Queen of the Desert
A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attach for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.
A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attach for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.
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A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attach for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.
King Henry V of England is insulted by the King of France. As a result, he leads his army into battle against France. Along the way, the young king must struggle with the sinking morale of his troops and his own inner doubts. The war culminates at the bloody Battle of Agincourt.
An adaptation based on a novel by Christopher Isherwood, A Single Man is a romantic tale of love interrupted, the isolation that is an inherent part of the human condition, and ultimately the importance of the seemingly smaller moments in life. Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, A Single Man, tells the story of a British college professor (Colin Firth) who dwells on the past and cannot see his future. We follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters, ultimately leads him to decide if there is a meaning to life after the death of his long time partner, Jim (Matthew Goode, Watchmen).
An adaptation based on a novel by Christopher Isherwood, A Single Man is a romantic tale of love interrupted, the isolation that is an inherent part of the human condition, and ultimately the importance of the seemingly smaller moments in life. Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, A Single Man, tells the story of a British college professor (Colin Firth) who dwells on the past and cannot see his future. We follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters, ultimately leads him to decide if there is a meaning to life after the death of his long time partner, Jim (Matthew Goode, Watchmen).
It's A Boy Girl Thing is a brilliantly funny romantic comedy about next-door neighbours who live worlds apart. Woody Deane (Zegers) and Nell Bedworth (Armstrong) are life long sworn enemies who wake up one day to find themselves in a very strange place: each others bodies. In their switched identities, each sets out to destroy the other's high school reputation. When they start to succeed they get more than they bargained for. Sometimes falling in love can be an out of body experience.
When retired East End villain Charlie Archer is murdered by a feral street gang, his brother Ritchie returns to London from Spain to investigate. With the police investigation drawing blank after blank, Ritchie decides to take the law into his own hands and bring his old school justice back to the streets of East London. Rounding up his old firm, he leads a vigilante crusade against the vicious young criminals, using every grizzly method at his disposal to find and punish his brother's killers. They're outgunned and outnumbered, but this firm has never been outclassed yet!
For 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe), the fall should be about school, boys and weekends out at the lake. But after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter, she finds herself plagued by strange visions and the inescapable sense that someone, or something, is following her. Faced with this burden, Jay and her teenage friends must find a way to escape the horrors that seem to be only a few steps behind.
Times are hard for plumber Sid South. Up to his neck in bills, facing eviction from his home and in debt to a violent bookie, he desperately needs to raise some funds or else Sid will be a broken man - literally, as there are two thugs ready to break every bone in his body unless he hands over the cash he owes their boss. It doesn't help that Sid never seems to get paid for any of the work he does, as his occupation lands him in a variety of risqu situations which always end in disaster. Drastic times call for drastic measures, and the browbeaten plumber seeks employment from Dodger, a shady wheeler-dealer who can put some dubious work Sid's way. But, as always, things never seem to go exactly to plan and the beguiled plumber finds himself in further strife.
Two astronauts (Dennis Quaid, Vantage Point and Ben Foster, 30 Days of Night) awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It's pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the ship. They can't remember anything like who they are and what their mission is, but one thing they do realise very quickly is that they are not alone. Slowly the spacecraft's shocking, deadly secrets are revealed and the astronauts find that they must fight to stay alive and that their survival is more important than they could ever have imagined. Directed by Christian Alvart and also starring Cam Gigandet (Twilight), Cung Le (Tekken) and newcomer Antje Traue.
It's A Boy Girl Thing is a brilliantly funny romantic comedy about next-door neighbours who live worlds apart. Woody Deane (Zegers) and Nell Bedworth (Armstrong) are life long sworn enemies who wake up one day to find themselves in a very strange place: each others bodies. In their switched identities, each sets out to destroy the other's high school reputation. When they start to succeed they get more than they bargained for. Sometimes falling in love can be an out of body experience.
12 IN A BOX is the laugh-out-loud story of 12 former school friends who get together for a reunion they will never forget, where they are given the chance to win a life-changing 1million each. The only catch is, they cannot leave the estate for 96 hours, and anyone who enters the grounds must also stay for the duration! With time ticking away, the mismatched dozen are forced to work together to keep the peace and work toward their payday. But, when they have to deal with an untimely death, a kidnapping plot, another corpse, burglars, and then even a visit from the boys in blue, will this hapless clan be able to hold it together or will their dreams of riches be buried with the bodies? Staring Miranda Hart (Miranda, Call the Midwife) and Katy Wix (Not Going Out), this is classic British farce at its best.
Benji makes his cinematic debut as the beloved dog who has captured the heart of the town. When his favourite friends are kidnapped, Benji sets out to track them down and save the day.
Benji is on holiday with his family in Greece, but after getting separated at the airport, he finds himself on another exciting adventure, now on the run from international spies!
King Henry V of England is insulted by the King of France. As a result, he leads his army into battle against France. Along the way, the young king must struggle with the sinking morale of his troops and his own inner doubts. The war culminates at the bloody Battle of Agincourt.
When an unhinged gangster coerces young nightclub owner, Danny, into completing an illegal drugs run to The Isle of Wight in return for his shares in the club, Danny's friends step in with an ingenious plan - they will all go to The Isle of Wight's annual Mod festival and use the thousands of Mod enthusiasts descending onto the island as a cover! A feel-good tale of modern-day mods, music, and scooter culture from the producer of The Krays and Love, Honor and Obey, starring the original cast of cult mods n' rockers film, Quadrophenia, including Leslie Ash (Men Behaving Badly), Mark Wingett (Snow White and the Huntsman), Toyah Willcox (Invasion Planet Earth), Trevor Laird (Doctor Who) and Gary Shail, alongside Sam Gittins (Await Further Instructions) and Perry Benson (This is England, Sid and Nancy).
A fast-talking lawyer transforms his body and takes a vow of silence, not to be broken until he finds out who killed his wife and daughter and has his revenge.
When Special Operative James Webster (Michael Jai White, The Dark Knight, Blood and Bone) returns home from duty to find his brother brutally murdered, his lethal training immediately kicks in. Fuelled by rage and a burning need to avenge his brother, he sets out to hunt down the perpetrators and nothing is going to stand in his way... As he delves deeper to identify the murderers, he finds himself at the centre of a deadly conspiracy and a secret world of corruption one which cuts deep inside the U.S. Government, reaching the very highest levels of command. With a ruthless military assassin (Steve Austin, The Expendables) hot on his trail, Webster must expose the corrupt high-ranking officials before he becomes another victim to the very plot which killed his brother.
Finally, after 1978's I Spit On Your Grave shocked the world with its story of a beautiful career woman assaulted and left for dead, and her notorious revenge on those responsible, cinema's most lethal Lady Vengeance returns in the most anticipated sequel of all time. Reuniting star Camille Keaton and original director Meir Zarchi, I Spit On Your Grave: Deja Vu sends now successful writer Jennifer Hills hurtling back to where it all began - to face the wrath of the families of those she murdered. Kidnapped along with her daughter Christy, it's a tense game of hunt - or be hunted - against a ruthless gang of degenerates and their violently unhinged matriarch, Becky. Hailed as a feminist revenge masterpiece by some, and misunderstood as crude exploitation by others, revenge is about to come full circle in Deja Vu, the final chapter in cinema's most shocking cult franchise.
Barbara Thorson (Madison Wolfe) is a teenage girl who escapes the realities of school and a troubled family life by retreating into her magical world of fighting evil giants. With the help of her new friend Sophia (Sydney Wade) and her school counsellor (Zoe Saldana), Barbara learns to face her fears and battle the giants that threaten her world.
Martin Sheen plays Tom, an American doctor who comes to France to collect the remains of his adult son who was killed in the Pyrenees in a storm while walking The Camino de Santiago - also known as 'The Way of Saint James'. Driven by his desire to understand his lost son, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage, leaving his California life behind. Armed only with his son's backpack and guidebook, he begins the 800km historical pilgrimage but soon discovers that he won't be alone on this journey - he meets other pilgrims from around the world, all broken and looking for greater meaning in their lives. From the hardship experienced along "The Way" an unlikely group of misfits are bonded and Tom begins to learn the difference between 'The life we live and the life we choose.'
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