Paul Walker
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Joining the bestsellers Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, a lively and intriguing tale of two artists whose competitive spirit brought to life one of the world's most magnificent structures and ignited the Renaissance
The dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore, the great cathedral of Florence, is among the most enduring symbols of the Renaissance, an equal to the works of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Its designer was Filippo Brunelleschi, a temperamental
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Paul Walker made for an interesting Hollywood study, in a film career, which included a unique blend of success on both the big screen and philanthropy. Starring in the "Fast and Furious" film franchise, Walker lived with the same kind of full-throttle energy in his private life while using his wealth to serve noble causes, prior to his untimely death.
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A year has passed since the explosive finale of Riviera Season Two. Georgina has abandoned the Riviera and reinvented herself as Georgina Ryland. She has partnered up with charismatic art restitution expert, Gabriel Hirsch, and together they scour the world for stolen artworks. However, when Gabriel con scates an artifact from a corrupt dealer, this catapults them into a dangerous conspiracy. From Venice, they travel to Saint-Tropez and Buenos Aires...
11) Scott and Bailey
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Police crime drama exploring the personal and professional lives of two female detectives. Detective Constable Rachel Bailey is 30, down-to-earth, noisy, argumentative and single. Her partner, Detective Constable Janet Scott, is 40, a diplomat and a thinker, as well as being a wife and mother. They both work for Manchester Metropolitan Police's prestigious Murder Investigation Team and, despite the obvious differences between them, the fact that they...
12) Brick mansions
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Damien is an undercover cop determined to bring down Tremaine, the crime lord who murdered his father. Tremaine rules the violent criminal compound known as 'Brick Mansions', but he's thwarted at every turn by a heroic ex-convict named Lino. Their paths never should have crossed, but when Tremaine kidnaps Lino's girlfriend, Damien and Lino become unlikely allies, and must work together to stop Tremaine's sinister plot to devastate the entire city....
13) Noel
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It's Christmas Eve in New York City, and with a little help from each other, five people will discover new meaning on Christmas Day.
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In the heart of downtown Miami, a skyscraper like no other is rising. The curvaceous design is radical and the method of construction is nothing short of revolutionary. The Scorpion Tower is a 62-story high super luxury residence with a difference, and is the brainchild of superstar architect Dame Zaha Hadid.
15) Eight below
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An American geologist flies to Antarctica to participate in a project at the United States Research Base. Once there, he teams up with arctic guide Jerry Shepard and his best friend, Cooper. The scientist soon discovers that Shepard also has eight other valuable friends -- a pack of sled dogs he's worked with for years, who have rescued him from a number of tight spots. As the three men explore a frozen mountain region, an unexpected accident coupled...
16) I am Paul Walker
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Feature-length documentary film exploring the life and legacy of actor Paul Walker, the Southern California native who cut his teeth as a child actor before breaking out in the blockbuster Fast and Furious movie franchise.
17) Running scared
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Joey Gazelle is a low level mobster whose job it is to dispose of "hot" guns from mob killings. But Joey has been hiding these guns in the drywall of his basement, instead of tossing them in the river. When Joey's son and his best friend, Oleg, witness Joey hiding some guns from a botched drug deal, Oleg steals one of the guns and shoots his abusive stepfather with it. Things are bad enough, but Oleg's stepfather happens to be the nephew of a psychotic...
18) Fast five
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After Brian and Mia break Dom out of jail, they find themselves trapped in Rio de Janeiro and on the run from the law. Now one last job stands between them and freedom, but will they make it before the corrupt businessmen, or the feds, catch up to them?
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Scott & Bailey is a thrilling investigative drama series exploring the personal and professional lives of two female detectives. Janet Scott and Rachael Bailey are two detectives from the Major Incident Team of the Manchester Metropolitan Police Department. Despite their differences, impulsive, funny and single Rachel and reflective, married mother-of-two Janet, have a great partnership. Thrown together in the toughest of murder cases, they have become...
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Every night is a championship race on the turbo-charged streets of Los Angeles. Dominic and Johnny are rivals who are the boldest, the baddest, the best, and turn their challengers into dust. Along comes a challenger. Dominic and Johnny know that he is tough and fast, what they don't know is that he is a speed demon detective trying to bust up a theft ring.