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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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Suzy is on the run from a turbulent past when a case of mistaken identity leads her right into the kind and generous hands of Jasmine, who, unbeknown to Suzy, is one of the city's most notorious Madams. When the brothel is raided, Jasmine ensures that Suzy is hidden safely and entrusts her with her black book of clients' names for safekeeping. After she witnesses Jasmine's brutal murder Suzy breaks the black book's secret code and decides to carry on the prostitution racket herself. Not only will this make Suzy very rich, it will also give her the freedom to indulge her own desires. But hot on her tail are not only the cops, but also shadowy and powerful men implicated in the scandal... and the murderer himself - all desperate to get their hands on the black book before its contents blows the community apart. - Director:
- Mike Marvin (as Jake Kesey)
- Cast:
- Kira Reed, Nichole McAuley, Jeff Rector
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"Blinded by the Light" is an uplifting coming-of-age story about a teenager (Viveik Kaira) who learns to live life, understand his family and find his own voice through the words and music of Bruce Springsteen. This heart-warming and inspiring depiction of a British Muslim boy growing up in 1980's Luton stars Kulvinder Ghir (Still Open All Hours), Hayley Atwell (The Avengers), Rob Brydon (The Trip), Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones's Diary) and Dean-Charles Chapman (Game of Thrones), and is based on the memoir "Greetings from Bury Park" by celebrated British journalist Sarfraz Manzoor. - Director:
- Gurinder Chadha
- Cast:
- Billy Barratt, Ronak Singh Chadha Berges, Viveik Kalra
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Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)Dora the Explorer
Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora (Isabela Merced / Isabela Moner) for her biggest challenge yet - High School. When her parents mysteriously disappear while searching for the Lost City of Gold, Dora must swing into action and lead a group of ill-equipped high schoolers on a wild quest to save them. Hold on for a high-stakes mission as Dora and her new friends navigate the jungle, outrun treasure hunters, and solve ancient puzzles to unlock the mystery of the fabled city. - Director:
- James Bobin
- Cast:
- Danny Trejo, Isabela Moner, Eugenio Derbez
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Lucas, a 13-year-old boy with a big imagination, finds himself stranded on a wondrous island when the airplane he is traveling on gets swept up in to a mysterious vortex. Bursting with prehistoric creatures, ghost ships and lost planes he embarks on a journey to find other signs of life. On his voyage he encounters a beautiful young girl called Kate who claims to have arrived on the island in the 1950's. In a bid to make their way home, the two decide to team up. With danger and adventure around every corner the pair must come face to face with carnivorous dinosaurs, giant ferocious insects and primeval beasts that roam the land, in their pursuit for survival. As they struggle to find their way off the island, they soon realisei they are inhabiting a lost world which time has long forgotten, whilst uncovering secrets which will change the future forever. - Director:
- Matt Drummond
- Cast:
- Darius Williams, Kate Rasmussen, Paul Padagas
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Rothko woofs. Maybe he thinks that's my name. More likely he's decided - as I did four years ago - that I no longer deserve one. Occasionally he looks at the telly. Mostly he’s looking at me looking at the telly. He doesn’t want me here. Here in Immogen’s house that I’m supposed to be looking after. - Director:
- Christopher Morris
- Cast:
- Christopher Morris, Paddy Considine, Phil Cornwell
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Legends of Tomorrow: Series 3 (2018)DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Series 3
Will DC's Legends of Tomorrow be remembered for saving the world? Or for breaking time? By revisiting a moment in history, the Legends fractured their timeline, scattering people, animals and objects across time. Now the misfit team must reunite in order to fix what they broke. Join Sara Lance, Ray Palmer, Nate Heywood, Amaya Jiwe (aka Vixen), Professor Martin Stein, Jefferson "Jax" Jackson, and new recruit and hacker from the future Zari Tomaz as they jump into action aboard the Waverider. Bucking the authority of Rip Hunter and his Time Bureau, the Legends travel to times past and future in order to return the anachronisms to their original timelines. Will they achieve their mission before the time stream falls apart? - Director:
- Rob Seidenglanz
- Cast:
- Amy Pemberton, Caity Lotz, Brandon Routh
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As a category 5 hurricane tears through Florida, Haley (Kaya Scodelario) rushes to find her father, who is injured and trapped in the crawl space of their home. The storm intensifies and water levels rise, just as the pair face an even more terrifying threat - alligators lurking below the surface, ready to chomp. - Director:
- Alexandre Aja
- Cast:
- Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Morfydd Clark
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Little Woods (2018)Crossing the Line
Ollie (Tessa Thompson) is barely getting by in Little Woods, an economically depressed fracking boomtown in North Dakota. She has left her days of illegally running prescription pills over the Canadian border behind, eyeing a potential new job that would finally break her out of the small town. But when her mother dies, she is reunited with her estranged sister Deb (Lily James), who faces a mounting crisis: the combined effect of an unplanned pregnancy and a deadbeat ex (James Badge Dale). The two find they have one week to settle the mortgage on their mother's house or face foreclosure. As both bills and pressure mount, Ollie faces a choice: whether to return to a way of life she thought she'd left behind for just one more score, or to leave it all behind. - Director:
- Nia DaCosta
- Cast:
- Tessa Thompson, Lily James, Luke Kirby
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Following the devastating explosion on Lian Yu, Oliver Queen returns home to confront a challenge unlike any he's ever faced: fatherhood. Oliver is determined to embrace this new role while continuing to serve and protect Star City as both mayor and the Green Arrow. But past enemies, including Black Siren, Vigilante, Ricardo Diaz, Cayden James and others, threaten him on all fronts. And bonds within the ranks of Team Green Arrow, veteran John Diggle, Thea Queen, tech genius Felicity Smoak, former police captain Quentin Lance, and brilliant inventor Curtis Holt, plus rookie recruits Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog and metahuman Dinah Drake, have become dangerously decayed. The future of Star City is at stake in all 26 of Season Six's ferociously fast-paced, can't-miss episodes. - Director:
- James Bamford
- Cast:
- Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Paul Blackthorne
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Get ready for the ride of your life in this high-speed buddy comedy fuelled by huge laughs and non-stop action! When a mild-mannered driver named Stu (Kumail Nanjiani) picks up a passenger (Dave Bautista) who turns out to be a cop hot on the trail of a brutal killer, Stu is thrust into a harrowing ordeal in which he desperately tries to hold onto his wits, his life and his five-star rating. - Director:
- Michael Dowse
- Cast:
- Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani, Mira Sorvino
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Star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to exciting new places when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage! - Director:
- John Lasseter
- Cast:
- Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine
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Tokyo Story / Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1953)Tôkyô monogatari / Todake no kyôdai
A constant fixture in critics' polls, Yasujiro Ozu's most enduring masterpiece, 'Tokyo Story', is a beautifully nuanced exploration of filial duty, expectation and regret. From the simple tale of an elderly husband and wife's visit to Tokyo to see their grown-up children, Ozu draws a compelling contrast between the measured dignity of age and the hurried insensitivity of a younger generation. - Director:
- Yasujirô Ozu
- Cast:
- Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Sô Yamamura
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X-Men introduces you to the incredible world of humans born with strange superpowers that set them apart from the rest of humanity. Telepathic Xavier (Patrick Stewart), half-metal half-man Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), Storm (Halle Berry) and the other mutants must band together against the villainous Magneto (Ian McKellen) who schemes to take over the world. - Director:
- Bryan Singer
- Cast:
- Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden
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Memories of Murder (2003)Salin ui Chu-eok
In 1986 Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, after two women are found raped and murdered, Seoul detective Seo Tae-yoon (Sang-kyung Kim) is brought in to help local detective Park Doo-man (Kang-ho Song) with the investigation. As more bodies are found, the pair realise they have a serial killer on their hands. Inspired by true events, Bong Joon Ho's sophomore feature blends true-crime with social satire and even comedy is his typically masterful fashion. - Director:
- Joon-Ho Bong
- Cast:
- Kang-ho Song, Sang-kyung Kim, Roe-ha Kim
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