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Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus in her three time Emmy-winning role, the Emmy-nominated comedy series "Veep", created by Oscar nominee Armando lannucci, follows the whirlwind day-to-day existence of Vice President Selina Meyer. Following the revelation that the President will not seek re-election, the Veep begins eyeing a promotion. With all of America now watching her and her team, Selina and her staff head off to Detroit and Silicon Valley, go on a drug bust with the Maryland Coast Guard, and fly to London to confer with heads of state. - Director:
- Chris Addison
- Cast:
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jessica St. Clair, Anna Chlumsky
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus returns for a second season in her Emmy-winning role as Vice President Selina Meyer in Veep, the hilarious political comedy created by Oscar nominee Armando Iannucci. As midterm elections loom, Vice President Meyer is scoring higher ratings than the president in several popularity polls, which she hopes will boost her influence and help her curry favor with the chief executive. But despite her best intentions, even the most banal actions can set off unexpected and often disastrous consequences. Her staff, an ensemble cast The Washington Post calls "terrific", including Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Matt Walsh, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons and Sufe Bradshaw, is close at hand with a laugh-out-loud combination of personal problems and government-insider antics. - Director:
- Christopher Morris
- Cast:
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kristina Linder, Anna Chlumsky
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Marta Dusseldorp leads the cast of this sweeping romantic drama set in 1950's rural Australia, following the lives of nurse, Sarah Adams and the Blighs, a wealthy and complicated family, living in Inverness, New South Wales. We pick up our story four years after we left it. It's 1958 and dark clouds are forming over Ash Park. The family are vulnerable to the malicious intentions of Sir Richard Bennett (Mark Lee) and his entanglement in their financial affairs makes their hold on Ash park precarious and tenuous. Could Regina (Jenni Baird) be their only hope of salvation, or is she playing a double game against them? - Director:
- Kevin Carlin
- Cast:
- Marta Dusseldorp, Noni Hazlehurst, Brett Climo
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Charming comedy about the mostly true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) - from his daring prison escape at age 70 to an unprecedented string of bank heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who is captivated by Forrest's commitment to his craft, and jewel (Sissy Spacek), the woman who loves him despite his criminal ways. - Director:
- David Lowery
- Cast:
- Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek
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In the final series of the critically acclaimed, award-winning drama, Marta Dusseldorp resumes her role as resilient nurse Sarah Nordman, finally marrying wealthy landowner George Bligh (Brett Climo). But as Sarah takes her place as Lady of Ash Park, George's mother, Elizabeth (Noni Hazlehurst), feels pushed out of the household that she ran for decades. George's son, James (David Berry), returns from abroad to start a new business in Sydney, while his daughter, Anna (Abby Earl), lives in Hawaii with her sister-in-law, hiding a secret from the rest of the family. As the Bligh's journey back to each other, they face tragedies, betrayals, and new beginnings that will challenge their relationships and change the courses of their lives. - Director:
- Jeremy Sims
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- Marta Dusseldorp, Noni Hazlehurst, Brett Climo
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Former Senator Selina Meyer was a charismatic leader and rising star in her party with her eye on the White House - then she became Vice President. Emmy Award winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars in Veep, the new HBO comedy series created by Oscar nominee Armando Iannucci. Veep follows the whirlwind day-to-day existence of Vice President Meyer as she puts out political fires, juggles a busy public schedule and demanding private life, and defends the president's interests, even as she tries to improve her dysfunctional relationship with the chief executive. - Director:
- Armando Iannucci
- Cast:
- Christopher Morris, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky
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From Academy Award Winner Steve McQueen, the director of '12 Years a Slave', and from Gillian Flynn, the writer of 'Gone Girl', comes a powerful thriller with a stellar cast, including Oscar Winner Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki and Cynthia Erivo. Four women - with nothing in common except a debt left by their dead husbands' criminal acts - conspire to take fate into their own hands. Also featuring Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall and Liam Neeson, Widows delivers explosive action and gripping suspense! - Director:
- Steve McQueen
- Cast:
- Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki
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Fiona Maye (Emma Thompson) is an eminent judge in the Family Division of the High Court, making daily decisions about complex family issues. But her workload is heavy, and her marriage to American professor Jack (Stanley Tucci) is at breaking point. In this moment of personal crisis, Fiona is asked to rule on the case of Adam (Fionn Whitehead), a brilliant and beautiful teenager who is refusing on religious grounds the blood transfusion which will save his life. Wanting to hear from Adam before making her decision, Fiona goes to his hospital bedside. Their extraordinary meeting releases strong emotions, with momentous consequences for both of them as Fiona decides whether Adam should live or die. - Director:
- Richard Eyre
- Cast:
- Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead
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Lost in London (2017)Lost in London LIVE
The hilarious 'Lost in London' is a first-of-its-kind film event, which was shot and screened live simultaneously in select cinemas around the world. The film is loosely based on Woody Harrelson's tabloid-worthy and crazy London night, resulting in him getting in trouble with the law. Directed and starring Woody Harrelson alongside cameos from Owen Wilson, Willie Nelson and Daniel Radcliffe, 'Lost in London' is a crazy trip, set in the streets of London, that will make you gasp and laugh in equal measures. - Director:
- Woody Harrelson
- Cast:
- Daniel Radcliffe, Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson
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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)Untitled Freddie Mercury Biopic
Bohemian Rhapsody is an enthralling celebration of Queen, their music, and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek), who defied stereotypes and convention to become one of history's most beloved entertainers. Following Queen's meteoric rise, their revolutionary sound and Freddie's solo career, the film also chronicles the band's reunion, and one of the greatest performances in rock history. - Director:
- Bryan Singer
- Cast:
- Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee
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Director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for the riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. A visceral, intimate account told from Armstrong's perspective and based on the book by James R. Hansen, the film explores the triumphs and the cost on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues, and the nation itself for one of the most dangerous missions in history. - Director:
- Damien Chazelle
- Cast:
- Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke
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From acclaimed director Mike Leigh comes this epic portrayal of events surrounding the infamous 1819 'Peterloo Massacre' in Manchester, when armed government forces charged into a crowd of 60,000 peaceful protesters who were desperate for greater democracy and improved working conditions. Featuring stellar performances from Maxine Peake and Rory Kinnear, 'Peterloo' is an explosively visceral retelling of a defining moment in British history. - Director:
- Mike Leigh
- Cast:
- Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Neil Bell
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In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a "performer", a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When Chas and Turner meet, their worlds collide - and the impact is both exotic and explosive. James Fox and Mick Jagger indelibly play Chas and Turner in this spellbinder of illusion and reality, decadence and decay. Fugitive Chas hides in Turner's cavernous house. Events then spiral into an eerie breakdown of barriers and roles in which Chas sees his sense of reality vanish. And Turner's experiment of self-discovery leads to a shocking, final performance of his own. - Director:
- Donald Cammell
- Cast:
- Ian McShane, James Fox, Mick Jagger
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Twenty-four year old Marnie (Charly Clive) has bad thoughts all the time and she can't tell anyone. Her mind is XXX-rated and intrusive thoughts are piling up inside her head. She is caught in the grip of an excruciating form of obsessive compulsive disorder -nicknamed 'pure O' - where her obsessions take the form of intrusive sexual thoughts, and the compulsions are unseen mental rituals that deeply affect her daily life. Something. Has. Got. To. Give. At breaking point, she packs a bag and, with no plan, jumps on a coach to London. In the capital, Marnie soon discovers she's not the only one who's lost. On her search for herself, Mamie finds a gang of new friends, all with their own foibles. She moves in with her deceptively cheery old school friend Shereen (Kiran Sonia Sawar). She befriends Charlie (Joe Cole), who is in recovery, having torpedoed his love and work life, due to his porn addiction. He's now single, stuck with an old-school flip-phone and attends weekly Sex Addicts Anonymous meets. Queen among Mamie's new gang is journalist and ladies-woman, Amber (Niamh Algar) who has been gaining a problematic rep. for her promiscuity. Then there's Amber's housemate, the irresistible and unassuming Joe (Anthony Welsh) whom Marnie shares a will-they-won't-they romance. - Director:
- Aneil Karia
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- Charly Clive, Joe Cole, Kiran Sonia Sawar
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The Bookshop (2017)La Librería
Florence Green (Emily Mortimer), is a free-spirited widow in 1950's England. Moving on from the death of her husband, she puts grief behind her and risks everything to open up a bookshop - the first in a sleepy seaside town. Facing considerable local opposition, most notably from wannabe doyenne of the arts scene Mrs. Gamart (Patricia Clarkson), Florence finds a kindred spirit in Mr. Brundish (Bill Nighy), himself sick of the town's stale atmosphere. When Florence refuses to bend to Gamart's will, they begin a struggle not just for the bookshop but for the very heart and soul of the town. - Director:
- Isabel Coixet
- Cast:
- Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Hunter Tremayne
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