From Oscar nominated director John Boorman comes his latest black comedy film which charts the rise and fall of the notorious Irish gangster Martin Cahill (Brendan Gleeson) who held Dublin in his thrall during the 1980s with a series of daring robberies gaining the name ""The General"". The film tells the story of Chahill's life of crime exposing his deep-seated resentment and open defiance of all authority with his relentless battle with the Irish police force. He over-reaches himself when he and his gang (Adrain Dunbar Sean McGinley) steal paintings belonging to the Beit collection. Cahill and his men are watched day and night by the police but he continues to defy and elude them. However when the IRA become involved the consequences are devastating for ""The General"" and his gang.
Channel 4's critically-acclaimed drama Skins enters its fifth series following the angst-ridden lives of its teenage characters as they grapple with adolescence. This series introduces the third generation of sixth formers; a once again eclectic mix of characters. Dakota Blue Richards (The Golden Compass) stars as Franky who automatically sets herself up as an outsider when she joins the school three weeks late. As Mini Liv and Grace do their best to both help and hinder her settling in period we also meet the new boys Alo Rich Nick and Matty. Expect plenty more bitching backstabbing and general angst-ridden behaviour in this the complete fifth series.
Odd teaming of man-of-integrity A-list studio director Sidney Lumet (Twelve Angry Men, Serpico, The Verdict) with muckraking, lively independent screenwriter Larry Cohen (It's Alive, God Told Me To, Q: The Winged Serpent), the court-room drama Guilty As Sin relies rather heavily on the plot of Jagged Edge. Jack Warden reprises Robert Loggia's grumpy but decent private-eye role exactly, while ice-maiden lawyer Rebecca De Mornay is ensnared in a web of duplicity and violence by her client (Don Johnson), accused of murdering his wife. It hasn't got the gravitas of Lumet's best or the maniacal energy of top-rate Cohen film, but as a no-brain thriller it offers a couple of edgy, interesting star performances, with Johnson in particular cutting loose from his image with a display of razor-edged smiling charm as the killer gigolo. --Kim Newman
The power elite took his family and his freedom but this one man stood against injustice and made the guilty pay! When local legend Resse Paxton is wrongly accused of murder by the corrupt and racist town leadership and sentenced to prison he accepts his fate hoping his innocence will eventually set him free. When the self-appointed major brutally murders Paxton's wife and son he has nothing left to live for. In a town that writes its own rules; in a land where the innocent are killed and where the system is rotten Paxton decides to take the law into his own hands in and dispense his own form of justice. The Man Who Came Back is a gripping tale of revenge based on the legendary true story of the Thibodaux Massacre of 1887.
Three young urban skaters with ambitions to make it to the World Championships hear that World Champion skater Tony Hawk is scouting for new talent in Sydney. With no idea of how they are going to get there they decide to set off on the adventure of a lifetime...
Australian skater drama. Three young and ambitious urban skaters hear that champion Tony Hawk has arrived in Sydney looking for new talent to cultivate. The gang know that this could be their big break, an opportunity that could lead them to the World Championships, and so they set off on a haphazard adventure to Sydney in an attempt to meet their hero. Special Features: Exclusive Artwork and Artcard
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