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Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Actress, Dame Helen Mirren gives a spellbinding performance in THE QUEEN, the provocative story behind the sudden death of Princess Diana. In the wake of tragedy, the very private and tradition-bound Queen Elizabeth II (Mirren) finds herself in conflict with the new Prime Minister, the slickly modern and image-conscious Tony Blair (Michael Sheen). Suspenseful, heartfelt, and riveting, step inside the private chambers of the Royal Family and the British government for a captivating look at a vulnerable woman in her darkest hour.
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This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. In this classic comedy, three plots intertwine: the entangled love affairs of Demetrius and Helena, Lysander and Hermia, the comic performance of a "play within a play" by the tradesmen of Athens and the antics in fairyland of King Oberon and Queen Titania.
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In the early hours of April 15, 1912, a young wireless operator on the R.M.S. Carpathia heard a faint distress signal. Unbelievably, it came from the R.M.S. Titanic, which was then making her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. Based firmly upon facts, this is the tragic story of the end of the ship which had been claimed to be unsinkable. The strong ensemble cast includes Cloris Leachman, David Warner, Helen Mirren and Ian Holm. Nominated for Outstanding Film Editing at the **Emmy Awards.**
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An ancient Danish story of evil, power and human spirit, that subsequently inspired William Shakespeare on his tragedy, Hamlet. When the king of Jutland is murdered by his brother, the dark prince claims both the throne and Queen Geruth. Although her son saw the murder, he feigns madness to spare his life. This historical drama features a stellar cast including Oscar-winners Christian Bale and Helen Mirren.
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The successful career of 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) comes to a crushing end when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. TRUMBO (directed by Jay Roach) tells the story of his fight against the U.S. government and studio bosses in a war over words and freedom, which entangled everyone in Hollywood from Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) and John Wayne to Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger. Nominated for Best Actor (Bryan Cranston) at the **Academy Awards,** the **Golden Globes** and the **BAFTA Awards.** Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival.** "*It's a cracking good story, and Cranston does a great job portraying a man who made great sacrifices for his principles.*" - Lou Lumenick, ***The New York Post***
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This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. Cymbeline, the King of Britain is angry that his daughter Imogen has chosen the low-born Posthumus as her husband. As the Queen tries to force Imogen to marry her own son, Posthumus flees to Rome, where his 'friend' Iachimo sets out to prove that the pure Imogen will betray him. Featuring Oscar-winner Helen Mirren.
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Helen Mirren stars as Colonel Katherine Powell, a UK-based military officer in command of a top-secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya. Through remote surveillance and on-the-ground intel, Powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from "capture" to "kill." But as American pilot Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute reaching the highest levels of US and British government over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. Winner of Best Screenplay at the **Evening Standard British Film Awards**. *"A fully involving drama about the new rules of engagement." - Sheri Linden, **The Los Angeles Times***
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Condon, Bill, 1955-
Publication
Warner Home Video, [2020]
Format
DVD
UPC
883929668755
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A Hitchcockian thriller of a housewife who thinks her husband is a serial killer. THE HAWK stalks women on the motorway, raping and killing, then plucking out his victim's eyes. Annie's husband has always been absent on the dates of the murders. Other details convince her it must be him. Or is this paranoia, a legacy of the violent depression she suffered after her two sons were born?
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Helen Mirren in a violent, sexually daring gangster drama as a woman driven to desperate measures to stop a young waitress' descent into a world of lies, seduction & murder.
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Roach, Jay,
Publication
Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2016]
Format
DVD
UPC
025192265105
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