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Petite Maman (2021)Little Mom
'Petite Maman' is a sublime modern fairytale about the quiet wonder of mother-daughter relationships. After the death of her beloved grandmother (Margot Abascal), eight-year-old Nelly (Joséphine Sanz) meets a mysterious friend in the woods. Together they embark on a fantastical journey of discovery which helps Nelly come to terms with this newfound loss. Celine Sciamma's new masterwork examines childhood, memory and loss with a typically delicate touch, elegantly weaved together into an enchanting and moving depiction of love and acceptance. - Director:
- Céline Sciamma
- Cast:
- Joséphine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz, Nina Meurisse
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Shot in glorious Technicolor, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. gives a dashing performance as the romantic treasure seeker and adventurer, Sinbad. Ably assisted by his comic sidekick Abbu (George Tobias) and the inscrutable Chinese sage Milek (Walter Slezak), Sinbad learns that he is a prince and goes in search of his birthright: the lost treasure of Alexander the Great. But as he prepares to set sail, the evil Emir (Anthony Quinn) enlists the help of the beautiful but calculating Shireen (Maureen O'Hara) to lure Sinbad into believing that she loves him, and thereby leading the Emir to Alexander's buried treasure... - Director:
- Richard Wallace
- Cast:
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak
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Karl Verloc (Oskar Homolka), manager of a London cinema, is secretly involved with a gang of European saboteurs who are plotting a massive bomb attack in Piccadilly Circus. With the police already suspicious of Verloc, they place an undercover detective on his trail - can he bring the saboteurs to justice before they perpetrate their outrage on London? - Director:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast:
- Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, Desmond Tester
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The first official feature documentary celebrating the incredible life of one of the most influential icons of the 20th Century, fashion designer Dame Mary Quant. Featuring contributions from Kate Moss, Vivienne Westwood, Edward Enninful, Dave Davies, Charlotte Tilbury, Jasper Conran and Zandra Rhodes as well as Mary's family and peers. - Director:
- Sadie Frost
- Cast:
- Kate Moss, Camilla Rutherford, Vivienne Westwood
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House of Gucci is inspired by the shocking true story of the family behind the Italian fashion empire. When Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga), an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately…murder. - Director:
- Ridley Scott
- Cast:
- Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino
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On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young) finds herself alone on Mother's Day. Her employers, Mr and Mrs Niven (Colin Firth and Olivia Colman), are out and she has the rare chance to spend an afternoon of abandon with her secret lover, Paul (Josh O'Connor), the boy from the manor house nearby who is Jane's long-term love despite the fact that he's engaged to be married to another woman, a childhood friend and daughter of his parents' friends. But events that neither can foresee will change the course of Jane's life forever. - Director:
- Eva Husson
- Cast:
- Odessa Young, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth
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The Indian Tomb (1921)Das Indische Grabmal
One of the grandest German epics of the silent era, Joe May's two-part adaptation of Thea von Harbou's 1918 novel is an artistic triutpph. Conrad Veidt gives an incredible performance as a dominating maharajah who commissions a German architect (Olaf Fonss) to build the most magnificent mausoleum ever constructed, where he intends to imprison his wife whilst she is still alive as a terrible revenge for her infidelity. Rich in exotic imagery and mysticism, 'The Indian Tomb' is a stunning epic and a thrilling adventure. - Director:
- Joe May
- Cast:
- Olaf Fønss, Mia May, Conrad Veidt
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Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) must face the past he thought he left behind and confront his father, leader of the dangerous Ten Rings organisation.
- Director:
- Destin Daniel Cretton
- Cast:
- Dee Bradley Baker, Simu Liu, Awkwafina
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Young and Innocent (1937)The Girl Was Young
Erica Burgoyne (Nova Pilbeam) is the daughter of police constable Col. Burgoyne (Percy Marmont) who's investigating the strangulation of an actress, washed ashore with the murder weapon - the belt of a raincoat. Robert Tisdall (Derrick De Marney) is the prime suspect on account of being mentioned in the will, he was seen running away from the scene of the crime and is missing his raincoat! Erica tries to help Robert prove his innocence, falls in love with him and ends up avoiding the authorities while trying to find the real murderer. - Director:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast:
- Nova Pilbeam, Derrick De Marney, Percy Marmont
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)Ghostbusters 3 / Ghostbusters 2020 / Rust City
From director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan Reitman, comes the next chapter in the original 'Ghostbusters' universe. In 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife', when a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather, an original Ghostbuster, left behind. - Director:
- Jason Reitman
- Cast:
- Sarah Natochenny, Carrie Coon, Shelby Young
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Solti Buttering (Liam Hourican) is on a road trip to scatter his grandfather's ashes. Finding everywhere closed, he stumbles across La Cha Cha, a holiday park with a community of retired characters, living off grid and having the time of their lives. He soon discovers that feisty owner Libby Rees (Ruby Ashbourne Serkis) and her brother Damien (Sonny Ashbourne Serkis) are struggling to keep the place, and community, going. But they have a very unusual plan. - Director:
- Kevin Allen
- Cast:
- Rhys Ifans, Dougray Scott, Alfie Allen
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Poor fisherman Pete (Carl Brisson) falls in love with Kate (Anny Ondra), the daughter of a landlord on Man island. Pete decides to leave on his ship to earn some money and then to marry the girl. Before leaving, Pete asks his friend Philip (Malcolm Keen) to take care of Kate, but the young man is in love with her too. There comes the tragic news: Pete's ship is wrecked. Philip and Kate have to hide no more and they plan to marry; however, Pete is not dead. - Director:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast:
- Anny Ondra, Carl Brisson, Malcolm Keen
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Rich and Strange (1931)East of Shanghai
A charming romantic comedy with Fred and Emily Hill (Henry Kendall and Joan Barry) inheriting a fortune that gives them the opportunity to shed their boring existence in London and live a life that until now they could only dream about. So together they decide to book a world cruise; something they had always wanted to do but could never afford. With all their troubles behind them, or so they think, they embark on their voyage without a care in the world. But it is a very different life on board a cruise liner from the one they've been used to at home. The people are different...they're not so friendly, and some are so snooty they don't even talk. But undeterred they make the most of their time on the high seas and cocooned in their new life of privilege find themselves getting that romantic feeling again, although the results of this long forgotten pastime lead to comical consequences. - Director:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast:
- Henry Kendall, Joan Barry, Percy Marmont
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)Fillmore / Venom 2
In search of his next big story, journalist Eddie Brock/Venom (Tom Hardy) lands an exclusive interview with convicted murderer and death row inmate Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson), who discovers Eddie's secret and becomes the host for Carnage, a menacing and terrifying symbiote. Now Eddie and Venom must get past their contentious relationship and work together to defeat him. - Director:
- Andy Serkis
- Cast:
- Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams
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The Ice Road (2021)Red Ice
After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, a 'big-rig' ice road driver (Liam Neeson) must lead an impossible and deadly rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save the trapped miners. Contending with thawing waters and a massive storm, they discover the real threat is one they never saw coming. This is Die Hard...on ice! - Director:
- Jonathan Hensleigh
- Cast:
- Liam Neeson, Marcus Thomas, Laurence Fishburne
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