Cinematic Era: 1996 Vintage

Ajit, a driver, decides to take care of Chandu after an accident changes his perspective of life. He gives up everything in order to devote his time to Chandu's upbringing.

Adam Trent (David Heavener: "Prime Target", "Eye of the Stranger") is an advertising executive...an ordinary citizen. On his way to work one morning someone tries to kill him. Adam is forced to play a deadly game. Daniel Winters (Richard Norton: "License to Kill", "Octagon") runs an underground casino where the wealthy bet via computer whether Adam Trent will live or die. They give Adam one handgun and a ten minute head start. Winters explains that if Adam tries to contact the police, he will kill his wife Kara (Lynn-Holly Johnson: "For Your Eyes Only", "Ice Castles") and his Uncle Billy (William Windom: "Somersby", "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"). As Trent barely escapes death, this ordinary citizen becomes a deadly killing machine.

A crime thriller about team heading out for treasure hunt in a fictitious Island. Loosely based on Baywatch TV Series.

Milošević’s regime has rigged the results of parliamentarian elections in autumn 1996. This was a cause for mass rallies in Belgrade and other cities in Serbia. The film documents the protests during the first four days of their protests, their political and criticising charge but also the carnival spirit. On the seventh day of the protests the film was edited and had a premiere screening in the Rex Cinema.

Taiwan movie

Filmmaker Ernesto Rimoch looks at the potent combination of love and ambition in this film about a couple who's so happy their daughter is marrying into a rich clan that they throw the best wedding ever, even if they can't afford it. When the father (Damián Alcázar) loses the money to pay for the musician, mayhem ensues. The film itself is made to look like a videotaping of the wedding, revealing who's responsible for the crime.

While her mama is at the hospital to give birth, and her dad has gone off with a mistress, Maja has to survive by herself and her grandma, thanks to her Indian costume and her second Indian identity as Maja Stoneface.

A colony of cockroaches feasts on the food in an old refrigerator, while a lone roach stands guard outside. When a man discovers the infestation and tries to destroy them all, the brave little roach defends himself and his fellows.

The 18th installment of the outrageous, lust-fueled saga of history's most shameless gigolo, Jin Kaito! This time, the master pick-up artist Jin is delivering ecstasy to the beautiful women of Shōnan. Everything seems perfect when he ends up in bed with the stunning Oshino until he finds out she's actually a transgender woman. Jin tries to flee, but Oshino won’t let him go. Meanwhile, her jealous ex-boyfriend Yamamoto thinks she’s been stolen from him and sends the Kamikaze-kai yakuza gang after Jin...

It’s all action when a hot blond is saved from the clutches of a crooked Texas lawman by a new stranger in town. The two find themselves embroiled in a chase that takes them across the border and the pursuit intensifies when the mob sticks their best hit man on the blond and her hero. Follow the action on this trail of gunfire, sex, and mayhem as you learn what a blond too hot for her own good does when she finds there’s only one way out.

Deception. Torture. Murder. Brazilian actor Carlos Riccelli stars in this suspenseful tale of revenge. After his wife is tortured and killed in El Salvador, Carlos vows to inflict revenge on the man responsible for her murder. Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Carlos thinks he has found that man: an American CIA advisor (Robert Pine of "CHiPs"). Soon, Carlos puts his perverse plan in motion. He breaks into the agent's home and just as he is about to exact his revenge, begins to question whether he, in fact, has the right man. As Carlos unravels the answer to this question, a surprise twist surfaces that will allow Carlos to exact the ultimate best revenge.

Françoise Dorléac et Catherine Deneuve were nearly twins. Only 18 months separated these sisters who liked to say “Both of us could make the ideal woman”. Françoise Dorléac created her own style, unique even in France : a rare mix of elegance, humor, glamour. This is a touching portrait of an actress whose glory was cut short, seen through the eyes of her sister Catherine.

When straight A student Eve is asked to housesit a tropical mansion, her naughty fantasies become reality for the first time. As the sun beats down, Eve bares all for her voyeuristic neighbors, frisky friends and one seductive photographer. Sun, surf and sexy babes! See Eve let loose and fulfill all her inner desires.

As Haj Moussa is caught by border guards while trying to reach Gibraltar in a small boat, he is sent to prison, and his family tries to help him return home, while his wife tries to procure money for the household and run the business.

Journalist Katrin Tresko is on the trail of a criminal gang that is laundering money on a grand scale. But then she is murdered by their masterminds. Her husband, former BND agent Joachim Tresko, swears revenge. He sets out on his own to track down the criminals.

Not even the heaviest tasks or the cruelest punishments can take away the young girl's hope. To her new friends, she tells magical stories about a little princess separated from her dear father. However, when her father is presumed dead, a real adventure begins. Orphaned and penniless, she has her noble heart and strong spirit as her only weapon. Sarah embarks on an epic journey in search of her father who might not be dead! Magic, mystery and songs will envelop everyone in an incredible adventure.

This controversial feature blends documentary, archival footage and fiction into an elliptical narrative in which two young people in Prague, an ancient seat for the practice of alchemy, follow the trail for the mystical philosopher's stone. History and future blend as brilliant montage sequences and fanciful leaps of the imagination work to posit questions about the legacy of the past and how it influences the individual's personal freedom and responsibility.

An elderly man wants to exit earth in a state of unity with all creatures. To that end, he hires a quartet of manservants to plug his facial orifices with their fingers.

This feature documentary examines the destruction of the tundra barrens of northern Canada for mineral mining, including that of Canadian diamonds. Many species have been threatened by this development, including the caribou and the Eskimo Curlew, a bird that flew the sky in thousands which is now nearly extinct. This film makes a compelling case for planned conservation in one of the last unspoiled wilderness regions left in the world.

After a big car accident, caused by his brother Valerio, Antonio is mentally-ill, fallen to a childlike regression. They live together in Trieste. Valerio is totally absorbed by his job and by looking after Antonio that call him Papà (Daddy). One day Valerio decide to have a trip on a house-boat with Marianna, his fiancée, and they bring Antonio with them. Antonio unexpectedly drives the boat far away till it gets stuck on a sandbank. Valerio leaves his brother and Marianna alone on the boat and goes searching for help. A storm obliges the two to spend a night together on an island. During that night Marianna discovers, step by step, the poetic and childish world of Antonio, starting to appreciate the different resources of mentally handicapped persons.

A third-generation Japanese-American student moves to Wakayama to study lacquerware painting and is invited to a homestay at Wakisaka's house in order to experience Japanese life.

Magdalene has everything except one little thing: money. But the beautiful and wise daughter of a poor peasant knows that one day, the day will surely come when everything will turn around for the better. It sounds unbelievable at first, but her father's current troubles may be Magdalene's redemption. For when the young judge rules against him, it is Magdalene who writes an appeal against the decision. And the judge can't wait to meet the author of such a perfectly worded objection. When she appears at his door, the judge doesn't hesitate for a second to embarrass her by offering her the opportunity to join his service. At this point, however, the question stands quite differently...

Filmed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, November 1996, this unique programme showcases the extraordinary musical talents of one of the greatest female rock musicans of our time. Please welcome on stage Miss Sheryl Crow. Tracklist 1 Hard To Make A Stand 2 Everyday Is A Winding Road 3 Leaving Las Vegas 4 A Change Would Do You Good 5 Run, Baby, Run 6 If It Makes You Happy 7 Sweet Rosalyn 8 Redemption Day 9 Can't Cry Anymore 10 Strong Enough 11 Maybe Angels 12 All I Wanna Do 13 Superstar 14 Ordinary Morning Featuring – Eric Clapton

Detailed and fascinating documentary telling the history of the famous German battleship of World War II. The urgent British hunt and the German ship's efforts to escape are described through vintage film and recollections of both British and German veterans of the battles.

A filmmaker meets a woman. Delicately, he starts videoing moments of their life together. He slowly realises he’s not storing memories, but making a film. He asks her permission to continue. After filming for a year, a 75-minute edit is ready…

Overprotective parents hire a private eye to follow her every move.

Pinku film released in 1996

Today, Ayaka, a student at an all-girls high school, saw a girl staring intently from the shadows of a phone booth at a boy who attends the neighboring high school. She gazed at him with a yearning heart, and that was all she could handle. Her best friends, sensing her feelings, one day took her to get a tarot card reading, half-jokingly. At first she was skeptical, but when she tried it, her love luck was 98%! Encouraged, Ayaka made her own business card and felt like she was in a dream. On her way home that day, she bumped into someone as she passed him. It was him! Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, she handed him her business card with trembling hands. Thanks to this, she was able to go on dates with him, but one day a strange incident occurred...

A black comedy directed by Damien Hirst following Marcus, a man living multiple lives with multiple families. He starts to get strange urges to dial random telephone numbers, meanwhile he inadvertently brings death and violence to the people he meets.

Maavichiguru is story ofa happy family Jagapathi Babu and Amani with their kid. Amani loves her husband a lot and when she comes to know the truth of her disease and she is dieing soon. Amani creates alligation on Jagapathi Babu of having relationship with his secretary ranjitha.The Rifts increases and Aamani instists divorce and gether husband married to Ranjitha before her death.

14-year old Em likes to hang around in her old play house. One day a boy, Jakob, sets fire to it, and Em catches a brief glimpse of him before he disappears. They meet again a few days later. For the first time in her life, Em falls in love.

Shankar and his wife, Kamla, live in a small bungalow in Madras, India, with his only daughter, Kokila, and a maidservant, Manga. Since he is an engineer with his firm, he has to travel frequently. Kamla's suffers a mild stroke and has been medically advised to take it easy. Shankar is now worried about his family just in case something happens, when he is out of town...

One couple (Carlos & Irene) are having troubles, because he suspects that Irene's hiding something about her past in Russia. To make things worst her ex-husband goes to Mexico and tells Carlos that her other ex-husband also is going to claim her as his property.

Antoine a Union representative works in a financially troubled factory. He's not the sharpest tool in the box but he has a big heart and when he and his wife win the jackpot of the national lottery. Antoine will invest his gain to try and safe the factory.

A biography of comedian double act Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Milošević’s regime has rigged the results of parliamentarian elections in autumn 1996. This was a cause for mass rallies in Belgrade and other cities in Serbia. The film documents the protests during the first four days of their protests, their political and criticising charge but also the carnival spirit. On the seventh day of the protests the film was edited and had a premiere screening in the Rex Cinema.

An idealistic solicitor heads to the bush after a disillusioning encounter with the legal system. In a small country town she witnesses an incident between police and two local Aborigines, and reluctantly becomes embroiled in a fight for justice.

Smashing Pumpkins performs in the music video "1979" from the album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" recorded for Virgin Records. The music video opens with a group of children rolling another child in a large tire. Billy Corgan sings as he is driven in the backseat of a Dodge Charger. Clips of disaffected suburban teenage life play throughout.

Laugh at hilarious bloopers and funny moments with sports greats like All-Pro quarterback Troy Aikman, baseball legend Tom Seaver, basketball megastar Charles Barkley, and World Series hero Joe Carter. Best of all, hosted by one of the biggest stars in the world-Santa Claus! From crazy Christmas trees to sly skiing tricks to baseball's spring training in Florida with the Toronto Blue Jays, these wild and wacky clips bring lots of holiday cheer and enjoyment. Includes classic holiday music such as "Jingle Bells" and "Twelve Days of Christmas." The whole family will enjoy this stocking stuffer all year 'round!

Based on 1992 journals of Bosnian visual artist Alma Hajric who was forced into a basement shelter to survive the siege of Sarajevo, Black Kites skillfully merges the reality-based content of her journal with interpretive visual material to reveal the simple, sometimes beautiful, yet brutal truth of her existence. Non-linear, dreamlike and spectral, Black Kites is a testament to artistry, imagination and the resiliency of the human psyche. Features sensitive performances by Steve Buscemi, Mimi Goese and Mira Furlan, a prominent actress from the former Yugoslavia, as the narrator.

When Bobby and his Mom move from Toronto, away from his dad and his baseball team, to a small town in Nova Scotia, he's picked on by all the local kids, except for Jo. And Jo has also befriended a lonely male moose who lives on an island, and she has a wild plan to capture and relocate a female moose to be company for him. Together, Bobby and Jo, with the help of their single parents, Eva and Lester, attempt to put Jo's plan into operation.

Journalist Katrin Tresko is on the trail of a criminal gang that is laundering money on a grand scale. But then she is murdered by their masterminds. Her husband, former BND agent Joachim Tresko, swears revenge. He sets out on his own to track down the criminals.

"Assassination" - Adaptation of Hermann Hesse's novel "Demian". A young man's detachment from and revolt against the superficial ideals of the world of appearances and eventually awakens into a realization of self. Max Demian is his childhood friend and mentor.

A young man receives a dead serial killer's arm during a transplant and then becomes prime suspect when murders start anew.

Joe is a twenty-something gay man who decides to film people he meets on the street with a camera given to him by his boyfriend.

A young police inspector dreams of being accepted by a wealthy bourgeois couple.

Three unemployed youngsters are tenants of Lohithakshan Pillai. They never pay their rent and a frustrated Pillai sells the house without telling them. Their problems get worse when a girl comes into their lives.

Yann leads a seemingly happy life with his two children and a beautiful, loving, dynamic woman Julianne. Yet he is unhappy. For ten years, he has dreamed of writing a great novel that wins the Prix Goncourt, but all he gets on paper is the adventures of the Hippopoum TV figure and he flies away in the alcohol. One day Julianne is the Norwegian bushes of masculine pleasure and she pulls out with the director of a TV station. A disaster for Yann, because she leaves their children behind him and he is not able to take care of them.

Mahadevan Thampi (Sreenivasan), owner of the Sankaramangalam Hospital, gets cheated by his uncle Madhavan Thampi (Rajan P. Dev) into transferring the ownership of the hospital to Madhavan's London-educated daughter Nandini (Annie), by enticing Mahadevan with the false promise of giving Nandini's hand in marriage to him. However, Madhavan had his own slimy plans of getting Nandini married to Rajagopal (Mukesh), the new doctor in the hospital, but who in reality was a quack out to make some cash.

A high school senior finds his future plans turned upside down when his girlfriend reveals she is pregnant.

A compilation of the many characters played by Leonard Rossiter.

From beautiful but dangerous waterfalls to canyons and underground rivers carved into stone millions of years ago, Wild Australia is a stunning look at our fragile world and how it relates to Earth of ninety million years ago

Short by the creator of "The Cramp Twins"

Diana McGowin is a successful middle-aged legal secretary. Upon her realization that she is in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, Diana courageously attempts to hide her affliction from her husband, Jack, and her children, but it isn't long before the truth becomes painfully obvious.

An abandoned caboose becomes a junkie's hideout, a multiple murder has been committed. A police investigation leads nowhere, the crime remains unsolved, and Marceau, a hardened cop, resigns in the aftermath. But his troubles don't end there: someone is stalking him and his life is in danger. To save himself, Marceau recruits Camille, a young woman drummed out of the police academy for her inability to fire a gun. They make a pact: Camille agrees to flush out Marceau's potential murderer and Marceau, in exchange, undertakes to remunerate and train her. Camille plunges into Marceau's seedy underworld and encounters a raft of suspects. As Camille sinks deeper and deeper into this sordid world, she comes to terms with its violence and understands that the line between good and evil is narrow indeed. From this insight she draws the strength that had previously eluded her. Marceau's legacy... But who, exactly, is Marceau?