The Black Book
on DVD
(2007) Starring:Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman Director:Paul Verhoeven Certificate:
Set during the end of WWII, Black Book is the story of Rachel Stein (van Houten) who is separated from her family and forced into hiding. Trying to flee to Allied territory, she is briefly reunited with her family, until they are murdered by the Nazis. Suspecting they have been double crossed, ..read more »
Shaun Of The Dead
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield Director:Edgar Wright Certificate:
Shaun (Simon Pegg) is not quite your average twentysomething. Lacking any real ambition and drifting along in a job that he hates, he drives his long-suffering girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield), up the wall. Despite being a very decent chap, Shaun suddenly gets a very rude wake up call when the undead ..read more »
The Painted Veil
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber Director:John Curran Certificate:
China, 1925: Bacteriologist Dr. Walter Fane (Norton) jealously ends his spoilt wife Kittys (Watts) adulterous affair by making her accompany him to a remote province where a cholera epidemic rages. Amid hostility and disease, the couple rediscover purpose, and each other.
The Last King Of Scotland
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Forest Whitaker, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson Director:Kevin Macdonald Certificate:
It was supposed to be a wild adventure in a far-off country, but when a naive young doctor arrives in 1970's Uganda - hoping for fun, sun and to lend a helping hand - he finds himself instead on a shocking ride into the darkest realm on earth. Befriended by the charismatic new leader, Idi Amin, and ..read more »
True Romance
on DVD
(1993) Starring:Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper Director:Tony Scott Certificate:
When inexperienced call girl Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette) is paid to seduce comic-book-nerd and Elvis fanatic Clarence Worley (Christian Slater), she doesn't expect to fall for him. But these two lost souls seem to be made for each other and quickly pledge their love, marrying at Detroit's ..read more »
Atonement
on DVD
(2007) Starring:Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai Director:Joe Wright Certificate:
Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's (Keira Knightley) lover (James McAvoy) of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.
Juliette Lewis is great in this and it has an amazing soundtrack
Natural Born Killers
on DVD
(1994) Starring:Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr Director:Oliver Stone Certificate:
Oliver Stone's over-the-top satire on America's worshipful fascination with tabloid criminals stars Woody Harrelson as Mickey Knox and Juliette Lewis as girlfriend-wife Mallory Wilson. Commencing with the dual murder of Mallory's sexually abusive father (Rodney Dangerfield) and grossly negligent ..read more »
La Vie En Rose
on DVD
(2007) Starring:Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory Director:Olivier Dahan Certificate:
Biography of French singer Edith Piaf (Cotillard). Neglected by her mother, Edith is brought up by her grandmother and then by her father, a travelling acrobat. The street singer is discovered and rises to fame, determined to work even when dying.
City Of God
on DVD
(2002) Starring:Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Alexandre Rodrigues Director:Katia Lund, Fernando Meirelles Certificate:
Two features. Youth gangs took over the slums of Rio de Janiero during the 1960s and didn't relinquish their stronghold until the mid-1980s. Only a sucker wouldn't have turned to crime and this is exactly how naive teen Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) views himself in 'City Of God'. His attempts in ..read more »