tom-3's - Rented List
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In the Cut (2003)En carne viva
Meg Ryan stars in this dark psychological thriller, where desire and death mix in the shadows of New York. Frannie (Meg Ryan) is a lonely but determined woman living alone in Manhattan, who becomes involved in an investigation, following the gruesome slaying of a young woman in her neighbourhood. It soon appears that she may know more about the murder than she thinks< after witnessing what could have been the prelude to the crime. Drawn to the homicide detective investigation the case, she discovers the dark side of passion when she embarks on a risky and turbulent affair with him. But as the death toll rises, each victim getting closer to Frannie, she begins to wonder if her new lover is hiding a deadly secret! - Director:
- Jane Campion
- Cast:
- Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh
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Modern-day Cornish fisherman Martin (Edward Rowe) is struggling to buy a boat while coping with family rivalry and the influx of London money, Airbnb and stag parties to his harbour village. The summer season brings simmering tensions between the locals and newcomers to boiling point, with tragic consequences. - Director:
- Mark Jenkin
- Cast:
- Edward Rowe, Mary Woodvine, Simon Shepherd
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On the 26th November 2008, a wave of devastating terror attacks throughout Mumbai catapulted the bustling Indian metropolis into chaos. In the heart of the city's tourist district, Jihadist terrorists laid siege to the iconic Taj Palace Hotel, whose guests and staff became trapped in a heroic, day-long fight for survival. - Director:
- Anthony Maras
- Cast:
- Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi
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Welcome to the world of Davis & Bennett, a mismatched pair of travelling salesmen in the business of cleaning skeletons out of closets. Together they travel across Britain, wandering in and out of other people's lives, performing 'the Procedure' whereby hidden secrets and lies are exposed. When assigned by their boss, The Colonel (Jason Isaacs), to a remote family home, the duo find that they can't seem to get the job done, and that sometimes there's just no getting away from your own skeletons. - Director:
- Nick Whitfield
- Cast:
- Ed Gaughan, Andrew Buckley, Tuppence Middleton
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Heartburn (1986)El difícil arte de amar
Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson are wonderful together in this wickedly funny look at modern romance based on Nora Ephron's acerbic best-selling novel and directed by Mike Nichols. Streep plays Rachel, a successful food writer who puts love and motherhood ahead of her career. Nicholson plays Mark, a woman-chasing newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. She lives in New York. He lives in Washington, D.C. And if all those complications won't give a relationship Heartburn, nothing will! - Director:
- Mike Nichols
- Cast:
- Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels
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Un Homme Idéal (2015)A Perfect Man
Twenty-five-year old Mathieu (Pierre Niney) has always aspired to become a famous author, but despite all his efforts, he has never managed to be published. Meanwhile, he earns his living by working for a moving company. One day, on a removal job, his destiny takes a new turn as he stumbles across the manuscript of an elderly and solitary man who has recently died. Initially hesitant, Mathieu eventually decides to steal the text and pretend he wrote it. Unexpectedly, he quickly becomes the bright new star of French literature. Everyone is now eagerly anticipating his second novel, and as each day passes and pressure mounts, Mathieu plunges ever deeper into a criminal spiral of lies in order to keep his dark secret hidden. - Director:
- Yann Gozlan
- Cast:
- Pierre Niney, Morgane Lombard, Frédérique Farina
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Lust for Life (1956)Zudnja za zivotom
Vibrant orange sunflowers. Rippling yellow grain. Trees bursting with white bloom. "The pictures come to me as in a dream," Vincent Van Gogh said. A dream that too often turned to life-shattering nightmare. Winner of Golden Globe and New York Film Critics Best Actor Awards, Kirk Douglas gives a fierce portrayal as the artist torn between the joyous inspiration of his genius and the dark desperation of his tormented mind. The obsessed Van Gogh painted the way other men breathe, driving away family and friends, including artist Paul Gauguin (Anthony Quinn). - Director:
- Vincente Minnelli
- Cast:
- Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald
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Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins. An electrifying thrill ride unfolding with propulsive energy, startling twists, and breathtaking action, Anna introduces Sasha Luss in the title role with a star-studded cast including Academy Award winner Helen Mirren, Cillian Murphy, and Luke Evans. - Director:
- Luc Besson
- Cast:
- Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans
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Violet (Elle Fanning) is a shy teenager who dreams of escaping her small English town and pursuing her passion to sing. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a local singing competition that will test her integrity, talent and ambition. Driven by a pop-fuelled soundtrack, 'Teen Spirit' is a visceral and stylish spin on the Cinderella story. - Director:
- Max Minghella
- Cast:
- Elle Fanning, Agnieszka Grochowska, Archie Madekwe
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In a remote hotel in Normandy, bio-mathematician Danielle Flinders (Alicia Vikander) meets British Secret Service Operative James More (James McAvoy). There to prepare for their respective missions, Danielle and James can't help but fall madly in love. After days of intense passion, they must separate. Danielle embarks on a deep-sea diving project to support her theory about the origin of life, while James journeys to Somalia to track down a source for suicide bombers infiltrating Europe. Soon, they are worlds apart. James is taken hostage by jihadist fighters and has no way of contacting Danielle, and she has to go down to the bottom of the ocean in her submersible, not even knowing whether James is dead or alive. - Director:
- Wim Wenders
- Cast:
- Alicia Vikander, James McAvoy, Alexander Siddig
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In 1972, Aretha Franklin, the undisputed Queen of Soul, recorded an album of gospel music at The New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. The result, "Amazing Grace", went on to become one of the biggest albums of Aretha Franklin's career and one of her most beloved works. Music lovers won't want to miss this thrilling film, which is both an extraordinary look at a key moment in American cultural history, and an invaluable record of one of the world's greatest artists doing what she did best. - Director:
- Alan Elliott
- Cast:
- Aretha Franklin, James Cleveland, Southern California Community Choir
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Hustlers (2019)The Hustlers at Scores
Working as a stripper to make ends meet, Destiny's life changes forever when she meets self-assured Ramona (Jennifer Lopez), the club's top money earner and matriarch. Under Ramona's wing, Destiny (Constance Wu) soon learns how to work her way around the wealthy Wall Street regulars. When the 2008 economic collapse forces them out of work, the savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their old clients. Inspired by the viral 2016 article titled The Hustlers at Scores, this is a true story about glamour, greed and above all, friendship. - Director:
- Lorene Scafaria
- Cast:
- Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles
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Winner of the 2010 Sundance Grand Jury Prize, and heralded as possibly the best war film ever made, 'Restrepo' focuses on the deployment of a US platoon in Afghanistan's hostile Korengal Valley. Over the course of 15 months, the two filmmakers Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger (author of 'The Perfect Storm') lived with the unit shadowing their every move, resulting in extraordinary footage. From spectacular combat and ambush scenes to difficult discussions with local village elders, civilian and military deaths, never before has such access been granted. 'Restrepo' is as close as it gets to seeing what life as a soldier is really like. -
We Are the Best! (2013)Vi är bäst!
Lukas Moodysson returns with this raucous coming-of-age comedy set in 1982, Stockholm. Klara and Bobo are united as misfits by their love of music, ignoring their own lack or talent and the people who tell them punk is dead, the pair form their own band with shy classmate Hedvig. Between fighting over boys and provoking their metal-head nemeses, the three begin preparing for their debut live gig. - Director:
- Lukas Moodysson
- Cast:
- Serina Björnbom, Mira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin
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Old School (2003)Aquellos viejos tiempos
What’s a guy supposed to do when he catches the early flight home and finds his girlfriend in bed with a room full of naked strangers? Return to college and start a fraternity! Before you can say "wild and wet wrestling," Frank "The Tank", Mitch and Beanie have their own frat raging with out-of-control antics. But when things get too wild, the dean sets out to shut them down. The laughs are top of the class (even if the guys aren’t!) in the hit comedy from director Todd Phillips. - Director:
- Todd Phillips
- Cast:
- Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell
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