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A double bill of films set in India. Comedy-drama 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' (2011) follows the experiences of a group of elderly Brits who arrive to take up residence in a newly-opened retirement home in Bangalore, India. Despite its glossy publicity campaign, the Marigold turns out to be rather different from the refurbished luxury hotel advertised in the brochures.
However, it soon begins to reveal some unexpected charms of its own. Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Tom Wilkinson and Maggie Smith star.
'Slumdog Millionaire' (2008), the rags-to-possible riches tale, was the winner of eight Oscars at the 2009 Academy Awards, including Best Film and Best Director.
Jamal Malik (Patel) is an 18-year-old street kid from the slums of Mumbai. So what is he doing appearing on the Indian version of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'? How can a young man from his background of poverty have acquired the knowledge to be only one correct answer away from winning 20 million rupees? With only one more question to be asked, however, the dream turns to nightmare. As the hooter sounds to signal the end of the show, Jamal is arrested and accused of cheating.
No one can believe that he could really know all of the answers he has given. As Jamal tells the story of his life to the police, the reasons for his success begin to appear. Will Jamal be freed to hear the final question and, if so, will he know the answer?
Double bill of films set in India. In 'The Best Exotic Marigold
Hotel (2011), John Madden directs an all-star cast of Judi Dench,
Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Ronald
Pickup and Tom Wilkinson as a group of mature Brits who travel to
India looking for a sunnier climate in which to retire. Despite its
glossy publicity campaign, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the
Elderly and Beautiful turns out to be rather different from the
refurbished luxury hotel advertised in the brochures. However, as
the previously lonely people grow closer, the hotel soon begins to
reveal some unexpected charms of its own. 'Life of Pi' (2012) is an
Academy Award-winning fantasy adventure based on Yann Martel's
Booker Prize-winning novel. Suraj Sharma stars as Pi Patel, a
16-year-old zookeeper's son from Pondicherry who finds himself
stranded on a small boat in the Pacific Ocean in the company of a
hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Bengal tiger following the
shipwreck of the freighter on which he and his family were sailing
for Canada. Over the course of several months Pi manages to survive
on the meagre supplies of food and water he finds on the boat, and
also takes up fishing, while in his half-delirious state he muses
on various aspects of animal behaviour, religion and the meaning of
life.
The Kingdom (2007)
When a terrorist bomb detonates inside a Western housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, an international incident is ignited. While diplomats slowly debate equations of territorialism, FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury (Jamie Foxx) quickly assembles an elite team and negotiates a secret five-day trip into Saudi Arabia to locate the madman behind the bombing. Upon landing in the desert kingdom, however, Fleury and his team discover Saudi authorities suspicious and unwelcoming of American interlopers into what they consider a local matter. Hamstrung by protocol, and with the clock ticking on their five days, the FBI agents find their expertise worthless without the trust of their Saudi counterparts who want to locate the terrorist in their homeland on their own terms. Fleury's crew finds a like-minded partner in Saudi Police Captain Al-Ghazi (Ashraf Barhom), who helps them navigate royal politics and unlock the secrets of the crime scene and the workings of an extremist, hell bent on further destruction.
Jarhead (2006)
An adaptation of former Marine Anthony Swofford's Gulf War memoir. Young recruit Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) joins up with the US Marines (nicknamed 'Jarheads' because of their distinctive haircuts) on the eve of the 1990 Gulf War. After a brutal spell in boot camp, during which Swofford and his fellow recruits are systematically geared up for the conflict, the Marines are dispatched to the deserts of the Persian Gulf to take part in a war that sees them required to do very little in the way of fighting. Bored and frustrated in the middle of nowhere, the young soldiers resort to a macabre sense of humour as they wait for the war to happen to them.
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Road to Perdition (Blu-ray disc)
Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stanley Tucci, …
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Tom Hanks stars in this gangster drama set in the American Midwest
during the 1930s. Twelve-year-old Michael Sullivan Jr is curious
about what his father (Hanks) does for a living, and one night
decides to hide in his car as he goes off to work. It soon
transpires that the elder Sullivan is a hitman for the mob, and
when young Michael witnesses a killing carried out by the gangster
boss' son Connor (Daniel Craig), it starts off a chain of events
which will mark Michael's life forever. Co-starring Paul Newman and
Jude Law and directed by Sam Mendes.
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The Lost Boys 1-3 (Blu-ray disc)
Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Corey Haim, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, …
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Triple bill of the vampire horror film series. In 'The Lost Boys'
(1987), two brothers move to a new town and soon fall in with the
wrong crowd - a gang of punks who also happen to be blood-swilling
vampires. The older brother (Jason Patric) proves easy prey and is
soon a fully paid-up member of the undead. But the younger brother
(Corey Haim) is made of tougher stuff and, along with a couple of
friends, decides to make a stand. Pretty soon the suburbs start
swinging to the sound of teen vampire combat. In 'The Lost Boys -
The Tribe' (2008), a young girl named Nicole (Autumn Reeser) falls
in with a pack of vampire surfers after moving to California with
her brother Chris (Tad Hilgenbrink). Seduced by the leader of the
gang, Autumn soon realises that there are forces in nature that
could destroy everything she has ever cared for. 'The Lost Boys -
The Thirst' (2010), sees Corey Feldman reprise his role as Edgar
Frog, a down and out vampire hunter who is asked by writer Gwen
Lieber (Tanit Phoenix) to rescue her son from a newborn army. Gwen
offers to pay Edgar a substantial fee for his services and he
agrees to take on the dangerous mission. Realising the risks
involved, Edgar asks his brother, Alan (Jamison Newlander), to
assist him.
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The Green Mile (Blu-ray disc)
Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell, …
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Screen adaptation of Stephen King's best-seller. In 1935 Louisiana
prison guard Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) meets convict John Coffey
(Michael Clarke Duncan) and it is an experience which will change
his life forever. Coffey, an eight foot giant, is on Death Row
convicted of the murder of two children - and he is afraid to sleep
in his cell without a night-light. Coffey also has a special gift,
one which he uses to prove to the guards that he has been
wrongfully convicted.
Academy Award-winning animated film from the creators of 'Toy
Story'. Motherless clownfish Nemo (voiced by Alexander Gould) is
carried away from his home in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. His
overprotective father, Marlin (Albert Brooks), and Dory (Ellen
DeGeneres), a friendly but forgetful regal blue tang fish, go to
his rescue. The two embark on an adventure that leads to encounters
with a range of colourful characters including Bruce the Great
White Shark (Barry Humphries), a Sea Tortoise called Crush (Andrew
Stanton) and a Pelican called Nigel (Geoffrey Rush).
This 90s update of the classic Civil War tale follows the lives of
Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, four sisters left at home with their mother
during the war. Hardships abound but the girls always retain hope
and their strong family loyalty as each grows in her own way into a
'little woman'. Starring Winona Ryder, Clare Danes and Susan
Sarandon.
Double bill of Pixar animated children's features. In 'Finding
Nemo' (2003), motherless clownfish Nemo (voice of Alexander Gould)
is carried away from his home in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
His overprotective father, Marlin (Albert Brooks), and Dory (Ellen
DeGeneres), a friendly but forgetful regal blue tang fish, go to
his rescue. The two embark on an adventure that leads to encounters
with a range of colourful characters including Bruce the Great
White Shark (Barry Humphries), a sea tortoise called Crush (Andrew
Stanton) and a pelican called Nigel (Geoffrey Rush). In 'Finding
Dory' (2016), Dory unexpectedly remembers something about her
childhood which leads her on a journey to find her family.
Accompanied by Marlin and Nemo (Hayden Rolence), Dory leads the
group to California with the help of powerful water currents.
However, after venturing to the surface, Dory is captured and sent
to the nearby Marine Life Institute. With Dory in quarantine, Nemo
and Marlin team up with seven-legged octopus Hank (Ed O'Neill) to
launch a rescue mission.
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Saving Mr. Banks (Blu-ray disc)
Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, …
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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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The Green Mile (Blu-ray disc)
Tom Hanks, Doug Hutchison, Jeffrey DeMunn, David Morse, James Cromwell, …
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Screen adaptation of Stephen King's best-seller. In 1935 Louisiana
prison guard Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) meets convict John Coffey
(Michael Clarke Duncan) and it is an experience which will change
his life forever. Coffey, an eight foot giant, is on Death Row
convicted of the murder of two children - and he is afraid to sleep
in his cell without a night-light. Coffey also has a special gift,
one which he uses to prove to the guards that he has been
wrongfully convicted.
When an unannounced, uninvited and unwelcome family of fun-loving misfits converge upon a lakeside resort to join their relatives for a summer of relaxation, the result is anything but restful in this raucous comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and John Candy. It's a vacationers worst nightmare, as wheeler-dealer Aykroyd, his sexually repressed wife and eerie twin daughters" join" the easygoing Candy and his straight-laced clan for a season of "fun" in die sun. Unfortunately, die only thing tliese two in-laws have in common is their intense dislike for each other. Soon, it's brother-in-law against brother-in-law in an uproarious and hilarious fight to the finish to see which one really knows how to enjoy The Great Outdoors.
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The Judge (Blu-ray disc)
Vera Farmiga, Leighton Meester, Emma Tremblay, Billy Bob Thornton, David Krumholtz, …
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David Dobkin directs this Academy Award-nominated comedy drama
starring Robert Duvall and Robert Downey Jr as an estranged father
and son. Hotshot lawyer Henry 'Hank' Palmer (Downey Jr) receives
the devastating news that his mother has died. He returns to his
home town in Indiana for her funeral, meaning he must also come
face-to-face with his father Judge Joseph 'Joe' Palmer (Duvall),
with whom he has a troubled relationship. The situation becomes
even more difficult when Hank learns that his father is to be put
on trial for murder. Hank searches for answers while defending the
judge in court against prosecutor Dwight Dickham (Billy Bob
Thornton). Through the course of the trial father and son reconnect
but can Hank win the case and prevent Joe from going to prison? The
cast also includes Vera Farmiga, Vincent D'Onofrio, David Krumholtz
and Leighton Meester.
Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy star in this drama directed by Jon
Avnet. The film follows the story of how Evelyn (Bates), a bored
housewife, meets Ninny (Tandy), an old woman who tells stories
about her home town of Whistle Stop. The stories centre around two
women who ran a café, Idgie (Mary Stuart Masterson) and her friend
Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker), whose violent husband Frank disappeared.
Evelyn finds inspiration in the stories and her outlook and life
improve.
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The Lost Boys 1-3 (DVD)
Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Corey Haim, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, …
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Triple bill of the vampire horror film series. In 'The Lost Boys'
(1987), two brothers move to a new town and soon fall in with the
wrong crowd - a gang of punks who also happen to be blood-swilling
vampires. The older brother (Jason Patric) proves easy prey and is
soon a fully paid-up member of the undead. But the younger brother
(Corey Haim) is made of tougher stuff and, along with a couple of
friends, decides to make a stand. Pretty soon the suburbs start
swinging to the sound of teen vampire combat. In 'The Lost Boys -
The Tribe' (2008), a young girl named Nicole (Autumn Reeser) falls
in with a pack of vampire surfers after moving to California with
her brother Chris (Tad Hilgenbrink). Seduced by the leader of the
gang, Autumn soon realises that there are forces in nature that
could destroy everything she has ever cared for. 'The Lost Boys -
The Thirst' (2010), sees Corey Feldman reprise his role as Edgar
Frog, a down and out vampire hunter who is asked by writer Gwen
Lieber (Tanit Phoenix) to rescue her son from a newborn army. Gwen
offers to pay Edgar a substantial fee for his services and he
agrees to take on the dangerous mission. Realising the risks
involved, Edgar asks his brother, Alan (Jamison Newlander), to
assist him.
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