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This Academy Award nominated film is set in 1942 and was Terrence
Malick's first film for twenty years. As US soldiers land on the
island of Guadalcanal, hoping to capture it from the Japanese, the
job of venturing into the jungle falls to the 'C for Charlie'
company and the troops are faced by both the enemy and struggles
within their own camp. The war takes a heavy toll upon the young
soldiers, leading them on a path of disillusion and possibly death.
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Mad Dogs: Series 1-4 (DVD)
Max Beesley, John Simm, Marc Warren, Philip Glenister, Ben Chaplin, …
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The complete series 1-4 of the thriller following a group of
40-something men who inadvertently become involved in crime. The
problems of Baxter (John Simm), Rick (Marc Warren), Woody (Max
Beesley) and Quinn (Philip Glenister) begin when they go on holiday
to Majorca to meet their wealthy friend, Alvo (Ben Chaplin), who
has gone into early retirement. It soon becomes clear that Alvo is
mentally unstable and, when he steals a boat, the situation gets
quickly out of hand. The friends suddenly find themselves caught up
in a web of corruption involving murder and millions of euros in
drug money from which they struggle to escape.
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Mad Dogs: Series 1 and 2 (DVD)
Max Beesley, John Simm, Marc Warren, Philip Glenister, Ben Chaplin, …
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The complete first and second series of the thriller following a
group of 40-something men who inadvertently become involved in
crime. In the first series, Baxter (John Simm), Rick (Marc Warren),
Woody (Max Beesley) and Quinn (Philip Glenister) go on holiday to
Majorca where they meet their wealthy friend, Alvo (Ben Chaplin),
who has gone into early retirement. It soon becomes clear that Alvo
is mentally unstable and, when he steals a boat, the situation gets
quickly out of hand. They soon find themselves caught up in a web
of corruption involving murder and millions of euros in drug money.
In the second series, the friends leave Majorca with the drug money
and find themselves in Ibiza after boarding the wrong ferry where
they decide to start a new life. Rick suggests they gamble the
tainted money in order to get clean notes but they soon realise
they have made a new enemy when their rental car blows up. Will
they be able to survive another troublesome situation and find the
new life they are hoping for?
Double bill of the TV drama series adapted from novels by Ken
Follett. 'The Pillars of the Earth' (2010), set against the
tumultuous backdrop of civil war in the 12th century, chronicles
the construction of a cathedral in the town of Kingsbridge and
follows the intertwining stories of the people involved in the
project, from master builder Tom (Rufus Sewell) to stonemason Jack
(Eddie Redmayne). The episodes are: 'Anarchy', 'Master Builder',
'Redemption', 'Battlefield', 'Legacy', 'Witchcraft', 'New
Beginnings' and 'The Work of Angels'. 'World Without End' (2012)
continues the story of Kingsbridge into the 1300s. As King Edward
III (Blake Ritson) prepares to lead England into a ruinous war with
France, the residents of the town have a different vision of the
future. However, with war and the even more deadly spectre of the
Black Death looming, their powers of endurance will be tested to
the full. The episodes are: 'Knight', 'King', 'Prior', 'Check',
'Pawns', 'Rook', 'Queen' and 'Checkmate'.
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Cinderella (English, Hungarian, DVD)
Richard Madden, Holliday Grainger, Hayley Atwell, Lily James, Helena Bonham Carter, …
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Kenneth Branagh directs this live-action fairy tale adaptation
starring Lily James, Richard Madden, Cate Blanchett and Helena
Bonham Carter. When her widowed father remarries to Lady Tremaine
(Blanchett), Ella (James) does her best to be welcoming to her
stepmother and her new stepsisters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger)
and Drizella (Sophie McShera). However, after the unexpected death
of her father, Ella finds herself being mistreated by Lady Tremaine
and her daughters, forced to be a servant and nicknamed
'Cinderella'. One day in the woods she encounters a handsome
stranger and believes him to work in the Palace, not realising he
is in fact Prince Charming (Madden). Ella's household receives an
invitation to a royal ball and Ella hopes she will get the chance
to see the young man again. When Lady Tremaine refuses to let her
attend the ball, a friendly fairy (Bonham Carter) steps in to lend
a helping hand.
Kenneth Branagh directs this live-action fairy tale adaptation
starring Lily James, Richard Madden, Cate Blanchett and Helena
Bonham Carter. When her widowed father remarries to Lady Tremaine
(Blanchett), Ella (James) does her best to be welcoming to her
stepmother and her new stepsisters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger)
and Drizella (Sophie McShera). However, after the unexpected death
of her father, Ella finds herself being mistreated by Lady Tremaine
and her daughters, forced to be a servant and nicknamed
'Cinderella'. One day in the woods she encounters a handsome
stranger and believes him to work in the Palace, not realising he
is in fact Prince Charming (Madden). Ella's household receives an
invitation to a royal ball and Ella hopes she will get the chance
to see the young man again. When Lady Tremaine refuses to let her
attend the ball, a friendly fairy (Bonham Carter) steps in to lend
a helping hand.
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