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Judi Dench
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
"My most austere work, but also the closest to my heart." So Derek Jarman described THE ANGELIC CONVERSATION, his lyrical celebration of gay love set within the context of a series of Shakespeare's sonnets. Ethereal Super-8 images slowed to a magical, meditative pace follow the love affair between two men, as Dame Judi Dench provides a soothing presence with her narration of fourteen sonnets. The disruption of the narrative with images of barren and...
2) Mrs. Brown
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Dramatisation of one of history's most unusual love stories. Queen Victoria is grieving over her husband's death and finds herself unable to carry out public duties. John Brown is summoned from Balmoral to walk the Queen's pony in the hope that she will start to become herself again. The confident Highlander displays a distinct lack of respect for court protocol and quickly becomes the Queen's most trusted companion.
4) Iris
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Judi Dench and Kate Winslet star in this powerful true story based on John Bayley's novels. One of the most extraordinary women of the 20th century, celebrated English author Iris Murdoch first became known as a brilliant young scholar at Oxford whose boundless spirit dazzled those around her. Then, during a remarkable career as a novelist and philosopher, she continued to prove herself a woman ahead of her time. Even in later life, as age and illness...
6) Red Joan
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Judi Dench is a suburban widow concealing a double-life as a Soviet spy in this dramatic true-life tale of passion, courage, and betrayal. Sophie Cookson costars.
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Charles suffers from terrible writer's block so he invites the eccentric mystic Madame Acarti (Judi Dench) to perform a seance in his home. He gets more than he bargained for when Madame Acarti inadvertently summons the spirit of his first wife who is shocked to find Charles now married to a new picture-perfect wife. Charles finds himself stuck between his two wives and their increasingly over-the-top attempts to outdo one another in this lethally...
9) Tulip Fever
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
An artist falls for a young married woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of 17th century Amsterdam.
10) Muse of Fire
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
This unique feature documentary follows two actors, Giles Terera and Dan Poole, as they travel the world to discover everything they can about tackling the greatest writer of them all. Consulting a host of helpful luminaries along the way, including Ian McKellen, James Earl Jones, Judi Dench, and Tom Hiddleston, their exciting road trip takes them to Denmark with Jude Law, Hollywood with Baz Luhrman, a prison in Berlin and Shakespeare’s home in...
11) Casino Royale
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In Bond's last mission before he becomes 007, he must stop a corrupt banker who is planning on winning a poker tournament and using the money to pay back a terrorist group that is after him.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Bond and M interrogate Mr. White, who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper and who is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.
13) Die another day
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
When his latest top-secret mission is sabotaged, Bond is captured and tortured by his enemies, then abandoned by MI6 who believe him to be a mole. Attempting to reveal the real mole, Bond uncovers a plot involving a sultry spy, a Korean terrorist, a shady billionaire and a weapon of terrible destructive powers.
14) Skyfall
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
"...triumphantly reinvents 007 in one of the best Bonds ever."--Roger Ebert
"...a great, long-lasting jolt of pleasure."--Entertainment Weekly
"...smart, savvy and incredibly satisfying addition to the 007 oeuvre..."--Variety
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
A trio of cows - Maggie, Mrs. Calloway and Grace - hit the high prairie to track down a cattle rustler named Alameda Slim in hopes that the reward money will save their farm. With the aid of Buck, a horse with heroic ambitions, the bovine avengers track the villain to his lair and save the day.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told. From the novel by best-selling author Agatha Christie, tells the tale of thirteen strangers stranded on a train, where everyone is a suspect. One man must race against time to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again.
18) Riddick trilogy
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"Pitch black": Journey to a remote, hostile planet with a group of marooned passengers who learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. ""Dark fury": Riddick battles ruthless soldiers of fortune and vicious creatures. "The chronicles of Riddick": Riddick finds himself humanity's unlikely champion.
19) Nine
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
With only a week left before shooting begins on the filming of his latest movie, world famous film director Guido Contini is desperately searching for a way to overcome his creative block. Escaping to a seaside resort, he attempts to restore the equilibrium to his personal and professional existence by drawing inspiration from the women in his life.
Pub. Date
©2017
Language
English
Description
A study in terror: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson set out to bring down the notorious Jack the Ripper. Sherlock Holmes & the leading lady: Holmes must prevent the assassination of Emperor Franz Joseph. Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls: The world's most famous diamond, the Star of Africa, goes missing aboard the Orient Express. A study in scarlet: Members of a secret society are dying at an alarming pace. The sign of four: Holmes must penetrate...