atfp's - Rented List
-
Forty-two-year-old Manhattan native Isaac Davis (Allen) has a job he hates, a seventeen-year-old girlfriend (Mariel Hemingway) he doesn't love, and a lesbian ex-wife Jill (Meryl Streep) who's writing a tell-all book about their marriage... and whom he'd like to strangle. But when he meets his best friend's sexy, intellectual mistress, Mary (Diane Keaton), Isaac falls head over heels in lust! Leaving Tracy, bedding Mary and quitting his job are just the beginning of Isaac's quest for romance and fulfillment in a city where sex is as intimate as a handshake - and the gate to true love... is a revolving door. - Director:
- Woody Allen
- Cast:
- Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway
- Formats:
-
-
As three civil rights activists drive down a desolate stretch of highway, headlights ominously draw near. Telling each other to stay calm, they have no way of knowing that in minutes they will disappear into the night and spark one of the most explosive murder investigations in history. Enter straight-laced Ward (Willem Dafoe) and deceptively easy-going Anderson (Gene Hackman). Can these two philosophically opposed FBI agents overcome their differences and uncover the chilling mystery of a small Ku Klux Klan - ridden community before an entire town is torn apart by racism? - Director:
- Alan Parker
- Cast:
- Gene Hackman, Jack Buck, Willem Dafoe
- Formats:
-
-
Jimmy Rabbitte, is a man with a vision - to bring soul music to Dublin. His friends Derek and Outspan ask him to manage their band and Jimmy agrees, but only on his terms. He places an ad in the local paper which simply reads: "Have you got soul? If so, the World's Hardest Working Band is looking for you". And so were born The Commitments... - Director:
- Alan Parker
- Cast:
- Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball
- Formats:
-
-
Batman and Robin (1997)Batman & Robin
Chills and thrills: will Gotham City be put on ice? George Clooney is Batman as the dark knight battles his greatest threat yet: Cold-hearted Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and venomous Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman). New very special effects include a wild sky-surfing sequence and Freezes outrageous ice-blasting arsenal. Its state-of-the-art excitement from our Batfamily to yours! - Director:
- Joel Schumacher
- Cast:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell
- Formats:
-
-
Erotic thriller in which beautiful designer Alice (Heather Graham) embarks on a passionate affair with Adam (Joseph Fiennes) a revered mountaineer, whom she meets by chance on the streets of London. Within days Adam proposes and Alice, carried away by their intense physical passion, leaves her long-term boyfriend to be with him. Good-looking, famous and above all devoted, it seems that the only shadow in Adam's life is the guilt he feels over his former girlfriend, who died while climbing with him. Soon however, a series of anonymous letters force Alice to recognise that she knows virtually nothing about the man she loves, and, as she pieces his past together she is drawn into a web of obsession and jealousy which soon leaves her fearing for her life. - Director:
- Chen Kaige
- Cast:
- Heather Graham, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone
- Formats:
-
-
Mystery Road: Origin (2022)Mystery Road
It's 1999, and freshly minted detective Jay Swari (Mark Coles Smith) arrives in a dusty Outback town. Although he's the new copper on the beat, he grew up nearby, and his estranged family still lives here - as does the woman who will change his life forever, Mary (Tuuli Narkle). Before Jay can even report for duty, he finds himself in the middle of an armed holdup, one of a series being perpetrated by a masked gang. The heists seem to be random: a cattle truck is stolen, a popular pub held up, a prominent family's home burgled. Suspicion falls on a local company with petty crime connections, but the motive is murky. Meanwhile, legal aid lawyer Anousha (Salme Geransar) stumbles onto the cold case of Mary's foster brother, murdered seven years earlier. As the investigations converge, Jay faces a tragic death, a burgeoning love, and the brutal reality of being a police officer straddling two worlds. - Director:
- Dylan River
- Cast:
- Mark Coles Smith, Tuuli Narkle, Daniel Henshall
- Formats:
-
-
Top-class antics from the beautiful sextet of chums punctuate this excellent series, which climaxes with the wedding in London. The video version contains extra footage from the London locations and in-depth interviews with the makers of the series. Other core shenanigans of the series include Rachel's (Jennifer Aniston)'s abortive attempts to seduce Josh, Phoebe's surrogate pregnancy, the Chandler-Joey-Kathy love triangle and Monica (Courteney Cox) and Rachel's attempts to get their apartment back after they lose a bet with Joey (Matt LeBlanc) and Chandler (Matthew Perry). Some of the not-quite-as-momentous-but-no-less-amusing events covered here include Joey trying to break his personal record for stuffing Oreo cookies in his mouth, the girls spending the afternoon in wedding dresses and Ross unveiling his indescribable "sound" on the synthesiser. - Director:
- Kevin Bright
- Cast:
- Jennifer Aniston, Craig Strong, Courteney Cox
- Formats:
-
-
Always there for you, the hit sitcom 'Friends' has matured and blossomed over the years. The beginning of the sixth series finds the sextet back from Las Vegas where Ross (David Schwimmer) and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) managed to get married in a state of pronounced intoxication, thus upstaging the intended nuptials of Chandler (Matthew Perry) and Monica (Courteney Cox). The first half of the season follows Ross' failure to arrange the annulment, while Monica and Chandler move in together and Rachel sets up house with Phoebe. Joey gets a shapely new roommate in the shape of Elle Macpherson. Halfway through the series, we are given a wonderful fantasy peak at a parallel universe where Rachel married Barry after all, Ross' wife Carol never realized she was gay, Monica is still fat, Chandler is a writer, Joey is starring as Dr. Drake Remoray on Days of Our Lives and Phoebe is a stockbroker. The closing arc of the series features a guest appearance from Bruce Willis in two episodes as the father of Ross' new girlfriend Elizabeth - who ends up romancing Rachel. - Director:
- Kevin Bright
- Cast:
- Jennifer Aniston, Maggie Wheeler, Courteney Cox
- Formats:
-
-
Batman Forever (1995)Batman 3
Riddle me this, riddle me that, you'll find adventure on the wings of a bat! Brace for excitement as Val Kilmer (Batman), Tommy Lee Jones (Two-Face), Jim Carrey (The Riddler), Nicole Kidman (Dr. Chase Meridian) and Chris O'Donnell (Robin) star in the third spectacular film in the Warner Bros. Batman series. Joel Schumacher directs and Tim Burton co-produces this thrill-ride of a movie that thunders along on Batmobile, Batwing, Batboat, Batsub and bold heroics. Hang on! - Director:
- Joel Schumacher
- Cast:
- Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey
- Formats:
-
-
"The Dark Knight" reunites director Christopher Nolan with star Christian Bale, who returns to continue Batman's war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger), who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. - Director:
- Christopher Nolan
- Cast:
- Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart
- Formats:
-
-
Max Renn (James Woods) is looking for fresh new content for his TV channel when he happens across some illegal S&M-style broadcasts called "Videodrome". Embroiling his girlfriend Nick (Deborah Harry) in his search for the source, his journey begins to blur the lines between reality and fantasy as he works his way through sadomasochistic games, shady organisations and body transformations stunningly realised by Oscar-winning makeup effects artist Rick Baker. - Director:
- David Cronenberg
- Cast:
- James Woods, Deborah Harry, Sonja Smits
- Formats:
-
-
Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series (2017)Twin Peaks: Series 3
A quarter century after revolutionizing television, 'Twin Peaks' returns. Expanding the world you thought you knew, this limited event series takes you places wonderful, strange and farther out. This collection includes all 18 parts of the Showtime series, plus a wealth of exclusive, behind-the-scenes special features that will show you what's behind the "red curtain" and the making of this extraordinary television event. - Director:
- David Lynch
- Cast:
- Kyle MacLachlan, Kimmy Robertson, Sheryl Lee
- Formats:
-
-
The hunt for the killer of Twin Peaks homecoming queen Laura Palmer turns ugly for Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan), who comes under investigation when he is suspended from the FBI for his unauthorized raid on the One-Eyed Jacks casino. Shot by a mysterious assailant upon returning to the Great Northern Hotel, he survives the attack... and receives some bizarre clues about Laura's murder from a giant that suddenly materializes during his recuperation. A fire at the mill leaves several residents - and possible suspects - missing. With help from Sheriff Harry S. Truman (Michael Ontkean), Cooper attempts to decipher the secrecy of the Black Lodge... an undertaking that may release its sinister revelations just as the town is preparing for its festive "Miss Twin Peaks" contest. And Laura Palmer's secret diary is uncovered... containing details best read over a steaming hot cup o'joe. - Director:
- David Lynch
- Cast:
- Kyle MacLachlan, Kenneth Welsh, Michael Ontkean
- Formats:
-
-
A hot morning in July and the Dorset town of Broadchurch is bracing itself for the tourist season when Danny Latimer, an 11 year old schoolboy, goes missing. His mother, Beth, frantically starts to search for him while her best friend, Ellie Miller, a local police officer, arrives at work to discover that the promotion she thought was hers has gone to D.I. Alec Hardy an outsider with a reputation for failure. When Danny's body is found beneath the picturesque cliffs that dominate the town opposites collide. Both Miller and Hardy are determined to solve the mystery of Danny's murder, Ellie perhaps too sensitive to the people in her community; Alec as efficient as he is blunt. When news of the crime spreads through the town, a chain reaction begins which will put Broadchurch under a national spotlight, pulling the town, its residents and its secrets, apart. - Director:
- James Strong
- Cast:
- Oskar McNamara, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan
- Formats:
-
-
Set in the year preceding World War Two, 165 Eaton Place reopens its doors and welcomes you back into the enthralling lives of its inhabitants, both upstairs and down. Now a well-established and thriving household in the heart of London, life in Eaton Place has moved on; Lady Agnes and Sir Hallam's family is complete with the addition of two small children and London has settled into an easy peace with the apparent aversion of war. But with both upstairs and downstairs harbouring life-changing secrets and the menace of war creeping ever closer, the smooth running of Eaton Place threatens to come crashing to a shattering halt. And as romance, heartbreak and secrets engulf the household, its inhabitants discover that the real threat is much closer to home... - Director:
- Marc Jobst
- Cast:
- Keeley Hawes, Neil Jackson, Ed Stoppard
- Formats:
-