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ITVisremakingBelgiancrimedramaProfessorT,starringJohnnyEnglish’sBenMillerandHarryPotterandtheGobletofFire’sFrancesdelaTour.TheseriesisproducedbyEagleEyeDrama,theproductioncompanysetupbythefoundersofforeignlanguagestreamingserviceWalterPresents,andtheordermarksitsfirstoriginaldramacommission.BasedonthehitBelgianseriesofthesamename,ProfessorTissetagainstthebackdropofCambridgeUniversity,oneoftheworld’smostprestigiouseducationalinstitutions.

Appoyisaschoolkidwithacreativemindwhocouldn’tcopeupwiththeformalsystem.Allthewhilehegotattentionthroughhisart.Whenhewasforcedtotheedgeofthesystemhebegintolosehisidentity.Laterheispushedintoalosercategory.Atonepointhebeginstogetattentionwhenhestartedtoperformoutsideofthesystemasawildcharacter.Becauseofthestrongouterfactorofthesystemandduetoconfusedfeelingshechosetoremainasawildcharacterwithoutknowingheisactuallybeingaslaveoftherotteningsystem.

AnexitingphantasmagoricalmystictalesetinclassicalSt.Petersburg.AgirlKsyushaisadoptedintoafamilyofawriterandanartist.Shefinallygotfortunate.Buthavingbeeninacaraccident,thegirlfindsherselfintheDarkCity,wherealongwithhermagicalassistantParamon,shemustovercomeevilwitchcraftandrewindthecityclocktostoptheWitchandherblackarmyfromtakingoverthecity.WillthegirlsucceedinfindingtheTimeKeyandrewindtheclock?Willhappinessreturntohernewfamily?

This1992Japanesefilmtellsthestoryofascientistwhosetsouttocreatethenew"superAdamandEve",humanswhocannotbecontrolledbytheiremotions.Ofcourse,theendresultitnotexactlywhatthegooddoctorexpects.commentsfromimdb:Thismoderntaleofanattempttobuildacreatureisoneofthebest"horror"filmsevermade,evenifitsnotahorrorfilmbutsomethingelseentirely.Certainlyitsonmyshortlistofalltimegreatfilms.Thisfilmwasintroducedtomebysomeonewhotoldme"Ihavethisfilmthatprobablyoneofthebestfilmsyou’lleversee.Itwillmoveyouandtouchyouandmakeyouthink,butifItoldyouwhatitisandtoldyouhowitsdoneyouwillthinkitsthestupidestthingonthefaceofitandyouwon’twatchit."IntriguedIaskedwhatdidhemean,andhesaid,"WellitsaFrankensteinstory,withaverygoofysortofedge,butwhichusesittoitsadvantage."Myearsperkedup,andIbeingatrustingsoultookthetapeandwatchedit.Iwasblownaway.TheplotconcernsamadscientistattemptingtomakeanewAdamandEveinthewakeofasuicidalplaguethatisravagingtheworld.Lockedupinhislabhisexperimentsgodifferentlytheneitherheorweexpect.Someofitissilly(Theboltsintheneck,thewrestlingmoves...),allofitistouchingandthoughtprovoking.Icannotrecommendthismovieenough.IfyouarewillingtotakethefilmonitstermsandallowittotellitsstorythenIurgeyoutoseekthisfilmoutandseeit.Thisisanundiscoveredgemthatwillstaywithyouforever.15outof10andthensome.10/10Alsoknownas"TheLastFrankenstein",thisisanextraordinary,impeccablyproducedhorrorfilm.DirectorTakeshiKawamurausesMaryShelley’snovelasamerelaunchingpadforanexplorationofsubjectsasdiverseandfascinatingasthenatureoflove,desire,suicide,masshypnosis,sex,alienationandjealousy.Andthoughthefilmisdensewithsubtext,itisalsostunninglyphotographedandrichinatmosphereanddetail.TheperformancesareallamazingandKawamura’ssensitivehandlingofthestrange,delicaterelationshipsbetweenthecharactersresultsinanemotionallycharged,angst-riddentragedy.Thescenesoftheconfused,troubledmonsterhurtlingthroughafog-shroudedforestatnightarememorableandstriking,asisabrillianthomemovie-stylemontageofthefilm’smorecuriouscharactersenjoyingapreciousafternoonatthebeach.KawamuracreatesresonatingvisualpoetryofhorrorandsadnessbarelysightedsinceToddBrowning’sclassic"Freaks".Intelligent,emotional,tragicandreal,thisisanabsolutegem.9/10

ThePsiCorpsandPresidentClark,whosegovernmenthasdiscoveredShadowvesselsburiedinEarth’ssolarsystem,begintoharnessthevessels’advancedtechnology.TheClarkadministrationcontinuestobecomeincreasinglyxenophobicandtotalitarian,andusesamilitaryincidentasanexcusetodeclaremartiallaw.ThistriggersawarofindependenceonMars,whichhadlonghadastrainedpoliticalrelationshipwithEarth.Babylon5alsodeclaresindependencefromEarth,alongwithseveralotheroutlyingEarthAlliancecolonies.Inresponse,theEarthAllianceattemptstoretakeBabylon5byforce,butwiththeaidoftheMinbari,whohavealliedwiththestationagainstthegrowingShadowthreat,theattackisrepelled.BecomingconcernedovertheShadows’growinginfluenceamongsthispeople,CentauriambassadorLondoMollariattemptstosevertieswiththem.Mr.Morden,theShadows’humanrepresentative,trickshimintorestoringthepartnershipbyengineeringthemurderofMollari’smistresswhileputtingtheblameonarivalCentauriHouse.OpenwarfarebreaksoutbetweentheShadowsandtheallianceledbyBabylon5andtheMinbari.ItislearnedthatgeneticmanipulationbytheVorlonsisthesourceofhumantelepathy,asitislaterdiscoveredthatShadowshipsarevulnerabletotelepathicattacks.DispleasedattheVorlons’lackofdirectactionagainsttheShadows,CaptainJohnSheridanbrowbeatsVorlonambassadorKoshNaranekintolaunchinganattackagainsttheirmutualenemy.Kosh’sdeedsleadtohissubsequentassassinationbytheShadows.FormerstationcommanderJeffreySinclairreturnstoBabylon5toenlisttheaidofCaptainSheridan,Delenn,IvanovaandMarcusinstealingtheBabylon4spacestationandsendingit1,000yearsbackintimetouseitasabaseofoperationsagainsttheShadowsinthepreviousMinbari-Shadowwar.UndergoingthesametransformationasDelennattheendofSeason1,SinclairtransformsintoaMinbariandissubsequentlyrevealedtobetheactualValenofMinbarilegend,ratherthanareincarnation.Spurredbythereappearanceofhisassumed-deadwife(whonowworksfortheShadows),SheridantravelstoZ’ha’dum,theShadowhomeworld,inanattemptbythemtorecruithim.Howeverheinsteaddestroystheirlargestcityinakamikazenuclearattack,andislastseenjumpingintoamiles-deeppittoescapetheexplosion.Garibaldi,duringafightwithShadowvessels,goesmissing.

LucyandJoe|whosemarriedlifeisonavergeofadivorce|getsthesurprisevisitofMrs.Clausindisguise.Mrs.ClausisonamissiontofindthetruespiritofChristmasthatcaninspireSantaClaus.BothLucyandJoeareconsumedbytheirprofessionalcommitments.Lucysinterestinherboss|Parkermakesthingsmorecomplicated.CanMrs.Clausaccomplishhermission|andspreadthejoyofChristmas.

Directedby:SaroVarjabedianSynopsis:JimmyBaz,adown-and-outprivate-eyeisreluctantlyhiredbytheparentsofamissingcollegeagedboytofindtheirson.AsJimmysearchesforthemissingboyhestumblesuponaseriesofmurdersandnowbelievesheisonthehuntforaserialkillertargetingmuslimmen.ThingstakeasinisterturnashisinvestigationleadshimintotheunderworldofBachiBasi,thetabooAfghanipracticeofchildsextraffickingofyoungboysthataremadetoresembleyounggirls.Starring:MonteBezell,JuliánJuaquín,AhmetDevranDayanc,HaythemNoor,LeslieKalarchian,BaylenThomas,GuillermoIván,ChrisLaPanta,RyanJonze,ShimavonAtamian,CarterRedwood,ZairMontes,GinaTuttle,KarinaBezell,DonaldPaul,BariKang,StéphanieDeLatour,FajerAl-Kaisi,GloriaMamurov,DamienStewart,MaksimMamurov,PaulMauriello,MichaelJ.Doyl,MesbaAntonio,StevenLaCicero,GermainPacheco,JenChen,JosephMurray,SirajHuda,JamesLawson,JoelA.Luna,FranciscoValdez,GelasioDuenas,DanielStaglianoAboutUs:GravitasVenturesisaworldwidefilmdistributor&collaboratorwiththousandsofindependentartists.Pastfilmsinclude:SoundCity,Armstrong,AboveTheShadows,TheRiverandtheWall,andmanymore.GravitasVenturesisaRedArrowStudioscompany.

Charlie Reed is a man in a dead end job. But while he contemplates a change, he is suddenly promoted to the top security level of his company and asked to take over from a colleague who has mysteriously disappeared. However, not soon after taking up his new position Charlie receives an unidentifiable encoded e-mail containing some top secret information.

Inspiredbyatruecrimecase,thefictionalsix-partseries"GermanCrimeStory:Gefesselt"followsthestoryofoneofGermany’smostnotoriousserialkillers,theso-called"acidbarrelkiller."RaikDoormannstrikesfearintotheHamburgareaintheearly80sand90s,ashekidnaps,torturesandbrutallykillswomeninhisownnuclearbunker.ItisnotuntilNelaLangenbeck,avictimcounselorandlaterhomicidedetective,comesacrosscluestohisdeeds.Butatthattime,womenwithinthepolicedepartmentareregardedmoreassecretariesthaninvestigators-sosheinitiallyearnedheadshakesforherapproaches.Againstallodds,sheeventuallygetsonthetrailofDoormannandhisgruesomedeeds.

In this engrossing survival thriller set during the Japanese invasion of Singapore in 1942, a stranded Australian airman and a Chinese resistance fighter band together to fight their way out of a forbidding jungle wilderness.