A 16th Century Spanish sheriff presiding over a provincial city attempts to solve a gruesome series of murders in this period thriller starring Christopher Lambert. When a number of high-ranking nobles are found viciously slaughtered with large letters carved into their chests, it's up to haggard-but-honest lawman Ruy de Mendoza (Lambert) to crack the case. As he gets ever closer to the elusive killer, however, it soon becomes obvious that there is much more at stake than Mendoza originally thought, and that his relentless quest for the truth could very well cost him his life if he's not careful.
The Interrupters, all former gang members, bring 500 years of prison time to the table. As members of the experimental anti-violence programme CeaseFire, they aim to intervene in conflicts before they explode into violence. At their heart is Ameena Matthews, an ex-gang enforcer and daughter of a notorious gang leader who launches herself into the middle of erupting conflicts, using her rhetorical gifts to cool the hottest heads. Academy award nominated director Steve James (Hoop Dreams and Stevie) working with acclaimed author Alex Kotlowitz follows The Interrupters for a year. He delivers an epic and ultimately uplifting film which chronicles the difficulty of breaking generational cycles of violence, and the potential for redemption which lies within every one of us.
After witnessing the murder of her first and only boyfriend young Justice decides to forget about college and become a South Central Los Angeles hairdresser. Avoiding friends the only way for her to cope with her depression is by composing beautiful poetry...
Shell is a 17-year-old woman who lives and works at a petrol station in the desolate Scottish Highlands. Apart from the occasional customers who call by for fuel and a few regulars who acknowledge and catch up with her Shell's only company is her reserved and softly spoken father Pete (Joseph Mawle) to whom she is devoted. A young girl trying to find her place in the world she is on the cusp of womanhood struggling to re-imagine her role within her own family and life in general. Pete meanwhile is damaged goods. He still keenly feels the absence of his wife who ran away when Shell was four while his connection with his daughter is both difficult and disturbing. An assured debut feature starring Joseph Mawle and newcomer Chloe Pirrie Shell marks the arrival of Scottish writer-director Scott Graham as a distinctive new voice in British cinema. Special Features: Short Film Behind the scenes Trailer
Available to own for the very first time this prestigious and acclaimed 1970s BBC drama series follows the lives of the daring young pilots of the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. The air war on the Western Front is becoming ever more violent and brutal. Commanding C Flight based at Sainte Marie Captain Triggers (Nicholas Jones) and his young pilots Alan Farmer (Tim Woodward) and Charles Gaylion (Michael Cochrane) face a deadly new threat. A new German Fokker monoplane with a forward firing machine gun is devastating the obsolete British BE2s. Pilots and observers are dying faster than they can be replaced and the fledgling RFC is in danger of being decimated... Unofficially C Flight are given 'Forward Action' status - and told to develop new weapons and tactics to take on and destroy the German fighters... With breathtaking aerial film sequences using authentic vintage aircraft replicas and gripping air-to-air filming Wings is one of the very finest war drama series ever produced by British television. The aircraft were provided by Bianchi Aviation Services (Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines The Blue Max) This series was first broadcast on BBC1 from 5th January 1978 to 30th March 1978 and this set includes all thirteen episodes.
Road To Perdition Two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks stars as Michael Sullivan a father fighting to keep his only son from traveling the Road To Perdition. Directed by Oscar-winner Sam Mendes this towering motion picture achievement has been acclaimed by audiences and critics alike as one of the year's most extraordinary films. Miller's Crossing The year is 1929. The place is an gangster-ridden American city run by Leo (Albert Finney). But the real power lies with Tom (Gabriel Byrne) the power behind the man. Their friendship is severed when they both fall in love with the same woman (Marcia Gay Harden) and a bloody gang war erupts... The Funeral Petty mobsters Ray Tempio (Christopher Walken) and Chez Tempio (Chris Penn) have just lost their younger brother Johnny (Vincent Gallo) -he was shot three times gangland style at a movie theatre. Ray vows revenge - he suspects the leader of a rival crime syndicate is responsible but his wife Jeanette (Anabella Sciorra) pleads for him to leave it alone. Meanwhile Chez already on the verge of a breakdown is just making life hell for his wife Clara (Isabella Rossellini) and those around him.
After serving a five year sentence for a crime he didn't commit a bitter violence-prone Billy Brown (Vincent Gallo who also directs) is released from prison. Billy is hell-bent on convincing his dysfunctional parents that he is leading a respectable life and has spent the last five years doing top-secret CIA work. To back up his story he impulsively kidnaps Layla (Christina Ricci) and forces her to pose as his girlfriend. Layla's understanding of the comical grimness of Billy's life leads him to explore new levels of redemption acceptance and ultimately...love.
Three stories depicting each director's non-native take on Tokyo.
Having been told he has only two years to live due to a heart condition Henry Paulson (Charles Victor), a bored bank clerk, makes a decision about his life. Fed up with his job and feeling unloved by his wife Henry Paulson hits upon a plan to steal money from the bank and escape to South America to live out his days in a blaze of fun and wealth. Whilst stealing the money however Paulson is discovered by the bank manager who he proceeds to imprison in his own office. On the run Paulson seeks refuge in an Eastbourne hotel but will he escape and rebuild his shattered life?
Charlie (Aiden Quinn) a Los Angeles billionaire financial whiz goes into self-imposed exile in Tijuana after his empire is revealed to have been a Ponzi scheme. While looking for the woman he abandoned there 25 years before Charlie is pursued by a Mexican gangster a federal agent and thugs sent by a former client looking to retrieve his money...But who will find him first?
Peter Bowles stars in this comic drama series about a retired English army officer who becomes a resident magistrate in turn-of-the-century West Ireland. Living in a ramshackle house surrounded by the community's eccentric inhabitants Major Sinclair Yates struggles to apply judicial logic in a country where in the words of a former Lord Chief Justice ""The inevitable never happens but the improbable frequently does"". First shown on Channel 4 this DVD set contains the entire first
Judi Dench Screen Icons - ChocolatIrisA beautifully written portrait of a marriage.The Importance of Being Earnest
In the vast rooms of a beautiful Sicilian villa, Anna (Academy-Award winner Juliette Binoche, The English Patient) receives an unexpected guest. Twenty-something Jeanne (Lou de Laage, The Innocents) has arrived from France, declaring herself to be the girlfriend of Anna's son, Giuseppe, who has invited her to the house to spend Easter together. But this is news to Anna, and Giuseppe is not yet there. Despite the disruption to her routine, Anna invites her young guest to stay, and as the two women await Giuseppe's arrival, they slowly begin to form a connection. Jeanne, dislocated and a little mystified at first, gradually gives in to the charms of the volcanic island. She swims in the nearby lake and makes new friends, while Anna watched over by a long-time family friend comes out of her shell. Yet still, her son's absence remains unexplained Spectacularly shot, measured and contemplative, THE WAIT navigates a complex range of emotions in the telling of this stirring encounter between two women from different generations.
Return to the disco days of the 1980s in this exclusive collection, featuring ALL NEW ARTWORK that celebrates Generation X's neon dream decade, and the movies that defined it. Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin are trying to get from New York to L.A. the hard way...with each other. If someone else doesn't do the job, these two unlikely partners may end up killing each other in this hilarious, action-filled blockbuster from producer-director Martin Brest.
Two old pros light up the screen... British theatrical director Peter Glenville made his film directorial debut with 1955's The Prisoner (Glenville had previous helmed the London stage production of this Bridget Boland play). The film is based on the real-life travails of Hungarian Cardinal Mindszenty who after suffering under Nazi persecution was imprisoned by the new Communist regime for remaining loyal to his religious convictions. Alec Guinness plays an unnamed Cardinal in an un
Mark McManus is DCI Jim Taggart the taciturn Glaswegian police detective in these gripping stories full of twists and turns. Set against a Glasgow landscape Taggart and his team investigate a veritable gorefest of murders. Knife Edge:When a series of skilfully amputated body parts are found at different locations in the Glasgow area DCI Taggart is assigned to investigate. The discovery of a head and severed limbs at a local rubbish dump provide no definite leads either to
When Joe Dolan (Michael Biehn) accidentally kills his father in a scam gone bad his dying words lead Joe to his Uncle Lou (James Coburn). Lou is working on a con worth more than $2 million in diamonds. Eddie (Nicholas Cage) Lou's right hand man sees Joe as a serious threat and a rival for his girlfriend - the sexy Diane (Sarah Trigger). Diane seduces Joe into a love triangle that leads him to murder and desire. With millions in the balance Joe gets deeper and deeper into the diamond sting. Double cons lead to triple cons as Deadfall hurtles toward the most twisted scam of all and it's surprising conclusion. Joining the first rate cast of characters are stunning cameo appearances by Charlie Sheen Peter Fonda and Talia Shire.
Based on a true story, Resurrected is the powerful and provocative debut feature from director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum, Green Zone), featuring a superb performance from David Thewlis. A young soldier serving during the Falkland’s conflict goes missing, is presumed dead and a memorial service attended by his grieving family is held in his honour. Weeks later Private Deakin is found alive suffering from exhaustion and amnesia. He returns home to his village a hero and rejoins his regiment, but insinuations or desertion emerge in the press fuelling a campaign of hatred that spirals out of control.
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