Kate Burton
1) Just rewards
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A London woman's great-granddaughters find themselves at a crossroads involving family values, traditions, new romance, and business, in the final episode of the Emma Harte saga.
2) 127 Hours
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English
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"... the powerfully uplifting true story of one man's struggle to survive against mountainous odds. Aron Ralston (James Franco) has a passion for all things outdoors. But when a falling boulder traps him in a remote Utah canyon, a thrill-seeker's adventure becomes the challenge of a lifetime. Over the next five days, Ralston embarks on a remarkable personal journey in which he relies on the memories of family and friends--as well as his own courage...
3) Arcadia
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"It is a defect of God's humor that he directs our hearts everywhere but to those who have a right to them."—Tom Stoppard, Arcadia
In a large country house in Derbyshire in April 1809 sits Lady Thomasina Coverly, aged thirteen, and her tutor, Septimus Hodge. Through the window may be seen some of the "five hundred acres inclusive of lake" where Capability Brown's idealized landscape is about to give way to the Gothic
4) Breaking
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When Marine Veteran Brian Brown-Easley is denied support from Veterans Affairs, financially desperate and running out of options, he takes a bank and several of its employees hostage, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with the police. Based on the true story.
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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Reserved yoga instructor May lives a peaceful, clean-living life with her boyfriend. Her carefully maintained equilibrium is thrown out of balance by the arrival of her long-lost sister Shiva; a street-smart yet naive young woman caught working the streets and in an abusive relationship. May feels compelled to rescue the hapless Shiva but as she takes steps to pull Shiva back from the edge she finds herself increasingly drawn out of her sedate world...
7) Sherrybaby
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English
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A young woman with a history of drug abuse returns home after a 3-year prison sentence, to reconnect with her 5-year-old daughter while trying to adjust to the outside world once again.
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First performed in 1905 and published in 1907, "Major Barbara" is a dramatic play by the famed Irish playwright and activist George Bernard Shaw. The story centers around its title character who, as an officer in the Salvation Army, becomes disenchanted by the increasing social problems that she sees and the willingness of her organization to accept money from armament manufacturers. Barbara is disillusioned about the good work the Salvation Army...
9) Swimfan
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
High school senior Ben Cronin has it all: good friends, a devoted girlfriend, and the chance of getting a Stanford swimming scholarship. A chance encounter with a sexy new student turns Bens' life into the ultimate nightmare as her obsession quickly spins out of control that includes betrayal, revenge, madness and even murder.
10) At first light
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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When a high school senior has an encounter with mysterious lights that appear over her small town, she soon develops dangerous, supernatural abilities.
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Kate Burton reprises her Tony-nominated performance as Constance Middleton in W. Somerset Maugham's classic comedy of manners. There's something Constance Middleton's friends are dying to tell her: her husband is having an affair, with her best friend! Despite their hints, Constance remains ever cool, and seemingly oblivious. Or is she?
12) Martyrs
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
Description
Ten-year-old Lucie flees from the isolated warehouse where she has been held prisoner. Deeply traumatized, she is plagued by awful night terrors at the orphanage that takes her in. Her only comfort comes from Anna, a girl her own age. Nearly a decade later and still haunted by demons, Lucie finally tracks down the family that tortured her. As she and Anna move closer to the agonizing truth, they find themselves trapped in a nightmare, if they cannot...
13) Under Milk Wood
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Matthew Rhys and Kate Burton headline a Welsh and Welsh-American cast celebrating the centenary of Dylan Thomas' birth in a performance of his timeless "play for voices." With characters such as Captain Cat, Polly Garter, and Nogood Boyo, Thomas brings to life the inhabitants of the fictional town of Llareggub in funny, poignant, and poetic detail.
Includes a conversation with Andrew Lycett, author of Dylan Thomas: A New Life.
An L.A. Theatre...
14) Unfaithful
Pub. Date
[2002]
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English
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A suburban New York housewife has a chance encounter with a sexy stranger and it erupts into a full-blown affair, passion becomes obsession, and the true price of betrayal takes a shattering toll.
15) Puncture
Pub. Date
[2012?]
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English
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Mike Weiss is a talented young Houston lawyer and a functioning drug addict. Paul Danziger, his longtime friend and partner, is the straight-laced and responsible yin to Mike's yang. Their mom-and-pop personal injury law firm is getting by, but things really get interesting when they decide to take on a case involving Vicky, a local ER nurse, who is pricked by a contaminated needle on the job. As Weiss and Danziger dig deeper into the case, heavyweight...
16) Consent
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A wealthy Manhattan family's inability to cope with the suicide of their eldest daughter sends them into a downward spiral of drugs, alcohol, and sexual taboos that threatens to destroy them.
17) Obsessed
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
Description
In a Chicago jail cell, clever and charming Ellena Roberts recounts for attorney Sara Miller the details of a one-night stand that led to a heated love affair with prominent surgeon David Stillman. David's version of the facts differs entirely and he insists that he never slept with Ellena. Sure that the doctor is the one who's lying, Sara is preparing to defend her client in court when some disturbing facts emerge.
19) 127 Hours
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
Description
The powerfully uplifting true story of one man's struggle to survive against mountainous odds. Aron Ralston has a passion for all things outdoors. But when a falling boulder traps him in a remote Utah canyon, a thrill-seeker's adventure becomes the challenge of a lifetime. Over the next five days, Ralston embarks on a remarkable personal journey in which he relies on the memories of family and friends as well as his own courage and ingenuity to turn...
20) Swimfan
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
High school senior Ben Cronin has it all: good friends, a devoted girlfriend, and the chance of getting a Stanford swimming scholarship. A chance encounter with a sexy new student turns Bens' life into the ultimate nightmare as her obsession quickly spins out of control that includes betrayal, revenge, madness and even murder.