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Hanna-Barbera's 50th
The special is hosted by Tony Danza and Annie Potts celebrating 50 years of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's partnership in animation. This is the first animated project to be broadcast in Dolby Surround sound system.
Much Ado About Nothing
Two young lovers Claudio and Hero are to be married imminently but the devious scheming of a resentful Prince looks set to thwart the nuptials. Meanwhile marriage seems inconceivable for reluctant lovers Beatrice and Benedick whose endless witty sparring threatens to keep them apart forever. Directed by Josie Rourke Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s great plays and reminds us all of the failings and triumphs of the human condition in our never ending search for perfect love.
In a Heartbeat
A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow secrets come to light and the middle-aged couple unload onto their guests the full force of the bitterness dysfunction and animosity that defines their marriage.
My Policeman
In the late 1990s the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when homosexuality was illegal.
Ready Player One
When the creator of a popular video game system dies a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth
Comedian Dave Chappelle does what he does best in this outrageous and hilarious standup performance which allows him to push the envelope far beyond what he does on his TV show. Taped in San Francisco at the famed Fillmore Chappelle lets loose on such topics as black celebrities what it's like to have raunchy fans of his TV show approach him while he's trying to enjoy Disneyland with his kids Michael Jackson Kobe Bryant... and crackheads of course. It's comedy Chappelle-style and for what it's worth no one is safe from his barbs. But you already knew that!
Season of Love
A queer lady holiday movie that follows the lives of three very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set right before Christmas through New Years.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm British Black and Tans arrive and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.
Streetwise
This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling prostitution and petty theft.
Black Panther
King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantle to join with ex-girlfriend Nakia the queen-mother his princess-kid sister members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist as he investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced tattooed punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.
Star Trek Into Darkness
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death love will be challenged friendships will be torn apart and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
All of My Heart: Inn Love
Brian and Jenny are preparing for the grand opening of their bed and breakfast Emily's Country Inn when a big storm hits Buck County. Brian agrees to go back to Wall Street to boost their funds while Jenny scrambles to keep the opening on track.
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.
Grey Gardens
Edie Bouvier Beale and her mother Edith two aging eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis are the sole inhabitants of a Long Island estate. The women reveal themselves to be misfits with outsized engaging personalities. Much of the conversation is centered on their pasts as mother and daughter now rarely leave home.
Nowhere Boy
The drama tells the story of John Lennon's teenage years in Liverpool and the start of his journey to becoming a successful musician. The story also examines the impact on his early life and personality of the two dominant females in his childhood.
Pluto's Christmas Tree
Pluto comes bounding outside to help Mickey get a Christmas tree. Chip 'n Dale see him and make fun of him but the tree they take refuge in is the one Mickey chops down. They like the decorations especially the candy canes and Mickey's bowl of mixed nuts. But Pluto spots them and goes after them long before Mickey spots them. Minnie Donald and Goofy drop by to sing carols.
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Jesse finds himself struggling to get his job back as the Paradise police chief and he is forced to rely on his cop intuition to sort through a maze of misleading clues and hidden meanings as he attempts to solve a shocking and horrifying mob-related double homicide.
No Time for Sergeants
Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will? In No Time for Sergeants Andy Griffith is certifiably funny in the role that clinched his stardom. Wearing a friendly wide grin he ambles into the U.S. Air Force – and lots of folks’ll never be the same.
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
Takes us inside the world of Anonymous the radical "hacktivist" collective that has redefined civil disobedience for the digital age. The film explores early hacktivist groups like Cult of the Dead Cow and Electronic Disturbance Theater then moves to Anonymous' raucous beginnings on the website 4chan. Through interviews with current members people recently returned from prison or facing trial writers academics activists and major players in various "raids" the documentary traces Anonymous’ evolution from merry pranksters to a full-blown movement with a global reach the most transformative civil disobedience of our time.
Lars and the Real Girl
Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.
A Star Is Born
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Twelve O'Clock High
In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.
Flamingo Road
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
Puttin' on the Dog
Jerry runs into a dog pound (and right on top of a napping Spike) to escape a rather mangy-looking Tom. To avoid being ripped to shreds Tom borrows the head of a nearby dog statue. This easily fools the dogs but not Jerry and Tom keeps losing his newfound head...
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
The crew of the merchant ship Demeter attempts to survive the ocean voyage from Carpathia to London as they are stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship.
Detective Story
Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop Det. Jim McLeod leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler a pair of burglars and a naive shoplifter.
Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience
A celebration of the universe displaying the whole of time from its start to its final collapse. This film examines all that occurred to prepare the world that stands before us now: science and spirit birth and death the grand cosmos and the minute life systems of our planet. (Limited release IMAX version with narration by Brad Pitt.)
Zombieland: Double Tap
Columbus Tallahassee Wichita and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies fellow survivors and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.
Homefront
Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his boss' son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9-years-old daughter Maddy. He decides to quit the turbulent and demanding life of thrill for Maddy's sake and retires to a small town. His daughter fights off a boy who was bullying her at school and this sets in motion a round of events that end in his direct confrontation with the local Meth drug lord. His past history with the biker gang also enters the arena making matters more complex. But he has a mission in his mind to protect his daughter and he is ready to pay any cost that it demands.
Butterflies Are Free
Striving to be independent the blind but determined Don Baker moves away from his overprotective mother. After settling into his new San Francisco digs Don meets kooky neighbor Jill Tanner. Don's quick wit and good looks disarm the free-spirited Jill and before long they're more than just friends. Will Mrs. Baker's incessant meddling destroy Don and Jill's budding relationship?
Dirty Work
Stan and Ollie are chimney sweeps working at the home of mad scientist Professor Noodle.
Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager
The definitive portrait of one of sport's most inspirational influential figures - whose legacy lives on far beyond the football field.
The Parts You Lose
An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy Wesley and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.
Ray Donovan: The Movie
A showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle. As the events that made Ray who he is today finally come to light the Donovans find themselves drawn back to Boston to face the past. Each of them struggles to overcome their violent upbringing but destiny dies hard and only their fierce love for each other keeps them in the fight.
The Ten Commandments
The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. The second part shows the efficacy of the commandments in modern life through a story set in San Francisco. Two brothers rivals for the love of Mary also come into conflict when John discovers Dan used shoddy materials to construct a cathedral.
Little Lord Fauntleroy
An American boy turns out to be the heir of a wealthy British earl. He is sent to live with the irritable and unsentimental aristocrat his grandfather.
The Honey Pot
A millionaire fakes a terminal illness to fleece his former girlfriends.
Dominick and Eugene
Dominick and Eugene are twins but Dominick is a little bit slow due do an accident in his youth. They live together with Dominick working as garbage man to put Eugene through medical school. Their relationship becomes strained when Eugene must decide between his devotion to his brother or his need to go away to complete his training. Things are also not helped by Dominick's co-worker or Eugene's budding romance.
Teacher
A high school English teacher goes to disturbing lengths to protect his favorite students from bullies and challenge the power of a wealthy patron within the community.
Whistle and I'll Come to You
A university professor confident that everything which occurs in life has a rational explanation finds his beliefs severely challenged when during a vacation to a remote coastal village in Norfolk he blows through an ancient whistle discovered on a beach awakening horrors beyond human understanding.
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
At 89 years old Stan Lee's name appears on more than one BILLION comics in 75 countries in 25 languages. Arguably the most recognized name in comics Stan Lee has co-created over 500 legendary pop culture characters including Spider-Man Fantastic Four X-Men Iron Man Thor and The Hulk. Stan continues to create new material and entertain fans of all ages with fantastic stories and characters in all areas of entertainment. With Great Power: the Stan Lee Story explores the vivid life and imagination of Stan Lee from the early days of his Depression-era upbringing through the Marvel Age of Comics and beyond! The film uncovers original transcripts illustrations photographs and stories of Lee's fascinating journey from his early years at Timely Comics and World War Two the comic book industry's censorship battle of the 1950's led by Dr. Fredric Wertham the dawn of Marvel Comics and the legendary characters Stan co-created to his current company POW! Entertainment.
He Named Me Malala
A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on the young Pakistani school girl Malala Yousafzai for speaking out on girls' education and the aftermath including her speech to the United Nations.
Barbecue Brawl
Spike is showing his son Tyke how to barbecue when his cooking is disrupted by a typical Tom-and-Jerry chase.
Puncture
A David and Goliath law drama about a drug-addicted lawyer who takes on a health supply corporation while battling his own personal demons.
Mansfield Park
When spirited young woman Fanny Price is sent away to live on the great country estate of her rich cousins she's meant to learn the ways of proper society. But while Fanny learns 'their' ways she also enlightens them with a wit and sparkle all her own.
Samantha: An American Girl Holiday
Kindhearted Samantha Parkington's world starts to change the day Nellie O'Malley walks into her life. Nellie her father and her two little sisters have moved in next door to be servants for the Ryland family. Though they come from completely different backgrounds Samantha and Nellie become fast friends. The girls turn to each other in happiness and sorrow adventure and danger.