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Rise of the Nazis: Series 3 (2022)Rise of the Nazis: Series 3: The Downfall
After suffering huge losses in battle and surviving an assassination attempt, Hitler (Andrius Rozickas) can only drive Germany further into the abyss. Tired and defeated, he clings desperately to power, surrounded by those who appear fiercely loyal while secretly undermining each other, plotting their own escapes. One by one, individual delusions seal their fates - only a scant few will survive to face justice. This series takes a forensic look at Hitler's final desperate days and tries to explain the choices he made as the inevitable end drew near. - Director:
- Alice Smith
- Cast:
- Laura Butkute, Anne Nelson, Alexandra Richie
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The Untold History of the United States (2013)Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States
From Academy Award winning writer/director, Oliver Stone, and co-written by historian Prof. Peter Kuznick, this ten-part documentary series looks back at human events that at the time went under reported, but that crucially shaped America's unique and complex history over the 20th Century. From the atomic bombing of Japan to the Cold War and the fall of Communism, this in-depth, surprising and totally riveting series demands to be watched again and again. - Director:
- Oliver Stone
- Cast:
- Chris Edgerly, Alan Shearman, Alan Shearman
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Inspector Clouseau (1968)El Inspector Clouseau
The world's favourite "Pink Panther" super-sleuth is back and at it again in this outrageous comedy caper, starring Alan Arkin as the beloved but brainless Inspector Clouseau. When a nation is in trouble, criminal masterminds don't stand a chance against the French detective with a knack for reckless investigation. Tension is building at Number Ten Downing Street when it's discovered that the money stolen in the Great Train Robbery is merely operating capital for a bigger criminal plan. Never to fear, Clouseau is here! The bumbling detective sets out on a clumsy crusade to catch the crooks. But the case takes a riotous twist when Clouseau's "face" is seen masquerading from Swiss bank to Swiss bank for the heist of the century. Will Clouseau manage to save the day, or will the case of mistaken identity end his crime fighting forever? - Director:
- Bud Yorkin
- Cast:
- Alan Arkin, Frank Finlay, Delia Boccardo
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Why We Fight (2005)За что мы сражаемся
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, Why We Fight takes an unflinching look at the anatomy of American war-making. With unparalleled Pentagon access, the film launches a non partisan inquiry into the forces - political, economic, and ideological - that drive the United States of America to fight. Inspired by President Dwight Eisenhower's 1961 Farewell Address in which he warned Americans about the dangers of the "military-industrial complex", filmmaker Eugene Jarecki weaves unforgettable stories of everyday citizens touched by war, with commentary by a 'who's who' of military and Washington insiders. Featuring Senator John McCain, Gore Vidal, Richard Perle and many others, Why We Fight explores a half century of U.S. foreign policy from World War II to the Iraq War, revealing how, as Eisenhower warned, political and corporate interests have become alarmingly entangled in the business of war. On a deeper level, what emerges in this award-winning film is a portrait of a nation in transition - drifting dangerously far from her founding principles towards a more imperial and uncertain future. - Director:
- Eugene Jarecki
- Cast:
- Gore Vidal, John McCain, Ken Adelman
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Based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk ('Fight Club'), 'Choke' is a dark and wickedly funny joyride from the depths of sexual compulsion to the heights of the Second Coming! Besides working at a colonial reenactment theme park and trying to hook up with everything on two legs, sex addict Victor Mancini (Sam Rockwell) courts the loves and money of complete strangers via a demented con that might just kill him. But first, Victor must save his dying, delusional mother (Angelica Huston) by seducing and impregnating her comely physician, a task easier said than done, in this gleefully twisted tale of dysfunction, salvation, love and libido. - Director:
- Clark Gregg
- Cast:
- Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly MacDonald
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Alan Bennett's two series of moving and affectionate monologues delivered by the cream of British acting talent have become television drama classics. These poignant, perceptive and comic stories venture beyond their characters' suburban normality into lives of secrets, revelations, fears, crimes and passions. - Director:
- Alan Bennett
- Cast:
- Thora Hird, Patricia Routledge, Maggie Smith
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The Exception (2016)The Kaiser's Last Kiss
Captain Stefan Brandt (Jai Courtney) is sent on a mission to investigate a threat to the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II (Christopher Plummer). Arriving at the Kaiser's secluded mansion, Brandt learns that local resistance and British Intelligence are moving in on the deposed German monarch. As he begins to infiltrate the Kaiser's life in search of clues, Brandt finds himself drawn into an unexpected and passionate romance with Mieke (Lily James), one of the Kaiser's maids. - Director:
- David Leveaux
- Cast:
- Lily James, Dean Constantin, Alain Van Goethem
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Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back (2018)Dead In A Week (Or Your Money Back)
After seven unsuccessful suicide attempts, William (Aneurin Barnard) outsources the task to Leslie (Tom Wilkinson), an ageing hit-man on the brink of retirement. But with the contract signed and death assured within a week (or his money back) William finally discovers a reason to live. However, as far as Leslie is concerned, the contract is binding... - Director:
- Tom Edmunds
- Cast:
- Christopher Eccleston, Freya Mavor, Tom Wilkinson
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Over a century ago, filmmakers Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon roamed the British Isles filming the everyday lives of people at work and play. For around 70 years, 800 rolls of this early nitrate film sat in sealed barrels in the basement of a shop in Blackburn. Now miraculously discovered and painstakingly restored by the BFI, this ranks as the most exciting film discovery of recent times. Following on from the hugely successful BBC TV series, 'The Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon' and the BFI's first video volume 'Electric Edwardians' is this new selection of films, Mitchell and Kenyon in Ireland. The Mitchell and Kenyon Collection contains some twenty-six films made in Ireland between May 1901 and December 1902 in association with three travelling film exhibitors - the North American Animated Photo Company, the Thomas Edison Animated Photo Company and the fairground showman George Green. Presented as 'Local Films for Local People', the films include street scenes of Dublin, Wexford and Belfast, local dignitaries attending the Cork International Exhibition, scenic routes from Cork to Blarney Castle and much more. With music by Neil Brand and Gunter Buchwald, an essay by Dr Vanessa Toulmin and a commentary read by Fiona Shaw this new BFI video offers Mitchell and Kenyon's unique and vivid record of Ireland at the start of the twentieth century. - Director:
- Sagar Mitchell
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- Sagar Mitchell, Fiona Shaw, James Kenyon
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Over a century ago, filmmakers Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon roamed the British Isles filming the everyday lives of people at work and play. For around 70 years, 800 rolls of this early nitrate film sat in sealed barrels in the basement of a shop in Blackburn. Now miraculously discovered and painstakingly restored by the BFI, this ranks as the most exciting film discovery of recent times. Following on from the hugely successful BBC TV series, 'The Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon' and the BFI's first volume 'Electric Edwardians' is this new selection of films, 'Mitchell and Kenyon: Edwardian Sports'. A remarkable selection of sporting highlights from the Mitchell and Kenyon Collection. This new BFI feature brings together some of the earliest surviving films (1901 -07) featuring the titans of professional football, cricket and rugby whilst also rediscovering the Corinthian spirit of amateur sport and leisure in Edwardian life. Liverpool, Hull Kingston Rovers, Everton, and Blackburn Rovers feature alongside a swimming gala in North Shields, the AAA championships of 1901 and the Mold cricket controversy - an early 'chucking' storm with an Australian umpire at its centre. - Director:
- Sagar Mitchell
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Probably the most exciting film discovery of recent times, the films of Mitchell & Kenyon were commissioned by travelling exhibitors at the dawn of the twentieth century for screening in town halls, at village fetes or local fairs. Advertised as 'local films for local people', the audience paid to see their neighbours, children, family and themselves on the screen, glimpsed at local football matches, leaving work, marching in civic processions or enjoying the annual works holidays. The hugely successful BBC TV series 'The Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon' introduced audiences to these miraculous views of the past. For the first time there is now the opportunity to explore the Collection in greater depth. The material on this video is taken from 28 hours of footage of scenes of everyday life and represents a cross-section of the subjects covered in the Collection. From factory gates to football matches, the leaving of Liverpool to the leaving of work, the workers on holiday and at play, this material provides an unparalleled opportunity to see the world through the eyes of the working communities of the time. The films of Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon take us on a tour of everyday life in Edwardian Britain. This video features 35 items in five sections: Youth and Education, The Anglo-Boer War, Workers, High Days and Holidays, People and Places, as well as five additional 'hidden' items. It also includes a specially commissioned score by the Sheffield-based duo 'In the Nursery'. - Director:
- Sagar Mitchell
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- Vanessa Toulmin
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Vita and Virginia (2018)Vita & Virginia
Based on a true story, 'Vita and Virginia' details the passionate relationship between literary trailblazer Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki), and enigmatic aristocrat Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton). When their paths cross, the magnetic Vita decides the beguiling, stubborn and gifted Virginia will be her next conquest, no matter the cost. The ensuing relationship leads to the birth of Woolf's bold, experimental novel 'Orlando'. A daring celebration of an unconventional bond, and a vivid exploration of gender, sexuality, creativity and passion, 'Vita and Virginia' details the love story of two women - two writers - who smashed through social barriers to find solace in their forbidden connection. - Director:
- Chanya Button
- Cast:
- Gemma Arterton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isabella Rossellini
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Savage Justice (2022)Wash Me in the River / Savage Salvation
Newly engaged Shelby John (Jack Huston) and Ruby Red (Willa Fitzgerald) want a fresh start after their struggles with addiction, but after a family get together with her brother-in-law (John Malkovich) Shelby discovers his beloved Ruby dead on their porch. Filled with rage he embarks on a vengeful killing spree of the dealers who supplied her. Armed with nothing but adrenaline and a nail gun, Shelby begins to unleash chaos on the town's criminal underbelly, as he hunts down crime lord Coyote (Quavo). Sheriff Church (Robert De Niro) must race against the clock to put an end to Shelby's vigilante justice before the entire town descends into a bloodbath. - Director:
- Randall Emmett
- Cast:
- Jack Huston, Robert De Niro, John Malkovich
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Four old school villains, Waldorf (Terry Stone), Prozac (Sam Gittins), Fisherman (Ricky London), and Slips (Michael Head) plan one 'Last Heist' to liberate the key to the stashed fortune of the (recently passed away) head of South London crime family, Mick (Perry Benson). Unfortunately, in carrying out the heist, the gang encounters significant obstacles, and violence is the inevitable outcome. Is there really honour amongst thieves, and how far will they go to protect each other, especially as the main threat seems to come from within the gang. - Director:
- Coz Greenop
- Cast:
- Terry Stone, Emily Wyatt, Perry Benson
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"The Dinner", starring Richard Gere, Steve Coogan, Laura Linney and Rebecca Hall, is a dark psychological thriller about a fierce showdown between two couples during the course of an ornately prepared meal at a fancy restaurant. When Stan Lohman (Gere), a popular congressman, invites his troubled younger brother Paul (Coogan) and his wife Claire (Linney) to join him and his wife Katelyn (Hall) for dinner at a fashionable restaurant, the stage is set for a tense night. Stan and Paul's teenage sons are friends, and the two of them have committed a crime that has shocked the country. While their sons' identities have not yet been discovered, their parents must now decide what action to take. A riveting story filled with many shocking twists and turns, 'The Dinner' is a chilling parable about the savage reality hidden beneath the surface of middle class lives. - Director:
- Oren Moverman
- Cast:
- Michael Chernus, Taylor Rae Almonte, Steve Coogan
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