Sam (Sam Rockwell) is an engineer coming to the end of his 3-year solo stint on the Moon. When a malfunction on the base leads to an accident, Sam wakes up in the infirmary to discover that things are not as he thought they were… Read more
Season 2
7th October 2010 - 28th April 2011
2: Skin
Sandra Laing (Okenodo), is a black child born in ’50s-era South Africa, to white Afrikaaner parents unaware of their black ancestry. Read more
3: Dead of Night
Architect Walter Craig (Mervyn Johns) arrives for a weekend party at the home of a potential client, and astounds the guests by claiming to have a recurring dream about the weekend which seems to be coming true. Read more
4: Nine Queens
Small time grifter Juan (Gastón Pauls) and old hand Marcos (Ricardo Darín) meet as Juan tries one short con too many. Partnering one another on a series of small cons, a once in a lifetime scheme (involving fabled rare stamps, a rich Spaniard and an ageing criminal) falls into their laps. Read more
5: Mean Streets
A foot soldier for the mob Charlie (Harvey Keitel) is torn between the life his uncle can give him and trying to save his unhinged cousin Johhny (Robert De Niro). Read more
6: White Christmas
Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) become successful song-and-dance men after the war. With sister act Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen, they help save the failing Vermont inn by staging a big show on Christmas Eve. A joyous Christmas romp with probably the most iconic Christmas song of all time! Read more
7: Four Lions
Subversive satirist Chris Morris chooses the almost taboo subject matter of Jihadist terrorism for his directorial debut. However, “Four Lions” has more in common with a classic Ealing comedy than his biting television satires. Read more
8: White Ribbon
Strange and unsettling events befall a German village in the months leading up to the First World War. A sense of malevolence and foreboding permeate the village… Read more
9: Sons of Cuba
Sons of Cuba follows three young pugilists at the Havana City Boxing Academy in the run up to the national under-12s championship to find out how they do it. While the drama comes from the boxing, the real punch is in the political uncertainty of Castro’s Cuba. Read more
10: Bicycle Thieves
A young father is desperate for work in post-war ravaged Rome and finally manages to find work putting up film posters around the city. On his first day of work, the bicycle he needs to do his job is stolen and he must scour the city with his son (Enzo Staiola). If he fails, he will lose his job. Read more
11: Skeletons
Davis and Bennett exist in a surreal and timeless universe in which, under the watchful eye of their employer the Colonel, they literally extract “skeletons”–hidden secrets and memories–from people’s cupboards… Read more
12: A Prophet
Nineteen and sentenced to six years in prison, Malik el Djebena (Tahar Rahim) must learn fast to survive. After killing fellow prisoner Reyeb on the orders of Cesar Luciani (Arestup) he becomes his lieutenant. Read more
13: The Illusionist
Set in 1956, the tale follows Tatischeff, a fading French magician as he journeys from France to England then on to Scotland, forced to seek out increasingly obscure venues to perform his routine Read more
14: The General
Buster Keaton plays Johnnie Gray, a train driver during the American Civil War, who strives to save his beloved engine The General and the woman he adores from enemy forces. Read more
15: The Music Box
The Music Box is Laurel and Hardy at their Oscar winning very best. Mrs. von Schwarzenhoffen has bought her husband a piano for his birthday. All The Boys have to do is deliver it. On the top floor! Read more
16: Greenberg
Following a nervous breakdown, former musician Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller) goes back to LA to house-sit for his wealthy brother. When the family dog falls sick, he calls on the help of Florence (Greta Gerwing), his brother’s twenty-something assistant and they begin an awkward relationship. Read more
17: I Am A Great Man
Film maker Sebastian Rake embarks on a political journey to prove that not all politicians are expense fiddling, vipers. Rake follows Tory councillor Leonard Cartwright as he climbs the political ranks… and falls from grace. Read more
18: O Brother Where Art Thou
In the Depression-era deep South, three escapees from a Mississippi prison chain gang embark on the adventure of a lifetime as they set out to pursue their freedom and return to their homes. Read more
19: Chico And Rita
An animated feature-length film directed by Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal. The story of Chico & Rita is set against backdrops of Havana, New York City, Las Vegas, Hollywood and Paris in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Read more
