Twin Town
on DVD
(1997) Starring:Rhys Ifans, Llyr Ifans, Dougray Scott Director:Kevin Allen Certificate:
When their attempts at extorting funds from a sleazeball land developer fails, two mischievous, mean-spirited Welsh brothers initiate an ever-escalating feud in which no blow is too low--not even torture, arson, and dog murder. Fun and disturbing fare executive-produced by Danny Boyle and Andrew ..read more »
Very Annie Mary
on DVD
(2000) Starring:Rachel Griffiths, Jonathan Pryce, Ioan Gruffudd Director:Sarah Sugarman Certificate:
The myth of the eccentric Englishman (or woman) is given a cinematic boost by the awkwardly hysterical VERY ANNIE MARY, a tale of a young Welsh woman's stumbling struggle to proclaim her independence and strike out on her own. With an epic sweep reminiscent of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, VERY ANNIE MARY ..read more »
The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Ca...
on DVD
(1995) Starring:Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald Director:Christopher Monger Certificate:
A mapmaker upsets an entire town when he declares their prized landmark too short to be called a 'mountain'. While the local people rally to defend their 'hill' a young barmaid charms the mapmaker into seeing things their way...
How Green Was My Valley
on DVD
(1941) Starring:Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Roddy McDowall Director:John Ford Certificate:
In John Ford's HOW GREEN IS MY VALLEY, Huw Morgan, now a middle-aged man leaving the mining town of Cwm Rhondda, recalls the events that most impressed themselves upon his younger self (Roddy McDowall). His first memories are of the marriage of his brother, Ivor (Patric Knowles), and the burgeoning ..read more »
Tiger Bay
on DVD
(1959) Starring:John Mills, Horst Buchholz, Hayley Mills Director:J. Lee Thompson Certificate:
A 12-year-old Hayley Mills made her big-screen debut in this melodramatic thriller as Gillie, a young girl living in Cardiff. She accidentally witnesses a Polish sailor named Korchinsky shoot his girlfriend dead in a fit of rage after he finds out she's left him for another man. Gillie steals the ..read more »
Zulu
on DVD
(1964) Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson Director:Cyril Endfield Certificate:
Narrated by Richard Burton and starring an outstanding Michael Caine in his first starring role, ZULU is a tense and dramatic war film about the Battle of Rorke's Drift in 1879--which was part of the Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa--where approximately 150 British soldiers held off 4,000 Zulu ..read more »
Dirty Sanchez - The Movie
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Lee Dainton, Dan Joyce, Kasumi Kitano Director:Jim Hickey Certificate:
The Devil has rounded up the Sanchez boys to set them the ultimate challenge - to travel the world in search of the Seven Deadly Sins. The fearsome foursome are ordered to embark on a world tour, hitting England, Wales, Russia, Thailand, Japan, Mexico and the Dominican Republic, where they will ..read more »
I'll Be There
on DVD
(2003) Starring:Charlotte Church, Craig Ferguson, Jemma Redgrave Director:Craig Ferguson Certificate:
Angel-voiced singer Charlotte Church stars in I'LL BE THERE, her film debut. Paul Kerr (Craig Ferguson, who also directs) is a dejected and ageing rock star who discovers he has a talented teenage daughter (Church) by an adoring fan (Jemma Redgrave). His newfound daughter hopes she can reunite her ..read more »