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Comedy drama about the life and work of sit-down stand-up Dave Allen. Written by Stephen Russell (We're Doomed: The Dad's Army Story, Hattie, and Peaky Blinders) "Dave Allen at Peace" explores how Dave's comedy genius was shaped by the tragic loss of his father, his brother...and his finger.

How he survived decades of the Roman Catholic Church's wrath, death threats from the IRA and a ban by Irish and Australian TV, only to have his television career end in controversy when he used the f-word in an innocuous joke.

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A double bill of James Bond spoofs.

Our Man Flint (1966)

Move over, 007. The U.S. has a secret agent even braver, even smarter and even more popular with the ladies. His name: Derek Flint (James Coburn). On his first cinematic secret mission, Secret Agent Flint faces off against the most dangerous weapon of all, the weather! An evil organization called Galaxy has learned how to send icebergs crashing into the Mediterranean, to flood whole valleys and even to cause volcanoes to erupt on cue. To save the world, Flint must first overcome the beautiful but deadly Gila (Gila Golan), Galaxy's top agent. It's a task that demands all of Flint's awesome powers of deduction, destruction and - most of all - seduction.
In Like Flint (1967)
Flint is back. Derek Flint (James Coburn), that is. This time, the all-round genius, super secret agent and supreme ladies' man really has his hands full. A group of wealthy and powerful female tycoons has developed a way of brainwashing women through beauty salon hair dryers! With all the women of the world enslaved, this power-hungry group is able to commandeer the United States' first "space platform" and then replace the President (Andrew Duggan) with their own surgically reproduced clone! From their secret headquarters in the Virgin Islands, a lavish spa called "Fabulous Face", they plan to use nuclear energy to force the entire world into submission.

When a diabolical mastermind threatens to incinerate Washington D.C., can Matt Helm (Dean Martin) save the Coast from becoming toast?

When a celebrated international crime czar (Nigel Green) hijacks a billion dollars in gold, Intelligence and Counter Espionage sends in Matt Helm (Dean Martin) to recover the loot.

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A pitch black British comedy from the mind of Alice Lowe , 'Prevenge' follows Ruth, a pregnant woman on a killing spree. The child speaks to Ruth from the womb, coaching her to lure and ultimately kill her unsuspecting victims.

Struggling with her conscience, loneliness, and a strange strain of prepartum madness, Ruth must ultimately choose between redemption and destruction at the moment of motherhood.

Matt Helm (Dean Martin) is assigned to steal back America's newest secret weapon from the evil criminal genius who stole it first.

When New Orleans paramedics and long-time best friends Steve (Anthony Mackie) and Dennis (Jamie Dornan) are called to a series of bizarre and gruesome accidents, they chalk it up to a mysterious new drug found at the scene.

A nefarious supervillain plans to take over the world by starting WWIII and only Matt Helm (Dean Martin) can stop him.

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A darkly comic, discomfiting and deliberately provocative work that draws parallels with recent contemporary events. Dogtooth is shocking, compelling and perversely erotic. In a house on the edge of the city live a self-contained family. The only person allowed to leave is the father.

The mother remains enclosed, 'protecting' her son and two daughters from the evils of the outside world. However, when the son reaches an age where it is deemed that his sexual needs should be met, this insular and radical environment is threatened by the arrival of a female security guard. Capturing incidents that range from the weird to the repulsive, Dogtooth presents a sharp and frequently startling look at modern life. Particularly evocative of the work of Michael Haneke this is cinema at its most bold and brilliant.

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The engaging drama relives the heart warming story of Dame Barbara Windsor, the Cockney girl with a dazzling style and talent to match.

Barbara's story takes us on a journey spanning 50 years from 1943-1993 - her lonely childhood and WW2 evacuation as a child, her humble beginnings as a bus conductor's daughter, the complicated relationship with her father John Deeks. Barbara's complex past with her father may well have shaped the choice of men in her life - including her first husband Ronnie Knight, who during the marriage was one of 'Britain's Most Wanted Men'. But Babs ever the consummate professional, never let her fans down whatever her personal anguish. Barbara's first stage debut came at the age of 12 and she's remained in the spotlight ever since. Her infectious personality grabbed the hearts of the nation and captured the eye of ground breaking theatre director Joan Littlewood. Working with Joan on stage and screen saw Babs nominated for a Tony and a BAFTA. Babs later secured her the place as the blonde bombshell in the Carry on Films and thereafter history was made. A finely woven script, the story unwinds, full of heart and heartbreak with a touch of sauciness thrown in for good measure.

Fast-forward to the 1980's as Wonder Woman's next big screen adventure finds her facing a wide array of foes, including Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal) and Cheetah (Kristen Wiig).

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The renowned photographer Richard Billingham made his feature-film debut with this intricate family portrait, inspired by his own memories of growing up in the West Midlands in the late 70's and early 80's, and then of his father and mother in the late 90's.

Billingham revisits the figures of his earlier photographs - his alcoholic father Ray (Justin Salinger / Patrick Romer); his mother Liz (Ella Smith); and his younger brother Jason - with a series of family vignettes where life, lived on the margins of society and societal taboos, can spiral out of control.

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The Beach Boys are quite simply America's finest pop group. Their combination of great melodies, intricate harmonies, intelligent songwriting and sheer fun has ensured that they remain loved and admired throughout the world more than forty years on.

On 'Endless Harmony, The Beach Boys' finally get the opportunity to tell their own story. Combining exclusive interviews with Brian and Carl Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston with the band's own archive footage and rarely heard tracks, it gives a real insight into both the success and the sadness of 'The Beach Boys'. There are also contributions from many who worked with the band or were inspired by them including Maurice Gibb, Elvis Costello, Glenn Frey, Jackson Browne, Carol Kaye and Glenn Campbell. Featuring excerpts from 45 Beach Boys' songs including rarities and previously unreleased versions of the classics:
- Good Vibrations
- California Girls
- God Only Knows
- Heroes and Villians

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The sleeper hit of 1965, 'Cat Ballou' was declared an instant classic when its sly blend of Western parody and rapid-fire action hit the screen.

Lee Marvin won an Oscar for Best Actor for his dual role as noseless ("it got bit off in a fight") gunslinger Tim Strawn and as Kid Shelleen, the woozy, boozy has-been who goes up against him. Jane Fonda co-stars as Catherine "Cat" Ballou, the schoolmarm-turned-outlaw who teams up with Kid. Singer Nat King Cole and comedian Stubby Kaye also appear, singing the title song, "The Ballad of Cat Ballou".

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When insurance underwriter Hugh Drummond (Richard Johnson) learns of the deaths of top oil executives - at the hands of a pair of beautiful but brutal female assassins - he is convinced that it is the work of an international crime syndicate.

His investigations uncover that the syndicate is after a big oil concession, and to get it they must commit regicide...