Typhoon Club 1985

Typhoon Club 1985

Typhoon Club 1985
Taifû kurabu (original title)
1h 55min | Drama, Romance | 31 August 1985 (Japan)

Plot:

The setting is a “new” Tokyo suburb. The school is clean, well run, and the movie takes place in the five-day period before, during and after a ferocious, seemingly liberating typhoon, which five of the students endure while marooned in the school’s gymnasium.

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Dante’s Cove S01xE02 Then There Was Darkness

Dante's Cove S01xE02 Then There Was Darkness

Dante’s Cove S01xE02 Then There Was Darkness
1h 45min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Episode aired 30 December 2006

Storyline:

Having been freed from his imprisoned cell, the evil sorcerer Ambrosius Vallin retains corporeal existence from Kevin’s blood and sets up a lair underneath the Dante’s Cove lighthouse where he continues to use his powers to call upon Kevin. But when Ambrosious’ former fiancée, Grace, too enters corporeal existence, she attempts to break up the union with her own black magic. When Grace uses magic to kill Kevin while he’s recovering in the hospital, Ambrosious retaliates by imprisoning her in the bowels beneath Hotel Dante, and uses the darkest magic to resurrect Kevin to make him his companion for all eternity. Meanwhile, Toby and Van try to find out what is going on due to the weirdness of Kevin’s death and mysterious resurrection, and try to find leads which Ambrosious tries to prevent them from finding out his connection to Kevin. At the same time, Ambrosious uses his powers to take control of Corby as his slave to have him keep Toby and Kevin apart as he prepares his grand plan, while Grace tries to escape from her dungeon. But in the final battle between the evil Ambrosious and the MORE evil Grace, no mater who will win… all of us still lose.

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Blind Fury 1989

Blind Fury 1989

Blind Fury 1989

Blind Fury 1989
1h 26min | Action, Comedy, Crime | 17 August 1989 (West Germany)

Storyline:

Nick Parker was a Vietnam vet who was blinded during the war. He was found by one of the local tribes, who taught him to enhance his remaining senses and to expertly wield a sword. On his return to the United States, he goes to visit an old Army buddy, Frank Devereaux, but discovers that he and his wife are divorced, and Frank no longer lives there. What they don’t know is that Devereaux was playing in a crooked casino in Reno and accumulated a large debt. The casino boss is willing to forgive his debt if he does something for him: Devereaux is a chemist, and they want him to make designer drugs. In order to make sure he does it, they try to kidnap his son. But Nick is there, and Nick saves the boy. Thus begins a road trip to Vegas to protect the boy and save his friend, with the boss’ henchmen in pursuit.

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X+Y 2014

X+Y 2014

X+Y 2014
PG-13 | 1h 51min | Drama | 13 March 2015 (UK)

Storyline:

In a world difficult to comprehend, Nathan struggles to connect with those around him – most of all his loving mother – but finds comfort in numbers. When Nathan is taken under the wing of unconventional and anarchic teacher, Mr. Humphreys, the pair forge an unusual friendship and Nathan’s talents win him a place on the UK team at the International Mathematics Olympiad. From suburban England to bustling Taipei and back again, Nathan builds complex relationships as he is confronted by the irrational nature of love.

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Dante’s Cove S01xE01 In The Beginning

Dante's Cove S01xE01 In The Beginning

Dante’s Cove S01xE01 In The Beginning
The Beginning
1h 24min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Episode aired 7 October 2005

Storyline:

In 1840 Dante’s Cove, an island resort in the Caribbean, Grace is a powerful witch who catches her fiancée Ambrosius Vallin cheating on her with a man, upon which she imprisons him in the basement of their house, cursing him to spend eternity in bondage. Present Day: College dropout Keven Archer follows his lover, Toby, to the island paradise of Dante’s Cove to get away from living with his abusive and homophobic mother and stepfather. Kevin wants to start a new life at Hotel Dante, a local hotel for the gay/lesbian community and the current site of the Vallin household which is now reputed to be haunted. While deciding what to do with his life, Kevin becomes acquainted with the residents of the hotel whom include Toby’s best friend Van, an artist who struggles to pay her bills and date her girlfriend Tina. Corey is the long-term resident and outgoing gay guy. Amber is the party girl who has eyes for the local DJ Chrissy. Adam is the token straight guy at odds with everyone, and Josh is the bisexual guy who’s current girlfriend is at odds with him. But Kevin and Toby’s newfound romance takes a turn when Kevin finds a trap door in the cellar and inadvertently releases Ambrosius’s evil spirit who, with a kiss from Kevin, becomes corporeal again as an evil vampire, and all hell is about to break lose in Dante’s Cove…

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Wilde 1997

Wilde 1997

Wilde 1997
R | 1h 58min | Biography, Drama, Romance | 1 September 1997 (Italy)

Storyline:

The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realization of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment as he juggled marriage, fatherhood and responsibility with his obsessive love for Lord Alfred Douglas, nicknamed Bosie. After legal action instigated by Bosie’s father, the enraged Marquise of Queensberry, Wilde refused to flee the country and was sentenced to two years at hard labor by the courts of an intolerant Victorian society.

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Nimmermeer 2006

Nimmermeer 2006

Nimmermeer 2006

Nimmermeer 2006
1h 3min | Drama | 24 October 2006 (Germany)

Storyline:

One night he will fetch the silver from the night sky Jonas loves his fathers magical stories. When Helge dies, Jonas ends up in an orphanage whereupon dreariness and discipline rule his life until a group of circus performers appear in the village.

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Palo Alto 2013

Palo Alto 2013

Palo Alto 2013
R | 1h 40min | Drama | 9 May 2014 (USA)

Storyline:

Shy, sensitive April is the class virgin, torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach Mr. B and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner Teddy. Emily, meanwhile, offers sexual favors to every boy to cross her path – including both Teddy and his best friend Fred, a life wire without filters or boundaries. As one high school party bleeds into the next – and April and Teddy struggle to admit their mutual affection – Fred’s escalating recklessness starts to spiral into chaos.

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Love Steaks 2013

Love Steaks 2013

Love Steaks 2013
1h 29min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 27 March 2014 (Germany)

Storyline:

A luxury hotel. Steaks frizzle, muffintops getting massaged. Clemens (rare) joins the wellness area as a rookie. Lara (well-done) needs to assert herself in the kitchen pack. The elevator brings the two of them together. Hanging in dependence. They encounter each other, until they clash.

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