machotrouts's - Rented List
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A box-office sensation in France, comic star Jean Dujardin stars as secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, a.k.a. OSS 117 who in the tradition of Maxwell Smart and Inspector Clouseau somehow succeeds in spite of his ineptitude. After a fellow agent and close friend is murdered, Hubert is ordered to take his place at the head of a poultry firm in Cairo. This is to be his cover while he investigates Jack’s death, monitors the Suez Canal, checks up on the Brits and Soviets, burnishes France’s reputation, quells a fundamentalist rebellion and brokers peace in the Middle East. A blithe and witty send-up not only of spy films of that era and the suave secret agent figure but also neo-colonialism, ethnocentrism and the very idea of Western covert action in the Middle East - Director:
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Cast:
- Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, Aure Atika
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In 1961, Kempton Bunton (Jim Broadbent), a 60 year old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly - he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge - Kempton had spun a web of lies. The only truth was that he was a good man, determined to change the world and save his marriage - how and why he used the Duke to achieve that is a wonderfully uplifting tale. - Director:
- Roger Michell
- Cast:
- Jim Broadbent, Heather Craney, Stephen Rashbrook
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Morecambe And Wise: That Riviera Touch (1966)Playas de la Riviera
The duo star as a pair of traffic wardens who decide to go on holiday to the South of France after a mix-up with a member of the Royal Family. They set off in a vintage car but are spotted by a gang of jewel thieves who see an opportunity to Eric and Ernie as the perfect cover for their smuggling operation. As soon as the two settle into their villa, a rival gang begins to stalk them. Eric and Ernie must foil all the crooks who become most anxious when Eric wins in the casino and plans to buy a new car! - Director:
- Cliff Owen
- Cast:
- Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Suzanne Lloyd
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Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)Doctor Goldfoot and his Bikini Machine
The dastardly Dr. Goldfoot (Vincent Price) and his sidekick, Igor (Jack Mullaney), build a machine that mass-produces an army of bikini-clad beauties. Goldfoot programs the vixens to seduce the wealthiest men alive and convince them to sign their fortunes over to him so that he may take over the world! The manufactured women begin to succeed and one robot (Susan Hart) is sent to coax multimillionaire Todd Armstrong (Dwayne Hickman) into handing over his wealth. Hot on her tail is government spy Craig Gamble (Frankie Avalon), as he attempts to take down her and the other femme fatales and bring Goldfoot's plan to a screeching halt. But is the spy immune to her charms? - Director:
- Norman Taurog
- Cast:
- Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman
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Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the arch villain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.
Episodes Comprise:
11. The Dead Man Returns
12. Horror on the Highway13. Skyscraper Plunge
14. The Scarab Strikes
15. The Toll of Doom- Director:
- Elmer Clifton
- Cast:
- Dick Purcell, Lorna Gray, Lionel Atwill
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Something mysterious is leaving a path of destruction in the streets of 1926 New York, threatening to expose the wizarding community. Newt Scamander arrives in the city nearing the end of a global excursion to research and rescue magical creatures. When unsuspecting No-Maj Jacob Kowalski inadvertently lets some of Newt's beasts loose, a band of unlikely heroes must recover the missing beasts before they come to harm, but their mission puts them on a collision course with Dark forces. - Director:
- David Yates
- Cast:
- Eddie Redmayne, Scott Goldman, Katherine Waterston
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Romantic thriller in which murdered yuppie banker Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) returns to Earth as a ghost to solve his own murder and protect his grief-stricken wife Molly (Demi Moore). As he cannot communicate directly with his wife, he turns to fake medium Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) for help. Nobody is more shocked than Oda Mae to discover she has the genuine power to contact the dead. Includes the famous, much-parodied midnight pottery sequence. - Director:
- Jerry Zucker
- Cast:
- Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg
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Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the arch villain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.
Episodes Comprise:
6. Vault of Vengeance
7. Wholesale Destruction8. Cremation in the Clouds
9. Triple Tragedy
10. The Avenging Corpse- Director:
- Elmer Clifton
- Cast:
- Dick Purcell, Lorna Gray, Lionel Atwill
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Blade Runner (1982)Blade Runner: The Final Cut / Dangerous Days / Bladerunner
Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st century Los Angeles. He's a "Blade Runner" stalking genetically made criminal replicants. His assignment: kill them. Their crime: wanting to be human. A visual stunner, remastered for improved home presentation, director Ridley Scott's vision of this sci-fi cinema classic intriguingly differs from what 1982 moviegoers saw. This version omits Deckard's voiceover narration, develops in greater detail the romance between Deckard and Rachael (Sean Young) and removes the "uplifting" finale. Most intriguing of all is a newly included unicorn vision that suggests Deckard may be a humanoid. The result is a heightened emotional impact a great film made greater. - Director:
- Ridley Scott
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young
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Superhero Captain America (Dick Purcell) battles the evil forces of the arch villain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.
Episodes Comprise:
1. The Purple Death
2. Mechanical Executioner3. Scarlet Shroud
4. Preview of Murder
5. Blade of Wrath- Director:
- Elmer Clifton
- Cast:
- Dick Purcell, Lorna Gray, Lionel Atwill
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The Point Men (2001)The Point Men (En el punto de mira)
Tony Eckhart (Christopher Lambert), a Secret Service Agent, must hunt down and kill Amar (Vincent Regan), who threatens to disrupt the peace process in the Middle East. However, the operation goes terribly wrong when Tony's partner kills the man who everyone believes to be Amar, but is in fact the wrong man. Demoted to a desk job, Tony is the only one who knows that Amar is really still alive. And Amar has a personal vendetta of his own. Having undergone radical plastic surgery and unrecognisable in his new appearance, Amar tracks down and systematically kills Tony's former team members. Tony decides to take things into his own hands by hunting down "the Houdini of international terrorism" once and for all. Based on actual events, this is an intricate and violent game of cat and mouse between super spies. - Director:
- John Glen
- Cast:
- Christopher Lambert, Kerry Fox, Vincent Regan
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Disturbing footage has recently been uncovered by the police in the search for three missing flatmates. Every day sees the strangest items going up for sale on eBay, but few items have caused as much intrigue as one simple looking mirror, sworn by its former owners to be haunted. For Matt, Steve and Gemma, it's too tempting an offer to miss, especially when the well-known, myth-busting James Randi Foundation is offering a One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge reward for any solid proof of supernatural activity. Hoping to get things going 'bump in the night', the three friends welcome the mirror into their lives, setting up round the clock cameras in an effort to capture something scary and get rich. But their desire to win comes at a dreadful price, blinding them fatefully to evil forces which, little by little, take terrifying control. - Director:
- Edward Boase
- Cast:
- Jemma Dallender, Joshua Dickinson, Nate Fallows
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Deliverance (1972)Amarga pesadilla
Four ordinary men in two canoes navigate a river they only know as a line on a map, taking on a wilderness they only think they understand. Deliverance, written by James Dickey based on his novel, surges with the urgency of masterful storytelling, like Georgia's Chattooga River along which it was shot. Equally masterful is the portrayal of each man's change of character under stress, harrowingly enacted by award winners Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox. Director John Boorman sets us on the knife-edge of survival - and draws us in with the irresistible force of a raging current. - Director:
- John Boorman
- Cast:
- Jon Voight., Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty
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