richard-1's - Rented List

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Hugh Jackman leads an all-star cast in this bold and original musical filled with infectious showstopping performances that will bring you to your feet time and time again. Inspired by the story of P.T.

Barnum (Hugh Jackman) and celebrating the birth of show business, the film follows the visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerising spectacle.

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"The Disaster Artist" is based on the making of Tommy Wiseau's cult-classic disasterpiece 'The Room' ("The Greatest Bad Movie of All Time").

Director and star James Franco transforms the true story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau - an artist whose passion was as sincere as his methods were questionable - into a celebration of friendship, artistic expression, and dreams pursued against insurmountable odds.

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Inspired by the 1986 newspaper headline, which broke during Boy George's heavily reported drug problem, 'Worried About The Boy' is a compassionate biography following the much-loved icon's formative years.

The film takes a wry look at a young George O'Dowd's determination to stand out from the crowd, and his subsequent success in changing a whole generation's attitude to music and gender.

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Desire is mysterious. Desire is overwhelming. Desire is tragic. Desire is Furious. The many permutations of that strange thing called desire are on full display in this stunning collection of short films: 'Daytime Doorman' tracks the burgeoning desire between Marcelo and his sexy doorman Marcio.

'Xavier' charts the beginnings of desire, when Nicholas begins to notice his son, Xavier, only pays attention to certain types of boys. 'The Other Side' is about the frustrations of unfulfilled desire when the object of your lust is beyond your reach- literally. 'The Tigers Fight' explores what happens when one man, unbound by the ancient traditions, decides to subvert what s expected of him to declare his desire for his best friend, and finally, in 'Loris Is Fine' we learn about the lengths two young lovers will go to prove that their love is beyond desire.

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At the age of 21, Saar Maoz is kicked out of his Kibbutz for not being 'religious'. Cutting all ties with his family, Saar flees to London and embraces the freedoms of London life in the 90s. Then one day the highs of his new-found freedom come crashing down around him.

With no family of his own, Saar seeks solace in the arms of the London Gay Men's Chorus. Suddenly life has a new meaning. After 17 years Saar reaches out to his conservative Israeli family in an attempt to reconcile. Now his parents are coming to visit… 'Who's Gonna Love Me Now?' isn't Saar Maoz's singular journey, it is a monumental trek undertaken by his entire family.

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Twelve people have walked on the moon, but only one man - Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) - has ever walked in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers.

Guided by his real-life mentor, Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), and aided by an unlikely band of international recruits, Petit and his gang overcome long odds, betrayals, dissension and countless close calls to conceive and execute their mad plan. Academy Award winning director Robert Zemeckis uses advanced technology in the service of an emotional, character-driven story. 'The Walk' is a love letter to Paris and New York City in the 1970s, but most of all, to the Towers of the World Trade Center.

The Monteiro and Campelo families live in the shadow of a crime committed ago. But when chance puts Ramon (João Mesquita) and Rômulo (Arthur Chermont) face to face, hatred turns into an unlikely and passionate love affair that could hurt their parents, siblings, friends, and even themselves.

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Ben (Jonathan Leslie) is having boyfriend troubles again so his grandma introduces him to Albert (David Sillars), an eccentric painter who doubles as an unconventional, Jung-inspired psychotherapist.

Their therapy sessions end up revealing as much about Albert as they do about Ben in this twisted, sexual comedy. A witty study of social mores and sexual excess where the boundaries between doctor and patient, artist and muse become increasingly blurred, 'Seat in Shadow' is the debut feature from writer/director Henry Coombes.

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When confronted with his past and present, will Phil (Louis Hofmann) fight - or take flight? After a summer away at camp, Phil returns home to find that his mother, Glass (Sabine Timoteo), and twin sister, Dianne (Ada Philine Stappenbeck), aren't speaking to one another.

Not willing to confront his family during the last days of the summer holidays, Phil escapes to hang out with his best friend, eating ice cream and playing dress-up. As the school year begins, a new student arrives - the handsome and mysterious Nicholas (Jannik Schümann). Smitten, Phil watches his crush as he runs around the track afterschool, and is thrilled when Nicholas returns his feelings. However, when first love's volatility comes to light, realizes he must deal with the problems of his past, in order to deal with the issues of his present.

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Be Intoxicated and entranced by the latest gay short films from around the world in 'Boys on Film 17'. Explore hidden desires during a sleepover, fall in love with the handyman and be seduced by a stranger on the beach as you discover why Love is the Drug.

Alex and the Handyman (USA)
When Alex, a precious nine-year-old boy, develops a crush on Jared, the moody twenty-five-year-old handyman who works in the mansion where he lives, he will stop at nothing to get his attention.
Mr. Sugar Daddy (Sweden)
Fifty-something Hans is looking for a fresh start. When he is pursued by the handsome younger Andrej, he falls for him fast. As the pair get closer, his wallet becomes looser. Is Andrej interested in Hans, or just the perks of an older man?
Spoilers (UK, Australia)
Leon's loved and lost. Scarred by his experiences, his life is takes a turn for the better when he meets the ideal man. Life seems full of possibility again, but what if he knew the ending before it even began?
Tellin' Dad (UK)
A year into his relationship, Dan finally agrees to come out to his family. He writes letters to all of them. As each arrives, he deals with the aftermath, until there's only one left...
Boys (USA)
Set on the first day of summer, Brian sleeps over at Jake's house, as they have done countless times before. This night however, the two encounter unfamiliar desires that illuminate a new side of themselves.
Hole (Canada)
A daring portrait of a disabled man yearning for intimacy in a world that would rather ignore him.
Happy and Gay (USA)
A queer revisionist history of 1930's black and white cartoons, 'Happy and Gay' is a musical cartoon inspired by the power of representation.
Pedro (Portugal)
When Pedro gets home at dawn exhausted, he is dragged to the beach by his loving mother. Initially reluctant, his interest is peaked when he catches the eye of a handsome stranger by the water.
Kiss Me Softly (Belgium)
An unexpected kiss from a friend brings a shaft of light to 17-year-old Jasper's dull existence. It provides the spark he needs to embrace who he is, but how can he persuade his self-involved father to do the same?

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In 'My Voyage to Italy' (Il Mio Viaggio In Italia), American master Martin Scorsese explores in detail, the legacy of the classic period of Italian cinema.

Beginning with Roberto Rossellini's 'Rome Open City', the film traces the development of Italian neorealism: its currents and its philosophy, its evolution and its descent. Classics such as The Bicycle Thief and 'La Dolce Vita' are discussed alongside rarer titles like 'Senso' and 'Europa '51' Scorsese's appreciation is rooted in his identity as an Italian-American film-maker. Less a documentary than an impassioned essay, it ultimately provides a portrait of a national cinema that doubles as a disguised autobiography. An ode and monument to the history of film.

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Albert Serra's new film is an adaptation of the Due de Saint-Simon's memoirs, starring Jean-Pierre as the Sun King in his last days. The dying king can barely move from his bed in Versailles. His relatives and his closest counsellors come in turns at his bedside, but he can barely rule his kingdom.

His secret wife Madame de Maintenon, and his doctor Fagon dread his last breath and try to hide it from the public, to preserve the future of France. Jean-Pierre Leaud, in his costume, hair and poses, fully embodies the last few days of the longest serving king of France, who, with his seventy-two years reign, changed the face of the monarchy and of France.

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Set in the 1930s, Woody Allen's bittersweet romance 'Café Society' follows Bronx-born Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) to Hollywood, where he falls in love, and back to New York, where he is swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life.

With 'Café Society' Woody Allen conjures up a 1930s world that has passed to tell a deeply romantic tale of dreams that never die.

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Fernando, a solitary ornithologist, is looking for endangered black storks along a remote river in northern Portugal, when he is swept away by the rapids.

Rescued by a couple of Chinese pilgrim girls on their way to Santiago de Compostela, he plunges into a dark, eerie forest, trying to get back on track. But as he encounters unexpected uncanny obstacles and people who put him to the test, Fernando is driven to extreme, transformative actions. Gradually he becomes a different man: - inspired, multifaceted, and finally enlightened.

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"I Am Michael" is the incredible true-life story of Michael Glatze (James Franco), a high profile gay youth activist who created a national controversy when he claimed to no longer be gay and became a straight Christian pastor.

The film follows Michael from his life in San Francisco with his boyfriend Bennett (Zachary Quinto), where he pursues political activism, a journalist career at XY Magazine, social awareness, and sexual exploration, to his days of personal self-discovery. After a traumatic scare, Michael is plagued by doubt and paranoia, and begins a religious reawakening. Michael renounces his gay lifestyle, rejects his friends, and endeavors to find his "true self". He explores Buddhism and Mormonism, yet ultimately lands at a Christian Bible school in rural Wyoming where he meets his girlfriend, Rebekah (Emma Roberts), and becomes the pastor of his own church. This powerful new film captures one man's haunting journey through modern concepts of love, denial and redemption.