martin-shepherd's - Rented List
-
Texas brothers - Toby (Chris Pine), and Tanner (Ben Foster), come together after years divided to rob branches of the bank threatening to foreclose on their family land. Vengeance seems to be theirs, until they find themselves on the radar of Texas Ranger, Marcus (Jeff Bridges) looking for one last grand pursuit on the eve of his retirement. As the brothers plot a final bank heist to complete their scheme, and with the Rangers on their heels, a showdown looms at the crossroads where the values of the Old and New West murderously collide. - Director:
- David Mackenzie
- Cast:
- Dale Dickey, Ben Foster, Chris Pine
- Formats:
-
-
From acclaimed director Ken Loach comes this astonishing story of triumph and adversity in modern day Britain. Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) has worked as a joiner for most of his life in Newcastle. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the State. He crosses paths with single mother Katie (Hayley Squires) who is battling to keep her two young children fed. Daniel and Katie find themselves in a no-man's land, striving to pull themselves out of the welfare bureaucracy of modern day Britain. - Director:
- Ken Loach
- Cast:
- Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy
- Formats:
-
-
Relive the fun and excitement of keeping up with the Joneses in 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'. In a prologue that reveals a young Indiana Jones (River Phoenix) in one of his first adventures, this thrilling screen epic continues as an adult Indy embarks on a perilous quest to find his cantankerous father, Professor Henry Jones, Sr. (Sean Connery). The Nazis are on the trail of the Holy Grail, and have kidnapped Indy's father, the foremost authority on the Cup of Christ. Follow Indy as he inches through the rat-filled catacombs of Venice, battles Nazi flying aces in a thrilling biplane dogfight, and braves the thunderous fire-power of an unstoppable tank... - Director:
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody
- Formats:
-
-
In an Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe winning performance, Casey Affleck stars as Lee, a man whose spare existence is suddenly ruptured when the death of his brother Joe (Kyle Chandler) forces him to return to the hometown he abandoned years before. Rocked by contact with his estranged ex-wife (Michelle Williams) and the revelation that Joe has made him guardian of his teenage son (Lucas Hedges), Lee is forced to face up to painful memories and newfound levels of responsibility as he reconnects with his family. Kenneth Lonergan's critically acclaimed masterpiece is an extraordinary journey of grief, love and wit that will stay with you long after watching. - Director:
- Kenneth Lonergan
- Cast:
- Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler
- Formats:
-
-
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)The Fast and the Furious 3
When convicted street racer Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) tries to start a new life on the other side of the world, his obsession with racing sets him on a collision course with the Japanese underworld. To survive, he will have to master drifting - a new style of racing where tricked-out cars slide through hairpin turns, defying gravity and death for the ultimate road rush. - Director:
- Justin Lin
- Cast:
- Shad Moss, Lucas Black, Damien Marzette
- Formats:
-
-
Set against the antebellum South, 'The Birth of a Nation' follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer), accepts an offer to use Nat's preaching to subdue slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities, against himself and his fellow slaves, Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom. - Director:
- Nate Parker
- Cast:
- Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller
- Formats:
-
-
On the turbo-charged streets of Los Angeles, every night is a championship race. With nitro-boosted fury, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), rules the road, turning all his challengers into dust. He and his rival, Johnny Tran (Rick Yune), are the boldest, the baddest and the best. Now, there's new rage on the road. They know he's tough, they know he's fast, but what they don't know is that he's a speed-crazed detective (Paul Walker) with enough drive and determination to come out the winner. With intense full-throttle action, awesome high-speed stunts and full-on, pedal-to-the-metal intensity, 'The Fast and the Furious' puts you in the driver's seat and dares you to exceed all limits. - Director:
- Rob Cohen
- Cast:
- Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez
- Formats:
-
-
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)Kingsman 2
"Kingsman: The Secret Service" introduced the world to Kingsman - an independent, international intelligence agency operating at the highest level of discretion, whose ultimate goal is to keep the world safe. In 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle', our heroes face a new challenge. When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, their journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organisation in the US called Statesman, dating back to the day they were both founded. In a new adventure that tests their agents' strength and wits to the limit, these two elite secret organisations band together to defeat a ruthless common enemy, in order to save the world, something that's becoming a bit of a habit for Eggsy. - Director:
- Matthew Vaughn
- Cast:
- Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong
- Formats:
-
-
American Beauty (1999)Belleza americana
Look closer at the most talked about film of the year. A funny, moving and shocking journey through life in suburban America. Look closer at fortysomething ad man Lester Burnham and his status-seeking wife, Carolyn, as their marriage and lives slowly unravel. Lester's wife hates him, his daughter Jane regards him with contempt, and his boss is positioning him for the axe. Look closer as Lester decides to make a few changes in his life; the freer he gets, the happier he gets. But Lester is about to learn that the ultimate freedom comes at the ultimate price. Look closer at an acclaimed cast led by the brilliant performances from Kevin Spacey as Lester and Annette Bening as Carolyn. - Director:
- Sam Mendes
- Cast:
- Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch
- Formats:
-
-
Math savant Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is more comfortable with numbers than people, working as a freelance accountant for the world's most dangerous criminal organisations. With the Treasury Department's Crime Enforcement Division closing in, he takes on a legitimate client, a robotics company where a clerk has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it's the body count that starts to rise. - Director:
- Gavin O'Connor
- Cast:
- Ben Affleck, Daeg Faerch, Anna Kendrick
- Formats:
-
-
Now an ex-cop on the run, Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) turns to outlaw street-racing. When the Feds strong-arm him back, O'Conner's no-rules, win-or-die skills are unleashed against an international drug lord. With his velocity-addicted buddy (Tyrese Gibson) riding shotgun, and a drop-dead gorgeous undercover agent (Eva Mendes) dialling up the heat, '2 Fast 2 Furious' accelerates the action into a desperate race for survival, justice... and mind-blowing, jaw-dropping speed! - Director:
- John Singleton
- Cast:
- Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes
- Formats:
-
-
Churchill (2017)Warlord
Churchill follows Britain's iconic Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Brian Cox) in the days before the infamous D-Day landings in June 1944. As allied forces stand on the south coast of Britain, poised to invade Nazi-occupied Europe, they await Churchill's decision on whether the invasion will actually move ahead. Only the unflinching support of Churchill's brilliant, unflappable wife Clementine (Miranda Richardson) can halt the Prime Minister's physical and mental collapse and help lead him to greatness. Also starring John Slattery as General Eisenhower. Supreme Commander of the Allied D-Day operations, and Julian Wadham as British military commander Field Marshal Montgomery. - Director:
- Jonathan Teplitzky
- Cast:
- Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery
- Formats:
-
-
Capricorn One (1977)Capricornio Uno
At NASA's Mission Control the first manned space flight manned space flight to Mars is about to blast off. Bit as its three astronauts (James Brolin, O.J Simpson and Sam Waterston) await their historic journey a mysterious man enters the craft and insists they leave. He explains that the spacecraft is dangerously flawed. The mission, however, must be seen to go ahead, otherwise the Government will stop funding the space programme. In a television studio the astronauts are coerced, through threats and bribery, to make broadcasts as if they were on the Red Planet. Robert Caulfield (Elliott Gould), a journalist becomes interested in the Mars mission when a technician friend becomes suspicious and sets out to investigate. - Director:
- Peter Hyams
- Cast:
- Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro
- Formats:
-
-
Nat Hearn (Norman Wooland) returns from serving in the RAF in World War 2 to his seaside home to find his job at the local paper has been taken by Sally (Sarah Churchill). As Nat is reinstated Sally decides to stay on as his assistant and a romance develops. On the death of the newspaper owner, Nat is offered a partnership and full editorial control of the newspaper however Sally is less than impressed and their relationship becomes strained. Nat seizes the opportunity to develop a social conscience for the paper and his first task is to address the discrimination faced by returning War veterans. However his new editorial approach causes upset amongst advertisers and when he uncovers corruption amongst local councillors he falls out with his partner Gerald (Cyril Cusack). His struggle to reveal the corruption can only be won however if he can get the creaking newspaper presses working!! - Director:
- Derek N. Twist
- Cast:
- Norman Wooland, Sarah Churchill, Cyril Cusack
- Formats:
-
-
All ten episodes from the second season of the HBO comedy drama following the lives and loves of three gay men in San Francisco. Patrick (Jonathan Groff), Agustín (Frankie J. Álvarez) and Dom (Murray Bartlett) are best friends who help each other navigate their way through the trials of their professional and private lives. In this season, Patrick has an affair with Kevin (Russell Tovey) while there is some startling news for Doris (Lauren Weedman). - Director:
- Andrew Haigh
- Cast:
- Jonathan Groff, Jhoni Marchinko, Frankie J. Alvarez
- Formats:
-