past-viewings's - Rented List

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Best-selling crime novelist Charles (Dan Stevens) is struggling with catastrophic writer's block and a stressful deadline for his first screenplay. His picture-perfect second wife Ruth (Isla Fisher) is doing her best to keep him focused in the hope of fulfilling her dream of heading to Hollywood.

Charles' desperate search for inspiration leads him to invite Madame Arcati (Judi Dench), a medium recently exposed as a fraud, to perform a séance in their home. They all get more than they bargained for when Arcati accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife: the fiery and jealous Elvira (Leslie Mann) who embarks on a mission to kill Charles so she can spend eternity with him which leads to an increasingly comical and deadly love triangle.

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A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond (Daniel Craig) on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia Sciarra (Monica Bellucci), the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal.

Bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as Spectre. Meanwhile back in London, Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott), the new head of the Centre for National Security, questions Bond's actions and challenges the relevance of MI6, led by M (Ralph Fiennes). Bond covertly enlists Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw) to help him seek out Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux), the daughter of his old nemesis Mr. White (Jesper Christensen), who may hold the clue to untangling the web of Spectre. As the daughter of an assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others cannot. As Bond ventures towards the heart of Spectre, he learns of a chilling connection between himself and the enemy he seeks, played by Christoph Waltz.

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"Summerland" follows the story of fiercely independent folklore investigator, Alice (Gemma Arterton) who secludes herself in her clifftop study, debunking myths using science to disprove the existence of magic.

Consumed by her work, but also profoundly lonely, she is haunted by a love affair from her past. When spirited young Frank (Lucas Bond), an evacuee from the London Blitz, is dumped into her irritable care, his innocence and curiosity awaken Alice's deeply buried emotions. Bravely embracing life's miraculous unpredictability, Alice learns that wounds may be healed, second chances do occur, and that, just perhaps - magic really does exist.

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Series 5 finds Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) and his wife, Iris West (Candice Patton), finally settling into married life when they're visited by Nora West-Allen (Jessica Parker Kennedy), their speedster daughter from the future.

Nora's arrival brings to light the legacy every member of 'Team Flash' will leave years from now, causing many to question who they are today. And while Nora idolises Barry, she holds a mysterious grudge against Iris. As Team Flash adjust to the next generation of speedster, they discover Nora's presence has triggered the arrival of the most ruthless, vicious and relentless villain they have ever faced: Cicada (Chris Klein)!

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On an island in the Canaries there is a language spoken only through whistling... Using the whistling language, a gang of criminals are planning the perfect crime, they will communicate across the rooftops and the police will simply think the birds are singing.

Cristi is a police officer who has been sent to infiltrate their operation. But when he falls for the glorious femme fatale Gilda who suggests other plans will this cop with a history of playing both sides of the law choose justice or self-service?

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The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka (voice of Kotaro Daigo) runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if to suggest his future.

He lives his days in isolation, but finally finds work as a writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then one day, Hodaka meets Hina (voice of Nana Mori) on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky...

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Double Bill of Japanese Anime Feature Films.

The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)

Hiroki, Takuya and Sayuri are two young boys and a girl living in Aomori, the closest province in Honshu to Hokkaido. These three young classmates become fascinated by the gigantic yet mysterious tower that they see across the Tsugaru Strait, promising that one day they will build and fly an aircraft to the tower to unravel its mystery.
Voices of a Distant Star (2002)
A young pilot named Mikako volunteers to be sent on a journey through space to join the fight against a hostile alien race. Leaving behind the man she loves, her only means of contact with him is via text message, which take longer to reach him the further she travels from Earth.

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Music is Mathieu's (Jules Benchetrit) secret. It's something he doesn't dare discuss with the gang he hangs out with in the projects, where he's from.

But when one of their petty burglaries almost lands him behind bars, the National Music Conservatory's director, Pierre Geithner (Lambert Wilson), gets him out in exchange for community service. But Pierre has something else in mind...Having detected in Mathieu the potential to become a great pianist, he signs him up to the national piano competition. As Mathieu enters a new world, whose codes and etiquette he doesn't know, he is taught by the uncompromising "Countess" (Kristin Scott Thomas) and meets Anna (Karidja Touré), with whom he falls in love. To succeed at this competition, which will determine all their destinies, Mathieu, Pierre and the Countess will have to learn how to transcend their prejudices...

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In another world, not unlike our own, a young woman named Abigail (Marta Timofeeva) lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of a mysterious disease.

Her beloved academic father (Eddie Marsan) was one of the sick and, like many, mysteriously taken away when she was six years old. Now grown, Abigail (Tinatin Dalakishvili) is determined to find her father and discover the real secrets lurking beneath the surface of her world. When she unexpectedly encounters citizens playing with spells, she discovers her city is filled with forbidden sorcery, and she herself possesses extraordinary magical powers. Abigail takes us on an exciting magical adventure, rising against the forces in command, and shows how being brave and following your heart can show anything is possible, if you just believe it.

Four Kids and It is a fun-filled family adventure based on Jacqueline Wilson's hugely popular children's book, Four Children and It. Four kids embark on the ultimate journey to discover if a magical creature can really make all their wishes come true.

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In 1926, with her personal life in tatters and her writing in crisis, a young Agatha Christie becomes involved in a notorious unsolved murder.

When the goddaughter and namesake of Florence Nightingale is found on a train to Hastings with her skull caved in, the subsequent investigation and public outcry fail to catch the killer. Driven to distraction by the absence of justice, Florence's partner of twenty-six years turns to Agatha in the hope she can succeed where the police failed. But by pursuing a plan based on everything she's learnt through her work, Agatha discovers that Florence's killer is far more cunning and dangerous than any of her fictional creations.

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Inga (Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir) runs a dairy farm with her husband in a remote valley of Iceland where they work long hours for a tight income due to their buyers, a money-grubbing monopoly known as the co-op.

However, when Inga's husband tragically dies she learns her debts are even greater than she thought and takes it upon herself not to repay them but to expose the co-op's greed and corruption by any means necessary.

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Fabienne (Catherine Deneuve), an ageing movie star, is about to publish her long-awaited memoirs. Sparks immediately fly when her daughter Lumir (Juliette Binoche) returns to Paris from New York to confront this rose-tinted version of their family history.

However, as the past is gradually addressed, their strained relationship takes a journey toward possible reconciliation. Also starring Ethan Hawke, 'The Truth' paints a moving portrait of family dynamics and human relationships.

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Queen Poppy (voice of Anna Kendrick), Branch (voice of Justin Timberlake), and the rest of your favourite Trolls are back for another musical adventure that's bigger - and louder - than ever before! In 'Trolls World Tour', Poppy and Branch discover that their kingdom is only one of six musical

realms - Funk, Country, Techno, Classical, Pop, and Rock - that were once united in perfect harmony. When the power-hungry ruler of the Rock Trolls threatens to silence all other music so her tribe can reign supreme, Poppy and Branch must embark on an epic quest to unite the realms of Trollkind, before the songs in their hearts are lost forever!

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Winner of the 2019 Berlin Documentary Prize, this film is both a tribute to an enduring passion for film and a moving portrait of the power of friendship. Ibrahim, Manar, Suleiman and Altayeb, are all film directors and founders in 1989 of the Sudanese Film Club.

Unable to make films for years, they have decided to revive an old cinema. They are united by their love of cinema and their passionate desire to restore old films and draw attention to Sudanese film history. But their plans to renovate the outdoor cinema come up against bureaucracy and lack of cash. In the meantime, they sit together and talk about the past and the history of Sudanese cinema, including their experiences of persecution and even torture. They recall their times of exile and dream of a Sudan in which art and intellectual thought can be free. 'We are smarter than them, but not as strong'.