machotrouts's - Rented List

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Set in 1920's Ireland, Gypo Nolan is desperate, he is broke, hopeless and in love with a prostitute, Katie Maddon. The future looks decidedly dreary. An advertisement in a steamship window that guarantees passage to America for £10 attracts his attention.

Recollecting that the English are promising a £20 reward for the capture of Irish rebel Wallace Ford, Gypo turns him in. With his new found wealth Gypo begins to draw attention from the other Irish Rebels who suspect him to be the informer. After his capture by the rebels, Gypo tries to escape but is shot as he staggers into a church where he finds Ford's mother praying. As he lies dying she forgives him for her son's death.

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Stakes are high in an explosive trial when the widow of a gun massacre victim sues the gun's manufacturer. With millions of dollars in the balance, an unscrupulous jury consultant, (Gene Hackman), will spare no expense to ensure the chosen jury remains sympathetic to his client.

Tension mounts and tables are turned as it comes to light that the jury is being manipulated by one of its own, (John Cusack). This is a case where those involved will do just about anything to win.

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Behind the Scenes

Here is the behind the scenes story of the making of the science fiction thriller, Westworld. This special edition program lets you behind the camera to watch the cast and crew prepare for the filming of this hit 1973 film about robots rebelling against humans at a futuristic amusement park. Yul Brynner and writer-director Michael Crichton are interviewed. Crichton later penned the novel about another amusement park run amuck: Jurassic Park. Also included: Robots, a profile of artificial beings in the movies hosted by horror star Christopher Lee. Plus! A filmography profile of Yul Brynner, who played the Gunslinger in Westworld.
Show 2: Robots
Robots have a special place in Hollywood science fiction films, whether as automated helpers and pals, or mechanical monstrosities on a rampage. You can directly access original theatrical trailers about robots. Also included: rare newsreel footage of robots in action.

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Proving John Carpenter's maxim that "You can't kill the boogeyman", this second installment in the blockbusting Halloween series picks up exactly from where the original movie ended. It is still Halloween night 1978, and despite Dr.

Loomis' best efforts, Michael Myers (aka The Shape) is still at large in the sleepy town of Haddonfield - Illinois. Having failed to kill Laurie Strodes (Jamie Lee Curtis) the seemingly indestructable Myers pursues her to the Haddonfield Clinic, where she has been sent to recover from her injuries. Michael then continues his murderous spree until he finally confronts Laurie and we learn the horrifying truth behind his motives.

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Criminal on the run, Marion Crane (Anne Heche) takes refuge at the motel operated by Norman Bates (Vince Vaughn) - a troubled man whose victims encounter a grisly fate at the hands of his "mother".

Marion soon becomes the next victim and her disappearance prompts inquiries from her sister (Julianne Moore) and private investigator (William H. Macy). They both soon discover the morbid bond linking Norman to his mysterious "mother" at the Bates Motel.

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Paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) joins a Norwegian scientific team in Antarctica that has discovered an extraterrestrial ship buried in the ice, and an organism that seems to have died in the crash.

When an experiment frees the alien, a shape-shifting creature with the ability to turn itself into a perfect replica of any living being, Kate must join the crew's pilot, Carter (Joel Edgerton), to keep it from killing them off one at a time. Paranoia soon spreads like an epidemic as they're infected, one by one, and a thrilling race for survival begins...

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Re-discover the timeless story of Peter Pan as you've never seen it before and be swept off your feet to a Neverland you'd never dreamt possible. Join the boy who wouldn't grow up and Wendy, the girl who is told she has to, in their adventure against Captain Hook and his pirate crew.

Follow Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, giant crocodiles and other fantastic creatures to a world where anything is possible... and where dreams and imagination have a power all of their own.

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Having retired from his position as head of the Green Manors Mental Asylum, Dr. Murchison (Leo G. Carroll) assigns famous psychiatrist Dr. Edwards (Gregory Peck) as his replacement. Dr. Edwards becomes attracted to the beautiful but cold Dr.

Constance Petersen (Ingrid Bergman) who soon realises that he is in fact a paranoid amnesiac impostor. She sets out to cure him whilst solving the mystery of what happened to the real Dr. Edwards...

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Alfie is not really a bad sort. It's just that he has this overwhelming desire for the opposite sex. You might say that "birds" are irresistible to him, sort of second nature. With Michael Caine in the title role. Alfie is a ribald and wild comedy, filled with sex and sin.

For those who want to be entertained, Alfie is charming, delightful and quick-moving. For those who want more, there is, beneath the surface, a lingering tragedy, simply and poignantly told about the taker and the taken.

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After the Civil War, ranch owner Thomas Dunson (John Wayne) leads a drive of ten thousand cattle out of an impoverished Texas to the richer markets of Missouri, alongside his adopted son Matthew Garth (Montgomery Clift) and a team of ranch hands.

As the conditions worsen, and Dunson's control over his cattlemen gets ever more merciless, a rebellion begins to grow within the travelling party.

In this bawdy romp of a film, Robin Askwith stars as Timothy Lea, a recent recruit in the window cleaning business. The laddish young hero soon finds himself "getting a lot more" than he expected as he learns the "ins and outs" of his new trade!

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In the spirit of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films transport you to the mystical lands of Persia for this wildly entertaining, epic action-adventure.

It's a race against time when a rogue prince (Jake Gyllenhaal) reluctantly teams up with a rival princess (Gemma Arterton) to safeguard a magical dagger that gives its possessor the power to reverse time and rule the world. Filled with death-defying escapes and unexpected twists at every turn - Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time is a fun-filled adventure that will keep your pulse pounding long after the credits end.

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Brooklyn teenager Izzy Daniels is training to become a boxing champ - because it's his dad's dream. Yet, intrigued by the cool moves involved in Double Dutch, he agrees to help out his neighbour Mary (Keke Palmer) when shee needs a fourth member on her jump rope team.

The sport takes more talent and teamwork than Izzy expected, but along the way, he learns it's more important to follow his own heart.