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The magic returns in Disney's all-new classic as Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) helps the Banks family remember the joy of what it's like to be a child.

Together with her friend Jack the lamplighter (Lin-Manuel Miranda), fun is brought back to the streets of London in celebration that everything is possible...even the impossible.

Join the "practically perfect" Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews) as she magically turns every chore into a game and every day into a whimsical adventure. Along the way, you'll be enchanted by unforgettable characters such as the multitalented chimney sweep Bert (Dick Van Dyke).

When Jane (Sally Hawkins) is dumped at the altar, she has a breakdown and spirals into a chaotic world where love (both real and imagined) and family relationships collide with both touching and humorous consequences.

In Rocky Road to Dublin (1968), Ireland's patriotic sportsmen, priests, censors and 'brain-washed' children unwittingly convey the truth about a repressed, suppressed and massively censored Republic.

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Fabienne (Catherine Deneuve), an ageing movie star, is about to publish her long-awaited memoirs. Sparks immediately fly when her daughter Lumir (Juliette Binoche) returns to Paris from New York to confront this rose-tinted version of their family history.

However, as the past is gradually addressed, their strained relationship takes a journey toward possible reconciliation. Also starring Ethan Hawke, 'The Truth' paints a moving portrait of family dynamics and human relationships.

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Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a 'Little Women' that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author's alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life.

In Gerwig's take, the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women each determined to live life on their own terms - is both timeless and timely. Portraying Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth March, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, with Timothee Chalamet as their neighbour Laurie, Laura Dern as Marmee, and Meryl Streep as Aunt March.

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'The Big Sick' is the hilarious and heart-rending true story of Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail (Kumail Nanjiani), who connects with grad student Emily (Zoe Kazan) after one of his stand-up sets.

What they thought would be just a one-night stand blossoms into the real thing, which complicates the life that is expected of Kumail by his traditional Muslim parents. When Emily is beset with a mystery illness, it forces Kumail to navigate the medical crisis with her parents (Holly Hunter and Ray Romano), who he's never met, while dealing with the emotional tug-of-war between his family and his heart.

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For over 50 years, Ingmar Bergman produced ground breaking works of cinema that established him as one of the world most acclaimed, enduring and influential filmmakers.

'Ingmar Bergman: Volume 1' marks the first of a four-volume celebration of the auteur's work - and reflects on the opening stages of Berman's career. Presented over 5 discs, the set features 2K restorations of eight early written or directed by Bergman, including initial partnerships with regular collaborators such as cinematographer Gunnar Fischer and actor Birger Malmsten. These early works exhibit his burgeoning talents, introducing themes and tones that he would continue to develop over the next five decades.

Films Comprise:
- Torment (1944)
- Crisis (1946)
- Eva (1948)
- Music in Darkness (1948)
- Port of Call (1948)
- Prison (1949)
- Thirst (1949)
- To Joy (1950)

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Mustafa (Akhtem Seitablayev) and his college-aged son, Alim, have set out to a morgue in Kyiv to recover the body of Alim's older brother, Nazim, yet another casualty of the war with Russia.

Although Nazim had been living in Kyiv with his Orthodox wife, Olesya, Mustafa is insistent that his son is given a traditional Muslim burial beside his mother's grave in Crimea. City life has exacerbated the generational gap between Mustafa and Alim. However, one commonality unites them - their shared language of Crimean Tatar. Along the way, they face many obstacles, and Alim is hard-pressed to accept his father's determination to uphold tradition at all costs. However, the on-going challenges encourage the pair to better understand each other and profoundly impacts their relationship.

Internationally acclaimed film by Gustav Machaty, renowned for its unique sensual imagery. The movie stars a future Hollywood actress Hedy Kiesler whose performance embodies an ideal of female vitality.

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"Encounters in the Natural World" brings together two stunning films from legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog.

The Flying Doctors of East Africa (1970)

Werner Herzog's stunning portrait of an independent group of physicians who devote their lives to providing a flying doctors service in remote areas of East Africa. The film shines a light on the differing mindsets of African patients and Western medicine, revealing the need for a new way of thinking.
La Soufriere (1977)
As a volcano is about to erupt on the island of Guadeloupe, all inhabitants flee for their lives, apart from one man who refuses to leave and accepts his fate at the hands of nature. Werner Herzog and his film crew capture this remarkable story about an inevitable catastrophe that did not take place...

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The latest film from visionary director David Lynch, 'Island Empire' is a labyrinth mystery which reunites him with Laura Dern, star of his earlier masterpieces 'Blue Velvet' and 'Wild at Heart'.

Dern plays Nikki Grace, an actress preparing for her biggest role yet; a Hollywood movie from an acclaimed director (Played by Jeremy Irons) opposite an amorous leading man (Justin Theroux), but when she finds herself falling for her co-star, she realizes that her life is beginning to mimic the fictional film that they're shooting, adding to her confusion is the revelation that the current film is a remake of a doomed polish production, 47, which was never finished due to an unspeakable tragedy.

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One of the most explosive and controversial films of the year, 'Biggie and Tupac' is a no-holds barred investigation into the still unsolved murders of two of the biggest superstars rap has ever produced; Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls (the notorious B.I.G) and Tupac Shakur.

Answering the crusading calls for justice from Biggie's mother Voletta, acclaimed director Nick Broomfield hits the streets from East Coast to West Coast, putting his own life at risk as he uncovers sensational new evidence that points directly to the involvement of the LAPD and imprisoned Death Row records co-founder Marion 'Suge' Knight in the violent slayings that shocked the hip hop world.

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Following the closure of a gypsum mine in the Nevada town she calls home, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road in this "exquisite film" (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal).

Exploring an unconventional life as a modern-day nomad, Fern discovers a resilience and resourcefulness unlike any she's known before long the way, she meets other nomads who become mentors in the vast landscape of the American West.

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Nico was one of the most fascinating women of the 1960s pop-art revolution. Born Christa Paffgen in Berlin in 1938, she embarked on a modelling career early on and later worked with people like Fellini. She travelled between Europe and the United States pursuing both acting and singing careers.

Having gotten to know people like Alain Delon and Bob Dylan, it wasn't long before she also met Andy Warhol. Her singing career replaced modelling when she joined the Velvet Undergound. Nico's iconic stature was secured. Carried away into a destructive and crazed universe of music and heroin, the mystery surrounding her life grew... Her death in 1988 made her immortal. This film brings you her the way she was and the way she appeared. Nico, as pop icon.
An insider's account of Nico's life and career is provided through the words of her friends, family, colleagues, and lovers - combined with archival and performance footage.