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Amy Poehler leads an ensemble cast who are joined by guest stars Rob Lowe, Will Arnett and Andy Samber in the hilarious second season of Parks and Recreation. Leslie Knope, Pawnee of Indiana's most enthusiastic public servant solves all of her town's problems - hosting a telethon, ridding the golf course of possums and getting unhealthy energy bars out of park vending machines. By her side but not necessarily doing anything are her friends and colleagues: lady-killer Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari); disinterested intern April (Aubrey Plaza); best girl pal Ann (Rashida Jones); shoe-shine extraordinaire Andy (Chris Pratt); charismatic city-planner Mark Brendanawicz (Paul Schneider) and their anti-government boss Ron Swanson (Nick Hofferman). - Director:
- Paul Feig
- Cast:
- Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Paul Schneider
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A reluctant hero. An epic journey. A choice between the life he left behind and the incredible new world he's learned to call home.
- Director:
- James Cameron
- Cast:
- Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
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From legendary director Steven Spielberg comes this acclaimed, exhilarating historical drama. Daniel Day-Lewis gives a memorable, Oscar-Winning performance as the profoundly influential American president, Abraham Lincoln. During his final turbulent months in office, Lincoln strives to convince war-ravaged America's bitterly divided government to abolish slavery. With fierce, unstoppable courage, Lincoln inspires a decision that will change history forever. - Director:
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast:
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn
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Nostalgia for the Light (2010)Nostalgia de la luz
Patricio Guzman travels 10,000 feet above sea level to the driest desert on earth for this hugely-praised documentary. Here, the sky is so translucent that it allows astronomers to see the boundaries of our universe. Yet Chile's Atacama Desert climate also keeps human remains intact: pre-Columbian mummies; explorers and miners; and the remains of disappeared political prisoners from the years of the Pinochet regime. Women sift the desert soil for the bones of their loved ones, while archaeologists uncover traces of ancient civilizations and astronomers examine the most distant and oldest galaxies. Melding celestial and earthly quests, feature is a gorgeous, deeply moving, and personal odyssey into astronomy, archaeology, geology and human rights. - Director:
- Patricio Guzmán
- Cast:
- Gaspar Galaz, Lautaro Núñez, Luís Henríquez
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Leonato, the governor of Messina, is visited by his friend Don Pedro who is returning from a victorious campaign against his rebellious brother Don John. Accompanying Don Pedro are two of his officers Benedick and Claudio. Claudio falls for Leonato's daughter, Hero, while Benedick verbally jousts with Beatrice, the governor's niece. A series of comic and tragic events continue to keep the two couples from truly finding happiness, but then again, perhaps love may prevail in the end! - Director:
- Joss Whedon
- Cast:
- Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Fran Kranz
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Beyond the Hills (2012)Dupa Dealuri
Two best friends who grew up together in an orphanage are emotionally reunited after years apart. Voichita has taken religious orders while Alina wants them to both relocate to a new life of freedom in Germany. While staying together in Voichita's remote and austere nunnery their relationship and sexuality begin to tear apart the tight-knit fabric of the sect, resulting in a terrifying act that would send a shockwave through the church. - Director:
- Cristian Mungiu
- Cast:
- Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuta
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Before Elvis, before Elton John, Madonna and Lady Gaga, there was Liberace (Michael Douglas) - pianist and flamboyant star of stage and television. Synonymous with showmanship and extravagance, he lit up every stage he performed on, gaining millions of fans across the globe. Feature is the outrageous and gloriously entertaining true story of Liberace and his secret love affair with the young and handsome Scott Thorson (Matt Damon) - an intense rollercoaster ride of hedonistic fun, flamboyance and excess. - Director:
- Steven Soderbergh
- Cast:
- Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Eric Zuckerman
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Disney Pixar proudly presents the hilarious story of how two mismatched monsters met and became lifelong friends in a movie screaming with laughter and oozing with heart. Ever since college-bound Mike Wazowski (voice of Billy Crystal) was a little monster, he has dreamed of becoming a Scarer - and he knows better than anyone that the best Scarers come from Monsters University (MU). But during his first semester at MU, Mike's plans are derailed when he crosses paths with hotshot James P. Sullivan, "Sulley" (voice of John Goodman), a natural-born Scarer. The pair's out-of-control competitive spirit gets them both kicked out of the University's elite Scare Program. With their dreams temporarily dashed, they realise they will have to work together, along with an odd bunch of misfit monsters, if they ever hope to make things right. - Director:
- Dan Scanlon
- Cast:
- Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi
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Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, 'Les Miserables' tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption - a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Hugh Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Russell Crowe) after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Famine's (Anne Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever. - Director:
- Tom Hooper
- Cast:
- Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway
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A romantic comedy that begins when most end... Stars Jason Segel and Emily Blunt, as a couple who just can't make it down the aisle. From career challenges, to family pressure and a host of other obstacles, the couple try to plan the perfect wedding, but can their relationship survive the continuously prolonged engagement? - Director:
- Nicholas Stoller
- Cast:
- Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt
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Kevin Spacey and Danny DeVito are two of the smartest actors around and together with newcomer Peter Facinelli exchange their dialogue with the precision of raquetball players. "I don't smoke", Larry says to Phil. "You don't drink, and Bob here wouldn't think about lusting after another woman. Between the three of us, we're practically Jesus". Set in the hospitality suite of a tired hotel in the Mid West, two cocky and confident salesmen, along with the young 'new boy' hope to land the big sale that will shore up the failing future of the industrial lubricant company they represent. During their enforced time together waiting for the big fish, 'The Big Kahuna', Larry, Bob and Phil peel back the pieces of their lives resulting in an hilarious study of characters. - Director:
- John Swanbeck
- Cast:
- Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, Peter Facinelli
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Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a down-on-his-luck chemistry teacher struggling to make ends meet for his wife (Anna Gunn) and physically challenged son (RJ Mitte). Everything changes when Walter receives a startling diagnosis: terminal lung cancer. With only a few years to live and nothing to lose, Walter uses his training as a chemist to cook and sell crystal meth with one of his former students (Aaron Paul). As his status grows, so do his lies, but Walt will stop at nothing to make sure his family is taken care of after he's gone, even if it means putting all their lives on the line. - Director:
- Vince Gilligan
- Cast:
- Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul
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8½ (1963)Otto e mezzo / Eight and a Half
Marcello Mastroianni is (Fellini's alter ego) Guido, a successful filmmaker who, embarking on his next film, discovers he has a complete "director's block": he has no story to tell! Harassed by his producers, his mistress (Sandra Milo) and his wife (Anouk Aimee), while struggling to find the inspiration for his film, he increasingly retreats in dreamy recollections of his life and lovers, until fantasy, memories and reality merge in the director's mind - and on screen, in an astonishing, masterful spectacle, culminating in an electrifying triumph of optimism. As Guido-Federico says at the end of 8 1/2: "Life is a party, let's live it together!" - Director:
- Federico Fellini
- Cast:
- Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale
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Tootsie (1982)Would I Lie to You?
Dustin Hoffman stars as Dorsey, a dedicated actor with a reputation for being difficult. Having antagonised every producer in New York nobody will hire him. But Michael is desperate for work, so desperate he's willing to pretend to be a woman. Passing himself off as 'Dorothy Michaels' he lands himself a part on a TV Soap Opera and soon becomes a national phenomenon. But when he falls for the leading lady of the show things get complicated. How can he tell her he loves her when she thinks he's a woman and so does the rest of America.... - Director:
- Sydney Pollack
- Cast:
- Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr
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When legions of monstrous alien creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a deadly war began. To combat them, humans devised massive robots called Jaegers as weapons. Controlled simultaneously by two pilots, even the Jaegers proved nearly defenseless against the Kaiju. Now on the verge of defeat, mankind must turn to a washed-up former pilot and an untested trainee teamed in a seemingly obsolete Jaeger. These unlikely heroes are the last hope against a mounting apocalypse. - Director:
- Guillermo Del Toro
- Cast:
- Idris Elba, Ellen McLain, Charlie Hunnam
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