"The Crimson Field: Season One" - from the BBC as seen on PBS - Oona Chaplin ("The Longest Ride") leads the cast in this saga based on true events of a hospital in northern France during the first World War
"Cut Bank" - this is the town in Montana that Dwayne (Liam Hemsworth) wants out of at all costs - when he films a murder, Dwayne thinks it is his escape ticket - NOT SO FAST! - all-star supporting cast includes Bruce Dern, John Malkovich, Oliver Platt, Billy Bob Thornton and Teresa Palmer ("Warm Bodies")
"Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem" - from Israel - more to the point, it is the structure of divorce in that nation which is on trial - winner of seven Israeli FIlm Academy Awards including Best Film
"House of Cards: The Complete Third Season" - from Netflix - never a dull moment with the Underwoods - Frank is now President, and Claire is Ambassador to the United Nations - with all this pressure, something's gotta give! - winner of seven Primetime Emmy Awards and starring Kevin Spacey (Golden Globe Winner, Best Actor in a Drama) and Robin Wright
"The Lazarus Effect" - medical researchers have finally discovered how to bring the dead back to life- what they don't count on is what the once dead bring back with them! - stars Mark Duplass (TV's "The Mindy Project") and Olivia Wilde ("Better Living Through Chemistry")
"Masterpiece: Poldark: Season One" - as seen on PBS (after a near four-decade absence) - they thought Ross died in the American Revolutionary War - the woman he loves is engaged to his cousin, and Ross' s father is dead - now Ross Poldark is back in Cornwall, and the neighborhood will never be the same - based on the novels by Winston Graham and starring Aidan Turner ("The Hobbit" movie series) and Eleanor Tomlinson ("Jack the Giant Slayer")
"Danny Collins" - inspired by true events - an aging rocker (Al Pacino) is moved to change his professional and personal life when his manager (Christopher Plummer) finds a letter written forty years ago by John Lennon - also starring Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Canavale and Nick Offerman (TV's "Parks and Recreation")
"The Gunman" - years ago mercenary sniper Terrier (Sean Penn) killed a high Congolese official - now after years in hiding, Terrier is back in The Congo to find he's an assassin's target! - also starring Javier Bardem, Mark Rylance and Idris Elba ("Thor: The Dark World")
"The Water Diviner" - it is 1915 and Australian farmer Joshua Connor (Russell Crowe) is in Turkey searching for his three sons who all fought in the Battle of Galipoli - an Istanbul hotel owner (Olga Kurylenko, "The November Man") may hold the key to that mystery
"Aftermath" - the dark gangster comedy which proves conclusively that NO ONE has it all! - stars Anthony Michael Hall, Elisabeth Rohm (TV's "Law and Order"), Tony Danza and the final movie appearance of Chris Penn
"Danny Collins" - inspired by true events - an aging rocker (Al Pacino) is moved to change his professional and personal life when his manager (Christopher Plummer) finds a letter written forty years ago by John Lennon - also starring Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Canavale and Nick Offerman (TV's "Parks and Recreation")
"The Water Diviner" - it is 1915 and Australian farmer Joshua Connor (Russell Crowe) is in Turkey searching for his three sons who all fought in the Battle of Galipoli - an Istanbul hotel owner (Olga Kurylenko, "The November Man") may hold the key to that mystery
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