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Robocop | 1987 | UK Quad

12Feb2018

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Robocop | 1987 | UK Quad

Robocop is a 1987 film directed by Paul Verhoeven, in his first major Hollywood production and was produced by Arne Schmidt. The screenplay was co-written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The novel, released around the same time as Robocop and written by Ed Naha, differed in several ways from the film as it followed one of the earlier drafts of the screenplay. It expanded on Alex Murphy's struggle with being part man and part machine, and his memories. It also included more "humanised" dialogue from RoboCop, as opposed to the minimal, cold dialogue heard in the film. Robocop stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, Robert DoQui, Ray Wise, Felton Perry and Paul McCrane. The storyline is set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in th...

The Assassin | 1993 | UK Quad

7Feb2018

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The Assassin | 1993 | UK Quad

The Assassin (also known as Point of No Return) is a 1993 film directed by John Badham. It was co-produced by Art Linson and D. J. Caruso. The screenplay was co-written by Robert Getchell and Alexandra Seros based on the 1990 film, La Femme Nikita written and directed by Luc Besson. The Assassin stars Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney, Miguel Ferrer, Anne Bancroft and Harvey Keitel. The storyline follows Maggie Hayward, a violent and unstable drug addict who murders a police officer. Following her trial she is sentenced to death by lethal injection. Her death is a faked and a secret government agent called Bob, informs her that she has to work for him. Having little choice she agrees and begins an intensive training regime with martial arts and firearms training, but also et...

The Godfather | 1972 | Park Circus R2009 | UK Quad

1Feb2018

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The Godfather | 1972 | Park Circus R2009 | UK Quad

The Godfather is a 1972 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It was produced by Albert S. Ruddy. The screenplay was written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola based on the 1969 crime novel of the same name by Mario Puzo. The Godfather stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, Al Lettieri, Diane Keaton, Abe Vigoda, Talia Shire, Gianni Russo and John Cazale. The storyline follows an ageing head of a famous crime family, Don Vito Corleone, who decides to transfer his position to one of his subalterns, a series of unfortunate events start happening to the family, and a war begins between all the well-known families leading to insolence, deportation, murder and revenge, and ends with the favourable suc...

Wall Street | 1987 | UK Lobby Card

31Jan2018

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Wall Street | 1987 | UK Lobby Card

Wall Street is a 1987 film directed by Oliver Stone. It was produced by Edward R. Pressman. The screenplay was co-written by Oliver Stone and Stanley Weiser. Wall Street stars Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah, Martin Sheen, Hal Holbrook and Terence Stamp. The storyline follows Bud Fox, a young and impatient stockbroker who is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trades on illegal insider information. After becoming involved with Gordon Gekko, a wealthy, unscrupulous corporate raider who takes the him under his wing. When Stanley Weiser wrote the first draft, it was initially called Greed. In the first draft, the lead character was a young Jewish broker named Freddie Goldsmith, but Oliver Stone changed it to Bud Fox to avoid any stereotype that Wall Street w...

The Wolf of Wall Street | 2013 | Teaser | UK One Sheet

26Jan2018

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The Wolf of Wall Street | 2013 | Teaser | UK One Sheet

The Wolf of Wall Street is 2013 film directed by Martin Scorsese. It was co-produced by Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Riza Aziz, Joey McFarland and Emma Tillinger Koskoff. The screenplay was written by Terence Winter based on the memoir, The Wolf of Wall Street by former stockbroker and trader Jordan Belfort. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Joanna Lumley, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jon Bernthal, Jon Favreau and Jean Dujardin. The film is the fifth collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio, after Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004) and The Departed (2006). The storyline follows Jordan Belfort's perspective on his career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his company Stratton Oakmont was engaged in rampant...

Porridge / Rising Damp | 1980 | Double Bill | UK Quad

25Jan2018

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Porridge / Rising Damp | 1980 | Double Bill | UK Quad

Porridge was released in 1979 and is based on the British TV series Porridge which aired between 1974 and 1977. It was directed by Dick Clement and produced by Ian La Frenais. The screenplay was co-written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Porridge is set a year before the final episode of the TV series and includes one of the last appearances by Richard Beckinsale. The actor who played Lennie Godber died in March 1979, a few weeks after its completion. When Porridge was released in the USA it was titled Doing Time. In the film all the warders and inmates from the original TV series appear in the film, with the notable exceptions of Lukewarm, Blanco, Heslop and Harris. There is also a different governor, played by Geoffrey Bayldon rather than series regular Michael Barrington. The ...

Nighthawks | 1981 | UK Quad

22Jan2018

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Nighthawks | 1981 | UK Quad

Nighthawks is a 1981 film directed by Bruce Malmuth and was produced by Martin Poll. The screenplay was written by David Shaber based on his and Paul Sylbert story. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Lindsay Wagner, Persis Khambatta, Nigel Davenport, Rutger Hauer, Hilary Thompson, Joe Spinell and Walter Mathews. The storyline follows NYPD police detective Deke DaSilva who gets transferred into the new new anti-terrorist unit from the undercover division and is pretty hostile to the idea. The unit is run by a British expert who suspects a major terrorist is in town and his message is shoot to kill. Initially the story for Nighthawks was planned to be The French Connection III with Gene Hackman's reprising his role Popeye Doyle and teaming up with a wisecracking cop. Howe...

The Wolf of Wall Street | 2013 | Final | UK Quad

17Jan2018

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The Wolf of Wall Street | 2013 | Final | UK Quad

The Wolf of Wall Street is 2013 film directed by Martin Scorsese. It was co-produced by Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Riza Aziz, Joey McFarland and Emma Tillinger Koskoff. The screenplay was written by Terence Winter based on the memoir, The Wolf of Wall Street by former stockbroker and trader Jordan Belfort. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Joanna Lumley, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jon Bernthal, Jon Favreau and Jean Dujardin. The film is the fifth collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio, after Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004) and The Departed (2006). The storyline follows Jordan Belfort's perspective on his career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his company Stratton Oakmont was engaged in rampant...

Taken | 2008 | UK Quad

19Dec2017

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Taken | 2008 | UK Quad

Taken is a 2008 film directed by Pierre Morel. It was produced by Luc Besson who co-wrote the screenplay with Robert Mark Kamen. Taken stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Katie Cassidy, Holly Valance and Famke Janssen. The film has been cited as a turning point in Liam Neeson career that redefined and transformed him to an action film star. The storyline follows Bryan Mills, a former CIA operative who sets about tracking down his teenage daughter Kim and her best friend after the they are kidnapped by Albanian sex traffickers while visiting Paris, France. Originally, Jeff Bridges was cast as Bryan Mills, but he dropped out of the project and Liam Neeson accepted the role. He wanted to play a more physically demanding role than he was used to bu...

Point Break | 1991 | UK Quad

15Dec2017

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Point Break | 1991 | UK Quad

Point Break is a 1991 film directed by Kathryn Bigelow. It was co-produced by Peter Abrams and Robert L. Levy. The screenplay was written by W. Peter Iliff based on a story by him and Rick King. Point Break stars Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty, John C. McGinley and James LeGros. The storyline follows rookie FBI agent Johnny Utah who partners with veteran Angelo Pappas to investigate a series of bank robberies possibly being committed by surfers disguised as ex-presidents Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Johnny goes undercover to infiltrate the surfing community and develops a complex friendship with Bodhi, the charismatic leader of a gang of surfers. The title refers to the surfing term "point break," where a wave breaks as it hits a point of land jutting out fro...

Nighthawks | 1981 | UK One Sheet

6Dec2017

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Nighthawks | 1981 | UK One Sheet

Nighthawks is a 1981 film directed by Bruce Malmuth and was produced by Martin Poll. The screenplay was written by David Shaber based on his and Paul Sylbert story. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Lindsay Wagner, Persis Khambatta, Nigel Davenport, Rutger Hauer, Hilary Thompson, Joe Spinell and Walter Mathews. The storyline follows NYPD police detective Deke DaSilva who gets transferred into the new new anti-terrorist unit from the undercover division and is pretty hostile to the idea. The unit is run by a British expert who suspects a major terrorist is in town and his message is shoot to kill. Initially the story for Nighthawks was planned to be The French Connection III with Gene Hackman's reprising his role Popeye Doyle and teaming up with a wisecracking cop. Howe...

The Postman Always Rings Twice | 1981 | International | US One Sheet

27Nov2017

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The Postman Always Rings Twice | 1981 | International | US One Sheet

The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1981 film directed by Bob Rafelson, who co-produced the film with Charles Mulvehill and Andrew Braunsberg. The screenplay was written by David Mamet and is based on the 1934 novel The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain. It stars Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos, Michael Lerner, John P. Ryan, Anjelica Huston and Christian Slater. The storyline follows Frank Chambers, a drifter who hitches a ride from the local District Attorney and stops at a rural California diner for a meal. Nick Smith, the middle-aged proprietor of the roadside diner, hires Frank as a handyman. Frank eventually begins an affair with Nick's beautiful wife Cora, who talks Frank into helping her kill Nick. Principle photography was completed in Santa Barbara, Cal...

The Running Man | 1987 | German A1

1Nov2017

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The Running Man | 1987 | German A1

The Running Man is a 1987 film directed by Paul Michael Glaser. It was produced by George Linder and Tim Zinnemann with Steven E. de Souza writing the screenplay. The film is based on the 1982 novel The Running Man by Richard Bachman who is a pseudonym for Stephen King. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Jesse Ventura, Jim Brown and Richard Dawson. The storyline is based around a television show called “The Running Man”. Set in the dystopian United States between 2017 and 2019, the show is about convicted criminals who are called ‘Runners’ and the hunters, a gang of professional killers who are called ‘Stalkers’. The prize should the runners win and escape a near-certain death is a chance to be pardoned by the totalitarian police state that the United States has beco...

Robocop | 1987 | UK FOH Lobby Card

20Oct2017

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Robocop | 1987 | UK FOH Lobby Card

Robocop is a 1987 film directed by Paul Verhoeven, in his first major Hollywood production and was produced by Arne Schmidt. The screenplay was co-written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The novel, released around the same time as Robocop and written by Ed Naha, differed in several ways from the film as it followed one of the earlier drafts of the screenplay. It expanded on Alex Murphy's struggle with being part man and part machine, and his memories. It also included more "humanised" dialogue from RoboCop, as opposed to the minimal, cold dialogue heard in the film. Robocop stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, Robert DoQui, Ray Wise, Felton Perry and Paul McCrane. The storyline is set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in th...

Baby Driver | 2017 | Final | UK Quad

19Oct2017

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Baby Driver | 2017 | Final | UK Quad

Baby Driver is a 2017 film directed by Edgar Wright. It was co-produced by Nira Park, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner with Edgar Wright writing the screenplay. Baby Driver stars Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Eiza González, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx and Jon Bernthal. The storyline follows Baby a young man who has a partial hearing impairment works as a getaway driver who can make any wild move with the right music track playing. His crime boss, Doc values his role in his meticulously planned robberies. However, just when Baby thinks he is finally free and clear to have his own life with his new girlfriend, Deborah, Doc coerces him back for another job. Paired with a new crew of thugs who are violently unstable, Baby finds himself and everything he cares for in terrible danger. It will ta...

Baby Driver | 2017 | Teaser | UK Quad

18Oct2017

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Baby Driver | 2017 | Teaser | UK Quad

Baby Driver is a 2017 film directed by Edgar Wright. It was co-produced by Nira Park, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner with Edgar Wright writing the screenplay. Baby Driver stars Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Eiza González, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx and Jon Bernthal. The storyline follows Baby a young man who has a partial hearing impairment works as a getaway driver who can make any wild move with the right music track playing. His crime boss, Doc values his role in his meticulously planned robberies. However, just when Baby thinks he is finally free and clear to have his own life with his new girlfriend, Deborah, Doc coerces him back for another job. Paired with a new crew of thugs who are violently unstable, Baby finds himself and everything he cares for in terrible danger. It will ta...