rob44's - Rented List

Beautifully shot on location in Swaziland, South Africa, during the last gasp of the British Empire, Wah-Wah is a coming of age story centred upon Ralph Compton (Nicholas Hoult) as he conquers family dramas with love, fear, hope and laughter.

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London 1972. When a defecting KGB officer, Arkady Malinov, reveals Operation Glass, a devastating Soviet plot that could change the course of the Cold War, Daddy, the head of MI5, assembles a secret team to investigate.

As the Soviets awaken a list of sleeper agents all over Britain, Daddy's team must move swiftly to gain information about the plot.

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Steven Seagal stars as Shane Daniels, a righteous, moral man wrongly imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. On his release from incarceration he decides to start a new life and put the past behind him, but fate and destiny have other plans.

After accidentally witnessing an illegal diamond deal gone badly wrong, Shane is suddenly forced to contend with a distraught girl, a corrupt town, a big bag of money and an increasing pile of dead bodies made up of murdered state troopers and Mexican gangsters. And then things start to get really dangerous.

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A David Essex double. In 'That'll Be the Day' (1973) Essex is an angry young teenager growing up in the 50's. The only outlet for his frustrations is Rock and Roll music, which leads him on the rocky road to freedom.

'Stardust' (1974) picks up the older Essex, now a successful star but used and abused by the business and on the decline.

That'll Be the Day (1973)
Enjoy a nostalgic trip back to the late 1950s, time of brothel-creeper shoes, drainpipe trousers, sideburns and greased-back hair. David Essex makes his screen debut as the wayward hero who dreams of becoming a rock star. Ringo Starr, as his fairground buddy, epitomizes the period and is joined by Billy Fury and Keith Moon in a living tapestry of memories for rock fans.
Stardust (1974)
Jim is now enjoying the nomadic gigs and groupies' life of The Stray Cats (Paul Nicholas, Keith Moon, Dave Edmunds and Karl Howman). When he achieves all his wildest dreams of international stardom, the sweet taste of success begins to turn sour, reflecting the tragic days when the pressures proved too great for many talented musicians of the 1960s.

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1966's "I've Gotta Horse" was Liverpool pop sensation Billy Fury's first hit feature film. This musical comedy centres on the star's famous love of animals. A thoroughbred racehorse named Armitage contracts pneumonia after Billy smuggles it backstage.

Havoc ensues as Billy has to choose between his love of the horse and the big show. Songs include "I've Gotta Horse", "Stand By Me", Find Your Dream", and "Tell Me Why".

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Based on Stephen King's best-selling novel and starring a terrific cast, "11.22 63" dives into the unpredictable darkness of the American dream. James Franco stars as Jake Epping, a high school teacher searching for meaning in his life.

Encouraged by his ailing friend (Chris Cooper), Jake journeys back to 1960s Texas to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. As Jake Explores the mysteries surrounding alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, his mission is threatened not only by Oswald, but also by a beautiful librarian who steals Jake's heart... and by the Past itself, which doesn't want to be changed. And if the Past doesn't want to be changed, it will push back - violently. This intriguing eight-part thriller from J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions, Stephen King and executive producer/writer Bridget Carpenter offers a mind-bending, emotional thrill ride unlike any other.

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Billy Fury became an overnight sensation in the 1950s and 'The Sound of Fury', a landmark album in British Rock and Roll history. This new film recounts the story of Billy Fury and the birth of British popular music.

Although it may have been inspired by Elvis and American R&B artists, Britain produced its own Rock and Roll heroes with the unique sound of Billy Fury, Marty Wilde, Cliff Richard, Joe Brown and many more great artists. Shot entirely in HD with unique, unseen archive and photos, this programme highlights Fury' s contribution to popular music and the reason why Britain' s original teen idol had more Top 40 hits than the Beatles during the 1960s. Featuring exclusive home movie footage and interviews with Lord Puttnam, Mark Kermode, Amanda Barrie, Vince Eager, Imelda May, Ray Connolly, Spencer Leigh, Clem Cattini, Len Goodman, Boz Boorer, Billy's mum, Jean Wycherley and many more; this is a must-see programme on the James Dean of British rock and roll.

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The Royal Air Force: The Unseen Films is a unique DVD series, collecting together rare or previously unseen and unavailable films from the RAF's long and distinguished history.

As well as providing film records of RAF aircraft, units and activities, it also offers an invaluable 'behind the scenes' look at life in the RAF.
Includes 11 films:
- Greenland Expedition Home
- King Hussein at Biggin Hill
- The Javelin in Service
- By Jet to the Sun
- All Weather Fighter
- Apprentices of the Raf
- Raf Recruitment Trailer
- Rescue at Sea
- Adventure With Skill
- Call Out
- The Raf 42nd Anniversary

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Rural England, 1865. Katherine (Florence Pugh) is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, and his cold unforgiving family.

When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband's estate, a force is unleashed inside her so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

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Jefferson Steel (Burt Reynolds) is an ageing Hollywood action hero. He's vain, insecure and out of work. In a final attempt to find Jefferson work, his incompetent LA agent stumbles upon the perfect role playing King Lear at Stratford-upon-Avon.

But, Jefferson arrives in the UK to discover that instead of an RSC production, he is booked to tread the boards with an amateur dramatic society in sleepy English village Stratford St John. A clash of cultures with comic complications ensues in this funny and ultimately moving comedy.

This concert includes all the Eagles greatest hits and was recorded on the 17th of November 2004 in Melbourne.