The Tiger's Tail (2006)

€10.95

A film by John Boorman

Starring Brendan Gleeson and Kim Cattrall

Winner of business man of the year, Liam O'Leary (Gleeson), is completely thrown on discovering that he's being tailed by a man exactly the same as him who plans to take his place. While trying to prevent his replica from entering his family circle, he discovers the identity of his mysterious double. With dashes of thriller, melodrama and comedy, the director of Deliverance and Excalibur brings us an original, vibrating tale with all of the knowhow of one of the great British masters.

 

 

 

Dead Long Enough

€8.95

A film by Tom Collins

Starring Michael Sheen, Jason Hughes, and Angeline Ball

Ben Jones is a tired, worn-out, depressed, fed-up, Welsh lawyer who lives in the shadow of his bigger, larger than life, over the top, promiscuous, TV celebrity brother Harry. Ben hankers after his lost love, the fiery red-headed Sinead, but in a fit of pique decides to accept the marriage proposal from his brow-beating girlfriend Ceri Sian. So Harry decides that he must do something 'good' for his brother. In fact he must bring him back to Ireland where the boys had a great time in their youth. This act of 'generosity' begins a series of events that will change their lives forever but 'in a good way', where everyone gets a second chance, sort of.

 

 

The Halo Effect

€8.95

Starring Stephen Rea, Kerry Condon, Grattan Smith, and Simon Delaney

Fatso (Stephen Rea) is the propreitor of what may well be the worst chip shop in Dublin, a hectic, often dangerous takeaway in the heart of the inner city. A decent man in a difficult world, Fatso struggles to keep his late night business afloat as he battles a chronic gambling addiction. With only his useless staff (Delaney, Smith, Condon) for company, Fatso plays good samaritan to an assortment of city deadbeats - seemingly able to save everybody but himself.

As his debts spiral out of control, a steady stream of loan sharks and debt collectors (John Kavanagh, Gerard McSorley, Willie Higgins) arrive in search of payment. With the net closing around him, it is only a matter of time before Fatso will be forced to risk everything on one final gamble in the biggest game of his life.

 

 

 

Angel

€6.95

A film by Neil Jordan

Starring Stephen Rea, Marie Kean, and Ray McNally

Saxophone player Danny (Stephen Rea - V For Vendetta) watches in the shadows as his manager and a mute girl are gunned down by Irish assassins. Following one of the terrorists, the musician turns murderer in a simple act of revenge. Death begins to dominate Danny's life, his music, his friendships, his loves. It is only when he tracks down the assassins to satisfy his bloodlust that he begins to recognise in them the evil grip that has taken hold of him.

Neil Jordan's impeccable directing debut examines the fatal lure of violence as a solution to human problems. Informed by first-hand knowledge of the war-torn misery in Northern Ireland, Angel is a provocative essay on how the embrace of violence suffocates the human spirit.

 

 

 

Breakfast On Pluto

€6.95

A film by Neil Jordan

Starring Cillian Murphy, Stephen Rea, Brendan Gleeson, and Liam Neeson

A vibrant black comedy by Neil Jordan, the award winning director of The Crying Game. Set in the 70's, Breakfast On Pluto follows the exploits of Patrick Braden (Cillian Murphy), an endearing, witty, clever and deceptively tough young man, who has a penchant for dressing as a woman...

With an astounding performance from Cillian Murphy, that earned him a Golden Globe nomination, and many fine turns from the talented supporting cast featuring: Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, Stephen Rea and Bryan Ferry. This is a wonderfully surreal and magical tale that is funny, moving and poignant, and begs to be discovered!

 

 

 

The Crying Game (Special Edition)

€8.95

A film by Neil Jordan

Starring Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson, and Forest Whitaker

Fergus (Stephen Rea, V For Vendetta) is an IRA ''volunteer'' who reluctantly takes part in the kidnapping of a black British soldier, Jody (Forest Whitaker, Ghost Dog, Panic Room), stationed in Northern Ireland. When the kidnapping goes horribly wrong, Fergus escapes to London and tracks down Jody's glamorous girlfriend Dil (the astonishing Jaye Davidson), spurred on by a promise made to his former hostage. Tailing Fergus are two fiercely loyal IRA operatives (Miranda Richardson and Adrian Dunbar).

Includes alternative ending and director's commentary.

 

 

The Disappearance Of Finbar

€6.95

Starring Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Luke Griffin

Finbar Flynn is a working-class boy living in a grim concrete jungle in Dublin. Nobody living there really expects much, assuming their future will mirror that of the previous generation, Finbar is different. He has the chance to play for Zurich Grasshoppers FC. But things go wrong.

With the disappointment of a whole community on his shoulders, Finbar dives from a fly-over and disappears. No body is ever found. The community is paralised. But it is Finbar's best friend Danny that feels his loss the most. Even with the creation of the 'Find Finbar' commitee and the release of a pop song in his memory, Finbar remains missing. Then there is a phone call in the middle of the night. Danny sets off to the beautifully harsh landscapes of Sweden to track down the friend he lost three years ago. Danny expected to find Finbar, what he didn't expect was to find himself.

 

 

Middletown

€6.95

Starring Matthew MacFayden, Daniel Mays, and Gerard McSorley

An explosive and gripping thriller about ambition and betrayal, Middletown is the powerful tale of two brothers battling for the heart and soul of their hometown.

Matthew McFayden (In My Father's Den, Pride And Prejudice, Spooks) plays Gabriel, a preacher who returns after a long absence from Middletown, the place of his birth and childhood memories, only to find that things are not as they used to be. His brother's wife runs the town's local drinking den, and there are nightly cock fights and regular scuffles. As far as Gabriel is concerned the town's inhabitants have given over to vice and sin, and only he can save them. But Gabriel's intentions mask a dark and malevolent heart, and with a religious zeal, he pits neighbour against neighbour, thyreatening to disrupt the familial harmony that has existed up until now. Even Gabriel's family are not free from attack and his brother Jim (Daniel Mays) and his wife Caroline (Eva Birthistle) the first to suffer his anger.

 

 

Taffin

€9.95

Starring Pierce Brosnan, Ray McAnally, and Allison Doody

Taffin (Pierce Brosnan, After The Sunset, Die Another Day) is a man of many talents. Handsome and devil-may-care, he lives by his wits and is involved in small, dirty and sometimes violent business. But he suddenly finds himself betting big money when, despite local opposition, his town's corrupt council gives the go ahead for the construction of a giant chemical plant. Can one man take on big business? With his stunning girlfriend, Charlotte (Allison Doody, Major League II), Taffin sets out to do just that. Countering brawn with brain in a campaign of escalating violence, Taffin tracks down the ruthless financier behind the scheme for a confrontation from which there can only be one survivor.

 

 

The Snapper (Region 1 Only)

€12.95

Screenplay by Roddy Doyle

Starring Colm Meaney, Tina Kellegher, and Ruth McCabe

One little secret is about to cause a big, big commotion in this hilariously funny hit comedy. When the oldest daughter of a riotous, close-knit family announces her unexpected pregnancy, everyone wants to know who fathered the ''snapper'' she's carrying. But the young woman's refusal to rewveal anything about her predicament sends the entire town into a tizzy! Critics coast-to-coast praised The Snapper as one of the year's finest and funniest films - it's sure to deliver nonstop laughs to you!

 

 

Bloody Sunday

€8.95

Starring James Nesbitt, Tim Pigott-Smith and Gerard McSorley

January 30th 1972 - Bloody Sunday

Starring James Nesbitt (Cold Feet, Waking Ned, Lucky Break) as the civil rights leader Ivan Cooper, Bloody Sunday is written and directed by Paul Greengrass.

Based on testimonies from both soldiers and marchers. This film isinspired by Don Mullan's harrowing book, ''Eyewitness Bloody Sunday'', and follows Ivan Cooper through that fateful day: Sunday 30th January, 1972.

Cooper, a middle class Derry protestant, was then at the forefront of the civil rights movement and had just been elected MP (with a 99% Catholic electorate). Cooper had called for a massive peaceful march to show once and for all that the people of Derry were against the inequalities inherent in the electoral, penal and even housing systems of the day. Stunningly portrayed by Nesbitt, Bloody Sunday shows a good man, who faces obstacles from all sides as he tries desperately to do the right thing. This is a remarkable account of what happened on that day, a day when the celebration of free expression turned to terrible tragedy.