The most successful invigoration of a cinematic franchise since Batman Begins, Casino Royale offers a new Bond identity. Based on the Ian Fleming novel that introduced Agent 007 into a Cold War world, Casino Royale is the most brutal and viscerally exciting James Bond film since Sean Connery left Her Majesty's Secret Service. Meet the new Bond; not the same as the old Bond. ...
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentStarring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Eva Green, Claudio Santamaria, Jeffrey WrightDirected By: Martin Campbell
Based on a trio of novels by Elizabeth Gaskell, Cranford is the latest in a long line of sumptuous costume dramas from the BBC. And it's a fine addition to the BBC's heritage too, pulling together a stellar cast for an involving, highly enjoyable series that's well worth picking up on DVD. The key asset Cranford has in its corner is that aforementioned cast. It's lead by the ...
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain VideoStarring: Judi Dench, Philip Glenister, Francesca Annis, Michael Gambon, Lesley ManvilleDirected By: Simon Curtis
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentStarring: Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Jesper Christensen, Giancarlo GianniniDirected By: Martin Campbell
Rightly winning wide acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, this latest take on Jane Austen's classic Pride & Prejudice is a real, all-round triumph. The age-old story still holds real resonance, and it follows the tale of five sisters dealing with love, and the many trials and tribulations that brings. There are so many delights to director Joe Wright's take on the story, and his ...
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures VideoStarring: Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Tom HollanderDirected By: Joe Wright
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentStarring: Daniel Craig, Claudio Santamaria, Jesper Christensen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey WrightDirected By: Martin Campbell
Chocolat is an enchanting, moving and heart-warming tale of love and temptation, a big-budget movie with its roots in European art house cinema. Magical and almost fairytale-like in theme, it's the story of the mysterious Vianne and her arrival in a quiet, old-fashioned French town at the end of the 1950s. Gradually her attitude to life and the delicacies that she prepares in her chocolate ...
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home EntertainmStarring: Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss, Antonio GilDirected By: Lasse Hallström
The prestigious film-making trio of producer Ismail Merchant, director James Ivory and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala had made other critically acclaimed films before A Room with a View was released in 1985, but it was this popular film that made them art-house superstars. Splendidly adapted from the novel by E.M. Forster, it's a comedy of the heart, a passionate romance and a study ...
Manufacturer: 4dvdStarring: Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Rupert Graves, Daniel Day Lewis, Judi DenchDirected By: James Ivory
Gold stars to all for this taut psychological thriller based on Zoe Heller's novel that that gets more insidiously twisted as it unfolds. Oscar-nominated for her chilling performance, Dame Judi Dench gives a master class as schoolteacher Barbara Covett, a frumpy, friendless, and flinty spinster who lives with her cat. A formidable presence, Barbara is standoffish with colleagues and not one for ...
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentStarring: Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Tom Georgeson, Michael Maloney, Joanna ScanlanDirected By: Richard Eyre
Manufacturer: MGM EntertainmentStarring: Pierce Brosnan, John Cleese, Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike, Michael MadsenDirected By: Martin Campbell, Roger Spottiswoode, Michael Apted, Lee Tamahori
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Ent. UKStarring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey WrightDirected By: Martin Campbell
