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Colonel William Ludlow (Anthony Hopkins) built a ranch in the remote foothills of the Montana Rockies, raising his three sons away from the carnage of the Indian wars.

Alfred (Aidan Quinn), the eldest, is dutiful and reserved, Samuel (Henry Thomas), the beloved youngest, is compassionate and idealistic, and the middle brother Tristan (Brad Pitt) has a wild and untamable spirit. Into this masculine world enters Susannah Finncannon (Julia Ormond), a beautiful, intelligent woman who stirs passions and rivalry in all three brothers - changing the course of their lives and shaping their destinies forever...

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Based on the infamous Johnson County War of 1892, Michael Cimino's epic western is now hailed as a masterpiece of American cinema...Harvard graduate James Averill (Kris Kristofferson) has returned to Wyoming as a Marshall and is facing a county with growing divisions and escalating tensions.

The powerful, government-backed cattle barons are waging war on the immigrant settlers they brand 'thieves and anarchists' and are drawing up a 'death list' for their hired mercenaries to act upon. As hostilities mount, the inevitability of a full-scale and bloody war edges ever closer.

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"Sympathy for the Devil" was made at a time when The Rolling Stones were at the peak of their creative powers and Jean-Luc Godard, who after making some of the great French New Wave cinema had taken a revolutionary political direction with his filmmaking.

Possessing Godard's idiosyncratic style it can be viewed as two movies in one. In the first, rock and roll superstars The Rolling Stones create their latest song 'Sympathy for the Devil' in a London studio as they compose material for their forthcoming 'Beggar's Banquet' album. In the second, a series of abstract fictional vignettes, Godard probes topics as diverse as race, pornography and the irony of interviewing celebrities, which features a unique demonstration by Black Power revolutionaries and a TV interview with one Eve Democracy about the relationship between culture and revolution. For many people the main attraction of 'Sympathy for the Devil' is seeing the band (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman) take a loose outline of a song and turn it into a stirring, fully realized creation. Beginning as a ballad, the track gradually acquires a pulsating groove, which gets Jagger into a rousing vocal display of soulful emotion that Godard is lucky enough to capture on film.

In post-Civil War America this legendary band of outlaws blaze a bloody trail across the west, robbing banks, trains and stagecoaches culminating in the infamous Northfield, Minnesota bank raid and one of the most acclaimed and explosive climaxes ever committed to film.

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Bryn Cartwright (William Thoma), a wealthy roofing contractor, Rugby Club Chairman and local kingpin rules the roost until Fatty Lewis (Huw Ceredig), a local handyman, falls off a ladder on a Cartwright job. Bryn refuses to pay compensation.

The twins, Fatty's wayward sons, devise a wickedly comic way of getting even and Bryn ends up paying dearly. Representing the thin blue line of the Law are Terry (Dougray Scott) and Greyo (Dorien Thomas), two local policemen who employ their own dubious peacekeeping methods as events spiral out of control.

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When urban intellectuals Brian (Davic Duchovny) and Carrie (Michelle Forbes) set out a cross-country trip to research a book about serial killers they share the ride with a couple they barely know - Early Grayce (Brad Pitt) and his girlfriend Adele (Juliette Lewis).

Locked in a car hurtling westword, the four travelers struggle to find some common ground. But when they finally do connect, Early's violent nature abruptly emerges, and the petrified Brian and Carrie realise they don't need to go very far to learn about ruthless killers... because they're already face to face with one!

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Bob Hoskins stars as neighbourhood hero, Paddy, a publican who stands his ground against seemingly insurmountable odds when he crosses local gangster, Miler. Meanwhile single mother Dee is desperately fighting to get her sons out of a violent school.

But her own future happiness is jeopardised when she meets her boyfriend’s father who know her terrible secret. Elsewhere on the street, Margie has left Eddie to look after her elderly father and Eddie’s lonely colleague Sandra has decided to seize her chance. Eddie’s compassion for Sandra leads to unexpected and devastating consequences...

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The return of the acclaimed and gripping drama from award winning writer Jimmy McGovern . The Street delves into the extraordinary lives of ordinary people at momentous points in their lives. Each episode stands alone as we get to know The Street's residents one by one.

McGovern takes us behind closed doors to find a street brimming with deceit, anger, frustration, friendship, love and redemption. A star studded cast including Timothy Spall , Mark Benton, David Thewlis and Gina McKee take us on a series of bittersweet journeys of everyday pain, suffering and hope.

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This gripping six part drama, marks the return of award winning writer Jimmy McGovern to the small screen, delving into the extraordinary lives of ordinary people at momentous points in their lives.

With an all star cast, including Oscar winning Jim Broadbent Jane Horrocks, Timothy Spall, and Sue Johnston, the series explores the powerful passions, emotions and disappointments of life. Written so that each episode is a unique and independent portrayal whilst remaining linked by the sense of community, shared experience and an indomitable sense of humour, The Street indulges in unconventional love stories from the back streets of a city up north.

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The only British sitcom ever to win a Golden Globe returns for two final extended episodes. Much has happened since our last visit to Wernham Hogg. David Brent released a pop single, Gareth was promoted and Tim said goodbye to Dawn.

Now we follow chilled-out entertainer David as he hits the road in search of fame, fortune and romance. He is promising to show off his new girlfriend at the office Christmas reunion. The only problem is he doesn't have one yet. Meanwhile Tim is battling with a new colleague... and some old feelings. Dawn has started a new life abroad but she's coming back for one night only. Will the flame still be burning?

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Whilst driving in heavy rain on a deserted road. Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) pulls over to pick up a hitchhiker (Rutger Hauer). Halsey quickly regrets his decision to stop as the hitcher pulls a knife on him and nearly forces the car off the road.

In a narrow escape Halsey manages to leave the hitcher behind on the road. However, his nightmare has only just begun as a terrifying and psychotic game of cat and mouse ensues with all who pass on the road becoming unwitting victims of The Hitcher.

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'The Big Crunch' is the fifth story from the internationally acclaimed series 'Cracker', winner of two BAFTA Awards, and created by the celebrated writer Jimmy McGovern.

Fitz (Robbie Coltrane) is a brilliant Criminal Psychologist with a dark side - a side dependent on a cocktail of alcohol and gambling. He lectures at the local university and profiles suspects for the Manchester Police Force. An illicit rendezvous witnessed in a park initially appears to be a clear case of adultery, but on closer inspection a darker picture develops. A man abuses his position of trust to recruit young girls into his religious sect. Morality is turned on its head when an innocent young girl is 'punished' for the wrong doings of her 'priest'. Bearing all the symbolism of the serpent rearing its ugly head in the Garden of Eden, a world of religious fanaticism, hypocrisy and perversity unfolds. Appearances prove to be deceptive as Fitz attempts to unearth the most sinister truths behind the religious facade with spine-chilling consequences.

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Set in the year 3000, Futurama is the acme of sci-fi animated sitcom from 'Simpsons' creator Matt Groening.

While not as universally popular as 'The Simpsons', 'Futurama' is equally hip and hilarious, thanks to its zippy lateral-thinking contemporary pop cultural references, celebrity appearances (Pamela Anderson and Leonard Nimoy are among a number of guest stars to appear as disembodied heads in jars) and Bender, a distinctly Homer Simpson-esque robot. Features every episode from the first season.

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Change can be stressful, but manager David Brent reckons he can cope. He's got a new boss, he's been recruited to give motivational lectures and has to integrate the serious and dull Swindon lot with his own crazy brigade.

Elsewhere, Tim's got a new office romance and Red Nose Day gives the whole office a chance to unwind - Finchy's still a riot, Keith still has eczema and Gareth has a talking cookie jar - and is still a tosser.

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When Aboriginal detective Jay Swan returns to his home town to solve the brutal murder of a teenage girl, he is immediately thrown into a web of lies and deceit.

Alienated by the white-dominated police force to which he is attached and ostracised by the local Indigenous community, Jay must stand alone and attempt to unravel the truth before tensions boil over.