double-disc box sets presenting all the key films of the GPO Film Unit on DVD for the first time. The GPO Film Unit was one of the most remarkable creative institutions that Britain has produced. A hotbed of creative energy and talent, it provided a springboard to many of the best-known and critically acclaimed figures in the British Documentary Movement. Addressing the Nation contains 15 films from the period 1933-1935 and provides a fascinating exploration of the unit's early experimentation with sound. It features Basil Wright's award-winning Song of Ceylon and Len Lye's A Colour Box; the critically acclaimed Weather Forecast; Coal Face - directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, and Auden and Britten's precursor to Night Mail and other neglected works, many of which will be available for the first time since their original release.

Abstract/Sommario: Japan, 1941: With war raging in Europe, Japan's imperial command sees an opportunity to advance their nation's standing in the world. The plan to attack Pearl Harbour was drawn up, and one man was tasked with its implementation: Admiral Yamamoto. Opposed to the plan, Yamamoto must nevertheless carry out his orders and commit one of the biggest military mistakes in history.

Abstract/Sommario: British cinema has been in the shadow of Hollywood for over a hundred years, constantly attempting to define itself in an effort to challenge its dominance. During the 1920s, a small group of intellectuals argued that injecting a level of ‘art’ into the medium was the way to do this, a view strongly opposed by the industry’s commercial forces.
Using the experiences of Adrian Brunel, Josephine Botting demonstrates how this clash affected the careers of filmmakers attempting to prove th ...; [Leggi tutto...] British cinema has been in the shadow of Hollywood for over a hundred years, constantly attempting to define itself in an effort to challenge its dominance. During the 1920s, a small group of intellectuals argued that injecting a level of ‘art’ into the medium was the way to do this, a view strongly opposed by the industry’s commercial forces.
Using the experiences of Adrian Brunel, Josephine Botting demonstrates how this clash affected the careers of filmmakers attempting to prove their theory. Brunel was cultured yet financially insecure, caught between the creative Bohemianism of 1920s London and a conventional, conservative film industry.
Tracing the ups and downs of Brunel’s biography with detailed reference to his personal papers, Adrian Brunel and British Cinema of the 1920s exposes the various forces controlling the production, distribution and exhibition of films in Britain as Brunel tried to negotiate them and find a niche in the insecure and competitive arena of British film.

Abstract/Sommario: Nel suo quinto film, Adrift In Tokyo, Miki costruisce una straordinaria commedia dall’inizio alla fine. I due protagonisti - un eterno studente universitario (Odagiri Joe) e un esattore di debiti di mezza età (Miura Tomokazu) - si trascinano ancora per tutta la storia, ma stavolta con uno scopo ben preciso, e nel perseguirlo il loro rapporto diventa più stretto. Le gag sono sempre divertenti, ma rivelano anche un certo carattere e portano avanti la storia. L’idea di partenza - due estr ...; [Leggi tutto...] Nel suo quinto film, Adrift In Tokyo, Miki costruisce una straordinaria commedia dall’inizio alla fine. I due protagonisti - un eterno studente universitario (Odagiri Joe) e un esattore di debiti di mezza età (Miura Tomokazu) - si trascinano ancora per tutta la storia, ma stavolta con uno scopo ben preciso, e nel perseguirlo il loro rapporto diventa più stretto. Le gag sono sempre divertenti, ma rivelano anche un certo carattere e portano avanti la storia. L’idea di partenza - due estranei che trascorrono alcuni strani giorni camminando per Tokyo - ha l’improbabilità tipica di Miki, ma alla fine il loro viaggio assume una sorta di senso poetico.