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1) My Hero
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George Sunday lives in London with the love of his life, Nurse Janet Dawkins. Their busy lives are overshadowed by one unique yet significant element - George is Thermoman, a superhero. The humour and strains of their relationship (she doesn't understand that Thermoman's tights must not go in the washing machine; he doesn't realise that you don't French-kiss your girlfriend's mother - a light peck will do) make for captivating viewing.
2) Dragonslayer
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Back in the days when everyone believed in magic, a horrifying fire-breathing dragon terrorized the sixth-century British countryside. The only hope for the beleaguered citizens is an aging sorcerer (Sir Ralph Richardson). But when he is killed before he can save the people, the task falls on his young apprentice, Galen (Peter MacNicol). Galen's mission is complicated by resistance from the king - and by falling in love - but his biggest challenge...
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To save her family from a farmer’s plow, Mrs. Brisby, a mild-mannered mouse, has a plan to move her house! However, Mrs. Brisby will need an engineering miracle to hoist her home, and for that she must face a wicked rat, fend off a vicious cat and claim a magic amulet! But when Mrs. Brisby discovers the astounding secret of NIMH...it will change her life forever! Starring the voices of Dom DeLuise, John Carradine and Peter Strauss, “THE SECRET...
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It recounts the story of fledgling writer Samuel Liston and his experiences with Floyd Deveraux, the enigmatic middle-aged father of two who enlists Samuel to write his biography. But the circumstances that lead up to this arrangement in the first place are quite astonishing and efforts to write the biography are quickly stymied by ensuing chaos in this darkly comedic, genre-bending film.
7) Girl asleep
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The world is closing in on 14 year-old Greta Driscoll. A teen at a cross roads, she can’t bear to leave her childhood behind because it contains all the delightful things that give her comfort in this otherwise incomprehensible world. Existing in a bubble of security alongside only friend Elliott, Greta’s parents decide to throw her a surprise birthday party where she’s taken well out of her comfort zone and flung into a strange parallel world...
10) Elf-Man
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An Elf is left behind by Santa to help rescue the Harper family from a lousy Christmas. The Elf and the family get more than they bargained for, as the kids help the Elf discover his special powers and true identity as a budding superhero.
11) Atlantis
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Ancient Greek myths and legends are brought to life for a new generation in this thrilling fantasy drama. Ripped from his present day search for his father, Jason wakes up on the shores of a strange land. A wondrous place; a world of bull leaping, of snake haired Goddesses and vast palaces - this is the lost city of Atlantis. As Jason searches for the truth about his father he embarks on an epic adventure which sees him brush shoulders with Medusa,...
12) Mood indigo
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Drafthouse Films volume 22
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Set in a surreal Paris,Michel Gondry finds inspiration from Boris Vian's cult novel to provide the foundation for this visionary and romantic love story starring Audrey Tautou (Amélie) and Romain Duris.
13) The Congress
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An aging actress decides to take her final job: preserving her digital likeness for a future Hollywood. Through a deal brokered by her loyal, longtime agent, her alias will be controlled by the studio and will star in any film they want with no restrictions. In return, she receives healthy compensation so her digitized character will stay forever young.
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Take another trip to A Town Called Panic, with two award-winning new specials from the directors of the zany feature film and the Academy Award®-nominated Ernest & Celestine! With disarming wit and hilarious visuals, A TOWN CALLED PANIC: DOUBLE FUN revels in the simple setup of three plasticine toys sent on increasingly surreal and freewheeling adventures. Cowboy and Indian are always up to some harebrained scheme, with Horse left to clean up...
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Playfully exploring the outer reaches of cult film fandom, Sex Madness Revealed is both an ingenious twist on the audio commentary and a satire of the wisecrack track (featuring the voice of MST3K regular Patton Oswalt). Using as it foundation a low-budget sex hygiene picture from 1938 (Sex Madness, aka Human Wreckage), we listen in as Jimmy Morris (Oswalt), of the popular “Film Dick” podcast, hosts an irreverent conversation with the filmmaker’s...
16) Prospero's Books
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Prospero is a magician who gets to keep only a small fragment of his enormous library when he is exiled with his daughter to an enchanted island. Soon problems arise when Prospero's daughter falls in love with the wrong man.
17) Nightbreed
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Boone (Craig Sheffer) may be a troubled young man, but his troubles are just beginning. Set up as the fall guy in a string of slasher murders, he decides he'll hide by crossing the threshold that separates “us” from “them” and sneak into the forbidden subterranean realm of Midian. Boone will live among the monsters. Based on Clive Barker's novella "Cabal".
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After being initiated into The York Witches Society, Amber Gray and her new friends at college unwittingly awaken an ancient evil that is hellbent on destroying the Gray bloodline. The mysterious villain begins its witch hunt and the young women soon realize they may not make it through the night.
19) Cliffhanger
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A sheriff’s shootout turns into an adventure through the wondrous world of film.
20) Roi et l'oiseau
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King Charles rules Takicardie with an iron fist. He's infatuated with a beautiful shepherdess, and wants to force her to marry him, but she loves a chimneysweep. They befriend a mockingbird who lives in the palace and decide to run away together. The King's police pick up the fugitives' trail and are led on a wild chase through the futuristic palace. The shepherdess and the chimneysweep flee, pursued by the wicked policemen on their flying machines,...
