Dick Cheney biopic 'Vice' leads this week's new releases

23 Jan 2019 in New Releases

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Vice
Vice

Nominated for Best Picture at the upcoming Academy Awards® - as well as nods in seven other categories - Vice is a nihilistic comedy-drama which follows former Vice President Dick Cheney's ascent through the US government and the huge influence he wielded across a number of decades, impacting the global stage of modern politics, from Watergate to 9/11.

New to Order on DVD

Crazy Rich Asians

Hugely successful at the box office and adored by audiences, Crazy Rich Asians delivers a modern interpretation on the romantic comedy with an all-Asian cast. When American-born Chinese university professor Rachel Chu joins her long-term boyfriend Nick on a trip to visit his family back in Singapore, she soon learns that they're enormously powerful, successful and wealthy. And though Rachel does everything she can to win Nick's family over despite her more modest roots, it's never enough for his mother in this slick and funny crowdpleaser, based on the bestselling book.

Also new to order this week

The Children Act; Made in Leicester; Regenerating Birmingham; Nottingham on Film

The Children Act sees a judge experiencing issues within her marriage and being given the high-profile case of a Jehovah's Witness who refuses to undergo a blood transfusion to save his life in this morally complex yet sensitive adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel. 

Also available to order are DVDs produced by The Media Archive for Central England (MACE) on the history of three of the UK's biggest cities in Made in LeicesterRegenerating Birmingham and Nottingham on Film.

Spring Screenings

You can also look further ahead and book free tickets for our series of programmed Spring Screenings, taking place in February 2019, and designed to complement LGBT History Month.

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