Originally produced as a three-part miniseries for New Zealand television, this extraordinary film is based on the life of Janet Frame, an introverted, sensitive girl who was later misdiagnosed as schizophrenic and spent eight years in a psychiatric hospital. She would later become one of New Zealand's most celebrated poets and novelists, publishing her first books while she was still confined to a mental ward. She had endured over 200 electroshock treatments and had almost been lobotomized by careless physicians who took no time to understand that she was merely awkward and shy and suffered from little more than routine depression. From a solid screenplayby Laura Jones, director Jane Campion (The Piano) tells this story without soapy melodrama but rather as anexploration of a challenged creative spirit--a journey into a writer's mind, exploring the power of imagination as a mechanism of survival and self-defense. Three talented actors play Janet Frame at different ages throughout the film, with Kerry Fox giving a powerful performance as the young-adult Janet, whose own skill and creative tenacity would prove to be her salvation. Frightening, harrowing and ultimately a source of humanistic enlightenment, An Angel at My Table (titled after Frame's autobiography) is a film you won't soon forget.--Jeff Shannon
In any war there are covert groups whose moral flexibility makes them ideal for intelligence and assassination duties: they are The Point Men. Tony Eckhart (Christopher Lambert) heads up one such team protecting the Middle East peace process. In what seems to be a bungled operation, he's the only one who believes they've killed the wrong man. When the other members of his team start dropping dead, the matter becomes a personal vendetta. Unfortunately, that's exactly what the master of disguise Amar (Vincent Regan) is hoping for (aided by some fast-healing plastic surgery). Personal back stories become clear as the plot ranges all over the world from Luxembourg to Jerusalem, Zurich, Tel Aviv, New York and Monaco. There's lots of espionage intrigue and assassins' technology in this adaptation of the novel The Heat of Ramadan by Steven Hartov. Director John Glen, who helmed the James Bond films during the Roger Moore-to-Timothy Dalton era, knows how to choreograph action, and with Maryam d'Abo (from The Living Daylights) plus the fiery Kerry Fox as Maddy he also maintains a believable pair of love interests. A cross between Ronin and Face/Off, The Point Men inhabits familiar film territory, but as always Lambert is eminently watchable.On the DVD: A crisp 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer and 5.1 Surround makes this as clean a presentation of a modern film as possible. One trailer and page-long filmographies of Christopher Lambert and director John Glen also make it a cheap one. --Paul Tonks
Alice Jordan's life is perfect with a handsome husband three lovely children and a house set in the heart of an English village - perfect that is except for one thing. She lacks a perfect love to make her feel a necessary and living part of the world but when she finds it it is not in the arms of another man....
Against company policy, plant breeder Alice takes home a newly created species as a gift for her teenage son, Joe. They christen it Little Joe' but as it grows, so too does Alice's suspicion that her new creations may not be as harmless as their nickname suggests... From visionary director Jessica Hausner (Lourdes), Little Joe is a cool, witty and unsettling scifi starring Emily Beecham (Daphne, Into the Badlands) and Ben Whishaw (Skyfall, Paddington). Features: Little Joe at the BFI London Film Festival (2019): featuring director Jessica Hausner and the cast at the film's UK Premiere Trailer Other extras TBC **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film and full credits
Stephen Dillane is British journalist Michael Henderson who decides to risk everything to help the innocent people of a besieged city. With support from the flamboyant 'star' American journalist Flynn (Woody Harrelson) and an aid worker Nina (Tomei) Henderson embarks on a perilous and terrifying journey to evacuate the city's orphan children to safety. The film is inspired by the true story of ITN news journalist Michael Nicholson who after months of reporting on the siege of Sarajevo smuggled a child out of the war torn city and later adopted her. The film is much more than the story of one man's personal act of compassion it is a harrowing and moving tribute to a city that refused to give in.
Micky (Tuppence Middleton; TVs The Spies of Warsaw) a young woman suffering from amnesia begins a tormented road to recovery having survived a house fire that took her childhood friend's life. Left with terrible injuries Micky struggles to regain her memories and piece together what happened. Soon she discovers that the fire may not have been an accident and that a sinister obsession may have cost her more than she knows. Also stars Alexandra Roach (TVs Utopia) Aneurin Bernard (TVs The White Queen) and Kerry Fox (Shallow Grave) and directed by Ian Softley (Backbeat Hackers).
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Micky (Tuppence Middleton; TVs The Spies of Warsaw) a young woman suffering from amnesia begins a tormented road to recovery having survived a house fire that took her childhood friend's life. Left with terrible injuries Micky struggles to regain her memories and piece together what happened. Soon she discovers that the fire may not have been an accident and that a sinister obsession may have cost her more than she knows. Also stars Alexandra Roach (TVs Utopia) Aneurin Bernard (TVs The White Queen) and Kerry Fox (Shallow Grave) and directed by Ian Softley (Backbeat Hackers).
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The Fifth Collection: Rules of the GameStarring David Hayman Victoria Smurfit Marcel Iures. At Heathrow Airport a suitcase is found in the middle of the long stay car park. But it's not the usual sort of suspect package - inside is the naked body of a dead girl. The involvement of an influential Ukrainian millionaire doesn't make the case any easier. Kill the KingStarring David Hayman Victoria Smurfit Ben Miles. When a friend of Walker's a paediatric surgeon is found dead DCI Connor uncovers conflicts from a recent operation and the death of a young girl. There's more than one suspect and the question is what tips the balance from anger to murder? ConvictionStarring David Hayman Victoria Smurfit Kierston Wareing. Terry Dyer returns from prison to uncover the truth behind a murder he claims he didn't commit. Buried secrets of terrible events are unearthed as Connor heads up the team in this explosive tale of injustice and revenge. The BoxStarring David Hayman Kerry Fox David O'Hara. Walker returns home to Glasgow as he investigates the case of a missing woman married to Kevin Reid a man with dark ties to his brother Ronnie. When the woman is found dead the police are convinced the brothers are involved but can the truth be uncovered before it is taken to the grave? The Sixth Collection: TracksStarring David Hayman Victoria Smurfit Roy Marsden. When the body of a teenage girl is discovered in a rain-soaked chalk pit the signs point to local hardman Ray Harper. Ray's son Andy and his friend Darren claim they never saw the dead girl. But their shared secret will only lead to death and despair. SirenStarring David Hayman Victoria Smurfit Tamsin Egerton Vincent Regan. An ambulance is run off the road and its passenger shot multiple times. It looks like a hit but this complex murder revolves around a beautiful rich girl with something to hide and the dark deadly world of the cocaine dealer. Ghost TrainStarring David Hayman Victoria Smurfit Jane Lapotaire Aleksander Mikic. When a girl falls to her death from a Ferris Wheel it could be a tragic accident. A fortune teller Satchell's aunt thinks not and when another murder follows she appears to be right. Shady business dealings point one way - but the secrets of the fairground point another. ShooterStarring David Hayman Victoria Smurfit Dorian Lough Gary Whelan. A jewellery shop robbery ends in murder leading police to the notorious Bilkin Family. Witnesses are murdered and Satchell's wife and child threatened. Now it's personal - and with a paid informant giving the Bilkins what they need it could all go terribly wrong.
One man's conviction divided a nation Australia 1958. A nine year old white girl is found murdered in a remote cave and the local police are quick to arrest an illegitimate Aborigine by the name of Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the the killing and signs the statement that will send him to the gallows. With no Court of Appeal established in the country and a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics from institutional racism gifted but naive lawyers David O'Sullivan (Carlyle) and Helen Devaney (Fox) are put to the test in their efforts to take the case all the way to the Privy Council in London... This compelling real-life drama is based on a landmark case that irrevocably changed a nation.
Catherine (Keri Arnold) is a fearless eleven year old who thinks nothing of skipping school to play on the wild Yorkshire moors near her family farm. Her parents hardly notice as they are too preoccupied by her younger brother Matthew's (Jason Walton) illness. As Matthew's condition starts to deteriorate Catherine makes friends with Uma (Kavita Sungha) a new girl in the valley. While playing truant on the moor one day the two girls have a mysterious experience that convinces Catheri
Written by Bryan Elsley (Skins Nature Boy Rose & Maloney) Channel 4's provocative three-part drama 40 focuses on seven former school friends whose lives are undergoing seismic change as they hit that landmark age. Starring Eddie Izzard Joanne Whalley Hugo Speer and Kerry Fox 40 revolves around seven people whose lives are intimately linked by their hidden sexual and emotional secrets. Provocative and explicit 40 deals with the pleasure as well as the pain of giving in to others coming to terms with yourself and the shocking consequences of owning up.
The Moochmore girls are certain they all suffer from some kind of undiagnosed mental illness - because if they're not crazy then they're just unpopular. Their mother Shirley (Rebecca Gibney) - unable to cope with her demanding daughters and unsupported by her philandering politician husband, Barry (Anthony LaPaglia) - suffers a nervous breakdown. After Barry commits his wife to a mental hospital (telling his constituents that she's on holiday) he finds himself alone with 5 teenage girls he barely knows. Desperate, he impulsively picks up a hitchhiker names Shaz (Collette) and installs her in his home as nanny to his daughters.
It's a sultry summer and Vicki (Kerry Fox) returns from her long travels abroad to stay with her elder sister Beth (Lisa Harrow) an unhappy novelist whose marriage to Frenchman J.P. (Bruno Ganz) is on shaky ground. Vicki idolises Beth and wants everything her older sister has - her career her opinions and her husband. Things come to a head when Beth takes a trip to the outback and the sultry Vicki is left to insinuate herself into the affections of J.P...
Kalifornia: When urban intellectuals Brian (Duchovny) and Carrie (Forbes) set out a cross-country trip to research a book about serial killers they share the ride with a couple they barely know - Early Grayce (Pitt) and his girlfriend Adele (Lewis). Locked in a car hurtling westword the four travelers struggle to find some common ground. But when they finally do connect Early's violent nature abruptly emerges and the petrified Brian and Carrie realise they don't need to go very far to learn about ruthless killers... because they're already face to face with one! Misery: When author Paul Sheldon suffers a car accident in a blizzard he thanks his lucky stars that nurse Annie Wilkes was on hand. That is until he discovers that she's his number one fan and has no intention of ever letting him go... Shallow Grave: Juliet David and Alex find that their new reclusive roommate has not left the bedroom for days. After kicking in the door they discover this drug overdosed corpse; and a suitcase full of cash! Fatefully choosing to keep the money they know they have to get rid of the body. But the remains won't stay buried and a careless trail from the shallow grave leads the police and two money-hungry thugs back to the trio. As the stakes get higher so does the body count not to mention their paranoia which is quickly putting their friendship in deadly jeopardy!
DogmaDogma is a comic fantasia in which angels demons apostles prophets and rubber turd monsters walk among the cynics and innocents of the earth to decide the fate of mankind. Two angels cast from the Pearly Gates discover that a loophole in church dogma means that they can get back into heaven. On the downside in doing so they'll prove God to be fallible and will undo all of Creation. On the upside they'll not have to spend the rest of eternity banished to Wisconsin... Shallow GraveJuliet David and Alex find that their new reclusive roommate has not left the bedroom for days. After kicking in the door they discover this drug overdosed corpse...and a suitcase full of cash. Fatefully choosing to keep the money they know they have to get rid of the body. But the remains won't stay buried and a careless trail from the shallow grave leads the police and - two money-hungry thugs - back to the trio. Human TrafficThe weekend has well and truly landed. Human Traffic focuses on the lives and loves of five individuals who spend their week working mundane jobs waiting for the weekend so that they can immerse themselves in a whirl of pubs clubs and parties. Revolving around a single meticulously planned and titanically drug-addled night out in Cardiff Human Traffic is the first and last word in club-culture.
A group of young tourists charter a boat in the South Pacific Ocean for the holiday of a lifetime. They stumble upon an evil that demands vengeance at any cost. In the middle of the ocean and with no help coming they discover that payment is due. Out on a dead calm ocean in a thick fog a group of tourists on a pleasure craft are about to cross paths with an ancient and terrible evil. Sharing the same ocean a sick dying old Greek man drifts alone on a stricken yacht. The Greek
STORM, from director Hans-Christian Schmid (REQUIEM) is a political thriller inspired by the Serbian War crimes trials.
Australia 1958. A nine year old white girl is found murdered in a remote cave and the local police are quick to arrest an illegitimate Aborigine by the name of Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the the killing and signs the statement that will send him to the gallows. With no Court of Appeal established in the country and a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics from institutional racism gifted but naive lawyers David O'Sullivan (Carlyle) and Helen Devaney (
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