India cinemas ordered to play national anthem

India's Supreme Court says all cinemas must play the national anthem before a film is screened.

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New Releases on Netflix - Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders

Batman and Robin, the boy wonder,swing into action when the earth is threatened by Gotham City's most malevolent master-criminals, Joker, Riddler, Penguin and Catwoman! The Dynamic Duo try to save the day when Batman is turned from good to bad. Now Catwoman and Robin must team up to stop him from taking over Gotham City and ultimately, the world.

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New Releases on Netflix - The Wild Life

This animated version of the timeless adventure tale unfolds through the eyes of Tuesday, a gregarious parrot who befriends shipwreck survivor Robinson Crusoe and teaches him how to get by in his new island world.

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New Releases on Netflix - Nine Lives

They say a cat has nine lives. But, in this comedy from director Barry Sonnenfeld, one workaholic businessman finds one of those lives is his own when he ends up trapped in the body of his family's feline after a personal calamity.

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New Releases on Netflix - Anthropoid

In this drama based on real events during World War II, two Czech soldiers are trained for a brazen suicide mission: Assassinating SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the infamous "Butcher of Prague" and architect of the Nazi's genocidal "Final Solution."

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New Releases on Netflix - The Intervention

When Ruby and Peter join three other couples for a weekend holiday, they're dismayed to discover that their friend Annie has engineered the entire trip to help the pair address their marital problems.

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New Releases on Netflix - Don't Breathe

A blind, rich and reclusive billionaire is hiding a mountain of cash in his home -- he's the perfect target for a trio of teens carrying out a string of robberies. Too bad the kids didn't consider that their would-be victim may be a psychopath.

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New Releases on Netflix - House of Lies: Season 5

Maintaining his ruthless business edge and using whatever tactics are needed to get the job done, Marty goes on the hunt for new and bigger clients. Meanwhile, he contemplates the responsibilities of fatherhood.

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Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them casts US box office spell

Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them works its magic at North American cinemas, taking an estimated $75m over the weekend.

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New Releases on Netflix - Hell or High Water

Faced with losing the family farm to foreclosure, brothers Toby and Tanner decide that their best move is to rob some banks. Not surprisingly, their plans quickly go awry, and a grizzled but relentless lawman picks up their trail.

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New Releases on Netflix - Mechanic: Resurrection

After swearing off his profession as a contract killer, Arthur Bishop finds that never is a long time when the woman he loves is abducted by an old nemesis -- and the only way to save her is to complete a string of hits.

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New Releases on Netflix - Space Dogs: Adventure to the Moon

Desperate to find his missing astronaut dad, teen pup Pushok does what any good space dog would: He stows away on a rocket ship to begin a search. Luckily, he's not alone: After he reunites with his mom, a macho monkey and a baby alien join the team.

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New Releases on Netflix - Bad Moms

Looking behind the veneer of perfection sought by modern American mothers, this comic tale follows a trio of fed-up, underappreciated suburban moms as they set out to liberate themselves, leaving their parental responsibilities behind.

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New Releases on Netflix - Captain Fantastic

Having raised his six children in the wooded isolation of the Pacific Northwest, Ben Cash is suddenly drawn back into civilization by a shocking tragedy. As the kids face an unfamiliar world, Ben begins to reexamine his approach to parenting.

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New Releases on Netflix - Hands of Stone

The life and legend of championship boxer Roberto Duran are captured in this biographical drama, which depicts his impoverished childhood, his professional debut at 16, and the 34-year career that made him one of the most revered boxers of all time.

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New Releases on Netflix - Our Little Sister

When three sisters travel to their long-absent father's rural home to attend his funeral, they meet their now-orphaned half-sister for the first time and offer to take her in, setting the stage for a confrontation with the family's past.

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New Releases on Netflix - Papa: Hemingway in Cuba

Set in the late 1950s amid the turmoil of the Cuban revolution, this fact-based drama follows young journalist Ed Myers during a pilgrimage to Havana to meet his hero, iconic writer Ernest Hemingway, who's descending into depression and alcoholism.

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New Releases on Netflix - The Childhood of a Leader

After World War I, a U.S. diplomat moves his family to France, where he's deeply involved in drafting the Treaty of Versailles. But while he's preoccupied with his work, his neglected 7-year-old son begins to display ominous personality traits.

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New Releases on Netflix - Lights Out

After spooking the pants off audiences with his 2013 short of the same name, director David F. Sandberg returns with a full-length exposition of the story, which follows two estranged siblings threatened by an evil spirit that descends with the dark.

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New Releases on Netflix - I.T.

Apparently, businessman Mike Regan didn't learn the workplace's Golden Rule: Never mess with your tech expert! But he's about to learn it as his disgruntled information technology consultant sets out to make Mike's life a living hell.

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New Releases on Netflix - Chicken People

While many people view chickens as less-than majestic creatures, competitive poultry breeders -- a large and eclectic flock -- disagree. This lively documentary follows three breeders as they prepare for the all-important Ohio National Poultry Show.

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New Releases on Netflix - Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World

Directed by prolific documentarian Werner Herzog, this meditative examination of the history and future of the Internet features interviews with many of the experts whose insights and technological breakthroughs helped fuel the network revolution.

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New Releases on Netflix - Masterpiece: Poldark: Season 2

Poldark, the drama that has become a cultural phenomenon, continues for a second season on the stunning beaches of Cornwall. It's 1790 and there is riot and revolution in the air. Ross Poldark, the character redefined by the smoldering Aidan Turner, must fight for his freedom when George Warleggan tries to have him hanged as a revolutionary. While Francis and Elizabeth watch on in horror, can Demelza save Ross from himself?

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New Releases on Netflix - Army of One

The film is inspired by the true story of Gary Faulkner (Nicolas Cage), a handyman from Colorado who receives a vision from God (Russell Brand) telling him to go to Pakistan to do what no one else can do — namely to capture Osama bin Laden. So without any questions or skills, he follows his mission.

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New Releases on Netflix - Fort Tilden

Setting off on bicycles to the beach at Fort Tilden, pals Allie and Harper face a series of maddening but self-inflicted setbacks along the way. Before long, they realize the trek reflects their lives -- and the uncertainty of their destinations.

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New Releases on Netflix - Cardboard Boxer

A heart-wrenching yet tender drama about a homeless man with a heart of gold, Willy, who struggles on the gritty streets of the skid row district of Downtown Los Angeles. Willy's better intentions are exploited by a privileged college kid who entices the homeless by offering money in exchange for savage street fighting. Willy is dubbed the "Cardboard Boxer" but when Willy refuses to fight a defenseless elderly man, the thing that matters the most to him is taken away and destroyed.

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New Releases on Netflix - Mia Madre

Thrown off balance by her mother's grave illness, film director Margherita must also struggle with the brash and uncooperative Hollywood actor who's starring in the dramatic feature she's trying to finish shooting.

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New Releases on Netflix - Summertime

Fleeing her rural life and moving to Paris, the gay but unschooled Delphine meets avowed feminist Carole, and they begin a passionate affair. When her father falls ill, Delphine goes home to help her mother, and Carole must decide whether to follow.

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New Releases on Netflix - Alice Through the Looking Glass

In this trippy sequel to the 2010 blockbuster "Alice in Wonderland," young Alice returns from several years at sea and again passes through to the magical landscape, where she ends up journeying into the past to try to save the Mad Hatter.

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New Releases on Netflix - Independence Day: Resurgence

Twenty years after the initial invasion of Earth by an army of advanced extraterrestrials, the same foes attack again with redoubled force, forcing humankind to construct defenses cobbled from alien technology left behind after the original attack.

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New Releases on Netflix - Better Call Saul: Season 2

Still ready to entertain any ploy that will keep his business going, Jimmy McGill gets involved in a case that offers him little reward in return for lots of trouble -- and not just the legal kind.

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New Releases on Netflix - Game of Thrones: Season 6

In the wake of Stannis Baratheon's dramatic killing on the battlefield by Brienne of Tarth, the future implications of his death become a significant concern among all of the noble houses of Westeros.

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New Releases on Netflix - Looking: Season 2

In the temptation-filled world of San Francisco, friends Patrick, Agustín and Dom share the pleasures and bewilderments of the city's vibrant gay scene, including the proverbial search for Mr. Right.

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New Releases on Netflix - The Mindy Project: Season 4

When Mindy goes on maternity leave, it's just the beginning of the changes that will come with motherhood. To help herself meet the challenge, Mindy decides to cultivate more female friendships.

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New Releases on Netflix - Kickboxer: Vengeance

In this reboot of the franchise that launched Jean-Claude Van Damme's Hollywood career, martial artist Kurt Sloane emerges from the shadow of his older brother, Eric, when it's time to take on and punish the man responsible for Eric's death.

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New Releases on Netflix - The Legend of Tarzan

Fully readapted to London society after his long sojourn in the jungle, Lord Greystoke returns to Africa as a trade emissary. But little does he know that he's being used to advance the schemes of villainous Capt. Leon Rom.

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New Releases on Netflix - Phantom Boy

A mysterious illness has turned Leo into a phantom boy, enabling him to leave his body and explore the city as a ghostly apparition. While in the hospital, he befriends Alex, a New York City cop injured while attempting to capture a nefarious gangster who has taken control of the city's power supply, throwing the metropolis into chaos. Now they must form an extraordinary duo, using Leo's phantom powers and Alex's detective work to foil the plot and save New York from destruction.

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New Releases on Netflix - Indignation

When he's admitted to a rigidly Christian college in the Midwest, Marcus Messner also achieves another goal: to get away from his domineering Jewish dad. But Marcus' optimism is soon tempered by a nettling dean and signs of anti-Semitism on campus.

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New Releases on Netflix - Morris from America

After moving to the provincial city of Heidelberg, Germany, African-American teen Morris Gentry has trouble making friends and takes refuge in hip-hop music -- until pretty Katrin enters the picture.

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New Releases on Netflix - Ice Age: Collision Course

In this extraterrestrial animated epic, the "Ice Age" gang find themselves far up in the air after Scrat leaps off the planet while chasing his magical acorn, inadvertently triggering events that put Earth in jeopardy.

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New Releases on Netflix - Sausage Party

In this naughty animated comedy, a fall from a shopping cart forces a supermarket wiener and his food pals to embark on a dangerous journey through the store to make it back to their proper aisles before the Independence Day sale.

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New Releases on Netflix - Billions: Season 1

Hedge-fund tycoon Bobby Axelrod has earned an intimidating reputation in the world of high finance. But he's also attracted the attention of U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades -- who's convinced that Axelrod's wealth is built on corrupt business practices.

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New Releases on Netflix - Black Sails: Season 3

Capt. Flint's audacious buccaneering exploits increase his infamous reputation, but as he and his crew continue to plunder West Indies maritime treasure, he becomes a more hunted figure than ever.

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New Releases on Netflix - Into the Badlands: Season 1

In a world of constantly clashing feudal armies, an expert swordsman pursues a personal mission in the dangerous landscape of a postapocalyptic America, accompanied by the young boy he rescued from brutal outlaws.

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New Releases on Netflix - TURN: Washington's Spies: Season 3

As the ferment of the Revolutionary War rages on, Abe and the rest of the Culper Ring continue taking dangerous -- and sometimes lethal -- risks to obtain information vital to the fight against the British.

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New Releases on Netflix - Lone Wolf and Cub: The Films (1972-1974)

Based on the best-selling manga series, the six intensely kinetic Lone Wolf and Cub films elevated chanbara to bloody new heights. The shogun's executioner, Itto Ogami (Tomisaburo Wakayama), takes to wandering the countryside as an assassin—along with his infant son Daigoro (Akihiro Tomikawa) and a seemingly infinitely weaponized perambulator—helping those he encounters while seeking vengeance for his murdered wife. Delivering stylish thrills and a body count that defies belief, Lone Wolf and Cub is beloved for its brilliantly choreographed action sequences as well as its tender depiction of the bonds between a parent and a child.

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New Releases on Netflix - Viktoria

Thanks to a fluke of nature, Viktoria is dubbed Bulgaria's "Child of the Decade" and grows up at odds with her mother, who wanted to flee to the West. Over the years, their relationship parallels the struggles of the post-Communist era.

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Cinema where Delhi's homeless people 'feel free'

Makeshift cinemas are providing entertainment and relaxation to some of the homeless people in Delhi, India.

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