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Blade Runner (1982)Blade Runner: The Final Cut / Dangerous Days / Bladerunner
Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st century Los Angeles. He's a "Blade Runner" stalking genetically made criminal replicants. His assignment: kill them. Their crime: wanting to be human. A visual stunner, remastered for improved home presentation, director Ridley Scott's vision of this sci-fi cinema classic intriguingly differs from what 1982 moviegoers saw. This version omits Deckard's voiceover narration, develops in greater detail the romance between Deckard and Rachael (Sean Young) and removes the "uplifting" finale. Most intriguing of all is a newly included unicorn vision that suggests Deckard may be a humanoid. The result is a heightened emotional impact a great film made greater. - Director:
- Ridley Scott
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young
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Soul Music (1997)Soul Music from Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Floating through space is a giant turtle named Great A'Tuin. On his mighty back stand four elephants. On their backs rests the Discworld. What happens there can be very, very strange indeed... There's a weird music taking over the land - it's fast, it's furious and they call it The Music With Rocks In. And what's more...it's alive. And even more sinister...Death's gone missing, and who can possibly be qualified - or willing - to step into his black cape and wield the scythe? Terry Pratchett's novels about the Discworld are million sellers in UK and beyond, and for the first time ever, have been animated for the small screen. - Director:
- Jean Flynn
- Cast:
- Christopher Lee, Christopher Lee, Graham Crowden
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Dune: Series (2000)Frank Herbert's Dune
All three episodes from the television mini-series based on Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel.
Episode 1The universe is ruled by an empire of noble groups: The Bene Gesserit, The Guild and The Great Houses, who compete for control of the planets, in particular the desert planet, Arrakis and the harvesting of "spice" a rare, mind-enhancing element, enabling space travel. Emperor Shaddam IV has assigned Duke Leto Atreides (William Hurt) and his family to take charge of Arrakis and the production of "spice". However, Leto's bitter enemy the evil Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Ian McNeice), who formerly ruled the planet, vows to win it back.
Episode 2
The evil Baron Harkonnen hands rulership of Arrakis to his brutal nephew Rabban. But Paul Atreides and his mother Jessica have survived their escape into the inhospitable desert with the help of the Fremen - a race of desert nomads. The strengthening power of "spice" enables Paul to establish himself as the Fremen leader, Muad'dib. Whilst Paul struggles with the realisation of his fate, the Fremen rejoice in the new leader, who they believe will finally free them from oppression...
Episode 3
Paul Atreides and his army of Fremen create havoc on Arrakis and threaten to stop the flow of the "spice" being harvested by the Harkonnen. The Emperor, Baron Harkonnen and even the Bene Gesserit sisterhood ara pressing for war. A massive fleet of spaceships and imperial troops of the Empire invade the desert planet. Paul increases his strength by drinking from the "Water of Life". With the support of the Fremen, Paul attacks the Empire in a bloody battle.- Director:
- John Harrison
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- William Hurt, Alec Newman, Giancarlo Giannini
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An action-packed epic set in the pre-civil war south. This is the seldom told story of 19th century freedom fighter and forgotten hero, Shields 'Emperor' Green (Dayo Okeniyi). Fighting to free his family and race from tyranny, Emperor - a descendant of African kings turned outlaw slave - fights his way north, joining forces with abolitionist John Brown (James Cromwell) for the daring raid on Harper's ferry and helping to alter the course of American history. An inspirational and timely story of courageous black history... - Director:
- Mark Amin
- Cast:
- James Cromwell, Harry Lennix, Kat Graham
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In Season Four, Simon Baker returns as Patrick Jane, consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) solving the state's toughest homicides, and the man who gunned down Red John, the serial killer who murdered Patrick's wife and child. Unless, of course, the man Patrick shot is someone else. When it comes to "The Mentalist", the truth is often elusive. And with an upstart new boss, puzzling new cases, and Red John never far from his mind, the unconventional Patrick will need all his razor-sharp skills of observation, manipulative theatrics and smooth charm to sidestep the system that stands in the way of the truth. - Director:
- Bruno Heller
- Cast:
- Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang
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This season, Red John strikes into the heart of the CBI. Ever since the serial killer murdered Patrick Jane's family, the California Bureau of Investigation consultant and former faux-psychic has become obsessed with finding the man who destroyed his life. But after a homicide suspect is set ablaze in his jail cell and a CBI agent is later framed as Red John, Patrick realizes his adversary is closer than he imagined. - Director:
- Not Available
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- Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang
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California Bureau of Investigation consultant Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) has a blatant lack of protocol but is self-assured and driven. The former "psychic" uses his talent for seeing the clues everyone else misses to solve the most baffling crimes. But there's more than crime that makes this season a must-see: Lisbon and Cho reveal hints about their troubled pasts. Violence fells one CBI boss, and the new boss seems more interested in authority than teamwork. And as the Van Pelt-Rigsby relationship heats up, it threatens to cool down their careers. - Director:
- Bruno Heller
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- Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang
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A mentalist is a master manipulator of thought and behavior. The Mentalist is Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), a celebrity psychic whose wife and child are viciously murdered by an elusive serial killer called Red John. Devastated, Patrick admits his paranormal act is fake, renounces his earlier life and uses his astonishing skills of observation and analysis - talents that made him appear psychically gifted - to bring killers to justice. At crime scenes across California, Patrick now helps an elite team of detectives break their toughest cases. But no matter how many criminals he catches, Patrick never forgets his central goal: Find Red John. And bring him down. - Director:
- Bruno Heller
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- Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang
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Fall in love with Adam, the delightful, romantic story about two strangers in search of an extraordinary connection. Hugh Dancy delivers an unforgettable performance as a brilliant, yet awkward, astronomy buff, who is drawn out of his sheltered existence by his beautiful and outgoing new neighbour, Beth (Rose Byrne). But can true love survive when two very different worlds collide? - Director:
- Max Mayer
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- Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher
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Alex (Alan Rickman), a tight-lipped Englishman recently freed from prison, is driving through Ontario when he begrudgingly picks up the vivacious teenage hitchhiker Vivienne (Emily Hampshire). On the outskirts of her hometown, a truck hits the car. Vivienne dies instantly and Alex finds himself, for the second time in his life, grieving for someone he never knew. Devastated by the accident, Alex goes to the frozen backwater of Wawa, Ontario to visit Vivienne's mother Linda (Sigourney Weaver). There, he discovers that she is autistic with an unconventional take on life and mourning. Drawn in to the small frozen backwater community, Alex soon forms a close relationship wish Linda, begins an affair with her sassy neighbour Maggie (Carrie-Anne Moss), and becomes the object of scrutiny by the ineffectual local law enforcement officer Clyde (James Allodi). As the funeral approaches, life in Wawa seems to have enabled Alex to face the present, but how will he cope when the dark secrets of his past finally emerge? - Director:
- Marc Evans
- Cast:
- Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss
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When a murder shocks 1938 Los Angeles, Detective Tiago Vega (Daniel Zovatto) and his partner Lewis Michener (Nathan Lane) pursue the case during a historic period of great change: from the construction of the city's freeways to the infiltration of Third Reich spies and the rise of radio evangelism. Set against the city's deep traditions of Mexican-American folklore, these powerful forces soon threaten Tiago and everyone he holds dear. Also starring Natalie Dormer and Academy Awardr nominee Adriana Barraza, 'Penny Dreadful: City of Angels' takes you into the darkest shadows of Hollywood's Golden Age. - Director:
- Paco Cabezas
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- Natalie Dormer, Daniel Zovatto, Kerry Bishé
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What if the only way to battle our demons is to surrender to them? Welcome to the darkest and most thrilling season of "Penny Dreadful" yet. Confronting new horrors in dangerous new lands, Ethan Chandler, Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, Sir Malcolm, the Creature and the ravishing but deadly Lily must each face - and embrace - their ow n most truly monstrous selves. But for the beautiful and tortured Vanessa Ives, accepting her demons could exact a terrible cost and plunge the world into unending darkness. - Director:
- Damon Thomas
- Cast:
- Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green
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A new evil steps from the shadows to haunt Victorian London in all 10 episodes of the terrifying second series of Penny Dreadlid, As Vanessa Ives's (Eva Green) strange powers grow, she struggles to control her personal demons while devious forces cast spells on those closest to her - African explorer Sir Malcolm Murray (Timothy Dalton), troubled American Ethan Chandler (Josh Hartnett), the reckless Dorian Gray (Reeve Carney), loyal Sembene (Danny Sapani), the anguished Creature (Rory Kinnear), tender-hearted Victor Frankenstein (Harry Treadaway), and the beautiful Lily (Billie Piper). And in this unnerving world where literature's most iconic and terrifying characters roam the streets, unlikely alliances form to battle unimaginable temptations. - Director:
- James Hawes
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- Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green
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An erotically charged, profoundly unsettling new saga, 'Penny Dreadful' completely reinvents literature's most iconic and terrifying characters. Dorian Gray, Victor Frankenstein and timeless figures from Dracula join a core of original characters in a dark and brutal quest to save a soul - even as they grapple with their own monstrous temptations. - Director:
- J.A. Bayona
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- Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green
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Seth MacFarlane's hit space adventure series, 'The Orville', returns for more journeys into new worlds. Set 400 years in the future, the series follows the U.S.S. Orville, a mid-level exploratory spaceship. Its crew, both human and alien, face the wonders and dangers of outer space, while also dealing with the problems of everyday life. - Director:
- Seth MacFarlane
- Cast:
- Seth MacFarlane, Norm Macdonald, Fred Tatasciore
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