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What do you get when you throw an outrageous Drag Queen, her bestie, a smoking hot gigolo and a porn star in to a blender? The most hilarious, sexiest, Aussie film since 'Priscilla' of course! 'The Winner Takes It All' sees drag megastar Maxi Shield embark on a crass crusade of revenge after her

best friend finds her super hot, maybe not so straight (ok, he's super gay), husband cheating on her. What follows can only be described as the most insane, hysterical and unashamedly steamy saga ever set to celluloid!

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Lock, Stock and Snatch superstar Vinnie Jones teams up with premiere acting veteran Keith Allen for British true crime thriller 'Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins', a brutal account of how real-life, hard-as-nails Falklands War veteran Tony Tucker came to be involved in one of the most notorious

gangland murders in British history. As well as Jones, outstanding as fearsome doorman Bernard O'Mahoney, and Allen as formidable nightclub owner Dave Simms, the film features some of the cream of the crop of home-grown actors including Craig Fairbrass returning as notorious drug-dealer Pat Tate, Terry Stone back as Tony Tucker, P.H.Moriarty, Billy Murray, Michelle Collins, George Russo, the brilliant Roland Manookian, and genius cameos from reality TV royalty Chris Hughes and the late, great Heavy D. Jam-packed with foul-mouthed and often hilarious dialogue, explosive moments of violence, and a gripping plot that tells it like it happened, 'Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins' is a must-see for anyone after an authentic crime biopic that hits like a knuckle-duster polished to a high shine. This is Blow, Essex style, and it will knock your socks off.

Taken captive by a mysterious passenger (Nicolas Cage) at gunpoint, a man (Joel Kinnaman) finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that to survive the night, he will need to uncover the truth behind this stranger's motives.

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Jules' (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) life and career as a drag queen is destroyed by a homophobic attack. But after a chance encounter with his attacker, the deeply closeted Preston (George Mackay), he is presented with the opportunity to exact revenge.

Unrecognisable out of his wig and make-up, Jules infiltrates Preston's life and in doing so discovers the lines of seduction, revenge and power are blurred.

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Based on the novel by Dame Agatha Christie, the undisputed mistress of mystery whose books have sold over half a billion copies. 'Appointment with Death' is impeccably delicious fun. Who arranged an 'Appointment with Death' for malevolent Mrs.

Boynton? One of her sullen stepchildren? Her scheming lawyer? A lovely doctor...a mousy companion...a dragon lady Member of Parliament? Acclaimed actor Sir Peter Ustinov makes a third big-screen appearance as nimble-witted Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot in this elegant puzzler. Pitted against Poirot's "little grey cells" is a cast of suspects that definitely puts the "who" in whodunit: Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, Sir John Gielgud, Piper Laurie, Hayley Mills, Jenny Seagrove and David Soul. So sharpen up your little grey cells, you have an 'Appointment with Death'.

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It's 1942 and the German and Russian armies are embroiled in one of the most momentous battles of WW2, the Battle of Stalingrad. Defeat at Stalingrad could hand Germany victory in Europe and Stalin has sent Kruschcv (Bob Hoskins) to personally oversee the city's defence.

In another corner of the city Danilov (Joseph Fienncs), a political officer, encounters Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law), a simple soldier from the Urals who possesses an extraordinary skill, he is a first-class shot with an iron will. Danilov realises that Zaitsev could be moulded into exactly what Kruschev needs in order to boost troop morale. Zaitsev joins a sniper unit and his dangerous missions are chronicled and embellished upon by Danilov and before long a hero is born. But while Zaitsev's glory rejuvenates others, Danilov becomes jealous of the man he created when they both fall in love with Tania (Rachel Weisz), a courageous comrade fighting in the ranks alongside them. Eager to break the Russians' new found resistance the Germans draft in Major Konig (Ed Harris), their own celebrated sniper. As the battle wages on, these two lethal sharpshooters engage in their own personal deadly duel, stalking each other amongst the rubble of the symbolic city of Stalingrad.

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Parvis (Benny Radjaipour), the son of exiled Iranians, copes with life in his small hometown by indulging himself with pop culture, Grindr dates, and raves.

After being caught shoplifting, he is sentenced to community service at a refugee shelter where he meets siblings Banafshe (Banafshe Hourmazdi) and Amon (Eidin Jalali), who have fled Iran. As a romantic attraction between Parvis and Amon grows, the fragile relationship between the three is put to a test. They find and lose each other throughout a summer of fleeting youth, an intense first love. An attempt at a joint futurebrings them to the stark realization that, in Germany, they are not equal.

Based on the bestselling memoir Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies, the film is a heartwarming, funny and life-affirming story of how a couple's relationship is transformed and deepened when one of them falls ill.

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Billy Batson - aka Shazam! - and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with having adult Super Hero alter egos, but a vengeful trio of ancient gods has arrived on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago.

Now, Billy and his family are thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives and the fate of their world.

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Judy Garland stars in a timeless tale of family, captured with warmth and emotion by director Vincente Minnelli. The enduring popularity of Meet Me in St Louis comes from a terrific blend of music, romance and humour.

Starring Judy Garland, together with Margaret O'Brien (as 1944's outstanding child actress) and Mary Astor, and featuring the musical classics "Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis", "The Trolley Song" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".

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"Das Boot" is a graphic and gripping tale that follows the daring patrol of U-96, one of the famed German U-Boats known as 'The Grey Wolves'. Prowling the North Atlantic, they challenged the British Navy at every turn.

The crew abroad the U-96 is portrayed in a desperate life-and-death struggle, coping with life beneath the waves quickly gives way to terror when confronting the enemy...

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In this classic Agatha Christie detective story, former diplomat Charles Hayward (Max Irons) has returned from Cairo to London to become a private detective.

When Aristide Leonides (Gino Picciano), a wealthy and ruthless tycoon, is poisoned in his own bed, Detective Hayward is invited to solve the crime.

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In Olivier Peyon's moving adaptation of Philippe Besson's acclaimed novel, successful author Stephane Belcourt (Guillaume de Tonquedec) returns to his hometown after decades away, triggering haunting memories of a passionate but secret adolescent affair with Thomas (Julien De Saint Jean), his first

great love. But when he unexpectedly encounters Thomas adult son Lucas (Victor Belmondo), Stephane begins to confront the painful ghosts of his past, as Lucas begins to understand is father's truth.

An action western about a farmer who takes in an injured man with a Satchel of cash. When a posse come for the money, he must decide who to trust. Defending a siege, he reveals a gunslinging talent which calls in to question his real identity...

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The affectionate story of the lifelong romance between teenagers Tom (Ernest Vernon / Steve Salt) and Joe (Charles O'Neill / Jack Knight), from their first humble meeting in the 1970s, in a world only just waking up to homosexuality, to the sunset of their time together decades later, 'You Are My

Sunshine' is a refreshingly and unapologetically sentimental, sweeping love story set in the British countryside. A romance for the ages, through the ages - bask in the glorious light of 'You Are My Sunshine'.