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"Lizzie" is a compelling psychodrama based on the infamous 1892 axe murder of the Borden family in Fall River, Massachusetts.

The film explores Lizzie Borden's life, focusing on the period leading up to the murders and their immediate aftermath - and reveals many layers of the strange, fragile woman who stood accused of the brutal crime. As an unmarried woman of 32, and a social outcast, Lizzie (Chloë Sevigny) lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan (Kristen Stewart), a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a chance intimacy that blossoms into a wicked plan, and a dark, unsettling end.

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"Wonder Wheel" tells the story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950's: Ginny (Kate Winslet), a melancholy, emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house; Humpty (Jim Belushi), Ginny's

rough-hewn carousel operator husband; Mickey (Justin Timberlake), a handsome young lifeguard who dreams of becoming a playwright; and Carolina (Juno Temple), Humpty's long-estranged daughter, who is now hiding out from gangsters at her father's apartment. Poetically photographed by Vittorio Storaro, 'Wonder Wheel' is a powerful dramatic tale of passion, violence, and betrayal that plays out against the picturesque tableau of 1950's Coney Island.

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Apalachin, upstate New York, 1957. When small town police sergeant Ed Croswell (David Arquette) apprehends Carmine Galante (Gino Cafarelli), an associate of suspected mobster Joe Barbara, a corrupt state judge shuts down the arrest.

Six months later, when Vito Genovese (Robert Davi), the head of the New York City mob, decides to convene a 'sit-down' of Mafia families from across the country, he chooses Barbara's Apalachin home as the location. As the guests begin to arrive in town, Croswell's suspicions are raised, and he soon makes a decision that will forever change America's view on organised crime.

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Set in 1914, Ali (Adam Bakri) is an educated young Muslim noble living in Baku, the oil-rich capital of Azerbaijan. Nino (Marfa Valverde) is a regal Christian girl from Georgia.

Although desperately in love, their relationship is beset by familial objections, religious divides, violent social customs and the very real threat of war-time conflict, which all look set to keep them apart. As revolution brews and Azerbaijan seeks independence from Russia, Ali and Nino find themselves caught in a world of dramatic change where their love for each other is the only constant.

Dwight Evans is a mysterious outsider whose quiet life on the margins is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.

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The mean streets of Hong Kong: a French chef with a deadly secret has just heard that his daughter has been attacked, her husband and children slaughtered without mercy His only option is to take things into his own hands.

His only hope is Hong Kong's deadliest mafia assassins: hired to kill and ready to unleash a recipe of bloodshed and revenge, served in the coldest way possible.

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"The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" takes audiences on a unique cinematic journey through the brotherhood of the Bee Gees and their ever-enduring musical accomplishments.

The story of Barry, Maurice and Robin is one of phenomenal success, of loss and heartbreak, and a continual spirit of creative reinvention. From the award-winning producers behind 'The Beatles: Eight Days a Week' and 'Sinatra: All or Nothing at All', 'How Can You Mend a Broken Heart' features newly shot interviews, rarely seen archive and remastered performances across the Bee Gees' five-decade long career.

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When 16 year old Mary Wollstonecraft (Elle Fanning) runs away with poet Percy Shelley, her family are horrified. Your and passionately in love, at first she relishes life amongst the radical Romantics, but as time goes on, Percy's indiscretions begin to test their relationship.

One day, on a trip to Lord Byron's mansion in Geneva, Mary is challenged to write a ghost story. Drawing on her experience of heartbreak and the dark side of humanity, she creates Frankenstein, a work that will shape the literary world for centuries. The tempestuous romance that inspired on of Gothic literature's most influential works is brought to life in 'Mary Shelley', a luscious and moving period drama lead by a powerful performance by Elle Fanning and strong support from Douglas Booth, Maisie Williams and Bel Powley.

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Insurance salesman Michael (Liam Neeson) is on his daily commute home when he is contacted by a mysterious stranger (Vera Farmiga), and forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on his train before the last stop.

As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realises a deadly plan is unfolding and is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy. One that carries life and death stakes, for himself and his fellow passengers.

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It's 1868 and the Civil War has been over for three years. An old abandoned mine is now being transformed into a military stronghold by a corrupt Mayor (Stephen Lang) and gang of blood thirsty outlaws who are a part of a larger hell-bent web with intentions of restarting the Civil War.

When a US Marshal, James McCord (Nathan Parsons) comes into town, he discovers that his priest brother has been murdered. McCord will stop at nothing to make the killer pay and defeat the gang to protect the peace and fate of the United States.

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Elizabeth Olsen stars as a rookie FBI agent tasked with solving the brutal murder of a young woman in a Native American reserve. Enlisting the help of a local hunter (Jeremy Renner) to help her navigate the freezing wilderness, the two set about trying to find a vicious killer hidden in plain sight.

The closer they get to the truth the greater the danger becomes with a town full of explosive secrets ready to fight back.

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Gertrude Bell (Nicole Kidman), a daughter of wealthy British parents, has no interest in the social life of the London elite. Balls, receptions, and the British aristocracy bring her only boredom.

Aspiring to have at least some kind of activity in her life, Gertrude decides to find freedom and move to be with her uncle, who occupies a high diplomatic position in Tehran. So begins her lifelong adventure across the Arab world, a journey marked by danger, a passionate affair with a British officer, Henry Cadogan (James Franco), and an encounter with the legendary T.E. Lawrence (Robert Pattinson). 'Queen of the Desert' is the uplifting, inspiring and extraordinary true story of one woman who, against all odds, changed the course of history.

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Drink and drugs, love affairs and divorces, hirings and firings, ever changing line-ups...and the members of Fleetwood Mac even found time to make some great music! Despite a history scattered with scandal, Fleetwood Mac have sold over 100 million albums worldwide in their 40 year history.

The controversy begins with an in-depth interview with guitarist Bob Weston, the catalyst that almost broke the band after his high profile affair with Mick Fleetwood's wife, Jenny Boyd, whilst on tour in the states, and he gives us the benefit of his tales from the front line. Bob Brunning, bass player and a founder member of Fleetwood Mac adds invaluable brushstrokes to the overall portrait. The video draws on a combination of archive footage and first class interviews with Fleetwood Mac insiders, along with the opinions of a leading team of critics and journalists.

Featured Tracks Include:
- Rhiannon
- Albatross
- Oh Well
- Black Magic Women
- And More...

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In 2020, Elias van Dprna (John Cusack), CEO of the world's' largest robotics company, introduces his most powerful invention: Kronos, a super-computer designed to end all wars.

However, it quickly determines that mankind itself is the biggest threat to world peace and launches an attack to rid the earth of the "infection" of man. Years later, a small team of survivors set out in search of a new world where mankind exists without fear of robot persecution. But does this world actually exist? And will they live long enough to find out?

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After Maid Marian (Marie Everett) is kidnapped by the Sheriff of Nottingham (James Oliver Wheatley), Robin Hood (Ben Freeman) must get a band of men together in order to save her.

Many are reluctant, given that they are massively outnumbered by the Sheriff's forces - but those that do join Robin will stop at nothing to defeat the bloodthirsty tyrant. Together, they hatch an audacious plan to penetrate the depths of the Sheriff's castle and reclaim Robin's true love.