The Favourite
England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Stars: Emma Delves Emma Stone Faye Daveney James Smith Jenny Rainsford Joe Alwyn Mark Gatiss Nicholas Hoult Olivia Colman Rachel Weisz
Empire of the Sun
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor named Basie, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirits, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Ben Stiller Christian Bale Emily Richard Joe Pantoliano John Malkovich Leslie Phillips Masatō Ibu Miranda Richardson Nigel Havers Rupert Frazer
Einstein and Eddington
A look at the evolution of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, and Einstein's relationship with British scientist Sir Arthur Eddington, the first physicist to understand his ideas.
Director: Philip Martin
Stars: Andy Serkis Callum Williams David Tennant Donald Sumpter Jacob Theato Jim Broadbent Lucy Cohu Patrick Kennedy Rebecca Hall Richard McCabe
Chariots of Fire
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.
Director: Hugh Hudson
Stars: Alice Krige Ben Cross Cheryl Campbell Daniel Gerroll Ian Charleson Ian Holm John Gielgud Lindsay Anderson Nicholas Farrell Nigel Havers
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is told through two unique perspectives: Charles Eastman, a young, white-educated Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation, and Sitting Bull the proud Lakota chief whose tribe won the American Indians’ last major victory at Little Big Horn.
Director: Yves Simoneau
Stars: Aidan Quinn Anna Paquin August Schellenberg Brian Stollery Chevez Ezaneh Colm Feore Duane Howard Fred Dalton Thompson Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse Wayne Charles Baker
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
In 1914, the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa (Antonio Banderas) invites studios to shoot his actual battles against Porfírio Diaz army to raise funds for financing guns and ammunition. The Mutual Film Corporation, through producer D.W. Griffith (Colm Feore), interests for the proposition and sends the filmmaker Frank Thayer (Eion Bailey) to negotiate a contract with Pancho Villa himself.
Director: Bruce Beresford
Stars: Alan Arkin Alexa Davalos Antonio Banderas Eion Bailey Jim Broadbent Kyle Chandler Matt Day Michael McKean