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Joel (Jim Carrey) is stunned to discover that his girlfriend, Clementine (Kate Winslet), has had their tumultuous relationship erased from her mind. Out of desperation, he contacts the inventor of the process, Dr Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson), to get the same treatment.

But as his memories of Clementine begin to fade, Joel suddenly realizes how much he still loves her.

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Memory reveals the chilling, untold origins of Ridley Scott's cinematic masterpiece Alien, rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, parasitology, H.P. Lovecraft's weird fiction, the art of Francis Bacon, and the symbiotic genius of Dan O'Bannon (writer), H.R.

Giger (designer), and, of course, Ridley Scott. Discover a treasure trove of unreleased materials from the O'Bannon and Giger estates, including original story notes, rejected designs and storyboards, sketches and concept art, behind-the-scenes photographs and footage, and Dan O'Bannon's never-before-seen, original 29-page script from 1971, titled Memory. A fitting and long-overdue tribute to the man who started it all, Memory boldly goes where no film essay has gone before, to deliver an entrancingly cinematic and wholly original take on one of Hollywood's most beloved and iconic shockers.

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15th Century Florence. The House of Medici, one of the most powerful Florentine families and bankers to the Pope. Cosimo (Richard Madden), who has long abandoned his dreams of becoming an artist, inherits the bank when his father Giovanni (Dustin Hoffman) mysteriously collapses.

Harbouring the dangerous secret that his father was murdered, Cosimo must fight to protect all his family has worked so hard to attain. As head of the Signoria, with attacks coming from all sides and war looming, he needs to decide whether to side with the nobility, as Giovanni would have done, or to step out from his father's shadow. Full of intrigue and suspense, 'Medici: Masters of Florence' follows the twists and turns through war, plague and even exile as the family attempts to hold on to power.

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Henry (Jean Reno) is a legendary hit-man enjoying the isolation of his lakeside cabin deep withiri the vast wilderness of the Rocky Mountains.

When the solitude of his well-earned retirement is shattered by the arrival of Melody (Sarah Lind), the survivor of a dramatic accident, Henry must decide whether to risk his own life to save hers...but is Melody really who she says she is, and was her arrival really a coincidence?

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When ruthless drug lord Rincon (David Castañeda) recruits a 10-year-old boy to work as a runner, his older brother Lucas (Elijah Rodriguez) is desperate to keep him safe at all costs. The boys soon flee for their lives and are rescued by a troubled war veteran named Daniel (Jean-Claude Van Damme).

Daniel, who suffers with PTSD, is consumed in helping the boys to seek revenge against the violent MS-13 gang leader, in the only way he knows how.

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When Yoshimi's marriage breaks down, she (Hitomi Kuroki) and her daughter (Rio Kanno / Asami Mizukawa) are forced to find a new place to live. Desperate for stability during a time of anguish and uncertainty they settle for an apartment in a gloomy, run down block of flats.

Once there, the discovery of a schoolbag left behind by a mysterious young girl, along with the appearance of damp patches on the ceiling and walls, begins to haunt them. Soon they will both learn the sinister truth behind these events, and their lives will change forever...

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A support group of killers is held regularly, the participants sit in a circle of trust and share their transgressions. On this particular night, the city has been rocked by the failed assassination of a Senator and the brutal and professional demise of his attempted assassin.

A chain of events is already in motion, as the group congregates for their late-night session. The very fabric of the group begins to unravel, as one layer of betrayal leads to another.

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Mads Mikkelsen gives a tour de force performance as a pilot whose plane has crashed in a remote corner of the Arctic. Stranded in the wilderness he uses his ingenuity to survive.

When about to receive his long-awaited rescue, an explosive accident means his opportunity is lost and the dire situation further complicated. The tragic turn of events, involving another crash survivor forces the pilot to make a perilous choice between the relative safety of his camp and a deadly trek into the unknown.

"Dragged Across Concrete" follows two embittered police detectives and recently paroled convict who descend into the criminal underworld.

Get ready for Curfew! When day turns to night, ordinary people compete for freedom in the world's deadliest street race. They're competing to win the ultimate prize - freedom from the curfew that controls their lives.

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Best friends and holidaying students Marie (Cecile De France) and Alex (Maiwenn Le Besco) travel to the countryside to visit Alex's parents, but when a homicidal maniac turns up at the house, leaving a trail of corpses in his wake, Alex and Marie are forced to fight for their lives with some

heavy-duty weaponry. With a heart-pounding pace as brutal as its husky, truck-driving killer, Switchblade Romance delivers a truly visceral experience.

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Bettany Hughes sets sail on an epic journey through the history and highlights of Ancient Egypt.

Travelling on her own traditional Dahabiya boat Bettany will journey almost 1000 miles from Cairo to the Aswan Dam on the mighty River Nile stopping off at the most iconic and dazzling sites along the way From ancient gossip on the sex lives of the rich and famous to a close up encounter with King Tut's grandmother this colourful travelogue interweaves mystery, revelation, stunning visuals and diverse modern-day encounters to create a unique and unforgettable journey through the highlights of Ancient Egyptian history.

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It's the Gulf War and Andy McNab's unit is briefed to locate and destroy Scud missile launchers deep inside enemy lines. As the helicopter lands in complete darkness on the bleakest of terrain, each is carrying more than their body weight in equipment.

Within 24 hours, their position is compromised and their radios malfunction. Cut off from base and facing dire weather conditions, they are in trouble. When it's kill or be killed, who will be tough enough to survive?

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Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson star in 'Chernobyl', the critically acclaimed five-part mini-series.

On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukrainian SSSR suffered a massive explosion that released radioactive material across Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and as far as Scandinavia and Western Europe. Dramatising the true story of the 1986 nuclear accident, one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, Chernobyl shines a light on the brave men and women who fought an unprecedented war against an invisible enemy, and who suffered and sacrificed, saving millions of lives, often at the cost of their own.

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The 1950s. Dawn of the iconic Scuderia Ferrari in the Formula One World Championship and deadliest decade in motor racing history. As cars pushed the limits of human ingenuity, drivers lived on a knife edge between life and death.

At the centre of it all was Enzo Ferrari, a towering figure in motor racing and patriarch of Ferrari who dared to dream about speed in ways nobody else could. Amidst the stiff competition within his team, two of its stars, Peter Collins and Mike Hawthorn, decided that their friendship was as important as winning the next race. 'Ferrari: Race to Immortality' tells the story of the loves and losses, triumphs and tragedy of Ferrari's most decorated drivers in an era where it was la dolce vita during the week and a coin toss of whether they lived or died on the weekend.