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McMafia (2018) #1078
TV DRAMA
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8x1hour. BBC. Series 1. Alex Godman, the English-raised son of Russian mafia exiles, has spent his life trying to escape the shadow of their past, building his own legitimate business and forging a life with his girlfriend, Rebecca. But when a murder unearths his family's past, Alex is drawn into the criminal underworld where he must confront his values to protect those he loves. When tragedy strikes, Alex Godman finds himself drawn into the criminal world. 1/8 After a tragic event, Alex Godman is drawn into the murky world of global crime. 2/8 Alex becomes immersed in business in Prague after Semiyon convinces him. 3/8 A mysterious figure, who is not all he seems, reaches out to Alex. 4/8 Alex unlocks a way to attack Benny Chopra and Vadim in Mumbai. 5/8 Semiyon awakes to an awful accusation and Katya unravels a shocking secret. 6/8 Alex increases security as Vadim starts to close in on the Godman family. 7/8 Alex learns the dreadful price of his actions. 8/8 The final showdown takes place in Moscow. |
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National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea (2016) #1291
FILM
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Helen McCrory (Medea and The Last of the Haussmans at the National Theatre, Penny Dreadful, Peaky Blinders) returns to the National Theatre in Terence Rattigan's devastating masterpiece, playing one of the greatest female roles in contemporary drama. Tom Burke (War and Peace, The Musketeers) also features in Carrie Cracknell's critically acclaimed new production. A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London. 1952. When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story of her tempestuous affair with a former RAF pilot and the breakdown of her marriage to a High Court judge begins to emerge. With it comes a portrait of need, loneliness and long-repressed passion. Behind the fragile veneer of post-war civility burns a brutal sense of loss and longing. |
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Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain: Britannia at Bay (2014) #673
DOCUMENTARY
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1 hour. BBC. The final film in Andrew Marr's epic six-part series is a vivid account of Britain in the Second World War. Marr's story of 'the people's war' begins with the defeat that came to define modern Britain's national spirit: Dunkirk. In 1940, Britain stood alone against the might of the German war machine. Churchill produced the words that stirred the Blitz spirit, but a Nazi invasion seemed inevitable. How could Britain fight on? The 'Dad's Army' of the Home Guard was hastily assembled and Britain was forced to pull together in ways it never had before. Andrew Marr finds some surprising twists to legendary stories; the Battle of Britain was not simply a story of reckless bravery, but also a one of lethally efficient command and control. The Blitz was a devastating attack from the air that everyone had dreaded, yet it didn't break the spirit of the people or dim their humour. This was also the boffins' war, and Churchill understood the importance of science. He was prepared to give away Britain's most highly classified scientific and military secrets to help bring the Americans into the conflict. This wooing would help bring victory. But it came at a price: a bankrupt nation, a crumbling empire and a US cultural invasion that defines modern Britain to this day. |
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Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) #1515
FILM-ANIMATION
Disk
1hr 28 mins An egotistical pirate captain seeks to win Pirate of the Year Award but to snag the coveted prize he'll have to outwit his dreaded rivals. |
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Dread (2009) #27
FILM
Main
Directed by Anthony DiBlasi. With Jackson Rathbone, Hanne Steen, Laura Donnelly, Jonathan Readwin. Three college students set out to document what other people dread most. |
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Papillon (1973) #983
FILM
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Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. With Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon. A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape. |