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Despite being ridiculed by the scientific establishment, the determined Fawcett - supported by his devoted wife (Sienna Miller), son (Tom Holland) and aide-de-camp (Robert Pattinson) - returns to his beloved jungle in an attempt to prove his case, culminating in his mysterious disappearance in 1925. An epic tale of courage and passion, 'The Lost City of Z' is a stirring tribute to the exploratory spirit and a conflicted adventurer driven to the verge of obsession. - Director:
- James Gray
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- Charlie Hunnam, Barnaby Edwards, Robert Pattinson
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Stan and Ollie (2018)Stan & Ollie
"Stan and Ollie" tells the untold story of the world's greatest comedy act - Laurel and Hardy - with exceptional performances from Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly. In the twilight of their careers and facing an uncertain future, Laurel and Hardy set out on a tour of Great Britain and Ireland. After an inauspicious beginning their friendship and performances shine through, making each other and their audiences laugh whilst winning the love and affection of legions of adoring fans. - Director:
- Jon S. Baird
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- Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson
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The life and controversial death of Vincent van Gogh as told by his paintings and by the characters that inhabit them. Beginning a year after his demise, this portrait of the artist is built via a series of interviews conducted by Armand Roulin (Booth) - a regular model for the artist's portraits - who becomes obsessed with van Gogh's death, caused by a bullet wound to the stomach. Was it an accident? Was it suicide? 'Loving Vincent' sets out to explore one of art's great mysteries, a unique film created using over over 65,000 hand painted frames and features music from the award winning composer Clint Mansell (The Fountain; Black Swan). - Director:
- Dorota Kobiela
- Cast:
- Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Robert Gulaczyk
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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. - Director:
- Jessica Swale
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- Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton
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Sully (2016)Sully: Miracle on the Hudson
On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) and his co-pilot (Aaron Eckhart) glided their disabled plane onto the icy waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career. - Director:
- Clint Eastwood
- Cast:
- Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney
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Winter's on the way and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is setting his sights on the finest of this season's offerings. He's cooking up plenty of warming winter treats in the kitchen using the season's best produce from land and sea. In this series Hugh learns a valuable lesson while foraging for wild mushrooms, takes to the water as he free dives for scallops in Weymouth and raids Devon's rocky coves for wild mussels. In true River Cottage style Hugh puts on parties, raising the heat with a 200 person chilli and pumpkin party, a big beefy "thank you" party for all the canteen staff and a rabbit feast for his local Women's Institute. And we catch up with the latest landshare stories nearly a year since the project started. - Director:
- Richard Hill
- Cast:
- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
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We are a nation who still thinks it's racy to slice a banana onto our cornflakes in the morning! But fruit can truly transform a meaty meal, spice up a fishy dish, revitalize traditional puddings, not to mention conjure up tempting tipples. In this delectable four part series, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall intends to sow the seeds of change and revolutionize the way we use fruit in British cooking. Although food will be at its core, this series will not just see Hugh take fruit out of the bowl and onto our plates. It will lead him into the worlds of history, horticulture, hunting and foraging to reveal the extraordinary cultural heritage that exists in Great British fruit. - Director:
- Steve Cole
- Cast:
- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
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Summer's here and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall returns to River Cottage HQ to explore and celebrate the very best food that the season has to offer. Using delicious, local produce, Hugh offers up an array of seasonal offerings. From the first crop of peas to some barbecue favourites, Hugh cooks up indulgent summer delights from the edible joys of the garden, seashore, field and stream. In this series River Cottage celebrates the strawberry with a 500-person summer fete, Hugh spends an evening fishing for trout, goes shrimping on the beach and takes drastic action against the slugs that have been scoffing the young cabbages in the River Cottage kitchen garden! - Director:
- David Johnson
- Cast:
- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
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There is something especially pleasurable about the mix of whiling away a sunny day by the sea and filling up a bucket with natures finest free edible bounty. So, if the idea of digging around in rock pools for your dinner excites the hunter-gatherer in you, as much as it tickles your taste buds, then this is for you. Follow in the footsteps of one of the country's favourite foraging experts, John Wright, as he winkles out winkles, gets upbeat about sea beet and warms the cockles of your heart with his cockle collecting... and join Hugh too as he gets involved in some of John's wild seaside adventures! In this thorough guide to the edible seashore, John shows you how to identify and unearth the tastiest edible plants, from flavour-packed wild versions of such supermarket staples as garlic, fennel, mustard and rocket to exotic Alexanders and rock samphire. There's also step-by-step advice on how to make the most of the amazing harvest that is seaweed and everything you need to know about how to catch and cook the finest molluscs and crustaceans, from limpets to lobsters. With plenty of recipes from both Hugh and John you won't be short of wonderful ways to put your free foraged harvest to its tastiest uses. Sit back and enjoy more than two hours of informative fun. - Director:
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- Cast:
- Hugh Fearnley-Wittingstall, John Wright
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Channel 4's champion of local organic food, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, returns to River Cottage to harvest the best that autumn has to offer, from sea to forest, from orchard to kitchen garden. This DVD includes a wonderful array of tempting recipes to inspire and salivate over, from stuffed and roasted belly of pork to spicy lamb curries and plenty of puddings too! All the season's best are here, whether home-grown or shop-bought. Hugh also catches up with the Bristol smallholders he first met in River Cottage Spring, as they try their hand making their own faggots, sausages and goat's cheese. And in true Hugh style there's plenty of River Cottage parties, from a fully foraged four-course dinner, complete with oysters, squirrel and homebrew, to a fun and food-filled Duck Fair and a rowdy Bonfire night. - Director:
- Nic Guttridge
- Cast:
- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has got a Spring in his step. The ambassador for local, seasonal produce cooks and tastes the abundant gifts Spring has to offer, and celebrates the seasonal best, be it from the wild, the garden or off the shelf with a collection of recipes to enthuse and salivate over. In this series Hugh champions a community project in Bristol where some novice home-growers start up a small-holding with vegetables and livestock. A new national campaign is launched to catch the non-native American Signal crayfish which is doing so much damage to our inland waterways. Another meat firmly on the menu is chicken as we follow the success of Hugh's "Chicken Out!" campaign. - Director:
- Dominick French
- Cast:
- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks back at the first seven years in Dorset and all the lessons he has learnt about how to be thrifty on his small holding- from learning to make felt from his sheep's fleeces to trying to revive traditions of tripe-eating at the local farmers market! Hugh's retrospective assessment of the vital elements of rural life will include edited highlights from previous River Cottage Series. The final programme reiterates that sharing fresh, locally grown, seasonal produce with family and friends has become the cornerstone of the 'River Cottage' experience. - Director:
- Zam Baring
- Cast:
- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
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Are you ready for a 10-bird roast with lashings of mulled cider? Then join your favourite country cook and rustic companion Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in his latest River Cottage adventures. Hugh has expanded his holding to 44 acres, and with more land and livestock he is producing even more food. He grasps the opportunity to set up a culinary HQ - in a ramshackle cluster of old farm buildings where he can prepare his products for market and host seasonal dinners for paying customers. For Hugh and his family and friends it's a whole new challenge in rural living, as they reap the harvest of the Dorset countryside, and enjoy the very best in seasonal, local, home-cooked fare. - Director:
- Andrew Palmer
- Cast:
- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
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The Invisible Man (2020)Untitled Universal Monster Project
Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding. But when her abusive ex suddenly dies, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of eerie coincidences turn lethal, threatening the lives of those she loves, Cecilia's sanity begins to unravel while she desperately tries to prove she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. - Director:
- Leigh Whannell
- Cast:
- Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Harriet Dyer
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Fish 'n' Chips. Where would the British seaside be without this iconic meal? Fish is one of the UK's favourite foods and the benefits of eating it regularly are widely reported. From sardines to smoked salmon to scampi, fish takes pride of place on Britain's menus and still rates as one of the UK's favourite dishes. Yet with diminishing fish stocks, there's a crisis at sea. So what's a fish lover to do? Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall begins an investigative culinary journey around the British Isles to tackle this in River Cottage: Gone Fishing! Hoping to discover alternative, delicious and sustainable seafood that fishmongers should be selling and we should be eating, Hugh's fish fact-finding foray begins in the Channel Islands then takes him all over the British Isles before ending up back in his beloved South West. Armed with rod, line and an adventurous palate, and with plenty of help from local fish fanciers, Hugh discovers a vast array of underrated seafood and some great ways of making it taste fantastic. - Director:
- Ben Roy
- Cast:
- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Oscar Fearnley-Whittingstall, Gill Meller
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