Infamously brutal, utterly uncompromising; Scum still hits like a sock full of snooker balls. This is life in a young offenders institution the inmates are savage, the officers are worse. A swaggering young Ray Winston plays Carlin, the king of the wing; with no rehabilitation on offer, he may as well keep fighting to stay on top.Written by Roy Minton and directed by the legendary Alan Clarke (Elephant; The Firm), Scum is a stark study of institutional power and state-sanctioned violence that refuses to pull its punches. 88 Films are proud to present this merciless masterpiece of British film, restored in 4K and completely uncut.BRAND NEW 4K REMASTER FROM THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVES PRESENTED IN ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION (2160P) IN 1.66:1 ASPECT RATIOPRESENTED IN DOLBY VISION HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR10 COMPATIBLE)HIGH DEFINITION (1080P) BLU-RAY(TM) IN 1.66:1 ASPECT RATIO ALSO INCLUDEDENGLISH MONO 2.0 AUDIOENGLISH RE-MIXED 5.1 DTS-HD MASTER AUDIOOPTIONAL ENGLISH SDHAudio Commentary by Troy Howarth and Eugenio ErcolaniAudio Commentary by Kim Newman and Sean HoganBack to Borstal - Executive Producer Dony Boyd on ScumConcealing the Art - Editor Michael Bradsell on ScumThat Kind of Casting - Casting Director Esta Charkham on ScumNo Luxuries - Actor Mick Ford on ScumContinuous Tension - Cinematographer Phil Méheux on ScumAn Outbreak of Acting - Actor Ray Burdis on ScumSmashing Windows - Actor Perry Benson on ScumCriminal Record - Producer Martin Campbell on ScumSurvival Rules OK, A Video Essay on ScumX TrailerU TrailerImage Gallery
Winner of an outstanding nine Academy Awards The English Patient is the sweeping World War II romantic epic that's being compared to such legendary films as Casablanca and Doctor Zhivago. After a badly burned pilot (Ralph Fiennes) is pulled from the wreckage of his plane in the Sahara Desert he's placed in the care of an army nurse (Juliette Binoche) and identified only as the English patient. As his memory slowly returns a passionate and consuming love affair with a married woman (Kristin Scott Thomas) is unveiled and lives from both the past and the present become inextricably altered. Set against breath taking backdrops in North Africa and Italy this film is a riveting cinematic masterpiece that stirs the heart and touches the soul like no other film in years!
""I never knew that love could hurt so much yet I love you and all I want is to love you."" This cry from the heart comes from bachelor Oxford don C.S.Lewis (Hopkins) who discovers exquisite happiness in later life through his marriage to American Joy Davidman (Winger). His beliefs and new found fulfillment are shattered by Joy's struggle against an unexpected and devastating illness. Based on the true-life love story of C.S.Lewis the author of 'The Lion The Witch and the W
Infamously brutal, utterly uncompromising; Scum still hits like a sock full of snooker balls. This is life in a young offenders institution the inmates are savage, the officers are worse. A swaggering young Ray Winston plays Carlin, the king of the wing; with no rehabilitation on offer, he may as well keep fighting to stay on top.Written by Roy Minton and directed by the legendary Alan Clarke (Elephant; The Firm), Scum is a stark study of institutional power and state-sanctioned violence that refuses to pull its punches. 88 Films are proud to present this merciless masterpiece of British film, restored in 4K and completely uncut.BRAND NEW 4K REMASTER FROM THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVES PRESENTED IN HIGH DEFINITION (1080P) IN 1.66:1 ASPECT RATIOENGLISH MONO 2.0 AUDIOENGLISH RE-MIXED 5.1 DTS-HD MASTER AUDIOOPTIONAL ENGLISH SDHAudio Commentary by Troy Howarth and Eugenio ErcolaniAudio Commentary by Kim Newman and Sean HoganBack to Borstal - Executive Producer Dony Boyd on ScumConcealing the Art - Editor Michael Bradsell on ScumThat Kind of Casting - Casting Director Esta Charkham on ScumNo Luxuries - Actor Mick Ford on ScumContinuous Tension - Cinematographer Phil Méheux on ScumAn Outbreak of Acting - Actor Ray Burdis on ScumSmashing Windows - Actor Perry Benson on ScumCriminal Record - Producer Martin Campbell on ScumSurvival Rules OK, A Video Essay on ScumX TrailerU TrailerImage Gallery
Raw, violent and shocking, Scum is a compelling story set in a contemporary Borstal.
After the banning of their original 1977 BBC TV version, director Alan Clarke (The Firm) and writer Phil Minton (Funny Farm) set out to remake their drama for the big screen to ensure that their vision got the audience it deserved. The resulting film, released here in a special Blu-ray edition to mark its 40th anniversary, was an even more vitriolic portrait of a corrupt and violent institution which stunned cinema audiences and caused outrage. Uncompromising in its depiction of everyday violence, retribution, suicide and sexual assault, Scum remains a cornerstone of the British realist cinema movement, and a savage and still shocking indictment of institutionalised violence and abuse. Limited Edition Features: 2013 2K restoration from the original negatives, newly re-graded and approved by cinematographer Phil Méheux Original mono audio Audio commentary with actor Ray Winstone and film critic Nigel Floyd (2006) Interview with actor Mick Ford (2019) Interview with actor Ray Burdis (2019) Interview with actor Perry Benson (2019) Interview with cinematographer Phil Méheux (2019) Interviews with association producer Martin Campbell (2019) Interview with producer Don Boyd (2019) Interview with editor Michael Bradsell (2019) Cast Memories (2005): featuring interviews with Phil Daniels and Julian Firth Archival interview with writer Roy Minton and producer Clive Parsons (2004) Archival interview with writer Roy Minton (2005) Archival interview with producers Davina Belling and Clive Parsons (2005) Archival interview with producer Don Boyd (2005) Original U' and X' certificate theatrical trailers Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Ashley Clark, recollections from cast and crew members, archival interviews with Alan Clarke, an extract from writer Roy Minton's novelisation, a look at Mary Whitehouse's High Court case over the film's television broadcast, an overview of contemporary critical responses, archival articles, and film credits Limited Edition of 5,000 copies All extras subject to change
Starring Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow, "Sylvia" is a story of the love, passion, wit and despair between two of the 20th century's most brilliant minds, the American poet Sylvia Plath and the British poet Ted Hughes.
After the banning of their original 1977 BBC TV version, director Alan Clarke (The Firm) and writer Roy Minton (Funny Farm) set out to remake their drama for the big screen to ensure that their vision got the audience it deserved. The resulting film was an even more vitriolic portrait of a corrupt and violent institution which stunned cinema audiences and caused outrage. Uncompromising in its depiction of everyday violence, retribution, suicide and sexual assault, Scum remains a cornerstone of the British realist cinema movement, and a savage and still shocking indictment of institutionalised violence and abuse. Product Features 2K restoration from the original negative, newly re-graded and approved by director of photography Phil Méheux Original mono audio Audio commentary with actor Ray Winstone and film critic Nigel Floyd (2006) No Luxuries (2019, 20 mins): actor Mick Ford looks at his character of Archer and his working relationship with director Alan Clarke An Outbreak of Acting (2019, 16 mins): actor Ray Burdis on returning to the role of Eckersley for the feature film Smashing Windows (2019, 12 mins): actor Perry Benson recalls the daily experiences of being on set Continuous Tension (2019, 18 mins): director of photography Phil Méheux analyses the documentary approach of his cinematography Criminal Record (2019, 10 mins): associate producer Martin Campbell on remaking the banned teleplay for the big screen Back to Borstal (2019, 32 mins): executive producer Don Boyd reflects on his efforts to reinvigorate British cinema in the late seventies Concealing the Art (2019, 30 mins): veteran editor Michael Bradsell recalls collaborating with Alan Clarke That Kind of Casting (2019, 22 mins): casting director Esta Charkham on the influence the Anna Scher Theatre had on production Interview with Roy Minton and Clive Parsons (1999, 16 mins): the writer and producer look back on Scum twenty years after its release Interview with Roy Minton (2005, 20 mins) Interview with Davina Belling and Clive Parsons (2005, 9 mins): the producers of Scum discuss its transition from banned teleplay to feature film Interview with Don Boyd (2005, 13 mins) Cast Memories (2005, 17 mins): archival documentary featuring interviews with Phil Daniels, Julian Firth, Mick Ford and David Threlfall Original 'U' and 'X' certificate theatrical trailers Image gallery: promotional and publicity material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brother Cadfael, the medieval mystery-solving monk, is a fascinating detective, at once a man of God, of science, and even of action. Derek Jacobi stars as the former "soldier, sailor, sinner, and Crusader" who has his faith tested by crimes of royal intrigue and baffling murders that seem to plague 12th-century Shrewsbury. You'll find few Benedictine monks so skilled at using a quarterstaff, but beware never to tell him your theory of how a crime "must" have been committed. "We must always be wary of 'must'," he states. "Nothing is certain." And so attest these divine mysteries based on the books by Ellis Peters. Each feature-length episode is self-contained but plays against the backdrop of England's civil war between forces loyal to King Stephen and those to Empress Maud. Eoin McCarthy costars as local Under-Sheriff Hugh Beringar, who relies on Cadfael when murder subverts his efforts to keep the peace. --Donald Liebenson
Ray Winstone stars in one of the most violent explosive and controversial British films of all time. After assaulting a warder young offender Carlin (Ray Winstone) is transferred to a tough British borstal where the staff decides to break him - with savage and relentless violence. At the same time the existing 'Daddy' on Carlin's prison wing Banks (John Blundell) - the thug who controls all the other inmates - sees the newcomer as a threat and singles him out for more vicious beatings to smash him down. Now Carlin knows that there is only one way to survive. He must fight back destroy Banks - and become the new 'Daddy' on the wing... Based on an original TV play that was banned by the BBC for its graphic violence and sexual content Scum remains as shocking and powerful today as the day it was first released. Scum has been fully restored and graded at 2K from the original negatives by Pinewood Studios and includes the original audio mix and newly created 5.1 surround mix.
Raw, violent and shocking, Scum is a compelling story set in a contemporary Borstal.
Raw, violent and shocking, Scum is a compelling story set in a contemporary Borstal. It tells of life in an institution run by violence and brutality rather than reason, where the boy who can fight his way to the top of the heap and reign as 'Daddy' will gain the respect of the inmates and sadistic 'screws' alike. One of the most controversial films ever made in the UK, and one which caused a furore when it was first screened on TV, 'Scum' stars Ray Winstone as Carlin, the one man prepared t...
Ray Winstone stars in one of the most violent explosive and controversial British films of all time. After assaulting a warder young offender Carlin (Ray Winstone) is transferred to a tough British borstal where the staff decides to break him - with savage and relentless violence. At the same time the existing 'Daddy' on Carlin's prison wing Banks (John Blundell) - the thug who controls all the other inmates - sees the newcomer as a threat and singles him out for more vicious beatings to smash him down. Now Carlin knows that there is only one way to survive. He must fight back destroy Banks - and become the new 'Daddy' on the wing... Based on an original TV play that was banned by the BBC for its graphic violence and sexual content Scum remains as shocking and powerful today as the day it was first released. Scum has been fully restored and graded at 2K from the original negatives by Pinewood Studios and includes the original audio mix and newly created 5.1 surround mix. Special Features: Audio commentary with actor Ray Winstone and critic Nigel Floyd Archive Interview with Mary Whitehouse about the TV broadcast of Scum Interview with Producers Clive Parsons and Davina Belling Interview with Executive Producer Don Boyd Interview with Writer Roy Minton Cast Memories Trailers
Scum (1979): Raw, violent and shocking, Scum is a compelling story set in a contemporary Borstal. It tells of life in an institution run by violence and brutality rather than reason, where the boy who can fight his way to the top of the heap and reign as 'Daddy' will gain the respect of the inmates and sadistic 'screws' alike. One of the most controversial films ever made in the UK, and one which caused a huge furore when it was first screened on TV, Scum s...
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