jrp's - Rented List

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The writer and director of The 40-Year Old Virgin delivers another a hilarious hit comedy! They say that opposites attract. Well, for slacker Ben (Seth Rogen) and career girl Alison (Katherine Heigl), that's certainly the case - at least for one intoxicated evening.

Two months and several pregnancy tests later, Ben and Alison go through a hysterically funny, anxious and heartwarming journey that leads to huge laughs in the most outrageous comedy of the year!

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When Chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner (Dustin Hoffman), he is left to figure out what's next.

Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife (Sofia Vergara), his friend (John Leguizamo) and his son (Emjay Anthony) to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen - and zest for life and love.

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Rapturously received throughout Australia, New Zealand and the UK, Bill recorded this terrific new show at his local, the Hammersmith Apollo. Furious and hilarious - Qualmpeddler takes on the coalition, popular culture, social media, celebrity and cheap shark-diving.

No show of Bill's though, is complete without musical wizardry, and there is casual brilliance in the religious dubstep, German folk-metal, a Bible-Guitar, the Match of the Day theme as Jewish folk clapalong, and a show-stopping reggae version of Downton Abbey.

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Poppy (Sally Hawkins) is an irrepressibly cheerful primary school teacher who won't let anyone or anything get her down. Even when her bicycle, which she so happily rides through the busy streets of London is stolen, her first thought is only: "I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye.

" Living with her flat mate Zoe (Alexis Zergerman), Poppy has a gift for making the most of life. Determined to learn to drive, she finds herself matched with Scott (Eddie Marsan), an uptight driving instructor who is everything she is not.

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"Testament of Youth" is a searing story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain which became the classic testimony of that war from a woman's point of view.

A powerful and passionate journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again; a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.

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Nelly (Felicity Jones), a happily-married mother, is haunted by her past. Her memories, provoked by remorse and guilt, take us back in time to follow the story of her relationship with Charles Dickens (Ralph Fiennes) with whom she discovered an exciting but fragile complicity.

Dickens - famous, controlling and emotionally isolated within his success - falls for Nelly. He is a brilliant amateur actor, a man more emotionally coherent on the page or on stage, than in life. As Nelly becomes the focus of Dickens' passion and his muse, for both of them secrecy is the price, and for Nelly a life of "invisibility".

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With his beloved chocolate business turning sour, socially awkward boss Jean-Rene (Benoit Poelvoorde) decides to enlist an extra pair of hands. Enter AngSlique (Isabelle Carre), a chronically shy youngwoman who shares Jean-Rene's passion for all things sugar and sweet.

She is the answer to his prayers in ways he didn't even realise. Because while he is looking for a sales rep to keep his sinking ship afloat, she is in fact a gifted, albeit covert, chocolatiere extraordinaire whose treats are legendary around town. As the pair become more and more acquainted it is not long before chocolate is not the only sensual element in the air.

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When Iris (Emily Blunt) finds her best friend Jack (Mark Duplass) is down in the dumps she suggests he spend a weekend at her family's remote island retreat.

Upon arriving Jack discovers Iris's attractive sister Hannah (Rosemarie DeWitt) had the same idea and is in a similar emotional state of despair. The two find common ground over a large bottle of tequila and one thing leads to another. When Iris arrives the next morning unannounced she further complicates matters for Jack and Hannah as she confides to her sister she has fallen in love with Jack.

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Filmed over nearly three years, Waste Land follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.

There he photographs an eclectic band of "catadores" or self designated pickers of recyclable materials. Muniz's initial objective was to "paint" the catadores with garbage. However, his collaboration with these inspiring characters as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage reveals both dignity and despair as the catadores begin to re-imagine their lives. Director Lucy Walker has great access to the entire process and, in the end, offers stirring evidence of the transformative power of art and the alchemy of the human spirit.

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When Margot (Michelle Williams) meets Daniel (Luke Kirby), their chemistry is intense and immediate. But Margot suppresses her sudden attraction; she is happily married to Lou (Seth Rogen), a cookbook writer.

When Margot learns that Daniel lives across the street from them, her comfortable life is shaken up. Margot and Daniel steal moments throughout the summer, their eroticism heightened by their restraint.

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From the director of Frances Ha and starring Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts, 'While We're Young' is a hilarious cross-generational comedy of manners about aging, ambition, and relationships.

No film has better captured the weird, upended logic of urban sophisticates: the older ones embracing their iPads and Netflix, the young ones craving vinyl records and vintage VHS tapes.

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Set on the outskirts of Bradford, 'The Selfish Giant' follows two rebellious young lads - Arbor and Swifty - and their involvement with a local scrap dealer.

At first their earnings seem to roll in but as jealousy and resentment begin to drive the boys apart Arbor will resort to a desperate act of greed, the tragic consequences of which will tear apart the lives of everyone involved...

Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) stars as a woman passing as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men's clothing, Albert meets a mysterious painter who opens her eyes to a lire she thought beyond her reach.

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Lisa (Diane Kruger) and Julien (Vincent Lindon) have the perfect existence: still passionately in love, with a beautiful young son and a wonderful life ahead of them. But their lives are shattered when, out of the blue, Lisa is arrested for the brutal murder of a colleague.

Found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison, the couple's world collapses into a frenzy of fear and paranoia. Julien, convinced of his wife's innocence, embarks on a mission so perilous it will risk the lives of everyone he loves: he will stop at nothing to daringly break her out of prison. With the police tracking his every move, and only his own certainty of his wife's innocence to rely upon, how far will Julien go to save her? And at what cost? The most riveting thriller of the year will leave you on the edge of your seat.