02-23
06:00 In My Country
British drama from 2004 with Samuel L. Jackson, Juliette Binoche, Brendan Gleeson. Director. John Boorman. (120) Set during South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Anna, an Africaans poet and broadcaster, and Langston, a Chicago reporter meet during the hearings and take an instant dislike to each other. In due time, however, they come to an understanding and embark on a tentative affair, despite Anna's faith in the hearings and Langston's doubts.
08:00 Boys from County Clare, The
British comedy from 2003 with Bernard Hill, Colm Meaney, Andrea Corr. Director. John Irvin. (105) John Joe MacMahon may be an ageing bachelor and solitary farmer, but he plays a rousing fiddle, and after winning the All Irish Band Competition for the last two years, he is determined to triumph again. However, rumour has it that a hot band out of Liverpool will give them a run for their money. lead by none other than his long lost brother, Jimmy.
10:00 The Believer
American drama from 2001 with Ryan Gosling, Billy Zane, Summer Phoenix. Director. Henry Bean. (105) Danny has everything he wants. By day he gives anti-Semitic speeches, raises money for a neo-fascist movement and plans to bomb synagogues. By night he studies Torah and teaches Carla Hebrew while she tempts him with plans to light candles and say Sabbath prayers. He is a Jew and a neo-Nazi at once, not reconciling them, but living the impossible contradiction. Based on a true story. Awarded with Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
12:00 All Tomorrow's Parties
Chinese drama from 2003 with Yong Won-cho, Diao Yi-nan, Wei Wei Zhao. Director. Nelson Yu Lik-wai. (96) Drama, CHI Set in a future post apocalyptic world, The Gui Dao dynasty rules the Continental Asia. Zhuai and Mian are sent off to a Prosperity Camp for re-education and soon realise that the camp practise propaganda brainwash. Director. Nelson Yu Lik-wai (96).
14:00 Trees Lounge
American comedy from 1996 with Steve Buscemi, Chloë Sevigny, Carol Kane. Director. Steve Buscemi. (105) All Tommy wants from life is what everyone else has- a job, a girl, a good time. But the harder he tries, the worse things get. As an unemployed mechanic he spends his time at Trees Lounge, his Long Island neighbourhood bar, where he gets more and more involved with the lives of the colourful eccentrics he meets there.
16:00 Shattered Glass
American drama from 2003 with Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard, Chloë Sevigny. Director. Billy Ray. (105) Stephen Glass, a staff writer for the respected current events and policy magazine THE NEW REPUBLIC and freelance feature writer for ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE, HARPER'S BAZAAR and GEORGE. By the mid-90s, Glass' articles had turned him into one of the most sought-after young journalists in Washington D.C., but a bizarre chain of events suddenly stopped his career in its tracks.
18:00 24 Hour Party People
British comedy from 2002 with Steve Coogan, Lennie James, Paddy Considine. Director. Michael Winterbottom. (120) Manchester 1976. Cambridge educated Tony Wilson, Granada TV presenter, is at a Sex Pistols gig. Totally inspired by this pivotal moment in music history, he and his friends set up a record label, Factory Records, signing first Joy Division then James and the Happy Mondays - who all become seminal artists of their time. What ensues is a tale of music, sex, drugs, larger-than-life characters, and the birth of one of the most famous dance clubs in the world, The Hacienda.
20:00 Love + Hate
British drama from 2005 with Samina Awan, Tom Hudson, Nichola Burley. Director. Dominic Savage. (90) Adam, a young man raised in a home and community that fosters racial hatred, and Naseema, a girl belonging to a generation of Asian youth, end up working together in a DIY store. Despite initial resistance, they cannot avoid their mutual attraction and embark on a relationship which threatens to bring down their families as well as themselves.
22:00 Winter in Wartime
Dutch drama from 2008 with Martijn Lakemeier, Jamie Campbell Bower, Yorick von Wagening. Director. Martin Koolhoven. (120) Near the end of World War II, 14-year-old Michiel becomes involved with the Resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded British soldier. With the conflict coming to an end, Michiel comes of age and learns of the stark difference between adventure fantasy and the ugly realities of war.
00:00 Before Night Falls
American drama from 2000 with Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Sean Penn. Director. Julian Schnabel. (130) The Story of Cuban homosexual novelist and poet Reinaldo Arenas, portraying his childhood and life in Cuba as well as his time in prison and the ultimate escape to the USA. Awarded the Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor (Javier Bardem) and Grand Special Jury Prize (Julian Schnabel), Ocicat Award - Honorable Mention, Rota Soundtrack Award, Volpi Cup Best Actor (Javier Bardem) at the Venice Film Festival 2000.
02:15 Slam
American drama from 1998 with Saul Williams, Sonja Sohn, Bonz Malone. Director. Marc Levin. (99) Ray is a drug dealer who is sent to a jail in Washington D.C. There he is caught between two rival gangs, both competing for his membership.
04:00 Tokyo Sonata
Japanese drama from 2008 with Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyôko Koizumi, Yû Koyanagi. Director. Kiyoshi Kurosawa. (120) Awarded the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize (Kiyoshi Kurosawa) at the Cannes Film Festival 2008. An ordinary Japanese family slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.
02-24
06:00 24 Hour Party People
British comedy from 2002 with Steve Coogan, Lennie James, Paddy Considine. Director. Michael Winterbottom. (120) Manchester 1976. Cambridge educated Tony Wilson, Granada TV presenter, is at a Sex Pistols gig. Totally inspired by this pivotal moment in music history, he and his friends set up a record label, Factory Records, signing first Joy Division then James and the Happy Mondays - who all become seminal artists of their time. What ensues is a tale of music, sex, drugs, larger-than-life characters, and the birth of one of the most famous dance clubs in the world, The Hacienda.
08:00 Before Night Falls
American drama from 2000 with Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Sean Penn. Director. Julian Schnabel. (130) The Story of Cuban homosexual novelist and poet Reinaldo Arenas, portraying his childhood and life in Cuba as well as his time in prison and the ultimate escape to the USA. Awarded the Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor (Javier Bardem) and Grand Special Jury Prize (Julian Schnabel), Ocicat Award - Honorable Mention, Rota Soundtrack Award, Volpi Cup Best Actor (Javier Bardem) at the Venice Film Festival 2000.
10:15 Shattered Glass
American drama from 2003 with Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard, Chloë Sevigny. Director. Billy Ray. (105) Stephen Glass, a staff writer for the respected current events and policy magazine THE NEW REPUBLIC and freelance feature writer for ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE, HARPER'S BAZAAR and GEORGE. By the mid-90s, Glass' articles had turned him into one of the most sought-after young journalists in Washington D.C., but a bizarre chain of events suddenly stopped his career in its tracks.
12:00 Love + Hate
British drama from 2005 with Samina Awan, Tom Hudson, Nichola Burley. Director. Dominic Savage. (90) Adam, a young man raised in a home and community that fosters racial hatred, and Naseema, a girl belonging to a generation of Asian youth, end up working together in a DIY store. Despite initial resistance, they cannot avoid their mutual attraction and embark on a relationship which threatens to bring down their families as well as themselves.
14:00 Tokyo Sonata
Japanese drama from 2008 with Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyôko Koizumi, Yû Koyanagi. Director. Kiyoshi Kurosawa. (120) Awarded the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize (Kiyoshi Kurosawa) at the Cannes Film Festival 2008. An ordinary Japanese family slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.
16:00 Boys from County Clare, The
British comedy from 2003 with Bernard Hill, Colm Meaney, Andrea Corr. Director. John Irvin. (105) John Joe MacMahon may be an ageing bachelor and solitary farmer, but he plays a rousing fiddle, and after winning the All Irish Band Competition for the last two years, he is determined to triumph again. However, rumour has it that a hot band out of Liverpool will give them a run for their money. lead by none other than his long lost brother, Jimmy.
18:00 Love and Death on Long Island
British drama from 1997 with John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Fiona Loewi. Director. Richard Kwietniowski. (89) Giles De'Ath, a highly acclaimed British novelist, accidentally ends up watching teen movie "Hotpants College II" and becomes infatuated by the movie's lead actor Ronnie Bostock. After the incident, Giles develops a deep obsession for Ronnie which completely changes his life.
20:00 Jew Suss. Rise and Fall
German drama from 2010 with Ferdinand Marian, Kristina Söderbaum, Heinrich George. Director. Veit Harlan. (120) An ambitious Jewish businessman, Suess Oppenheimer, snares a post as treasurer to the Duke of Wurttemburg by showering the corrupt duke with treasure and promises of even greater riches. As the Jew's schemes grow more elaborate and his actions more brazen, the dukedom nearly erupts into civil war.
22:00 Cat's Meow
American drama from 2001 with Kirsten Dunst, Cary Elwes, Edward Herrmann. Director. Peter Bogdanovich. (120) On board at William Randolph Hearst's private yacht together with some of America's best known personalities a still-unsolved, hushed-up killing take place.
00:00 There's No Fish Food in Heaven
American comedy from 1998 with Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, Téa Leoni. Director. Eleanor Gaver. (120) Mona wishes for her life to change - and it does; in a big way - only it gets worse. Mona's boyfriend, somewhat crazy, mails himself to her. When she opens the box with a pair of scissors, she accidentally kills him. But he still won't leave her alone; his ghost follows her everywhere. It is only now, that her boyfriend is dead, that she realizes how much she loves him. Mona does the only thing she can, arrange to have herself killed, thus living happily ever after with the love of her life.
02:00 Lola
Philippine drama from 2009 with Anita Linda, Rustica Carpio, Tanya Gomez. Director. Brillante Mendoza. (120) Lola Sepa's grandson has been killed by a cell phone snatcher. Devastated she must now bear the burden of making the funeral arrangements. Lola Puring is committed to getting her grandson Mateo out of jail, although he has been accused of senselessly murdering Lola Sepa's grandson. Both frail and poor, each is determined to do everything necessary for their grandson.
04:00 Tape
American drama from 2001 with Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Robert Sean Leonard. Director. Richard Linklater. (83) Successful filmmaker Johnny meets up with his old friend Vince, who has turned into a drug dealing looser. Vince accuses Johnny of having raped his ex girlfriend Amy way back at a party and manages to get Johnny's verbal confession on tape. Shortly after that they are joined by Amy who now is an Assistant District Attorney. Awarded Laterna Magica Prize - Special Mention (Richard Linklater) at the Venice Film Festival 2001.
02-25
06:00 Love and Death on Long Island
British drama from 1997 with John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Fiona Loewi. Director. Richard Kwietniowski. (89) Giles De'Ath, a highly acclaimed British novelist, accidentally ends up watching teen movie "Hotpants College II" and becomes infatuated by the movie's lead actor Ronnie Bostock. After the incident, Giles develops a deep obsession for Ronnie which completely changes his life.
08:00 There's No Fish Food in Heaven
American comedy from 1998 with Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, Téa Leoni. Director. Eleanor Gaver. (120) Mona wishes for her life to change - and it does; in a big way - only it gets worse. Mona's boyfriend, somewhat crazy, mails himself to her. When she opens the box with a pair of scissors, she accidentally kills him. But he still won't leave her alone; his ghost follows her everywhere. It is only now, that her boyfriend is dead, that she realizes how much she loves him. Mona does the only thing she can, arrange to have herself killed, thus living happily ever after with the love of her life.
10:00 Tokyo Sonata
Japanese drama from 2008 with Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyôko Koizumi, Yû Koyanagi. Director. Kiyoshi Kurosawa. (120) Awarded the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize (Kiyoshi Kurosawa) at the Cannes Film Festival 2008. An ordinary Japanese family slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.
12:00 Lola
Philippine drama from 2009 with Anita Linda, Rustica Carpio, Tanya Gomez. Director. Brillante Mendoza. (120) Lola Sepa's grandson has been killed by a cell phone snatcher. Devastated she must now bear the burden of making the funeral arrangements. Lola Puring is committed to getting her grandson Mateo out of jail, although he has been accused of senselessly murdering Lola Sepa's grandson. Both frail and poor, each is determined to do everything necessary for their grandson.
14:00 Cat's Meow
American drama from 2001 with Kirsten Dunst, Cary Elwes, Edward Herrmann. Director. Peter Bogdanovich. (120) On board at William Randolph Hearst's private yacht together with some of America's best known personalities a still-unsolved, hushed-up killing take place.
16:00 Tape
American drama from 2001 with Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Robert Sean Leonard. Director. Richard Linklater. (83) Successful filmmaker Johnny meets up with his old friend Vince, who has turned into a drug dealing looser. Vince accuses Johnny of having raped his ex girlfriend Amy way back at a party and manages to get Johnny's verbal confession on tape. Shortly after that they are joined by Amy who now is an Assistant District Attorney. Awarded Laterna Magica Prize - Special Mention (Richard Linklater) at the Venice Film Festival 2001.
18:00 Pit And The Pendulum, The
South Korean drama from 2008 with Sang-don Bae, Yu-ram Do, . Director. Young-sung Sohn. (105) Several friends get together at a funeral and recall memories about the late Mr Sang-tae. The memories of Sang-tae, a martial artist who loved women, begin to twist as they recollect. Within this collective memories and recollections of Sang-tae, more stories hatch and soon the line between reality and fantasy starts to fade.
20:00 Pure
British drama from 2002 with Keira Knightley, Molly Parker, Harry Eden. Director. Gilles MacKinnon. (105) Following the death of her husband, 10-year-old Paul's mother Mel comes to rely on an old friend, Lenny, who is a pimp and dealer. Soon Paul must take care of both his mother and his younger brother. When Mel's friend and fellow user dies, Paul must confront the fear that has been gathering in the pit of his stomach. having lost his father, his mother too may abandon him.
22:00 Ghosts
British drama from 2006 with Zhan Yu, Tao Li, Ai Qin Lin. Director. Nick Broomfield. (105) Based on true events this semi-scripted, semi-documentary film tells the story of a young Chinese girl who is smuggled into the UK in order to support her son and family in China.
00:00 The Last Mogul
American documentary from 2005 with Peter Bart, Norman Brokaw, Larry King. Director. Barry Avrich. (98) Documentary, US. The story of Lew Wasserman, who rose from the streets of Cleveland to become the most powerful man in Hollywood. During his career, which spanned over more than six decades, Wasserman worked with everyone from Alfred Hitchcock to Steven Spielberg and, with connections within the mob as well as friends in politics, Lew Wasserman controlled everybody. Director. Barry Avrich (110).
02:00 10 Tiny Love Stories
American drama from 2001 with Kathy Baker, Radha Mitchell, Elizabeth Pena. Director. Rodrigo Garcia. (97) Ten women talk about the men who have made the largest impact on their respective lives. The ten have one thing in common. their memories are the only remaining connection to the man who affected them.
04:00 For a Lost Soldier
Dutch drama from 1992 with Maarten Smit, Andrew Kelley, Jeroen Krabbé. Director. Roeland Kerbosch. (120) In 1944, 12-year-old Jeroen is evacuated from Amsterdam to the north of Holland in order to escape the deprivations in the West of the country. He is placed in the care of a fisherman and his family who love and nourish the withdrawn and isolated Jeroen. With the onset of puberty, Jeroen remains a spectator in the games and stories which mark the beginning of sexuality - that is until the Allies arrive. The Allies bewitch and capture the attention of the villagers with their uniforms, their weapons and their language of freedom. Among the soldiers is one who particularly captures Jeroen's attention - Walt.