Ewen Bremner
1) Blackout
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Edgy thriller following a man battling with his own soul as he makes a stab at salvation. Daniel Demoys has had it all - a loving wife, kids and the chance to make the world a better place. He's also an alcoholic and drug addict, and his behaviour is fast driving a wedge between him and his family. But when Daniel wakes up from another drunken night with blood stained hands, and realises he might be responsible for a murder, he is driven to despair....
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
As the mourners at a British country manor struggle valiantly to "keep a stiff upper lip," a dignified funeral devolves into a hilarious, no-holds-barred debacle of misplaced cadavers, indecent exposure, and shocking family secrets. This classic farce blows the lid off the proverbial coffin as "the film's delicious comic flourishes... are served up by an outstanding cast" (O, The Oprah Magazine).
4) Royal Deceit
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
1994.
Description
An ancient Danish story of evil, power and human spirit, that subsequently inspired William Shakespeare on his tragedy, Hamlet. When the king of Jutland is murdered by his brother, the dark prince claims both the throne and Queen Geruth. Although her son saw the murder, he feigns madness to spare his life. This historical drama features a stellar cast including Oscar-winners Christian Bale and Helen Mirren.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1996.
Description
A groundbreaking sensation that wowed critics and audiences nationwide, TRAINSPOTTING is a wild mix of rebellious action and wicked humor. Four friends score and scam their way through a hyper-kinetic world of drugs, sex, and rock and roll, only to end up planning the ultimate scam. Set amongst the backdrop of Edinburgh and London in the 90s, this classic launched the careers of an outstanding cast that includes Ewan McGregor, Kelly Macdonald, Jonny...
Formats
Description
With exacting detail, the film re-creates the American siege of the Somalian city of Mogadishu in October 1993, when a 45-minute mission turned into a 16-hour ordeal of bloody urban warfare. Helicopter-borne U.S. Rangers were assigned to capture key lieutenants of Somali warlord Muhammad Farrah Aidid, but when two Black Hawk choppers were felled by rocket-propelled grenades, the U.S. soldiers were forced to fend for themselves in the battle-torn streets...
7) First cow
Publisher
Lionsgate
Formats
Description
A loner and cook has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds a connection with Chinese immigrants. The men collaborate on business, although its longevity is reliant upon the participation of a wealthy landowner's prized milking cow.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
With exacting detail, the film re-creates the American siege of the Somalian city of Mogadishu in October 1993, when a 45-minute mission turned into a 16-hour ordeal of bloody urban warfare. Helicopter-borne U.S. Rangers were assigned to capture key lieutenants of Somali warlord Muhammad Farrah Aidid, but when two Black Hawk choppers were felled by rocket-propelled grenades, the U.S. soldiers were forced to fend for themselves in the battle-torn streets...
9) Wonder Woman
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Diana, princess of the Amazons was trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers, and her true destiny.
10) Pearl Harbor
Series
Description
Two childhood best friends, Rafe and Danny, grow up wanting to fly planes. When Rafe gets the chance to join the Royal Air Force during World War II, he takes it, leaving his new love, Evelyn, a dedicated Navy nurse, and Danny, also a pilot, behind. Danny and Evelyn are transferred separately to the idyllic paradise of Hawaii, where they eventually meet through a connection to Rafe, who has been declared missing. But just as the love triangle begins...
11) Snowpiercer
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
The film is set in the future (AD 2031) where, after a failed experiment to stop global warming, an ice age kills off all life on the planet except for the inhabitants of the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe and is powered by a sacred perpetual-motion engine. Its inhabitants are divided by class; the lower-class passengers in one of the last cars stage an uprising, moving car by car up to the front of the train, where the oppressive...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Formats
Description
Earth, early 21st century. Charles Weyland, an industrialist billionaire, leads an archaeological expedition to Antarctica. Using thermal imaging satellites, Weyland believes he has discovered the ruins of an ancient pyramid temple buried under the ice that predates the Egyptian and Aztec pyramids. Once inside, the team finds the remains of humans with holes in the rib cage and the remains of facehuggers. The possibility that the temple is uninhabited...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Daniel is a decent young man who is married to Jane. They live at his father's home. When his father dies, it his up to him to organize his funeral. On the morning of the funeral, with a suitably grave expression on his face, Daniel is ready to welcome his father's friends and relatives. But preserving the dignity inherent in such a circumstance will be a hard task. Particularly with an undertaker who botches his work. His famous, but selfish brother...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
In a lively discussion with Lord Kelvin, inventor Phileas Fogg states his belief that it's possible for someone to travel around the globe in a mere 80 days. Kelvin challenges him to prove it, and adds a wager: if Fogg can't circumnavigate the globe in 80 days, he'll have to give up inventing forever. Fogg and his crew of two take the challenge. They travel by train, boat, balloon, horseback, or any other means at their disposal. However, Fogg and...
16) The rundown
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Description
Beck is anxious to retire from his bounty hunter work, but his boss, Walker, has one more "retrieval" job for him. He sends Beck into the Brazilian rainforest to bring back his wayward son, Travis. Travis is there looking for a gold statue, which he could sell for millions if he finds it. The powerful Hatcher owns the area's huge mine, and feels that anything found in the area is his property. He refuses to let Beck take Travis back to the U.S. until...
17) T2 trainspotting
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
First there was an opportunity; then there was a betrayal. Twenty years have gone by. Much has changed but just as much remains the same. Mark Renton returns to the only place he can ever call home. They are waiting for him: Spud, Sick Boy, and Begbie. Other old friends are waiting too: sorrow, loss, joy, vengeance, hatred, friendship, love, longing, fear, regret, diamorphine, self-destruction and mortal danger, they are all lined up to welcome him,...
19) Get Santa
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Santa has crashed his sleigh, lost his reindeer and finds himself on the run from police! Now it is up to a father and son to get Santa back and save Christmas for everyone. A hilarious and heartwarming Christmas adventure for the whole family!
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
A team of archaeologists heads toward a 'hot zone' in Antarctica and find an underground pyramid. They wake up the Alien queen and chaos follows. The Predators are also there using the Aliens as bait for an ancient initiation ritual.