A genuinely epic achievement, the 10-part World War II drama Band of Brothers is a television series that makes big-screen Hollywood war movies look small in comparison. Based on the book by historian Stephen Ambrose, the series follows the US 101st Airborne Division's "Easy" E-Company from initial training through D-Day and across Holland, Belgium, Germany and Austria until the end of the ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Damian Lewis, Donnie Wahlberg, Ron Livingston, Scott Grimes, Peter Youngblood Hills
A richly-acclaimed World War II drama, and one that deserved the many plaudits it garnered, Band Of Brothers remains as compelling, gripping and moving as it was when it first appeared over half a decade ago. And now it makes a very welcome debut in high definition. Across ten haunting episodes, Band Of Brothers follows the real-life story of the American army?s Easy Company, an ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Damian Lewis, David Schwimmer, Robin Laing, Dexter Fletcher, James MadioDirected By: David Nutter, Tom Hanks, Phil Alden Robinson
As its title suggests, Layer Cake is a crime thriller that cuts into several levels of its treacherous criminal underworld. The title is actually one character's definition of the drug-trade hierarchy, but it's also an apt metaphor for the separate layers of deception, death, and betrayal experienced by the film's unnamed protagonist, a cocaine traffic middle-man played with smooth appeal ...
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentStarring: Daniel Craig, Kenneth Cranham, Dexter Fletcher, Jamie Foreman, Michael GambonDirected By: Matthew Vaughn
Cockney boys Tom, Soap, Eddie and Bacon are in a bind; they owe seedy criminal and porn king "Hatchet" Harry a sizeable amount of cash after Eddie loses half a million in a rigged game of poker. Hot on their tails is a thug named Big Chris who intends to send them all to the hospital if they don't come up with the cash in the allotted time. Add into the mix an incompetent set of ganja cultivators, ...
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UKStarring: Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Steven MackintoshDirected By: Guy Ritchie
As its title suggests, Layer Cake is a crime-thriller that cuts into several levels of its treacherous criminal underworld. The title is actually one character's definition of the drug-trade hierarchy, but it's also an apt metaphor for the separate layers of deception, death and betrayal experienced by the film's unnamed protagonist, a cocaine traffic middle-man played with smooth appeal by ...
Manufacturer: UcaStarring: Brad Pitt, Steven Mackintosh, Sting, Jason Flemyng, Vinnie JonesDirected By: Guy Ritchie
At first glance, a musical period comedy-drama about Gilbert and Sullivan seems an odd fit for director Mike Leigh, who made his name with searing, intense contemporary dramas such as Secrets and Lies and Career Girls. What could the Victorian world of light opera offer a film-maker who specialises in the world of modern-day middle-class England? Plenty, as it turns out. A wonderful ...
Manufacturer: Pathe DistributionStarring: Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Dexter Fletcher, Sukie Smith, Roger HeathcottDirected By: Mike Leigh
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UKStarring: Vinnie Jones, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Steven MackintoshDirected By: Guy Ritchie
Manufacturer: 4dvdStarring: Paul Rhys, David Morrissey, Michael Sheen, Elizabeth Berrington, Frank KellyDirected By: Stephen Frears
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain VideoStarring: Dexter Fletcher, Max Beesley, Emma Pierson, Lee WilliamsDirected By: Julian Simpson, Andy Hay, Sam Miller
