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Kelsey Grammer stars as Charles Bunbury, the bumbling chairman of London's historic, yet struggling, bank Tuftons, founded by the family of his wife Penelope (Tamsin Greig). The only problem is that he knows nothing about banking… When ruthless US and Japanese investment banks start circling, Charles bets it all on a risky investment but ends up breaking the bank and is booted out in disgrace. Homeless and living on the streets, Charles begins to form an unlikely alliance in an attempt to short and hedge his way to getting back his bank and his wife back. - Director:
- Vadim Jean
- Cast:
- Kelsey Grammer, Tamsin Greig, John Michael Higgins
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Veteran criminal Junior Frenger (Alec Baldwin) has moved to Miami to get a fresh start...at robbing a whole new set of people. But when his streetwalker-gone-straight wife (Jennifer Jason Leigh) begins to suspect his criminal behaviour, and an obsessed cop (Fred Ward) begins to close in. Junior will need a lot more than luck and a bogus badge to escape a crossfire hotter than the barrel of a smoking gun! - Director:
- George Armitage
- Cast:
- Fred Ward, Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Jason Leigh
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Adapted from Deborah Harkness' best-selling trilogy of novels, 'A Discovery of Witches' is a bold and romantic thriller that uncovers a secret underworld of extraordinary beings hiding in plain sight for fear of persecution by humans - they are vampires, witches and daemons. Brilliant historian Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer) is a witch denying her own heritage. But when she unexpectedly calls up an ancient, bewitched manuscript from Oxford's Bodleian Library, one that was thought by the creatures to be lost and could answer the mysteries of their existence, she finds herself thrown into the heart of a dangerous mystery - and into the path of the enigmatic geneticist and vampire Matthew Clairmont (Matthew Goode). Matthew is driven to solve the looming threat of the creatures' decline and extinction, but their unlikely alliance to find the book before it falls into the wrong hands - and their deepening relationship - threatens to violate age-old taboos and shake the fragile peace that exists between the species. - Director:
- Sarah Walker
- Cast:
- Matthew Goode, Teresa Palmer, Valarie Pettiford
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The Villainess (2017)Ak-Nyeo
Exploding onto the screen in a kinetic flurry of hyper-stylised action, The Villainess is a stunning vengeance film that draws its inspiration from western classics including Nikita and Kill Bill. Sook-hee (Kim Ok-vin, Thirst) is a trained assassin who takes revenge on the men who murdered her father in a breath-taking opening sequence. After losing consciousness she awakes at the National Intelligence Service who recruit her as an agent to undertake confidential missions. Initially refusing, Sook-hee soon realises it is her only method of escape, until she is assigned a new assignment that changes everything... - Director:
- Byung-gil Jung
- Cast:
- Ok-bin Kim, Ha-kyun Shin, Sung-Jun
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Mesrine: Killer instinct / Public Enemy Number 1 (2008)L'instinct de mort / L'ennemi public n°1
Featuring a career defining performance from Vincent Cassel, the two part saga follows the incredible series of hold-ups, prison breaks and kidnappings throughout the 70's and 80's across several continents.
Part 1: Killing InstinctsMesrine: Killer Instinct introduces us to Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel), a loyal son and dedicated soldier back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algeria! War. Handsome and charming, he is soon seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and easy money if presents. Mentored by Guido (Gerard Depardieu) Mesrine soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder, choosing the high risk life of a gangster over the honest life of th hard working family. After pulling off an audacious heist he and his lover Jeanne (Ceciie France), flee to Canada where the opportunity of one big payout lures him out of hiding and propels him towards international notoriety.
Part 2: Public Enemy Number One
The incredible and brutal story of Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel) continues in Mesrine: Public Enemy Number 1. Now back in France, Mesrine is finally in police custody and facing justice for his crimes but he is soon on the run once again. After escaping a courtroom and kidnapping the judge at gunpoint, Mesrine is declared Public Enemy Number One and is eventually condemned to a maximum security prison where he writes his first memoirs, establishing himself as a household name and anti-hero across France. Mesrine stages another daring escape and disappears into the lawless underworld, taunting the police and reinventing himself as a celebrity criminal through his savvy manipulation of the media. After such a monumental rise, comes the inevitable fall as the detectives close in, bringing the life of Jacques Mesrine to a full bloody circle.- Director:
- Jean-François Richet
- Cast:
- Gérard Depardieu, Vincent Cassel, Cécile De France
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Alpha (2018)The Solutrean
"Alpha" is an epic adventure set in the last Ice Age. While on his first hunt with his tribe's most elite group, a young man is injured and left for dead. Awakening to find himself broken and alone, he must learn to survive and navigate the harsh and unforgiving wilderness. Reluctantly taming a lone wolf abandoned by its pack, the pair learns to rely on each other and become unlikely allies, enduring countless dangers and overwhelming odds in order to find their way home before the deadly winter arrives. - Director:
- Albert Hughes
- Cast:
- Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Marcin Kowalczyk
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Immediately after the attacks on September 11, 2001, the U.S. government deployed fewer than 100 Special Forces troops to Afghanistan to initiate a secret war. Building a coalition with the rebels of the Northern Alliance, the U.S. troops managed to drive both the Taliban and Al-Qaeda out of power without the use of conventional, large-scale military operations by the end of 2001. Despite this victory, the U.S. and its allies soon become mired in a seemingly never-ending war. Produced by CNN films and directed by Greg Barker (Manhunt), this untold story features unprecedented access to the Green Berets who played pivotal roles in these covert missions. Reflecting on their experiences and on the brothers-in-arms they lost, these elite soldiers offer a riveting celebration of valour and a sobering, cautionary tale. - Director:
- Greg Barker
- Cast:
- Jason Amerine, George W. Bush, Mark Nutsch
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Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) is a fussy angel. Crowley (David Tennant) is a loose-living demon. They've both been on Earth for over 6,000 years. During that time they've grown quite fond of it, and, against all odds, each other. But there's a problem - the Antichrist has arrived here on Earth, which means the world they have become too fond of will end in flames, if they don't manage to save it. This wildly imaginative and gloriously funny drama follows Aziraphale and Crowley as they join forces in an attempt to find an 11-year-old Antichrist (and his dog) and avert the Apocalypse. Armageddon is coming - but it doesn't have to be the end of the world. - Director:
- Douglas Mackinnon
- Cast:
- David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Frances McDormand
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Sir David Jason returns for a second series of Roy Clarke's much loved sitcom, reprising his role as Granville running the shop with his son, Leroy and continuing to serve the locals with a keen and inventive eye on a profit. Over the series, beginning with a Christmas episode, Granville is still being frustrated in his courtship of the forgetful Mavis by her formidable sister, Madge. He is sure however, that under Gastric's noisy stomach lies a man that would be deeply attractive to Madge and could distract her from his wooing of Mavis. Can he get them together? There's more romance with Mrs. Featherstone who has her eye on a new local, Mr. Newbold but can she surrender her desire for Granville? Elsewhere, Nurse Gladys has a new job to keep her occupied and Mrs Hussein is always full of local gossip. And Eric and Cyril are always in trouble with their wives but luckily they have Granville to sell them a solution. - Director:
- Dewi Humphreys
- Cast:
- Lynda Baron, James Baxter, Duggie Brown
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Open All Hours is back after 28 years. This new six part series together with the original 2013 Christmas special sees Sir David Jason reprise his role as Granville who has inherited the corner shop from his beloved but miserly Uncle Arkwright. He's now running the business with his cheerful and good looking son, Leroy, who was the result of a whirlwind romance one night in Blackpool twenty odd years ago. The poor lad has never really met his mother and Granville does his best to keep it that way. Granville continues to serve the locals with a keen eye on a clever profit from familiar and new faces including Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, the formidable Mrs. Featherstone and pessimitic Wet Eric. He is also still trying to woo the lovely Mavis who is now under the watchful eye of her fearsome sister, Madge and Granville tries to find a way through with help from his new neighbour, Gastric. - Director:
- Dewi Humphreys
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- Lynda Baron, James Baxter, Catherine Breeze
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"Stardust" sees hero Jim (David Essex) now enjoying the nomadic 'gigs and groupies' life of The Stray Cats (with band mates Paul Nicolas, Keith Moon, Dave Edmunds and Karl Howman). When he achieves all his wildest dreams of international stardom, the sweet taste of success begins to turn sour, reflecting the tragic days when the pressures proved too great for many talented musicians of the 1960's. - Director:
- Michael Apted
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- David Essex, Adam Faith, Larry Hagman
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PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO PUBLISHER ERROR THE DVD MENU WILL SHOW THE WRONG FILM. PLEASE CLICK PLAY FILM AS DISC CONTAINS THE CORRECT FILM.Mo Lundy (Boyd Holbrook) is an innocent man who went to prison for a murder he did not commit. Once freed, Mo looks to put the past behind him by working in a shelter caring for abandoned animals, whilst finding the encouragement he needs from his boss, Linda (Academy Award Winner Octavia Spencer). However, Mo's tenuous stability is again upended when Doris (Elisabeth Moss), a desperate and blood-soaked woman, turns up unexpectedly at his work one night. With the intention of helping her, Mo takes Doris to his apartment but as the truth of Doris' situation is revealed, Mo realizes that by sheltering her, his newfound freedom is in jeopardy. - Director:
- Jason Lew
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- Elisabeth Moss, Boyd Holbrook, Octavia Spencer
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Mickey (Philip Seymour-Hoffman) makes ends-meet by partaking in petty crime and gambling, with his friend Arthur (John Turturro), and then spending most of it in the local flea-pit bar before stumbling home to his long-suffering wife Jeanie (Christina Hendricks). When his mentally unstable step-son, Leon, is killed by a co-worker on a construction site - a crime that is quickly covered up and explained away as an 'accident', nobody in the depressed blue collar neighbourhood of God's Pocket is particularly sorry, except of course his own mother. Mickey tries to bury the bad news along with the body, but when Jeanie demands the truth, Mickey finds himself stuck in a struggle between a body he can't bury, a wife he can't please and a debt he can't pay . - Director:
- John Slattery
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- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christina Hendricks, Richard Jenkins
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Multi award winning, comedy superstar, John Bishop is back with his brand new video. Recorded during his mammoth 150 date sell out tour of UK and Ireland at the iconic London Palladium in 2018. Here on this very video, you too can experience him 'Winging It'! John shares his opinions on the royal family and how Kate Middleton could have been Mrs Bishop. You'll find yourself carried along with his brilliantly observed feelings about hitting the big 50, how to deal with the 'empty nest', the menopause, the moment he finally managed to impress his mates with his fairly new found fame and getting a 'name-check', live on stage in Boston, from his idol Bono! His everyman style of delivery make the 90 minutes pass in a flurry of belly laughs and nostalgia. - Director:
- Not Available
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- John Bishop
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When scientists find a way to shrink humans to five inches tall, Paul Safranek (Matt Damon) and his wife Audrey (Kristen Wiig) decide to ditch their stressed out lives in order to get small and live large in a luxurious downsized community. Filled with life-changing adventures and endless possibilities, Leisureland offers more than riches, as Paul discovers a whole new world and realises that we are meant for something bigger. - Director:
- Alexander Payne
- Cast:
- Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau
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