john-t's - Rented List

Melissa McCarthy is masterful in the captivating account - based on a true story - of a down-and-out writer who resorts to lies, deceit and outright crime to get back on top.

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'Florence Foster Jenkins' is the inspirational true story of a woman who followed her dream and lit up the lives of all who came to know her. A passionate amateur, Florence aspired to be a great singer.

Although she could barely hold a tune, her devoted husband and friends delighted in the joy of her performances and protected her from the ridicule of strangers. But when Florence decided to give a public concert to 3,000 people at Carnegie Hall, her husband knew he faced an impossible challenge.

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"Stan and Ollie" tells the untold story of the world's greatest comedy act - Laurel and Hardy - with exceptional performances from Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly. In the twilight of their careers and facing an uncertain future, Laurel and Hardy set out on a tour of Great Britain and Ireland.

After an inauspicious beginning their friendship and performances shine through, making each other and their audiences laugh whilst winning the love and affection of legions of adoring fans.

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Bitten by the 'Moonbug', photographer Steve Pyke sets out on a journey across America in his search to meet and photograph the Apollo space pioneers. A journey in which he was to meet the adventurers, risk takers and dreamers who were behind one of the most historic endeavours of our time.

'Moonbug' explores the experiences of the science-fiction dream come true with the astronauts who made the bold step. From living rooms and moonscape deserts, to Cape Canaveral, Steve captures these pioneers in frank, revealing portraits, while unraveling their very personal and divergent memories. Pyke shares intimate moments with his subjects and their frank accounts of the risk-taking, monumental journey. 'Moonbug' is as much an exploration of memory and perception and the documentation of time as it is space. The engaging, articulate astronauts offer philosophical insights into the motivations behind their participation and the bigger picture: how we understand and perceive the universe, where we fit in among these 'signposts of history' and the vulnerability of our lonely planet. With rare archive footage and an original score by Matt Johnson and The The, 'Moonbug' is both a photographic road trip and an exploration of how photographs become signposts for history.

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The official documentary about maverick Manchester comedian Frank Sidebottom, and the life and art of his hidden creator Chris Sievey.

Frank Sidebottom, remembered fondly as the man with the papier-mache head, was the court jester of the Manchester music and comedy scene for over 25 years, but only a privileged few knew the man inside. 'Being Frank' tells a twisted tale of split personalities - a suburban superhero with a fanatical desire to preserve the myth he created, and eventually having to battle against being consumed by his alter ego.

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Charming comedy about the mostly true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) - from his daring prison escape at age 70 to an unprecedented string of bank heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.

Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who is captivated by Forrest's commitment to his craft, and jewel (Sissy Spacek), the woman who loves him despite his criminal ways.

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Directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh, 'King of Thieves' is the incredible true story of the spectacular Hatton Garden diamond heist - the biggest and most daring in British history.

The astonishing heist pulled off by a crew of retired crooks begins as a nostalgic last hurrah but quickly becomes brutal when greed and backstabbing take over.

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Goro Miyazaki's debut feature as director, 'Tales from Earthsea' is an epic adventure, adapted from the much-loved series of novels by Ursula K. Le Guin.

It tells the story of Ged (voiced in English by Timothy Dalton), the most powerful wizard in Earthsea, and his attempts to protect Prince Arren (Matt Kevin) from the evil machinations of rival wizard Cob (William Dafoe). Together with Therru, a young girl he rescued from slave takers, Arren must unite with Ged to defeat Cob and return balance to their world.

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Based on Peter Rock's novel 'My Abandonment', 'Leave No Trace' revolves around a teenage girl (Thomasin McKenzie) and her father (Ben Foster) who have lived undetected for years in Forest Park, a vast wood on the edge of Portland, Oregon.

A chance encounter leads to their discovery and removal from the park and into the charge of a social service agency. They try to adapt to their new surroundings until a sudden decision sets them on a perilous journey into the wilderness seeking complete independence and forcing them to confront their conflicting desire to be part of a community or a fierce need to live apart.

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'The Joy Luck Club' tells the epic story of four families whose extraordinary lives are filled with joy and heartbreak, richness and magic.

From the war-torn fields of early-century China to the streets of modern-day San Francisco, the hopes, dreams and triumphs of two generations are revealed through the startling events that shaped their lives.

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In the 1980's, "Bros" were one of the biggest bands in the world - for 15 minutes. Having sold out stadiums around the world, they were the youngest to this day to play Wembley and their 'Push' album went to Number 1 in over 20 countries, selling 10 million copies worldwide.

The rise and fall of Bros was meteoric. This film charts twins Matt and Luke Goss's reunion 28 years on, having hardly spoken and not played together since their split. With an incredibly fractured relationship and only 3 weeks to go until sell-out gigs at The O2 London, will they be able to put their history aside and come together as brothers to play the show of their lives? A raw and emotional look into the aftermath of fame and the re-connection between two twins torn apart by their past.

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September 26th 1983 - the cold war-era Soviet missile detection system flags five incoming missiles from the United States. Protocol dictates an immediate response, and the firing of retaliatory nuclear warheads, before it is too late.

"The Man Who Saved the World" is the astonishing true story of Lt. Colonel Stanislav E. Petrov, the man, who, for a few short minutes, held the fate of the world in his hands, as he decided whether to authorise a Soviet strike back, or to follow his instinct and wait, risking the wrath of his superiors, and the future of his nation... Ten years in the making, it is the remarkable story of an everyman hero, and the amazing secret Petrov kept to himself for more than a decade. He humbly asserts he was merely "in the right place at the right time", but, this film demonstrates that rarely has a single decision made by one man had such a profound effect on the modern world.

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In this epic sci-fi tale, which spans more than a thousand years, cult director Darren Aronofsky explores the age old question "what if you could live forever?" Hugh Jackman stars as Tome Creo a man torn between three parallel lives faced with the ultimate struggle - to save the life of Izzi

(Rachel Weisz) the woman he loves. Merging fantasy and science fiction in a unique way, Darren Aronofsky's visually ground breaking story addresses mans eternal struggle with mortality.

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"Lucky" follows the spiritual journey of Harry Dean Stanton's character 'Lucky', a cantankerous, self-reliant 90 year old atheist, and the quirky characters that inhabit the Arizona town where he lives.

Having out-lived and out-smoked all of his contemporaries, the fiercely independent Lucky finds himself at the precipice of life, thrust into a journey of self-exploration, leading towards that which is so often unattainable: enlightenment. Released in the US just days after Stanton's death at age 91, 'Lucky', is at once a love letter to the life and career of Harry Dean Stanton as well as a meditation on mortality, loneliness, spirituality, and human connection.

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From the Director of 'Akira' comes 'Steamboy', the most expensive Japanese anime production ever.

A retro science-fiction epic set in Victorian England, Steamboy features an inventor prodigy named Ray Steam who receives a mysterious metal ball containing a new form of energy capable of powering an entire nation. This young boy must use it to fight evil, redeem his family, and save London from destruction. 'Steamboy' is brought to life with an outstanding ensemble voice-over cast including Anna Paquin, Alfred Molina and Patrick Stewart.