Based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth Call the Midwife follows Nurse Jenny Lee and the midwives from Nonnatus House convent as they provide the best possible care to the expectant mothers of Poplar. Series 3 sees Chummy PC Noakes and baby Freddy back in the East End; Sister Bernadette - now known as Shelagh since leaving the convent - preparing for her wedding to Dr Turner; and Jenny facing some tough personal and professional challenges. At Christmas when an unexploded World War II bomb is found under a warehouse close to Nonnatus House the nuns and dozens of local families find themselves homeless. Later Dr Turner finds himself in a race against time to immunise children against polio and when a Royal visitor comes to the East End Chummy persuades them to open the new Community Centre. A fascinating portrayal of birth life death and a community on the brink of huge social change Call the Midwife continues to offer a gripping insight into a world that is so drastically different from how we live now. Unsurprisingly a third 8 part series plus a new Christmas Special has been commissioned. The series will be based on third published memoir of Jennifer Thomas following Jenny as a young midwife in the East End of London during the 50's. The third series will continue with more sadness suffering humour strength and survival in this epic tale. All the cast are set to return plus a few new and well loved faces.
Evil Hides in Plain Sight. Up-and-coming British director Adam Randall (iBoy) returns with his new twist-heavy thriller I See You, described by the Hollywood Reporter as a finely crafted exercise in slow-burn suspense. Behind the seemingly perfect Harper household, Greg (Jon Tenney, True Detective), the lead investigator of a child abduction case, is struggling to come to terms with the recent infidelity of his wife Jackie (Academy Award® winner Helen Hunt, As Good As It Gets). The already strained family harmony is further threatened when Connor (Judah Lewis, The Babysitter), their son, appears to be the victim of a mysterious malevolent presence in their house. As the secrets start to unravel, the plot threads prove to be more interlinked than it would appear at first glance. Packed with audacious plot twists, beautifully orchestrated narrative flips and an outstanding lead performance by Helen Hunt, I See You is an eerie gem, where nothing is as it seems and the terrible truth behind a family's dark secrets might just be hiding in plain sight. Special Edition Contents: High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new commentary by director Adam Randall and producer Matt Waldeck, recorded exclusively for this release The Making of I See You', a featurette interviewing cast and crew Additional on-set interviews with Adam Randall and Helen Hunt, and behind-the-scenes footage Trailer Image gallery First Pressing Only: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Anton Bitel
Jack Nicholson was born to play the devil and in George Miller's adaptation of John Updike's novel he plays it for all he's worth. As a wolfish womaniser summoned by three bored women in a picturesque New England town, he's sating all of his appetites with a rakish grin. Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer play the women who discover their untapped magical powers by accident. The smart and sexy singles, out of place in the conservatism of their village, find happiness, however briefly, in the arms and bed of the libidinous devil but he's got his own ulterior motives. Miller revels in the sensual display of sex, food and magic, whipping up a storm of effects that finally get out of hand in an overblown ending. It's a handsome film with strong performances all around but the mix of anarchic comedy and supernatural horror doesn't always gel and Miller seems to lose the plot in his zeal for cinematic excitement. The performances ultimately keep the film aloft: the hedonistic joy that Nicholson celebrates with every leering gaze and boorish vulgarity is almost enough to make bad form and chauvinism cool. --Sean Axmaker
In The Madness of King George George III (Nigel Hawthorne) begins to behave in an odd manner thirty years into his rule over England shouting obscenities at people spouting garbled rubbish and attacking his wife's young Mistress of the Robes Lady Pembroke (Amanda Donohoe). The Prince of Wales (Rupert Everett) is determined to see that his father is declared unfit to rule so he can become Regent and denies him access to those close to him. The Prime Minister is forced to i
Peter Greenaway directs this culinary tale of passion and revenge. An arrogant gangster (Michael Gambon) invests in a popular French restaurant, which he begins to frequent with his wife (Helen Mirren) and a band of crooks. He delights in humiliating his spouse, and, when she begins an affair with another patron (Alan Howard), the restaurant's cook (Richard Bohringer) tries to protect them from her husband's wrath.
When a successful New York advertising executive suffers a great tragedy he retreats from life. While his concerned friends try desperately to reconnect with him, he seeks answers from the universe by writing letters to Love, Time and Death. But it's not until his notes bring unexpected personal responses that he begins to understand how these constants interlock in a life fully lived, and how even the deepest loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.From Oscar-winning director David Frankel, the thought-provoking drama Collateral Beauty features an all-star cast, including Will Smith (Suicide Squad, Concussion), Edward Norton (Birdman or [The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance]), Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game), Michael Peña (The Martian), Naomie Harris (Spectre), Jacob Latimore (The Maze Runner), with Oscar winners Kate Winslet (The Reader, Steve Jobs) and Helen Mirren (The Queen, Trumbo).Click Images to Enlarge
Tested as never before, the nuns and nurses of Nonnatus House find themselves facing a wide range of challenging issues from breech birth to cancer, Huntington's chorea, cataracts and unmarried mothers. Poplar welcomes a new midwife, Lucille Anderson, the first West Indian midwife to be featured as a series regular. Elsewhere, the Turners employ an au pair with mixed results, Nurse Crane meets her match in Sergeant Wolf and Trixie must face her demons.
All six episodes from the second series of the British drama set during WWII which centres on the lives of people from different backgrounds as they attempt to cope with the horrifying and turbulent events of the war. In this series, Harry (Jonah Hauer-King) and Kasia (Zofia Wichlacz) have escaped Poland but Harry soon returns to war, this time in northern Africa. There he reunites with Stan (Blake Harrison) and meets Rajib Pal (Ahad Raza Mir), who leads a sapper unit in the British Indian Army. While dealing with the devastation and danger of war, Rajib must also contend with the fact that he and his men are not treated the same as the white men who are fighting.
A lush retelling of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Excalibur is a dark and engrossing tale. Director John Boorman (Deliverance) masterfully handles the tale of the mythical sword Excalibur, and its passing from the wizard Merlin to the future king of England. Arthur pulls the famed sword from a stone and is destined to be crowned king. As the king embarks on a passionate love affair with Guenevere, an illegitimate son, and Merlin's designs on power, threaten Arthur's reign. The film is visually stunning and unflinching in its scenes of combat and black magic. Featuring an impressive supporting cast, including early work from the likes of Liam Neeson and Gabriel Byrne, Excalibur is an adaptation of the legend both faithful and bold. --Robert Lane
The story of the great sharpshooter, Annie Oakley, who rises to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler.
England 1941. With London in the midst of the blitz two teachers evacuate a group of schoolchildren to the abandoned Eel Marsh House. Seeking safety from the bombs in the remote coastal location the group instead find themselves facing a far deadlier and terrifying evil when their arrival awakens the Woman in Black.
ALL 37 PRODUCTIONS FROM THE BBC TELEVISION SHAKESPEARE SERIES William Shakespeare's repute spans the world the beauty of his language, his profound insight into human nature and the complexity and integrity of his characters, confirming him as the greatest ever playwright. These BBC adaptations, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilise the best theatrical and television talent to bring the full glory of his plays to the small screen. In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The series beginning with Romeo and Juliet and concluding, nearly seven years later, with Titus Andronicus featured adaptations of all 36 First Folio plays, plus Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Ranging from traditional interpretations to adventurous, stylised approaches and featuring such great actors as John Gielgud, Jane Lapotaire, Claire Bloom, Derek Jacobi, Anthony Hopkins, Prunella Scales, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren and John Cleese the resulting productions form a magnificent and unique collection of the Shakespeare canon. THE SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION Titles arranged in alphabetical order ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA AS YOU LIKE IT THE COMEDY OF ERRORS CORIOLANUS CYMBELINE HAMLET HENRY IV PART I HENRY IV PART II HENRY V HENRY VI PART I HENRY VI PART II HENRY VI PART III HENRY VIII JULIUS CAESAR KING LEAR THE LIFE AND DEATH OF KING JOHN LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST MACBETH MEASURE FOR MEASURE THE MERCHANT OF VENICE THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING OTHELLO PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE RICHARD II RICHARD III ROMEO AND JULIET THE TAMING OF THE SHREW THE TEMPEST TIMON OF ATHENS TITUS ANDRONICUS TROILUS AND CRESSIDA TWELFTH NIGHT THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA THE WINTER'S TALE
Peaky Blinders is an epic gangster drama set in the lawless streets of post-war Birmingham on the cusp of the 1920s. Thomas Shelby controls the Peaky Blinders one of the city's most feared and successful criminal organisations but his ambitions go beyond running the streets. Crime pays business pays better.
Set amid the windswept beauty of Cornwall, this massively popular, highly acclaimed series stars Jack Shepherd as the quietly charismatic Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe, who leads a team investigating the region's most serious and challenging cases. Running for five years, Wycliffe became one of the nineties' most successful crime series with compelling storylines often highlighting the social and economic difficulties faced by the local community. Jimmy Yuill and Helen Masters co-star as Detective Inspectors Doug Kersey and Lucy Lane, Wycliffe's dependable but fallible colleagues. Guest stars include Louise Jameson, Bill Nighy, Tamsin Greig, Eleanor Bron, Leslie Grantham, Philip Glenister, Gwen Taylor and Brian Croucher. This complete-series set contains every episode transmitted, including the pilot episode from 1993 and the feature-length 1997 Christmas Special.
The hugely successful series starring Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris, Helen George and Linda Bassett returns with more touching and compelling stories from the nurses and nuns of Nonnatus House. In this series Sister Monica Joan goes missing at Christmas time leaving the nuns and nurses distraught. Shelagh rushes to put together a children's choir in time for a BBC broadcast from the church. Elsewhere Trixie, having battled through her issues with alcohol, finds a new purpose in her keep fit classes. And could friendship blossom into something more for vicar Tom Hereward and Barbara? Also includes 2015 Christmas Special.
The real-life story of the North Yorksire lasses of Rylstone Women's Institute who decided to show a little WI skin to sell a calendar in aid of cancer.
Based on the novel by Graham Swift this new English film tells of a group of old friends - including Michael Caine and Bob Hoskins - who set off to scatter the ashes of one of them from Margate Pier.
Peaky Blinders is an epic gangster drama set in the lawless streets of post-war Birmingham on the cusp of the 1920s. Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later, Inception) stars as Thomas Shelby, the controller one of the city's most feared and successful criminal organisations, the Peaky Blinders, known for their practice of sewing razor blades into the peaks of their caps. But Shelby's ambitions go beyond running the streets. Crime pays, but business pays better. Featuring a specular cast that includes Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), Helen McCrory (Skyfall, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Paul Anderson (Legend), Annabelle Wallis (Annabelle), Charlotte Riley (Edge of Tomorrow), Noah Taylor (Game of Thrones) and Tom Hardy (The Revenant, Mad Max).
Stark colors and textures dominate The Tempest, a cinematic adaptation of the classic play by William Shakespeare, directed by acclaimed theater maverick Julie Taymor (whose other films include Titus and Frida). The ever-magnificent Helen Mirren (The Queen, Red) plays the usually male role of the magician Prospera, the duchess of Milan, who was exiled to an island with her daughter Miranda (Felicity Jones), where she has two magical servants: the mercurial spirit Ariel (Ben Whishaw, Bright Star) and the sullen, lumpen Caliban (Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond). Prospera conjures up the storm of the title and brings ashore a ship full of her former peers, including the king of Naples (David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck), the king's son Ferdinand (Reeve Carney), and Prospera's brother (Chris Cooper, Adaptation), who usurped her position in Milan. Treachery, regret, and romance follow. The Tempest has the weaknesses of the original play; there's much talk of rebellion but nothing really happens--Miranda and Ferdinand fall in love, Caliban gets drunk with a couple of clownish shipwrecked men (Alfred Molina, Spider-Man 2, and Russell Brand, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), and Ariel bewitches and bedazzles the king and his retinue all of which comes to a tidy and too easy conclusion. Taymor whips up plenty of visual razzle-dazzle, some of which is lovely and some of which is trying too hard. But the strength of The Tempest is some gorgeous poetry, and Mirren handles that language with impeccable clarity and power. --Bret Fetzer
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