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More than two hundred movies and documentaries of diverse genres are offered for the practice of listening skills. Apart from the most popular Hollywood blockbusters such as The Lord of the Rings, the Harry Porter, and the Gangs of New York, we also select good-quality Putonghua, Japanese, French and Italian movies.

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Centre Recommendations:

  1. The Blue Planet - A Natural History of the Oceans: Programme 8

    Narrated by David Attenborough
    Call No.: ENG/VCD/M.00115/V.8

    The Blue Planet is the first ever comprehensive series on the natural history of the world's oceans. The extraordinary images of this marine epic reveal the sea at its most fearsome and alluring, exposing some of its best kept secrets. Enter a world of breathtaking beauty and discover new species, visit unseen habitats and witness stories of survival never before caught on camera.

    • Programme 8 - Coasts (Running Time: 50 minutes)

      The world above the tide line is possibly the mot dynamic habitat in the oceans. Constantly in flux, the coasts have few permanent residents but many must return from the open ocean to breed. Seabirds, turtles and even fish come to shore to lay their eggs, sea-lions haul themselves out to give birth to pups that may fall victim to killer whales who come crashing in on the surf to catch their next meal.

  2. The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King

    Directed by Peter Jackson
    Call No.: ENG/DVD/M.00136/V.3

    The final battle for Middle-earth begins. Frodo and sam, led by Gollum, continue their dangerous mission toward the fires of Mount Doom in order to destroy the One Ring. Aragon struggles to fulfill his legacy as he leads his outnumbered followers against the growing power of the Dark Lord Sauron, so that the Ring-bearer may complete his quest.



  3. Friends - The Complete Fifth Season

    Directed by Benson Robby, Bright Kevins, Burrows James, Hughes Terry
    Call No.: ENG/DVD/M.00146/4DVD/V.11

    Starting in London, finishing in Las Vegas and bookending with weddings in both places, bet on this DELUXE 4-DISC SET OF THE COMPLETE SEASON FIVE. Each episode boasts NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN MOMENTS not originally broadcast. And you'll, hit the jackpot with winning BONUS FEATURES. You can't lose with Friends.



  4. Big Fish

    Directed by Tim Burton
    Call No.: ENG/VCD/M.00208

    Edward Bloom (Albert Finney) has always been a teller of tall-tales about his oversized life as a young man (Ewan McGregor), when his wanderlust led him on an unlikely journey from a small-town in Alabama, around the world, and back again. His mythic exploits dart from the delightful to the delirious as he weaves epic tales about giants, blizzards, a witch and conjoined-twin lounge singers.

    With his larger-than-life stories, Bloom charms almost everyone he encounters except for his estranged son Will (Billy Crudup). When his mother Sandra (Jessica Lange) tries to reunite them, Will must learn how to separate fact from fiction as he comes to terms with his father's great feats and great failings.

  5. The Day After Tomorrow

    Directed by Roland Emmerich
    Call No.: ENG/VCD/M.00212

    From the director of "Independence Day" comes a spectacular roller-coaster ride that boasts pulse-pounding action and sensational, mindblowing special effects. When global warming triggers the onset of a new Ice Age, tornaddes flatten Los Angeles, a tidal wave engulfs New York City and the entire Northern Hemisphere begins to freeze solid. Now, climatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid), his son Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal) and a small band of survivors must ride out the growing superstorm and stay alive in the face of an enemy more powerful and relentless than any they've ever encountered : Mother Nature!

  6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Directed by Tim Burton
    Call No.: ENG/VCD/M.00210

    What wonders await you in Willy Wonka's factory? Explore fields of soft minty sugar grass in the Chocolate Room... Sail along the Chocolate river in a pink sugar boat... Experiment with Everlasting Gobstoppers in the Inventing Room... Observe talented squirrels in the Nut Room and travel to the Television Room bu a glass elevator. You'll find a lot that's funny, a little that's mysterious... and an adventure as sweet and satisfying as a Wonka Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight bar. This dazzling film adapted from Roald Dahl's classic children's novel, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp and Freddie Highmore, is your Golden Ticket to a world so inventive, so imaginative, you won't want to miss a delicious moment!

  7. Bridget Jones - The Edge of Reason

    Directed by Beeban Kidron
    Call No.: ENG/VCD/M.00111 V.2

    Having finally found the perfect man in gorgeous lawyer Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), 30-something ex-singleton Bridget (Renee Zellweger) is now faced with the even bigger challenge of... keeping him! When her self-doubts return and her womanizing ex-lover Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) reappears uninvited, Bridget gets entangled in a comic mix of bad advice., miscommunications and total disasters that could only happen to her.

    From embarrassing situation to romantic misunderstanding, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason will have you crying with laughter. A feel good movie to watch again and again.


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