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Unsuccessful writer Eddie Morra's life is transformed by NZT, a top-secret "smart drug" that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become the perfect version of himself.

But when Eddie's enhanced abilities attract unwanted attention from the rich and powerful alike, he soon realises they'll stop at nothing to uncover his secret.

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Graphic, touching and funny, 'Swung' delves deep into the secret underside of a relationship taken to its emotional and sexual limits.

Starring Elena Anaya, Owen McDonnell and Elizabeth McGovern and based on the internationally acclaimed novel of the same name, 'Swung' is a no holds-barred exploration of relationships and sex in the modern world.

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In the worlds before Monkey, Primal Chaos reigned. Heaven sought order. But the Phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown. The four world's formed again and yet again, as endless aeons wheeled and passed.

Time and the pure essences of heaven, the moisture of the Earth, the powers of the sun and the moon worked upon a certain rock, old as creation. And it became magically fertile. That first egg was named "Thought". Tathagata Buddha, the Father Buddha, said "With our thoughts we make the world". Elemental forces caused the egg to hatch. From it then came a stone monkey. The nature of Monkey was irrepressible.'

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Armed with the amazing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) joins forces with his new mentor Dr.

Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) to protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from ruthless villains! With humanity's fate in the balance, Pym and Lang must pull off a daring heist against insurmountable odds.

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High holy days are here again, only a little higher and a lot less holy. After years of drifting apart, Harold and Kumar reunite when a prize Christmas tree accidentally goes up in smoke.

Rather than come clean to his crazy in-laws, Harold opts to get dirty as he and Kumar embark on a dope holiday adventure to find the perfect replacement tree. On the way, the two find song, dance and the true spirit of Christmas. And they just might meet a mythical figure back from the dead: the one, the only... Neil Patrick Harris.

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Written and directed by cult filmmaker Abel Ferrara, this dark, daring drama tells the story of the fateful final day of the controversial filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini.

Having recently finished 'Salo', or '120 Days of Sodom', Pasolini has enraged audiences, critics and politicians with his outspoken views, overt sexuality and the scandal that surrounds his films. Focusing on both his private and professional life, Pasolini explores the inner world of the filmmaker in the hours leading up to his devastatingly brutal death. Starring Willem Dafoe as the great auteur, and featuring Ninetto Davoli, who acted in many of Pasolini's films, Pasolini is a powerful and evocative look into the dark world of one of cinema's most controversial figures, as seen through the eyes of one of modern cinema's most astonishing and surprising directors.

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Anna is a charismatic but struggling filmmaker facing a midlife crisis, having turned 40, she lives in her friend's garage in L.A., dances in a vagina costume for money, and has neither job nor girlfriend. Just when she's about to give up on both, she meets sexy post-feminist, Katia.

To impress her new muse, Anna decides to write and direct an all-female remake of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" casting Katia and her best friends, Chloe and Penelope, in the film. Along the way, with the help of those around her, she discovers some home truths with hilarious results.

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Determined to confront his anxiety about "sounding gay", journalist David Thorpe embarks on a hilarious and touching journey, exploring the linguistic, cultural and historical origins of the stereotype of the gay voice.

Enlisting the frank and often funny perspectives of famous faces including writer David Sedaris, comedian Margaret Cho, actor George Takei and fashion guru Tim Gunn as well as family, friends, and even complete strangers, David learns that people - gay, straight and everything in between - often wish for a different voice. Drawing upon movie and television clips, acting coaches and linguists, "Do I Sound Gay?" uncovers the broader context of this widely felt insecurity and illuminates the complexities at play in a highly personal and current issue.

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At the height of the Cold War in the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB agent Iliya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) must put aside longstanding hostilities to stop a mysterious international criminal organisation bent on destabilising the fragile balance of world power.

With only one lead, the agents race to find a vanished German scientist who is the key to infiltrating the organisation in this cool, stylish action-adventure from director Guy Ritchie.

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Opera in four acts. Acclaimed director Peter Hall's passionate staging of Georges Bizet's operatic masterpiece stars the incomparable Maria Ewing as the fiery Spanish Gypsy whose flirtations ultimately lead to tragedy.

The London Philharmonic provides orchestral accompaniment for this 1985 Glyndebourne Festival Opera production.

Based on the true story of Miss Shepherd (Maggie Smith), a woman of uncertain origins "temporarily" parks her van in Alan Bennett's (Alex Jennings) London driveway and proceeds to live there for 15 years. What begins as a begrudged favour becomes a relationship that will change both their lives.

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Following Pu Yi (John Lone), the last of the Emperor's of China, from his birth in 1908, through his childhood in the fortress-like Forbidden City and his later misguided collaboration with the Japanese in World War II, 'The Last Emperor' tells the history of modern China through the eyes of the

man brought up to believe that he was the country's divine ruler.

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Based on the best-selling novel by Lilian Lee, "Farewell My Concubine" is an epic exploration of art, friendship and betrayal.

Set against the tumultuous backdrop of more than fifty years of Chinese history, the film charts the relationship between Cheng (Leslie Cheung) and Duan (Zhang Fengyi), two stars in the Peking Opera troupe, and the woman who comes between them. Chen Kaige's sumptuous and moving epic holds an important place in the history of Chinese-language cinema.

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At an International swim meet in St. Petersburg, Massimo, a young and sexy Italian swimmer catches the eye of Vladimir, a handsome Russian reporter. A relationship is soon formed and the men fall in love at almost breakneck speed.

Things begin to get complicated, however, as the two men are challenged by strong cultural differences, and plagued by the backdrop of Russia's newly passed Anti-gay laws. Will their love survive all of these obstacles, or are they destined to part forever?

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Eight months after a disastrous job in Kiev left him physically and mentally scarred, ex-soldier turned contract killer, Jay (Neil Maskell), is pressured by his wife (MyAnna Buring) and his partner, Gal (Michael Smiley), into taking a new assignment from a mysterious figure known only as 'the

client'. As they descend into the dark and disturbing world of the Kill List, Jay once again begins to unravel - his fear and paranoia sending him deep into the heart of darkness.