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Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a 'Little Women' that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author's alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig's take, the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women each determined to live life on their own terms - is both timeless and timely. Portraying Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth March, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, with Timothee Chalamet as their neighbour Laurie, Laura Dern as Marmee, and Meryl Streep as Aunt March. - Director:
- Greta Gerwig
- Cast:
- Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh
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Emma (2020)Emma.
Jane Austen's beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending, is reimagined in this delicious new film adaptation of 'Emma'. Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse (Anya Taylor-Joy) is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along. - Director:
- Autumn DeWilde
- Cast:
- Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Mia Goth
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Alison Brie stars as Lucy, a teacher romantically pursued by every red-blooded male - but she wants to save herself for 'true love'. Thinking she has found it in married, football coach, Clint Coburn (Colin Hanks) Lucy decides to tell Clint she loves him. But at that moment Clint falls down a hole which miraculously appears in Lucy's floor. Enter Rydell Whyte (Justin Chatwin) searching for the vanished Clint leading to a series of bizarre events that prove that life is No Stranger than Love... - Director:
- Nick Wernham
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- Alison Brie, Justin Chatwin, Colin Hanks
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When Mary's boyfriend Ted (Ray Galletti) invites her out to a fancy restaurant, she's convinced he's going to pop the question. But instead of getting hitched, Mary (Katherine Barrell) gets dumped. To cheer her up, Mary's friends take her to see a psychic who casts a spell to reconnect Mary with her ex-boyfriend. The only problem is...Mary didn't say which one. She bumps into her college boyfriend Patrick (André Bharti), and despite feeling he's completely wrong for her, she slowly falls for him again. Ted soon realizes his mistake and wants Mary back. Mary is torn between her two exes: Mr. Right on paper, and Mr. Right for her. - Director:
- Nathaniel Warsh
- Cast:
- André Bharti, Katherine Barrell, Ray Galletti
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Ruth (Sonja Bennett) is thirty-five years old. She no longer has anything in common with her friends, all of whom are at various stages of pregnancy or parenthood and are openly critical of her wild lifestyle. After her drunken behaviour at a friend's baby shower, she is promptly and unceremoniously de-friended. When Ruth's sister Hillary-their Dad's favoured daughter - announces she is trying to have a baby, Ruth spontaneously (and falsely) blurts out that she is already pregnant. The situation gets worse when Ruth enlists the help of a co-worker, Pedro (Danny Trejo), who knows the truth but is prepared to back her story if she helps him keep his job. A sharply-written and entertaining comedic tale with enormous spirit and heart, "Preggoland" is a hilarious look at our societal obsession with babies and pregnancy, and what happens when it's finally time to grow up. - Director:
- Jacob Tierney
- Cast:
- James Caan, Danny Trejo, Jared Keeso
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Despite being ridiculed by the scientific establishment, the determined Fawcett - supported by his devoted wife (Sienna Miller), son (Tom Holland) and aide-de-camp (Robert Pattinson) - returns to his beloved jungle in an attempt to prove his case, culminating in his mysterious disappearance in 1925. An epic tale of courage and passion, 'The Lost City of Z' is a stirring tribute to the exploratory spirit and a conflicted adventurer driven to the verge of obsession. - Director:
- James Gray
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- Charlie Hunnam, Barnaby Edwards, Robert Pattinson
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Eight year old Anthony (Jaeden Lieberher) is somewhat uneasy about spending the weekend with his down-on-his-luck carpenter dad Walt (Clive Owen), while his mum Bonnie (Maria Bello) and her new husband Kyle go on a retreat. Walt is just as uneasy about spending time with his son, especially since their first day together is a series of characteristically unfortunate events, including his truck breaking down, his landlord locking him out of the house, and the theft of his toolbox, which he needs for an upcoming job. As Walt and Anthony set about finding the guy who stole the tools, they begin to discover a true connection with each other. - Director:
- Bob Nelson
- Cast:
- Clive Owen, Jaeden Lieberher, Maria Bello
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Frankie (2019)A Family Vacation
Unfolding over the course of a late summer's day in the stunningly beautiful Portuguese town of Sintra, the wonderful new film from acclaimed director Ira Sachs follows a family that has gathered for a holiday organised by family matriarch Frankie (Isabelle Huppert). In this fairy tale setting, husbands and wives, parents and children, friends and lovers - all stirred by their romantic impulses - discover both the cracks between them but also unexpected depths of feeling. - Director:
- Ira Sachs
- Cast:
- Isabelle Huppert, Sennia Nenua, Ariyon Bakare
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Willem Dafoe stars in a career defining performance as a reluctant father figure to the residents of a motel set against the backdrop of a Disneyland resort. From critically acclaimed director Sean Baker (Tangerine) 'The Florida Project' is a wonderful film about the innocence of childhood and the social divide that often touches all sides of humanity. - Director:
- Sean Baker
- Cast:
- Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Willem Dafoe
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Award-winning director Kelly Reichardt (Meek's Cutoff, Wendy and Lucy) returns with the eagerly awaited 'First Cow', a gripping and glorious story of friendship, petty crime and the pursuit of the American dream on the harsh frontier of the Pacific Northwest. In 1820's Oregon, two loners team up to seek their fortune through a scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner's prized Jersey cow - the first, and only, in the territory. A true masterpiece from one of the great modern American filmmakers. - Director:
- Kelly Reichardt
- Cast:
- Alia Shawkat, John Magaro, Dylan Smith
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)You Are My Friend / I'm Proud of You
Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood', a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys) is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love and forgiveness from America's most beloved neighbour. - Director:
- Marielle Heller
- Cast:
- Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper
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Following the closure of a gypsum mine in the Nevada town she calls home, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road in this "exquisite film" (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal). Exploring an unconventional life as a modern-day nomad, Fern discovers a resilience and resourcefulness unlike any she's known before long the way, she meets other nomads who become mentors in the vast landscape of the American West. - Director:
- Chloé Zhao
- Cast:
- Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May
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Le Mans '66 (2019)Ford v Ferrari
Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in a film based on the remarkable true story about Ford Motor Company's attempt to create the world's fastest car. American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles (Bale) together battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car and take on Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966. - Director:
- James Mangold
- Cast:
- Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal
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From the makers of the BAFTA award-winning Britain At War In Colour, comes this major historical series reliving the story of the British Empire, for its rulers and the ruled. Original colour film, much of it previously unseen, plus personal letters and diaries, capture the complexities and contradictions of life in the Empire. A little over 100 years ago, Britain ruled almost half the people on earth. Britain was the most powerful nation in the world. Throughout the 20th century, the experience of Empire shaped the culture and identity of Britain and its former colonies and dominions around the globe. -
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)Hitman's Bodyguard 2
The world's most lethal odd couple - bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) and hitman Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) - are back. Still unlicensed, Bryce is forced into action by Darius's wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid (Salma Hayek). As Bryce is driven over the edge by volatlile spouses, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman (Antonio Banderas). Joining in the fun and deadly mayhem is Morgan Freeman as...well, you'll have to see. - Director:
- Patrick Hughes
- Cast:
- Ryan Reynolds, Mariana Hill, Samuel L. Jackson
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