The latest Captain America film bursts onto cinema screens this week. BBC News hears from two of the stars.
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Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Monday, 25 April 2016
Jungle Book holds off Huntsman sequel
Disney's The Jungle Book makes more than three times as much as its nearest rival, The Huntsman: Winter's War, in North American cinemas over the weekend.
from BBC News - Entertainment & Arts
from BBC News - Entertainment & Arts
Sunday, 24 April 2016
New Releases on Netflix - Jane Got a Gun
When her husband barely survives a murder attempt by an outlaw gang he once belonged to, steely Jane Hammond takes the law into her own hands to defend her homestead and protect her injured spouse -- with help from a former lover.
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New Releases on Netflix - Point Break
With the action set against the heart-pounding backdrop of extreme sports, this inspired reboot of the 1991 surf-and-suspense classic tracks a young undercover FBI agent as he works to foil the criminal plans of a band of ecocrusaders.
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New Releases on Netflix - Phoenix
After a reconstructive facial operation, concentration-camp survivor Nelly Lenz tracks down her husband, Johnny, who believes she's dead. Unrecognizable to Johnny, Nelly befriends him to find out whether he betrayed her to the Nazis.
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New Releases on Netflix - The Driftless Area
Pierre Hunter, a bartender with unyielding optimism, returns to his tiny hometown after his parents' death. When he falls for the enigmatic Stella, Pierre is unknowingly pulled into a cat-and-mouse game that involves a duffel bag full of cash, a haphazard yet determined criminal, and a mystery that will determine all of their fates.
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New Releases on Netflix - Backtrack
When psychotherapist Peter Bower begins experiencing nightmarish visions, he soon discovers his patients share a terrifying secret -- and that the key to his delusions lies in a decades-old mystery in his rural hometown.
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New Releases on Netflix - Son of Saul
Amid the horrors of Auschwitz, prisoner Saul Ausländer has the grim duty of transporting corpses from the camp's gas chambers to the crematoria. But when he thinks he recognizes his son's body, Saul sets out to save the boy from incineration.
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New Releases on Netflix - Hot in Cleveland: Season 6
Heating things up once again, Melanie, Victoria, Joy and Elka return for another round of full-bodied fun as Elka aims to bring film-industry jobs to town, and Victoria considers tying the knot -- with either Mitch, Simon or Bob.
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New Releases on Netflix - Royal Pains: Season 7
Hank Lawson's efforts to provide medical care to those who can't otherwise afford it continue to compete with his high-paying gig as a concierge doctor to the moneyed class of the Hamptons.
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Sunday, 17 April 2016
New Releases on Netflix - Ip Man 3
In this explosive conclusion to the hard-kicking trilogy, martial arts master Ip Man squares off against an unscrupulous property developer and his gang of vicious thugs when they attempt to take over the city.
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New Releases on Netflix - The Holcroft Covenant
Noel Holcroft (Michael Caine), a German native adopted by American parents, learns that his biological father was one of Adolf Hitler's financial advisers in director John Frankenheimer's intriguing adaptation of Robert Ludlum's novel. Noel's father leaves him a fortune, with instructions to distribute it to Holocaust survivors. But as Noel carries out his mission, he comes to realize that fascists are using the money to start a new regime.
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New Releases on Netflix - Norm of the North
Accompanied by his three lemming friends, a playful polar bear named Norm sets off on a journey from the Arctic to New York City in an attempt to save his homeland from a greedy land developer.
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New Releases on Netflix - Fifty Shades of Black
Putting a comical spin on the popular erotic novel "50 Shades of Grey," this wild spoof turns the original steamy narrative into a farcical sex romp featuring the eccentric and horny Mr. Black.
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New Releases on Netflix - Sex Ed
After starting his first teaching job at an urban middle school, Eddie Cole learns that the students aren't receiving any sex education, and he's determined to fix the situation. But Eddie is still a virgin -- which soon leads to comic complications.
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New Releases on Netflix - The Lady in the Van
In this touching human drama adapted from writer Alan Bennett's bestselling memoir, he befriends the elderly Miss Shepherd, who's living in a van that's been parked in his driveway for 15 years.
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New Releases on Netflix - Lamb
While living in misery after his father's death and the failure of his marriage, middle-aged David Lamb has a chance meeting with a rudderless 11-year-old outcast, leading to a strange -- and questionable -- relationship between the two.
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New Releases on Netflix - The Fool
Dima Nitikin is working as a plumber with a state maintenance crew when he learns that one of the town's poorly built housing blocks may soon collapse. But his alerts fall on deaf ears until Dima devises a way to command the authorities' attention.
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New Releases on Netflix - The Letters
This inspiring biographical drama portrays the remarkable life of Mother Teresa through the lens of a decades-long correspondence with her confidant and spiritual mentor, Father Celeste van Exem.
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New Releases on Netflix - All Mistakes Buried
Bent on recovering a stolen pendant he'd given to his estranged wife, struggling crack addict Sonny takes on a dangerous gang of crooks -- certain that if he can retrieve the necklace, he can save his marriage.
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New Releases on Netflix - Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street
A private detective hired to protect an American politician from the fallout from a sex scandal is killed in Germany, so it's up to his partner. Directed by Samuel Fuller, this 1970s movie contains more than one homage to the spy film genre.
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New Releases on Netflix - Misconduct
Just named a partner in his respected law firm, Ben Chase takes on a high-profile case against a corrupt pharmaceutical company executive. When things turn deadly, Ben realizes he's up against a vicious and determined foe.
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New Releases on Netflix - Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
Founded in 1970 as a wacky, shocking and irreverent humor magazine, "National Lampoon" touched off a revolution in American comedic style, as chronicled in this affectionate look at the publication's history and legacy.
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New Releases on Netflix - And Then There Were None
Ten strangers receive invitations to visit a mansion on an isolated offshore island. The company soon find themselves in a death-by-numbers nightmare, as an unknown assailant begins killing them off one by one.
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New Releases on Netflix - Silicon Valley: Season 2
Fresh from his surprising last-minute success against Hooli at the TechCrunch battle, Richard and his fellow social misfits at Pied Piper struggle with the fiscal and organizational pressures of expanding the company.
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New Releases on Netflix - Veep: Season 4
In the chaotic vortex of the presidential primaries, Selina Meyer and her beleaguered staff slog through the campaign's countless demands while trying to keep the vice presidency afloat.
from New Releases This Week
Friday, 15 April 2016
Cinema chain makes U-turn over texting
US cinema chain AMC changes its mind over allowing texting in some of its venues after its plan drew criticism online.
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from BBC News - Entertainment & Arts
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