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LOST IN TRANSLATION (2003):
97 minutes
Hailed by critics as an extraordinary work and recipient of the 2004 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, director
Sofia Coppola's sophomore feature is graced by award-winning perfomances from
Bill Murray and
Scarlett Johansson.
Bob Harris (
Bill Murray) and Charlotte (
Scarlett Johansson) are two jet lagged Americans in Tokyo. Unable to sleep, Bob and Charlotte cross paths one night in the luxury hotel bar. Shot entirely Japan,
Sofia Coppola's latest film is a valentine to the nature of close friendships and to the city of Tokyo. The film contemplates the unexpected connections we make that might not last - yet stay with us forever. Do not let this film pass you by.
BEING
JOHN MALKOVICH (1999):
108 minutes
Craig Schwartz (
John Cusack) is a struggling street puppeteer. In order to make some money, Craig takes a job as a filing clerk. One day he accidentally discovers a door... a portal into the brain of
John Malkovich (played by
John Malkovich.) For 15 minutes, he experiences the ultimate head trip-HE is being
John Malkovich! With his beautiful office mate Maxine (Catherine Keener) and his pet-obsessed wife (
Cameron Diaz), they hatch a plan to let others into John's brain for just $200 a trip.
O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU (2000):
102 minutes
Led by smooth talking Everett Ulysees McGill (
GEORGE CLOONEY), three escaped convicts make a break for freedom from a chain-gang in Depression era Mississippi. McGill talks the other two into the daring escape with the lure of a substantial stash of cash, buried after an armoured car heist. On their long and fraught journey home, the escapees hook up with a travelling bluesman who has sold his soul to the devil for musical talent. In an attempt to raise cash, they stumble into an isolated radio station and record a good-timey song under the band/hill-billy name The Soggy Bottom Boys. The trio become overnight radio stars, with the whole of Mississippi desperate to find the whereabouts of the bonafide recording sensations!
GEORGE CLOONEY,
JOHN TURTURRO, HOLLY HUNTER and
JOHN GOODMAN deliver hilarious star performances in this crowd-pleasing comedy from the makers of THE BIG LEBOWSKI and FARGO, the highly original and critically acclaimed Coen Brothers.
THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998):
112 mintues
The Dude, Jeff Lebowski is unemployed and laid-back...until...victim of mistaken identity, two thugs break into his apartment in the errant belief that they are accosting Jeff Lebowski the pasadena millionare. In the hope of getting a replacement for his soiled carpet Dude visits his wealthy namesake and, with buddy, ex 'nam' veteran, Walter, he is swept into a consequence comedy/thriller of extortion, embezzlement, sex & dope.
NURSE BETTY (1999):
106 minutes
Betty Sizemore (
RENEE ZELLWEGER, Bridget Jones' Diary) is a good-hearted waitress trapped in a small town and a bad marriage. Every night Betty escapes into a fantasy world, as she avidly tunes in to watch her favourite hospital soap opera 'A Reason To Love' and dreams of running away with the glamorous leading man Dr David Ravell (GREG KINNEAR, As Good As It Gets).
When Betty's greedy husband puts together a shady drug deal, Charlie, an ageing hitman (
MORGAN FREEMAN, Deep Impact) and his protégé (
CHRIS ROCK, Lethal Weapon 4), enter their world. The pair are sent to reclaim the stolen drugs and Betty witnesses the interrogation and brutal murder of her husband at their hands.
Traumatised by this savage event, Betty enters into an alternate reality and transforms herself into 'Nurse Betty' setting off to LA to be reunited with the man of her dreams. What she doesn't realise, as she lives out her fantasy, is that reality is catching up with her as the hitmen close in.
Nurse Betty is a quirky comedy thriller - hilarious one moment, chilling the next - from award-winning director
Neil LaBute (Your Friends and Neighbours). A WINNER OF THE BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2000.
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