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Emma Stone and Steve Carell bring their A-game to this crowd-pleaser based on the electrifying true story of the 1973 tennis match between women's champion Billie Jean King (Stone) and former men's champ Bobby Riggs (Carell). As fierce rivals on opposite sides of the court and the gender equality issue, Billie Jean and Bobby served up a cultural spectacle that resonated far beyond the sporting world. Filled with heart, humour and biting wit, 'Battle of the Sexes' is a triumphant celebration of the historic contest that changed the game! - Director:
- Jonathan Dayton
- Cast:
- Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough
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1892, New Mexico - legendary Army captain Joseph J. Blocker (Christian Bale) undertakes one final mission before retirement: escort Yellow Hawk (Wes Studi) - a dying Cheyenne war chief - and his family back to sacred tribal lands. After 20 years of violent struggle, this gesture of peace is as unthinkable as it is harrowing. Together they battle against a punishing landscape and the brutality of men alike, coming to the rescue of a young widow (Rosamund Pike) amidst the carnage of her murdered family. Two great warriors, once rivals across the battlefield, must learn to trust each other and find peace in an unforgiving land. A heroic odyssey of survival, 'Hostiles' becomes a story not about the miles travelled nor the battles fought, but the journey towards respect, reconciliation and forgiveness. - Director:
- Scott Cooper
- Cast:
- Scott Shepherd, Rosamund Pike, Ava Cooper
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Charles Bronson reprises his role as Paul Kersey in the most exciting chapter of the "Death Wish" series. A grim scene faces Kersey at the apartment of his buddy Charlie when he finds Charlie's battered and pummeled body the blood stained lineoleum floor of his five-story walk-up. Before the full shock of the scene registers, police detectives burst into the room and arrest Kersey. At the station, Police Chief Shriker recognizes Kersey as the one-man vigilante that swept through his precinct ten years before, killing muggers, rapists, and murderers. He jails Kersey. Public Defender Kathryn Davis wants Kersey to fight for his rights. Aware of the deterioration of his neighborhoods and the poor results the police have had, Shriker allows Kersey his freedom.under one condition: Kersey must once again begin eradicating the heinous gangs that hold the streets in terror. Kersey moves into Charlie's apartment and begins to investigate the area. He gets to know the fear-ridden neighbours, among them Bennett, Charii e's best friend, who promises help Kersey. He observes the sub-human gang and their leader, Fraker, a warped, power-demon who holds a hypnotic sway over his zombie-like followers. Kathryn, who finds herself attracted to Kersey, is killed by Fraker during a siege Fraker has launched against Kersey and his allies. With the aid of a new, highly sophisticated weapon, Kersey retaliates in a fight that sends innocent bystanders running for their lives. A final confrontation on a rooftop soon brings Fraker's reign to an end. - Director:
- Michael Winner
- Cast:
- Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter
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When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter Annie (Toni Colette) and her husband (Gabriel Byrne) and their two children begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. - Director:
- Ari Aster
- Cast:
- Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Toni Collette
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"The Disaster Artist" is based on the making of Tommy Wiseau's cult-classic disasterpiece 'The Room' ("The Greatest Bad Movie of All Time"). Director and star James Franco transforms the true story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau - an artist whose passion was as sincere as his methods were questionable - into a celebration of friendship, artistic expression, and dreams pursued against insurmountable odds. - Director:
- James Franco
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- James Franco, Dave Franco, Ari Graynor
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Between the innocent, the romantic, the sensual, and the unthinkable. There are still some things we have yet to imagine. Feature is a tragic tale of a writer's love for a Holocaust survivor, adapted from William Styron's best-selling novel. Sophie (Meryl Streep) is a Polish Catholic haunted by the 'choice' she had to make in a Nazi concentration camp. Now in the United States, she has found a reason to live in Nathan (Kevin Kline), a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust. They befriend Stingo (Peter MacNicol) a young writer just arrived in New York City who bears witness as the happiness of Sophie and Nathan becomes endangered by her ghosts and his obsessions. - Director:
- Alan J. Pakula
- Cast:
- Meryl Streep, Josef Sommer, Kevin Kline
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Based on a true story set in Carthage, Texas, the local funeral director Bernie Tiede (Jack Black) was one of the town's most beloved residents. Everyone loved Bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent (Shirley MacLaine), a wealthy widow known for her sour attitude, though when he killed her, he went to great lengths to create the illusion that she was still alive. - Director:
- Richard Linklater
- Cast:
- Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey
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Deadpool 2 (2018)Love Machine / Daisy / DP 2
American action thriller in which Ryan Reynolds reprises his role as alternative superhero Wade Wilson, AKA Deadpool. When a mysterious young boy with incredible powers captures the attention of the ruthless time-travelling mutant Cable (Josh Brolin), Deadpool must acquire a group of fellow rebels with incredible abilities to stop Cable in his path of destruction and save the boy. - Director:
- David Leitch
- Cast:
- Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds
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Directed by Jonathan Demme, Talking Heads concert film 'Stop Making Sense' film has been re-mixed and re-mastered allowing the brilliance of the music and visuals to take full advantage of state-of-the-art technology.
Tracklisting:
1. Psycho Killer
2. Heaven3. Thank You for Sending Me An Angel
4. Found a Job
5. Slippery People
6. Burning Down the House
7. Life During Wartime
8. Making Flippy Floppy
9. Swamp
10. What a Day That Was
11. Nave Melody (This Must Be the Place)
12. Once In a Lifetime
13. Genius of Love
14. Girlfriend is Better
15. Take Me To the River
16. Cross-Eyed and Painless
Bonus Tracks:
17. Cities
18. Big Business / I Zimbra- Director:
- Jonathan Demme
- Cast:
- David Byrne, Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir
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The Vault (2017)The Trust
In order to save their brother Michael's life, the Dillon sisters, Leah (Francesca Eastwood) and Vee (Taryn Manning) have organized a bank robbery, but when the upstairs vault doesn't have enough money to cover Michael's debt, on the advice of Assistant Bank Manager Ed Maas (James Franco), they drill into the downstairs vault. But the bank's basement hides a terrible secret and before long, the Dillons have to choose whether to face the police outside or the terrible supernatural forces in the vault below. - Director:
- Dan Bush
- Cast:
- James Franco, Taryn Manning, Francesca Eastwood
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47 Meters Down (2017)In the Deep
Sisters Lisa (Mandy Moore) and Kate (Claire Holt) become trapped at the bottom of the ocean when a shark diving expedition led by Captain Taylor (Matthew Modine) goes horribly wrong. When the cable attaching the cage plummets 47 metres to the seabed, the sisters must figure out a way to get back to safety battling injuries, lack of oxygen, and worst of all, bloodthirsty, great white sharks. - Director:
- Johannes Roberts
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- Mandy Moore, Claire Holt, Matthew Modine
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Gloria (Anne Hathaway) is an out-of-work party girl who finds herself in relationship trouble with . her sensible boyfriend, Tim (Dan Stevens), and is forced to move back to her tiny hometown to get her life back on track She reconnects with childhood friend Oscar (Jason Sudeikis), a good-natured bar owner with a coterie of drinking buddies (Tim Blake Nelson and Austin Stowell), and resumes her drinking lifestyle. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a larger-than-life creature begins attacking Seoul, South Korea on a nightly'basis, captivating spectators around the world. One night Gloria is horrified to discover a connection between these catastrophic events and her own fractured psyche. - Director:
- Nacho Vigalondo
- Cast:
- Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Austin Stowell
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A family must navigate their lives in silence to avoid mysterious creatures that hunt by sound. Knowing that even the slightest whisper or footstep can bring death, Evelyn (Emily Blunt) and Lee (John Krasinski) are determined to find a way to protect their children at all costs while they desperately search for a way to fight back. - Director:
- John Krasinski
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- Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds
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The Mercy (2018)Deep Water
Academy Award winner Colin Firth portrays the incredible true story of Donald Crowhurst, an amateur sailor who competed in the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in the hope of becoming the first person in history to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe without stopping. With an unfinished boat and his business and house on the line, Donald leaves his wife, Clare (Rachel Weisz) and their children behind, hesitantly embarking on an adventure on his boat the Teignmouth Electron. - Director:
- Jamie Marsh
- Cast:
- Rachel Weisz, Colin Firth, David Thewlis
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Blade of the Immortal (2017)Mugen no jûnin
Based on the manga series of the same name by Hiroaki Samura, 'Blade of the Immortal' stars Takuya Kimura (Love and Honour) as Manji, a highly skilled samurai who becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain him his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin (Hana Sugisaki) avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu (Sota Fukushi). The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine... - Director:
- Takashi Miike
- Cast:
- Takuya Kimura, Libby Brien, Hana Sugisaki
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