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Determined to track down the perfect curry and introduce new flavours, Rick Stein embarks on a spectacular journey though the Indian sub-continent to discover the origins of dishes, ingredients and spices that are celebrated the world over. This colourful series offers viewers a feast of delights influenced by India's colourful history, captivating cultures and enthralling religious communities. He travels to Kolkata (Calcutta) to experience its ethnic influences and street food, discovers the temple food of Tamil Nadu, travels through the spice laden hills of Kerala, becomes a guest judge at a cooking competition in the Punjab and meets the Dalai Lama in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh - unearthing new flavours and dishes along the way. Inspired by the wealth and fabulous ethnic diversity of Indian regional cooking, Rick hosts a small gathering of friends at his cooking bungalow to reveal the outcome of his search for the perfect curry. - Director:
- David Pritchard
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- Rick Stein
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For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector - "Commander Peter Quincy Taggart" (Tim Allen), "Lt. Tawny Madison" (Sigourney Weaver) and "Dr. Lazarus" (Alan Rickman) - set off on thrilling and often dangerous missions in space... and then their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beamed up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director and no clue, the actors must turn in the performance of their lives in this hilarious adventure. - Director:
- Dean Parisot
- Cast:
- Tim Allen, Joe Frank, Sigourney Weaver
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In Season Two Of 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds', the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, commanded by Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), confronts increasingly dangerous stakes, explores uncharted territories and will embark on personal journeys that continue to test, resolve and redefine their destinies. Facing friends and enemies both new and familiar, their adventures unfold in surprising ways never seen before on any "Star Trek" series. - Director:
- Chris Fisher
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- Anson Mount, Alex Kapp, Ethan Peck
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As life crumbles around her, the sole detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates the murder of a teen in this riveting, suspenseful HBO original limited series. Oscar and Emmy winner Kate Winslet has created an iconic character in Detective Mare Sheehan, a worn-down, brutally honest, beer-swilling local basketball legend who must cope with the loss of her son while dealing with her nosy mother, rebellious teenage daughter and grandson at home, and an ex-husband who lives a stone's throw away with his new fiancee. Just as the case of a missing young girl has grown cold, the murder of a teen adds immense pressure on Mare to find the killer in a town where everyone is a potential suspect. - Director:
- Craig Zobel
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- Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart
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Inspired by the extraordinary true story of a brilliant young master of deception and the FBI agent hot on his trail, 'Catch Me If You Can' stars Oscar nominee Leonardo DiCaprio and two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks in one of the year's most acclaimed hits! From Three-time Oscar winning director Steven Spielberg, 'Catch Me If You Can' follows Frank W. Abagnale Jr, as he successfully passes himself off as a pilot, a lawyer and a doctor - all before his 21st birthday! - Director:
- Steven Spielberg
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- Leonardo DiCaprio, Jillian Clare, Tom Hanks
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Star Trek: Picard: Series 3 (2023)Star Trek: Picard: The Filal Season
In the thrilling conclusion of 'Star Trek: Picard', a cryptic and desperate message from a long-lost friend, Dr. Beverly Crusher, draws Starfleet legend Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) into the most daring mission of his life, forcing him to recruit allies spanning generations old and new. The legacy of Picard's past meets explosive new revelations that will alter the fate of the Federation forever. Experience the 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' reunion three decades in the making like you've never seen it before... - Director:
- Douglas Aarniokoski
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- Patrick Stewart, Grace Lee, Amy Earhart
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In The Butterfly Effect Evan Treborn (Ashton Kutcher) has lost crucial moments of his life, his childhood scarred by a series of terrifying events he can't remember. When Evan realises that by reading his diaries he can unlock the past and go back in time, he tries to reclaim the missing memories by tampering with the past... with unexpected and distastrous results! The more Evan tampers with time, the more his life, and those of his friend Kayleigh (Amy Smart) begin to unravel, and he discovers there is no such thing as a happy ending! - Director:
- Eric Bress
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- Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Melora Walters
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Artist Clare Abshire (Rachel McAdams) shares a deep emotional bond with Henry DeTamble (Eric Bana), a handsome librarian who travels involuntarily through time-Knowing they can be separated without warning, Clare and Henry treasure the moments they have together, imbuing them with the yearning and passion of two people imprisoned by lime... and set free by love. - Director:
- Robert Schwentke
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- Eric Bana, Michael Bell, June Christopher
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The Destiny continues its journey through the Universe, while its crew suffers from a lack of supplies and no knowledge of its final destination. Struggling to control the ships systems, tempers and personalies of the crew clash. Facing uncharted space and enemies who would take the ship by force, the Destiny crew persevere in their struggle to stay alive and find a way home. - Director:
- Andy Mikita
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- Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith
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Dr. Kate Forster has finally found romance. Trouble is, it's a long-distance relationship. She's in downtown Chicago. He's in a remote lakeside suburb. And there's more: She's in 2006. He's in 2004. Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock team for the first time since Speed for this heart-lifting story of love that transcends time. It begins when Kate moves out of her visually stunning lake house and leaves a note for the next tenant, architect Alex Wyler. They begin a correspondence and soon come to realise they are meant for each other ... and that, somehow, they live two years apart. Can they ever meet? What would happen if they tried? - Director:
- Alejandro Agresti
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- Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Christopher Plummer
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A bewildered astronaut (Charlton Heston) crash-lands on a strange planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport.
- Director:
- Franklin J. Schaffner
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- Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter
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Twelve Monkeys (1995)12 Monkeys
Between the past and the future, sanity and madness, dreams and reality, lies the mystery of the Twelve Monkeys... The year is 2035 and human kind subsists in a desolate netherworld following the eradication of 99% of the Earth's population, a holocaust that makes the planets surface uninhabitable and mankind's destiny uncertain. Cole (Bruce Willis) a reluctant volunteer aided by Dr. Kathryn Railly (Madeleine Stowe) have only two clues to solve the puzzle of the twelve monkeys which threatens to completely erase humanity from the planet... - Director:
- Terry Gilliam
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- Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt
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Kevin Costner is Lt. John Dunbar who, as a reward for an act of heroism, chooses reassignment to the Western Frontier. Dunbar becomes caught between two worlds as he drawn into the loving and honourable folds of a Sioux tribe living in the Dakota territory. This powerful story follows Dunbar's romances and friendships with extraordinary race of people, and ultimately, the crucial decision he must make as white settlers continue their violent and ruthless journey into the lands of the Native Americans. - Director:
- Kevin Costner
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- Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene
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A group of soldiers, scientists and civilians, fleeing an attack, find themselves stranded billions of miles from Earth on an Ancient ship known as the Destiny. Locked on an unknown course, the crew must not only fight to survive, but also face their own personal demons. Welcome to 'Stargate Universe', the powerful adventure starring Robert Carlyle. - Director:
- Andy Mikita
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- Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith
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The Road is a thrilling and deeply moving tale of survival as a father and his young son journey across a barren, post apocalyptic America. Respectfully adapted from Cormac McCarthy's hallowed novel, The Road boldly imagines a future in which men are pushed to the worst and the best that they are capable of - a future in which a father and his son are sustained by love. - Director:
- John Hillcoat
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- Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Kodi Smit-McPhee
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