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Clint Eastwood directs this feature film adaptation of the multi award-winning Broadway musical about 1960s pop group The Four Seasons. John Lloyd Young reprises his stage role as Frankie Valli, who is discovered by guitarist Tommy DeVito (Vincent Piazza), and along with bass player Nick Massi (Michael Lomenda) and keyboardist/songwriter Bob Gaudio (Erich Gergen) forms The Four Seasons. They sign a contract with producer Bob Crewe (Mike Doyle) and gradually find success but relationships within the band become strained over time. Narrated by each group member in turn, the story follows their rise to fame and eventual break-up, as well as the personal troubles they face along the way. The film features songs such as 'Rag Doll', 'Sherry', 'Big Girls Don't Cry', 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You' and 'Who Loves You'.
Step right up and into the spellbinding imagination of a man who set out to reveal that life itself can be the most thrilling show of all. Inspired by the legend and ambitions of America’s original pop-culture impresario, P.T. Barnum, comes an inspirational rags-to-riches tale of a brash dreamer who rose from nothing to prove that anything you can envision is possible and that everyone, no matter how invisible, has a stupendous story worthy of a world-class spectacle. (Academy Award nomination for: Best Song)
When a counterterrorism raid goes tragically wrong, Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott refuses to participate in a cover-up. Ostracised by colleagues, he transfers to an anti-corruption unit, AC-12, in the process of investigating one of the Force’s most respected offi cers, Detective Chief Inspector Tony Gates. Not only has Gates just been awarded Officer of the Year, his squad has returned the best crime figures for three consecutive years. But can anyone really be that good? Arnott doesn’t think so and soon he and Gates become embroiled in a thrilling game of cat-and-mouse. Every time Gates seems cornered, he finds a way to turn the tables still believing he can save himself, if only he can prove his innocence. But all the time he’s digging a bigger hole and plunging irrevocably into a moral abyss. And the stakes keep getting higher. Soon it isn’t just careers on the line – it’s lives.
1950s British drama directed by Montgomery Tully. The film follows a group of reporters and police officers as they pursue a network of foreign criminals in London in a bid to infiltrate a drugs ring. After a body is discovered in the River Thames, journalist Mike Billings (Robin Bailey) is assigned to investigate. When he discovers the deceased was an influential diplomat, Billings finds himself involved in a deep web of nefarious dealings and aligns himself with some fellow reporters and the police to try and solve the case.
Clint Eastwood directs this drama based on the autobiography of Chelsey Sullenberger. Tom Hanks stars as pilot Chelsey 'Sully' Sullenberger and Aaron Eckhart as his co-pilot Jeff Skiles, who were at the helm of Flight 1549 in 2009 when, shortly after take-off, the plane hit a large flock of birds which disabled both engines. In the face of immediate danger, Sully took the decision to make an emergency landing on the Hudson River and successfully managed to save the lives of everyone on board. Laura Linney also stars as Sully's wife Lorraine.
It is now 1962, and the Nonnatus House team are as committed to caring for the people of Poplar as always. However, the social revolution in the outside world is mirrored by change and challenge much closer to home. As they strive to help mothers and families cope with the demands of childbearing, disability, disease and social prejudice, our beloved medics must make choices - and fight battles - of their own. Season 6 will see them laugh together, cry together, and pull together, supporting each other as never before. The Christmas Special will see the series transported to the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Nonnatus House receives an SOS from a tiny mission hospital. Understaffed, underfunded, and with a poor water supply, struggling Hope Clinic is faced with closure. Can our much-loved medics and midwives make a difference to the people whose lives depend upon its work? Far from home and everything familiar, the team are both shaken and exhilarated by the challenges they face - and by the time the mission trip is over, some lives are permanently changed.
All 22 episodes from the third season of the action drama spin-off of 'Marvel Avengers Assemble' (2012). Clark Gregg reprises his role as Agent Phil Coulsen, who runs an elite team for the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. Together these agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. must investigate and hunt down strange occurrences posed by new threats and a rising number of supervillains. The episodes are: 'Laws of Nature', 'Purpose in the Machine', 'A Wanted (Inhu)man', 'Devils You Know', '4,722 Hours', 'Among Us Hide...', 'Chaos Theory', 'Many Heads, One Tale', 'Closure', 'Maveth', 'Bouncing Back', 'The Inside Man', 'Parting Shot', 'Watchdogs', 'Spacetime', 'Paradise Lost', 'The Team', 'The Singularity', 'Failed Experiments', 'Emancipation', 'Absolution' and 'Ascension'.
All 22 episodes from the eighth season of the American crime drama following mystery writer Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion). In this series, Castle poses as a college professor in order to investigate the brutal murder of a student, while a tip off from a mystery stranger leaves his wife Kate (Stana Katic) on the run and fighting for her life. The episodes are: 'XY', 'XX', 'PhDead', 'What Lies Beneath', 'The Nose', 'Cool Boys', 'The Last Seduction', 'Mr. and Mrs. Castle', 'Tone Death', 'Witness for the Prosecution', 'Dead Red', 'The Blame Game', 'And Justice for All', 'G.D.S', 'Fidelis Ad Mortem', 'Heartbreaker', 'Death Wish', 'Backstabber', 'Dead Again', 'Much Ado About Murder', 'Hell to Pay' and 'Crossfire'.
In an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass is brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. In a quest to survive, Glass endures unimaginable grief as well as the betrayal of his confidant John Fitzgerald. Guided by sheer will and the love of his family, Glass must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption. (Academy Award winner for: Best Director; Best Actor; Best Cinematography. Also nominated for Best Picture; Best Supporting Actor; Best Production Design; Best Film Editing; Best Makeup & Hairstyling; Best Visual Effects; Best Sound Mixing; Best Sound Editing; Best Costume Design)
In Cairo at the height of the Arab Spring, hotel night manager Jonathan Pine receives a plea for help from the beautiful Sophie Alekan. As the mistress of the powerful but dangerous hotel owner, Sophie has evidence of an arms deal that could help crush the popular uprising. Compelled to do what he thinks is right, Pine makes contact with his friend at the British Embassy. But his actions unwittingly draw him into the terrifying world of ruthless arms dealer, Richard Roper. When Sophie’s information makes its way to Angela Burr, a government anti-corruption agent intent on bringing down Roper’s empire, a leak in her network triggers a chain of events that look destined to end in tragedy.
Prequel to the Hong Kong gangster thriller 'Infernal Affairs' (2002), set ten years before the events of the original film. Chen Ying Yan (Shawn Yue) has just become an undercover cop in the triads, while Lau Kin Ming (Edison Chen) is a new recruit to the police force. Bitter enemies from the first film, Inspector Wong (Anthony Wong Chau-Sang) and Sam (Eric Tsang) are behaving like old friends, while Yan is embroiled in the family saga of a triad cartel, and Ming has developed an oedipal fixation on his boss's wife. As friendships fracture and foes join forces, nothing is as it first appears to be...
Gripping secrets unfold as estranged brothers are finally forced to confront their troubled past, decades after one of them self-exiled to the wilderness. Poignant and profound, Ronan Day-Lewis's directorial debut delivers an intense, mysterious, and visually stunning story of severed ties and the path to redemption.
THE NUMBER is the extraordinary tale of the nigh-impossible redemption of high-ranking Magadien, a Magistrate of the 28’s, one of the notorious Numbers prison gangs. It charts his journey as a man who finds his humanity – from being a hardened prisoner, loyal to his gang, to him turning his back on them and the criminal way of life; to choosing his family and building a relationship with his son. Inspired by the book "The Number" by Jonny Steinberg.
Yellowstone is the epic saga of the Dutton family, owners of the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the U.S., as they fight to protect their legacy against land developers, political enemies, and threats from within. Across five gripping seasons, this bold, uncompromising portrait of family, loyalty, and power unfolds with intense drama, unforgettable characters, and sweeping Western landscapes.
The White Lotus is a sharp social satire following the exploits of various employees and guests at an exclusive Thai resort over one highly transformative week. As darker dynamics emerge with each passing day, the series gradually reveals the complex truths of the seemingly picture-perfect travelers, cheerful hotel employees, and idyllic locale itself.
This 14-disc Blu-ray collection contains Michael Haneke's entire feature filmography, many available on Blu-ray for the first time, plus newly restored TV works from the acclaimed director. This limited edition also includes an 80-page booklet with two essays by Haneke and new essays by Catherine Wheatley, Ian Haydn Smith and Haneke's longtime producer Veit Heiduschka, as well as 3 reversible posters. From his Glaciation Trilogy to the shock of Funny Games and subsequent Palme d’Or-winning films The White Ribbon and Amour, Haneke has developed a style that articulately fuses social critique with a cinema of transcendent beauty in its precision, purpose and humanity. With formal disruption and sly reminders of artifice, as well as empathy and dark humour, Haneke stares where others fear to glance. In his worlds, we are all complicit – even him, even you.
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Gaspar Noé writes, directs and produces this explicit romantic drama. The story follows American film student Murphy (Karl Glusman) who has split-up with his French girlfriend Elektra (Aomi Muyock) after cheating on her with another woman, named Omi (Klara Kristin). Two years later, a worried phone call from Elektra's mother causes Murphy to spend New Year's Eve in search of his former lover as he ponders how their relationship fell apart.
Jerzy Skolimowski writes and directs this comedy drama exploring the dangers of unrequited love. After leaving school, 15-year-old Mike (John Moulder-Brown) goes to work in a bathhouse where he meets and falls for fellow employee Susan (Jane Asher) who is ten years his senior. Mike is already envious of Susan's young fiancé Chris (Christopher Sanford) but the situation intensifies when he finds out that she is also having an affair. Driven mad by jealousy, Mike harrasses Susan, hoping that he will win her over. When they finally do get together, however, the consequences are disastrous.
Lars von Trier's bold, brilliant and controversial film finally arrives in its fully fleshed-out form – the only version personally approved by the director - with over 80 minutes of unseen footage. Charlotte Gainsbourg and Stacy Martin play Joe, a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac who one night is found beaten up in an alley by a gentle old bachelor. After taking her to his flat he cares for her wounds and asks how she got herself into such a situation; thus Joe begins recounting the dark, lusty and labyrinthine story of her life. Audiences can now experience the definitive and completely uncensored cut of this profoundly moving and viscerally shocking landmark film in two parts. PLEASE BE AWARE: This is a mainstream movie, but with an artistic element, and the scenes depicted are of an extremely graphic nature.
Romantic period drama starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. Set in depression-era North Carolina the film follows timber magnate George Pemberton (Cooper) and his wife Serena (Lawrence) as their marriage and the life they have built together deteriorates. Following a devastating miscarriage and the news that she cannot have children, Serena and George struggle with the fact that she will not be able to provide him with an heir to his empire. As they seek a solution to their woes, Serena becomes increasingly jealous of the women involved with her husband as he tries to create the child he so desires that he envisages will one day take over his business. When Serena delves deeper into her husband's extramarital affairs she becomes increasingly suspicious that he may be harbouring more than just a single heir.
American TV series spin-off from 'Marvel Avengers Assemble' (2012). Clark Gregg reprises his role from the film as Agent Phil Coulsen, who forms an elite team for the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. Together these agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. must investigate and hunt down strange occurences posed by new threats and a rising number of supervillains. This season sees the agents uncovering Project Centipede and dealing with its mastermind, the terrorist organisation Hydra. The episodes are: 'Pilot', '0-8-4', 'The Asset', 'Eye Spy', 'Girl in the Flower Dress', 'FZZT', 'The Hub', 'The Well', 'Repairs', 'The Bridge', 'The Magical Place', 'Seeds', 'T.R.A.C.K.S.', 'T.A.H.I.T.I.', 'Yes Men', 'End of the Beginnning', 'Turn, Turn, Turn', 'Providence', 'The Only Light in the Darkness', 'Nothing Personal', 'Ragtag' and 'Beginning of the End'.
Every episode from all seven seasons of the adult comedy drama starring David Duchovny as Hank Moody, a successful author and university professor. For all his professional accomplishments, Hank struggles to balance the demands of his career, his relationships with his daughter and ex-girlfriend Karen, and his insatiable appetite for drinking and beautiful women.
Carla Gugino, David Boreanaz and Ellen Burstyn star in this drama based on a true story. In 1971 Cathy Rush (Gugino) becomes the head coach of the Mighty Macs basketball team at all-girl's Catholic college Immaculata. The rag-tag team will meet tough opposition at the upcoming national championships and Cathy faces her own challenges as their coach with little financial help or support from the Mother Superior. Can she get her players in shape in time for the tournament?
Sylvester Stallone's rags-to-riches boxing drama won the Oscar for Best Film of 1976. Club fighter Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) has hit rock bottom. Having turned thirty, his boxing career is virtually over and he now makes a living collecting payments for a loan shark. Things start to look up when he begins dating Adrian (Talia Shire), sister of his friend Paulie (Burt Young). However, when world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) decides to take on a 'nobody' in his title fight, Rocky finds himself chosen. Encouraged by his coach, Mickey (Burgess Meredith), he begins training for the big fight - much to Adrian's disapproval.
Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson star in this Academy Award-nominated drama based on the life of author P.L. Travers and Walt Disney's attempt to gain the rights to adapt her novel 'Mary Poppins'. In 1961, when her book sales begin to decline, Travers (Thompson) reluctantly enters into negotiations with Disney (Hanks), who promised his daughters 20 years previously that he would turn their favourite story into a movie. Initially Travers is unyielding and flashbacks to her childhood in 1907 demonstrate why her novel and, in particular, her eponymous character are so precious to her. Eventually she agrees to let Disney go ahead with the movie but will she approve of the final outcome? The cast also features Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman and Ruth Wilson. Thomas Newman received an Oscar nomination for his score. |
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