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"Back to Black" celebrates one of the most iconic music stars of the 21st Century, Amy Winehouse. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and written by Matt Greenhalgh, 'Back to Black' paints a vibrant picture of the Camden streets Amy called home and captures her artistry, wit, and honesty, as well as the relationships which inspired her music. Starring Marisa Abela as Amy, this is a powerful tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent. - Director:
- Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Cast:
- Marisa Abela, Jack O'Connell, Eddie Marsan
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The team members assigned to the Behavioural Analysis Unit (BAU) are handling their most challenging cases to date, as Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) is stalked by his nemesis The Reaper, author David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) is threatened while visiting his hometown, and technical analyst Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) is asked to help catch a killer — in Alaska! But with Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler), Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore), and "JJ" Jareau (A.J. Cook) backing them up, they know they can always trust the profile... and each other. After all, great minds think alike. - Director:
- Charles S. Carroll
- Cast:
- Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore
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The acclaimed latest from writer-director Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire), 'Perfect Days' is a luminous reflection on the beauty found in everyday life. Koji Yakusho (13 Assassins) stars as Hirayama, a contemplative middle-aged man who lives a life of modesty and serenity, spending his days balancing his job as a dutiful caretaker of Tokyo's numerous public toilets with his passion for music, literature and photography. As we join him on his structured daily routine, a series of unexpected encounters gradually begin to reveal a hidden past that lies behind his otherwise content and harmonious life. Featuring an unforgettable soundtrack of classic rock and pop, this is a tender, shimmering and ultimately life-affirming marvel. - Director:
- Wim Wenders
- Cast:
- Kôji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano
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Georgia Taylor and critically acclaimed Paterson Joseph join "Law and Order: UK" Series Seven. Taylor is defence barrister turned Crown Prosecutor Kate Barker fresh from the more lucrative side of the courtroom. She may not look like the average prosecutor but Kate is straight-talking, charming and likeable and very used to getting her own way. She is headstrong, experienced and not a fan of hierarchies; the perfect combination to infuriate her new associate Chief Prosecutor Jacob Thorne (Dominic Rowan). Dl Wes Leyton (Joseph) has been in the force since the age of 18. He's been through it all and knows the only way to change things is from the inside. Newly appointed as Dl.Wes is frustrated by the amount of time spent dealing with budget issues and filling in forms but he is determined to make a good job of it and get results. Wes and Ronnie (DS Ronnie Brooks played by Bradley Walsh) go way back and although they weren't best mates they share a similar outlook on life. But his partner DS Sam Casey (Paul Nicholls) isn't so sure of his new boss... This series sees the police and legal teams facing dramatic storylines including a devastating train crash, kidnap and child grooming.Top guest stars include Amanda Mealing, Patrick Baladi,Jan Francis, Ramon Tikaram, Ian Bleasdale and Daniel Casey. - Director:
- Jill Robertson
- Cast:
- Bradley Walsh, Robert Glenister, Paul Nicholls
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Ferrari (2023)Enzo Ferrari
Michael Mann's latest feature 'Ferrari' follows Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari during the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle and danger of Formula 1, ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura (Penélope Cruz), built from nothing ten years earlier. Their volatile marriage is further fractured with grief for their only son. Ferrari struggles with the acknowledgement of another with Lina Lardi (Shailene Woodley). His drivers' passion to win pushes them to the edge. All their fates converge in one race, the treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy, the iconic Mille Miglia. - Director:
- Michael Mann
- Cast:
- Adam Driver, Massi Furlan, Shailene Woodley
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Join the Portokalos family as they travel to a family reunion in Greece for a heartwarming and hilarious trip full of love, twists and turns. Opa!
- Director:
- Nia Vardalos
- Cast:
- Elena Kampouris, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan
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1715 - The Golden Age of Piracy. New Providence Island is a lawless territory, controlled by history's most notorious pirate captains. The most feared is Captain Flint. As the British Navy returns to redeem their land and exterminate Flint and his crew, another side of him emerges. He allies himself with Eleanor Guthrie, daughter of the local kingpin, to hunt the ultimate prize and ensure their survival. Many opponents stand in their way: rival captains, jealous of Flint's power; Eleanor's ambitious and intrusive father; and a young sailor recently recruited onto Flint's crew, John Silver, who constantly undermines his captain s agenda. - Director:
- Neil Marshall
- Cast:
- Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Luke Arnold
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When Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and fellow residents of 1920s Littlehampton begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose (Jessie Buckley) is charged with the crime. However, as the town's women begin to investigate the crime, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all. - Director:
- Thea Sharrock
- Cast:
- Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Timothy Spall
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Americans Hanna (Julia Garner) and Liv (Jessica Henwick) are best friends backpacking in Australia. After they run out of money, Liv, looking for an adventure, convinces Hanna to take a temporary live-in job behind the bar of a pub called 'The Royal Hotel' in a remote Outback mining town. Bar owner Billy (Hugo Weaving) and a host of locals give the girls a riotous introduction to Down Under drinking culture but soon Hannah and Liv find themselves trapped in an unnerving situation that grows rapidly out of their control. - Director:
- Kitty Green
- Cast:
- Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick, Herbert Nordrum
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Paul Nicholls joins the long-running drama "Law and Order: UK", for the sixth series. Nicholls joins forces with a critically acclaimed cast - including Bradley Walsh, Harriet Walter, Freema Agyeman, Peter Davison and Dominic Rowan - to play DS Sam Casey. A wilful, headstrong young officer with a strong sense of justice, he's been brought in to investigate the shooting of DS Matt Devlin (Jamie Bamber) - who bravely took two bullets in the chest. This series sees the police and legal teams facing a shocking crime captured on video, searching for a hostage in an epic race against time, and exposing the distressing truth behind a tragic, medical cover-up. Careers are on the line and old cases re-opened, as the past threatens to finally catch up with Ronnie (Bradley Walsh)... - Director:
- Andy Goddard
- Cast:
- Bradley Walsh, Robert Glenister, Paul Nicholls
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Ballygar, Dublin, Ireland, 1967: close friends Lily (Maggie Smith), Eileen (Kathy Bates), and Dolly (Agnes O'Casey) win the trip of a lifetime - a pilgrimage to Lourdes. With each woman desperately in need of a personal miracle, the trip seems like an answer to all their prayers. But when they are joined by Chrissie (Laura Linney), returning to Dublin after decades in America, deep wounds from the past are re-opened and bitter truths exposed. As they confront one another and embrace their shared past, the group reckon with revelations that will change them forever. 'The Miracle Club' is a heartfelt story of friendship, family, and forgiveness. - Director:
- Thaddeus O'Sullivan
- Cast:
- Maggie Smith, Laura Linney, Kathy Bates
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The Lesson (2023)The Lesson (II)
Liam (Daryl McCormack), an aspiring young writer, eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol, renowned author J.M. Sinclair (Richard E. Grant). But soon, Liam realises that he is ensnared in a web of family secrets, resentment, and retribution. Sinclair, his wife Helene (Julie Delpy), and their son Bertie (Stephen McMillan) all guard a dark past, one that threatens Liam's future and their own. As the lines between master and protege blur, class, ambition, and betrayal become a dangerous combination in this taut noir thriller. - Director:
- Alice Troughton
- Cast:
- Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy, Daryl McCormack
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From Oscar and Emmy winner Julian Fellowes, the creator of 'Downion Abbey', comes a sprawling HBO drama centered on the conflict between old and new money in New York's glittering high society during the late 19th century. In a time of immense economic change, where fortunes are amassed and lost in the blink of an eye, Marian Brook (Louisa Jacobson), the orphaned daughter of a Union general, moves to Manhattan and becomes entangled in the social war between her aristocratic aunts (Christine Baranski and Cynthia Nixon) and their stupendously rich neighbors (Morgan Spector and Carrie Coon). Exposed to a world on the brink of the modern age, will Marian follow the established rules of society or forge her own path? - Director:
- Michael Engler
- Cast:
- Ben Ahlers, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Debra Monk
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In 2012, having been lost for over 500 years, the remains of King Richard III (Harry Lloyd) were discovered beneatn a carpark in Leicester. The search had been orchestrated by an amateur historian, Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins), whose unrelenting research had been met with incomprehension by her friends and family and with scepticism by experts and academics. 'The Lost King' is the life-affirming true story of a woman who refused to be ignored and who took on the country's most eminent historians, forcing them to think again about one of the most controversial kings in England's history. - Director:
- Stephen Frears
- Cast:
- Sally Hawkins, Shonagh Price, Helen Katamba
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The Holdovers follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker (Dominic Sessa) — and with the school's head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da'Vine Joy Randolph). - Director:
- Alexander Payne
- Cast:
- Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa
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