john-t's - Rented List
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King of Thieves (2018)The Over the Hill Mob
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. - Director:
- Jamie Marsh
- Cast:
- Michael Caine, Michael Gambon, Charlie Cox
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Tales from Earthsea (2006)Gedo senki
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. - Director:
- Goro Miyazaki
- Cast:
- Timothy Dalton, Willem Dafoe, Mariska Hargitay
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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. - Director:
- Debra Granik
- Cast:
- Thomasin McKenzie-Harcourt, Ben Foster, Jeffery Rifflard
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The Joy Luck Club (1993)El Club de la Buena Estrella
'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. - Director:
- Wayne Wang
- Cast:
- Tamlyn Tomita, Rosalind Chao, Kieu Chinh
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Bros: After the Screaming Stops (2018)After the Screaming Stops
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. - Director:
- Joe Pearlman
- Cast:
- Luke Goss, Matt Goss
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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. - Director:
- Peter Anthony
- Cast:
- Stanislav Petrov, Kevin Costner, Sergey Shnyryov
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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. - Director:
- Darren Aronofsky
- Cast:
- Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Sean Patrick Thomas
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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. - Director:
- John Carroll Lynch
- Cast:
- Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Ron Livingston
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Steamboy (2004)Suchîmubôi
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. - Director:
- Katsuhiro Ôtomo
- Cast:
- Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Alfred Molina
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Director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for the riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. A visceral, intimate account told from Armstrong's perspective and based on the book by James R. Hansen, the film explores the triumphs and the cost on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues, and the nation itself for one of the most dangerous missions in history. - Director:
- Damien Chazelle
- Cast:
- Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke
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Cold War (2018)Zimna Wojna
In the ruins of post-war Poland, Wiktor (Tomasz Kot) and Zula (Joanna Kulig) fall deeply, obsessively and destructively in love. As performing musicians forced to play into the Soviet propaganda machine, they dream of escaping to the creative freedom of the West. But one day, as they spot their chance to make a break for Paris, both make a split decision that will mark their lives forever. Pawel Pawlikowski follows his Oscar-winning 'Ida' with the stunning 'Cold War', an epic romance set against the backdrop of Europe after World War II. Sumptuously shot in luminous black and white, it spans decades and nations to tell a love story that is as tragic as it is moving, and as transportive as it is honest. - Director:
- Pawel Pawlikowski
- Cast:
- Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc
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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)Untitled Freddie Mercury Biopic
Bohemian Rhapsody is an enthralling celebration of Queen, their music, and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek), who defied stereotypes and convention to become one of history's most beloved entertainers. Following Queen's meteoric rise, their revolutionary sound and Freddie's solo career, the film also chronicles the band's reunion, and one of the greatest performances in rock history. - Director:
- Bryan Singer
- Cast:
- Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee
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Marking the centenary of the First World War, the internationally renowned director Peter Jackson (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogies) uses the voices of the veterans combined with original archival footage to bring to life the reality of war on the front line for a whole new generation. Footage has been colourised and transformed with modern production techniques to present never before seen detail. - Director:
- Peter Jackson
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As Hitler's forces storm across the European landscape and close in on the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman) is elected the new Prime Minister. With his party questioning his every move, and King George VI (Ben Mendelsohn) sceptical of his new political leader, it is up to Churchill to lead his nation and protect them from the most dangerous threat ever seen. - Director:
- Joe Wright
- Cast:
- Gary Oldman, David Strathairn, Kristin Scott-Thomas
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Film / Notfilm (2015)Notfilm: A Kino-Essay by Ross Lipman
Film, Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett's lone work for projected cinema, is a beguiling experimental short film in which a probing camera pursues a character named "O", played by silent screen legend Buster Keaton. In his Kino-Essay, 'Notfilm', Ross Lipman explores the history surrounding the production of 'Film'. Citing the work of Bufiuel, Vertov, Vigo and Eisenstein, and featuring interviews with cinematographer Haskell Wexler, Billie Whitelaw, producer Barney Rosset and others, 'Notfilm' examines Film's genesis, production, themes, and philosophical implications. - Director:
- Ross Lipman
- Cast:
- Kevin Brownlow, Ross Lipman, Judith Douw
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