seasons 1-3 are great, gritty american series with great violence and a realistic picture of the streets drug problems.You will grip your seat and not be able to go to bed until you see the next episode.
Wire, The - Season 1
(5 discs)
on DVD
(2002) Starring:Dominic West, Sonja Sohn, John Doman Director:Brad Anderson, Daniel Attias Certificate:
From David Simon, creator and co-writer of HBO's triple Emmy-winning mini-series 'The Corner', this unvarnished, highly realistic HBO series follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, the series captures a ..read more »
Seasons 1-3 get better by the season. Shows a hysterically dark picture of New York fireman and 9/11 post trauma. But great laughs and supensfull drama.
Rescue Me - Season 1
(4 discs)
on DVD
Starring:Denis Leary, Mike Lombardi, Jack McGee Certificate:
Tommy Gavin is a lifesaver. Whether he is pulling survivors from fiery high-rise infernos or the twisted steel of a subway collision, Gavin takes great pride in leading the heroic but often overwhelmed firefighters of New York City’s Truck Company 62. Gavin (Denis Leary) is also a man drifting ..read more »
24 - Season 6
(7 discs)
on DVD
(2007) Starring:Kiefer Sutherland, Eric Balfour, Roger R. Cross Director:Jon Cassar Certificate:
Season 6 picks up 20 months after the last season's shocking finale. Wayne Palmer (DB Woodside) is now the President of the United States and faces an unthinkable day after a series of horrific terrorist attacks.
Million Dollar Baby
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman Director:Clint Eastwood Certificate:
Released a little over a year after the grand success of his Oscar-winning feature 'Mystic River', Clint Eastwood returns to the director's chair for 'Million Dollar Baby'. Eastwood also stars in the role of Frankie Dunn, a down-on-his-luck former boxing manager who spends the twilight years of his ..read more »
Shield, The - Series 1
(4 discs)
on DVD
(2002) Starring:Michael Chiklis, Benito Martinez Certificate:
Shawn Ryan, a regular writer for Angel and other programs, created this crime drama to challenge the mores of televised entertainment and to provide a heightened reality with increasingly complicated moral questions. Michael Chiklis stars as Vic Mackey, perhaps television's most no-nonsense ..read more »
Rome - Complete First Series
(6 discs)
on DVD
(2005) Starring:Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker Director:Michael Apted, Julian Farino, Allen Coulter Certificate:
The year is 52 B.C. Four hundred years after the founding of the Republic, Rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people, epicentre of a sprawling empire. The Republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never ..read more »
Boiler Room
on DVD
(2000) Starring:Giovanni Ribisi, Ben Affleck, Vin Diesel Director:Ben Younger Certificate:
A supercharged ride through the cutthroat world of illegal stock selling, BOILER ROOM is fueled by an electric hip-hop soundtrack. Ribisi portrays Seth Davis, a college dropout who thinks he's going straight when he takes a job at J.T. Marlin, a stock firm located in Long Island. Seth wants nothing ..read more »
Hotel Rwanda
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte Director:Terry George Certificate:
Don Cheadle stars in the true-life story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsis refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda.
OldBoy
on DVD
(2003) Starring:Kang Hye-jeong Director:Chan-wook Park, Park Chan-Wook Certificate:
A man is inexplicably kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years and his wife is brutally murdered. On his release, he is given a wallet full of money and a mobile phone. A stranger calls and asks him to try and figure out why he was imprisoned. A girl appears and promises to help him solve the enigma ..read more »