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“The Italian Job” is a 1969 British comedy caper film written by Troy Kennedy Martin, directed by Peter Collinson and starring Michael Caine. The film’s plot centres on Cockney criminal Charlie Croker, recently released from prison, who forms a gang for the job of stealing a cache of gold bullion being transported through the city of Turin, Italy, in an armoured security truck.  The soundtrack was composed by Quincy Jones, featuring the songs “On Days Like These”, sung by Matt Monro over the opening credits, and “Getta Bloomin’ Move On” during the climactic car chase, which featured Caine among its singers.  Several elements became symbolic cult features, including a rare never-resolved cliffhanger ending and Caine’s famous line about only blowing the doors off. For more information about the film, see a trailer and purchase tickets visit https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms

“I’m Still Here” is a 2024 political biographical drama film directed by Walter Salles, based on Marcelo Paiva’s 2015 memoir of the same name. It stars Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro as Eunice Paiva, a mother and activist coping with the forced disappearance of her husband, the dissident politician Rubens Paiva, played by Selton Mello, during the military dictatorship in Brazil. At the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, Torres won the Best Actress in a Motion Picture while the film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, a category in which it was also nominated at the BAFTA. For more information about the film, see a trailer and purchase tickets visit https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms

The Descendants is a poignant comedy-drama starring George Clooney as Matt King, a Hawaiian lawyer and land baron.  The story follows Matt as he navigates a family crisis: his wife is in a coma following a boating accident, leaving him to reconnect with his two daughters while discovering a painful secret about his marriage. Simultaneously, he faces immense pressure to sell a massive tract of ancestral land owned by his family. The film was a major critical success, winning the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and earning Clooney a Golden Globe for his lead performance. For more information about the film, see a trailer and purchase tickets visit https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms

One Life is a 2023 biographical drama film directed by James Hawes based on the emotional true story of Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton (Johnny Flynn), a young London broker who visits Prague in December 1938. In a race against time, Winton convinces the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue hundreds of predominantly Jewish children before Nazi occupation closes the borders. Fifty years later, Nicky (Anthony Hopkins) is haunted by the fate of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety in England. It’s not until the BBC show “That’s Life!” re-introduces him to some of those he helped rescue that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he carried. For more information about the film, see a trailer and purchase tickets visit https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms

We’re proud to present Molly vs THE MACHINES, a powerful new documentary premiering in cinemas nationwide on 1st March in partnership with Glasgow Film Festival. This film tells the story of Ian Russell’s fight to uncover the truth behind his daughter Molly’s tragic death, a story that reveals how social media’s hidden forces shape the lives of young people today. Molly vs THE MACHINES is a vital conversation starter about online safety, Big Tech, and the urgent need to protect our children in a digital world. For more information about the film, see a trailer and purchase tickets visit https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms

My Favourite Cake is the third film by the Iranian writing-directing duo Maryam Moqadam and Behtash Sanaeeha and tells the story of a woman who decides to live out her desires in a country where women’s rights are heavily restricted. Mahin (70) lives alone in Tehran since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalize her love life. The film had its world premiere in 2024 at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival where the directors were prohibited from attending by the Iranian Government. Full info and tickets:  https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms

Blazing Saddles is a 1974 comedy western movie directed by Mel Brooks starring Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder and Harvey Korman. It tells the story of a black Sheriff, played by Little, who is appointed Sheriff of a small Western town and how he must try to make friends with the racist towns people and stop a ruthless businessman from knocking down the town to make way for a railway line. “Blazing Saddles” could never be made today, due to its frequent deployment of the N-word.   Full info and tickets:  https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms

Blues Brothers is a 1980 American cult musical action comedy film, starring John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd and directed by John Landis. Set in and around Chicago, where it was filmed, the film features musical numbers by singers James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker. It’s a story of redemption for Jake Blues, a blues vocalist and petty criminal who is paroled from prison. Together with his brother they set out to prevent the foreclosure of the Roman Catholic orphanage in which they were raised. Full info and tickets:  https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms

Promising Young Woman is a 2020 film written, directed and co-produced by Emerald Fennell in her feature directorial debut. The film follows protagonist Cassie Thomas, a 30-year-old medical school dropout, as she deals with the aftermath of the rape and implied suicide of her best friend, Nina. Her life, formerly on a promising path as a gifted medical student, gets derailed by the tragedy that took her friend. Starring Cary Mulligan as Cassie, the film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020. Full info and tickets:  https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms

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“The Outrun” is a 2024 English-language drama film based on the 2016 memoir “The Outrun” by Amy Liptrot. Starring Saoirse Ronan, the film tells the story of Rona, a young woman born in Orkney who has been living in London as a postgrad student, where her joy in her freedom has been succeeded by alcohol abuse and depression.  Fresh out of rehab, she returns to the wild Orkney Islands after more than a decade away. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her childhood merge with the more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.  Full info and tickets:  https://webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms

‘Lee’ is a 2023 British biographical war drama film which tells the story of Lee Miller, played by Kate Winslet, an American photographer who was determined to document the truth of the Nazi regime and in spite of the odds stacked against female correspondents, captured some of the most important images of Word War 11