Award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern explores the lives of Mary Queen of Scots and her son James I in this new BBC drama. Robert Carlyle leads a prestigious cast in this lavish production. Peoples with infamous characters driven by compelling drama and life with love lust politics and prejudice we are offered a gripping ride through a fascinating period of history. Set against the brutal landscape of rebellion against religious repression 'Gunpowder Treason and Plot' dramalises
Lorimer Black is not the man he appears to be One winter's morning in London, loss adjuster Lorimer Black handsome, clever, insomniac goes to keep a routine appointment to assess an insurance claim and finds a hanged man. Not a good start to the day by anyone's standards, but for Lorimer it is the beginning of a time of confusion and betrayal that turns his life upside down. As Lorimer, increasingly stressed and baffled by the actions and deceptions of those around him, battles through, he realises the peace and security he craves can only be provided by escape Adapted by William Boyd from his bestselling novel, Armadillo is a darkly comic and acute exploration of modern life and the need we all feel to be safe and loved. An immensely stylish piece of work packed with things that don't make sense just yet, but the trick is to absorb, not analyse a fine performance from the always brilliant Hugh Bonneville as the horrifying insensitive Torquil' Mail on
Hell hath no fury... A century-old double murder haunts Jean (Catherine McCormack) a photographer who travels to Smuttyhouse Island the scene of the crime to investigate. Attempting to save her troubled marriage to renown poet Thomas (Sean Penn) she invites him along with his brother Rich (Josh Lucas) and his girlfriend Adaline (Elizabeth Hurley). As Jean delves deeper into the old case files she finds evidence that the man convicted and put to death for the killings may not have been the murderer. The sole survivor of the slaughter was a woman (Sarah Polley) whose unhappy marriage mirrors Jean's. Past and present collide when a cataclysmic storm burgeons into jealousy and suddenly it becomes clear to Jean who the real killer is...
Land Girls: It's 1941. World War II continues to rage across Europe. The young men of England have been called to the front to fight. So back at home a new regiment is formed an army of England's young women who are dispatched across the countryside to pick up the slack known as 'The Land Girls'. Three beautiful women answer the call. Stella Ag and Prue arrive from their very different backgrounds at a remote farm in Dorset where they meet handsome and volatile Joe. An extraordinary story of tragedy and passion unfolds as the three girls form close friendships with each other and with Joe. The Land Girls is one of the most exhilarating films of recent years which is both hilarious and deeply moving. Charlotte Gray: Set in Nazi-occupied France at the height of World War II Charlotte Gray tells the compelling story of a young Scottish woman working with the French Resistance in the hope of rescuing her lover a missing RAF pilot. Emma's War: Australia 1942. The Japanese are bombing Sydney. Anne driven to the bottle by sheer terror of the war and the absence of her husband takes her two young children Emma and Laurel to begin a new and safe life in the mountains. The war that faces the family in the mountains is something else.....
A century old double murder haunts Jean a photographer who travels to the scene of the crime to investigate. The sole survivor of the slaughter was a woman whose unhappy marriage mirrors Jean's. Past and present collide when a cataclysmic storm burgeons into jealousy and suddenly it becomes clear to Jean who the real killer is...
A stupendous historical saga, Braveheart won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for star Mel Gibson. He plays William Wallace, a 13th-century Scottish commoner who unites the various clans against a cruel English King, Edward the Longshanks (Patrick McGoohan). The scenes of hand-to-hand combat are brutally violent, but they never glorify the bloodshed. There is such enormous scope to this story that it works on a smaller, more personal scale as well, essaying love and loss, patriotism and passion. Extremely moving, it reveals Gibson as a multitalented performer and remarkable director with an eye for detail and an understanding of human emotion. (His first directorial effort was 1993's Man Without a Face.) The film is nearly three hours long and includes several plot tangents, yet is never dull. This movie resonates long after you have seen it, both for its visual beauty and for its powerful story. --Rochelle O'Gorman
When a group of hunters travel back in time to the prehistoric era, they mistakenly set off a series of events that threaten to erase humanity from existence.
This affecting, bittersweet tale--adapted from Brian Friel's semi-autobiographical Tony Award-winning play--examines the emotional lives of the five unmarried Mundy sisters in 1936 rural Ireland. In their mutual care is eight-year-old Michael (sweetly understated Darrell Johnston), the illegitimate son of youngest sister Christina (Braveheart's Catherine McCormack). A voice-over from the adult Michael recalls that significant summer, in the month of August, during the feast of Lughnasa. The bolder townsfolk dance around a fire to Lugh, an ancient god of light. Yes, this is fiercely Roman Catholic Ireland and Lugh a pagan god, but that irony is at the core of the film: the hypocrisy of tradition. The dramatic change in the richly metaphoric movie comes with the arrival of two men: eldest sibling--and only Mundy brother--Jack (Michael Gambon), a priest returning from many years in Africa, now addled, and Christine's long-absent lover and Michael's father, the charmingly flighty Gerry (Rhys Ifans). Beautiful music and excellent performances highlight the film, which also features gorgeous cinematography of the Irish countryside. Meryl Streep is stern eldest sister Kate; Kathy Burke is lively Maggie; Brid Brennan (who appeared in the stage play) is thoughtful caretaker Agnes; and Sophie Thompson is simple sweet Rose. It's a quiet film, but one filled with ironic and haunting meaning. Directed by Pat O'Connor (Circle of Friends). --N.F. Mendoza, Amazon.com
Mel Gibson stars on both sides of the camera playing the lead role plus directing and producing this brawling richly detailed saga of fierce combat tender love and the will to risk all that's precious: freedom. In an emotionally charged performance Gibson is William Wallace a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation...
'A superbly acted film of terrific density and immediacy' (Los Angeles Times) starring Thandie Newton and Catherine McCormack among a cast of young up and coming British actors this is the feature debut of Anna Campion. A group of seven young school leavers decide to take over a rambling old country mansion for a few days to shoot a horror video. After a tense days shooting the group decides to break the atmosphere with an acid inspired initiation whilst they video their secret dr
House Of MirthDirector Terence Davies' sumptuous adaptation of the Edith Wharton classic novel 'The House of Mirth' is a tragic love story set against a background of wealth and social hypocrisy in the turn of the century New York. The Madness Of King GeorgeIn 'The Madness of King George' George III (Nigel Hawthorne) begins to behave in an odd manner thirty years into his rule over England shouting obscenities at people spouting garbled rubbish and attacking his wife's young Mistress of the Robes Lady Pembroke (Amanda Donohoe). The Prince of Wales (Rupert Graves) is determined to see that his father is declared unfit to rule so he can become Regent and denies him access to those close to him. The Prime Minister is forced to intervene and sends his own doctor to help the King instead of the Prince's doctors and the King eventually begins to regain his sanity. Land GirlsIt's 1941. World War II continues to rage across Europe. The young men of England have been called to the front to fight. So back at home a new regiment is formed an army of England's young women who are dispatched across the countryside to pick up the slack known as 'The Land Girls'.
Stalingrad (Dir. Joseph Vilsmaier 1992) From the same production team as the critically acclaimed 'Das Boot' this film brings the bloodiest battle in the history of warfare to the screen - the legendary battle of Stalingrad. With German forces following Hitler's orders to neither retreat or surrender over 2 million Russians and Germans lost their lives in what came to be a turning point in the defeat of Germany in the Second World War. Pulling no punches in revealing the gritty reality of combat the viewer is put in the trenches with the young soldiers as they face the harsh elements and brutal fighting conditions. Considered in the company of such anti-war classics as 'Paths Of Glory' 'Platoon' and 'Apocalypse Now' 'Stalingrad' stands alone in its searing unforgettable imagery. U-571 (Dir. Jonathan Mostow 2000): A U. S.Navy captain and his crew are just beginning to enjoy 48 hours of leave when they receive word to immediately return to duty. On a top-secret assignment they must disguise themselves as Nazis and infiltrate a severely damaged Nazi U-boat. Once on board they are to steal the Nazi's top-secret decoding device and sink the sub before the Germans catch on to what's really happening. Their mission is more dangerous and frightening than anything they could have ever imagined but one which has the power to turn the tide of battle. Filled with incredible explosions raging fires and speeding torpedoes this suspense-filled action-packed film sets a new standard for high-impact entertainment and features an impressive all-star cast. Spy Game (Dir. Tony Scott 2001): Superstar Brad Pitt teams with Academy Award-winner Robert Redford in this pulse-pounding action thrill ride. When a top-secret unauthorized mission goes awry CIA agent Tom Bishop (Pitt) is captured and sentenced to die. With just 24 hours to get him out alive Bishop's boss Nathan Muir (Redford) must battle enemies abroad and the system inside the CIA to save his protege in an adrenaline-fueled thriller that ABC Radio says 'sizzles with suspense!
Featuring Characters from the original mini series Lonesome Dove The Series revolves around the life and times of Newt Call the young cowhand of started out as a boy in Lonesome Dove and now goes on to make his way in the world.
From the director of "This Year's Love", a romantic comedy about single Londoners looking for love, against a backdrop of Salsa.
Master And Commander: Russell Crowe is Lucky Jack Aubrey the Navy's greatest fighting captain and Paul Bettany is ship's doctor Stephen Maturin. The ship the Surprise is suddenly attacked by a superior enemy. With the Surprise badly damaged and much of his crew injured Aubrey - the ""Master"" of the Surprise and ""Commander"" of his men - is torn between duty and friendship as he sets sail in a high-stakes chase across two oceans to the far side of the world to intercept and capture their foe. It's a mission that can decide the fate of a nation - or destroy Lucky Jack and his crew. The film is based on the narrative outline of the tenth book in Patrick O'Brien's legendary ""Aubrey/Maturin"" series of high seas novels about the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars. Braveheart: Mel Gibson stars on both sides of the camera playing the lead role plus directing and producing this brawling richly detailed saga of fierce combat tender love and the will to risk all that's precious: freedom. In an emotionally charged performance Gibson is William Wallace a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation. Filled with sword-clanging spectacle Braveheart is a tumultuous tapestry of history come alive ""the most sumptuous and involving historical epic since Lawrence Of Arabia."" (Rod Lurie Los Angeles Magazine.)
Fight and you may die run and you'll live... at least for a while. And dying in your beds many years from now would you be willin' to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives but they'll never take... our freedom! Mel Gibson directs and stars in this Academy Award-winning epic based on the life of legendary thirteenth century Scottish hero William Wallace. Returning to his homeland following the death of an heirless king Wallace (Mel Gibson) finds the political landscape precarious. Edward the Longshanks King of England (Patrick McGoohan) has captured Scotland's throne and threatens the freedom of all Scottish people as tyrannical policies instituted by the English plague the Scots. Initially Wallace is content to stand by the wayside yearning for the simple life of building a home and raising a family. However when the woman he loves (Catherine McCormack) suffers a cruel fate at the hands of English soldiers Wallace takes a stand against the new rule. With his fierce patriotism and determination he gathers an amateur but passionately rebellious army
Mel Gibson stars on both sides of the camera playing the lead role plus directing and producing this brawling richly detailed saga of fierce combat tender love and the will to risk all that's precious: freedom. In an emotionally charged performance Gibson is William Wallace a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation...
Steven Soderbergh's contemporary comedy about life and love in 24 hours of LA life.
The Weight Of Water: A century old double murder haunts Jean a photographer who travels to the scene of the crime to investigate. The sole survivor of the slaughter was a woman whose unhappy marriage mirrors Jean's. Past and present collide when a cataclysmic storm burgeons into jealousy and suddenly it becomes clear to Jean who the real killer is... Basic Instinct: Michael Douglas stars as Nick Curran a tough but vulnerable detective. Sharon Stone co-stars as Catherine Tramell a cold calculating and beautiful novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite. Catherine becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered - a crime she had described in her latest novel. But would she be so obvious as to write about a crime she was going to commit? Or is she being set up by a jealous rival? Obsessed with cracking the case Nick descends into San Francisco's forbidden underground where suspicions mount bodies fall and he finds within himself an instinct more basic than survival... Light Sleeper: In Paul Schrader's compelling character study 'Light Sleeper' John Le Tour (Willem Dafoe) is loyal decent lumbering: A 40 year old drug runner who suffers from insomnia but seems to be sleepwalking through life. When John's boss the bubbly but sharp witted Ann (Susan Sarandon) decides to retire John must rethink his life's path. But breaking out of the life he's led will take some doing especially after coming into contact with his ex-girlfriend (Dana Delany) a recovering drug addict and becoming embroilled in a mysterious murder. With echoes of Schrader's script for 'Taxi Driver' 'Light Sleeper' is one of the director's most memorable explorations of the underbelly of American life.
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