Pacino is superb as the oddball cop Frank Serpico, an idealist cop who stood out not just because of his odd dress sense, but because of his refusal to take bribes, something which made him very dangerous to his thieving corrupt workmates. A series of narrative twists make this excellent truth-based drama gripping viewing. A forerunner for the even better 'Prince of the City'. find out more...

Lots of stiff upper lip and Brit grit in this heroic true story of how Lancaster bombers, carrying Dr Barnes Wallis's Bouncing Bomb, destroyed the dams on the Rhur, damaging German industrial production and the Nazi war effort. find out more...

After the 11th September 2001 the War Against Terror is preparing to move on to Iraq. The UN have sent in the weapons inspectors to find if Saddam has indeed Weapons of Mass Destruction and the political machines in both the UK and US are working to present the strongest possible case for war in the face of (in the UK) very vocal opposition from the public. With the dossiers released and the threat established the "need for war" is set and, on the 19th March 2003, th find out more...

The story of America's illegal involvement in Cambodia and the horror of Pol Pot's "Year Zero" which followed it - a regime in exile still supported by the Americans. A photojournalist searches for his Cambodian friend and colleague who was left behind when he left the country. A timeless classic. find out more...