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"Chasing the Moon" re-imagines the race to the moon for a new generation, upending much of the conventional mythology surrounding the effort. The series recasts the Space Age as a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses, and personal drama. With no narration and using only archival footage - including a visual feast of previously lost or overlooked material - the film features a diverse cast of characters who played key roles in these historic events. Among those included are astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Frank Borman, and Bill Anders; Sergei Khrushchev, son of the former Soviet, premier'and a leading Soviet rocket engineer; Poppy Northcutt, the 25-year old "mathematics whiz" who gained worldwide attention as the first woman to serve in the all-male bastion of NASA's Mission Control; and Ed Dwight, the Air Force pilot selected by the Kennedy administration to train as America's first black astronaut. - Director:
- Robert Stone
- Cast:
- Buzz Aldrin, George Alexander, Bill Anders
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After spending a tense beach day with their friends, the Tylers (Elizabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Cali Sheldon, Noelle Sheldon), Adelaide (Lupita Nyong'o) and her family return to their vacation home. When darkness falls, the Wilsons discover the silhouette of four figures holding hands as they stand in the driveway. 'Us' pits an endearing American family against a terrifying and uncanny opponent: doppelgängers of themselves. - Director:
- Jordan Peele
- Cast:
- Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss
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Deadwood: The Movie (2019)Deadwood
In this original movie directed by Daniel Minahan and based on the iconoclastic, Emmy-winning HBO' series, David Milch's unforgettably profane characters reunite in the wake of South Dakota's statehood. Sins of the past return with a vengeance, old feuds are revived, and allegiances are tested as modernity stakes its claim on this remote and dangerous and town. - Director:
- Daniel Minahan
- Cast:
- Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker
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A crisis plagues the world: Spontaneous Human Combustion. The only ones trained to stop these blazing mortal infernos are the brave members of the Fire Force. Shinra is determined to become the greatest hero among them, but his past leads him down a different road - a path marked with the Devil's Footprints. - Director:
- Yuki Yase
- Cast:
- Gakuto Kajiwara, Kazuya Nakai, Ken'ichi Suzumura
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The Emmy Award winning 'Game of Thrones' returns for a final season of duplicity and treachery, nobility and honour...and an epic clash between the living and the dead. With the Army of the Dead - led by the Night King, his White Walkers and an undead dragon - bearing down on Jon and Dany and their combined forces, a denouement eight seasons in the making will be reached, answering a myriad of questions surrounding the fate of the series' protagonists. Meanwhile, Jon's true identity promises to undermine Dany's claim to the Iron Throne...and, of course, Cersei has a devious strategy of her own. - Director:
- David Nutter
- Cast:
- Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey
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Trouble returns to Monterey, CA. As relationships unravel, loyalties erode, and the potential for emotional and bodily injury still looms large, the HBO smash-hit series is back. In Season 2, the "Monterey Five" - Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata and Bonnie - look to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives - just as Perry's mother Mary-Louise (Meryl Streep) arrives looking for answers. - Director:
- Andrea Arnold
- Cast:
- Reese Witherspoon, Benjamin Valic, Nicole Kidman
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When a new menace in Gotham City begins stealing all the experimental technology, Batman is put on high alert. But, a team of warriors lurking beneath the streets are also on the case; the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Led by Leonardo, these brothers - brainy Donatello, fearless Raphael and wisecracking Michelangelo - are mysterious martial artists on a collision course with the Dark Knight. Based on the hit DC Comics crossover, 'Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' is a high-flying, pulse-pounding adventure the likes of which Gotham City has never seen! - Director:
- Jake Castorena
- Cast:
- Troy Baker, Eric Bauza, Darren Criss
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Justice League: The Fatal Five (2019)Justice League vs. the Fatal Five
The fate of the Earth hangs in the balance when the Justice League face a powerful new threat - the Fatal Five! Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman seek answers as Mano, Persuader and Tharok terrorize Metropolis in search of budding Green Lantern Jessica Cruz. With Cruz's unwilling help, they aim to free remaining Fatal Five members Emerald Empress and Validus and carry out their sinister plan. Meanwhile, the Justice League discover an ally in the peculiar Star Boy, who's brimming with volatile power. Could he be the key to thwarting the Fatal Five? An epic battle against ultimate evil awaits! - Director:
- Sam Liu
- Cast:
- Elyes Gabel, Diane Guerrero, Kevin Conroy
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The critically acclaimed drama is back for its second enthralling series and we return to stunning rural Wales to catch up with tenacious lawyer, wife and mother Faith Howells, played with élan by Eve Myles. Now, 18 months after her life was turned upside down by the sudden disappearance of her husband, Evan (Bradley Freegard), Faith is drawn into a new mystery, taking on the case of Madlen Vaughan (Aimee-Ffion Edwards), a local farmer accused of murdering her husband in cold blood. With Madlen's murder trial, the prospect of Evan's return and her conflicted emotions towards former criminal Steve Baldini (Mark Lewis Jones) Faith must take a stand. Putting her children, her business and even her life on the line, will she find the truth or lose everything and everyone she loves? - Director:
- Pip Broughton
- Cast:
- Eve Myles, Oscar Unsworth, Harry Unsworth
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Maggie Gyllenhaal stars as Lisa Spinelli, a kindergarten teacher and poet fed up with her career, her oblivious husband and teenage kids who largely ignore her. When she discovers that a five-year-old in her class may be a poetic prodigy, Lisa becomes fascinated and tries to protect him from neglectful parents. She soon finds herself risking her career and family to nurture his talent. - Director:
- Sara Colangelo
- Cast:
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gael García Bernal, Ato Blankson-Wood
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When aimless slacker Sam (Andrew Garfield) wakes up one morning to find his beautiful neighbour Sarah (Riley Keough) has vanished without a trace, he embarks on a quest across the city to find her. This is an epic, code-cracking, acid-spiked amateur sleuth story that tips its hat to Hitchcock, Lynch and everything in between. - Director:
- David Robert Mitchell
- Cast:
- Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace
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Adding the finishing touches to his difficult second feature, rising star Benjamin (Colin Morgan) has been too long in the edit. Filled with self-doubt, he wastes his nights watching meditation videos on YouTube with tubs of ice cream and a cat for company. With the film's premiere at the London Film Festival looming, encouraged by his best friend Stephen (Joel Fry) and deranged publicist Billie (Jessica Raine), Benjamin is introduced to a mesmeric French singer called Noah (Phenix Brossard). As they brave the boundless obstacles of Benjamin's anxious mind, the pair slowly allow themselves, and each other, to love. With original music from James Bighton and nuanced performances from its young cast, Simon Amstell's debut feature is a bittersweet comedy about feeding isolated and struggling for connection. - Director:
- Simon Amstell
- Cast:
- Gabriel Gilmour, Jack Rowan, Colin Morgan
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Contains the first 15 episodes from Series 4! Led by furniture restorer Jay Blades, an expert team of Britain's most skilled and caring craftspeople run a workshop where Britain's broken and battered treasures are lovingly repaired and refurbished while telling the story behind these valuable objects. Together they transform priceless pieces of family history and bring the memories they hold back to life. - Director:
- Ben Borland
- Cast:
- Robert Pugh, Jay Blades, Dominic Chinea
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In 'Rosie', award-winning Irish novelist Roddy Doyle brings his signature brand of warmth and authenticity to a modern story of a Dublin family who have found themselves with nowhere left to go. Hailed as the most important Irish film of the year, 'Rosie' follows a young mother as she searches to find a room for the night for her family - a tense race against time as the hours count down and their options run out. Set over 36 hours, 'Rosie' tracks a normal family faced with impossible choices and exposes just how easy it is to slip through the cracks. Directed by Paddy Breathnach, 'Rosie' is a cinematic tour de force about love, family and how you protect your children when you have nowhere to call home. - Director:
- Paddy Breathnach
- Cast:
- Sarah Greene, Moe Dunford, Ellie O'Halloran
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The original '7 Up', first broadcast in 1964 as a 'World in Action' special, featured children from widely different social backgrounds sharing their hopes and dreams for the future. This unique, groundbreaking series set out to discover how far the children's lives were pre-determined by their upbringing. Director Michael Apted has returned every seven years to chart the group's progress, documenting the participants as they have become adults and entered middle-age, dealing with everything life has thrown at them in between; the very first example of a programme recording real people living real lives, this memorable series has won an array of awards. Now, as the group reach retirement age, the series is back to discover what has been happening in their lives. Across three programmes, '63 Up' reveals more life-changing decisions, more shocking announcements and joy and tears in equal measure. Also included is '7 Up and Me' - in celebration of the 'Up' series, a number of celebrity fans discuss its impact on popular culture and its lasting legacy. - Director:
- Michael Apted
- Cast:
- Lynn Johnson, Nicholas Hitchon, Tony Walker
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