machotrouts's - Rented List

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Brian De Palma's 'The Untouchables' is a must-see masterpiece - a glorious, fierce, larger-than-life depiction of the mob warlord who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago...and the law enforcer who vowed to bring him down.

This classic confrontation between good and evil stars Kevin Costner as federal agent Eliot Ness, Robert De Niro as gangland kingpin Al Capone and Sean Connery as Malone, the cop who teaches Ness how to beat the mob: shoot fast and shoot first.

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He's a defiant rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore's tracks. She's a privileged dancer for an elite performing arts school... Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum) is on a road to nowhere until he meets Nora Clarke (Jenna Dewan) during community service at Maryland School of Arts.

Nora is the school dance prodigy and when her future hangs in the balance, she takes a chance on Tyler, a gifted yet troubled street dancer. Their worlds couldn't be more different but when they dance, the sparks between them fly. When Tyler's past lures him, back to the street, both their futures are in jeopardy. Tyler must choose between Nora and a new future or loyalty to his friends...will Tyler step up to the challenge? Step Up is an exhilarating hip-hop-fuelled fairy tale about making your one shot at an improbable dream come true.

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Originally released in 1902, this legendary 16-minute film is widely considered to be one of the most important works in film history. Created just six years after the invention of cinema this is where narrative cinema truly began.

George Melies' masterpiece features six members of the Astronomers' Club, fired into space by a giant cannon, on a strange and wonderful journey to the moon to meet its inhabitants. The colour version of A Trip to the Moon, hand-painted frame by frame, was considered lost for many years, until a print, in a desperate condition, was found in Spain in 1993. It is this version which has been meticulously restored by Lobster Films, the Groupama Gan Foundation for Cinema and the Technicolor Foundation for Cinema Heritage - one of the most sophisticated and expensive restorations in the history of cinema. The luminous resulting film is accompanied by a new original soundtrack by French duo AIR. Accompanying the film is an hour long documentary, The Extraordinary Voyage, detailing the restoration process and featuring words from esteemed directors such as Michel Gondry, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Costa-Gavras and Michel Hazanavicius.

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Since its premiere in 1922, Benjamin Christensen's exploration of the role of superstition in medieval minds has caused an outrage and protest from both the general public and religious groups.

Dramatizing satanic activates and rituals including the ways in which suspected witches were tortured and killed, Haxan is a deliriously imaginative masterpiece. Not until its re-release in 1941 did the director earn belated fame and respect - proof that this genre-defying 'documentary' was far ahead of its time. In 1968, the film won further praise and a whole new audience when it was re-released with a William Burroughs narration, under the title Witchcraft through the Ages.

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Walt Disney's beloved classic Pinocchio reminds us all that dreams really do come true...

and never more brilliantly than in this restored and remastered Special Edition of the timeless tale that makes every Disney collection complete! It is the little wooden puppet's greatest wish to become a real boy. But first he must prove himself worthy, so with the help of his Cricket conscience, Jiminy, Pinocchio promises to be brave, loyal and honest. Unfortunately, when he breaks his promises and his nose begins to grow and grow and grow - it leads to a challenging test of his true character.

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Tucker (Alan Tudyk) and Dale (Tyler Labine), are two best friends who are taking a break at their dilapidated mountain house. However, their peace is soon disturbed by the arrival of a group of obnoxious college kids.

When one of the students (Katrina Bowden), gets separated from her friends, the boys try to lend a hand, only to be mistaken for a pair of murderous backwoods hillbillies intent on killing everything in their path! As they try to put things right, the misunderstanding grows, as does the body count...

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Eva (Swinton) puts her ambitions and career aside to give birth to Kevin, but the relationship between mother and son is difficult from the very first years.

When Kevin is 15, he does something irrational and unforgivable in the eyes of the community, leaving Eva grappling with her own feelings of grief and responsibility. Did she ever love her son? And how much of what Kevin did was her fault?

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"Rolling Stone: Life and Death of Brian Jones" is the first documentary to be produced about the founder and original leader of The Rolling Stones.

In the mid 60's, Brian Jones emerged as the face and poster boy of the Bohemian Swingin' London scene, topping the charts with The Rolling Stones and dating model/actress Anita Pallenberg. However, his excessive lifestyle and his reputation as 'the original bad boy of Rock and Roll' was to cost him dearly. As the scene descended into the acid ridden year of 1967 so did Brian. Targeted by the authorities and media, he spiralled out of control losing both Anita and the respect of the Stones. Two years later, Brian was found at the bottom of his swimming pool, the verdict: death by misadventure. During the last 50 years many theories have emerged, claiming that Brian was murdered and that it was covered up at high level, as this film discovers the evidence for this is extremely compelling.

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Flipping back and forth between the 18th Century and the hapless efforts of 21st Century film makes, A Cock and Bull story is an unorthodox adaptation of the English literary masterpiece, The life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, written by Laurence Sterne.

The story begins with Tristram Shandy (Steve Coogan) narrating his life story as he sees it. Crammed with literary jokes and dark humour, Shandy's warped childhood tales are constantly interrupted by his family and household, inadvertently revealing far more about himself than any conventional autobiography. A clever, post-modern take on the construction of a film, from an intricate, hilariously complex autobiographical novel.

Wealthy Frederick Loren and his wife invite five people to spend a night in a haunted house. Whoever manages the feat will receive $10,000, but collecting the money isn't as easy as it seems...

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Based on actual events, this mesmerising thriller with an all-star cast tells the twisted tale of the FBI’s most notorious double agent, Robert Hanssen (Chris Cooper).

When rookie Eric O’Neill (Ryan Phillippe) is assigned to spy on Hanssen, he learns that the devout family man is obsessed with pornography. But, as O’Neill explores more of Hanssen’s covert world, it becomes clear that the stakes are higher, the crimes are more serious, and the betrayal is much deeper than O’Neill could have imagined.

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Eric's new in the neighbourhood, MAC's new on the planet... Mac is the Mysterious Alien Creature that finds himself accidentally sucked up by a space probe and brought back to Earth with his family.

When they become separated Mac heads off to discover this new planet with hilarious results and finds a new friend in 10 year old Eric.

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Tarzan The Ape Man
"Me Tarzan, you Jane" - The immortal words spoken by Tarzan the Ape Man, as he wins the lady Jane. And when Cheeta made three, the treetop trio won the whole country. As the father of all jungle adventures, Tarzan, The Ape Man, remains the greatest thriller of all time.

Tarzan Escapes
One of the best of the classic series, "Tarzan Escapes" is packed with man-eating excitement, human treachery and jungle love. Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sulivan star in this daring story of adventure, set deep in the darkest heart of Africa.

A bewildered astronaut (Charlton Heston) crash-lands on a strange planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport.

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Everyone knows the story of Little Red Riding Hood… or so they think. No one has ever seen their favourite fairy tale quite like this – turned upside-down, inside-out and reinvented with the latest computer animation as a comedy caper that will have the whole family in stitches.

At last, we can all discover the real story behind the legend – how little Red, Granny, the Woodsman and the Wolf were all suspects in the crime that rocked the fairy tale world. You thought you knew them well, but none of these fairy tale characters are quite what they seem. How sweet and innocent is Red really? Is the Wolf as big and bad as you always imagined?