Rancid Aluminium's unlikely hero, leery Liam Gallagher-look-a-like Pete (Rhys Ifans), is wholly unprepared for promotion to head of the family business after his father dies unexpectedly. To make matters worse, no matter how hard he tries he can't impregnate his wife Sarah (Sadie Frost), and believes he's shooting blanks. Unable to handle responsibility, Pete turns to scheming Irish accountant Deeny (Joseph Fiennes) for help, who recommends that the company seek foreign investment to pay off its debts. What Pete doesn't know is that Deeny is trying to do him out of the business and has arranged a "loan" from a Russian Mafia warlord, Mr Kant (Steven Berkoff), whose raven-haired daughter Masha (Tara Fitzgerald) is set on seducing Pete. Given its all-star British cast (which also includes Dani Behr, Keith Allen and Nick Moran) and bestseller source material, Rancid Aluminium must have looked like a sure-fire comedy hit. But first-time director Ed Thomas (better known as a playwright and theatre director) can't seem to keep a handle on the convoluted plot and the laughs are entirely incidental. Ifans's irritating mockney voiceover doesn't help, nor the fact that Tara Fitzgerald's accent keeps slipping between Stalingrad and Sloane Square. Fans of the James Hawes original may get a thrill from seeing his characters come to life, but it's unlikely anyone else will. --Chris Campion
Available for the first time on DVD! When their father disappears to America Sid Gwenny and Boyo are left to care for their eccentric and mysterious mother. Now they must live by their own rules for what other choice do you have when reality lets you down? To escape the desperation of a two-bit Welsh town Sid and Gwenny dissolve into a drug and alcohol induced fantasy world where they become the incarnation of ""beat generation"" author and poet Jack Kerouac and his girlfriend Jo
Irvine Welsh & Dean Cavanagh bring you the Ultimate Credit Crunch Movie. Darts legend Andy The Arrows Samson and his voluptuous wife Big Sheila are the subject of a fly on the wall documentary that is unintentionally revealing a wardrobe full of skeletons. After suffering an heart attack Andy loses his throwing skills and he is faced with some stark home truths. Andy's ex-best friend and mentor Alwyn thinks he has the solution to Andy's dilemma. Big Sheila however is piling the hurt on and it's going to take a miracle to get Andy back at the oche. Good Arrows is an hilarious look at what happens when a star falls from the sky.
Set in the beautiful Welsh valleys a corrupt Parish council have used an award of EU funds earmarked for cultural development in the town to fund a host of illicit activities - a swimming pool 45 crates of champagne several visits to Amsterdam's red light district etc. A surprise visit from the EU Cultural Commissioner forces them to hastily put on a performance of MACBETH ( because it is Shakespeare's shortest play) to be performed in Brussels before assorted EU dignitaries. Under the strain of their personal traumas and conflicts this bizarre group of people must work together to save their town from a European scandal.
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