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When Miles Langford (Malcolm Mcdowell), the head of Kennedy High School, decides to take his school back from the gangs, robotics specialist Dr. Robert Forrest (Stacy Keach) provides "tactical education units".

These are amazingly human-like androids that have been programmed to teach and are supplied with devastatingly effective solutions to discipline problems. So when the violent, out-of-control students of Kennedy High report for class tomorrow, they're going to get a real education...in staying alive!

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Based on a true story, 'Vita and Virginia' details the passionate relationship between literary trailblazer Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki), and enigmatic aristocrat Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton).

When their paths cross, the magnetic Vita decides the beguiling, stubborn and gifted Virginia will be her next conquest, no matter the cost. The ensuing relationship leads to the birth of Woolf's bold, experimental novel 'Orlando'. A daring celebration of an unconventional bond, and a vivid exploration of gender, sexuality, creativity and passion, 'Vita and Virginia' details the love story of two women - two writers - who smashed through social barriers to find solace in their forbidden connection.

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BBC interviewer Roy Mallard travels the country to talk to ordinary folk and get under the skin of what it's really like to be one of Britain's unsung professionals.

Mallard has little or no skill as an interviewer: he is over-earnest, and after most of his voiceovers, you realize there's something slightly odd about what he's said. He's hopelessly inept, staggeringly gauche and linguistically challenged. Utterly insensitive to nuance or atmosphere, he is constantly caught off guard by his interviewees who take his questions too literally. Slowly but relentlessly, he gets caught up in some distracting human mini-drama that dominates the entire episode. He tends to talk nonsense and is so obviously unattractive there's a running joke that nobody can believe he's married.

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It's been several years since the Westworld amusement park massacre, when a group of robotic cowboys got their wires crossed and decided to start slaughtering tourists. The Delos Corporation have since learnt from their mistakes and decided to open up a brand new amusement park.

Futureworld is beyond your wildest imagination, where fun and pleasure are available at the touch of a button.Investigative reporters Chuck Browning and Tracy Ballard aren't so sure about The Delos Corporation's apparent makeover. Intent on discovering the truth, Chuck and Tracy's journalistic prowess uncovers a sinister plot being hatched within the secret, underground command centre. A plot that involves nocturnal examinations, stolen genetics, psychopathic clones, missing guests, world domination and the appearance of a very familiar gunslinger. But can Chuck and Tracy escape the deadly confines of Futureworld? Can society be saved from The Delos Corporation's evil plan, or is it too late already?

Steven Shorter, the biggest pop star of his day, is loved by millions, his endorsement influencing the actions of the masses. But, in reality, he is a puppet whose popularity is carefully managed by government-backed handlers keen to keep the country's youth under control.

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In the stark beauty of 19th Century Snowdonia a young girl Gwen (Eleanor Worthington-Cox), tries desperately to hold her home together.

Struggling with her mother's mysterious illness, her father's absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, and the suspicious local community turns on Gwen and her family.

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The Managing Director - Roy travels to Nottingham to spend a day with Peter Wilson, Managing Director of Zenotec - a company fighting to keep afloat in the stimulating environment of Surface Mount Technology.

The Estate Agent - "It's no surprise that estate agents are so often compared with synchronised swimmers. A glimpse beneath the surface of the underwater lipstick, however, can reveal a different story". The Police Officer - PC Dave Knight's routine day is transformed into a tense roof-top drama when an insurance company employee threatens to commit suicide. The Solicitor - Roy interviews the partners of Cheshire solicitors, Broadbent & Broadbent, a firm specialising in matrimonial cases... but it transpires that Nicola and Graham Broadbent have a matrimonial case of their own. The Photographer - There can be few professions outside artificial insemination and parachuting where equipment is as crucial as it is for a photographer." The Head Teacher - In the course of a day spent with Stuart Symonds, the Head Teacher at King Edward VII Comprehensive, Roy almost discovers the difference between pupil-centred teaching and teacher-centred learning.

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A strikingly original feature debut from Jaime Rosales, the methodically crafted The Hours of the Day seeps its way into the audience's skin while managing to avoid the more obvious conventions of the thriller genre.

Abel (Alex Brendemuhl giving an astonishing performance) leads a seemingly normal life; he operates a family clothing store, has a loving girlfriend with whom he plans to buy an apartment and enjoys a good relationship with family and friends. Behind this mask of normalcy however, something evil is at work as Abel demonstrates a capacity for unmotivated and unpredictable violence that transforms him into an utterly impenetrable creature. Based on a story that appeared in The Times, Rosales follows in the European tradition of films such as A Short Film About Killing and Robert Succo, offering a more complex but none-the-less chilling portrait of an outwardly ordinary yet quietly deranged murderer.

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Directed by Clint Eastwood and based on true events, "Richard Jewell" tells the story of the security guard who discovers a bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Games and takes swift, heroic action, saving countless lives.

But in a turn of events, he becomes the FBI's number one suspect, vilified by the press and public alike.

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Jane (Julia Garner) is a recent college graduate and aspiring film producer, who has recently landed her dream job as a junior assistant to a powerful movie mogul.

Her day is much like any other assistant's, but as Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the questionable behaviour of her boss toward her female peers. She decides to take a stand, only to discover the true insidious nature of the system into which she has entered.

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Academy-Award-winning director Tom Hooper transforms Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-shattering musical into a cinematic event.

Starring James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and introducing Royal Ballet principal Francesca Hayward. With a world-class cast of dancers showcasing styles from classical ballet to contemporary, hip-hop to jazz, street dance to tap, this film reimagines the stage musical for a new generation. You will believe in the fun and magic of 'Cats'.

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Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson star in 'Chernobyl', the critically acclaimed five-part mini-series.

On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukrainian SSSR suffered a massive explosion that released radioactive material across Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and as far as Scandinavia and Western Europe. Dramatising the true story of the 1986 nuclear accident, one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, Chernobyl shines a light on the brave men and women who fought an unprecedented war against an invisible enemy, and who suffered and sacrificed, saving millions of lives, often at the cost of their own.

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Fuelled by the intense rivalry between electricity titans Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), 'The Current War' tells the dramatic story of the late 19th century race to light up America and power the world.

Rounding out the cast are Nicholas Hoult as the eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla, Katherine Waterston as Westinghouse's outspoken wife Marguerite, Tom Holland as Edison's confident young secretary Samuel Insull, Matthew Macfadyen as the famous financier and banker J.P. Morgan, and Tuppence Middleton as Edison's supportive wife Mary.

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Millionaire's wife Raffaella is a loathsome woman who used to getting exactly what she wants.

On Holiday aboard a private yacht in the Mediterranean with group of friends and bored of lounging around and playing cards, she demands that the deckhand Gennarino takes her to nearby island to go swimming. When the motor on the boat dies, the two end up stranded and drifting, finally coming to rest on a desolate beach. Stuck on a deserted island and now having to rely on Gennarino for food and shelter, the relationship shifts. With her fortune now counting for nothing, Raffaella has to cope with this reversal of power in order to survive.

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In this funny, uplifting tale based on an actual lie. Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi (Awkwafina) reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai. has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself.

To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds there's a lot to celebrate: a chance to rediscover the country she left as a child, her grandmother's wondrous spirit, and the ties that keep on binding even when so much goes unspoken. With 'The Farewell', writer/director Lulu Wang has created a heartfelt celebration of both the way we perform family and the way we live it, masterfully interweaving a gently humorous depiction of the good lie in action with a richly moving story of how family can unite and strengthen us. often in spite of ourselves.