It's Christmas Eve and wee Charlie McGinley has been told the truth about Santa; unfortunately for Santa no-one has told him so when he is confronted by Charlie and his father's shotgun it is the boy who convinces Santa that in fact he is nothing but a myth with darkly comic and tragic results.
Holed up in a heavily fortified Baghdad hotel, the pianist Samir Peter and film-maker Sean McAllister try to survive the 'peace' of post-war Iraq.
Samir, once Iraq's most famous pianist, now plays in a half-empty hotel bar to contractors, mercenaries and besieged journalists. In his heyday he described himself as the 'Liberace of Baghdad' but today he sleeps in a bricked up hotel room, too afraid to cross town to his seven-bedroomed mansion. His string of western girlfriends has led to his wife and two of his kids leaving for the States. But now Samir has a visa to live in America too, to find fame and fortune there in what he calls his 'one last adventure in life'. But Sahar, his pro-Saddam daughter, hates America for what it has done to her country. She refuses to go and Samir is set to leave alone. Over 8 months of filming the violence escalates out of control, kidnapping is rife and Samir’s neighbour is murdered on her doorstep. Will Samir now sacrifice his American dream for the sake of his family left in lawless Iraq?
The Libertine tells the true story of the Earl of Rochester (Johnny Depp), friend and confidant of King Charles II (John Malkovich), who delights in tweaking the noses of London’s royals with his merciless cynicism. His rebellious escapades and sexual liaisons inspire awe amongst men, until an affair with the beautiful young actress Lizzie (Samantha Morton) proves to be his undoing.
'The Magic Roundabout' lies in ruins; the evil ice sorcerer Zeebadee is on the loose and the fate of the enchanted land hangs in the balance. As a frosty mist sweeps the earth, four unlikely heroes Brian, Ermintrude, Dylan and Dougal step forward to challenge the chill. They must recover three magical diamonds to reverse the onset of winter and return Zeebadee to his prison beneath the ground. Easy, you may say - If you're not a snail, a cow, a rabbit or a dog.
Across the furnaces of a fiery volcano, through the hidden dangers of a jungle temple, over the snow-capped mountains of the icy wilderness, our sub-zero heroes must voyage and survive. The destiny of the world rests on their shoulders. Only through teamwork, friendship and exceptional bravery will they deliver the enchanted land from a frozen fate.
A story of vengeance and betrayal, of two enemies who try to exact horrific punishments from each other, but most of all, a story of two communities who simply do not understand one another.
Donal (Tyrone McKenna) lives with his single mother Kate (Gillian Anderson) in Belfast. To help make ends meet, he works long hours after school for the local dog trainer, Good Joe (Ken Stott). It becomes obvious that Donal has a very special way with dogs, and while Good Joe is not a man to keep his word, he strikes a deal with Donal that he can't refuse. Entering into the underground world of dog racing, he offers Donal the 'Mighty Celt' if the greyhound can win three races in a row.
Meanwhile, life at home becomes more interesting when O (Robert Carlyle), an enigmatic figure from the past, reappears on the scene. O and Donal develop a friendship. However, Good Joe is deeply suspicious of O and Kate is weary of letting him back into her life. A dramatic revelation is soon made, and Donal is forced to learn the harsh realities of life.
In 1971 the experimental film maker Anthony Stern travelled to Afghanistan with his 16mm film camera. The footage was lost for almost 30 years. Rediscovered in 2003, if forms the basis of this impressionistic film-poem, with an original soundtrack provided by the world fusion musicians 'Equa'.
A man works out the meaning of London, and leaves his findings in a series of cryptic notebooks which his protégé, Jack Cade, must uncover before a mysterious organisation finds Cade and exacts a terrible vengeance.
A modern adaptation of Gogol's famous short story. A simple civil servant's life is turned upside down when he is given an overcoat. Dark and violent, the film shows a man's struggle in a kafkaesque world.
Welcome to the 21st century. A story of England told from inner city London. Set amongst a landscape of police wagons and estate blocks. Trapped in a world where hate breeds hate. A story seen through the eyes of four young multi-cultural friends. One city. One weekend.
