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'The rock memoir of the decade' Daily Mail In his first and only
official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth
about his extraordinary life, which is also the subject of the
smash-hit film Rocketman. The result is Me - the joyously funny,
honest and moving story of the most enduringly successful
singer/songwriter of all time. ______________ Read by actor and
star of Rocketman, Taron Egerton, with an introduction and epilogue
read by Elton John. Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy
with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner
and dreamed of becoming a pop star. By the age of twenty-three, he
was performing his first gig in America, facing an astonished
audience in his bright yellow dungarees, a star-spangled T-shirt
and boots with wings. Elton John had arrived and the music world
would never be the same again. His life has been full of drama,
from the early rejection of his work with songwriting partner
Bernie Taupin to spinning out of control as a chart-topping
superstar; from half-heartedly trying to drown himself in his LA
swimming pool to disco-dancing with the Queen; from friendships
with John Lennon, Freddie Mercury and George Michael to setting up
his AIDS Foundation. All the while, Elton was hiding a drug
addiction that would grip him for over a decade. In Me Elton also
writes powerfully about getting clean and changing his life, about
finding love with David Furnish and becoming a father. In a voice
that is warm, humble and open, this is Elton on his music and his
relationships, his passions and his mistakes. This is a story that
will stay with you, by a living legend. ______________
'Self-deprecating, funny . . . You cannot help but enjoy his
company throughout, temper tantrums and all' The Times 'Chatty,
gossipy, amusing and at times brutally candid' Telegraph
British action comedy starring Colin Firth and Taron Egerton. When
Harry Hart (Firth), a top member of a secret spy agency in London,
notices the potential in young street kid Eggsy (Egerton), he
devotes his time to proving to his colleagues that the wayward
youth has what it takes. With decades of experience and tricks of
the trade to pass on to his protégé, has Harry got the stamina to
teach the former petty criminal how to be a super spy? The all-star
cast also includes Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Jack Davenport and
Samuel L. Jackson.
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Testament of Youth (Blu-ray disc)
Alicia Vikander, Colin Morgan, Joanna Scanlan, Hayley Atwell, Anna Chancellor, …
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Adaptation of Vera Brittain's autobiography. In 1913, Brittain
(Alicia Vikander) is set to take up a place reading English at
Somerville College, Oxford, but with the outbreak of the Great War
and the enlisting of her fiancé (Kit Harrington) and brother Edward
(Taron Egerton), she instead opts to sacrifice her studies and
become a volunteer nurse, working at the Western Front. Here
Brittain witnesses the harsh realities of war first hand,
undergoing a series of horrific experiences which will have a
lasting influence on her life.
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Legend (Blu-ray disc)
Emily Browning, Paul Anderson, Tom Hardy, David Thewlis, Tara Fitzgerald, …
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Brian Helgeland writes and directs this crime thriller starring Tom
Hardy in the dual role of infamous gangster twins Ronald and
Reginald Kray. The film chronicles the Kray twins' career during
the 1950s and '60s as they tighten their tyrannical rule over
London. With Ronnie's mental stability in question Reggie attempts
to keep him under control while embarking on a romance with the
beautiful Frances Shea (Emily Browning). Meanwhile, Detective
Superintendent Leonard 'Nipper' Read (Christopher Eccleston) tries
to bring the Krays down. The cast also includes David Thewlis,
Colin Morgan, Taron Egerton and Tara Fitzgerald.
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Testament of Youth (DVD)
Dominic West, Miranda Richardson, Taron Egerton, Kit Harrington, Emily Watson, …
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Adaptation of Vera Brittain's autobiography. In 1913, Brittain
(Alicia Vikander) is set to take up a place reading English at
Somerville College, Oxford, but with the outbreak of the Great War
and the enlisting of her fiancé (Kit Harrington) and brother Edward
(Taron Egerton), she instead opts to sacrifice her studies and
become a volunteer nurse, working at the Western Front. Here
Brittain witnesses the harsh realities of war first hand,
undergoing a series of horrific experiences which will have a
lasting influence on her life.
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Kingsman - The Secret Service (DVD)
Mark Strong, Taron Egerton, Sophie Cookson, Samuel L. Jackson, Sofia Boutella, …
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British action comedy starring Colin Firth and Taron Egerton. When
Harry Hart (Firth), a top member of a secret spy agency in London,
notices the potential in young street kid Eggsy (Egerton), he
devotes his time to proving to his colleagues that the wayward
youth has what it takes. With decades of experience and tricks of
the trade to pass on to his protégé, has Harry got the stamina to
teach the former petty criminal how to be a super spy? The all-star
cast also includes Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Jack Davenport and
Samuel L. Jackson.
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Eddie the Eagle (DVD)
Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, Rune Temte, Tim McInnerney, …
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Comedy sports drama directed by Dexter Fletcher and inspired by the
true life story of Michael Edwards or 'Eddie the Eagle', Britain's
most famous ski jumper. Taron Egerton stars as the title character,
who, with the support of his trainer Bronson Peary (Hugh Jackman)
trains for and competes in the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. The
first British skier to qualify for the Winter Olympics, the
entirely self-funded far-sighted plasterer became an emblem for the
British ability to heroically fail. The story follows Eddie on his
Olympic journey which famously saw him finish last in both of the
events he competed in.
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