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The definitive gangster-epic; violent? Yes, but never mindless. The Jewish Mafia's coming of age on the Lower East Side in 1923, their rise to wealth during Prohibition, and their fall in 1933, provide the background to a story of friendship and betrayal, love and death. Leone's masterful cinematography evokes both the harshness of the vice-ridden decades before and after Prohibition, but also the philosophy behind it. Splendid performances by De Niro and Woods and a stupendous score by Ennio Mo
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1969)
Certification15 Our Rating
Leone's superb all-encompassing epic portraying the death of the mythical 'Wild West'. A superb cast, the collaborations of Bertolucci and Argento, and Morricone's brilliantly atmospheric score all add to the incredible style and weight of Leone's creation. A true cinematic masterpiece! A candidate for greatest movie ever made, if you haven't... then you must.
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THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1966)
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The best of the spaghetti westerns as our three heroes form short lived alliances to try and find some hidden gold during the Civil War. The music, those long low angled shots and the tall silent men - wonderful!
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THE PRESTIGE (2006)
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Set against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century London two gifted young magicians competitive relationship descends into a bitter rivalry that will haunt them for the rest of their lives, their mutual loathing and jealousy in danger of destroying not just themselves but everyone around them. Prestige is, though at heart a drama, so tightly bound it puts many a conventional thriller to shame, and marks yet another intelligent, populist tour de force from ‘Memento' Christopher Nolan. And if you li
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