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The Killer
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Fresh from the success of the first two A Better Tomorrow films, in 1989 action maestro John Woo would unleash The Killer, a spectacular blend of explosive gunfights and dramatic performances, including the magnetic Chow Yun-Fat in one of his most memorable roles.

Ah Chong (Chow Yun-Fat) is a hitman whose latest job takes a wrong turn when, during a shootout at a lavish nightclub, he accidentally blinds singer Jennie by firing his gun too close to her eyes. Racked…

The Wiz
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Make Scene Film Club invites you to ease on down the road with: The Wiz - a dazzling, disco-infused reimagining of The Wizard of Oz that turns a familiar tale into something bold, soulful and super extra.

Directed by Sidney Lumet and featuring music supervised by the legendary Quincy Jones, this 1978 spectacle transforms Oz into a dreamlike, urban fantasia. The yellow brick roads become city streets and underground stations, the Emerald City is a motel and Dorothy Gale’s home…

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Exotica
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Atom Egoyan's Exotica is a complicated, gently unfolding film that handles sex, grief and obsession unlike anything else. Introduced today by Jason Wood, Executive Director for Public Programmes and Audiences at the BFI, Exotica has been brought to our screen by Bigger than Life. A marvel in slow character study and complex themes, Exotica is truly meant to be seen on the big screen.

Wild at Heart
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Wild at Heart is perhaps still one of David Lynch’s most underrated works, despite the fact it was the film that got him the Palme d’Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.

Starring Laura Dern as Lula Fortune and Nicholas Cage as Sailor Ripley, as well as a supporting cast of Harry Dean Stanton, Diane Ladd, Willem Dafoe and a special appearance by Sheryl Lee at the end, it’s maybe one of his most star-powered projects.

Full of allusions to…