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The Man Who Invented Christmas

In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when, struggling with inspiration and confronting reality with his childhood memories, a new character is born in the depths of his troubled mind; an old, lonely, embittered man, so vivid, so human, that a whole world grows around him, a story so inspiring that changed the meaning of Christmas forever.

Run time: 105m Tagline: How Charles Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol” and created a tradition. Release: 2017-10-12

Director: Bharat Nalluri

Stars: Christopher Plummer Dan Stevens Donald Sumpter Ian McNeice Jonathan Pryce Justin Edwards Miles Jupp Miriam Margolyes Morfydd Clark Simon Callow

The Death of Stalin

When tyrannical dictator Josef Stalin dies in 1953, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweebish Georgy Malenkov, the wily Nikita Khrushchev and Lavrenti Beria, the sadistic secret police chief.

Run time: 107m Tagline: In the Kremlin, no one can hear you scheme Release: 2017-10-20

Director: Armando Iannucci

Stars: Andrea Riseborough Dermot Crowley Jason Isaacs Michael Palin Olga Kurylenko Paddy Considine Paul Chahidi Rupert Friend Simon Russell Beale Steve Buscemi

Reds

An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed (1887-1920), who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant (1885-1936).

Run time: 196m Release: 1981-12-25

Director: Warren Beatty

Stars: Diane Keaton Edward Herrmann Ian Wolfe Jack Nicholson Jerzy Kosinski M. Emmet Walsh Maureen Stapleton Nicolas Coster Paul Sorvino Warren Beatty

The Captain

Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit that he has stolen only to stay warm, Willi discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whoever he is.

Run time: 118m Tagline: Follow the leader Release: 2017-09-21

Director: Robert Schwentke

Stars: Annina Polivka Blerim Destani Britta Hammelstein David Scheller Frederick Lau Haymon Maria Buttinger Marko Dyrlich Max Hubacher Milan Peschel Sebastian Rudolph

Blaze

A re-imagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement.

Run time: 129m Tagline: Based on a true Texas love story Release: 2018-08-17

Director: Ethan Hawke

Stars: Alia Shawkat Ben Dickey Charlie Sexton Didi Costine Josh Hamilton Kris Kristofferson Richard Linklater Ritchie Montgomery Sam Rockwell Steve Zahn

Shakespeare in Love

Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.

Run time: 122m Tagline: Love is the only inspiration. Release: 1998-12-11

Director: John Madden

Stars: Ben Affleck Colin Firth Geoffrey Rush Gwyneth Paltrow Imelda Staunton Joseph Fiennes Judi Dench Simon Callow Steven Beard Tom Wilkinson

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