Cinematic Era: 2012 Vintage

The story of D-Day has been told from the point of view of the soldiers who fought in it, the tacticians who planned it and the generals who led it. But that epic event in world history has never been told before through the perspective of the strange handful of spies who made it possible. D-Day was a great victory of arms, a tactical coup, and a moral crusade. But it was also a triumph for espionage, deceit, and thinking of the most twisted sort. Following on from his hugely successful BBC Two documentaries, Operation Mincemeat and Double Agent: The Eddie Chapman Story (Agent Zigzag), writer and presenter Ben Macintyre returns to the small screen to bring to life his third best-selling book - Double Cross The True Story of the D-Day Spies. Macintyre reveals the gripping true story of five of the double agents who helped to make D-day such a success.

When Joko, Ants and Reeda, all in their own good reasons, first enter a casino, they can't possibly be aware of the very existence of the demons inside them. Soon enough, they will know. But then it is already too late and their lives are suddenly caught in a fatal vortex.

Actor Rawiri Paratene was 16 years old when he joined Māori activist group Ngā Tamatoa (Young Warriors) in the early 1970s. "Those years helped shape the rest of my life," says Paratene in this 2012 Māori TV documentary, directed by Kim Webby. The programme is richly woven with news archive from the 1970s, showing protests about land rights and the Treaty of Waitangi, and a campaign for te reo to be taught in schools. Several ex Ngā Tamatoa members — including Hone Harawira, Tame Iti and Larry Parr— are interviewed by Paratene, who also presents the documentary.

When Lauren Reynolds, a beautiful girl with a painful home life, breaks it off with her drug-addict ex, Matt, she is ready to give up on dating all together. Between raising her two younger brothers, working a meaningless nine-to-five with her best friend, and trying to talk sense into her physically abused mother, Lauren doesn't have much time or desire for a new man. Things change when Lauren meets a seemingly perfect match, Brandon Phillips. Lauren doesn't know that she is about to learn the hard way that Brandon's charm has a limit and that this new Loverboy has a much darker, sinister side...

Five friends agree to share a cab after a party. During the ride home gossip is exchanged, mysteries revealed and relationships redefined.

Violette lives in the country with her parents, wealthy Picardie land owners. Gabriel works as a cashier in a supermarket. On the face of it, both of these two young people appear to have led ordinary lives without incident, and yet they both have dark secrets and a yearning to escape from their stifling present reality. Their chance meeting will set them free, but with unexpected consequences...

The renowned physician Prof. Markus Gärtner becomes the new head of the planned cardiac research center. To make it as easy as possible for the specialist to settle into his new place of residence, clinic director Prof. Weissing commissions a relocation agency to take care of his wishes and concerns from now on. Although she sends her best employee, Lina Baumann, she seems to fail because of the gruff, humorless doctor. Every apartment she chooses displeases the single doctor. He is also annoyed by all the joint activities. He only has work on his mind and would like to start immediately.

As Zehava nears middle age, her mother pretends to have cancer and refuses to take any medicine until her daughter gets pregnant. During her search for a man, Zehava gets into extremely weird situations, some amusing and some less so.

A follow-up to the 2008 documentary "Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired", focusing on the filmmaker's successful battle to avoid extradition in to the U.S. in 2010.

Kurt hates his life, so he sinks into sadness. But things begin to change when his friend Nick takes him on a bizarre road trip around the country.

Johanna (13) is in love – but how is she to enjoy this rush of emotions when her violent prone father is returning to the family home? Torn between the wish to stay true to her father and the love for her boyfriend, Johanna is faced with an impossible decision. A story about family secrets, the chains of family loyalty and the power to break free.

Epic political fantasy drama, envisioning what would have happened if Dick Cheney had been indicted for ordering torture, which was used to get the false confessions to make a fraudulent case for war.

Gymkhana FIVE: the pinnacle of hooning through city streets. San Fransisco might as well be a tarmac rally stage, between all of its jumps, elevation changes, switchback streets, and naturally occurring obstacles.

After an enforcer is betrayed by his gang, he sets out to kill them.

In September 2011 R.E.M., the rock band from Athens, Georgia, decided to call it a day after 31 years. This collection from the BBC archives includes performances of Pretty Persuasion from the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1984, Orange Crush on Top of the Pops in 1989 and special acoustic versions of Losing My Religion and Half a World Away on The Late Show in 1991, along with performances on Later with Jools Holland and Parkinson. Also, vocalist Michael Stipe and bassist Mike Mills reflect on the band's ending.

Renowned actor Peter O’Toole joined Robert Osborne at the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival to discuss his life and career. Told in his own words, O’Toole shared revealing details during the course of the in-depth interview about the films he worked on as well as his offscreen interests.

Of the Essence tells the story of a couple, Tom and Emily, who, after a chance encounter at a grocery store, have a fight which could end up being the last time they speak. Through alternating time lines between a frantic Tom racing through downtown St. John's and the catalyst encounter, Tom discovers that some battles are truly worth fighting, while others are insignificant in the grander scale.

A righteous cop accepts the challenge of taking on a mob boss, little dreaming that his own father is one of the don's victims.

A not so good-looking man is enchanted with a spell that turns him handsome from 8 PM to midnight.

Documentary which highlights cockney duo Chas & Dave's rich, unsung pedigree in the music world and a career spanning 50 years, almost the entire history of UK pop. They played with everyone from Jerry Lee Lewis to Gene Vincent, toured with The Beatles, opened for Led Zeppelin at Knebworth - and yet are known mainly just for their cheery singalongs and novelty records about snooker and Spurs. The film also looks at the pair's place among the great musical commentators on London life - and in particular the influence of music hall on their songs and lyrics. The film crew followed Chas & Dave on their final tour, having called it a day after the death of Dave's wife, and blends live concert footage with archive backstory, including some astonishing early performances and duets with the likes of Eric Clapton. Among the experts and zealous fans talking about their love of the duo are Pete Doherty, Jools Holland and Phill Jupitus. Narrated by Arthur Smith.

Two atypical characters, one red and one blue, try to communicate. Were it not for Alain's shyness and Rosalba uncontrollable body behaviour whenever she hears a song, a love story could happen. But between the ebbs and flows there is a tiny space. In this major work, Le Quellec entertains and moves us and we feel like saying: the secret is in the pin!

A film about peripheral theatre called Bagatella.

Siva who studies in a village stands as a surity for his friend's loan. While the lender comes and asks for money,his friends refuses to return.So Siva had to drop his college and for returning the loan the lender takes him to the nearby town where he had to work under liquor mafia.There he meets Gayatri and some silly stuff goes on between them which turns into love and Gayatri comes to know that she is pregnant. Meanwhile Siva tries to get his mistake (getting Nagaraj killed because of him and his friend Toofan) set right by stealing the money from his owner and at the same time there would be chaos in the building they work. So finally they escape from them and then the plot goes on with their chase by the Chitti Thalli , Bapineedu and the police.

A trio of suspenseful horror stories, each with twisted plots and heaping' helpings of babes & blood!

Belgium, 1978. Katja, Roxy, and a group of other lively girls are too young for love, but still they are almost mothers. In a hidden location, pregnant teenage girls await the birth of their babies in secret. Some want to put their mistake behind them as soon as possible, but Katja, herself an orphan, clearly wants something different: she longs to have her own little baby. During the long wait, the girls share each others joys and sorrows. They form close friendships and distract themselves with strange games, until the bubble bursts, and Katja becomes painfully aware of the plans that the nuns are making behind their backs. She is not going to let this happen to her baby

It is becoming increasingly difficult to protect ourselves from extreme financial volatility. This feature documentary will examine the mechanics behind bubbles and crashes, and discuss trends and visions for the future.

The Southern Sea Otter was historically abundant along the California coastline until intense hunting pressures reduced their numbers to near-extinction levels. But now the otters are coming back, and with them they bring the potential for drastic change to the modern-day economics and ecology of the Santa Barbara Channel.

Documentary Of AKB48 : Show Must Go On is the 2nd AKB48 documentary. The movie feature various moments of 2011, such as Team 4 formation, Maeda Atsuko winning the 3rd Senbatsu Election, first dome concert in Seibu Dome and the Dareka no Tame ni Charity Project.

Like every year, it's time for the big match between Philippe and Yannick, father and son. Like every year, the son is a little stronger. Like every year, the father is a little older. It's never easy for a champion to relinquish their title.

Dutta Vs Dutta is a 2012 Bengali film directed by Anjan Dutt. This is Anjan Dutt's semi-autobiographical film. Most of the film has been shot in a house of Amherst Street in Kolkata. Anjan has described this house resonated feel of his old house of Beniapukur.

Would-be filmmaker Sophie left Africa for Canada as a child. After graduating, she films the daily doings as part of a summer job at a fair. When pointing the camera at herself, she reveals painful secrets from the past.

During the shooting of Reinart Kiil's feature film 'Hora' (in English "The Whore") a lot of mysterious things happened on set. This is the story that should have been told.

Rayya is a great artist, diverse talents. She's an actress, musician, singer, and even a model. The glamorous world that many people dream of is already in the grip. The arrogance that usually comes with success was embraced. But, the success of weakening Rayya was 'dumped', the momentum was the trigger that turned Rayya's confusion into a plan to stop his own life. about him with the hope that in the end there will be nothing left. Arya is a middle-aged photographer who also has her own problems. The man who found a way out of his problem thanks to Rayya. Both of them proceed together to find light above light

This is a new feature length documentary film now available from Midnight Marquee Productions

Friends in happy San Luis Obispo are about to lose their jobs so they leap into action; a funny series of selfish lurches which lead to betrayal, an accident, several attempts at pregnancy, and some pithy California soul-searching.

Chandran Pillai, a widower, travels to Madirasi in order to buy a cycle for his beloved son. However, his trip turns eventful after he gets unwittingly entangled in a kidnapping plot.

The unthinkable has happened at a school in a medium-sized town: 16-year-old Luca Reich has shot and killed two people. A year later, the trial against the schoolgirl begins. But she remains silent.

You'll never look at a statue of the Virgin Mary the same way again. Based on the assertion that divine apparitions aren’t what they always appear to be, Vesuvius is an interesting take on the psychopath with Catholicism smacked against the background. Gio Alvarez provides a convincing portrayal of a madman, and people can even argue if this short inclines toward the supernatural or the psychological. Whereas Grave Torture uses darkness impeccably, Vesuvius plays with light so well.

An unusually hot summer. Fourteen year-old Wanda moves with her family from Berlin to Switzerland. Everything will be better here. The move is meant to heal the open wounds of the family. Anna, the mother, has lost her self-confidence due to an affair her husband Joachim had in Berlin. The big house with the overgrown garden and the pretty small town all seems like one big promise. But the new beginning is difficult for everyone. Joachim, 40, throws himself into family activism while Anna, also 40, tries to strengthen the family with new rituals.

Stas is a young third generation Koryo-saram, a member of the Korean minority in Central Asia that was deported from the Russian Far East by Stalin. He and his three friends Kasoy, Shin and Said try to escape from the grim life in Tashkent, the Uzbek capital, and one day, they also try heroin. Then, however, Kasoy gets killed by a gang. 6 years later, Shin has emigrated to South Korea, Said has become a drug addict and Stas is now a police officer. Said commits suicide by overdosing and Stas, who has has since then also become a drug addict, decides to turn over a new leaf. He follows Shin to South Korea, but can this be Hanaan for him, the Promised Land?

Everett and Glory Hutchins live in a typical middle class neighborhood. Maybe your neighborhood. The Hutchins have a "guestroom" in their home. It's not exactly a business. It's a hobby. Or.....would you say religion? You see, Everett and Glory are practicing cannibals. It's a proclivity that you can't readily share with friend or neighbor. When Richard Ruebens answers Everett's classified add to buy a classic car, he becomes their latest potential meal. But......Richard has no intention of being a lamb led to slaughter.

When a widow's six children are abducted by a witch who trades the souls of children for her immortality, the widow must venture deep into the forbidden woods to confront the evil before her children are trapped in wax for all eternity.

Documentary providing a rare glimpse into the depths of the London Underground as its staff strive under immense pressure to keep this hugely complex and strained system running. The programme uses anonymous accounts by staff members, voiced by actors.

Captain Planet stars in a horrible film as human action hero, Croc Peterson... Then turns everyone into trees.

There's always someone who teaches us to break up.

Ibiza police commissioner Toni Costa cancels his holiday, a rare chance to be with his daughter, to investigate the stabbing murder of the sous-chef in José Arrabal's reputed restaurant. Costa finds, just in time to save stealing uniformed cop Manolo's kids, that this was a collateral killing, because he was in the way for another murder by poisoned dessert at Arrabal's wedding to gold-digger Carmen. Arrabal leans on his fiend the police chief to close the case, but Costa rightly suspects more crimes and digs on for possible motives concerning restaurant rating blackmail, infidelity and old grudges. Written by KGF Vissers

'Do you feel cheaper?' We are filming young Lithuanian men working in Sweden. They do not want to be caught on camera, they do not want to participate in creating yet another media image of guilt and pity. They film us. We empty a bottle of moonshine, we dance on their porch. They might let us film them tomorrow. Second Class is a time document about class, respect, the value of work and human being.

"Bujang Telajak" tells the story of three best friends, played by Saiful, Nabil dan Johan, who fall in love with the same girl, named Puteri (Fazura) and end up competing with each other. The three of them are actually professional magicians, who met Puteri while filming for a commercial. The three friends decide to follow Puteri to learn more about her, only to discover that she is also a kindergarten teacher and part-time model. In order to get closer to Puteri, Saiful turns to her blind father, Haji Hashim (Mustapha Kamal) hoping to hear her secrets from him. To his surprise, Saiful is told by Hashim that Puteri longs to marry with someone who is handicapped, as she believes that it is the only way that she will obtain true love like her mother. And so begins the disguise of the three friends as disabled individuals in order to win Puteri's heart, including sabotaging each other. Who will triumph in this comedic love story?

An ambitious Lebanese-American youth is forced to take over his family's gas station after his father's death, in this spirited and often hilarious coming-of-age tale from first-time feature director Rola Nashef.

A young woman vacationing in a lonely country house, fills her backyard pool every night found in it empty by the morning. Strange neighbors and even stranger circumstances start to getting her paranoid about where the water is actually going.

Rajeev, a veterinary surgeon, dreams to buy a house of his own. Frustrated of living in rented apartments, he comes across a police officer who decides to help him fulfil his dream.

An intense and solitary teenager, Paul finds himself caught up in a journey for freedom, full of violence, betrayal and hope. Abandoned by his father, torn between his mother, with whom he maintains a tender if tormented relationship, and his punk friends, with whom he hangs out at concerts, parties and street fights, he lives fully in the present. At a concert, Paul meets Louise and falls in love. But something is missing, and he continues searching for the father who never recognized him.

It would seem that the life of Lena - girls from the provinces - was a success. She did everything to become a famous TV presenter in her incomplete 30 years. She has a beautiful wealthy husband, she is valued and respected. But behind this prosperous facade lies a deeply unhappy person. Because you can not be happy by abandoning true love and your own child for the sake of career and fame. And now, in order to find herself the same, she needs to go back, win her beloved again and become a real mother. And she will have to find out the truth that has been hidden from her for so many years ...

In this 10-minute study the fi lm crew tries to get to the secrets of one of the wildest branches of experimental medicine.

A diverse group of full-of-attitude New Yorkers reveals how a hidden world of beautiful wild birds in the middle of Manhattan has upended and magically transformed their lives.