The Gathering Storm 2002 TV, 100 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Loncraine Cast: Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent, Linus Roache, Lena Headey, Derek Jacobi, Tom Wilkinson, Ronnie Barker, Hugh Bonneville, Celia Imrie, Tom Hiddleston, Edward Hardwicke, John Gottfried, Anthony Brophy, Tim Bentinck
Albert Finney is excellent in his role as Winston Churchill, winning a golden Globe Award for his efforts in this BBC production. It covers the period from the early 1930s when Churchill was a lone voice in warning the nation of the threat posed by the Nazis to his position as Prime Minister. But the centerpiece of the biography is the story of his personal life with his wife, Clementine (Vanessa Redgrave).
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Thor 2011 PG-13, 114 min. Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Kenneth Branagh Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgard, Kat Dennings, Clark Gregg, Idris Elba, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Tadanobu Asano, Josh Dallas, Jaimie Alexander, Rene Russo, Adriana Barrazar
Odin (Anthony Hopkins) casts his son, the powerful warrior Thor (Chris Hemsworth), out of the realm of Asgard and sends him to live on Earth. Thor crashes in the New Mexico desert where scientists Jane (Natalie Portman), Erik (Stellan Skarsgard), and Darcy (Kat Dennings) find him. Thor falls in love with Jane, and he becomes a hero among the Earthlings. Based on a Marvel superhero comic.
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