Michael Thomas’s Typical Vibe
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Michael Thomas has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s.
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Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John, her cellist companion for centuries, discovers that he has suddenly begun growing old, he attempts to seek out the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts, a researcher on the mechanisms of aging.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon

Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.
Dir. Richard Donner · With Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer

A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.
Dir. Lee Tamahori · With Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi
Based on the true story of the collapse of a mine in San Jose, Chile—that left 33 miners isolated underground for 69 days.
Dir. Patricia Riggen · With Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Kate del Castillo
Chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe, John Lennon, and Sutcliffe's girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr.
Dir. Iain Softley · With Sheryl Lee, Stephen Dorff, Ian Hart
An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his contacts and parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. Eventually a scandal occurs when her affair with the Minister of War goes public, threatening their lifestyles and their freedom.
Dir. Michael Caton-Jones · With John Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda