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Peacock: S1. by Waters, Freddie,film director.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by BBC Studios in 2022.Comedy about the crisis of masculinity experienced through the lens of an emotionally stunted personal trainer in his mid-thirties. Andy Peacock, like all peacocks of the world, is hiding behind a veneer of bragging and bravado. Riven with insecurities, lacking emotional depth, Andy’s a man-child struggling to become a man.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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Count Abdulla. by Abbasi, Asim,film director.; Nik, Arian,actor.; Winstone, Jaime,actor.; Bambra, Manpreet,actor.; Ariya, Mariska,actor.; Alipour, Sia,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Arian Nik, Jaime Winstone, Manpreet Bambra, Mariska Ariya, Sia AlipourOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2023.A junior doctor is caught between his mum’s Islamic traditions and his secular, hedonistic friends - but when he’s bitten by a vampire, he becomes the ultimate outsider. Abdulla finds himself desperately searching for a cure for his vampirism, keeping his family onside and winning the object of his affection.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Horror films.; Science fiction.; Fantasy films.; Television series--Great Britain.;
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The ones below [videorecording] / by Bin, Laura,actor.; Farr, David,film director,screenwriter.; Moore, Stephen Campbell,actor.; Morrissey, David,actor.; Poésy, Clémence,actor.; Magnet Releasing (Firm); Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Clemence Poesy, David Morrissey, Stephen Campbell Moore, Laura Bin.A young affluent couple expecting their first child hits it off with the new couple that moves in downstairs, until a boozy dinner party between them ends in a shocking accident. The new friends suddenly find themselves at odds and are forced to question how well they know their neighbors, in this psychological thriller.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.; for language, some sexuality and nudity.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Fiction films.; Feature films.; Accidents; Friendship; Neighbors; Pregnant women;
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Judy [videorecording] / by Buckley, Jessie,1988-actor.; Edge, Tom(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Gambon, Michael,actor.; Goold, Rupert,film director.; Livingstone, David(Motion picture producer),film producer.; Sewell, Rufus,1967-actor.; Wittrock, Finn,1984-actor.; Zellweger, Renée,1969-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Quilter, Peter.End of the rainbow.; BBC Films,presenter.; Calamity Films (Firm),production company.; Ingenious Media,production company.; LD Entertainment,production company.; Pathé Productions,production company.; Roadside Attractions (Firm),production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Costume designer, Jany Temme ; editor, Melanie Ann Oliver ; original music, Gabriel Yared ; music director and arranger, Matt Dunkley ; production designer, Kave Quinn ; director of photography, Ole Bratt Birkeland.Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon.Thirty years after rising to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. While preparing for the shows, Garland battles with management, reminisces with friends and adoring fans, and embarks on a whirlwind romance with soon-to-be fifth husband Mickey Deans, all while bravely struggling to overcome intensifying anxiety and physical decline.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for substance abuse, thematic content, some strong language, and smoking.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Garland, Judy; Leading ladies (Actresses); Motion picture actors and actresses; Singers; Man-woman relationships;
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Philomena [videorecording] / by Clark, Sophie Kennedy.; Coogan, Steve.; Dench, Judi,1934-; Fairley, Michelle.; Frears, Stephen.; Lahbib, Simone,1965-; Sixsmith, Martin.Lost child of Philomena Lee.Videorecording.; Winningham, Mare.; BBC Films.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada);
Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Mare Winningham, Michaelle Fairley, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Simone Lahbib.Based on the 2009 investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, Philomena focuses on the efforts of Philomena Lee (Dench), mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock--something her Irish-Catholic community didn't have the highest opinion of--and given away for adoption in the United States. In following church doctrine, she was forced to sign a contract that wouldn't allow for any sort of inquiry into the son's whereabouts. After starting a family years later in England and, for the most part, moving on with her life, Lee meets Sixsmith (Coogan), a BBC reporter with whom she decides to discover her long-lost son.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Lee, Philomena; Sixsmith, Martin.; Feature films.; Illegitimate children; Journalists; Mothers and sons; Teenage mothers;
© c2014., BBC Films ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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Resistance in a Hostile Environment: Uprising. by Rogan, James,film director.; McQueen, Steve,film director.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by BBC Studios in 2021.This visceral series explores how three seminal events during 1981 – a racist arson attack, the Black People’s Action Day protest, and riots in Brixton – intertwined. And how, in the process, race relations were defined for a generation.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; Racism.; African diaspora.; Race relations.; Police brutality.; Documentary television programs.; British Isles.;
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In memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. [videorecording] : her life in images / by Bhatia, Minoo,film director.; Bruce, Flona,on-screen participant.; Lester, Adrian,on-screen participant.; Peters, Samantha,film director.; Raworth, Sophie,1968-on-screen participant.; Shepherd, Elaine,film director.; Young, Kirsty,on-screen participant.; BBC Studios,publisher.;
Sophie Raworth, Flona Bruce, Adrian Lester, Kirsty Young.Through four extraordinary documentaries, we follow some of Queen Elizabeth II's most defining moments, from her unique coronation to her sympathetic and inspiring speeches. With singular access and painstaking detail, we see how her legend was crafted, and take a peek behind the curtain to get a sense of the woman who was Queen.E.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022.; Queens;
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The Castaways: S1. by Tohill, Andy,film director.; Tohill, Ryan,film director.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by BBC Studios in 2023.Sisters Erin and Lori are on the holiday of a lifetime. But after the two have a huge fight, only Lori boards the plane – which never arrives at its destination. No wreckage is found. No survivors discovered. A few months after the crash, Lori’s credit card is suddenly used in a remote village in Fiji and the plane’s pilot flashes up on CCTV. Erin flies out to investigate, determined to find out the truth about her sister.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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Misbehaviour [videorecording] / by Bentall, Ruby,1988-actor.; Buckley, Jessie,1989-actor.; Hawes, Keeley,1977-actor.; Ifans, Rhys,1967-actor.; Kinnear, Greg,1963-actor.; Knightley, Keira,1985-actor.; Lowthorpe, Philippa,film director.; Manville, Lesley,actor.; Mbatha-Raw, Gugu,1983-actor.; Tiplady, Daniel,actor.; Waterhouse, Suki,1992-actor.; Shout! Factory (Firm),publisher.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Keira Knightley, Greg Kinnear, Daniel Tiplady, Jessie Buckley, Ruby Bentall, Rhys Ifans, Keeley Hawes, Lesley Manville, Gugu Mbatha-raw, Suki Waterhouse.The sensational true story of the Women's Liberation Movement's disruption of the 1970 Miss World pageant, an event watched by more than 100 million viewers, and which made headlines around the world. Not only that, when order was restored, the first woman of color was crowned Miss World. In a matter of hours, a global audience had witnessed the patriarchy driven from the stage and the Western ideal of beauty turned on its head.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Miss World Pageant; Feminism; Feminists; Female friendship;
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Suite française [videorecording] / by Charman, Matt,screenwriter.; Dibb, Saul,film director,screenwriter.; Riley, Sam,1980-actor.; Schoenaerts, Matthias,1977-actor.; Scott-Thomas, Kristin,1960-actor.; Williams, Michelle,1980-actor.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Némirovsky, Irène,1903-1942.Suite française.Videorecording.; BBC Films,presenter.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),presenter,publisher,film distributor.; TF1 droits audiovisuels (Firm),presenter.; Weinstein Company,presenter.;
Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Riley.Based on the best-selling book by Irene Nemirovsky and set during the German occupation of France in the 1940's, Suite Francaise tells the story of Lucille Angellier as she awaits news from her husband, a prisoner of war. As Parisian refugees pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' homes, Lucile's life is turned upside down - further complicated by the arrival of refined German officer, Bruno. A story of the power of love and the tragedy of war.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Némirovsky, Irène, 1903-1942.; Feature films.; Romance films.; World War, 1939-1945;
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