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"Gunfight at Rio Bravo" is a fast moving action western. A notorious gunslinger joins a marshal (Olivier Gruner) and a sheriff (Joe Cornet) in a violent standoff with a bloodthirsty outlaw gang known as the Hellhounds who invade their small East Texas town.

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On the cusp of turning 40, relentlessly laced into corsets by her exasperated staff, the uptight world of the Austrian monarchy is the last thing Empress Sisi (Vicky Krieps) cares about.

Decadence is far more exciting - so she heads off on a grand trip across Europe to call on old friends (and old flames). But the strings tying her to royal duty continue to tighten, and her attempts to make life more exciting turn into acts of rebellion. A vibrant, refreshingly mischievous take on the period drama with an award-winning lead in Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread), 'Corsage' is the stunning, stylish new film from acclaimed director Marie Kreutzer.

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Based on the bombshell New York Times investigation, 'She Said' follows the remarkable true story of how reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor went from underdogs to inspirations by shattering the silence surrounding sexual assault in Hollywood.

Determined to expose the truth many fear to tell, Megan and Jodi's partnership shakes up the system, empowering courageous women to retake their strength through stories of survival in this extraordinary film from Emmy-winning director Maria Schrader, featuring captivating performances by two-time Academy Award nominee Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan.

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From Damien Chazelle, 'Babylon' is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Jean Smart.

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.

Set in the very near future, 'The Commons' is a character-driven thriller which plays out at the intersection of climate change and the cutting edge of biotechnology.

From director-writer-producer Todd Field comes Tar, starring Cate Blanchett as the iconic musician, Lydia Tar. The film examines the changing nature of power, its impact and durability in our modern world.

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Full of lively wit, surprising twists, and gorgeous period detail, the 1960s-set spinoff to the beloved Australian mystery series returns with new adventures for Phryne Fisher's plucky niece, Peregrine (Geraldine Hakewill).

Now established as a private detective, Peregrine works out of the Melbourne Adventuresses' Club with assistance from tough former spy Birdie Birnside (Catherine McClements) and brilliant biologist Violetta Fellini (Louisa Mignone). With her partner in crime-solving, Detective James Steed (Joel Jackson), Peregrine contends with a double homicide after a swingers party, the murder of a flight attendant trainee, a human death at a dog show, a brawl between rockers and mods, and more. But her budding romance with the handsome copper is threatened by society's expectations for women, and the resulting strain makes working with the police even more difficult.

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"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" is based on the years Captain Christopher Pike manned the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise.

The series features fan favourites from Season Two of 'Star Trek: Discovery': Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One and Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock. The series follows Captain Pike and the crew in the decade before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.

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The story follows teenagers Paul Baumer (Felix Kammerer) and his friends Albert and Muller, who voluntarily enlist in the German army, riding a wave of patriotic fervour that quickly dissipates once they face the brutal realities of life on the front.

Paul's preconceptions about the enemy and the rights and wrongs of the conflict soon crumble. However, amid the countdown to Armistice, Paul must carry on fighting until the end, with no purpose other than to satisfy the top brass' desire to end the war on a German offensive.

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Season Three opens on the culmination of Dorothy's (Abi Monterey) confrontation with the Candlemaker, which leads to a devastating loss. The Doom Patrol is at a difficult crossroads, and each member struggles to face who they are and who they want to be.

And things get a whole lot more complicated when Madame Rouge (Michelle Gomez) arrives in a time machine with a very specific mission - if only she could remember it.

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The sky over Wenders' war-scarred Berlin is full of gentle, trenchcoated angels who listen to the tortured thoughts of mortals and try to comfort them. One, Damiel, (Bruno Ganz) wishes to become mortal after falling in love with a beautiful trapeze artist, Marion (Solveig Dommartin).

Peter Falk, as himself, assists in the transformation by explaining the simple joys of a human experience.

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Last season. Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) sacrificed herself to free humankind from the grip of an artificial intelligence. Season Four picks up over seven years after the protracted war. Humanity is finally free...or so it seems.

Maeve (Thandiwe Newton) and Caleb (Aaron Paul) suspect that Hale (Tessa Thompson) and a host version of the Man in Black (Ed Harris) are seeding a conspiracy to regain control. Also featuring Jeffrey Wright, Angela Sarafyan, Luke Hemsworth and James Marsden, this Emmy Award-winning series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy and produced by Kilter Films and J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions deftly explores the nature of reality and the fate of sentient life on Earth.

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NCIS lands on the seductive shores of the Aloha State with 'NCIS: Hawai'i', where the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, Jane Tennant (Vanessa Lachey), has thrived and risen through the ranks by equal parts confidence and strategy in a system that has pushed back on her

every step of the way. Together with her unwavering team of specialists, she balances duty, family and country while investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security and the mysteries of the sun-drenched island paradise itself.

A 1950s housewife living in the utopian experimental community of Victory begins to worry that her husband's glamorous company may be hiding disturbing secrets.

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Based on the hit show, the story centres around Matilda (Alisha Weir), an extraordinary girl with a sharp mind and vivid imagination who takes a stand against her terrible parents and villainous head teacher! At Crunchem Hall school, Matilda meets the inspirational teacher, Miss Honey (Lashana

Lynch), but also goes up against her fearsome headmistress Miss Trunchbull (Emma Thompson). Filled with an overwhelming sense of justice, courageous Matilda fights for what's right and teaches Trunchbull a valuable lesson!