Carter Burwell
1) Missing link
Publisher
Lionsgate UK
Pub. Date
2019
Description
Stop-motion animation featuring the voice talents of Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis and Zoe Saldana. In search of a legendary creature, said to be the missing evolutionary link between man and beast, Sir Lionel Frost (Jackman) discovers the giant, talking Mr. Link (Galifianakis), the last of his kind, who enlists the help of the monster investigator to find his distant cousins. The duo joins forces with adventurer Adelina Fortnight (Saldana) and...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Ent
Pub. Date
2018
Description
Heart-warming drama based on the true story of writer A.A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) and the book he wrote for his son, Christopher Robin (Will Tilston). After returning home from fighting in the First World War, celebrated playwright A.A. Milne decides to write something to lift the spirits of his country. Taking inspiration from his son and his toys, he thinks up a story about a bear called Winnie the Pooh and his friends Piglet, Eeyore and Christopher...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Ent
Pub. Date
2018
Description
American dark comedy drama in which a mother becomes frustrated at the local police force's ineptitude to solve her daughter's murder. When no potential perpetrators have been identified and the investigation slowly grinds to a halt, Mildred (Frances McDormand) takes matters into her own hands to ensure that the media, local citizens and the police take her plight seriously and find her daughter's killer.
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Wacky comedy drama from the Coen Brothers, set in 1950s Hollywood when the studios were in their heyday. The story follows a day in the life of 'fixer' Ed Mannix (Josh Brolin) who has to retrieve famous actor Baird Whitlock (George Clooney) after he has been kidnapped while filming the next big blockbuster 'Hail, Caesar!'. A group called The Future is holding Whitlock ransom for $100,000, and it's up to Mannix to get him back. The star-studded cast...
5) Carol
Publisher
StudioCanal
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara star in this romantic drama adapted from the novel by Patricia Highsmith. In the 1950s a New York department store employee and amateur photographer Therese Belivet (Mara) meets Carol Aird (Blanchett), a lady who has come to buy a Christmas present for her young daughter Rindy (Kk Heim). The two women soon strike up a friendship and, with Carol going through a divorce from husband Harge (Kyle Chandler), they decide to...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Ent
Pub. Date
2020
Description
Bill Condon directs this US drama starring Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren. After meeting widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) online, elderly con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen) resolves to take everything she has. As he works his way deeper into her life, Betty's son Steven (Russell Tovey) begins to suspect that Roy is not all that he appears. But is Betty as credulous as Roy perceives?
7) The founder
Publisher
StudioCanal
Pub. Date
2017
Description
John Lee Hancock directs this biopic which stars Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc, the American businessman and founder of multinational fast food company McDonald's. The film follows Kroc as he transitions from unsuccessful food mixer salesman to ruthless businessman after a meeting with Mac and Dick McDonald (John Carroll Lynch and Nick Offerman), the humble owners of a new hamburger restaurant in California. Recognising the potential for a nationwide...
8) Mr Holmes
Publisher
Entertainment One
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Ian McKellen stars as the famous sleuth Sherlock Holmes in this crime drama adaptation directed by Bill Condon. Set in 1947, the long-retired detective, now aged 93, lives in exile and spends his days tending to his bees and completing his memoirs. As Holmes examines the numerous achievements of his life, he finds himself continually troubled by his last ever case involving a beautiful woman (Hattie Morahan) which still remains unsolved. With his...